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Sarah Hammond

Trip statement · Twelve days in Africa — the trip Sarah and Tom have been saving five years for.

Big-5 + Cape + Cultural · 12 days
UK · party of 2 · departs 18 May 2026 · 9 days out
Pre-trip · 78% ready May Big-5 group

Trip readiness · Sarah + Tom

Auto-tracked · 8 readiness dimensions
At booking · 22 Apr Today · 9 days out

Pre-trip prep arc

Auto-tracked since booking

Trip-readiness markers

Per-traveller · auto-checklist

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Day 4 prep · prepared for you

Bushwalk · slow flat route · Sabi Sands

AI-prepped

Themba is leading. Sarah flagged Tom's knee on Tuesday — concierge AI escalated to you, Themba confirmed slow route default. Below: the briefing sheet auto-prepared for the morning.

1. Tom's knee · slow flat track · Themba briefed · alternate route available if Tom wants to opt in mid-walk. Sarah has trail runners (sole confirmed by photo Tuesday).
Pre-walk brief
2. Sarah's question on the bushwalk distance (logged 5 May): "How close do we get?" — Themba answer: 80-100m typical, ranger maintains armed buffer. Confirm in the morning briefing.
Mid-walk reassurance
3. Photo opportunity: Sarah is a casual photographer, brought a 70-200mm lens (logged in pre-trip questionnaire). Themba flagged the leopard sighting site near the river crossing as a possible mid-walk pause.
Closing moment

Itinerary timeline · 12 days

Day-by-day · supplier-confirmed

Supplier confirmations · this booking

All confirmed in writing
SupplierComponentDatesStatusReference
Lion Sands River Lodge
Sabi Sands · 5★
2 nights · twin suite18-20 MayConfirmedLSR-2026-1148
Kruger Shalati
Train on the Bridge
2 nights · queen carriage20-22 MayConfirmedKSH-26050214
Cape Grace Hotel
V&A Waterfront
3 nights · harbour view23-26 MayConfirmedCGH-892311
Lesedi Cultural Village
Cradle of Humankind
Day visit · cultural tour27 MayConfirmedLCV-1244-26
Highveld Transfers
JNB pickup partner
Vehicle KW-1 · Themba lead18 May 14:30ConfirmedHVT-26-052
Cape Point Wine Tours
Stellenbosch + Franschhoek
Day 9 · private vehicle + guide26 MayConfirmedCPW-411-26
Hermanus Whale Charters
Walker Bay
Day 10 · 2-hour boat27 MayTentative · weather holdHWC-26-77
Doha-JNB return transfer
Qatar Airways gate handover
Return · 30 May 22:1530 MayConfirmedQR-LHR-26-A4