It was truly our trip of a lifetime! Couldn't have been better!! The only downside of the trip was the 19 hour air travel from Cape Town to Detroit and then the recovery time! Wonderful trip!!!
— Ken Green, South Africa
The safaris were the best! Each camp was wonderful, the guides were excellent and all exceeded my expectations! Every guide we had was excellent! Very knowledgeable, personable and went out of their way to assure we got to see all the animals we wanted. Being in such close contact with nature is really a spiritual experience — very grounding and helps one put things in perspective.
— Judy Szor, South Africa
Our trip to South Africa, Malawi and Zambia was simply amazing. We really experienced what Africa is all about. For our girls, who are still relatively young, an experience like this can and likely is life changing. Not only did we visit a school and meet some local children, but we experienced an entire afternoon with them visiting Victoria Falls and eating together. We also saw where they live and were even invited into one of their homes. We really got a full picture of their lives, challenges and hopes and dreams. This we will never forget. The accommodations on the trip ranged from a plantation estate, to a hotel overlooking the Zambezi River, to camping on a nearly deserted island. We were so well cared for in every place and loved how different each experience was...it felts like 5 trips packed into one. We also had some amazing animal sightings include mating lions which was another highlight. Overall the trip was everything we could have dreamed and doing this together as a family made it that much more special.
— Sophie Beraznik and family, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia
My daughter graduated from college this year, and I thought we should do something grand before she started her first job and would be limited with her vacation time. I started researching companies that build in volunteer activities into family vacations and found Elevate. Dominique Callimanopulos worked patiently with me as I had a lot of questions and did feel nervous about going on my own, not with a tour group. I am so glad I went this way as we got to do everything we wanted to at the pace we wanted to do it in. Dominique had some great suggestions and together we put together what I think is the perfect trip to Africa (S. Africa, Botswana and Victoria Falls/Zambia side). Every step of the way we were met and I never had to lift my luggage the entire trip - now that's a vacation!
I can't recommend Dominique and Elevate Destinations enough. Her passion and compassion is what stands out the most about her. If you tell her you want to book my exact trip, I promise you a trip of a life time.
— Nancy Symonds, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia
I was so pleased with the planning and execution of this trip for fourteen women. We were treated with courtesy and respect by everyone we met. Our guides added immensely to our understanding of the culture of the country.
— Susan Downs, South Africa
Every place we stayed was wonderful. The food and drink in all the places was so good and abundant there was not one bad thing. It was the perfect honeymoon! Dominique got it all together for us. Everything was right on mark. We were met and expected everywhere we went, and everyone knew it was our honeymoon. Perfect job!
— Heather Wainer and Lou Weidt, South Africa
