Interesting that you posted those great pics now. In about a week my parents are going on an African safari themselves. But instead they'll be starting out in South Africa and visiting Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana. Among the sites there they'll see Victoria Falls, Kruger National Park, Soweto and Cape Town.
Then in November and December, I'm going to New Zealand, starting out in Auckland and going to Rotorua, Queenstown, Milford Sound, a bit of Christchurch (obviously cut short because of their earthquake) and then Wellington. Definitely looking forward to that; in pictures it reminds me a little of Northern California in the North Island and the Pacific Northwest (or southern Chili) in the South Island. Would any New Zealanders (or people who've been there) here agree? Was planning to go to Japan (maybe next year).
My parents and I are using a package tour service called
Overseas Adventure Travel, which is pretty good for smaller groups.