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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Jeremy
Hard to see wildlife at the park. Known for flamingos but I have never seen them here.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Wildebeest migration
We went late in May to save on cost. This is the tail end of the rainy season, it rained once! We were with the migration the entire time. We got lucky when they were at our lodges! This was the 3rd trip for me and I will only book with BaseCamp, our guide Chris was awesome! He gave us everything we were looking for. He went the extra mile every day with us. The Serengeti has no match, best park in the world.
Rich wildlife viewing
Spent only 3 days on safari at one of the beautiful intimate lodges in the Sabi Sand but was treated to a tremendous number of sightings! Apart from the Big 5 (on least 3 occasions each, elephants on every game drive!), we'd also seen the cheetah (albeit from a distance due to a fire causing the ground to be temporarily restricted) and the highly endangered African Wild Dog. Saw zebra as well even though they are usually rare in this wooded bush. Had also seen lion cubs, leopard cubs, lions mating and a fight over a wildebeest calf. Extremely exciting! The sunsets during the evening sundowners were gorgeous too and there is a real rugged beauty in the bush. You'd need a good and experienced ranger-tracker team though, and we're lucky we had a really good one!
Thouroughly Enjoyable
Stayed at The Bush House for 2 nights and did 4 3 hour safari drives and managed to see most of what we were hoping to see. Missed out on seeing Cheetahs, Leopards and Wild Dogs, although given the size of the park there is no guarantee you will see everything. The Bush House was fantastic and I have no hesitation recommending it. Our guide Tom was OK but have heard JR is the best. August mornings are chilly but the days are beautiful. Safari Bookings were great with all pick ups and bookings done without a hitch.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magnificent, incredible landscape and an unbundance of wildlife
We absolutely loved the Masai Mara due to the vast and picturesque landscape and the diversity and abundance of wildlife. We stayed in a tented camp which was fantastic and extremely comfortable it was exhilarating being woken in the middle of the night by the sounds of lions, hyenas and grazing hippos right next to our tent, what a fantastic experience. Our personal guide was a Masai who knew everything about the Mara from the plants to the fabulous creatures who inhabit this wonderful place, we were generally the first to spot wildlife either in the savannah or in trees, we were very fortunate enough to see fresh kills, water crossing and 4 of the Big 5, no Rhino sighting however we did get to see a Rhino in the Serengeti. This is definitely a part of Africa that I will be coming back to.
Beautiful Serengeti
Wonderful wildlife and our guide, Hassan, was awesome! We stayed at 3 different lodges and each was better than the previous. We finished our safari at the Migration Lodge which was simply fantastic!! We could not have been treated better. It exceeded our expectations!!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everyone should visit here at least once in a lifetime
What an amazing time we had in Sabi Sand. It was our first time on safari and wow, what an incredible experience we had! We did not expect to see so many beautiful animals so close up. We loved the off-roading too tracking cheetahs, leopards and lions. What an adrenalin rush that gives you! It was the springtime when we visited so it was very easy to spot the animals. The river beds were dry and we enjoyed our morning bush mix stops there with the vervet monkeys and baboons overhead in the trees. One night we watched the sun set on the river whilst the elephants played in the puddles. Early one morning we tracked a hippo moving from one water hole to another. So many wonderful memories of the most beautiful animals will be forever imprinted on our minds. We have already booked to return again as four days did not seem enough!
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by lindsaydonald1319
There is no place like it on earth. We saw 3 Black Rhino, albeit from a distance. The animals are used to the vehicles so I captured some great warthog shots (previously most warthog shots were of rear ends disappearing with their tails erect). It is busy in the morning with vehicles. However, many groups travel distances to get to and from the crater so they leave by 1 or 2 pm. Several great lion shots, hyenas, zebras etc. Not many species of birds due to the lack of trees.
Arusha NP was disappointing. The other parks in Tanzania were amazing!
Arusha National Park was the first National Park we visited. This was probably just as well as all the wildlife we saw was new and interesting to us. It was also relatively close to our Lake Duluti accommodations. As a photographer I did take a lot of images of Bush Bucks, Water Bucks, Cranes, flamingos, some giraffes and many baboons (who are everywhere). However, you will not see any large predators or for that many any of the Big Five. The park is surrounded by farmers who have hunted or at least cleared out all the large predators. Compared with the other parks it was a great disappointment. If I were to do the trip again, I would skip Arusha NP and spend an extra day at Ngorongoro Crater which was exceptional.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing place
Ngorongoro park is one of the most amazing places in the world. You can see s lot of animald in a while. Sight inside the crater are beautiful. Wet weather compores to the rest of the country. You feel there in the middle of wildlife.