HU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Attentive, Customer friendly and Excellent service
The owner of the company really did his best to offer a professional service. The guide, he hired, gave us clear and useful information about the flora and fauna and animals of the national parks. It was a very attentive service beause the engine was stopped while taking photos and was a superb experience to stay quite in nature. These things made a quality difference!
(The company I had before did not pay attention to this at all. We were rushed through the national park..., the ). (it is really annoying when the drivers keep moving the car, or never ask for whether you are ready, and finishe taking photos).
The accommodation was also great, up to the standard. Even when I asked for a better deal for an extra day in a national park I was offered a good deal since it was a low season. I did appreciate this customer friendly attitude. The food was fine, water was provided abundantly.
I felt that this service matched the quality of the West. I warmly recommmend this budget safari to everyone.
MN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
good operator
i'm very glad to this operator. has a very good service. they are very friendly, helpful.
Great Experience
Well organized, friendly and experience staff. Great safari experience and I would recommend this company to everyone.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
My safari to the Mara was a lifetime experience with African Adventure Specialists
With the best guides ever,(Mr.Andrew and Mr.Martin.)I had an amazing Safari with African Adventure Specialists.They were very patient with us and took great initiative in explaining things to us.It was a big success as we had little time but covered so much.Thanks alot and anyone looking for a memorable and a lifetime experience, definitely I would recommend these great gentlemen.Thanks guy and can't wait me meet you later this year with my Dubai friends for another Safari.
VN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 nights, 4 days in Kruger
Ryan has been simply as good as a tour guide can be.
He was punctual, extremely knowledgeable and willing to share his life experiences with us. His wide-ranging knowledge of animals and their ethology allowed us to learn quite a lot in such a short time.
He answered all the umpteenth questions we asked him kindly and fully even at 5 o'clock in the morning while sipping coffee and nibbling some rusks before the gate opened and we could head into the wild.
Unquestioningly, if in the future we have the chance to spend some more time in South Africa, he will be our guide.
Thank you!
PE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Kruger National Park by Chris Conti
I know it would be hard to convince new people to skip Kruger and do the smaller parks with highly skilled guides...but I might have been convinced if you had told me this.
PE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Balule Nature Reserve by Chris Conti
I don't remember the names of the parks. Kruger was the worst. Partly was not your fault; there was a strike on. But we spent most of the day (only one in Kruger) entering a less desireable gate then racing to get back to the one we were supposed to enter. So most of the day was at top speed, not comfortable and rushed. Hardly saw any animals. The guide was grouchy.
PE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A good guide makes the difference. Some days were absolutely great!
We had two great guides, who were knowledgable, took the time to explain things, stopped when we wanted to, etc. And we had two guides that were quite terrible, pretty much making what could have been an excellent day, quite a frustrated one.
Please take the time to evaluate guides, train them, etc.
Overall our experience was quite good, with all the other apects of the trip.
Our Guide, Becker, was superb, meals , accommodation, Gorilla staff communication - all excellent!
Our tour exceeded all our expectations as we had lived in Kampala in the sixties, when things were generally chaotic. This recent adventure could not have been improved on. The pace of the trip was good and there were regular and interesting breaks for sightseeing and meals. All went without a hitch - despite the dreadful Kampala traffic!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic mother-daughter safari!
Our safari with Ernest and team was simply amazing! Our 4 day/3 day night safari brought us to Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and closed out with the amazing Ngorongoro Crater. Both before and during the trip, Ernest was very communicative and available to answer all of our questions. Our safari guide, Nahum, and cook, Paulo were very personable and attentive. Nahum had a wealth of knowledge about all the animals we saw (including the birds!) Whatever question we had for him, he always had a quick and thorough answer. Nahum was especially good at spotting the animals near and far that we never would've seen without him. We saw every possible animal imaginable - elephants, lions, cheetahs, leopards, hippos, gazelle, giraffes, buffalo, wildebeest, baboons, hyena, warthog. The list goes on! Paulo, our chef, prepared homemade meals for each meal of the day along with snacks. We much preferred that to the typical "safari lunch box" you often see. We had fresh fruit and vegetables every day. So delicious and healthy! We spent one night in a hotel in Karatu Town and two nights camping in the Serengeti. What an experience!! We could hear the lions roar at night and the hyenas laughing.
My daughter lived in Tanzania for over 2 years and went on quite a number of safaris but our trip with Ernest was unlike any other! It was truly the personal touches that Ernest and team put on our safari that made the trip an unforgettable, once in a life time experience.