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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 Tilman | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A very well organized amazing safari
We booked 5 nights (2 days Skukudza, 2 days Satara, 1 day Molabetsi) with Wild Wings Safari. The trip was very well organized in advance. We had an abolutely perfect time with our Guide Simon. Not only that he knew everything about animals / plants / wildlife, he was also a perfect driver and cook. Landscape and wildlife in Skukudza is different from Satara, so I liked that we stayed at both places. The only thing I did not like that much was the "walking safari", but that was probably more a thing of my own expectations. Thank you again for the amazing time in Kruger!
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Email David | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic!
Simon is a fantastic guide and he made our safari experience incredible. I would highly encourage anyone who wants to do a safari to request Simon throught Wild Wings.
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Email Peter Roos | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A family trip to explore the South-African nature and culture
Wild Wings Safaris (WWS) helped me from the beginning to set up a very nice program.
Many questions were answered in short time resulting in a program that suits the whole family of parents and four sons.
All the hotels and lodges were well informed , the hired cars were perfect, the combination of Cape-Town, Stellenbosch (wine-tasting), Oudtshoorn (Bontebok parc) and Addo elephant parc gave a good impression of culture and nature.
Of course we had to book our tickets ourselves and fill in the program with lovely restaurants.
The basement, organized by WWS, gave us a save feeling.
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Email Joyce | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional Safari
From the initial booking to the actual safari trip, Wild Wings Safaris were extremely professional and friendly. Clare was very prompt in responding to all our enquiries and provided us with very useful suggestions for the safari trip. We embarked on a 5-day 4-night safari trip to Kruger National Park at the end of February and simply had an amazing experience. The trip was delightful- the drives were excellent, and we saw so many animals and birds which we miss seeing now. The entire trip was superbly planned that we didn’t have to think about anything other than to show up and enjoy the sights. The accommodations inside the park was excellent as well.
Our guide Nicky was exceptionally knowledgeable about the park, game animals, birds and was an efficient and tireless host. She did all the driving and cooking and yet answered our endless questions with the greatest patience.
Onne, the co-director, also accompanied us on this trip and it was great to have his company and insight as well.
We miss the bush and we hope to return soon. Wild Wings Safaris is absolutely the best!
Lakshmi and Joyce
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Email Winnie Andrade | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Safari Experience!!! Kruger Park
I had the best experience!!
It was AMAZING!!
Nicki was soooo great! She is really pationated about doing Safaris and she totally passed her energy and enthusiasm for us!
I'll totally recommend you guys and do it again some time soon!!
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Email Donna | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Couldn't have asked for a more knowledgable or helpful agent than Madi!
We can't thank Madi and Simon enough for making our safari in Kruger National Park some of our best vacation memories ever. From the beginning, Madi was there to help me plan and to answer any question I had about what to expect from weather to our daily itinerary. She made some suggestions about options for activities and lodging that were excellent. Once we arrived, Simon took over. It would be impossible to find a more knowledgeable and helpful guide. He worked very hard to make sure we saw all the animals on our must see list. In addition, he could answer any question we had about habitat, predator, prey, mating and interaction with other species. If you book this trip and are lucky enough to get Simon, it will be a memorable experience. FInally, having a chef to prepare local, traditional cuisine for our meals was a terrific idea. John was friendly and eager to share not only his expertise as a chef with us, but each meal was accompanied by an explanation of the background for each dish. Our entire family is eager to make a return trip!! Thank you all for your hard work and all that you did to make us feel so special and insure that this would be the trip of a lifetime
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Email Anne-Marie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Efficient and effortless.
Wonderful experience from beginning to end. Cathari answered all our email questions promptly and accurately. We did a safari in Kruger, a private camp safari, flight to Victoria Falls, and all hotel accommodations. Hotels were all fabulous. The safaris, notably with Simon in Kruger national park was a once in lifetime experience, and everything I though it would be. All our transfers/pick ups were seamless. I would highly recommend Wild Wings for all your African Travel needs.
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Email Guto | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
6 Stars Safari Experience
My wife and I took a 5 day Safari in Kruger National Park with Wild Wings Safaris, staying in Skukuza and Satara restcamps with a group 6 other guests.
When we first contacted Madi and the team at the office we could already tell that these were very professional people putting together a special trip for us. Detailed information was provided, all questions promptly answered and every effort made to accommodate our needs. For that we would have given them 5 stars already, but what followed after we met our guide, Simon, made us want to give them a 6th star.
Simon clearly loves what he does. He's been guiding Safaris for 10+ years and still enjoys it as much as we did our very first time. He does this with so much passion and respect for the animals, you can tell this is more than just a job for him. Looking so hard for the animals, reading their body language, looking for a better angle, a better light, taking his own photos, detailing what we were seeing in his own words instead of giving some memorized textbook description. He was having a great time and he was sharing that special experience with us, which made us feel so lucky.
After each day of excitement, delicious food was prepared by Jacques, our own personal chef for the trip, who would not only cook but beautifully set and light the tables, describe our meals and make us feel relaxed under a roof of stars.
Thank you Madi, thank you Jacques and specially thank you Simon.
We will find new opportunities to enjoy wildlife in Africa and FOR SURE we'll count on Wild Wings again next time.
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Email Andrea | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kruger Safari was outstanding for our family
Our safari experience with Wild Wings was outstanding from the planning stage, to the accommodations and food, and the safari itself. Mike ensured that we understood the documentation so that we could arrive in South Africa with our minor children, he arranged private accommodations for our group at the camp and Jacques food was delicious! Everything exceeded our expectations for our family of 6 and our guide Simon was fantastic! We had such a terrific overall experience and would highly recommend Wild Wings.
Email Simon | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent guide and service made our safari memorable
We could not have asked for a better safari guide than Armand from Wild Wings. He was attentive, good humoured and engaged at all times, as well as being knowledgeable about the animals, birds, plants and everything else we asked about. Armand is clearly passionate about his work, and committed to pleasing his clients. When some of our fellow tourists, who had their hearts set on seeing a lion, missed a sighting due to a cancelled flight, he made every effort to find another, and was openly delighted when he succeeded. When it was just the two of us, he adapted to what we wanted, for example he was happy to stop longer to watch birds.
We also liked having a separate chef to cook for the group. The food was excellent - something which couldn't have been achieved by a safari guide who had just spent a full day on the road, as some safari companies require. It was great to have dishes with a South African flavour.
Setting everything up by e-mail is not always easy, but once we arrived in Africa we were very happy with how our tour was organised, both in Kruger and beyond. The accommodation was more than comfortable and matched what we expected. All the timings worked out, and the range of different safaris provided a good contrast. The bush walk organised by the national park was disappointing, because the rangers were not especially interested, but their night-time safari at Satara was excellent. The WW recommendation to visit the Chobe River in Botswana proved to be exactly right.