DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lifetime experiece to see the wild animals so close in their natural habitat!
The land of natural wonders.
I did a 4 day safari in Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and was able to spot all the animals very close except rhino. But is understandable that due to illegal poaching their numbers have been significantly reduced and according to our guide there were just 10-20 Rhinos left in the area. As they are also shy creatures, we were just able to witness one sleeping in the grass. Apart from that, we crossed numerous pride of linos, herds of elephants, crash of hippos, cape buffaloes and a couple of leopards.
If you ever think of a safari trip, Serengeti is a must!
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience, great value
I really recomend this safari company. We had a great 8 days trip with them. Abel was our guide, he is very professional and nice with us. He knows a lot about the Parks. If you are spanish speaker, they also speak spanish. Elisante was our contact, we change the itinerary and he was very flexible.
Definitely, a great and reliable safari company!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
beautiful trip
Peter was our first contact and kept a close eye all along, greatly appreciated. Did Kilimanjaro 1 day climb with guide Tibit, a very good guide and the 6 days 5 nights to Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara and enjoyed every minutes if it. Our guide Jackson was knowledgeable, funny and delightful. Saw all animals, visited a Maasai village. Lunches were very good and dinners always accompanied with a recap of the day with planning for the next one. Transportation was very good. Accommodations were good with a plus for Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel and Tukaone camps. Very nice and friendly staff at Octogone Lodge. Overall a wonderful experience. A really good group. Thanks to all!!!!
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
2-day Mikumi Safari, great experience!
We had a Great experience with Bush Routes!!! We took the 2 day Mikumi Safari, and it was a great choice! You really get what you pay for! Everybody from Bush Routes were very kind with us, and our guide was very good and attentive! The dinner and overnight at Mikumi were great as well! We really recommend Bush Routes!
QA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best wildlife in the world
Best wildlife in the world is in Africa. Bit rainy in the night and it was colder than expected. Accommodations need to improve to fullfil basic general needs.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
It was a great trip. The organization was exceptional and our guides were incredible. We visited the heart of Africa and everything that we wanted (they are very flexible): the real african life and the real wildlife too.
For me it was an awesome experience and I think that it is a very recommended trip.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable impressions within pure nature.
We were so lucky having the best guides we could ever asked for. Both of them were so friendly and humorous, they made our safari unique. June was actually the best time to travel. Right after the rain season ended, everything was so green. We were lucky to spot the Big Five.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
excellent trip with maasai legend
We had a wonderful time with maasai legend. They are very proffesional and try to satisfy the turist trying to finding out all the animals. Also they explain everything about the parks, animals, trees etc... with a great knowlege. They speak, german, spanish, french and english so we didnt have any issue with the la guge. If i would go back to a safari i will hire them.
BR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
AMAZING TOUR OPERATOR IN AFRICA
In August of 2013 I had a beautiful trip in South Africa. Journey Beyond took care of an amazing 10 days trip with friends going to a Safari Lodge (Royal Malewane), Capetown ( Ellermann House Hotel), in the wine region ( La Residence) and in the shark coast of Hermanus ( Birkenhead House). In every corner we felt their care in everything. City tour in Capetown with wonderful local tips, wine degustations during sunset, shark diving tour with a preservation group of people, safari tour with one of the six best rangers in the world... What I can tell is that I am now on my way to South Africa again, with my daughter, with the 100% garantie that it will the best version of another Africa experience.
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Joining with nature.
I already have visited rural areas in China and Middle Eastern countries, so I was expecting something similar. But honestly I was surprised to see Tanzania as very clean and quite healthy country! The food was very fresh and tasty, roads were good and safe enough (I even took dala-dala), and people were incredibly friendly. Most of my guides were exceptional, I was very pleased with the service, although I took one of the cheapest tours. All of them spoke English very good, were knowledgeable and polite. The only thing I was really angry with was the absence of hot water in many places. I can tolerate it in safari camps, but not in hotels. I should know about this and book a bit more expensive ones.
I did 4-days safari and it was unspeakable adventure... I watch BBC and National Geographic movies about African nature since my childhood, so it was crazy to finally see everything by my eyes! Giant, but gentle elephants in Tarangire and ferocious lions, eating their prey at sunrise in Serengeti, were highlights of the journey! I took amazing photos as I dreamed. We also have seen plenty of beautiful birds, amazing family of cheetahs, cute gazelles, mongooses, monkeys... During lunch and evening time I had an opportunity to meet smaller creatures - lizards, butterflies and so on.
Of course it wasn't hakuna matata journey, but I expected this. In Serengeti we had to mount our tents under the rain, I've even got some cold. It was very cold during the night in Ngorongoro, but I was clever enough to get warm autumn jacket. Some fellow travelers wasn't so lucky, so I could suggest travel companies to get a bit warmer sleeping bags for a winter season. :) And the most incredible part was animals in the night - hyenas were wandering around our camp in Serengeti! and also warthogs and some smaller animals. It was crazy, but truly adventurous! It is certainly not for those, who like comfort. In Ngorongoro cute zebra was eating grass near my tent during the night, and I even could hear its breathing. So it was really unique experience! I feel I should return some day may be to see Oldonyo-Lengai volcano and the lake Natron, and more of Ngorongoro, because we didn't see rhinos close! Thanks to Tanzania for so incredible journey!
