35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Difficult to ask for more from an experience that provided everything.
Our experience in the Greater Kruger was amazing. Our accommodations were fantastic and the service high quality. Our guides were very knowledgeable and we felt that they went out of their way to provide an unforgettable experience. Happy with the sightings and the learning experience. We were with our kids who had a blast learning about tracking and the ecosystem.
Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Always professional, knowledgeable, trustworthy and deliver what they promise.
My husband and I have visited South Africa and several African countries each year for the past 4 years. Destinations Africa have organised some complex trips for us, Flights, accommodation, meet and greets and transfers, every step of each trip has gone like clockwork. The team at Destinations Africa are friendly and extremely easy to deal with when either organising the places you ask to visit or recommending amazing places and tours they have experienced. They keep you informed all along the way whilst developing your personalised itinerary. I feel extremely confident when dealing with Destinations Africa and recommend them MOST highly.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing 17 day journey through Kenya’s mayor parks
We have been to Kenya many times and love the beautiful scenery and especially the amazing wildlife.
Our tour operator Anna from “Amazing Memories Safaris” was fantastic during the preparation phase and worked with us to plan and adjust the Safari exactly to our wishes. She also provided us with an amazing guide and driver, Daniel, who has in depth knowledge of all the animals we saw, about Kenya in general, and who was a really great guy to “be stuck with” for 17 days. Daniel went absolutely above and beyond to make this the best possible Safari for us and to accommodate every request we had. When we had a medical issue, Daniel made sure to get us to a very good hospital, stayed with us the entire time to guide us through the process and also called ahead to the next lodge to set up a follow up doctor’s appointment there.
He also is a great photographer and made sure to put us in excellent spots to take great pictures. In addition, and extremely important for a Safari, he was great in spotting animals.
The car was in good shape and the lodges beautiful. Everything was handled very professionally.
We hope we will be able to go back to Kenya in 2 or 3 years, at which time we will use the same operator and definitely go with Daniel as guide.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We would never go back to Africa without the help of Destinations Africa!
This was our second trip to Africa and we approached it with some trepidation - worried that it would not live up to expectations. In fact, Destinations Africa put together a trip for us that far exceeded our wildest expectations. Using a travel company in Australia when we are in Canada seemed strange but this company was so responsive all the time and almost every aspect of the trip proceeded without a hitch (but what is an adventure without a hitch or two?). We started in Cape Town at The Cape Grace Hotel that has set a new standard for all of us for city hotels - it is beautiful with service beyond reproach. All of the lodges in Namibia were wonderful with the experience at each one being different and thrilling and of course, Savanna Private Game Lodge in S.A. met our expectations as saving the best for last. Five nights there was perfect and allowed us to really experience everything the game reserve and the lodge had to offer. The team at Destinations Africa did a terrific job putting together and executing our wonderful Africa adventure and we have already recommended them to others. We would never go back to Africa without the help of Destinations Africa!
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
6 days safari
We did a 6 days custom camping safari (first timers) with Shemeji and it was as good as expected. All parks are amazing (landscapes and animals including birds) but 6 days was a bit too long.
All the safari companies seem to follow the same book for the food, tents and sometimes game circuits. So your guide/driver and car will be the main difference. Our driver/guide was very experienced, knowledgeable, nice and profesional. The car was in good condition. The food was delicious and they accommodated vegetarian meals. Our tent/bed was probably one of the best around. Campsites were ok considering the amount of people.
We chose to spend more time en the Serengeti (4d) and 2 in Tarangire and Ngrongoro as we needed the time to reach northern Serengeti (which ended up being my favorite) . In retrospective just pick one of the itineraries from their website.
Ngorongoro is a great day safari if you want too see almost al animals including lions. In mid October was raining and the visibility was so so.
Tarangire is gorgeous I loved the trees. If you don’t care too much about cats go there ( we saw a cheetah though)
Serengeti is worth all the dust you will get to reach to it...but if I you can afford it... Just fly to central and go from there. We did see the migration but no river crossing. The Mara section is gorgeous.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible wildlife
Outstanding! Email contact, communication and consulting services with our agent have been perfect. Travel tips and recommendations for alternatives were very helpful in our selection process. Our lodge was incredible. Thornybush has totally overexceeded our expectations. Service and friendliness of the staff was brilliant and our Safari has been made unforgettable through our guide and tracker which built a perfect co-alliance while driving in the bush. Have seen all big 5 and a bunch of other animals. Every Dollar spent worth. Would love to come back once in a while to repeat this beautiful experience. Food quality was excellent and the taste variety was overwhelming. In a nutshell: Incredible
Safari Bagamoyo, Selous national park, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam
Because we had planned a working vacation in The Baobab Home in Bagamoyo we asked NRSC to organize for us a tour. During our preparation we asked Francisca, very many changes in our itinerary. She was always very quick in answering our e-mails and gave good suggestions. Francisca showed to be flexible travel agent, always willing to help and finally able to put our ideas into reality. We met her in Bagamoyo a few days before we started our trip. She clearly showed interest in her travelers before, during, and after the trip.
The 6 days trip, from Bagamoyo to Selous Game Reserve and via Morogoro back to Dar es Salaam, with the excellent driver/guide Omari had excellent lodges, the time schedule was good and we had enough time to enjoy the country side and the game drives. The trip was therefore fully according to our wishes, although the Land Cruiser could have been a bit better.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience
Thank you we were very happy with our safari and accommodation.
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic!!!
The wildlife was beautiful, de accommodations were very good, the guide was faboulous!! we liked it all very much.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A fantastic safari that will long last in the memory
A very different holiday for us, usually we hire a car and travel on a DIY basis, with my husband's brother and wife, but this year we had slightly differing plans, so we wanted a specific itinerary starting and ending in Windhoek, with my brother in law leaving us in Caprivi to go onto Botswana and Victoria falls.
We booked Namibian Nature Travels because Nick Buys responded to our enquiries promptly and efficiently, coming up with a plan and price that suited us all. We were happy that we were dealing with a Namibian based company, paying for the trip in local currency, and not USD etc.
We were not disappointed. Our guide Nick, is a passionate Namibian, proud of his country and an expert in animal and bird life. He expertly drove us around this vast country, we visited places we would never have found on our own, and stopped as and when he noticed something of interest. We stayed in luxury lodges, where the hospitality and food were second to none, and saw many fine vistas of this remarkable country.
This is a holiday that will long last in the memory, and we will not hesitate to recommend Nature Travel Namibia and Nick Buys.