NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organised and superb safari experience
We have booked a 5 nights - 6 days package with Deep Forest Safaris with 2 full days Masai Mara game drives, 1 day Lake Naivasha, 1 day Hells Gate and 1 day visit of local village near Mount Kenya.
Deep Forest Safaris is run by Samuel Charagu. Communication with him before the start of the safari was very good, always quick replies and he was very willing to think along with our travel wishes. During safari, he has carefully selected a local team of drivers, safari guides, and cooks. Samuel offers good service and flexibility to his customers. The tours can be tailor made. Where it is possible he will combine his customers into one group for a game drive, for example, but if the itineraries of his groups are different he will make sure you will get an own driver/ cook. He makes sure everything runs very smooth: guides and drivers are always on time, lunch and dinner are well prepared every day with fresh ingredients. Also, he has selected good accomodations. Overall, the trip was very well organised and offered absolute good value for money.
We can absolutely recommend Samuel and his local team.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Great Migration
The trip was absolutely amazing! I loved every minute of it and was sad to leave. Your country is beautiful but even more beautiful are the people. Everyone was so incredible kind and accommodating!
John, our guide, was superb. He was so friendly, kind, helpful, and made us feel extremely safe.
The hot air balloon and the visit to the Masai tribe was our favorite memories.
I have already recommended your company to several friends. You are very good at communicating, your itinerary was excellent, and everything you state would happen was exactly as you planned. I have also mentioned to friends to request John as I think he was part of the reason we enjoyed the trip to much! Thank you again for everything.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect 5 day/4 night solo safari Tanzania Northern Parks
Wow, what an amazing experience I just had with SED Adventures! Truly the trip of a lifetime and I will never forget it. Ngorogoro Crater was simply stunning and what more can be said about the wonderful Serengeti. Unbelievable seeing so much wildlife up close and personal and in their natural habitat. I will never go to a zoo again! Rema, my guide, and Bareeki, my cook, treated me so well and they really ensured I had the best safari experience possible. Gotta give a big shoutout to Laizer with SED too! He coordinated the whole trip for me and went out of his way to ensure I would have that trip of a lifetime. We had a great Skype session where he earned my trust before booking and from beginning to end he made sure all went perfectly. He made it his job to ensure I was happy and he is an incredibly nice guy too. I highly recommend reaching out to him and SED and I know I will definitely be back for another safari with them hopefully sooner than later. Asanti sana SED!!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our safari was top of the line and our guide, Isa, is a seasoned professional.
Spot on - everything you could ask for in a safari experience. Even the weather cooperated!
NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding safari destination
Mala Mala borders the Kruger National Park. Southern Africa's in the grip of a drought, but Mala Mala's fortunate to have a (much-reduced) river running through it North to South. This and the winter-thinned bush make for a safari bonanza. Thanks to our outstanding guide Tim we saw a veritable A-Z of African wildlife, from top predators through to some of the rarest animals on the planet. Because Mala Mala's private you're not sitting in a queue with tens of other vehicles, and the guides can get their vehicles well off the track. It feels unbelievably privileged. Highlights were wild mating leopards, a female leopard in a cub with her den, running with a nighttime pack of hyena, herds of elephants (and much more). We were in a family double room which worked brilliantly. And I'm always amazed how places like this serve up exceptional food and drinks, which is a bonus. But we came for the safari, really, and it's made for a lifetime set of memories.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic safari location and best place to see the Rhino...!
...although we didn't get to see the rhino ourselves, they were there. We heard that they were on the other side of the crater as the day was drawing to a close, but other people we knew saw them. We managed to see male lions, as well as all the more "common" animals such as wildebeest, giraffes, buffalo, hippos etc. There were lots of flamingos, which was something we hadn't seen elsewhere. I wish we had been able to spend another half day here, to get to see the rhinos, as we saw the other 4 of the "big 5"! Only 2 stars for "bush vibe" as there were a lot of other tourists there, but this didn't detract from the great experience we had.
NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about South Africa by Bubba_NZ
Not a 5, because while the country's parks and staff are simply outstanding, there's an undercurrent of corruption and poaching which threatens its long term tourism prospects.
US
We experienced far more than expected.
Once again Safarihub has helped us plan a superior holiday. As we have more experience with safari travel, they have helped us zero in on those camps that fulfill our wants.
We enjoy small, intimate camps with great managers and varied activities and the Safarihub staff has done a great job of guiding us to the right locations. Two of the camps on this trip are owned by them and we recommend them highly. It seems that safarihub does a great job of allowing each of their camps to have its own distinct personality, while providing the staff and management with excellent training opportunities. The third camp we visited on this trip was independently owned and was equally spectacular.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Life changing
Wild Africa were incredibly helpful from the get go. From answering our enquiry calls on a Sunday to ensuring our tour operator was dropping us off at the right, middle of nowhere town, to be collected by our parents. My parents used Wild Africa to book their tour last year and we did the same again this year. The 7 day camping safari in Chobe and Okovango Delta was ideal for us - I cannot explain the amazing experience we had of camping with the animals and the knowledge we gained from our exceptional guide Joe. I will, and have already, recommended this trip to numerous friends for 2017. I've already been in contact with Robert to book next years adventure to Tanzania!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I can't imagine a better guide than Pieter!
I was a bit overwhelmed and scared to visit South Africa by myself, so having a guide that would pick me up from my hotel, and take me back to the airport was awesome. I am so happy that I chose Jewel of Africa, and the itinerary that included a variety of activities. Unfortunately, I got really sick with strep throat, but Pieter was a lifesaver. He found me a doctor, took me to the pharmacy, rearranged my itinerary twice to accommodate my unexpected illness, and coordinated with Cheetah Paw Ecolodge (wonderful place and people) to feed me soup because I was having such a hard time swallowing. I had neck surgery a few months ago, so Pieter made sure that I was able to ride in the front seat during game drives, and Cheetah Paw made sure I had enough pillows for the ride as well. I felt completely safe the whole time with such a good driver, which is a good feeling for a woman traveling alone in a foreign country. Pieter clearly loves South Africa, the bush, and the flora and fauna, and his passion made every part of my safari better. Jewel of Africa greatly exceeded my expectations. Thank you for taking such good care of me!!!