50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional great service!
I had the most amazing African experience! 3 weeks of travel in 4 countries with 2 safaris and a wedding in Zanzibar! Ubuntu arranged the safaris and all internal flights. Even when there were the usual African challenges Ubuntu went above and beyond to help and keep me informed as to what to expect. Communication was always excellent, in planning, booking and giving suggestions, even during my travel with the major time difference they were still on top of my challenges. Ubuntu were recommended to me by a friend and I would highly recommend them to any one wanting to book an African holiday! Our 7 day tour in Tanzania was exceptional and our guide went out of his way to give us the different experiences we were looking for, including Massi village and local markets and eating in local establishments. Thanks Ubuntu!
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great and well-planned safari to Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara
Our trip with Benson Safari was very succesful. Benson was super helpful in the planning proces and quick and concise in our email correspondence prior to the trip. We felt that Benson was honest and trustworthy to do business with.
The trip itself went according to plan, and we had a lovely experience in both parks with no unpleasant surprises. Our only "complaint" was the very poor breakfast at our overnight accommodation – we had chosen the budget option, and the rooms were absolutely acceptable, but the breakfast was sub par.
In all other regards, a great trip with Benson Safari – I'd recommend Benson to anyone looking for a reliable safari service in Tanzania in the future.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A beautiful animal, bird or view round every corner.
I have been to quite a few locations round the world in pursuit of my hobby of wild-life photography. Nowhere else is the abundance of wild-life so available. The 'big five' are wonderful to see but so is the profusion of smaller things - birds, reptiles, butterflies etc. and I came away with a great portfolio of photographs.
I had great help from my guides, both English for photography and South African for bushcraft. The standard of accommodation was good at the various camps we stayed at and most notable was the friendliness and helpfulness of the camp staff everywhere. I'll be back as soon as I can!
PT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A truly magical experience, taking me hundreds of years back in time!
Ngorongoro crater is a truly special and unique place. I arrived at Ngorongoro close to sunset, pitched the tent and rested for the exciting day to come.
On waking up early the next morning, the whole place was covered in fog. The slow descend from the 2100m peak to the bottom set the pace followed by an increase in my heart beat from emotions and expectations. As the 4WD went down and the mist slowly faded away, a feeling of time travel to the past filled the atmosphere.
Surprisingly, the first animals spotted were cows, taken care by Maasai farmers. As explained by our guide, they manage to live in harmony with the predators in the crater (apparently the Maasai rub the bodies of the cattle with a smelly protective herb in order to keep lions away.) What a surprise to witness cows and wild predators living so close to each other.
As the vehicle drove along the caldera roads, wildlife popped up like popcorns. In fact, this place has one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa.
Roaming along we came across ostriches, buffalos, wildebeests, zebras, elephants and many different birds. These are cool animals for first time safaris but the interesting game was yet to come.
Lions were resting on the road and along the side of the road like true kings. Probably their last moments in the open before going away to rest for the day.
Lions are nocturnal and sleep up to 20 hours a day. One can tell they are nocturnal because the area below their eyes is white, just like leopards, to reflect moonlight. Cheetahs, on the other hand, hunt during the day and have black stripes to aid their vision.
We saw a lioness guiding her 4 cubs to safety in the tall grass before leaving for a hunt. It was impossible to tell where the cubs were just moments after their mother left them. We didn't follow the hunt and continued roaming in this nostalgic and amazing reserve until after lunch.
A truly magical time travelling experience, the ancient caldera definitely lives up to its name.
A must see.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great Value for Money
I booked my tour at quite late notice and wild dogs were great with the booking and always available for answering questions. I did the 7 day south and 7 day northern tour. Camping was great fun, there was lots of excursions and sites included in both trips. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and made the trip run smoothly. One of the groups was a size of 8 and the other a size of 14. 8 was a perfect size, but 14 felt too large. I would definitely recommend them to independent travellers, who want to explore Namibia.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Uganda tour
We booked a 12day tour through uganda with Pearl Afric Tours and travel and had a great experience. The country is extremly beautiful and the cottages or hotels were very nice and had a magnificent view.
Can highly recommend our guide and driver Robert.
Malawi and Zambia....an holyday's dream
Africa is very nice and seen trough the eyes of Stefano e Francesca, representatives of Africa Wild Truck, you appreciate in all its essence . Meet them at the airport at our arrival has been a nice surprise . Solar ,efficient ,always available , and above all able to satisfy every our curiosity . In a short time we felt a group of friends not of tourist . Wonderful placet, Wonderful people ,Wonderful holiday !!!!!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent organisation of all of our expeditions.
PearlAfric have acted as our Destination Handling Company since Nov 2013. They run an efficient service, able to cope with anything that may occur, whilst keeping their clients' enjoyment as their priority.
its one off the best so far,best offers the accomodation to
so far they're the best,on time in all there service once done .you always get glued with Roliqueen . they have good services once in you ask for more like coffee
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safaris with Flash Mc Tours
We went on two safari tours. The first was to Amboseli and the second was to Nakuru, Navaisha and Hell's Gate. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience, which was tailor -made to fit our needs. We had an excellent driver and guide in Cyrus, who was safe, knowledgeable, accommodating and punctual. All the travel arrangements proceeded smoothly and whilst on safari the range of wildlife seen exceeded our expectations.
Although we would certainly use the company again, it would be good to have a credit card facility for payments since withdrawing large amounts of Kenyan shillings proved an expensive process.