Review about Kafue National Park by Spencer
It feels very remote and doesn't have the vibe that you're in the middle of a tourist zone like in Tanzania.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amboseli Safari
It was a nice tour. We had a good guide/driver. We could see a lot of animals including lions.
The logde was good with perfect view to the Kilimanjaro
SG
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Ugandan Birding/Wildlife Experience with Avian Safaris
One of the best birding/wildlife experiences I've ever had.
Crammy Wanyama of Avian Safaris (as bird guide, driver, general guide, info central etc etc) gets full marks from me - he is patient, helpful, efficient, caring, knowledgeable, accommodating, punctual. Everything went without a hitch
CA
50-65 years of age
Totally Awesome
We were privileged enough recently to go on a safari to Kenya and e safari was our choicest of the milliard tour operators. Our decision to use e safaris was as a result of their unmatched responsiveness and attention to detail.
The experience to say the least was Life changing restoring my faith in nature and human kind.
Thank you to incredible Charles, our guide, James for his generosity and wisdom. The choice of camps was excellent – with fabulous food, drink, tents and comfortable sleeping facilities.
The amazing guides not only have mind-boggling knowledge about just about everything from fauna, flora and photography, but about psychology and social interaction. Smoothing the way to a visually stunning, eye opening, educational expedition.
The beautiful ‘Camp Staff’ forged ahead of our little band and prepared our beds, put hot water for showers and delicious food with discreet finesse. We were graced by a finale where all the staff harmonized and danced so beautifully that most of us were bought to tears.
Many friends and family are keen to follow in our footsteps in the near future and will definitely recommend them to you!
A magical, almost primordial, place apart.
My wife and I have visited Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve (the oldest in Africa, established in 1895) on four occasions – usually either before, or after, staying in St Lucia (on the coast to the east) so that I can experience the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park (renamed iSimangaliso Wetland Park, November 2007) and Cape Vidal.
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve is about 280 km (174 miles) north of Durban or if you are travelling from Swaziland (e.g., Lavumisa/Golela Border Post) it’s a 3½ hour (approx.) drive due south. The park occupies around 960 km² or 96,000 hectares (371 sq. miles or 237,221 acres) in the middle of Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal – and affords the lucky visitor some breathtaking vistas. If you are possessed of a vivid imagination, you might almost think that you are in “Jurassic Park”, half expecting to stumble across an apatosaurus or a herd of hadrosaurs. Rather than dinosaurs, however, you will, almost certainly, experience many close encounters with ‘white’ rhinos, giraffes, zebras, nyalas, chacma baboons, vervet monkeys, elephants, woolly-necked storks, wart hogs and cape buffalos. You might also be exceptionally lucky to see, hovering in the skies, a huge African Crowned Eagle which has an appetite for vervet monkeys and even small antelope.
If you are overnighting for a few days at Hilltop Camp and take the Forest Trail you may encounter the small, secretive Red Duiker antelope (another meal time favourite of the African Crowned Eagle) in the company of iridescently-feathered Crested Guinea Fowl and, usually nearby, the ubiquitous vervet monkeys.
Joining a morning game drive in the company of expert rangers is a ‘must’ and, as well as having a fair chance of seeing other members of the ‘big five’, you may have the joy of meeting an extraordinary bird – the ground hornbill strolling down a track.
The accommodation around Hilltop Camp is well-equipped and more than adequate for any traveler. Remember to book in advance. If you are travelling independently, allow adequate time to reach your accommodation before the rapid nightfall. (Pack a torch/flashlight for ambling around camp at night.)
The food (buffet style) is quite good and can include (very tasty) game (e.g., Kudu); reasonable selection of wines. (As a general rule, the food in South Africa is of very high quality and naturally produced - not 'adulterated' or factory farmed as in the U.S. or much of the U.K.) Well-stocked ‘Curio Shop’. Generally friendly, helpful staff. The rangers are truly excellent and a mine of information and expert knowledge.
Essential to hire a car when visiting South Africa (if you want to experience as much as possible) – preferably a ‘high-sided’ vehicle with a bit of ‘poke’.
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve is one of the planet’s enchanted places – which draws my wife and I irresistibly to it on every occasion when visiting the hugely varied and stunningly beautiful South Africa. Go visit!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic safari with e safaris
My husband and me just returned from the adventure of our lives in Africa a month ago. The true highlight for us was e safaris’ safari. The guides and staff were so friendly and willing and nothing was too much for them. The guides were so knowledgeable and could answer any question we asked. The food was excellent in all the three tented camps we stayed, with Lakira and Kicha Tembo being our favourites. Sleeping out in tents in the bush was so exciting and all our comforts were looked after. We saw so many animals and birds including a lion kill and a leopard. The sunsets were brilliant especially late afternoon one day when we were taken up to a stand of baobab trees to watch the sun set. Another day as we climbed up some rocks to see the vast plains and saw a lion chasing a giraffe, this was awesome and at the same time nerve-racking, as they were so close! Luckily we were in the company of two armed rangers.
Thank you e safaris, I would recommend your safaris to anyone!
CA
50-65 years of age
Review about Lake Nakuru National Park by Yukon Travellor
Been here three times. Depending on the time of year will necessitate the quantity of feathered friends you will see. The animal viewing is also superb as is the surrounding area.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Just sit back and let Indigo Safaris take care of--and surprise--you.
I take only one vacation per year, so when I go, I go big and I go far. That makes it imperative that I find a travel advisor who WON'T "screw up," technically speaking, my sole annual chance for adventure.
Fortunately, that's just what I found in Indigo Safaris, which helped me build my last two vacations from start to finish.
That's no mean feat considering that those holidays took me to Papua New Guinea in 2012 and Namibia and South Africa in 2013. The former destination is something of a challenge to navigate even for seasoned travelers, but Christopher Bartlett--the nerve center of Indigo Safaris--knows it inside out. He can rattle off flight schedules as if they were multiplication tables, set you up for scuba certification, send you on cultural adventures, find you a mountain to climb and even direct you to the dive resort with the best margarita--all while nabbing you a great deal in the bargain.
So pleased was I with my PNG vacation--not to mention Christopher's attentiveness and skill in orchestrating it--that I put my adventure in his hands the following year, letting him arrange and guide my two weeks in Namibia and a subsequent two weeks of game driving, backpacking and hiking in South Africa.
The Namibia portion was particularly striking, fully living up to its billing as Christopher's "Hidden Secrets Tour." I can't even begin to tell you all we saw and did during our 14-odd days in country other than to assure you that we covered more than 3,500 km in one of the most rugged, friendly and breathtaking places on earth. Christopher gave us peeks into aspects of Namibian life, history and geography that I don't think are possible to get any other way short of moving there.
And did I say he can cook? Chocolate-covered bananas? Over a fire pit? That was indeed a treat, but not the only one.
Which is why I'm already setting my sites on Uganda and the gorillas in a few years. Or maybe Zimbabwe. Or the Galapagos...In any case, I'll be pounding down Christopher and Indigo Safari's inbox for help. Don't say I didn't warn him.
HK
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional and excellent in Planning
Wife, my teenage kids and I have just returned from a trip to East Africa and I just wanted to thank e safaris for their excellent services. We used their airport transfer service, a tour around Nairobi, the Karan Blixen, Giraffe Center, the David Sheldrick Wildlife trust and a day trip to Lake Naivasha and Hells Gate that included a boat trip to the crescent island and all were very well organised and enhanced our visit. We also had a safari to Kenya and Tanzania that was also very well planned. Our tour guide (Charles) was friendly and very good at explaining about the places we visited and we were pleased at the polite service of your drivers and other staff. We will recommend your services to anyone we know who is visiting Kenya. Thank you!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Kenya Adventya!
Everything about our experience with Aslan Adventure Tours was tremendous. Communication was good and we were able to deal with financial transactions issues comfortably. Shadrack was our driver and we couldn't possibly have asked for someone better. Shadrack knew the terrain like the back of his hand, and we spotted many animals that he himself had rarely seen. He was completely courteous and extremely helpful. The whole adventure was made incredible because of him.