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Wild Wings Safaris
- Offices In:
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United Kingdom
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2005)
- Member Of:
- SATSA & ABTA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $232 to $1,988 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Steve W | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unquestionably, Wild Wings Safaris has the best program, guides, and professional staff.
First of all, thank you for arranging such a comprehensive and wonderful trip to South Africa.
I some joking fashion, I wanted to say something like “I think Wild Wings is being unfair in that they have taken all the best guides and caterers and accommodations and transfer groups and have left the other tour companies with the leftovers”. I decided it wouldn’t sound nice to say that but that is about the way all of us felt. Your guide and caterer “made” the trip which I am sure is NOT new news to WW. The guide knew EVERYTHING and between him and the caterer the two of them were incredible. We all quickly became “family” and trusted each other without question.
We didn’t know Wild Wings before this trip; however, we know them now. We travel extensively and have many friends who do the same. We will be “promoting” Wild Wings to all of them. I could see flying into Kruger vs Johannesburg though.
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Email Kenneth & Melissa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wild Wings Safaris provides amazing service, excellent communication, and knowledgeable guides.
We had an amazing time on safari in South Africa! Ilaria made the planning process smooth and simple. The communication was clear and helpful throughout. Everything was great: from our pick up at the airport, to our stay at the Safari Club, to our time on safari. We loved having Nicky as our safari guide. She was very knowledgeable and engaging, and her passion and love for the bush and the animals were infectious.
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Email Arthur Hubbard | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding Experience
As an experienced solo traveler when I researched an African safari I realized the complexity of logistics and decided to do it right to have the experience I wanted I needed an expert. I found that expert in Wild Wings Safaris. Communication with WWS was excellent from my first inquire email. Tanja at WWS listened to my interests and made recommendations and rapidly put together a perfect 8 day itinerary combining two Kruger National Park locations, South, then Central and Klaserie Baobab Ridge a private reserve. The organization of the Itinerary was excellent, clear to understand day by day movement and illustrated with maps. Additional important good to know information was also provided along with an App. to down load the itinerary, information and contact points to my iPhone that was then available offline. Tanja was great at answering the few questions I had in a timely friendly manner. Note that my research told me the best time of year for sitings is June to October.
An additional note on WWS organization, while en route to Johannesburg my connecting flight was cancelled. I immediately emailed WWS to let them know what happened and I may arrive late. Tanja immediately responded with an alternative plan in the event of a late arrival to get back on itinerary track. You can’t ask for more. Fortunately I was able to reschedule a flight and arrived on time.
I met my guide Nicky in Johannesburg who then drove me to Kruger. The first afternoon in Kruger I saw the Big 5 plus a cheetah. Saw lions and many of the big 5 as well as other wildlife everyday. Nicky was an invaluable part of the experience. She had a keen eye for spotting, knew the park extremely well to find sitings and was relentless in finding everything that lives, roams and flys in Kruger.
She was knowledgeable, informative about the safari expectations, safety, the animals and their habits. She gave me some photo tips that improved my shots. Nicky is an experienced guide, good driver, good humored and a well organised fantastic cook preparing gourmet dinners. All itinerary meals were prepared by Nicky . Alll accommodations in Kruger were appropriate and comfortable. Baobab Ridge Private Reserve provided the off road tracking experience an ability to get closer to some animals. The lodge was beautiful, with detached luxury suites and chefs preparing wonderful meals. My guide Divine was experienced and we got good sitings.As a solo traveler I was paired up with two different small groups four of the eight days. We all got along, rotated jeep seats and shared delicious meals together.
My overall experience was exceptional. The entire Safari was seamless. I highly recommend Wild Wing Safaris. I am already planning on booking another tour with them. Explore their well designed website as they have a variety of offerings in many African countries. Safe travels.
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Email Sridhar Palakurthy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A truly memorable safari vacation
Our safari tour in South Africa, Victoria Falls, and Chobe National Park organized by Wild Wings Safaris was fantastic. We did a hybrid safari – a private reserve safari combined with Kruger National Park. We liked both the experiences and saw all the Big 5 animals and more. We started our safari tour planning about 4 – 5 months ahead of the tour and Ilaria Semprini-Sara, our tour consultant, was great from the start. She noted our interests and carefully planned the tour and made it efficient by suggesting airline connections and giving all the details in a mobile app. She was meticulous and all the transfers were on time and accommodations were excellent. In addition, our tour guide in Kruger National Park Simon was great. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about the birds and animals. The tour was well-organized with professional communication and organization. Highly recommend Wild Wings Safari’s and I would certainly plan my future tours with them.
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Email Martina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Efficient and Detail Oriented
Our experience with Wild Wings Safaris company is very positive since the first day! Thanks to them, my husband and I had an unforgettable experience!
There are honestly no words to describe how wonderful the trip has been for us.
Since day one, Tanja and all the staff was very attentive of our budget and planned a ad-hoc trip based on our needs and price range.
The communication was very open and clear and in no time, we were able to organize the perfect experience.
A special thank you goes to Simon, the best guide we could hope for! He was funny, professional and unbelievably knowledgeable!
Every Safari is different of course, and we consider ourselves lucky to see all the Big 5 and so much more.
We are recommending Wild Wings Safaris to anyone!
Email Liz | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A personalised service to find the perfect safari for us
A 5 day safari in the Serengeti staying at Olmara Camp - a once in a lifetime trip for the whole family. Clare and the Wild Wings Team chose lovely accommodation for us and ensured smooth transfers from our arrival in Tanzania, into the Serengeti, and for our return. We are so glad Clare suggested Olmara camp; it is a gem - dedicated staff who made us feel so welcomed, great food and really comfortable (but not over the top) accommodation. Just right. Discretely sited amongst trees, it is an open camp so we had some interesting night visitors - including elephants and hyenas. Our guide, who met us on arrival, was wonderful and made sure that we had the very best sightings of wildlife. This safari wasn't cheap - we were taking 8 adults - but we'd love to do it again next week! So many irreplaceable memories of a special time together - and so much wildlife seen.
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Email Rodney Webb | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, Thorough, & Thoughtful!
Highly responsive to all our questions from the beginning, the tour itinerary we requested exceeded our expectations. We stayed at first class hotels and safari camps, were met and greeted and guided to our connection flights and hotels every step of the way, and enjoyed safe but adventurous safari experiences. It was a unique, thoughtful itinerary that has created memories for our family that we will cherish for years to come. And now our kids want to go back!
Email Ray | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding service that made for a wonderful experience.
I highly recommend Wild Wings Safaris as they created life long happy memories for us during our 5 day Kruger National Park safari. From the initial enquiry, Ilaria provided options and advice. Her regular and timely contact made it feel a very personal service. Our guide for the trip, Nicky was full of energy and enthusiasm as she demonstrated her knowledge and care for the wildlife. She was passionate about sharing her knowledge to ensure we had the best time. We saw and learned so much as she put us in the right place and the right time to see so many animals...much more than 'the big 5'. Her understanding of animal behaviour was amazing to see. Whether it was reading a lioness wanting to take her cubs across one of the roads or stopping quietly as she knew a couple of elephants were looking to take a bath in one of the lakes....amazing. This is not a relaxing trip but Nickys enthusiasm is infectious and that keeps you going. Great value for money, early starts and full days searching and admiring wildlife where it should be. Can't wait to do it again...and it will definitely be with Wild Wings.
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Email Diane | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Michael Malan was very professional, prompt with e-mail replies, and he was/is MOST AWESOME !
There are no words to describe how simply EXTRAORDINARY, AWESOME, SPECTACULAR, AMAZING tour with Wild Wings Safaris was for me ! From the very first communication with the company owner / manager " ONA " , I was immediately impressed by his enthusiasm and professionalism. All my life I have wanted to visit South Africa and see all the animals in Kruger Park. This company helped me fulfill my lifelong dream in a marvelous way. They exceeded my expectations. Michael Malan my tour coordinator was very very good at his job and replied to my e-mails that were full of questions, in a timely manner. Nicky was my tour guide out in the park, and our excellent chef, and a VERY knowledgeable, enjoyable person who went above and beyond in so many ways during my 3-day safari. She was so amazing. She had tons of patience as we waited to see some of the animals who were a bit shy - but we waited and got the most wonderful pictures ever ! ! I have told all my friends that this should be on their bucket list most definitely and they need to book with Wild Wings Safaris. Everybody was so reliable - they did exactly what they said they would do - - no unpleasant surprises. What a delight ! ! I cannot say enough great things about my once-in-a-lifetime vacation ! I was beyond blessed ! A huge thank you to the team at Wild Wings Safaris !
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Email Mark | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent, went above and beyond in making this a great trip,with no issues. Only a great experience
First and most important is to have a company that really makes the customer first. Ilaria my tour coordinator was great, addressed All my questions, issues and inquiries which lead to an enjoyable problem free trip. The Safaris themselves were also more than I could have hoped for, but with luck and guides that seem to love what they were doing, and worked at making the drives exciting..because of their efforts to locate the least seen of the big Five. The equipment and Resorts clean,friendly and very well done. And WildWings Safaris cannot be given an better rating than 10 but must say they deserve it.
