DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly individualized, personal safari with great guide in exclusive tented camps and lodges
Brian and his company had been recommended to us by friends, who had already been on safari twice with Ecological Wilderness Adventures before. Thus, we felt comfortable right from the start. Although our inquiry for a safari was at short notice before the desired time of travel (only 3 months in advance), Brian made this holiday dream come true and organized a highly individualized safari tour tailored perfectly to our ideas. Within hours he came back with answers and solutions to our questions regarding the planning.
During the trip, our guide Kappia took great care of us. His deep understanding of Africa's wild animals, his extensive explanations during animal observations as well as his humorous spirit contributed to an unforgettable experience.
In addition, we would like to emphasize the high standard of Brian's tented camps in Serengeti NP. The nights spent there were the greatest of our trip. The staff are very, very friendly, always have a warm welcome for you and make your stay an amazing experience. Plus, the meals served by the camp's team are awesome - always a soup as an entrée. Compliments to the cooks!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had the experience of a lifetime!!
We were met at Kenya Airport by Evans and George with champagne, hot towels, safari hat and goody bag. What a reception to our much anticipated safari.
My daughter and I had, for years, wanted to do a safari and we left the "organising" to our very capable travel agent here in Menai, Sydney Australia.
I really don't know where to begin to describe our experience, it was absolutely beyond our expectations and just amazing. The accommodation, personal service, guides, everything was wonderful. I couldn't fault Twiga Tours at all, if I had to, it would be to complain about the fact that we had 3 guides. I understand its a political thing, but we had really enjoyed George and then when we crossed into Tanzania we found out we were losing George and were getting Rama! Rama was lovely, but not as fluent in English as George but we did get used to him and enjoyed his funny giggle and the information he provided. Then after a week with Rama, back to Kenya and yet another guide! That was a disappointing way to finish the trip.
However, I would definitely recommend Twiga, they were fantastic, my daughter and I will never forget our first trip to incredible Africa!!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Seamless travel experience.
Having used African Welcome on previous occasions, it has always been re-assuring to know that the small details will have been covered, and that you can arrive knowing full well that from the time you are met until your departure, all will run smoothly. The Safari Tours themselves have always been excellent as it was on this occasion, and it would be re-miss not to mention what a truly great safari experience the staff and facility at Londolozi provides.
Communication has been one of the great features of our experience with African Welcome - from the moment we have contacted Kathi, floating our next plan, she has responded promptly and expansively, providing the local knowledge that lead us to seek out an agent "on the ground" .
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome
Thinus met us at the airport and within a few minutes I knew my niece and I were in good hands. Thinus was able to identify readily what we wanted to achieve on our trip through Namibia and he delivered. My niece had been before and Thinus was able to provide her with new experiences that exceeded expectations. It was my first trip and I was also extremely pleased. I wanted to see animals and the shots I got as an inexperienced photographer are fantastic. Thinus just knew where to take us and some of his 'detours' were the best part of our 10 day journey. He left us wanting more which for me was the real indication of a great trip. In a heartbeat I would return to Namibia with Thinus as our guide.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful trip of a lifetime!
We took a wonderful 7 day trip with Moriti Private Safaris with our private guide & owner Shaun Taylor. Shaun was a very friendly & informative guide and his knowledge, interest as well as love & respect for the animals was contagious. It was a prefect trip for us and our 4 teen/ young adult kids. They loved it as we did!! Learning to track & find animals, riding up front of the safari vehicle and just watching the amazing animals ( elephants,giraffe,zebra,rhino,hippos, impala,etc,etc) in their natural habitat was amazing & very special! We stayed at wonderful lodges- Angela's camp was a private sanctuary in an amazing spot over looking the Sabie river & we were treated to a roaring fire after our night drives & gourmet meals by our private chef Lindsay!! Wished we could have stayed longer!! Laughing Waters was another very special spot and we were so welcomed & cared for by the wonderful couple who owed it. They even helped my son out with his camera and made my birthday extra special!
Our only regret was not staying on safari longer & seeing lions. Thanks Shaun for a great trip!! We would love to go back & highly recommend it!!
Visited June 2014
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very friendly, sensitve, humerous, god nose and nice anton (leader)
Very friendly, sensitve, humerous, god nose and nice anton (leader)
Excellent Zanzibar Vacation
We are relaxing at our Dar es Salaam home after our Zanzibar vacation. Just wanted to get back to you with my thanks for your suggestions and booking of our "Spice Island "trip. All was wonderful. The Dhow Palace Hotel has great atmosphere and was delightful to stay in for our overnight in Stone Town. The Blue Bay Resort was simply marvelous. The location, accommodations, food and staff all of the best calibre. We were especially lucky as our last night was during a full moon and we had the pleasure of dinner on a sandbar on the beach. A truly once in a lifetime experience. Omar from Regional Tours took very good care of us; was dependable, efficient and timely. All in all a very good experience. We shall plan for a Safari with you next summer…
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing experience and a must do for all nature lovers
We just completed a 4 day Rwanda gorilla safari with Africa adventure safaris and highly recommend any nature lovers to do the same trip. William look after us really well and the experiece will be with us forever. Next time Uganda!
NZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A super fantastic experience!
A truly remarkable experience with clear communication and wonderful service! My 10yr old son loved the adventure and friendship from our driver. The overnight stays were more than expected and I highly recommend staying at Mopito tented camp if you can. Our driver Donarld was fantastic, knowledgable, funny and was happy to work with our schedule. I would use this service again.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
GREAT safari company: It Started in Africa delivers it all!!!!
Four of us (friends/colleagues) took a 10-day journey with It Started in Africa. They organized the perfect trip for us - Tarangire, Ngorogoro, Serengeti, and Lake Natron/El Donyo Lengai climb. We can't recommend them highly enough - from the first contact with Joao by email to our final sad goodbyes at the airport - we had nothing but great service and warm interactions with everyone. ISiA really delivers what they promise, without exception. They were honest, open to our special requests, and very accommodating of our adding and changing the itinerary (before departure). They helped us book other portions of our travel (Zanzibar) and everything went perfectly. Best of all, our guide Isaack is one of the most generous, kind-hearted, funny people we've ever met. He took such good care of all our needs, and most importantly, he is a brilliant and talented guide to the wildlife and parks of Tanzania. His expertise was extraordinary. He knows every bird, every animal, and explains their habits and habitat with great flair. His driving skills were equally astonishing. And, everywhere we went he talked with people (locals, other guides, our hosts in the different camps) and though most of that was in Kiswahili, we felt that he is known and respected, and shares information with all sorts of people. We felt completely safe in his hands, and always cheerful. His humor and affection for people, places, and creatures were tremendous - we miss him and want to go back for another journey with It Started!
All four of us are quite experienced travelers - we travel to many places in the world as part of our research jobs (a great privilege, we know!) and often are tour leaders ourselves, for students and other researchers. We understand how hard it is to ferry people around and keep them happy: It Started has all the skills, and knowledge, and patience to take good care of their customers. We all highly recommend this company. All their guides are good, we are certain, but Isaack was a star. None of us will EVER forget the ten days we spent in his care. THANK YOU, dear Isaack! And Joao, Mathias, Bernard, Dickson, as well.