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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Best
Yellow Zebra is a first class agent for African safaris. We engaged YZ more than a year in advance of our safari trip to Tanzania. I found them via a Google search and then selected them after reading many reviews and speaking with an agent. As an agency, they performed superbly throughout the planning process and then in the plan/itinerary they developed. After asking a few questions, our advisor, Kirsten Woolley, developed two options to meet our budget requirements. We selected one. For over a year, she was patient answering questions and waiting for us to respond to her inquiries, candid in the opinions and information she shared and extremely helpful in all matters of planning our trip. Her follow-ups were great and quite informative. We couldn't have asked for a better agent, itinerary, and arrangements during the trip. They gave us the exact itinerary we hoped for! They provided a top notch firm, Nomad Tanzania, as the tour guide. A month before our trip, an incident occurred involving the TZ government imposing a new VAT on tours. After several discussions with the agency owner, we were able to resolve the issue to our satisfaction. They listened, were very approachable and friendly, and took care of our needs all the way through. I would highly, highly recommend this agency for your next safari.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Outstanding service from Sweet Africa Safaris
We used Johnson as our driver in Nairobi and Nukuru and Peter for our driver in Maasai Mara. Both were excellent. They are punctual, polite, extremely well informed about Kenya wildlife, good drivers, and a lot of fun to be with. They are extremely attentive to all members of the group without being overbearing or intrusive. Johnson made all of our arrangements in advance and we had no problems. If we had concerns, he effectively intervened on our behalf. He is the most professional person I have worked with in Kenya. I will rely on him even more when planning my next trip.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Blown away by an unforgettable, exhilarating, and truly authentic African experience!
I am a proud South African, born and raised. From a young age i have been intrigued with Africa, traveling, and exploring. Throughout the years I have been privileged to have many of my dreams become a reality as I traveled to every continent in the world, including Antarctica! I thought I had seen and experienced just about as much as boy from a small town can experience...until my wife and I went on the 13 day tour of Botswana and Zimbabwe with Explendor Tours!!! We were blown away by the rich experience! I thought I knew a lot about Africa and the wildlife it has to offer, until this trip! It was packed with beautiful scenes, breathtaking sightings of wild animals, and insightful commentary from our tour guide Stephen! The whole tour was relaxing, but at the same time packed with activities like game drives, river cruises, hikes with real Bushmen and so much more!
I am already planning to do another tour with Explendor Tours, but this time with my whole family!!
It is an experience I rate very high, if not the highest, on my travels so far!
Thank you Stephen, and the Explendor Tour staff for opening a whole new view of the beautiful Africa we love so dearly!
Forever grateful.
Chris and Lin
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
...wonderful experience!!
My husband and I booked 4days safari Tsavo East and Taita Hills with Wildlife Sun Safaris while in Kenya and had a wonderful experience. Everything was very well organizes.The driver/guide Thoya was friendly and nice.
We enjoyed the game drives and he was the first to spot the BIG FOUR and had a very good eye sight.
We stayed 2 overnight at Galdessa /1 overnight at Saltlick Lodge and loved the food and the local people.
I highly recommed the company for making our safari a memorable life experience.
Verena & Guido
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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”
**Your time is valuable so I will skip the creative writing skills and just get to the point. I always appreciate your vote if you find my review helpful.**
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.
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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
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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.