JM
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Life Changing
This is a once in a lifetime must do. To see nature in it's original state. It open your eyes to how beautiful and magical this earth is. It's a getaway from people and concrete buildings.. replace with fresh air and eye watering scenery.
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Crater is indeed one of the wonder of the world and spending just a day is not enough.
It is one of the most amazing, natural and scenic experience I have had. We had taken the services from Leopard tours and they are indeed the most professional touring company i have come across. Fantastic experience!!!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incomparable experience of beauty and wildlife
“Meru slopes “ provided great experienced guide and incredible driver Nuru!
Unexpected luxury in the tent located in the middle of Serengeti !
Food, people’s attitude and friendliness beyond our expectations!
Overall amazing experience !
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Sabi Sabi Game Reserve by Beenie Photography
Absolutely stellar, stunning, incredible location. I never thought that one could become bored by leopards. They are so plentiful that this practically occurred. You go to South Africa for the wildlife. You would be doing yourself a disservice not to visit Sabi Sands.
Kelley Austen organised us a Fab. trip to Great Zimbabwe and the Chilo Lodge at Gonarezhou
A very well organised, no hassle trip to two amazing areas of Zimbabwe, thank you!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical trip
Amazing wildlife, excellent hospitality . .Went for 10 days to Amboseli. Ol Pejeta, Samburu, Naivasha, Hells Gate and Masai Mara. While Masai Mara is stunning and most well known, Samburu surprised and stunned us with the wildlife/less crowds. We saw a pride of 9 lions with just 2 vehicles including us for over an hour !!!. Amboseli was good as expected. Ol Pejeta was good for rhinos and Hells gate was a good experience biking with animals. Only Naivasha was a disappointment and not worth it IMHO. People were friendly , service at all lodges top notch and game drives were superb.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Balule Nature Reserve by Beenie Photography
This was the lesser of our two stays. The overall density of wildlife was less in Balule than in Sabi Sands. That being said, we actually had our best sighting of our trip during our final drive at Gomo Gomo. A mother leopard and her cub walked right out in front of the vehicle, not more than 10 meters away.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good budget safari tour for three days/2 nigths at the Maasai Mara
We had a great time at the Lenchada tented camp managed by Jocky Tours and located close to one of the gates of the Game reserve. The driver (Peter) was nice and made an effort to come up close to the animals (i.e lions and cheetah). It was a very wet Easter weekend (rainy season) so there were many safari vans around and a good number of them got stuck in the mud a couple of times.
Despite all this, we managed to see most of the "big five" and some other herds of animals. Overall, the camp was good. We paid for budget accomodation so we didn't expect more than the basic necessities. The food was good throughout our stay, no complaints.
The only downside was that it rained for two days straight which made it impossible to do a full game drive as the vans would get stuck in the mud if we tried to come closer to the animals... I would recommend Jocky Tours as they have been in the business for a long time and offer great budget safaris.
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Stunning nature and charming people!
We spent a weekend visiting Amboseli National Park and very much enjoyed the experience, the scenic beauty with Mount Kilimanjaro and spectacular wildlife!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Best Honeymoon Imaginable
My husband and I spent two weeks in the Greater Kruger area while on honeymoon. We spent six days at Gomo Gomo and six days at Arathusa. Overall, our experience was amazing. The vast array of species left us in awe. In fact, on multiple occasions we experienced the Big Five in a single game drive.
Having stayed in the area during winter, we were able to avoid the pestering bugs and the bush that hides the wildlife. I would highly recommend this time of year. At each of the locations we enjoyed our guides and our accommodations. While Arathusa was certainly a more polished destination, you certainly pay for it. That being said, it was a better all around experience--in terms of food, guides, and scenery. Their watering hole was absolutely superb.
If I would make one change to our trip it would be our decision to drive from the OR Tambo to the park. Being from America, driving on the other side of the road was a difficult transition for my husband. Taking this stress out of the vacation would have been wise.
