Ritz Tours

My daughter and I had a wonderful trip to South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and India as well as Dubai through Ritz's tours. We went on a 3 1/2 week private tour and enjoyed each moment on the Safari's through Chobe National Parks, as well as Hoedspruit - Harmony. Karongwe Lodge was beautiful and the events scheduled were awesome! Lucas, Manager for Karongwe is superb and we all had a great time. Mandlah the Safari Ranger, and our tracker, Oriel were fantastic and they went out of their way to go deep into the woods so that we could spot the lions, zebras, cougars, elephants, giraffes, water buffalos, and impalas. The local tour guides, such as Michael in CapeTown, Bernard in Victoria Falls/ Zimbabwe as well as Richard in Botswana were exceptionally knowledgeable and a great time was had by all! Also, the Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls was breathtaking, and the sunsets were awesome! The safari in Botswana was just as good with Mitch as our ranger and tracker. There were a couple of small snafus in South Africa, with pickup at Hoedspruit airport by Buoya Buoya for Travel to Karongwe Lodge and the second transport drive from Johannesburg airport to the hotel; however Kavita from ERM Tours took care of it right away so we felt we were in excellent hands, and no longer worried in the end.
India and Dubai was also fantastic, and the service provided by the local tour company, Travel and Beyond in India was superb! Sanju and his team provides truly excellent service so we also enjoyed our stay in India. We were provided beautiful leis upon arrival and felt very welcomed in India. Our local guides in India were also fantastic, Poonam our guide in Delhi, went out of her way to be sure our stay was fantastic as well as Jay in Jaipur, Chancel in Agra. They were all helpful and made our stay so enjoyable! And of course our fantastic driver David whom we had for the week in India was superb! He always made us feel safe with his great driving, and his timeliness was more than excellent. Between cities before meeting with our local guides, David our driver gave us historical facts of the areas we drove by and we thoroughly enjoyed our drive with him. We couldn't have had a better time without them!
The hotels were top notch and we especially loved the service provided by the hotels, "Trident Jaipur, and Trident, Agra. Dubai was just as fantastic with the local guide Hamzah; and all the destinations within Dubai was fabulous, including the Louvre museum, the Tech museum, the Frame, "At the Top Burj Khalifa" as well as the desert Safari, and the camel rides. All in all, a "10" star rating for the service provided by Ritz tours, Lillian and Olga, as well as the local tour guides in the above mentioned destinations. Thanks!

Hotels in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka were great locations. Breakfasts were very good with enough variety. Other provided meals were sufficient for a group tour. Shabu Shabu dinner near Shibuya Crossing was the best meal, outstanding! Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Bullet train ride, Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka are the Japan highlights for first time visitors.

We took a 2 1/2 week tour of Vietnam and Cambodia. I worked with Lillian of Ritz Tours. She was easy to work with and responsive to our planning needs. The trip was wonderful and went on with no glitches. The airport pickups and transfers were all good and all the hotels were excellent properties providing good value. All the private touring was excellent and accurately reflected in the itinerary. All the guides were outstanding, extremely knowledgeable and courteous. They were all passionate about their work and did a great job in educating us about their country and culture. They were very accommodating and also very flexible adjusting some minor details in our itinerary. The selection of restaurants and variety of meals was very good. We would not hesitate to use Ritz Tours again.

I took the tour for Bali and Singapore this past March 2023 and I must say it was wonderful. I met some really nice people and the tour guide was knowledgeable and very pleasant. I am schedule for a European tour in September and I can’t wait.

Everything went smoothly from start to finish.
Our 3 guides were pleasant, courteous and knowledgeable.
Enjoyed our tour !!

My mom and I truly enjoyed our tour. Everything was as described in the itinerary and all the guides and tour manager was super helpful. It’s a full schedule and the pace can be taxing for those with mobility issues but the sites are fascinating to include the preferred shops. Bring enough cash to exchange for tips and toilet use fees while away from the hotels.