US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful safari trip with GoExplore with varied wildlife sightings and great primate focus
My trip to Uganda with my daughters was a great experience. We saw lots of wildlife with the big 5 focus in Murchison Falls (which would have been my favorite park for wildlife excluding primate viewing). The weather was hot and very little rain until we were in Bwindi (which is a rainforest so to be expected). We stayed in "moderate" accommodations which were much nicer than we expected. We traveled with GoExplore Safaris, which I can not recommend highly enough. This is a relatively young company with a very professional owner/guide, Brian, who will tailor the trip to suit your interests and needs. Our guide/driver, Moses was knowledgeable about his country, the people, culture and the wildlife. He was also very attentive to our safety and comfort. In 9 days, we went on many game drives, did rhino trekking, chimp trekking and gorilla trekking and visited communities and schools - amazing amount of experiences in that amount of time. We saw a lot of the country and I will say it was a trip of a lifetime for me and my daughters. Travel with GoExplore and you will not be disappointed.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience!
Most important is to have a nice, friendly and specially safe driver! Otto, our guide and driver did a graet Job!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful Wild Africa
From my very first call to Wild Africa, I new they would be brilliant. I was looking for a trip that covered - KENYA, TANZANIA & RWANDA. Initially an acceptable request, until I told them I wanted to leave within the next 7 Days.
Robert was extremely knowledgeable, personable and really listened to what we wanted. He immediately discussed great options with me & he knew the companies and people I would be travelling with personally, this gave me great comfort and confidence. For somewhere like Africa you need to know that you are in good hands & Robert at Wild Africa really did reassure me that we would be in good hands and also cover everything we needed. He put together a couple of options that worked together within our budget and time frame. I was delighted that he did all of this for me. I work in the industry and could not have done this as efficiently, as cost effective or as confidently as Robert. I gave Robert 1 week to organise a trip that normally people take a year to plan for. He absolutely came to the party with the urgency I needed to get the holiday I wanted.
Whilst overseas my husband got ill. The tour company personally escorted and stayed with us at all times to make sure we felt comfortable and got looked after. The first phone call we got via the tour guide was Robert to check what was happening and how he could help to make sure we had the rest of our trip sorted or changed, that was by far the best surprise and so helpful for me as I was preoccupied with my husbands condition and doctors. He was outstanding. I will be using Wild Africa for any future trips they cater for. Without a doubt an amazing travel experience - Im so glad I used an expert. Thanks Robert.
IN
Incredible Tanzania
We landed in Arusha on August 15, 2018 and headed straight for the hotel. The tour operators and the hotel staff were friendly.....received a warm welcome and the atmosphere and ambiance was just amazing. The wildlife is great to watch and experience and the kids just loved it.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Stunningly Excellent!
The elephants were absolutely amazing! In Lake Manyara, they got so close to the car that I could almost reach out and touch them. Tarangire had the best balance of wildlife!
SI
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Family safari
My husband and I waited for some years for our grils to grow up a little bit and to start travelling a little more again. So for our first holiday together with a 6 and 8 year old girls we had a lot of expectations, bit also fears and questions. Nataša from Shadows of Africa really made a difference. She did not just arranged the safari that was ok for children and still very interesting for us, and get us the perfect guide and person Tim, but arranged our whole holiday. We went to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Olpopongi masai village and Zanzibar; Stone town and Kendwa beach. She booked all the right hotels for us and got us plane tickets and all transfers so we had no worries at all. All we had to do was enjoy! And we did, very much. I highly recomend them!
DE
breathtaking experience with surprising comfort
The accommodation is somewhat surprising in comfort if you think, where you are located. It is clean, WC and shower work really good and the mudhuts still give you this feeling of being in the nature (well, you are: water hogs disturbing your sleep prove it).
The safaris where lifetime experiences:
Boat safari on the nearby river showed a lot oft hippos, some crocodiles and a great variety of coloured birds plus a nice sunset.
Jeep safari (private tour) brought us really close to a lot of giraffes, impalas, bucks, some water hogs, lions, hyenas (even with babys) and even some elephants and a buffalo.
The experience was rounded up by a walking safari, which revealed some really interesting things about animal-poo, termites and bird nesting sites.
The food was really good (no luxury, but just good tasting!) and the staff was more than kind.
Our guide (shout out to Deo) made this trip even more unforgettable than the animals it selves would have done. He explained so many things to us, blew our minds more than one time and really did manage to make this safari fitting our needs. Thanks a lot!
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience!
Hello, we are an italian young couple that booked the whole safari online thanks to the kind help of Esmail who suggested us the best option according to our needs, desires and budget.
The safari started on the 18th August from Arusha, the driver, Nurdin, picked up us at the hotel with an amazing and very comfortable jeep (Toyota Land Cruiser) and he had started to explain us many things about Africa, Tanzania, lifestyle and of course, about the savana and the safari we were just starting.
We were so thrilled about seeing "the big 5" and feeling the real African wildness.
After an extraordinary route to Ngorongoro Crater (we also stopped in a Masai village) we arrived in Serengeti National Park where we slept 2 nights in a whortly wild lodge in the middle of the park, Seronera area (Kati Kati Camp);in Kati Kati camp you can feel and live the real Tanzania thanks to the animals that during the nights passed across the tends. Just one word: fantastic!
The day after we had had the game drive in Seronera and we were very lucky: we had seen all of the big 5!!! The driver always gave us information about animals, plants and the Savana and he was much helpful and kind to us. The following day we drove to Ngorongoro Crater where we saw the fantastic gnu and zebra migration and so many animals including the rhino. We slept in Octagon Lodge in Karatu, near Lake Manyara where the day after we had the last but non least game drive.
The accomodations and the food were always in line with our expectations; the driver and the guides were helpful and always dedicated to us and our needs.
For the total of 1600 km on route we can go on record as saying that the safari was an incredible and unforgettable experience and we strongly suggest it with "Safari Big 5".
Tina & Marco
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Kenya | Magic
Amazing country, people and wildlife. We will be making this an annual trip for sure.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
World Class Tour Operator.
Me and my husband had a 3 days private safari to Masai Mara to witness the great migration. I had contact with Savannah Jamboree Travel to book for the game drives and balloon safari in the park. The response to my enquiry was urgent and the budget was reasonable. After we arrived in Nairobi, we were picked at the airport, transferred to our hotel where we rested waiting for our safari the next day. We visited the great Rift valley, lake Nakuru and Masai Mara which marked an awesome safari experience. I have carried lots of photos with me. Great country and great people. Thank you for your quality services.