PT
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great!
Manyara Ranch(3 days)- Very good wildlife- Lots of elephants; giraffe; goose; jakal; lions; buffalo; Zebra; waterbucks, stripped yeana, etc. Good and comfortable camp; very friendly people. good food; good guide.
North Serengeti (Nomad Safari camp 3 days)- fantastic wildlife- lions (big prides); leopard; chitas; black Rhino; hypo; crocks; Eland; Yena; bat eared fox and of course Zebra, wildebeest and the cross of the Mara river (unforgettable). Big variety of scenarios, from big plains to more thick bush. Green landscapes and showers during the night, but nice temperatures and sunshine during the day. Facilities at Nomad Camp were excellent and we had a feeling of being in Africa. Food was very good, personal very friendly and professional and the guide very competent and diligent.
Ikuka- Ruaha (4 days). fantastic views; very good scenic beauty. Dry miombo forest (quite different from Serengeti). Lost of elephants, giraffes; Zebra;birds; buffalo; some waterbucks; some Elands; fantastic sunsets; but we were not lucky enough to see big cats (only one lion far away). The resort was very good. great room with fantastic views excellent food; friendly staff; very professional runned; our guide Habibo, was excellent: very competent; very diligent with a remarkable knowledge about the fauna and flora.
The cons: Tse Tse flies in Serengeti and Ruaha may be annoying. We got a few bites through our clothes. So far no disease (more than one month over).
The organization (Paul Tickner)- everything worked perfect and smooth: transfers; flights; camps; Hotel at Dar-Es-Salem.
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
9 day safari in Mikumi, Ruaha, and Selous National Parks in Tanzania with 4x4 and driver-guide
Two middle-aged couples from Europe. We had high expectations on wildlife sightseeing. The safari (9 days / 8 nights in the parks) met our expectations in terms of diversity, intensity, number of animals seen and of animal species encountered. Our driver-guide Afrael Ngoilale had a huge knowledge about the places we visited, the ecosystem, the animals, and their habits. His everlasting energy to show and explain new things, his availability towards our requests, and his friendly and attentive behavior kept us motivated and interested along the whole trip. Beautiful safari. We recommend it.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice tour with boushrotes
I contacted Bushroutes for a reccomandation of a friend, and I want to recommend now the agency to you. They are really friendly and the prices are good for all budgets, the are really professional. Our driver was Living Ramen and with him we spend really good times.
TW
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
One great journey to see the wildebeest migration and river crossing.
Weather in August was perfect, with plenty of animals to watch. Accommodations and food were generally good. Our driver and tour guide was superb. Highlights were the 4 times of wildebeest river crossing we saw during 4-day stay in Mara River area.
MA
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Splendid holiday!
The people at Big Time Safaris are helpful and very friendly and always try their best to accommodate you as best as possible. Special thanks to Martha for organising a fantastic trip and to Patrick for being a fantastic guide!!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fabulous and Perfect time of the year.
We used Kruger Park Tours, for our Safaris...Johann was our personal Safari planner.
It was perfect from beginning to end.
I specifically like that we stayed at so many different wildlife preserves and accommodations. Living in Tents in different locations, was magical. Safari walks with armed guides was thrilling.
Going to several location every 4 days is perfect.
The differences are amazing and it makes each Safari experience unique.
My favorite was Sabi Sands with Kruger a close runner up
BBQ dinners in the bush with only lanterns for light. And the fire pit glowing.
The most special Safari Camp was Tydon Safari.
We stayed in the main camp for 4 nights, then moved to the Bush Camp. It is limited to 4 tents with private baths. It is located right in the Bush, with wildlife. It is fabulous. They do not allow small children- for safety reasons. If you are lucky enough to get a reservation in the bush camp...grab it.
DianeB
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic experience with the big five and many others animals with a very skilled guide
The written program was respected : courtesy,correctness,punctuallity,price convenient. The accomodation at Rhino camp was confortable and the food was good. Only a disappointment for the dirty villagg of the Masai : many cans and bottles of plastic abandoned near their huts! Unfortunately we didn't see many pink flamingos because august was not the correct period,but we saw many monkeys and a sleeping rhino.
GI
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had a wonderful safari
Your company has left me with nothing but positive experience and a trip that will last a life time with the fondest of memories. Thank you again so much, God Bless
HU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing views, amazing wildlife, amazing people, problems with accomodation
We had a 3 day trip to Mikuma and Udzungwa mountains. The views and the wildlife were amazing, we did not see any lions at the end unfortunately. There were some problems with the accomodations, one night we had to request a new room, the first room was not cleaned.
Will Certainly visit kenya again and again
The safari trip was terrific!! We loved it. Albert (was his name right?) was a very good guide, we liked him a lot. We even saw black rhino and a lion so we were so lucky.It absolutely met our expectations.. more than we had expected really. We forgot a sweater in the car and the next day it was handled in at our guest house: that's what I call service!