RU
It was great!!!
Met us at Arusha airport our Ranger Said. We immediately went to the area of Manyara Park. Said was very friendly and cheerful. He spoke perfect English. the choice of campsites and lodges was provided for every taste. Chose naturally in advance. Many thanks to our Ranger Said. We saw the whole big five of Africa. All but the rhinoceros we were able to observe at arm's length. It's amazing. The jeep was always washed in the morning, everything was punctual and perfect. Our little son (6 years old) just didn't get off Said. He not speaks on English but with Said they found common language)) Thank you! We saw an amazing Africa.
SE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Mike Tebogo our guide was outstanding and so experienced and service minded.
I had many, many guides and safari experiences as a travelling journalist and Mike Tebogo was over my expectations. I hope to bring my family from Sweden and take them on a safari with Mike.
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It was just fantastic with a thrilling programme
Bushman Safaris with Kate (office) and Peter (guide) was the best provider - all contacts in advance for our tour and the guidance and care during our holiday was brilliant and very cordial - we just spent a wonderful time in Uganda
Best holiday ever!
My partner and I decided to book our holiday with Wyclef of Gorillas and Beyond as he was recommended to us and we genuinely had the best holiday ever. From the start, Wyclefs communication was great and he was keen to get the itinerary just right for us. He drew up a draft which looked great but let us know about additional things we could add in if we wanted to - which of course we did! Upon arrival Wyclef picked us up from the airport and continued to look after us for the following 2 weeks. He was an excellent guide and we saw the big 5 on our first day! Wyclef was informative, had an excellent manner and booked us so amazing lodges to stay in. We couldn't ask for a better holiday or guide and we'll be recommending him to everyone! Thank you Wyclef and Gorillas & Beyond!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience with Alym and East Africa Wild
Planning and booking our safari with Alym and East Africa Wild was easy, fun and straightforward. Alym always made himself available to discuss all aspects of the trip. Not only did he clearly answer all questions I had, but he was forthright in explaining why certain itineraries or properties might not have worked for us given the season, length of stay, etc. It was information that you can't easily find by doing a search yourself or by booking a set itinerary often offered by tour operators. It helps enormously to work with someone who is familiar with the area and the different properties.
The safari itself was fantastic and there are only one or two minor things I would have done differently (maybe skip the Masai village?), but nothing to do with the actual properties, length of stay, etc. The properties he suggested were great choices and though each one was a very different experience from the others (by our choice), each was a wonderful, comfortable stay. The actual time on the road was exceptional - we were in three different parks/conservation areas and saw a great number and variety of animals and birdlife. The vehicle itself was very comfortable and it was great having it to ourselves (family of 4).
We had a wonderful driver/tour guide, John, and could not have hoped for a better person to show us part of Tanzania. We were with him for 7 days and not once did we feel we could have had a better guide. He was very easy to get along with and knowledgeable about everything you could possibly think to ask him about his country (not just birds and animals!). He was also an excellent driver and we all felt very safe with him despite some challenging road conditions.
I have already recommended Alym to some of my friends who are planning a safari in the near to not so near future. If we are fortunate to be able to do another safari, I will certainly be in touch with Alym again.
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Spectacular trip with a great guide.
Me and my girlfriend did a "6 days through the rift"-tour in early Oktober 2019 with Beacon Safaris. This tour was nothing short of amazing. Especially the masai mara was so overwhelming in its beauty that we would describe this holyday as one of the best ones we ever did. We where also very lucky because we saw a lion kill, wilderbeast river crossings, cheetas sneaking up on prey....and so many more incredible sights. Our guide Peter was very nice and knowledgeable. Unfortunatly one of the camps overbooked us and Beacon Safari had to relocate us in the last night. They did give us a refund for the room price difference and also the other camp was very comitted in making us feel good. Hotels overbooking is a very rare occurance though so we cant really fault Beacon for that. We definatly recomend beacon and if you book a tour take the slighly more expensive 4by4 Car option instead of the van. With this you can take more direct routes and get to places easier. The prices for the tour was very fair considering what you get.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A friendly and super efficient consultant
I was pretty impressed when Andy phoned me in UK. Other companies EMailed me, some were far too 'pushy'.
Andy's task was to find a suitable Safari for myself, at 72, travelling with my 33 year old son.
Hamilton's Tented Camp was just perfect for comfort, service, but above all , the fantastic number of animals and birds that paraded past our tent, day and night.
But Nick , our guide, found us so much more in the Concession on our six Game Drives.
This was truly the best holiday I have ever had. Thank you, Andy.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Personalised informative service
Thoroughly recommend BST (Mr Shuttle), all responses were prompt and efficient, and airport pick up and drop offs all on time and in nice vehicles with informative entertaining tour guides, we thought we were only getting a transfer but learnt a lot on South Africa, the bush and animals before arrival at game reserves.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
When people make the differevce
For some time constraints me and my friends chose a 4-day tour that brought us also to visit the Blyde river canyon. The choice fell on this proposal from Red Africa Safaris becasue they seemed to have put together a very interesting itinerary with some expereicens, like the cruise on the dam I had not seen anywhere alse on Safari Bookings. As we were a little pressed for time I had to request to slightly tailor the tour to our needs and Amelia was super helpful and patient answering my thousand of quetions, offering advice and putting up with our changes of mind. Booking and paying process through their website was very easy.
We could not start as early as their usual turs on the first day, so had to skip the lunch stop but a lunch box was arranged and waiting for us in the car. This was greatly appreciated.
Our driver/guide, Jaco was super, he knew million of things about animals and nature in general, we definitely learned more from him than anyone else. He was also very good at introducing us to South Africa in general answering any question we had. He was also able to suggest the best way to enjoy a place and point out the really unmissable things. He was very thoughtful and made sure we had no problems and all was nice and easy for us. And his cooking was not bad at all! I really enjoyed his bbq dinners.
Accommodations arranged for us were beautiful and comfortale even if we did not go for anything in the luxury category. I really appreciated that they work with a place such as Moholohoolo Ya matit hat is working for conservation.
The itinerary was great even if I was not exactly impressed by Bryce River canyon, notable exception Burke's Luck Potholes; that place is just beautiful. Getting to see the canyon from below during a boat trip on the dam was great and added another dimension to the experience and you get to see hippos wich is a great plus. We spent 2 nights in Kruger, did an evening bush walk, 2 morning drives and an evening one and were extremely lucky, managed to see all of the big 5 plus dozens of other animals including some birds of the most astonishing colours.
The whole safari was very well planned and we were extremely happy the service of Red Africa Safari and feel very lucky to have had Jaco with us, he was a big part on the success of out trip ( give the guy a pay rise!!!)
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
7 day Safari for couple + daughter. Johnson was terrific
We visited 3 sites:
Masai Mara (3 nights)
Lake Naivasha (1 night)
and Amboseli National Park game reserve (2 nights).
Johnson was our driver and guide. He has an incredible talent for spotting animals from far away with the naked eye, and is very experienced at figuring out where predators are by watching the actions of the prey animals (gazelles, buffalo, antelopes) .
Elias, in the Leadwood office was very helpful and responsive in helping us plan the trip, and accommodating our unusual pick-up location.
We saw all the big game animals including gazelles, various antelope, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes elephants, warthogs, wildebeests, and baboons in the Masai Mara. Predators we saw: Lions, Leopard, Cheetah, Hyenas, and a Jackal.
Also Hippos and a variety of birds at Lake Naivasha. Even more elephants and baboons were present at Amboselli, and we also spotted a rare Serval Cat, which
our camera captured in mid-leap.
The accomodations were also very nice, especially the Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge.