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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best of the best! Deal directly with the experts of Tanzania in Tanzania”
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1) My wife and I took a 2-week private "comfort level" safari including Maasai Lodge, Hadzabe tribe, Datoga tribe, Chagga tribe, Arusha National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Mara River crossing, Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Mto wa Mbu village tour
2) I interviewed the top 10 safari companies for Tanzania and Easy Travel is #1 for a reason (or many): timely responses, very informative, very personal, great pricing and value, expert friendly guides, top notch vehicles . Every person at Easy Travel is first class. You will not be disappointed. DO NOT pay a middleman in your country. Deal directly with the experts in Tanzania. It is not a small, fly by night operation.They are the experts that live there.
3) All of the accommodations were very good with Acacia Farm Lodge the hands down 5 star winner and the Stella Maris in the fair-good range (but it is a charity for the kids so still a feel-good choice)
4) As a wildlife biologist major in college, I feel I am very good at finding animals but Richard is nothing short of amazing. He can see a dark spot of an ear in the tan grass at 50 yards...while he is dodging potholes on a dirt road. Richard became nothing short of a family member after 2 weeks and we really missed his company when we returned home. He comes highly recommended.
5) You will see more animals than you can count - both in species and in numbers.
6) If you are worried about traveling to Tanzania due to safety reasons, I felt safer there than in any big city (anywhere). You will always be in the good hands of your guide.
7) You have heard it before, the roads are very, very rough. Just expect it. There are a couple of paved roads but 90% of your travel will be on rough roads. Just FYI
8) Highlights were Maasai Lodge, Hadzabe tribe, Tarangire, Mara River crossing.
9) Can skip are Olduvai Gorge, Mto wa Mbu, Chagga tribe
9) For several years we were not sure if we wanted to go to Africa and if we would feel safe. Now we wondered what took us so long. A highly recommended destination, tour company, and Richard as a guide. A trip of a lifetime with no regrets.
Memorable Safari Experience
Flash S&P was very helpful; open and flexible to our specific requirements. Special thanks to Magda & Edward for their advices and assistance. We would happily use and recommend their services.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great trip to Kenya
I found an affordable, high-quality safari on safaribookings.com, offered by Doyen Safaris. From the first contact, Kennedy was very responsive and helpful, and we decided to proceed with the seven days (two nights in Nairobi, two nights each at Maasai Mara and Amboseli, and one night at Lake Nakuru). We were very happy with the quality and service of the hotels provided (Sarova and Serena). Lawi, our guide, was very reliable and an excellent driver in difficult conditions. He was able to find all the animals we could dream of seeing, and had a knack of positioning us perfectly for photography. Kennedy met us at the airport on arrival, and also transported us to the airport on departure; he is a great character and seems to know everybody who's anybody in Nairobi!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Outstanding service and great advice
Mark Hathaway organised our wonderful week in Botswana and Vic Falls; all our accommodation was really great (particularly Kwara, an old favourite of mine). Mark responded quickly to all my questions, and proactively made some very helpful suggestions to help make the most of our time. He met us in Maun on our way back to Joburg, which was lovely. I left my Kindle at Vic Falls and was then incommunicado at Kwara so the hotel contacted Mark; he arranged for the transport of my Kindle from the hotel to Kasane airport and then via the pilot to Kwara. You don't often get service like that! We were thrilled with every aspect of our trip, and will be in touch with Mark in a year or two to arrange our next safaris.
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing and wonderful !
- The full tour was properly sequenced and organized
- Regular communication before & during the trip was professionally managed
- Mode of transportations between all places was properly organized, saving time during the trip
- The different type of places visited gave a wonderful experience and made the tour interesting
- Staying at different types of Lodges & Camps made the trip experience wonderful
- The service in all places including the customer care that was given to us by all was amazing
- Overall it was an amazing experience and a spectacular tour
US
The trip was flawless. Great accomodation, terrific guides, and all transfers were on time
Kerry did an excellent job helping us set up our tour. She quoted us several prices based on the lodges available, and went out of her way to accomodate us when our planned dates changed. The itinerary packet we received at Joburg airport contained everything we needed to know. The time spent at the game reserves was incredible. Both Simbavati and Lion Sands were outstanding facilities, and the game drives and meals were terrific. We saw tons of animals and birds at both places. It was definitely the trip of a lifetime.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Highly recommended
I really enjoyed the many safaris in the open Land Rover with Craig. And I would like to advice anyone to join at least one of Nandzanas safaris. The bush becomes so much more interesting with the knowledge that Craig shares with you about the animals and surroundings. Learning from a safari with Craig is also helpful when you're going to drive by yourself. But still the open Land Rover really gave me that extra special adventurous and free feeling, and I felt blessed to experience the beautiful National Kruger Park in this way. It is also fun to see that Craig still gets excited over special sightings and he really is the most pleasant and funny guide.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Magical to the bone
My trip was fantastic, with all guides/drivers, camps, experiences exceeding or living up to expectations and providing a magical experience to me as a leader. Keep up the good job. Youth+Power
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It could not have been better.
If you are reading this no doubt you are at least thinking about going to South Africa and who you can trust to ensure you can have complete peace of mind.
This was us in January of this year and after searching the reviews Pembury tours stood out.
From the first enquiry it was a pleasure to deal with Pembury and in particular Tammy who was my contact. The options are many and varied and they will sort out any combinations to suite your needs.
I opted for 4 nights stay in Cape Town, 3 nights safari in Kruger, 1 nights stay in Johberg and 3 nights at Victoria Falls.
Tammy sorted out all the hotels, internal flights, transfers advising and adapting things to ensure a perfect fit for what we were looking for but I decided to arrange the international flights to get the best deal.
The admin side was faultless.
What about the holiday itself, again faultless, not a single problem with the hotels, quality of accommodation, food, booking in and out, every transfer was there waiting for us with name displayed.
Each place had it's own appeal and contrasted the other so it was like having 3 holidays in one.
Our hotel ratings for us were.
CP = Commodore 4*+.
JHB = African Rock 5*.
VF = Avani 4*+.
Safari Nottensbush 5*++++++++++++++++ What an experience, never to be forgotten.
In conclusion, if you are planning on going to SA, Tammy @ Pembury tours could not be recommended high enough.
I have travelled a lot and this is my first ever review but felt moved enough to do it.
Thank you again PT and Tammy for a once in a life time holiday that will be remembered for a lifetime.
Best regards. Martin @ Carol.
TR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
best vaccation ever
Our team (5 people) from Turkey made a fantastic safari in Tanzaniain September with it started in Africa team for 5 days ..This was really one of the our best holiday in our lifetime.. All of our e-mails replied by customer happiness managers (Luis, Joanna, Joao and Vanessa).. Our guide Frank was very friendy, so kind, so informed and very smart.. Our cooker Samuel made us very tasts foods, he was so hygenic, all the equipments was very clean in and he was so helpfull also.. We spent 5 days with them and it was really very good experience that more than our imagination.. We saw all big fives, so many lion kings, leopar, gazelles, impalas, zebras and cheetah also.. We met masai culture with them and we spent very memorable nights at the tented camp with them.. we all thought that now we have a very good friends in Tanzania..