50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
What a great Safari trip with Fleet Foot to Tanzania, the Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Kilimanjaro!!!
A Safari trip to Tanzania could not be complete if the Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Kilimanjaro are not included! And going with Fleet Foot again was yet another great experience!
In March we went to Chobe and Victoria Falls with them. A review of this one has been posted before.
On this Safari we were just in time to witness the return of the herds crossing the Mara and Grumeti rivers. Hundreds of thousands of beasts crossed the crocodile invested rivers from the Mara and Kenya into the Serengeti Plains. Most of the safari group members were camping in luxury mobile camps, put up by Fleet Foot - and the 4x4 vehicles, with window seats for all, had pop-up roofs. We were privileged to watch the game from afar and was also able to get very close to the predators. The Ngorongoro Crater is just too wonderful for words. The variety of game staying there mostly all year, and adding the Big 5 we have witnessed, have made this all an outstanding memorable Safari.
From the Crater we moved to the Kilimanjaro Mountain - not to actually climb it - but to visit the Kilimanjaro National Park. There we have camped again at the foothills of the Kili and enjoyed long walks to the local markets and waterfalls in the area and even tried the mountain for a couple of meters… Fleet Foot also organised and booked our extension of the trip to Zanzibar for 4 days and reserved a handful of excursions like Stone Town, Spice Farm, water sports, i.e. scuba diving and Dolphin boat trips. It was unbelievable the way Hennie managed to handle everything so professionally, calm & collective all the way through! Right from the logistics to the end result - taking us physically to all these unknown areas, did all the bush cooking himself as well as the setting up and cleaning of the superb bush camps. On our return home this week we are already making plans for yet another safari with Hennie & Fleet Foot! This time Africa in it's fullness - and all along the Zambezi floodplains.
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very professional service, dedicated team
My wife and I had a chance to visit Kenya in mid august 2016. Lucy and her sophisticated team helped us to enjoy the beauty of Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha and Nakuru. I highly recommend Serene East Africa Safaris. They are reliable and flexible. When it comes to East Africa trip, you need to do your own research and build a knowledge that what actually you want to do. Then just give it to Lucy and let she provide some tailor made itineraries. You need to carefully review which accommodation you are choosing. The main advantage of Serene is transparency. Ask your question, you will have very clear respond. And response time also is fast.
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Our experience with the Zambezi Safari and Travel Company was faultless: we were particularly impressed with their detailed knowledge of the country and their attention to detail in arranging the practical aspects of our trip and felt that they provided a very personalised service. Our experience on the ground was outstanding and our expectations were exceeded at every turn ensuring it as a truly memorable trip.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience
Thank you Okoa Africa Tours for providing amazing service for my missionary trip. On behalf of The Somwa Foundation, we would like to thank you for helping us make a difference. Thank you, Michael, for the wonderful cake and gift for me and my team.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organized company with great service that's reasonably priced.
We booked a beach and bush safari package with Simba Trails through a very pleasant lady called Elizabeth. Our safari entailed 3 days at the Masaai Maara Reserve and 7 days in Mombasa at the White Sands Beach Hotel.
As agreed, the company arranged for me and my family to be picked up at the airport by a guy called Peter who ended up being our tour driver for the Masaai Maara trip as well. The company had also booked our Nairobi Hotel at the Panari Hotel which is close by the airport, a good thing as I had read a lot of bad things about traffic in the capital.
Our wildlife trip started as planned; Peter was at our hotel promptly as per our agreed itinerary and the trip started off well. Our only concern was the road to the game reserve. It was a bit bumpy and dusty but to be fair, Elizabeth had mentioned this in our earlier correspondence but we really weren't quite prepared for it.
Getting to the Mara Serena Lodge made up for this though and taking a dip at the pool was pure heaven! The views from the hotel room were also quite breath taking to say the least.
Our game drives were also fantastic as on two occasions, we saw what I believe to be two different leopards! I had read how hard it is to see a leopard but I suppose we were quite lucky! We saw quite a number of lions and cheetahs as well, plenty of elephants and buffalo but unfortunately never saw any rhino.
Nonetheless, the photos that we took will serve us well as we share this experience for years to come.
After the safari, we went back to Panari and the following morning, Peter was there to take us to the airport for our flight to Mombasa.
As promised, Elizabeth had also made arrangements for us to be picked by a vehicle from the White Sands Hotel. The remainder of the holiday was spent basking in the sun, soaking in the warmth that we Alaskans don't get often.
All in all, I greatly appreciate the efficient way everything seems to have been arranged and my family and I have nothing but kind words for Simba Trails Expeditions.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Grand Kruger Lodge 3 stars - Bongani Mountain Lodge 5 stars
Grand Kruger Lodge:
We were a party of 6. The staff were friendly and the service during breakfast and dinner was excellent.
The 8 hr game drive was fantastic. The breakfast was not great however, it was like something you'd send to school with your 10 year old. The lodge and rooms are in need of a some TLC. It felt dirty and unkept. :(
Bongani Mountian Lodge:
5 stars all the way. Accommodation was excellent, clean and beautiful.
Food was amazing and the Game Range Drivers were knowledgable and made every game drive a memorable one. Absalome and Thabo were our drivers and they get 10/10 from our party of 6.
The drive there was very scary as Bongani is not that easy to get to and we got horribly lost. But what a great experience. xxxxx :)
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Victoria Falls with exhilarating excursions / Big Five Games drives to Chobe National Park
This was our third safari into Africa with Fleet Foot Safaris. Fleet Foot Safaris book our air flight tickets and did all reservations for the rest of our 4x4 trip through Moremi, Savuti, Chobe, Victoria Falls and further to Kariba and Mana Pools in Zimbabwe. We already have planned our next trip with Fleet Foot in Tanzania for our next road trip to the Serengeti in October.
Fleet Foot Safaris runs a bush camp on the Chobe River in the Chobe National Park. We spent 3 nights with Hennie Becker in the Chobe where he guided us through the Park in their 4x4 Toyota vehicles on exciting game drives. The game was plentiful, the bird life is beautiful and the green lush Zimbabwean Teaks and undergrowth is a delight at the end of the rainy season.
The outlay of the mobile bush camp under glorious trees with 3mx3m dome walk-in tents, warm water ablutions close by, give a lot of comfort in the wild. The stretcher beds with mattress, duvet and clean bed-linen were very comfortable and even better tan our own roof-top tents which we used the rest of the trip.
The baboons are just a nuisance and very noisy at night, but this is part of the bush experience! To be so close to the water with game all around, you are being offered a typical African experience. Add to this all meals, which were freshly prepared on open fire and a glass of South African wine, make one feel completely at home in the bush.
Hennie has shared stories and tales of his experiences in the bush and singing songs around the campfire brought back the nostalgia of years back when we were still young... Hennie is a very skilful guide, friend and a talented musician.
The guided boat cruise on the Chobe is - according to Hennie - the best in Africa and we wondered about it before we went on the safari. After the cruise we had to admit that we did not ever experience anything like this anywhere in Africa about the diversity and numbers of different game species and birding - let alone the elephants swimming across the mighty Chobe with only their trunks showing above the water as evidence of their absence. This surely is something not to be missed!
On a late afternoon game drive, we came across an elephant bull which took care of a friend or family member's dry bones. He just did not want us to come close by the road and also mock charged the vehicle several times. After some time, he discovered that we were not there to harm him, and as we passed, he only sounded his trumpet in acknowledgement of the fact that he is aware of us! Hennie was calm and relaxed at all times and his experience with wild in the bush put us at ease throughout.
We highly recommend Hennie Becker and Fleet Foot Safaris for any trip in Africa and we believe you will have the same story to tell. We wish Fleet Foot many happy years in Travel and we thank them for giving us such an unforgettable expierence in the bush.
Arnold
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kenya and Zanzibar amazing holiday with Adventure Africa
Thank you thank you thank you Adventure Africa Expedition my friend and I had an amazing time in Kenya and Zanzibar . Dickson our agent organised everything he is the best agent on the planet. He is the most professional and dedicated agent that I have ever met. Dickson went above and beyond and I definitely recommend him. Adventure Africa Expedition is an amazing company and they offer a variety of holidays to suit everybody's needs. Dickson you are an amazing person ,, thank you for making our dreams come true
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Good company to work with
Classic Journeys Africa provided excellent services to my client's. As a fellow travel Industry professional, I know when a company is on the ball, and these folks are.
Charles even provide me with his personal email when the company email server was down.
Thanks,
Stephen
Owner:www.go2southafrica.com
TH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Impressed
I am solo traveller and joined with other members for 3day safari tour, serengeti and Ngorongoro.
We found complete big five and other mammals including African birds. The tour is fantastic. All service including meals are great. We strongly recommended. Experience from this make me love and impressed to travel Africa again soon.