Camping in samburu
Mobile tent camping in the wild of the Samburu game reserves was an experience that we could not have had if we were safely packed into a permanent tent on a platform in a significantly expensive accommodation. Learning to use a bush shower and toilet was fun and adventurous.
My Tanzania safaris
I travelled with my husband's parents, a total of 3of us, in October 2015. Our guide onema, drove us through Arusha, Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater over 6 unforgettable, wonderful days. I don't know why people focus so much on The Big Five, but we saw those and so very much more! We were so glad to have a guide who has an eye for the critters because we would not have known what to watch for in looking for the less common animals and we might otherwise not have spotted them. Rukia has a good eye for places to stay. My all time favorite place was maramboi Tented camp and I was so sad to leave after only one night there. Everyone at every location except The Rhino Lodge was exceptionally attentive, showered us with personal attention, and bent over backwards to make our trip as rewarding as possible. The only thing I wish were different is that, although the food was good in the evenings at all of our locations (some better than others!), we were served African food only a couple of times, and instead served a solid interpretation of Western food. Morning was always Western foods which was nicely done but forgettable. The worse food was the box lunches. Some research should be put into packable food items and suggestion of variety. Although we were hoping for more authentic dining options, I am aware it would be difficult for them to accomodate the variety of dietary restrictions they are presented with and still remain authentic. So in summary, we weren't there for the food, thus the food didn't effect my "take away" from the experience. I loved this trip and would recommend it to anyone who appreciates nature, wildlife, and who wishes to preserve memories of these animals while they are still around. Helpful information for travelers: Because so many are involved in the upkeep of each place, many working in the background, tips are given at the time of departure from each hotel/tent camp, including tips for meals, housekeeping, etc, you leave it in a designated box and the owners (or someone) distributes the total to all of the working staff.
Highlight of our trip to South Africa
After researching, for what seemed like forever, for safari options to take from our short stop in Johannesburg we opted for the three day Classic Kruger Park safari with Wildlife Safaris. I am glad to say it was the highlight of our holiday to South Africa. We had a small group and a fantastic tour guide, the wonderful Hoppy, which meant it was a very personalised experience and there was very little we didn't see. We saw all of the big five right up close and so many different animals and birds that we lost count! It also didn't feel rushed at all, despite the short timeframe. The booking process was very easy and the Wildlife Safaris team were always very prompt in replying to any queries I had. I would recommend them to anyone looking to go on a Kruger safari. I would also like to thank Hoppy for his vast knowledge on what seemed like absolutely everything and such a great experience!
great easter holiday
Easter holiday was great in mombasa at milele beach hotel thanks to samburu Trails
BE
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Mpumalanga and Soweto Tour
Kobus De Jonge from "Jewel of Africa Safaris" took us on a private and spectacular Panoramic Tour of Mpumalanga while telling us all about the history of South Africa which is so intensely connected to this region. Back in Johannesburg he took us on an extensive and amazing tour of Soweto including the Hector Pieterse Memorial and Museum and Vilakazi street were Nelson Mandela and Rev. Desmond Tutu lived. We ended with a fine a meal in Soweto. We were struck by the warmth and the friendliness of the inhabitants of this country. Kobus' planning, guiding and safe driving was just perfect, he gave us a memorable trip.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mega Safari with Mega Adventures
I lived in Tanzania for a year as a volunteer and during that time I wanted explore Tanzania's beautiful nature as well. And therefore a good safari company is essential. Friends suggested me Mega Adventures and I never regretted to have done a nine-day safari, a climb of Mt Meru and a climb of the Kilimanjaro with their help.
I have done the together with my family (6 persons altogether) and we were able to highly customise our safari for our needs. Mega Adventures was always willing to fulfil our wishes but also gave as good advices to make the trip as special as possible. We travelled through the whole northern circuit. We started in the Tarangire NP, passed Lake Natron the next day to reach the Serengeti through the backdoor. After that we spend some time at the Ngorongoro crater as well at its surrounding craters (Empakai, Olmoti). On the last day we finished the trip at the Lake Manyara NP. During the whole safari we were only camping which was a great experience especially because we often chose private campsites over public ones which I can highly recommend as they are far more remote and you get the true wilderness feeling. Also our driver and guide Abu was very knowledgeable person and shared very interesting details about the wildlife in Tanzania with us. On top of that the car was in a very good condition and Abu really understands how to handle such a beast.
My climbs of the Mt. Meru and Mt. Kilimanjaro were led by a very experienced guide who has reached the peak dozens and dozens of times. He always watched out for us to make our experience enjoyable. The gear I hired for the tour was also in a very good condition.
In conclusion I can highly recommend Mega Adventures as your Tour operator. Customisable safaris, experienced guides and fair prices made my trips very special and truly unforgettable.
AT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A perfekt holliday.
A great stay again in Africa. Good staff, good food, nice people, good accomodations. .......
North Mara- Excellent for wildlife viewing
I wanted to visit Masai Mara but did not have adequate time to sift internet to decide which part of Masai Mara to visit to get best wild life viewing experience. I relied on my colleague's reference of Wild Destinations to arrange my visit.
After several prompt emails- I was guided to select North Mara and on hotels, I got three suggestions- Serian, Saruni and Kicheche camps and in consultation I chose Saruni. Right from touchdown at North Mara airstrip, we started seeing hyena, worthogs, bisons, wildbeast, zebras, gazels, ziraffes. Our driver Dickson, a native masai took all interest in ensuring that we sighted the elusive lion- and that too from close quarters of 10 ft on 3 occasions. A good number of elephants, jackals, mangoose, jackals were sighted. We had breakfast on the banks of Mara river where hippos and crocodiles were sunbathing.We also visited Rhino camp where Rhinos were introduced about 3-4 years back.
Inhabitating along with wildlife were the Masais - original inhabitants of the place. It was great to see the Masais and wildlife co-existng peacefully. The vast expansive plains of Mara along with bright sunshine and cool weather - I cannot ask for more.
Our stay at Saruni was excellent. They were so courteous and prompt. Service standards, punctuality, warmth and attention to details, room upkeep - 10/10.
Thanks to Shaheen of Wild Destinations, Eddy and Dickson of Saruni- it was a very relaxing, rejuvinating holiday- at Mara North - probably as nature existed few centuries back.
Madhava Murthy
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Totally incredible
Adelle Bell was so helpful from day one of our contact. Me & my husband were travelling with our two sons aged 9 and 12 and I gave her an outline of the type of trip i was looking for and our requirements as well as budget. Boy did she deliver on her recommendations. We stayed at Kapama River lodge for 2 nights and Kapama Southern for 2 nights largely because neither could take us for the 4 nights that i wanted. Initially i wasn't keen on having to go to 2 different places but actually it worked out perfectly and was lovely to experience 2 very different camps. i can't say enough good things about the Kapama reserve - the drives were amazing and we saw everything, the smell of the bush, the animals, the weather, the place, people and overall experience, it was truly overwhelming and we didnt' want to leave. Thank you so much i will definately recommend you to others and we will defo be back.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
uganda visit-260316-05042016
we booked speke holidays uganda from uk on reviews of trip advisor.we have found jennifer very helpful&proffessional in replying to my initial enquiry.i did find some tour operators who were cheper costwise but decided to go with speke holidays as i found them very quick on responding to my querry.i am glad we went with them as we had lots of issues travelwise from uk&returning from uganda with brussels airlines but they tried to help us as much as they could.at one point on 240316,the trip was off as our flight was cancelled but were taken on by ba on 250316 and had to contact jennifer to reactivate our tours which was pre arranged&deposit paid for.i have really enjoyed tour of murchison falls/safari&later jinja&surrounding area with speke holidays.their guide/driver hamid was amazing/fullof knowledge of areas we visited.transport vehicles were excellent&comfortable.we used them for kampala sightseeing too.i would used them again in future.i would recommend them to anyone travelling to uganda.