RU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Life lasting experience
My wife and I had eight days of safari in January 2020. We are very pleased that we ordered a safari from Lion King Adventures. Our experience much exceeded our expectations. We expected that it must be great, but it was astonishing to see so much wildlife.
Before our trip, I contacted three companies that provide safari services to their customers. The answers and advice that I received from Lion King were the most helpful. It was a deciding factor in ordering a safari from Lion King Adventures.
The safari itself was incredible. There were so many species in the park and it was so exciting to observe animals and birds in their natural habitat! At the end of the third day, we thought we had seen almost everything, but it surprised us during the following days how much more we saw. Without a doubt, it was thanks to our guide Richard, with his ability to detect animals and birds, his positive attitude and willingness to help and his knowledge of the wildlife. Richard instantly gave us the name of each animal and bird in the park, providing clues on how to distinguish them from some other closely related species, and telling us interesting facts about them.
An African safari is a life lasting experience. That is why we are glad to make the right choice about the company we had safari with. We are very grateful for Richard, Pendo, Rose and other company employees to do their best, so our dream could come true.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
I'm very satisfied.
The comunication and how Enrica made this travel for us, was great.
By email and by phone, she has helped us to create a trip like a tailored suit.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
We would recommend Zippy and Australken very highly, they are a great company. We had a 7 day trip in Kenya which was absolutely fantastic. Our tour guide Albanas was so informative and genuinely enthusiastic about seeing all the animals which meant we had a good time, he was very patient too rather than chasing animals around like some of the tours do not stopping to watch all the interesting moments take place. He also knew hundreds of birds off by heart to tell us about. The cook Daniel also made us tasty vegetarian food and the places we stayed were all great.
Zippy is very well organised and thinks of every detail, she made it simple to book and ask any questions we had before our trip, she met us at the airport and checked in with us during the safari, she even kindly helped us book another trip we wanted to do in Tanzania even though it was a separate company. Thanks Zippy for being so helpful and accomodating and making our holiday so enjoyable.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, exceeded all expectations
What an amazing time. The camp exceeded all expectations, the staff helpful and the facilities excellent (amazing chalets, showers and WiFi) but most importantly the wildlife danced for me. The road to the lodge was terrible, but the camp more than made up for it
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience watching the gorillas in their natural habitat
The accommodation, the food and the guides were pretty good! We had a great time!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic safari in a beautiful country
What a beautiful country! The people, weather, beaches, bush, cricket and the food was absolutely superb. We had a fantastic safari in the Kruger NP and really enjoyed our time in Cape Town. Cannot recommend the country as a holiday destination enough!
CL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Honeymoon in the Northern Circuit
We did a one-week private safari in the northern circuit operated by eTrip, starting off from Arusha to Tarangire (one night at Lemala's Mpingo Ridge), Ndutu (one night at Safari Lodge), central Serengeti (two nights at Lemala's Ewanyan Camp) and Ngorongoro (two nights at Lemala's Camp). Both the itinerary and the accommodations were perfect for our honeymoon, very well located and with the perfect combination between comfort and Safari-vibe.
Given the time of the year, we had very green sceneries, and were able to experience the Great Migration first-hand in the southern Serengeti area, around Ndutu. We were lucky with the rain as well, as the road was mostly in good conditions and there were no areas without access.
In terms of wildlife, every location had something else and special to offer and we never stopped being amazed by it. Tarangire with the elephants and the Baobab trees, Ndutu with the migration, Serengeti with everything (tons of lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos, buffaloes...) and Ngorongoro with the rhinos. We highly recommend such an itinerary as it shows you different landscapes and is efficient in terms of transportation.
As for the tour operator, eTrip, everything was super well organized, we had no issues with the accommodations, our guide Victor was very nice and had an amazing eye to find animals very well hidden, they provided water every day, the binoculars were very useful... Also they showed to be very transparent with the rates, and very flexible to change the itinerary to our preferences, as well as going further ahead by recommending better accommodations for better rates they were able to get.
We're looking forward to plan our next safari.
BR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience!
We had a great time! South África is a beautiful place that we will certainly visit again. The Safari was a diffent, great experience. We really enjoyed ourselves!
The travel agency Waiferer was perfect, assited us in everything!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Magical!
My friend and I have recently come home from an amazing holiday organised by Sylwia from Hello Tanzania! We booked pretty last minute and changed our dates at least once but nothing was too much trouble to organise. Sylwia organised the whole holiday, she suggested an itinerary and we went with it (not really knowing ourselves what to do) and we were so pleased to have followed her suggestions of what to do and when to do it to make the most out of our time. She also gave us options to arrive earlier and stay later (but we didn’t have time) but it was great to know it was an option and we would have had support while we were there.
We booked our own flights to and from Tanzania but all our transfers to and from hotels and airports and the flight from Zanzibar to the mainland were arranged perfectly and ran smoothly, all our drivers turned up at the right time, knew where we were going and got us there safely (and were very friendly).
We arrived in Zanzibar and had a few days there at the Coconut Tree Resort, we had one day of terrific trips booked in advance and were given the information to book more once we decided exactly what we wanted to do. The spice tour, prison island tour and stone town tours arranged for us by Hello Tanzania were a real must! And the Cheetah’s Rock and Blue Safari Tours we did were also excellent. Of course a day at the hotel lounging by the pool and catching the sun was also extremely welcome.
We flew to the mainland for Safari and had the most amazing experience seeing so so many animals, from thousands of zebras to lions in trees and elephants crossing the road! We went to a different place each day in the hopes of seeing as many animals as possible, it was epic! Again everything organised by Sylwia ran smoothly, all the glamping, the hotels, safaris and transfers! For our last night we were driven to a cultural experience to meet Masai people and then past Kilimanjaro to stay in a rather swanky place with a great pool, wonderful food and the most relaxing massages.
Sylwia also made herself readily available by email (even on New Years Eve and New Years Day) so we could ask her questions or for confirmation and her replies were always prompt. I am gluten free and dairy free which is a worry when travelling but everywhere we went had been informed in advance and there was always plenty on offer for me to eat.
I could not recommend Hello Tanzania highly enough and if I were to go back I would certainly be booking with them again!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Maasai Legend Safaris is customer focused.
This safari company provided an amazing service. I visited Zanzibar in 2012 and I can't wait to return. The drivers spoke very clear English. Our consisted of seeing the 'big 5' and so much more. One of my favorite stops on the safari was the hippo pool. No question I will travel with this company again.