Born & bred in Zimbabwe, I have a special love for Africa ingrained in my soul. While I am well settled and consider myself truly Australian these days, it brings me the greatest of pleasure to escort visitors back to my roots where I can introduce them to a very special community, amazing places and incredible wildlife. By far the most beautiful place to visit in Zimbabwe must be the Mana Pools National Park where you can walk in the wilds and the game comes to you, followed by the spectacular Victoria Falls which must surely be the beating drum of Africa. My preferred style of travel is relaxed and comfortable with a dash of semi-luxury thrown in, and no more than 10kgs of luggage is my rule - just keep it simple. Halve the luggage and double the cash is my top travel tip!
I am very fortunate to have friends and family contacts on the ground to assist with my tour packages, which with their combined knowledge and experience, they always recommend the best and put together the finest of holidays. With their guidance and more than 30 years’ experience, we have no doubt that any of our tours will become a trip of a lifetime for everyone who joins, as it is this personal touch that makes our tours special. With the pandemic behind us, we are back on track to take escorted tours back to Zimbabwe. Starting with a small group tour in July 2023, individual travellers can also be catered for and can be reassured that they will be well taken care of on arrival.
Mana Travel Adventures, aptly named after our favourite national park, Mana Pools, looks forward to assisting and guiding anyone on their next once-in-a-lifetime holiday.
Submitted by Melanie on Monday, Jul 22, 2024
I reached out to Denise after recommendation from a friend. Was a great recommendation. I needed to book emergency international travel and Denise really went above and beyond to assist in a difficult situation. She kept me well informed through the booking process and worked outside regular business hours to ensure that everything went as smoothly as possible. I really appreciated the additional care and follow up during this time. Can highly recommend Denise’s services.
Submitted by Cassie Smith on Tuesday, Jul 09, 2024
We just got back from an 8-week around-the-world trip that was absolutely amazing, thanks to the incredible planning and dedication of Denise. From our very first meeting, Denise took the time to understand what we wanted, our interests, and our dream destinations, and put together the perfect itinerary. Her attention to detail was obvious in every part of the trip, from smooth transportation to thoughtful accommodations that were perfect for our family.Throughout, Denise was always there providing exceptional and prompt support. She was just a text or email away, ready to help with any questions or adjustments required. This trip was a life-changing experience for our family. We came home with full hearts and so many wonderful memories. We owe it all to Denise, whose expertise, passion, and dedication made it all happen. If you’re looking for a journey that goes beyond the ordinary, Denise at Mana Travel Adventures is the one to call. She will make your travel dreams come true!
Submitted by Donna Mitchell on Monday, Jul 01, 2024
As my husband and I had never traveled to Europe, we asked Denise to assist us with organising our 6 week adventure. We traveled to London and Spain, we did a 10 day cruise to Greece, Turkey and Malta and then completed our journey with three and half weeks around Italy. Denise organised all the itinerary and bookings for accomodation, cruise, car hire and train travel. Denise was very friendly and approachable and always involved us in all the decision making. While overseas we had to contact Denise on several occasions to organise changes to due to ill health and train strikes. Denise was very understanding and prompt at making the changes and always communicating very efficiently with us. We definitely could not have done this huge holiday without her support and kindness of Denise. We would highly recommend Denise as a travel agent you can trust and who will give that personal touch!
Submitted by Marnie Grobe on Monday, Jun 10, 2024
We can’t thank Denise from Mana Travel Adventures enough for helping us put together our amazing 62 day trip to UK & France with stopovers at Dubai & Singapore. This also included added in two organised tours with Trafalgar & researching all discounts we were eligible for. Lots of train travel as well as flights and accomodation were all smoothly and efficiently put together. All our transitions and travel went seamlessly and we loved having all our travel itinerary & documents electronically stored on the Axus App so useful and easy follow and action as needed. Denise was always friendly, professional and knowledgeable or happy to research options. All her attention to the details made our trip an amazing experience.Thanks so much Denise.Marnie & Guy
Submitted by Angela Z Loy on Saturday, Apr 27, 2024
A friend recommended me to contact Denise to book my trip. I am glad I did. Apart from a friendly person, find her knowledgeable in travel and gets out of her way to help and accommodate my requests. I would not hesitate at all to recommend her to friends.
Submitted by Jac Gallagher on Thursday, Apr 18, 2024
Thanks Denise for a fantastic P&O Cruise. I booked a cruise through Denise for my daughters and her friends with myself along to mind the teenagers. It was a great experience. Lots of fun for all and opportunities for me to sneak away to a quiet spot for some relaxation away from the teenage parties. Great communication and organisation from Denise throughout. Thanks!
Submitted by Diana Schmidt on Monday, Feb 05, 2024
Denise is a pleasure to work with to plan a holiday. She followed up immediately on our query of whether there was a package tour to Norfolk Island. Any questions we had, were responded to promptly, with a phone call after she had found out the answer. Paperwork was received in good time for us to check details and the AXUS app had our trip laid out at our fingertips. The planning and booking were a dream as we did not have to book our flights or accommodation (as it was a package tour).I recommend Denise as your agent to help plan for a seamless holiday.
Submitted by Sally Birkett on Monday, Jan 08, 2024
Denise organised us an amazing trip. The hotel locations were great close to city centres or to transport. We got to see everything we had on our list. We did over 50,000 km across the world. The Cairo organised tour was fantastic. The guides were very helpful. And very friendly. We did 10 countries from Africa to Europe. Thanks
Submitted by Elevate Estate Agents on Friday, Nov 24, 2023
Denise has been absolutely amazing in helping me organise a cruise for our companies Christmas Party. After giving her a brief run down of what we wanted, Denise took care of everything, from the initial booking, arranging travel insurance and even making some last minute changes when on of the team wasn't able to come. Without Denise's help this would have been a huge headache for me to arrange. I have no hesitation in recommending Denise to all my family and friends. Can't wait for the next trip!
Submitted by Vick Harrison on Friday, Oct 13, 2023
Denise put together her first Canadian/USA itinerary and the trip was fantastic.Easy to follow on the AXUS app provided by her to access the itinerary planned out for each day.She is very personable and will use her again. She is highly recommended by me.
Submitted by Herman Nieuwenburg on Tuesday, Sep 19, 2023
We went to Japan on a two week tour. Everything was perfectly arranged by Denise. Thank you for the wonderful service. The app was also great to use. Would happily recommend Denise for all your travel needs.
Submitted by Phil & Sue Marshall on Sunday, Aug 06, 2023
Thank you Denise Manning and Mana Travel Adventures for a totally seamless experience. Everything about our recent trip to Victoria Falls, to Botswana and then to Cape Town was well organised and enjoyable.This is the second overseas trip we have asked Denise to organise for us and we would not hesitate to use Denise again and recommend her to others.
Submitted by Baden And Lisa Mulcahy on Saturday, Jul 29, 2023
We recently returned from our holiday which covered Zimbabwe, safari trip through Botswana before flying out over the Okavango Delta. We then flew to London, Athens and Paros. Denise’s planning and attention to detail meant that our entire trip was organised with such precision and for the duration of our holiday everything ran like clockwork. All accomm, flights, tours etc booked exceeded our experience expectations. This is the third trip Denise has organised for us, It’s little things like providing a printed version of the itinerary and also an app version, a tote bag and the text messages along the way. Denise will be looking after all our travel requirements for future travel . She is a superstar travel consultant and her care and professionalism shines through with each interaction you have with her during the planning phase, mid holiday and then the follow up afterwards to check in with you. 100/100 for an amazing service from Denise from Mana Travel Adventures.
Submitted by Tim Russell on Sunday, Jun 11, 2023
Denise was friendly, professional and a pleasure to deal with. We gave Denise a challenge to find us the ideal week away to celebrate my wife’s 50th birthday and everything about the Fiji island was perfect. Every detail was taken care off and we will be going back and have already booked our next family adventure through Denise.
Submitted by Sonja Bennetto on Tuesday, Apr 25, 2023
Denise managed our booking to Italy and did an excellent job locating accommodation, activities and making sure it ran smoothly. With 4 kids ranging in age from 17 to 9 she seemed to have an inherent understanding of their needs. 5/5 and we’ll definitely use Mana again.
