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Gerhard Swanepoel Guide at Intrepid Travel

South Africa, Johannesburg

44 Reviews
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11 Tours

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Afrikaans, English

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It was an awesome and fantastic experience, mainly because of our phenomenal guide Papa G! I was very impressed by all his b...
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Great tour with amazing people and very knowledgeable guide & driver! Thoroughly enjoyed the mix of safari, nature, hiking, e...
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Operator's comment: Dear Carolin, Thank you very much for taking the time to write and send this review, much appreciated! We are glad you had such a great trip with G. He certainly comes with a wealth of knowledge and is super fun to be with. We will be sure to pass these compliments to him. Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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G is the best tour guide, he has so my knowledge of all the places we visited and just made our time on the tour so much fun....
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Operator's comment: Dear Hailey, Wow.... thanks for sending this review! G will be super happy and we will be sure to pass this to him. We are also really glad you had such a great trip on the Kruger to Cape Town tour and we hope to see you back again soon. Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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Gerhard was a very informative guide who truly cared about ensuring the customer was provided with a great experience while o...
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Operator's comment: Hi Kyle. Thank you for sending this amazing review. We are really happy you enjoyed your trip with us and will be sure to share your compliments with G. Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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Amazing tour, which I would highly recommend. Guaranteed trip of a lifetime where you will see and do some incredible things ...
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Operator's comment: Hi Isabella, Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are really happy you enjoyed the South African Magic tour and we hope to see you again on another Acacia venture in the near future. Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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The last leg of our three stages travelling Cape Town to Cape Town. Gee was an absolutely fantastic guide - very knowledgeabl...
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Operator's comment: Hi Laura, Wow... what a great review, thank you! We are glad you had a great trip with us and we will sure to pass the compliments to Gee. He will be happy :) Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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Had a fantastic time on this tour with Gee. He was easy to get on with, very helpful and informative and full of fun - a real...
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Operator's comment: Dear KP, WOW! Thanks for the awesome review. We will definitely let Ee know you have written this! So glad you had a wonderful experience - thank you for exploring with us. Kindest Regards, The Acacia Africa Team

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Gee was the best rep I’ve had, he has set the bar very high now, I went on two other tours with separate companies and nothin...
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Operator's comment: WOW! Thanks for the awesome review. We will definitely let know Gee he was a superhero! So glad you had a wonderful experience - thank you for exploring with us. Kindest Regards, The Acacia Africa Team

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Southern African Explorer 46 Days review
18th August 2019
This was the trip of a lifetime!! I knew I was going to enjoy myself but I didn't expect to walk away with the memories and e...
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Operator's comment: So HAPPY you had an incredible experience :) Thank you for the kind words - Gee, he is legendary! See you again in Africa soon! Kindest Regards, The Acacia Africa Team

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G is such an awesome guide. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of South Africa and the surrounding countries and was always kee...
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Operator's comment: Hi Helen, Thank you for taking the time to write this review. G will be super happy you have sent this and we will be sure to pass your compliments to him. Thanks again :) Kindest regards, The Acacia Team.

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Fantastic. Great way to see Africa on a budget and limited time. G was a fantastic guide. I couldn't recommend him enough. A+

Operator's comment: Dear Jordana, Wow... Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We will be sure to let G know you have written this. We are also super happy you had such a great time. Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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Gee was amazing , knew so much information about the locations and cultures we visited. Amazing guide full of fun and very he...
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Operator's comment: Dear Katrinamaller, Thank you for your amazing review. We are really happy you had such a great time on tour and we will be sure to pass your compliments to G, he will be thrilled you wrote! We hope to see you back for another adventure in the near future. Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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The guide was great! He helps in every situation and made the best meals! He had good information about every location.

Operator's comment: Hi Elisa, Thank you for taking the time to write this review, much appreciated! We are glad you had a wonderful trip with us and we hope to see you back for another adventure soon. Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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It was an amazing tour with a lot of nice places. G was a great guide, he was very ambitioned that everyone fells well, he kn...
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Operator's comment: Dear Jannika, WOW...what an amazing review - thank you! We are really happy to hear you had such a great trip with G (great knowledge and one of the best cooks). He will be ecstatic to hear about your review and we will be sure to let him know. Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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Great experience, everything was quite basic, but the adventurres were fantastic. That's what I wanted

Operator's comment: Dear Florian, thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are really glad you had a wonderful time travelling with us. We hope to see you again for another adventure in the future. Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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G is an excellent guide, catering to everyones needs. The tour itself is divers and well paced

Operator's comment: Dear Valerie, Thank you for your lovely review - we'll be sure to pass the compliments on to G. Regards, the Acacia Africa team

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This tour was amazing! We covered a ton of places in a short amount of time but still felt like we got a comprehensive overvi...
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Operator's comment: Dear Leanna, What a fantastic review, thank you! We are thrilled that you enjoyed your Kruger To Cape Town tour - certainly one of our firm favourites. G will be really happy to hear this feedback and we will be sure to pass the compliments to him. Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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it was a really nice experience, thank you gerhard

Operator's comment: Hi Peter, Thank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your experience on tour with Gerhard. We will be sure to let him know you have shared this. Thanks again! Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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G exponentially improved the experience with his insight, direction, cooking and charm! He’s a keeper!

Operator's comment: Dear Aaron, Thank you for your amazing review! We will be sure let papa G know that you have sent this. He will be super happy! We hope to see you back for another adventure in the near future. Kindest regards, Acacia Africa

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Kruger to Cape Town (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
5th April 2019
Gerhard went above and beyond his duty. He spent alot of time with us and helped deal with any issues we had promptly. He has...
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Operator's comment: Dear Gavin, thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are glad you had a wonderful time travelling on the Kruger to Cape Town tour with G. We know he has a wealth of knowledge and certainly loves to share this :) We will be sure to tell him that you have written this. Thanks again! Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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Not just a tour guide! G was the icing on the cake of a perfect Acacia tour from Durban to Capetown. He turned a wonderful t...
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Operator's comment: Dear Mirko, WOW...what an outstanding review - thank you! We are really happy to hear you had such a great trip with G (a real asset to Acacia). He will be over the moon to hear about your review and we will be sure to let him know. We hope to see you back again for another adventure soon. Namibia is calling :) Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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I really enjoyed the trip! The meals were so excellent:) If I will do another trip to africa than I will do it with Gerhard :...
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Operator's comment: Dear Marie, Thank you for your lovely review - we'll be sure to pass the compliments on to Gerhard. He really is an asset guide to Acacia! Regards, the Acacia Africa team

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It was an amazing experience and i would do it again.I can only recommend a tour with Gerhard as a guide!

Operator's comment: Thank you Henrite for the great review. Gerhard will be thrilled to hear that he made your holiday such a memorable one and we will be sure to pass this on to him. We look forward to welcoming you back again. Regards, the Acacia Africa team

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Amazing experience for the price.

Operator's comment: Dear Oliver, Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We are glad you enjoyed the Coast, Lesotho and Cape Town Tour. we hope to see you back on another adventure soon. Kindest regards, Acacia Team

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Kruger to Cape Town (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
17th October 2018
Great tour, great guide! Loads of fun and amazing meals, thanks G!

Operator's comment: Dear Marjan, Thank you! G will be happy to hear about your lovely feedback and we will let him know :)

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Was amazing. Will definitely take another trip
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Operator's comment: Hi Mai, We are so glad you enjoyed your trip with us! Thank you for your feedback and we look forward to welcoming you back on tour for another adventure :)

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G was an amazing guide. We are going to do another tour with even more friends because of how good he was. Next time we go on...
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Operator's comment: Hi Joe, Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience. We will be sure to pass these amazing complements to G. He will happy to hear this. We hope to see you in Africa again soon. Kindest regards, The Acacia Team

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It was amazing! Wonderful trip!

Operator's comment: Hi Arthur, We are so glad you enjoyed your trip with us and thank you for the feedback!

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We had a great trip, a lot of fun and our guides had a lot of knowledge about Africa.

Operator's comment: Dear Hannah, We are so glad you enjoyed the 7-day Kruger, Swaziland and Beach tour. Thank you for your feedback :)

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Kruger to Cape Town (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
8th July 2018
10/10 holiday, everything I could of asked for.. we even wanted to extend our trip for another month but decided to come back...
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Operator's comment: Thank you! It is always a pleasure to receive a review such as yours. Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience and including the details of what highlights are on offer. The Kruger to Cape Town- 19 Day camping trip is certainly a firm favourite and I do believe those memories will last a lifetime. We hope to see you back here soon. East Africa is calling!

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Kruger to Cape Town (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
8th July 2018
Such an amazing tour, a perfect way to experience Africa.. will definitely be back for another acacia tour! Our tour guide G...
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Operator's comment: Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience and including the details of the highlights to see. It is always a pleasure to receive a review such as yours. We shall pass on your compliments to G and Coenie.

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Kruger to Cape Town (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
8th July 2018
Food was amazing!!! Coenie is the best part of the tour, and the African dancing
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Operator's comment: Hi Mia, thank you for your feedback! We are happy that you enjoyed your tour with us and we will pass your review to Coenie.

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This trip is amazing! I would do it again! Highly recommend!
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Operator's comment: Hi Vitalia,thank you for your review. We are so glad you enjoyed your tour with us. We hope to have you onboard another tour in the near future.

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Kruger to Cape Town (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
8th July 2018
It was an amazing experience!! The program had everything in it what you can see in two weeks Africa! Lovely group and fantas...
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Operator's comment: Thank you for taking the time to review our 19-day Kruger to Cape Town Overland Tour. We are delighted that you enjoyed your tour with us.

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I loved the trip! It was an amazing experience! Definitely recommend!
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Operator's comment: Thank you for taking the time to sent your review. Great to hear you enjoyed your trip with us!

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Kruger to Cape Town (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
8th July 2018
I love Coenie, best driver ever

Operator's comment: Dear Maddison, Great to hear you enjoyed your trip! We shall pass on your compliments to Coenie.

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Kruger to Cape Town (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
29th May 2018
Incredible trip! I travelled for 4 months including 4 different group trips and this was by far and away the best one! Tour G...
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Kruger to Cape Town (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
28th May 2018
Great tour with the best guide and driver possible! I would definitely recommand the trip.
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Kruger to Cape Town Accommodated (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
28th May 2018
Tour was amazing, great iternerary hosted well by G and his cooking skills are incredible. Bus was extremely cold as I went i...
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Kruger to Cape Town (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
28th May 2018
Loved all of the tourguide‘s knowledge and his passion for his country and all it has to offer. We had a fantastic time with...
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Kruger to Cape Town (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
28th May 2018
Best trip ever! Tour Guide & Driver were incredible - extremely knowledgeable & informative and bonded very well with the gro...
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Cape Garden Route 6 Days review
28th May 2018
It was an amazing tour and our tour guides were so helpful and friendly. They really made the tour!
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Kruger to Cape Town (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
28th May 2018
Nice number of people (8-10), amazing food, superb scenery and informative and fun guides! Love, love, loved it!
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Kruger to Cape Town (from Pretoria to Cape Town) review
28th May 2018
The ability of the guides to bring the group of tourists together and feel like a small family made the tour extra special fo...
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