PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tsavo East. Best experience ever with Ewamanns Safaris.
Very friendly and helpfull staff. They make to feel me like in home. They care to show as much as possible on safari. The price was negotiable and compare with others agency very good. Amazing hotel and view. I recomend Ewamanns Safaris for 100%.
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DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Everything was perfekt.
A very nice Trip with a perfect guide. The Safaritrip was the best ever.
SE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceptional experience with an expert guide.
Lenny has a very big heart and he is doing this because he is one with the nature. Being in Masai Mara with a guy whom was born there and knows the area is great. This is a small personal company and direct contact with the “Boss” whom set everything up and knows what is in the deal. This is a 5 star experience from start to end. I am going to use Tayiai Safaris in the future and I can recommend this company to anyone who plans a safari tour.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kilimanjaro Brothers - Top notch service!
I started researching for a supplier for my trip to Kilimanjaro a year ago.
When you do this kind of search you naturally turn to known grounds, someone close to you. So did I.
I went to a local provided who offered a good package, but I couldn't help thinking that there was a lot of the money I would spend that would end up in Montreal office with little left to the Tanzanian company that would ultimately provide the service, since Tanzanian government enforces regulation to hire local companies to go up the mountain.
So I started looking the Internet for a Tanzanian company. When I found Kilimanjaro Brothers, I realized that the reviews where very good, so I asked them to provide me with a proposal for going up the mountain.
The immidiate thing that struck me was George (the director) quick and attentionate response.
The prices provided where in line with the other local comapnies I asked so we quickly came up to an agreement. One of my comments was that I was travelling alone and wanted to be paired with other tourists, since I felt it would be more fun to share the experience with other folks who were sharing the same feeling of discovery.
This was last January. Since that time I had numerous exchanges with George, upgraded my trip with a Safari and all the questions I asked always received quick and detailed responses.
This made me feel confident from the start, since I had neve been to Africa, I didn't know what to expect and needed that kind of confidence level.
A week before I left for my trip, I got a note from George explaining that the group I was paired with (3 people) had an accident and where no longer coming. I felt my trip was starting on the wrong foot, however George kept looking for alternatives, proposing to do the hike as a solo traveler at the same cost (going along required many people and typically costs more) but I still was hoping to go with other tourists. Ultimately George offered me to join a group of 10 people starting a couple of days later which worked fine for me.
We started our ascent on the Sunday, full of hope and exited. One of the main thing I have to say about Kili Bros is the details are all taken care of. The food was excellent all of the 7 days, varying meals, some of the local cuisine, our chef delighted our mouths :) The guides where fanstastic, led by Emmanuel who provided good advice all the time, but all of the other 4 guides where excellent.
We were monitoring our vital signs every night, paying attention if some of us could need to take altitude desease medication.
Accomodations where just great, although this is camping, this is luxury camping. We had a diner tent where we would sit the 11 of us together for our meals. Our tent where very good quality and we slept well every single night (except the one before summit because no one sleeps that night, we are all too exited :)
We all made it to the summit, thanks to the team and I give special thanks to Julius who helped me personnaly as I finally got hit by the altitude sickness.
When all was finished, we came back to the Parkview Inn Lodge (very nice hotel) and George had a ceremony all setup to deliver our ceritificates for climbing Kilimanjaro, we also received a Masai toga and bed linings with our names on, very nice touch.
After the climb we had 2 days already scheduled of Safari which was another great experience, with excellent driver guide. George also booked us at the Bougain Villa lodge ( the websit does not provide a good idea of how nice this place is) which was amazing for me and my companions.
I liked everything so much that after this amazing 9 days I still had some time to spend and asked George to help me plan 2 more days of Safari instead of taking my business elsewhere.
George, you and your team did a great job, thanks for these memorable moments.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Londolozi Game Reserve by Dennis Painting
I visited Londolozi many years ago, prior to it becoming well known, and it was a fantastic experience then, I believe it just got better over the years
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Not to be missed
The wildlife in the south of the park was every bit as I expected it to be. Our one disappointment was not spotting any leopard.
We stayed at Berg en Dal and Skukuza and found the staff welcoming and the accommodation very good. I am aware some people expect more from the accommodation but we were more than satisfied.
We did self drive, which is what we enjoy, and found that there are adequate rest camps with refreshments and ablutions throughout the area.
I have been to the park on numerous occasions in the past and can never fault it. I will most definitely go again.
It was my wife's 2nd trip to the park and my 4 and 2 year old's first trip....they are still talking about it....need I say more?
When my children are older I will definitely arrange a morning or evening trip in the land rovers to enhance the experience for them
If you are contemplating a trip to the Park I have only one thing to say.....Do it!!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about South Africa by Dennis Painting
Conservation is a high priority in South Africa and there are many reserves and wild life parks through out. The bird life, fauna and flora are so diverse and often unique to the area that it is a country that has to be experienced
PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible experience and wonderful organisation
Our safari trip was an unforgettable experience - so much better than I could have imagined. The company and our guide Anton was recommended to us by our friends and were are extremely grateful to them. The email communication with the owner was quick and smooth so when we arrived we knew exactly what to expect. Our guide was very friendly and provided us with lots of information durind the trip and Benson, the cook, took good care of our stomachs!
During the trip I understood what people mean when they say that the guide and cook can make your experience amazing or horrible - we enjoyed it so much because people take good care of us and that's why it's important to choose a good company and discuss all the details before the trip!
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A first class Safary
Very recently ( first week of this month ) , I went on a Safari in Tanzania with Wisdom African Safaris, from Ngorongoro to Northern Serengeti. Here are my comments about this trip. First what l did see : all kinds of wild animals , specially lions , zebras and wildebeests. What i didnt see : cub lions and hienas . What l saw very little : rhinos, only one from far away ,too bad that they are being decimated by the poachers. Overall was a great Safari and our guide, Gideon was excellent, very knowledgeable and very patient. Top on my list was seeing the animals crossing the Mara River, and out of two days there l only saw it for about ten minutes on the first day. lt was not much but was better than nothing, l heard stories of some people being there for two or three days and never seeing it. Sometimes you see a large number of wildebeests approaching the river, looks like they are going to jump and than they go back, maybe they saw some crocodiles, who knows, than they may cross the river next day or go to another spot further east or west. Anyway , my Safari was an unforgettable experience.
NL
Fantastic!
Easy travel facilitated our holiday in Tanzania that we booked at Matoke tours (the Netherlands). Gilbert Mariki was our guide/driver, and thanks to him we had a fantastic experience. Gilbert has extensive knowledge regarding animals/nature and culture. He was great company and took excellent care of us.