TravelBoecker Adventures

Fantastic experience: As enthusiasts for nature, wildlife and in particular birds, we have successfully planned our own travel in New Zealand, North America, the UK and Europe. But the prospect of a self-organized African safari was daunting—until we decided to consult an expert, Christine Boecker, and leave the details to her. In our video discovery call and later email exchanges, Christine listened and made suggestions based on her intimate knowledge of Southern Africa, and tailored a three-week journey that proved to be the travel highlight of a lifetime. Three days of exploration on the Cape Peninsula, in wetlands and botanical gardens in Cape Town, and the Overberg east of the city, with a guide whose knowledge of local birds as well as love of all things botanical, geological and historical set the tone for this superb introduction to Africa. And then… three action-packed days of game drives at Idube Game Reserve in Sabi Sand, with up-close sightings all of the big five, including a beautiful leopard family. Two days near Victoria Falls (impressive, even in pre-rain low-flow), with close encounters with elephants and a sunset cruise on the Zambezi. And nine days in Botswana, at Desert & Delta properties (Savute, Okavango, Moremi), with game drives and small-boat cruises led by knowledgeable and personable guides, who showed us, as no book or documentary program could ever do, just how vast, wild and rich with life this part of the world is. What let us enjoy these destinations was the well-oiled system Christine and her on-site travel partners organized between venues. At least a dozen road transfers to and from airports, hotels, and borders, as well as four flights by bush plane or helicopter in Botswana, all ran like clockwork. No anxieties about connections whatsoever. Add to this the high quality of the Victoria and Alfred hotel in Cape Town, the equally high quality of the safari lodges, the standard of cuisine everywhere, and the enthusiastic singing and dancing of the staff in Botswana, and the result is a collection of wonderful memories. We highly recommend Christine at Travel Boecker Adventures to plan and deliver a great African experience.

Fantastic experience: Just got back from an epic 3 week safari through Namibia and Botswana organized for us by Christine at TravelBoecker Adventures. The whole trip was amazing. Everything ran smoothly and like clockwork. The accomodations, food, and activities were all spectacular, as were our guides and drivers. I highly recommend TravelBoecker for planning an African safari!

Fantastic experience: Our African Safari trip which included S. Africa, Victoria Falls and Botswana was much more than we could have imagined, it excelled! Christine listened to our desires and based on her knowledge and her own personal experience formulated a prefect, gratifying itinerary which when executed was smooth. The trip exposed us to multiple eco-systems and yet flowed with synergy like a choregraphed dance; it was balanced and seamless. There was no travel stress, Christine took care of everything. Of all our many many trips, whether done through agents and on our own; this one was the best! Outstanding! You can’t go wrong with Christine at the helm guiding you down the path of your own adventure…. Our memories are etched deep in our travel banks; yours will be too….

Fantastic experience: Christine arranged the most amazing trip for my daughters and I through Egypt and Turkey. Everything went smoothly and the tours and accommodations she booked for us were excellent. Christine is honest, accountable and efficient and you can trust her to put together an unforgettable travel experience.

Fantastic experience: Christine helped us plan a perfect trip to Africa. Some unexpected time off led us to find Christine, who mapped out several weeks of travel on relatively short notice. Everything was perfect without a single glitch. Detailed itineraries and an app for us to refer to while traveling was helpful to keep track of each detail.

Fantastic experience: We could not have had a better trip planned for us. Christine created an itinerary that was creative, luxurious, interesting and fun. She is a professional.Seventeen days of wonder in Portugal including guides, cars, e bike tours, Yurts, very high end resorts, a horse show in Golega. We travelled from the Algarave area to Lisbon. With great care, experience, patience and intelligence she masterminded a trip we will remember with great joy.

Fantastic experience: Our trip to Africa was epic! We visited Victoria Falls, Cape Town and area, and several locations on Safari in the well operated parks and wildlands of Botswana. It was all spectacular, with dream inspiring memories of the interactions we had with the amazing wildlife and people. Our trip was particularly successful due to the top notch service we received from Chris at TravelBoecker Adventures. She knows the right people and companies to work with on the ground in Africa, to create a smooth, trouble free adventure. Thank you Christine. We will spread the word.

Fantastic experience: Pre trip review: It has been a pleasure to work with Christine to plan our trip to Africa…now 3 ½ years in the making with COVID delays. Through many telephone, zoom and email communications, Christine has been thorough and responsive in exploring our desires, providing options, clarifying details, and sharing logistics. She has pivoted readily to changes brought on by COVID, as well as to changes in our group. The thorough planning has us very excited for our trip and we are confident it will be fantastic as this will be our second adventure using Christine’s TravelBoeker services! Post trip review: We highly recommend Christine's TravelBoeker services! The trip was epic. Connections were smooth and worry free. One minor glitch was quickly and easily resolved because Christine had provided numbers for local contacts in a handy app that was available offline. Our tour guides were excellent, our accommodations were as expected or better, and our experiences were beyond our imaginations. Thank you Christine!!

Fantastic experience: My wife and I just came back from a trip to Spain and Portugal. We were planning to visit many different places in both countries and therefore the logistics were complicated and we decided to plan this trip with Christine Boecker. She was recommended to us by a friend. Christine planned this trip for us from A to Z. The attention to detail and professionalism were spot on. We had no problems during the entire trip, quite the opposite, everything worked like a well tuned up machine. We have no hesitation recommending Christine for any trip you're planning and definitely we will use her experience and services for our next trips.

Fantastic experience: Chris is an outstanding travel partner with her knowledge of the countries and personal experience. She uses on-the-ground partners who are exceptional guides and camp managers. Chris arranged some very specific special requests which were fulfilled without exception. We also ran into some airline issues (who has not lately?), which Chris was able to straighten out. We most highly recommend Chris as a partner in any travel arrangements. B&D

Fantastic experience: Christine planned a photo safari to Kenya for us. All details were taken care of including flights, pick-up and drop-off and just about any other arrangement you can think of! Thanks to her attention to detail, familiarity with the area, and knowledge of our likes and dislikes, we had a very successful and memorable trip.

Fantastic experience: Excellent service from a very professional person. Christine provided us with detailed travel arrangements for our Danube river cruise and tours in Rome. The river cruise was out of this world. A flawless vacation in spite of Covid 19 protocols!

Fantastic experience: Christine planned an amazing trip for us through East Africa. We travelled through Kenya and Tanzania (including Zanzibar). We gave her our budget and our bucket list and she took care of the rest. From the flights, hotels, transportation, food and safaris. The highlights of the trip were taking a hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti and seeing baby lions! We have since had two kids and can’t wait until they’re old enough to take there. We have recommended Christine to many of our friends and would not hesitate to have her plan our next adventure!

Fantastic experience: Our family, including my 84 year old mother, booked a cruise to Alaska, some years ago, with Kristine. Not only did she get us good prices but managed to upgrade us to better cabins, without us requesting it. I have referred her to others for a trip to South Africa and they, too, have been highly satisfied.

Fantastic experience: Christine helped us to plan a trip of a lifetime to South Africa. Her in-depth knowledge of the country and contacts on the ground created an experience that was flawless. Christine is a joy to work with and she also keeps a sharp eye on your pocket book. Call her, you will be thrilled!

Fantastic experience: With Christine's help I started on my lifetime dream of traveling to Africa. We started the planning in Jun 2019, my goal was to go in May 2020. Due to COVID it had to be delayed by 3 years. Christine stuck with me through it all. Finally my dreams came true in May 2023. My adventure of a lifetime came true. As a single female traveler I had concerns of going by myself, they were all unfounded as Christine and her team were with me every step of the way. I did not feel alone and I felt safe knowing that I would be met and guided by competent people every step of my trip. It has been almost a week since my return and the memories I have made on the incredible trip will last me a lifetime with many pictures and life long friends made along the way. Thank you Christine for making my wish come true. I would definitely recommend her and her travel agency.

Fantastic experience: Christine has helped us plan 2 separate trips to Africa. I appreciate that she is able to create a custom trip taking our interests and budget into account. Christine is a very experienced agent!

Fantastic experience: Christine from TravelBoecker was referred to us by a colleague at work who had previously used her for their Africa trip a couple of years ago. Christine can make any itinerary to fit your budget! We simply gave her a list of things we wanted to explore and experience and she made it happen. All we did was provide her with time frame of travel, duration of travel and budget. We initially wanted to visit more than one country but did not work out with our time frame and budget. We ended up choosing Tanzania based on the time of year and the great migration. It was a fantastic choice! We saw everything we wanted to in Tanzania and more than we could have imagined. We explored Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park (Central & North) and Mount Kilimanjaro. Christine is very knowledgeable and has great attention to detail. She was in communication with one of her ground service provider in Tanzania and found out the migration was moving into the northern Serengeti almost a month early. She adjusted our itinerary to ensure we had the best opportunity to experience the migration. We were one of the first clients at the northern camp this year! We were one of the few safaris that actually witnessed the Wildebeest Migration and it was unbelievable. For those looking to hike Mount Kilimanjaro, whether it is to the summit or just to one of the base camps, you definitely need to mentally prepare yourself and have a standard level of fitness. With our limited time frame and budget, we only hiked to the first base camp and it was quite the hike. I hope to go back and hike the summit one day. The only thing that I would have changed about our trip was the last hotel we stayed at. We stayed at the Keys Hotel by the mountain where most hikers stay for the night before hiking the next morning. Christine did tell us to look into the hotel and reviews before we make a decision. Given our budget and time frame, we thought it would be fine. After staying at the hotel for two nights, I would have personally paid some extra money to stay at another hotel. The hotel had all the necessities one needs, but I just didn’t really find it that clean..Again, Christine was working within our budget and did tell us to look into it more thoroughly before deciding. With that said, I would still do the exact same itinerary again in a heartbeat! Thank you Christine for helping me check off something on my bucket list!

Fantastic experience: WOW! WOW! WOW! What an itinerary you put together for us, Christine! Top notch quality and service! We had the most fabulous time and felt like Royalty being escorted around by our own private guide(s). We had such a great time at each location and felt safe the whole time - especially on the Waterfront in Cape Town!! Every hotel provided top drawer service, cleanliness and uniqueness. And to end the trip with a hotel suite overlooking the ocean in Hermanus was such a treat! And your on the ground service partner, Thomson Tours, was wonderful, providing knowledgeable, friendly guides with a good sense of humour, always on time. Thompson even waited for us for an hour at the airport when our plan was delayed flying in to Cape Town. Christine was able to provide all of this, respecting our limited budget, providing a comprehensive customized travel package - both hard copy and digital - excellent navigational tools every step of the way both before and during the trip. The package also included emergency contacts both on the ground and for her personally. We can't thank you enough, Christine, for the wonderful trip we had, full of lifetime experiences. We highly recommend Christine and TravelBoecker Adventures for any of your travels, particularly if you plan to travel to Africa. We will definitely be using Christine’s services again next time we travel and the next time we return to Africa - which we are hoping is in the near future!! Absolutely loved the people, the animals and the land!!! Marlene and Maureen

Fantastic experience: I have just returned from a trip to Australia. This is the 4th time that Christine has arranged a trip for me and she will definitely be doing my next trip. Everything that Christine organized for us was wonderful and perfectly organized. It was a big trip around Australia, that went off without a hitch. She listens to your needs and wants and has always followed through with a trip of a life time. I would highly recommend Christine to organize your adventure.

Fantastic experience: Just returned from the Galapagos where, thanks to Christine, my husband and I had an AMAZING time. Our 4-night cruise on the Ocean Spray was beyond our expectations, and our guide and excursions to Quito and the Mindo Valley beforehand were equally wonderful. Christine is knowledgeable, personable, responsive, and a great listener – taking care every step of the way to ensure our experience was the very best it could be. Can’t recommend her highly enough!

Fantastic experience: Once again, Christine did not disappoint. She has planned trips for us to Africa, twice to Greece and most recently for my husband and I to Portugal. As always, every "i" was dotted and every "t" was crossed! From the driver waiting to meet us at the airport on arrival to the magnificent hotels and pousadas, we were continuously impressed. Our guides in Lisbon were extremely knowledgeable and friendly. As we drove ourselves for most of the trip, we really appreciated all the stops that Christine had suggested that we make along the routes. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Christine and have already contacted her to start planning our next trip.

Fantastic experience: With very short notice, Christine assembled a fabulous trip to Botswana for my wife and I. All details were letter-perfect, and the destinations, rooms, guides, food and animals were beyond expectations. Couldn't recommend her more highly. Bravo!!!!

Fantastic experience: Christine made me feel totally confident when planning our Mexican adventure. As someone who was previously in the travel industry, I appreciated the attention to detail, the fabulous suggestions and recommendations from Christine. I highly recommend using her.

Fantastic experience: Christine Boecker knows Africa inside and out. She has not only lived in Africa, but has traveled there extensively. Because she now lives in Vancouver Canada, she understands what North American travelers are looking for. Whether you want to go on a Safari or a luxury African adventure you simply MUST talk to Christine. She will help you decide what country or countries to visit, help you with all the booking details and give you great advice to help everything go smoothly. Highly recommended