35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable incomparable experience
An amazing fun filled experience incomparable to non other keep it up guys wish you all the best.
KR
Responsible and professional
Fanuel, the owner of the operator was very professional accomodating. He was very prompt and efficient in communication.
My mon was sick during the trip and he took care of her by giving extra help. The accomodation was nice and calm in nature and the food at the lodge was very satisfactory.
My comment for improvement would be that there was a quite long wait between the schedule, which is understandable in some occasions given the circumstances and location of the national park. It would be better if this is informed to the customers in advance.
Oversall, Discovery Safari is a reliable tour company and recommendable.
BE
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Overall good experience, but the choice of one hotel in Kitgum was bad.
The overall safari was well organized. Apoka lodge in Kidepo Valley NP is excellent. The hotel Bomah in Kitgum was bad. On our way back the Churchill hôtel in Gulu was good.
The driver was excellent. Only regret the car had no airco.
FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Pretty good guide but better cook needed
Everything was ok but the meals. I'm a vegetarian and I've been a bit disappointed with the dishes served.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safari in Addo, then self drive on Garden Route to Cape Town
We were a family of 5 adults, visiting SA for the first time. We drove between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town via The Garden Route. Our first destination was Schotia Private Game Reserve, were we stayed in lodges within the park for 2 nights. We had several game drives and saw plenty. The accommodation was very comfortable, our guides very knowledgeable and the food was tasty, but simple, however, they were not really geared up for catering for vegetarians!
Our next stop was Jeffrey’s Bay, which was great for surfing, but that was about all! We stayed at The Savoy, which was dated and in need of some re-decoration.
Tsitsikamma next, where we thoroughly enjoyed our Treetop Canopy Tour. We stayed at Swallows Nest, where we had a small cottage, which was well equipped and very comfortable. We ate at Rafters restaurant, which was walking distance, good food and very friendly staff.
Then on to Knysna, where we stayed for 2 nights over Christmas. We stayed in Moncrief Manor, lovely accommodation with stunning views, but a bit too far out of town and sleepy. The walls between rooms were very thin, which meant that you could overhear conversations and snoring! The breakfast was delicious and our host, Kevin, very friendly.
We had Christmas lunch at Simola Hotel and Golf complex which had stunning views and a Christmasy vibe. The food was buffet style, with plenty of choice and the wines were great. Thankfully, our Tour operator Elaine, had pre-booked a transfer there and back, so that we could indulge ourselves!
On Boxing Day we drove back along the coast, went for lunch at Cornuti Al Mare in Plettenberg Bay. The service was terrible, we waited for an hour and a half for our food, which when it arrived, was cold. This made us late for our visit to Monkeyland and meant that we didn’t have time to see Birds of Eden. In the evening we drove quite a way to eat at Butterfly Blu in Brenton-on-Sea, which was a beautiful location, but the food was average.
Next day we drove to Oudtshoorn, where we stayed in Gumtree Guest House. Our host Phil and his wife were extremely friendly, helpful and entertaining. The accommodation was lovely. We visited Cango Caves and an Ostrich farm....both well worth a visit.
A long drive the next day to the stunning Franschhoek! This place was the highlight of our trip. It is a place where we wished we had stayed for longer. Our accommodation in Cape Vue Country House was luxurious and the scenery was out of this world. We went on the Wine Tram, stopping at three different wineries, Rickety Bridge, Holden Manz and Chamonix. We ate at French Connection, where we had a fantastic dinner. We will definitely return to Franschhoek in the future, there are lots of lovely restaurants and wineries to visit and more!
We drove to St Helena Bay via Stellenbosch, stopping at Kannonkop winery and then had lunch at Delhiem winery, which was really good.
We arrived quite late in the day to St Helena Bay, but had a stroll along the vast beach. We got the impression that this is a place to chill out! Our host at Absolute Beach was very friendly and hospitable.
The final leg of our trip was 3 nights in Cape Town. We stayed centrally in Cloud 9 Boutique hotel. The rooms were very comfortable and the roof top bar had stunning views of Table Mountain and surroundings. There was a great choice at breakfast, which was served at the adjacent bistro.
We visited Table Mountain, some of us via the cable car, for which we queued for 2 hours in the heat and others walked up.....a strenuous climb taking about 2 and a half hours. Amazing views at the top. We avoided the 2 hour queue for the cable car and chose to walk down.
We had New Year’s Eve on the V &A waterfront, which we had Pre-booked. The fireworks were amazing and the whole ambience was lively.
Our trip was organised by Go Self-Drive Tours. We were very pleased with the itinerary, car, restaurant recommendations and accommodation. The communication was excellent and the trip was a great eye opener to see what SA has to offer and has left us keen to return to some of the places we visited.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Spontaneous safari
We came to Uganda a bit unprepared so that we booked it (8 days through Uganda, 1999 US$) only fife days before the tour started.
All in all it worked out pretty well. We had the most amazing experiences visiting the Gorillas and having all the other experiences.
The accommodations and the food that was provided three times a day were very good. Being two university students we most likely would have booked less comfortable lodges and hotels and eaten less often and in less expensive restaurants.
The transport was mostly good. We had a very kind and caring driver who even picked us up from Jinja which was an extra two hour drive for him. Unfortunately, the car broke down twice within the eight days which caused some irritation and made us wonder about the State of our car .
Even though they handled both breakdowns pretty good we would have enjoyed a better communication about how it might affect our plans for the day.
In addition to that we would recommend to read the program carefully. At two occasions the guides forgot about smaller activities mentioned on the program.
The payment has been quite stressful for us as we did not bring that much cash to Uganda an the ATMs wouldn’t let us withdraw more than two million a day (of course this a problem that occurred due to our spontaneous booking). Nevertheless, we would have enjoyed to be able to pay with either credit card or by money transfer.
All in all it was a good experience and we would mostly recommend it.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Satisfying
The tour was great.
The accomodations up to expectations.
The communication and service great.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome
I plan to go for a holiday in mombasa this coming easter holiday with my family, I would like to give felann exciting safaris a chance to plaan my trip to experience the coastal area, was highly recommended by as friend who used them last year December, look forward to this!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Local safari which was very exciting to say the least.
Myself, wife and our daughter together with our family friends (a couple with their two little boys) were assisted by the representative at Beasts Africa to arrange a three day tour of L. Bogoria. We were nicely guided on what to expect, won for ourselves a nature loving guide who kept explaining to us the Wonders of the Great Rift Valley. It was thrilling to steam an egg on natural hot waters, wooooow!! We are very happy and already saving for the next one -thanks Rose for everything.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Best
We booked our safari with Ibrahim. He answered all of our questions patiently and was very accommodating in planning the exact itinerary we needed. We went 5 days safari in Ruaha National Park with our Guide Khalifa, he was very friendly, charming, and obviously very knowledgeable about the area and wildlife in Ruaha NP.
Ruaha Hilltop lodge is the best one. Very delicious food and service. Reasonable beverage prices too.
Overall experience: They made us felt at home in our first time in Africa. This trip far exceeded my expectations and I would highly recommend using Luitours and Safaris Safaris for your next trip!