MA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
I chose to do the 3 parks: Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti
But personally I found Serengeti by far the best
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IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Magical
Simply one of the most splendid vacations I have ever been a part of all my life! Very warm and helpful people, amazing locations and so much diversity - I just love South Africa.
An Excellent Three Days
I cannot fault any part of the experience with Bush Routes, everything was exactly as described and they more than lived up to our expectations.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good operator overall.
Very nice organization trip
Strong knowledge , always available to get an answer from our emails (mostly in few hours)
Good Experience ! Nice Guide
An amazing safari! I recommend to everyone!
In April, my partner and I went to Kenya and did a week safari with Gametrackers starting in Nairobi and finishing in Mombasa. We went through Amboseli National Park, Tsavo East National Park and Tsavo West National Park. The guide was absolutely amazing. He was extremely knowledgeable, professional and enthusiastic. He spotted the most incredible game, such as the African Eagle Owl in the trees- that I would never have noticed on my own. The cook was also great- preparing delicious healthy meals in the middle of the bush! I recommend this safari company to everyone. They are professional and go the extra mile and listen to your needs as a customer. The best safari ever :-)
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful trip
Kiliholidays gave us a wonderful trip. Staff is nice and thoughtful, trip was well planned. Accommodation in Hippos Camp and Swiss-Tan lodge was great and food was good. Good choice of parks. I highly recommend Kiliholidays.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience
Did a 3 day fly-in safari from Arusha. I think fly-in worked out great, we probably avoided a 7 hour drive on rough roads in one stretch (we drove back, but in 3 days).
Wildlife was great. Caught Big 5 and a hunt. Rhino was hard to find, still caught a couple.
We visited Serengeti and Ngorongoro, both were mainly open areas with few trees. We also visited Lake Manyara which was a thick forest where we saw different types of monkeys and birds.
We were also able catch a part of the Great Migration just south of Serengeti, which was a wonderful sight.
I used safaribookings.com to get quotes from multiple companies. They followed up to ensure the companies responded.
We ended up using Soul of Tanzania, which was a great choice. The pricing was broken down clearly and they were very flexible with accommodation options.
They also provided hot lunches including wine set up with a nice table and all and small taste of Tanzanian food (most others we saw were box lunches).
Guide was excellent. Overall a great experience.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic, well-organised experience.
My wife and I went on a 7-night safari with Amani Afrika to Tarangire/Serengeti/Ngorogoro national parks. The hotels that were booked were all great and the trip was well organised. Our guide was fantastic - we were among a group of about 5 land cruisers watching a pride of lions. After about one hour, the other cars all left. We asked out guide if we should leave too, and he said "no - these lions are definitely going to bring down that buffalo". Sure enough, they did, and it was amazing to see a hunt. Definitely a highlight of our trip. The only hitch was the car breaking down on the second day. They dealt with this really well, however; they dropped us off at the nearest Serena lodge where we had a buffet lunch with a view whilst waiting for the car to be fixed. The issue turned out to be dirty fuel that had been sold to them by a petrol station that was apparently a bit shady. At the time this was a bit annoying, but over the next few days we saw at least 20 vehicles all broken down around the national parks, so I guess this problem isn't so uncommon.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the best trips EVER!
Kruger National Park was amazing. We did a sunset drive and an all day drive and saw SO many animals, including lions, elephants, giraffes, rhinos, a leopard, baboons, warthogs. It truly is an incredible experience to see the animals in their element like that, and it's even more fun for it to be a surprise about what animals you will end up seeing. Norman was amazingly accommodating, and made everything easy, including travel to and from Johannesburg, booking our hotel and game drives and telling us about the people and culture of South Africa. This trip was life changing, and I highly recommend it to anyone thinking of doing so!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome private safari - highly recommendable!!!
We (four adults) did a 5-day safari with Charles (Safari Porini) in December 2014 and had the best time ever. We spent one day in Moshi to relax and recover from the overnight flight before heading off on safari. In Moshi we met with Charles and Anuary, our personal chef on this tour, to discuss the plan for the next days as well as meal and dietary requirements. Then we spent ½ day in Tarangire National Park, ½ day in Ngorogoro Crater and 2 days in Serengeti National Park. Charles was a fantastic guide. He has a great knowledge of his country and the animals. His animal spotting skills are just amazing. Furthermore, and quite important is that he a fantastic driver which means a lot in Tanzania. Especially as we have seen other tour companies which were speeding quite a lot on the dirt roads to and from Serengeti. Our chef prepared delicious meals and guide and chef were flexible with meal times. Heading off to the parks at sunrise and having a picnic breakfast there – no problem at all. Charles did the planning and booking of our whole trip including domestic flights and a week on Zanzibar after the Safari. We found him extremely friendly and professional. Also not to forget, we learnt quite a bit Swahili.
Charles, thanks a lot for this great adventure. We enjoyed every part of it.
Alexander and family from Germany