IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Marakele National Park by Raffaella
The scenic beauty is the best of this place
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great, friendly guides, good food, and they definitely know how to find the animals!
Appreciated our time with Kanuth Adventure Safaris, even when challenges arose they found a solution and knew their way around the park. We saw on a one day safari all the animals we hoped to see.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Golden Gate Highlands National Park by Raffaella
Very nice place where to find a lot of birds
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Camdeboo National Park by Raffaella
The scenic beaty is incredible
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice Budget Safari Services
I and my wife had a nice time in Nairobi Kenya.We visited several places. Mara and Amboseli and the tours were nice. accommodations on the budget tented camps was good for our budget.
US
Raveged by drought
I booked a Sabi Camp for my photography tour I was leading, as I had heard Sabi Sands was the best place in the Kruger area. I bet it is when not ravaged by drought. There was very little to eat for the grazing animals so many had left, the predators were doing well off animals dying from drought. Our camp was only permitted in a small portion of Sabi Sands and I'm guessing there were better areas in the reserve. Although we had some great sightings my photo tour guests and I, chose to spend extra time in Kruger where the Sabi River was still flowing. I will return to Sabi Sands and hopefully next time it will live up to it's great reputation.
Friendly
My experiences with the guys from Quest Horizon Tanzanian was very grateful. They was very professional and friendly and also was a surprise they speak in Spanish!
When a return again to Arusha, definitely I will ask for them.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Beautiful Kiliminjaro overlooking a small but wildlife-rich National Park teeming with beasts.
My road research proved correct as there is only one road from Nairobi to Amboseli and that is the C103 off the A109 Mombasa Road. It was a smooth tarmac road offering fantastic views of the South Rift Valley. Amboseli itself is a compact park - easy to navigate and drive around - and it was the first of Kenya's game parks to actually offer me an illustrated map, which was really useful.
Barely through the gate and you see wildebeest and ostrich...then giraffe, impala and then a herd of elephants. I had a pass for 48 hours and the first day I drove one loop around the park concentrating on the animals - as Mount Kilimanjaro was typically shrouded in cloud for the day. There is usually only an hour at dawn and an hour at dusk when the peak is visible. True enough, the following morning it was clear at 6am but clouded over shortly after. On my third day of the trip, things were delightfully different. The peak stayed could-free until 8:30am which allowed me to re-enter the park and take some coveted photographs of wildlife and mountain in harmony. This was definitely the highlight of the trip. Other Kenya parks are flat but Amboseli serves up Mount Kilimanjaro which actually ticks many travellers' life-ling ambitions - mine included.
The accommodation, AA Lodge, was perfect - self-contained chalet / bandas are very private and quiet. It didn't matter to me that I was outside of the Park as my resident Park fee was valid for 48 hrs. The pool was essential; it was so dry and hot that the dip in the water was a necessity. There were very few guests and the food was plain but the service was faultless. Such friendly staff.
A most pleasant and rewarding experience
We were there with our Bird Club and the birding was fantastic. It is nice to see Mountain Zebras, Black Wildebees and Springbok which you don't always see in other National Parks. The accommodation is good though there was a bit of noise at times due to the ongoing building of new chalets. The scenery is magnificent despite very dry conditions. Wonderful view from our chalet patio. The staff without exception were friendly and so helpful. We had a tasty dinner in the restaurant on one of the nights of our stay.
US
Lots of animals in a small space
Ngorongoro was the start of my safari vacation, and I'm glad it was at the start. Pretty much all the animals you're looking for are there, and you can see them in less than a full day.
However, it felt really over-crowded to me in an almost sickening way. There was one point where a female lion was sitting by the side of the road, and literally 30 safari cars pulled beside her to look. Because of all the cars, she lost track of her cubs and was crying out for them over and over. It was hot, the middle of the day, and she was scared. I was very sad.