Cheryl Schmidt

Cape Town Sales Consultant

The History

Travel is my world and Africa my home. I have been fortunate to travel to over 25 countries and believe in knowing and experiencing what I

sell to my clients. I recently spent 10 days in Tanzania exploring and experiencing a vast variety of camps and lodges… 30 in total and

enjoyed the spectacular ‘national geographic’ moments with game in abundance during our game drives.

My Footprints

I grew up in the Vaal Triangle in Gauteng and later relocated to the Western Cape. My travel experience includes Zimbabwe, Zambia,

Botswana, Canada, Mauritius, Tanzania, UK, Austria, Switzerland, to mention a few.

Most Memorable Holiday

A short visit to Zambia, took me on a microlight flight over the Victoria Falls. A must do on everyone’s bucket list to experience the ‘Kiss of

Angels’.

Favourite Critters

Definitely Leopard, Rhino and Elephant

My Travel Wishlist

Definitely Uganda to do Gorilla trekking, Croatia and the USA.

Never Travel Without…

Your sense of humor and a neck pillow

The One Luxury item for travel…

Definitely my battery pack for my iPhone

Your Best Piece of Travel Advice?

There is no ideal time to travel, make time and travel now!

RECENT TESTIMONIALS

Our guide for the first part of the tour, Joseph Mutebi, was outstanding. In addition to being a very safe driver, he was very attentive to our needs and made us feel most welcome in Uganda from the first moment we stepped out of the airport arrivals hall. He has an exceptionally sharp eye for spotting birds (and other wildlife), and a keen ear for bird calls as well. He was very patient and proficient in helping us to locate and see what he had spotted, and he could identify the birds as quickly and accurately as the local guides (even with their specialized local knowledge). We had a nice birding rhythm and a great tour with Joseph, and we were very sorry when we had to say goodbye to him midway through our tour. We have travelled extensively in southern and eastern Africa, and we can honestly say that Joseph is one of the finest guides we have encountered.
Mr Lund
Mr Lund (Uganda – exceptionally sharp eye for spotting birds)
I’m just back from a great trip to Botswana. We had a wonderful time. The accommodations were first class, the transports were seamless, and we saw a lot of animals. Thank you for all your work putting the itinerary together and making the reservations.
Catherine
Catherine Griffith (Wonderfull Botswana trip)
We want to thank you for the wonderful itinerary that you developed for us last week in Botswana and Zimbabwe.
We enjoyed each area and all that they had to offer. But, we had to admit that our favorite was Moremi Crossing. The people, food, accomodations and activities were delightful, personable and relaxing.
Again, many thanks for making our African experience so memorable.
Sincerely
Ed and Elizabeth Griffith
Ed and Elizabeth Griffith (Botswana & Zimbabwe Safari)
Hi I just wanted to tell you that we stayed at your Serengeti Wilderness Camp, and it was just terrific. It was a great blend of simple and rustic, but still comfortable. Mostly, I wanted to compliment the staff. They were all very professional and saw to our every need. And highest marks must go to your amazing chef. I wish we could have stayed long enough to try every menu. If he opened a restaurant in Los Angeles, people would flock to it! So thank you so much! I have relatives planning to come to Tanzania in the fall- do you have your rates for that time set? It would be two couples in two separate tents.
Thanks so much!
Joe Correll
Joe Correll (Terrific stay at Serengeti Wilderness Camp)
It was nothing short of amazing. There was sooooooo much about the trip and country that amazed us, we were totally impressed. The serengeti lived up to it’s reputation for viewing and the crater – “WOW”!! – at one stage I turned to Syd and said “I think this is what the garden of Eden was like” it is definately one thing that should go on everyone’s bucket list.
Lauraine Reese
Lauraine Reese (Serengeti Adventure)
Thank you for following up. We had a wonderful time on our safari! Our guide, John Lantara was excellent, the accommodations were great, and generally the food was quite good. They gave us far too much food, we were stuffed by the end. I’m surprised our flight from Serengeti could get off the ground 🙂
Best regards,
Karyn
Karyn Mackie (Tanzania Safari)