FI
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari!
Professional guides, we saw a lot of animals and everyone loved the tour!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Family Safari in SA
My family and I were very excited to go on safari and I went online to do some basic research. Although I am an experienced traveler, I had never been to Africa and was overwhelmed with the options available for a first safari. Luckily, I found an itinerary by Roho Ya Chui with fantastic reviews that fit perfectly into our schedule. Four nights in a safari camp and three in Cape Town.
I sent an inquiry and was contacted by Ute, who was immediately helpful with my planning. Although she was in South Africa and I in New York, we arranged a mutually convenient time and spoke on Skype to arrange the itinerary. She was very flexible, especially when we added a fourth person last minute.
The trip itself exceeded all my expectations! We spent four nights in Kirkman's Kamp, an intimate luxury camp in the Sabi Sands reserve. We were paired with a tracker and ranger for the duration of our stay, and they took us on game drives to see animals twice daily. We saw all the big 5 and more. The quality of the game viewing was more than I could have hoped. We had a leopard walk right by our vehicle! The ranger was also very knowledgeable about these animals, which meant we learned as well as saw.
Having booked through Roho Ya Chui, we didn't have to worry about internal flights, airport transfers or the hotel in Cape Town. It was a wonderful experience and my only regret is I wish I had stayed longer.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 fantastic days at Mikumi NP
There were great days at Mikumi NP. Our Guide tells and show us so much about the animals and the area-
The whole process of Safari worked great.
My daughter and me was so happy to see all the wildlife animals.
Thanks
Also the Nights. We stay in the Tan-Swiss Lodge was super.
Thanks
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful time
This safari was very nice, I had a wonderful time! We saw the big five and lot of other animals. The guide/driver was a very nice guy and he knew a lot about the animals. Even when there was a problem with the car one evening, he did an excellent job. The next morning everything was all right again, ready to bring us to the next game drive. I had a very nice experience!
A journey to remember!
Our experience with Simba Africa Expeditions was amazing. Everything went smoothly starting from the first email we wrote to Simba to receive information about available safari tours till our brilliant guide Remy dropped us off at the airport in Entebbe to catch a flight back home. We outlined in our email what approximately we would like to see and do in Uganda and Simba's tour manager prepared a plan for us on which we then worked together till was absolutely perfect. We kept in regular contact till our day of arrival and Simba's tour manager was very patient in answering all our questions. We were met at the airport upon arrival, introduced to our safari guide and from there we started a 10-day long journey around Uganda. Like all tourists in Uganda we wanted to see and enjoy Uganda's wild life. And our Safari guilde Remy did a great job: we were able to spot and see from a close range pretty much all the animals, including lions (we saw both so to say regular lions and tree-climbing lions) and even leopards, which are not so easy to come across! Also, our guide is extremely informed and knows a lot about animals, their habits, and also about the thousand of birds that exist in Uganda. Our safari drives were a never-ending National Geographic-kind of experience. We were taken extremely good care of. Upon arrival to Entebbe, we learnt that part of our luggage was lost together with our clothes (and one of the cameras), but it did not ruin our experience, as Simba did everything possible to make sure our luggage is returned to us asap. As our wonderful tour manager told us: I will contact the airport every day until I become a pain to them:) And it worked as our luggage was returned to us on our 4th day although we were already some hundreds km away from Entebbe airport: Simba sent its driver to meet halfway with our safari guide Remy while we were enjoying a boat trip ride. Also our hiking shoes bought locally fell apart but again Remy took care of it. He brought the shoes to the local repairman and now these shoes will experience many more years of travel:) Also want to mention that our safari guide is a very skillful and careful driver. That's important as often times roads in Uganda are not as good as in most countries in Europe, for example and traffic can also get a bit crazy. Comfort and safety of tourits is a priority for Simba! Also, all our lodges were great! The staff was everywhere extremely friendly, polite and helpful. We never encountered rudeness or indifference. Also, food exceeded all our expectations. I think we even got a little bit spoilt as almost in all lodges we were offered a finger-licking dessert for dinner (in addition to at least two-course meals):) And of course, fresh fruits and fresh juices everyday is the least your should expect.
We are extremely grateful to Simba Africa Expeditions for organizing such a great trip for us. We did game drives, and boat trips and we saw mountains and lakes and waterfalls. We made amazing memories and thousands of beautiful pictures!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable second Honeymoon!
Upon contacting Rose we were not sure what we really wanted - other than a fabulous adventure at luxury level. From the very beginning she helped us create a unique itinerary, never minding that I wanted to change the dates/hotel/location on almost a daily basis!
We have just returned from 2.5weeks in Zambia and Mozambique - the whole trip was wonderful. There was a lot of travel involved and each journey was seamless - she provided us with itinerary sheets so we always knew where we were going and were always met at each destination by a friendly guide/representative.
We wanted variety, and we certainly got that - we felt we experienced so many different sides of Africa in the short time we were there.
The great thing about Rose is she really listens - she don'ts just try and sell you a pre-made package - she really wants to understand what you as the customer want to get out of your trip - and that is the difference between her and any other travel agent! She is on call 24hrs and replies instantly to every email.
I have already recommended her to a friend who is about to propose to his girlfriend saying he MUST get her to arrange the honeymoon!
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Australians on Bush Travellers Safaris
Our Trip in Botswana was one of the most incredible experiences of our lives. Not only did we see every animal in the area but we were taught so much about these foreign animals. We were delighted with the food, it was absolutely beautiful, in particular the bread. Mostly the experience we encountered was, truly beautiful. We were surrounded by the most beautiful and kind people that guided us through their amazing country, the lessons we learnt about people as well as traditions and language developed our cultural and global perspective a lot to say the least, I would highly recommend this journey to anybody, who loves people, animals and food.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Holiday Ever!!!
We just returned from our first safari for 14 days visiting several parks in Kenya. We have made extensive research and received many quotes before making our bookings through Raphael at East African Exotic Safaris. He managed everything and was always very responsive, clear and gave us good advises. Our safari was the best holidays we ever had. Such an Amazing experience!! We met Raphael twice at the beginning and at the end of our safari, he is a great young guy, very professional and competent and took down our feedback. In our opinion Raphael offers the best value for money as he managed to beat all of the other quotes we have had.
DO NOT HESITATE IN GOING TO KENYA AND THROUGH EAST AFRICAN EXOTIC SAFARIS. Thanks again Raphael, we will surely come back!
perfect service again
We relied the second time upon Macho Halisi for organizing our trip in Tanzania, this year to Karatu and from there to Tarangire, the Selous and Pemba. The communication before booking was easy, several alternatives were suggested and accompanied by recommendations and even some date shifting due to other commitments of ourselves was no problem. In Karatu we stayed at Kudu, Macho Halisi's own lodge, which may not represent the very top of the market, but comes quite close to it with nice and very quiet rooms, very good food and helpful personal all the day round. Our driver and guide in Tarangire , Rama, was not only nice and a driver we felt very comfortable with, but as well a very knowledgeable guide. The stay in the Selous (Beho Beho) was outstanding, Fundu Lagoon on Pemba very comfortable.
When a plane was late from Pemba to Zanzibar so we needed to rearrange transportation in Dar es Salaam, because we misses the connecting flight Macho Halasi was immediately available and took care of it.
So in short: We will continue to rely on Macho Halisi when traveling in Tanzania.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Campsite
The campsite is simple but fine. We were not welcomed in a friendly way (not allowed to select our own spot while there were no other campers), but the owner came to do this. Each day a nice fire was lighted next to our tent. During payment the rate was different than stated in the reservation but after some discussion this was also solved.