50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Organisational extraordinaire!
Gail provided us with an exciting itinerary for Africa that did not disappoint. We were blown away by the accommodation, food provided and all-around excellence of everywhere we went. The safari camps were our highlight but we felt that the whole experience surpassed our expectations.
We felt so well looked after and Gail's organisational skills were second to none. We were never left waiting for any transport and we had many pick-ups throughout our holiday. Every time we were somewhere new there was always someone to pick us up and always on time. We had no stresses while away, everything seemed so easy, which made our holiday experience perfect.
We would highly recommend using Gail's expertise and definitely plan to use her services again.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Expert tours with a personal touch
Nothing but good things to say about Gorilla Link Tours - Carol the owner is a real gem and she's built a special tour company in just a few years.
A friend and I did the 3-day gorilla tour in Bwindi departing from Kampala. There was great communication throughout planning, and they easily accommodated some customizations of the standard itinerary to include a day at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda. Pickups were always prompt and Carol even met us at the airport herself.
William our guide gave us lots of great context about Uganda and the gorillas which really enriched our experience - it was actually more information about the gorillas than we got from the guides in the park.
I'd love to come back to Uganda and spend more time in the Mutanda Lake region (which is stunning) and see some other parks, and would book again with Gorilla Link without hesitation.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
First time on a safari (10 day) and had a mixed experience
I did the 10 day kenya/tanzania safari tour and went to all the main, big parks...(Maasai mara, Amboseli, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater)
The 10 day safari tour went to a lot of great locations although you spend a lot of time traveling between destinations....The airport pickup didn't go that smoothly and we got stuck in Nairobi rush hour traffic for a long time....I ended up having 3 or 4 guides during the 6 day Kenyan portion of the tour..(felt like a hot potato).....They were good guides/drivers but it would have been nice to remain with one of them for the duration..(I think the original plan was to have one driver/guide)....Obama was the best driver and pretty knowlegable....
By contrast, the guide/driver for the 3 to 4 days in Tanzania, Sayed, was very hard to understand half of the time and a very poor listener.....(poor english skills overall)....He couldn't find animals on the game drives, had lots of engine problems in the Serengeti and generally complained way too much about a variety of things......To try to compensate for his many inadequacies, he resorted to offering to buy us beer and ganja/marijuana for us in the van ..(which I think is illegal in Tanzania).....I was told that African Habitat safaris wasn't going to use him anymore as a guide....Excellent choice..
Overall, it was a good time... August is a good time to visit Kenya/Tanzania with a large concentrations of animals... But the tour seemed disorganized at times, the accomodations a mixed bag and the quality of guides dropped a lot in Tanzania...
AR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience
We booked a 6 days budget safari to Masai Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli for two. Great price, did all as promised. Food, water, accomodation were very good. The driver, Stanley, was very nice except for the first day in Masai Mara when he was late, half asleep, didn't talk much..but he made it up later in the tour. Mark organised our tickets to continue to Mombasa from Emali, and gave as a free ticket.
We also booked a two days to Hell's gate and mt. Longonot, it was very nice and more than I expected. Good trekking and cicling, a bit of exercise. Mt longonot is not that easy. We had a private driver, Peter, he was really nice.
I had an extra week on my own, so I decided to do a 5 days trekking to mt Kenya. I wanted a group but it ended up to be just me with the guide and cook. It was a great experience! I wasn't very prepared but everything went fine. This last tour wasn't as organised as I wanted. Poor communication between Mark and the guide. Not sure how many days it was going to take, if food was included, if I had a sleeping bag, guiere.. everything at last minute. But everything went smoothly in the end. Charly and Jhon were very nice, great food, great experience!
We also decided to go with them because it's a Kenyan company. Totally recommended !
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Memorable Experience
7 wonders Safari was absolutely hands down the most professional tour company I have ever experienced. Having never stepped in the country of Africa, it was extremely stressful to plan everything to the T. I want to start by giving Eve a shoutout, she was our contact from start to finish. From the very beginning before even asking for a budget, she was SUPER helpful. She was honest and that is what I appreciate the most. She wasn’t trying to make a quick buck, she was extremely diligent in keeping us honest and our expectations realistic. On top of that she gave as amazing price and accommodations for a 12 day trip through Kenya, Tanzania, and Zanzibar. From transportation to hotel (tent at campsites) everything was just easy. Our group consisted of 8, and essentially we just showed up and and followed our schedule with our driver and enjoyed our time. I also think what made our trip valuable were the drivers that Eve paired us with. In Kenya we were with David, he was a young man that has been doing tours for 7 years. Being from the USA, he was extremely relatable. I enjoyed my conversations with him, from geopolitics to the different animals he showed us. It was quite an experience and he made the ride easy, fun and smooth. In Tanzania we were with A driver name George. When I tell you this man was passionate, I am not kidding. He is extremely smart, and just knew where every animal was at any given moment. I saw everything with him, from lions to cheetahs. I loved my time with him, and thought I created a lifelong bond with him. I can’t thank Eve and 7 wonders enough! Zanzibar was very touristy and we were on our own, we were on the coast and I highly recommend staying at tea house and doing the prison island tour. There are turtles that are 150 years old and are huge! Every camp site we went through, from Kenya to Tanzania, every person was professional and accommodating. The food was great and they were all home made meals. I can’t stress enough how enjoyable this trip was! In our preliminary planning stages, our group researched about 20 companies, I am super happy we chose 7 wonders, and recommend anyone giving them a shot to plan out your vacation and safari!
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Gail made all our African dreams come true!
From beginning to end our arrangements were handled in an efficient and professional manner making for a wonderful and hassle-free holiday. The accommodation was excellent in all venues, transfers were seamless, all nine flights and car hire trouble-free and the safari tour was amazing. Very happy to recommend Gail to plan your dream holiday.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Zambian Safari 2019
Our first Safari in Zambia. Chalk Africa planned and organised every detail of an excellent Safari covering a stay of 04 nights in South Luanga and Lower Zambezi - respectively. All the internal travel, lodge bookings, Safari Interests were catered for in a professional and courteous manner - no request to difficult or bothersome. A pleasure to deal with all members of Chalo Africa with their invaluable input making for a memorable trip.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Mikumi National Park by Lindsay Prescott
Mikumi was a lovely place to visit and I had a great time seeing all the animals. The only problem was the long drive to get there, which can't be helped, and it would have been nice to have some free time so we could go in the pool and then back into the park in the afternoon.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Savuti by Tina
Saw most the lions here; campsite seemed more isolated; quite dry when we came here so not much scenery.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Okavango Delta by Tina
Birders’ paradise; did not camp here so can’t say much about Bush life