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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a Lifetime!
Shanjoy Tours and Safaris made our trip to Kenya and Tanzania unforgettable in all the best ways. My family and I felt safe, well taken care of, and amazed at all the natural beauty around us. We had zero issues with our bookings at the various lodges and parks. We loved the food and had many different delicious options for meals. We especially felt grateful for our drivers, Dominik and Ledgar, who were most hospitable and helped to make our Safari perfect. The owner, Patrick, and his employees were kind and quick to reply to our emails/questions. If you are unsure about booking let this be your sign to commit and enjoy the trip of a lifetime!
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Incredible trip for our family of five
Phenomenal tour of Namibia with an experienced, knowledgeable, kind, and family friendly guide.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable and amazing! The trip of a lifetime! Seamlessly executed by John Cooper.
I recently returned from a 30 day safari with John Cooper's African Adventures Safari Company. The experience was everything I had hoped for and more. As a solo female traveller I was eager to fullfill a lifelong ambition to visit Africa, to see the wildlife up close and experience the culture and the scenery ..... but I was unsure how to achieve this. John's Safari Company came highly recommended and I'm so glad I chose to travel with him.
From my arrival in Johannesburg to delivery to the airport at the end of the trip, John was there all the way to ensure a trouble free, seamless execution of all elements of the trip.
The accomodation was excellent. Luxury tented accomodation and private bungalows out in the remote safari camps of the Okavango Delta (Botswana), Hwange National Park and the Matopos Hills (Zimbabwe) and Kruger National Park (South Africa) to name a few provided comfort at the end of each day.....usually with a stunning vista out over the pans where the animals gathered to drink. The staff at these lodges were exceptional! Friendly, helpful and fun, often entertaining us with joyful singing and dancing! The food was excellent and beautifully presented!
Most days there was an early morning and afternoon safari included. It is hard to describe the excitement of being out on the plains (vlei) amongst the myriad of beautiful animals living in their natural environment. We saw lions hunting buffalo, cheetah stalking impala, herds of elephants, wilderbeast, hippos, giraffe, leopard, kudu, waterbuck, eland, warthogs, hyenas, baboons, not to mention the exotic birdlife that abounds ...... all in great number.
The drivers of the safari vehicles were all experts in their field and provided running commentary about the animals and their behaviours which really enhanced the experience. Each afternoon we had drinks out on the vlei at sundown - a truly magical experience.
The safari was interspersed with several days in Victoria Falls and later in the Drakensburg Mountains where we were free to pursue our own activities. John provided excellent advice on where to go, what to see, where to eat and shop etc, often joining and ferrying us to and from these activities. I highly recommend the helicopter flight over Victoria Falls and the evening dinner cruise on the Zambesi River. Others in my group said the jet boat ride to the base of the Falls was a great adventure although I did not do that myself unfortunately.
With John as our driver throughout, we were all constantly entertained and informed by his extensive knowledge of the history, politics, economics and culture of this part of Africa and this provided an invaluable context to everything we were seeing.
I would highly recommend a safari with John Cooper's African Adventures. Excellent value for money and an unforgettable experience.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommended for the top notch service and choice of trips/lodging!
I highly recommend Ron Adventure if you are planning a trip to Tanzania! They can present you with several options and accommodation levels to customize your trip! The guide, Lyimo, was very friendly and knowledgeable about everything! He took me to Tarangire, Ngorogoro, Serengeti, and Lake Natron before dropping me off at the Arusha airport for my flight to Zanzibar (which Ron arranged also). I'll definitely remember it for the rest of my life!! 5 star experience.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our first safari
My wife and I had a wonderful time on our first safari. All the staff that we met were more than helpful . We had a chance to see and learn about a lot of interesting things. We will certainly pass our experience on to our friends and family so maybe they can enjoy a trip like we did.
DE
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Worth a visit and a return, but expensive.
We did two things in Botswana, a self-organized tour to the Tsodillo Hills and the Moremi Game Reserve with a rented 4x4 car and a tour with Kalahari Tours (3d/2n) to the Chobe NP. Both experiences were remarkable.
As Botswana is a wild but safe country, you can organize a tour yourself with care and good preparation. However, even in the low season, many campsites and rental cars were no longer available due to advance reservations. It seems common to do a reservation without turning it into a booking later. In fact, we hardly saw any other self-drivers. If you don't want to book early due to the unpredictable weather situation in the low season, it can be become difficult to get a space and/or a car.
We welcome the policy of reducing the amount of tourists traveling to Botswana by limiting space and rising prices , but it should be possible to explore the countries beauty on ones own.
We hope to come again and visit other parts of this fantastic country.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable experience with the best guides in Tanzania
My group had an amazing time with Mujuni. Micky and Nickson were the absolute best guides. They communicated frequently, went above and beyond, and just had a lot of fun. Our group felt taken care of. After a bad flight delay, they helped pick us up from the airport in the middle of the night and rallied straight into the safari all day. This is a great value and service tour and I recommend all to book!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Seamless safari experience with excellent wildlife viewing
Our group of four had a fantastic three-day trip with Wild Planet Safaris. Thale was incredibly helpful during the planning process and walked me through different options for how to best use our time in Kruger. She and Chris, our guide, also rolled with some last-minute communication and logistical changes regarding our pickup times and locations. Once we were on the road, Chris and Hopeson, our cook, took care of every detail. They checked us in and out of accommodations at rest camps (all very comfortable), cooked delicious meals, walked through plans for the next day each night at dinner, and set up a night drive and bush walk with KNP rangers. Chris took us on multiple game drives each day, and we had amazing sightings, including a leopard, lions, tons of elephants, giraffes, hippos, baby hyena, and many more. Chris is great at spotting even the smallest and hardest to see animals, like a puff adder on the side of the road. Having been on some earlier game drives (through a different company) with a slightly larger group, it was a lot of fun to travel around with just our small group. We really enjoyed Chris and Hopeson's company throughout the trip - thanks for making it an unforgettable one!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
An experience I will never forget! A friend referred me to Bora Trekking for my bucket list adventure of summiting Kilimanjaro on my birthday. Frumence and his team at Bora Trekking were absolutely incredible and went above and beyond. Bora had a team of 11 people to support us in our climb, everyone was like a close family working together to make sure we were comfortable and our needs met so we could be successful in the climb. We had three delicious meals a day served to our tent, when we had gear issues they were quick to come to the rescue with a solution. After summiting and returning to base camp, the team threw me a surprise party complete with a custom cake, along with singing and dancing! I can’t thank Bora enough for making this extra special for me and my Nephew! Afterwards back in Moshi Frumence took us out for some day tour activities and dinner, then made sure we both were taken to the airport. I highly recommend Bora should you be considering climbing Kilimanjaro or any other tour activities in the area.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The amazing Team that meet your expectations
It's an amazing and exciting experience. We spent several happy days in Tanzania with Ozon Light Tours and we saw almost all the big five animals that we expected. We saw many special things like flamingos, rhinoceroses, lion cubs, lion mating, and so on
Appreciate the hard working by our travling guider Issa. He is an excellent and charming man made the trip more interesting who is very professional and responsibility. He is doing well in finding animals and have a lot of knowledge about the behavior of the different animals. He is so nice and invited us to eat the local dishes which were very delicious. We will choose this operator for our next safari.