A six pack holiday to Botswana
Having previously been on a top quality holiday to Botswana organised by Safari Club, this time my wife and I invited four friends to join us. Therefore, there was no room for mistakes or a lower quality trip than before, my wife had promised them the best safari going...
We travelled via Cape Town and toured South Africa for a week before going to Botswana Wilderness camps And then returned home via Johannesburg. Three couples all had different itineraries, different departure dates, different return dates and all flew different airlines to S A. Paul at Safari Club organised everything, and it all worked perfectly.
Thanks to Paul and Ellie for arranging everything.
We all can't wait to go again.....
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Memorable
Watching the wildebeest migration in the vast planes of Serengeti is an unforgettable memory.
Visit Serengeti and Ngorongoro is a must for any adventure traveller. The tents at Heritage Tented camps were very roomy and comfortable. We could hear lions passing by and buffalos eating just outside our tent. I loved Manyara Park with its diversity of wildlife, hippos and thousands of flamingos. I would recommended this company to anyone, a very interesting itinerary and great staff.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A fantastic day out with a great guide
We had a day trip to Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift and it was a stunning day out
Our guide Sheldon was a wealth of knowledge and his descriptives of both battles was superb
A very moving day and to be actually walking around the said battlefields was a great experience
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Comfortable arrangement to Serengeti!
We booked our 4 days safari with Trip Advisor Africa Safaris. Seth Vincent arranged everything as we had asked him to arrange and promptly replied to every email that was sent to him. The airport pick up to drop off was smooth and well arranged. The safari to Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro was really amazing and well organised. we had a very good driver Ziggy and chef Alifa, both very knowledgeable and amazing cook respectively. Special thanks to director Vincent for arranging a pick up of our lost luggage that arrived couple of days later. It was truly a great help for picking up our lost luggage and keeping it safe until we arrived back from our 4 days safari. Also special thanks to make sure all our requests were fulfilled, like arranging halal food, hotel pick up and drop off,etc. All in all, you can book these guys for your visit to African safari and they will make sure you have a memorable trip with them.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
You can't get any better than THE BEST!
Words cannot describe the amazing adventure my husband and I had on our 7-day safari! Everything from the immediate response to my first email inquiry to the sad farewell we had to bid our incredible guide, and the many months of Joao's customized planning and friendly conversation in between, went far beyond our every expectation. The entire staff is top notch! We dreamed for years of a private safari for two but never imagined it could become a reality. We chose the camping to better fit within our budget and couldn't imagine doing it any other way. Our guide Emma made each and every day extra special and we enjoyed his personality immensely! We were also blown away by the quality of food. Pascali kept good care of us and my vegetarian needs. I think I must have gained 5kg with all of that great cooking! It was a fantastic experience and worth every dollar.If camping is not your style, I'm sure you will be equally thrilled with any of their accommodation options. Look no further than It Started in Africa! They take the time to listen to your needs and offer suggestions you may never think to consider or ask about. Every question is answered and nothing goes undone. You can simply relax and enjoy your adventure knowing they have every detail covered. Once it starts in Africa, you will not want it to end. Guaranteed to be nothing short of the most wonderful experience all around, and one you will never forget. Although our trip was over a year ago, I can remember every detail like it was yesterday. Those memories will definitely last a lifetime and we can't thank them enough!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Large group safari to Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti
Communications - 5 stars
Service - 5 stars
Living up to expectations - 5 stars
Safari itself - 4 stars because our tour guides could have been more engaging/offered more explanations & interest
Overall - 5 stars
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Joseph is an outstanding guide
Had a great 18 days with Joseph again, our driver/guide, who we have travelled with on 3 different trips over the last 25yr. He is a bird expert and knows where the best spots are for catching anything on film. He speaks great English and is always dependable. He also knows how to get you close to something if there are a lot of other vehicles in the area. He is the BEST! All travel arrangements were as promised and they even got us a last minute booking at Lake Masek Tent Camp, our African favorite.
NO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very good service.
Everything was ok.Guide and cook in a camp site just amazing people!Highly Recommended!
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a liftome experience!
We did an unforgettable beautiful 12-day tented safari with Sunset Africa. We started at Tarangire National park in which we saw, next to the ‘normal’ zebras, wilder beasts, impala’s, giraffes, warthogs and more, an amazing number of Elephants and we had our baptism of fire with lions next to the campsite.
After Tarangire we went to Lake Manyara were spent a day driving along the lake where we saw all kind of animal in het bush and millions of flamingos.
Although the first two national parks were impressive the tour did build up to better and better. Ngorongoro crater is a truly beautiful place where we added hippo’s and (nine!) rhinos to our list. In the Serengeti National Park, we saw a really unbelievable amount of wilder beast and zebra migrating through the area and we completed the Big Five with a number of leopards. Since we had a couple of days in this big park we were able to get away from the standard locations we could really enjoy the various landscapes and the variety of animals.
Next to the wonderful landscape and the number and variety of animals we were spoiled by our excellent driver/guide Ben who was able to spot and identify animals at enormous distances and could tell all kind of background stories about the animals, the parks and Tanzania.
Of course, there are things to improve like a slightly bigger tent and slightly better chairs and diner table but that really does not change the way we feel about this adventure. The car was in good condition and the served breakfast, lunch and dinner was tasteful. Public campsites are basic, but we still feel that our choice for those campsites instead of lodges by which we could add a couple of days to the safari was the right choice. Next time we would consider special campsites.
Guide Ben and Sunset Safari, thank you for this experience and we would like to recommend you to all travellers. We hope to contact you for our next safari soon.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Company is very efficient and the driver guide was excellent.
The way the Company communicated to us was nice, services very good and we got value for our money. The safari was thrilling and most memorable. The company met all our expectations.