20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
If you want satisfaction, then Flight of the Eagle is where you'll find that! Amazing!!
If you're not using Flight of the Eagle, then you are definitely missing out! With no exaggeration, this company is PERFECT! Professional but most importantly the nicest people you will ever meet. My wife and I actually miss them more than the holiday itself, and let me tell you... Our holiday experience was the most amazing thing. Flight of the Eagle showed us what we wanted and much more.
BE
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Extremely professional company,outstanding service on private tour itineray, very client minded team
Three weeks ago we have been travelling for the second time in Uganda (period 10/2011 & 02/2014) with our preferred Matoke tours travel agent due to their professional knowledge , assistance and cooperation . Each time , one of their selected private driver/guide such as Big Sam or Alfred contributed to great memories being taken home to Belgium, every detailed travelling program has been completed without any negative experiences , unexpected events , any disturbances or any claims during or after our tour. Matoke team members in The Netherlands (Holland) and Kampala do contribute spontaneously on free upgrading advises in order to satisfy their clients the upmost towards the final itinerary , the revised quotations in order to prepare and proposing the printed order . To us , Matoke tours has a variety of opportunities of which you can choose the preferred accommodations as budget , medium upgrade or very luxury stays. Another flexible advantage , you are able to select your flights yourselves or they take care of the flights both ways . We are thinking already to contact the Matoke tours office once again with regard to future plans on safari tours in Tanzania , focus on south parks such as Selous +Mikuti + Ruaha and afterwards relaxing on the coast site as an extended beach accommodation for a few days. Outstanding job guys keep the good work going on and once again many thanks for your contribution on preparing a very detailed and outlined daily program within estimated travelling times and agreed financial budget .
Their 4WD vehicles are very well maintained and each driver/guide is very safety minded on the roads without taking any risks , he does show an outstanding responsibility attitude every day , we love them so much ......thanks to you guys as well.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Visit to Berg and Dal, Kruger Park was excellent
Due to the awesome team of Flight of the Eagle Safaris we had a wonderful experience at Berg and Dal, with great company and good animal sightings.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip to Kruger National Park - Berg en Dal Camp
We had an awesome trip to the Kruger National Park with Flight of the Eagle team. We can recommend them to family and friends.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Cape Town and Shamwari safari excellent experience
From the start Kerry was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. We gave her a brief outline of what we wanted to do - 4 days in Cape Town and 2 nights in a game reserve with some stop overs on the Garden Route there and back. She arranged our car hire and knowing this she proposed places for us to visit and sent us a detailed suggested itinerary. Our stay at Camps Bay at the Primi Royal proved to be an ideal location with easy access to Table mountain, V & A waterfront and Cape Town itself. Our stay at the Milkwood Manor at Plettenberg Bay was first rate and from there we went onto Shamwari. Wow - what a place to stay - excellent safari guide who was a pleasure to be with for the 4 game drives. Back to Knysna for an overnight stop and then Stellenbosch for a whole day and then flight back from Cape Town at 10.40 pm. Overall a great experience made stress free by Kerry's superb organisation.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best experience in our life so far
Thank you Safarihub for your outstanding customer service! Just so you know, we were recommended three travel agents and you have beaten all the expectations by far! We truly appreciate the amazing service by all your ground handlers. It was definitely the best experience in our life so far! We have already recommended you to the rest of family members and we wait for them to come back with big smiles on their faces as we did.
Your advice, as always from TO, was absolutely on the ball...
Despite my personal reservations, your advice, as always from TO, was absolutely on the ball. I had feared that our viewing would be marred by lots of other vehicles, but not at all. In South Serengeti, we literally saw millions of animals – mostly wildebeest and zebra of course, but on most days not more than one other vehicle! The timing was perfect, with all the wildebeest calving in our area, but the weather was not ideal. We just managed to avoid the rain, but it was mostly dull, and I gather they had a lot of rain just before we arrived which made the land rather boggy.
Now to the camps:-
Crater Lodge
As anticipated, this was way over the top – who expects to see electric golf carts in a game lodge? – but great fun for a couple of nights. Super luxurious, superb banda with a great view, personal butler service and everything one could wish for. It was possibly a little too luxurious to have the true feeling of a game lodge – for us the ideal balance is Beho Beho – luxury but with a feeling of intimate contact with the game. Apart from a small hiccup at the beginning, the service and food were excellent. I should explain that after an overnight flight to Nairobi, then a four hour hopping flight with Coastal to Manyara, then a one and a half hour drive to the lodge, we were dog tired on arrival, and all we wanted was a siesta. The manager however was insistent that we have pep talk with others and then lunch before we could go to our banda, about 4 p.m. We were not best pleased. They did however make up for it and more the following day. We arrived back after a nine hour game drive in the crater to find the bath run, surrounded by thousands of rose petals, and with champagne on ice by the bath!
That evening our table at dinner was covered with roses and again all around masses of rose petals. Altogether a brilliant day. We suspect there was a little TO sorcery involved!
The game viewing was also excellent. Staying at Crater Lodge meant that we could be down in the crater very early, which meant that for the first 3 to 4 hours there were very few other vehicles. The variety of game was astonishing in such a limited area and Mudy was an excellent guide. The only downside (which was understandable in such a limited area) was that the vehicles are not permitted to leave the tracks.
On our last morning we went to Olduvai Gorge which we found fascinating. We found to our surprise that 90% of visitors only go to the museum at the top, unlike us who found the real interest down at the discovery sites in the gorge, which we had to ourselves.
Alex Walker’s Serian
This is all proper safari camping should be. Not luxury but service second to none. We have had excellent service in other camps over the years but this is the first time we found that the owners/managers had a genuine affection for their guests. Both camps are in lovely wooded situations, but close to the Serengeti Plain. Alex himself met us at Kusini airstrip and guided us throughout. His guiding and knowledge of the area is exceptional and he was extremely likeable and friendly. The camp has only four tents, presided over by the delightful Robyn, and all the guests were great fun, giving the feel of a large harmonious family. After a (deliberately) long game drive, we transferred to Kakaseo, their other camp in the South Serengeti, presided over by Robyn’s aunt Belinda and uncle Gerard. This was very similar, run in exactly the same efficient friendly fashion. Masha, our guide here was also incredibly good and great fun. Most of their staff are Maasai, so on the last evening, at our request we visited the boma of a relative of one of the staff – strictly not for tourists! This was fascinating and they were friendly, but Celina emerged absolutely white! We will not forget that visit for a while. I seem to have missed out the game, but it was amazing. Masha reckoned we had seen a million wildebeest, calving (incredibly quickly) running, jumping, swimming and with hundreds of thousands of calves. Lots of other game as well. Only the leopard eluded us, although I was sure I had heard it one night.
Ras Kutani
This was our third time in Ras Kutani over eight years, and it has not changed in the slightest. I don’t think I need to say much more than that it really is the perfect place to unwind. Superb suite with plunge pool, excellent food and friendly service, beautiful beach and nothing to do other than swim, read, eat and drink. Even flipflops are superfluous! An example of their attitude to customers was that although checkout is officially 10.a.m. but we would not be leaving until 6 p.m., and our successors would be arriving early, they simply gave us another banda as our base with the use of all the facilities until we left, at no charge.
All in all, we had a marvellous time and are happy we took your advice, despite my initial reservations. We did have some reservations about our return flight with Kenya Airways, but I have written to them. I did copy it to you, but if you have not received it, let me know and I will forward it to you.
Many thanks for all your help and advice.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Speke Uganda Holidays - an excellent crew/stuff, very good organized, competent and recommendable !!
All in all my safari tour was great and excellent because of my holiday company Speke Uganda Holidays!
From first time of communication with my general manager Tony Mulinde in Kampala was this communication between us excellent. I could rely on our e-mails between us every time.
The service during my safari was very good at every time. Also the service of the company office.Recommandable !!!
My expectations were satisfied in all relation.....the whole safari tour, my perfect selected tour group, my driver Michael of course, the planning and course of my itinerary,all the beautiful Lodges with high standard and so on....... and last but not least my personal wish came true: THE GORILLA - TREKKING............my Gorilla - Experience !!! Great - awsome - fantastic
THANKS SPEKE - UGANDA - HOLIDAYS
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
have been with wildlife safari 5 times best tour company ever
Your communication with your clients is great. I felt informed at all times even though I had booked 10 months in advance. I was met by hoppy at exactly where you said hoppy was as I remembered. Kind helpful and very knowagebly. I would recommend your company and him to all my friends. I have been with you 5 times and have seen the big 5 every time plus this time hunting dogs, a herd of 63 elephants and 20 rino. Hoppy surpassed himself. Well done! Made my holiday.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My first Safari
This was my first experience doing Safari. I was absolutely blown away. Charles and his crew took care of everything. I felt that if there was anything to see on my trip... I saw it. Tanganyika Ancient Routes made everything comfortable and easy. I and my trip companions wanted for nothing while on our adventure. There is so much knowledge with this group that anything we saw or threw at them they were able to explain clearly so we could learn everything we could. I have been home just a few days, but I have let everyone I talked that they need to call and schedule a safari with Tanganyika Ancient Routes Ltd.