ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great time with Makasa
safari was amazing! The weather was great and game viewing was really nice
Makasa did a very professinal job! Strongly recomend them
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 day gorilla tracking in Uganda
I would definitely recommend Encounter Safaris - myself and 2 friend used them for the 3 day gorilla tracking in Uganda and could not have been happier. We had great communication with Chris leading up to the safari and were picked up from our hotel at exactly when they said they would - which having spent 2 weeks in Africa previously, was pretty impressive! Our guide Hasan was kind, polite, knowledgable and a very good driver. The cabins we stayed at were great and the food was fantastic. The trek itself was amazing and very well organised, we were really lucky and found the gorillas in under 2 hours. Would really recommend a porter though! We had a great time with Encounter and found it great value for money,could definitely use again!
under20 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing
Having experience Bush Travellers Safaris, I strongly advise you to go on safari with these guys. The food was incredibly tasty thanks to barney great cooking. The game drives where fantastic and we never got bored. Sage knew a lot of animals and we where lucky to see most of the animals in the area. The camps are great and set up fabulous and the showers where a luxury. The whole experience of the Bush Travellers Safaris was absolutely wonderful especially the company of Sage, Toullah and Barney.
ES
Serengeti and Ngorongoro
The safari itself provides a great oportunity to see some of the most wonderful animals in Earth, unfortunately our experience wasn't perfect because of the schedule. We had dinner too early and waited too much until the dinner time had arrived, and our cook was extremely slow. A great experienced with some inconveniencies.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Adventure and fun!
The safari itself was a good experience, we lived the african experience deep and we enjoyed it. We would have liked another kind of timetable for meals, because we had lunch at 10 am and dinner and 20, so that means a lot of time without eating. Despite this detail, the safari was great, we saw many species and took awesome pictures. the volunteering program was the best of all, both medical and orphanage programs are a great , life-changing experience.
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Experience, They are one of the very best You can find in Kenya.
COMMUNICATIONS: Michael is prompt in replying to any query put forth. This is the main reason we chose Ancient Wild Safaris. We decided on Kenya just five days ahead of the trip, when our Egypt tour plan could not be executed. We had send queries to various tour operators in Kenya, Michael was not only the first to reply, we felt that his itinerary was also the best among the ones we received. We raised a few queries on receiving his itinerary & he was quick to respond to every one of it. He even called us up on phone prior we had agreed to go with him, which actually showed his commitment. We made full payment for the tour on reaching Nairobi, still he kept inquiring with us regarding our experience each day and also we want any changes in itinerary based on our experience.
SERVICE:This was a tailor made trip for our group of 5 adults. Michael is very flexible, from the time we started our initial communication. Basis our budget and requirement of 2 twin bedroom & a single bedroom, he had agreed to change the hotels as per our request. So the key here is the budget basis which he will upgrade or downgrade the hotels. He is way more economical than all the tour operators we had contacted with similar hotels & also his itinerary was way better. He also got us the Balloon Ride at Masai Mara for $390/- per person (usual rates are around $475/- per person). He will also let us know in advance regarding the optional programs that are available at an added cost & will also help us to have a better deal on those if we prefer to go with them.
LIVING UP TO EXPECTATION: Due to the shortage of time in preparing for the trip, we had been a little skeptical about the arrangements, but when we arrived Nairobi on the 18th of July, Michael had already made all arrangements, including the booking of all the hotels we had agreed upon. This was way beyond our expectations.
SAFARI TOUR: This was an experience of a lifetime. The Tour Guide / Driver Michael had arranged for us, Mr. Joseph was an exceptional tour Guide & an even better human being. We really enjoyed his company. At times when we took packed lunches, Joseph collected all the items which we will not have & packed it seperately to give them to the villagers there. This was a great gesture from him.
During our tour, We had been to Ambosili, Mt. Kenya, L. Nakuru, L. Naivasha & Masai Mara. During our Game Drive Joseph ensured that we got to see all actions that were going on in the parks. We got to see the Big Five at Masai Mara which was incredible as the other guests in our hotels did not get to see the Leopard which actually shows the dedication and knowledge of Joseph. At the end of each day, Mr. Joseph would let us know what time we need to be ready for the next day, and he was always ready with his vehicle at the mentioned time. He always tried to squeeze out the maximum possible activities each day, in in order to ensure that we did not miss out anything. His commitment and dedication was unbeleivable. During this entire trip Micheal kept corresponding with us and Mr. Joseph to ensure that everything works out smoothly. Michael even got us a parting gift when we completed our tour.
We highly recomment Ancient Wild Safaris to all of you a swe had an amazing experience.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
it was the best experience we ever had with my wife as we were celebrating our anniversary in Kenya
Peter did all the guide to us with great assistance from Edwin in the office we really enjoyed.
NO
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic experience with Usambara i Ruaha National Park
We decided on Ruaha National Park for a short safari 3 days/2 nights, and after contacting a few agents/companies we decided to go for Usambara Expedition. Decision was based both on a reasonable price and because i had previously spoken with Alex(agent) in person and gotten a good impression.
We were met at Iringa by the guide the afternoon we arrived by bus and he shoved us to a reasonable hotel for the night. In the morning we set out with him and a cook for a couple of hours drive to the Park. We had 3 fantastic days, the cabins/new goverment bandas were really nice and I highly recommend our guide Serafino who put all in to give us the best experience! Lots of wildlife (we saw atleast 15 lions) and we hardly met any other cars/parties. I had heard about Ruaha before and wanted to go there and it turned out to be even better than expected. Especially if you prefer to not be crowded by other parties, and the wildlife is astonishing. Wholeheartedly give my recommendation to both Ruaha, Usambara Expeditions and in particular our guide Serafino!
SA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our memorable trip to Murchison Falls with East African Jungle Safaris.
We chose East African Jungle Safaris based on Safari Booking reviews and price. We chose the three day safari to Murchison Falls which included both chimpanzee and rhino trekking. I highly recommend this trip! we were very pleased. Our guide, Joe was very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. He bought us water and bananas along the way. The accommodations at Paraa Lodge were excellent. We reviewed them also. The safari itself was amazing and Joe went the extra mile to make sure we saw as much as possible. We would definitely use EAJS again.
NZ
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Authentic, well planned, efficiently organised and warmly welcoming with amazing meals!
After many birding and wildlife safaris throughout Africa I recently spent 23 days with three friends on Ulinda Safari Trails 23 day Botswana Safari. This was, without doubt, the most exciting, comfortable, well planned and efficiently run safari and I cannot recommend Jane Bettenay and her team highly enough to those travellers who want to experience a real wildlife adventure visiting Botswana's great national parks. A special feature is Jane's specially designed four wheel drive Toyota Landcruisers with "pop tops" that allow passengers to keep warm in the morning/evening when it can be extremely cold in "open" vehicles and still have unobstructed views when game viewing/photographing. Anyone wanting a taste of the real Africa camping safari should definitely get in touch with Ulinda Safari Trails!!