50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Simply the best holiday I have ever had
I was not interested in doing a group tour so Cuan put together a 4 destination holiday for me in Zimbabwe with road transfers and light plane transfers . It was amazing staying in 1 place and enjoying the local attractions and magnificent animals. The holiday was well and truly above my expectations and Cuan’s organisation was amazing. Cuan’s father, Gerald, met me in Johannesburg on both occasions and walked me to City Lodge at the airport the first time and drove me to and from Rosebank on my return. If you are considering a holiday to Africa you must talk to African Ubuntu Safaris - Cuan’s knowledge, planning and execution was way beyond my wildest dream. I have been to Africa 7 times and this holiday was the best by far. Thank you Cuan and Gerald
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well planned fantastic safari exceeding all of our expectations
Jessica at Dancing Safari's was fantastic to work with in planning our 4 week trip to Africa. My wife and I, along with another couple, have been trying to plan a trip to Africa for over 3 years. The 4 of us are all experienced travelers in our early to mid 70's who travel 4 to 5 months per year and have travelled extensively all over the world. In recent years we have done Antartica, Manchu Picchu, Galapagos, Brazil, Peru, Turkey, Europe and many other places and are not easily impressed. This trip exceeded all of our expectations and is now our #1 all time trip. We have traveled many times together and have never had problems planning a trip ourselves, however we found planning a trip to Africa to be very difficult on our own. First came trying to figure out: what countries to visit, then when to go (to both see the most, avoid bad weather and avoid the bugs), what types of camps to select, how long to spend at each safari camp, how to travel between camps and how to arrange the entire process with minimum wasted days. We tried working with several travel agents at agencies like AAA and other packaged tours advertising on travel sites like Travelzoo, and other companies packaging small tour groups.
Over the past two years we went to the Los Angeles Travel Show where we conferred with various tour operators. Finally we met Jessica at her both in early 2018. We also met with several other tour operators. After exchanging emails with several of these safari tour operators it was clear that Jessica was both the most responsive and knowledgeable and really worked at understanding what we wanted. Whereas other operators tried to steer us towards their own product Jessica worked at finding something that met our desired experience and budget. Although we wound up spending more that we originally budgeted, we had a truly unforgettable experience.
We selected a trip which included 8 days in Tanzania, 8 days in Kenya, 4 days in Botswana, 2 days in Zimbabwe, and 6 days in Cape Town (our friends didn't join the last 8 days). This length trip required extensive coordination amongst over 10 different lodges and arranging both the the air transportation and all the ground transfers. This included over 22 flights. During the planning stage Jessica provided frequent updates and was meticulous in ensuring that everything was planned correctly. The result was a seamless trip where everything went exactly as planned. We were met at every airport with staff who were always on-time and waiting for us. Luggage was handled for us. Unlike other tours planned by organizations like Tauck and Micato, we had a private tour for the four of us (not on first part in Tanzania where we had 4 others on the private charter airplane, but for Kenya we had the whole airplane to ourselves). Our safari tour vehicles were Toyota Land Cruisers or Land Rovers. Although most operators we saw operating out to the same lodges packed their vehicles with 6 to 9 people, we never had more than the 4 of us. The lodges we stayed at in Tanzania, Kenya and Botswana were all 5* quality. The food, service and staff were outstanding.
The safaris were incredible. By the end of the second day we had seen all the big 5 and so much more. Each new camp kept building on the experience.Out game drive guides were extremely knowledgeable and very accommodating. We were worried that spending over 3 weeks on safari would be too much and repetitive. Not so. Each location was unique and memorable.
As for cost, although it was a very expensive trip, when we compared what we paid with others who went on similar itineraries (Tauck and Micato) , we paid considerably less and got a lot more. Overall we would give Jessica and Dancing Zebra our highest recommendation. Although we went high-end I am sure Jessica would also do a great job for those wanting a lower budget trip.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I had such a fun and memorabl experience!
They are highly responsive, service delivery is on point and the animals in the parks are so beautiful!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Friendly and exceptional service
I was met by the owner Mary Kalikawe at Daresalaam airport where my team and I spent the first 2 days. She personally flew with us to Bukoba where we had a memorable cultural immersion tour I will remember for a lifetime! Lake Victoria has the best vies and the cleanest sand beach in the Maruku area.
I loved the warmth of the people in Bukoba, My team loved everything and will definitely plan a trip back soon!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our Trip Was Perfect.
Tongesai was so helpful the entire time we were planning our trip so we had high expectations and he even exceeded those. He planned out every day for us perfectly and was very timely and professional the entire time.
He was able to set up our safari, tour of the falls and tour of the devil's pool so everything was set up for us when we got there. We stayed in Zambia and he was able to provide us with seamless transfers across the border multiple times per day.
We were so impressed and highly recommend Cultural Vibes!
AR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The most peaceful place to visit and the fascinanting that I had been in my life
Fortunately exceeded our expectations, the wildlife is amazing, see every animal in the nature is beautiful.
The weather was good, we have sunny days and rainy as well, the recommendations about the clothing provided by the website was perfect. The food was excellent, our congratulations for the kitchen staff, we enjoyed every meal at the Safari.
Tremisana Lodge is better than the Treehouse lodge, due to the cabins are more comfortable than threehouse but anyway are fine we think the bathroom of the treehouse is an item to improve.
The transportation was good, the drivers as well. All the guides and the Staff at the logdes was excellent. Everybody was always available to help us or anybody else, we felt really good, everybody was kind to all the people at the lodges, great work from them is the best hightlight of the Safari due to they make you feel comfortable all the time, and is what makes special the place and your experience at the Safari, my congratulations to all of them, keep working in that way!
brilliant trip
Amazing wildlife & people. Our safari was budget but very good value for money
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Adventure made easy with Speke Uganda Holidays
This was our second time using Speke Uganda Holidays and once again they did not disappoint. We typically don't use tour operators when we travel, except when doing wildlife/safari tours. But we were greeted at the airport by our guide and he made sure we had everything we needed from that point until our tour was complete. The safari tour was fantastic and we learned a lot about the culture and history of Uganda from Husein. He anticipated our needs and stopped along the way to pick up local delicacies for us to try - fruits, grasshoppers, etc. And the accommodations selected by Speke were top-notch. We fell in love with the country on this trip. We'd recommend the company to anyone traveling to Uganda.
PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trustworthy and reliable safari operator
We chose Top Cream Tours and Safaris because we had best communication with them at the stage of planning and cost estimation. They provided us with all information by email almost
immediately. We could choose the National Parks we wanted to visit and the standard of accomodation.
The rest was very simple – everything was just as we set in plan.
Friendly and fluently English speaking driver – Mr David – was patiently waiting for us at the airport. All hotels and nature attraction were exactly according to our plan.
We saw amazing landscapes and animals of Amboseli, Nakuru, Elementaita and Masai Mara. We had great fun at Nyeri River rafting. Mr David drove almost 2000 km always having for us good mood and patiens for our questions. Only rhinoceros kept long distance from us so we couldn’t look into their eyes – naughty rhinos!
On the way to following Parks, cars always stops at souvenirs shops witch are actually 3-5 times more expensive than regular shops in Nairobi or Mombasa, however you are not obligated to buy absolutely anything and there are clean free toilets. So let them stop there!
We spent one week on the safari and all got healthy and happy back home.
We are very contented with service of Top Cream Tours and Safaris and we highly reccomend it.
BG
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Thank you, CrissCross
It was an unbelievable two-week journey. Accommodation, food and service were at a very high level. The tour operator's organization was perfect. I hope to return to this part of the world again and use their services.