AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Good Company to deal with .
We were a group of 4 people and out of which 3 of us were on photography trip. The team of David an Fadhili from the company were very good and very understanding . We had a great time through their guidance . We will for sure visit TZ through them again . If you are looking to see the wild side of TZ then Kilislope is a company which can always be considered for sure . We wish them all the very best and looking forward to coming back again and again .....:)
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent costumer service and detail
I can´t describe how excelent the safari we arranged was. We organised a safari to Masai Mara and 1 more week of travelling with a 20 months baby in Kenya and it was just perfect. Kenneth and Livingstone (excellent driver) were all the time considering our necessities (even more the ones of the baby) and listening to our requests. It´s always hard to send money in advance to someone you don´t know to Africa as everyone has listened about scams. No worries. Kikwetu is 100% trustable. Don´t doubt it and contract them
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My Experience with Porge Square Luxury
Being served by Porge Square Luxury Safari Ltd is a ultimate experience I have ever seen.Their Tour guide are very chaming and very supportive. Serengeti National Park is beatiful place to be on earth
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great, friendly and professional afternoon game run Nairobi National Park
I had a great afternoon game run at the Nairobi National Park with Kibera Holiday Safaris. Peter, the guide and driver was genuinely friendly and seemed very knowledgeable on the wildlife itself as well as the challenges faced as a consequence of human encroachment and poaching. We had quite a long drive over a large stretch of the park, seeing a large variety of wildlife in the different types of environment there are at the park. I was especially thrilled seeing several rhino at two different spots, which was a first for me after earlier safaris in the Mara and Tsavo. I definitely recommend Kibera Holiday Safaris.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very knowledgable
Chantelle was brilliant. She replied to our emails very quickly and answered our numerous questions thoroughly. She also knew the lodges & country very well so could advise according to our budget.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
worth my cash
communication Perfect, Service professional and what i can say they honor their words.
had a lot of fun and enjoyed everything as i had planned
US
Incredible South Africa Honeymoon With the Help of Wildlife Safaris
My wife and I were celebrating our honeymoon in South Africa, and wanted to cap it off with a 4 day safari in Kruger. We selected Wildlife Safaris, and were not disappointed. We spent 4 weeks in Tanzania prior to South Africa, and went on several shorter safaris, so our expectations were rather high. We made our reservations pretty far in advance, and there was occasionally delays in getting responses to our questions, but everything went without a hitch. Our guide was Nik, and he's been going to Kruger for his entire life, and spent most of those years as a guide with Wildlife Safaris. We were picked up promptly at our hotel when communicated, and made the 5+ hour drive to Kruger, though there were a couple breaks built in, so it wasn't a bad drive. It was actually quite interesting to see the terrain changes throughout the drive.
We arrived to the park around 1:30 pm, and an afternoon game drive revealed lions and a leopard; not bad for the first few hours. It should be said that February is possibly the worst time to go to Kruger, as it is very hot, rainy, and the grass is high. A drought made conditions the opposite, so we were able to see lots of wildlife. In fact, we saw all of the Big 5 on our second day, all before lunch! (Warning: Results not necessarily normal and guides can't make animals appear, even if clients wish it, though Nik seemingly had Superman powers and could see through trees to spot game). We did the safari in an air conditioned minivan. At first I was skeptical, and worried it would constrict views, but that was not the case at all and the AC was a nice bonus (Nik said something about larger groups using the traditional open trucks). Just open the window to take a picture, and then close it after. An evening game drive was included in the price for the second day, which is put together and operated by Kruger staff with 20 or so passengers. It was ok, though we didn't really see anything new, and the night viewing was mostly a bust (a few passengers were given a spotlight to find animals, but it's hard).
The schedule was typically a very early morning game drive for 2-3 hours (we started at 5:30 am, though it can start as early as 4:30 am, or as late as 6:30 am, depending on when the front gates open), breakfast at a camp restaurant, a game drive until lunch, a "siesta" for a couple hours, then an evening game drive for a couple hours before the gates closed at 6:30 pm. Dinner together followed at around 7 with the group at the camp restaurant.
We stayed two nights at the Skakuza camp and one at Berg-en-dal. Skakuza was larger with more amenities, including free Wifi at the restaurant. It is also very centrally located and lots of drives can start from there. Berg-en-Dal was at the far Southern end and more remote, but the bungalows were larger and made the drive back to the airport quicker. But, it had no Wifi. Both places had AC and en suite bathrooms. Overall, the food and the accommodation was better than expected, and we were both very pleased. From what I gathered, Skakuza is often utilized, with the second site more variable, though it's all based on park availability. Staying inside the park was key, since we got such an early start and beat everyone coming in from outside the park. Our favorite early morning moment was coming across a pack of wild dogs in the middle of the road and watching them play with each other for 10 minutes, without another car in sight.
On the last day, we left the park around 9:30 after an early game drive and breakfast, and got to airport pretty quickly, no later than 3 pm. They advertise a 4-4:30 arrival, but we had no problem with the early arrival. So, no worries if you have a flight to catch in the evening.
Nik was a fantastic guide; a true animal lover who had great information, not only about the animals and the park, but anything else about South Africa we had questions on. We had a nice small group for the 4 days, and had some fun and enjoyable meals and conversations together. We can't speak highly enough of Nik and the whole team at Wildlife Safaris, and want to thank them all for helping create a wonderful finale to our honeymoon in South Africa. We'll be passing their name along to anyone we know that heads to Kruger, which was by the way, the best and our favorite park we saw in our journeys across Tanzania and South Africa.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Petting a Cheetah
I visited Kruger National Park after three weeks of a study visit in South Africa. Unfortunately, we only had two days in Kruger and the trip was all organized by the host organization - so a lot of details regarding accommodations, transportation, and the like were not part of my trip.
Kruger Park for me was an absolutely fantastic experience. First of all, many people complain that the place has asphalt roads and that at times it can be crowded - and these all valid complaints. However, Kruger Park is so vast and crude - approximately the size of Switzerland. One of the guides that was driving us around told us that even if we were to travel every road in Kruger, we would be able to see only about 3% of all Kruger National Park. Needless to say, the scenery was absolutely stunning.
As for the animals, you can find there all sorts of animals. By the end of the day, we had seen at least some 27 kinds of animals, including four of the big 5. The only animal that we did not see was Leopard, and that was due to them being overall shy animals. However, keep in mind that this was only during one single day.
During the two nights, we slept at two different places - the names of which, unfortunately I can't remember. However, both of the places were great. One of them had animals running around within hotel area, but was slightly poshy. The meals were fantastic - especially if you are into meat and of different game. The other place where we slept was much more rudimentary, but it really made you feel the 'bush vibe'. This place was located within a game reserve, which included giraffes, elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hippos, etc. There was no fence that separated these animals from you. Only walls of the lodges. At some point we met the 'tamed' cheetah which would hang out with us. We petted the cheetah and she would purr, but moments later she went on a hunt - one of those wilde hunts you see on TV. That was quite an experience.
I cannot possibly sum up in words the experience in Kruger, but I know that it was a great experience of which I did not get enough. What I do know is that eventually, I will go back again and get to stay a little longer.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our group had a first class safari experience with a great guide, lodgings and scenery.
Myself and two friends went on a two day safari to the Tarangire Park and Ngorongoro Crater and had a wonderful experience. The guide was friendly, knowledgeable and we were able to see the big 5 in our two day trip. We expected tent accommodations for the overnight and were surprised by our hotel which was a 5 star hotel by american standards. The hotel was included in the safari price. I highly recommend this company which made our group feel right at home at the Honey Badger Lodge.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An exceptional safari experience, with an outstanding guide.
We have just enjoyed a Wild Wings 2night/3day Kruger safari - and what an incredible time it was! As someone who has enjoyed previous safaris in Zambia, Botswana and Tanzania, I feel well qualified to comment on our experience. Every aspect, from the initial responses to our enquiries, through to the logistics and the transfers from Johannesburg to Kruger, the accommodation (at Skukusa), the catering arrangements, and of course the safari itself was excellent. But what made it exceptional, was the knowledge and expertise of our guide, Simon. I say 'guide', but he was also our driver and chef! His wildlife knowledge (birds, mammals, reptiles...) was incredible, and certainly I have no hesitation in saying that he was the best game guide (by some margin) that I have experienced in my 4 safaris. And he never switched off! Even on the journey back to Johannesburg, he was pointing out birds that we passed.
You can't judge the success of a safari trip solely by the wildlife encounters that you have , or whether you manage to see the Big Five; but even by that measure, our experience of Wild Wings was exceptional. Simon is courteous and considerate to other game viewers too - be they other safari guides or just members of the public who have turned up in their own vehicles...and asking what it is that we're looking at. By the way, you can self-drive in Kruger, but why would you want to? The place is vast, and without Simon's skills we would have seen very little. Yes, he is connected in to a number of other game guides who share their finds, so it does increase the likelihood of good interactions; but he has an incredible eye and ear for spotting the smallest movement, the faintest of sounds that can lead to a fantastic encounter. And as I said, he operates with courtesy and consideration to other users of the park, and most importantly to the wildlife.
In summary, the best endorsement that I can give is to say that if (when!) we return to Kruger, we will not be looking anywhere else: Wild Wings Safaris will be our first port of call.