SA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wildlife, culture, scenery, simple way of living: Uganda in a nutshell
Uganda is still one of the countries people are unsure about traveling to, due to a once turbulent past. Not any more, it is safe, it is enjoyable, the people are friendly and welcoming, the land is vast with savannas, jungles, and mist covered mountains. On many trips what you see is not like the image you have projected into your minds eye, not so with Uganda, it is everything you hope for and much more.
From hearing the chimpanzees calling to each other high in the tree tops, to sitting next to a mountain gorilla while it feeds, to witnessing a herd of elephants pass before you on the road, Uganda is an amazing and spectacular experience.
CH
The safari itself was wonderful but the organisation was poor.
The wildlife was truly wonderful, I have to admit. The organisation and communication by the tour operator Hyrax Safary could be a lot better. On the first day to Maasai Mara we had a breakdown on one of our cars. I know it can happen, thats not the problem. But the cars could be in better condition and in a situation like that the communication is important so that all guests are informed at any whats going on. So we couldnt go on the game drive on day one as we booked it. We arrived too late at the camp. There was the next problem. There werent enough rooms for all the incoming guests; some ppl of the group had to share the room although they booked an own one. The other things were good and the driver tried his best to show us all the animals. But again his communication level was poor and he only spoke to us when he was asked something.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
amazing amazing people competent with a great humanity, fantastic experience
Matthew and William are two competent people who know their job and I show all their experience in this field. I never tire of repeating that put us over the professionionalità also their humanity and passion in what they do.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The most amazing experience of my life
Words cannot describe how amazing an experience this holiday was. Superb locations, the most hospitable people who are passionate at welcoming visitors and ensuring you have the best possible holiday. It was such a privilege to be able to see all that Tanzania had to offer. Can’t wait to come back in the future
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Trip of a Lifetime
Our guide was totally amazing -- I think he knew every bird, reptile, and mammal in the parks. He clearly had lots of experience and an incredible gut instinct for where to be. The food and the accommodations went beyond my expectations. I don't know how the chefs managed to whip up such wonderful meals when we were often in the middle of nothing. Finally, Savannah Tours made everything smooth. When one of our flights was cancelled, they booked a day room at a hotel. We really had no worries (Hakuna Matata as they say)
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the best experiences I have seen in my life
We could see many wild animals,close and in a safe way.the food and accomodation was not bad at all.we had a van as our transportation and max as our guide and driver...dificult roads,but he drove well and gave us information about places and animals.very good in quality/price.mark,our assistant in Nairobi,helped us a lot....thank you very much.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing family trip to Tanzania - breathtaking landscapes, amazing people,powdery beaches.
8 of us (2 families of 4 w tweens) had an amazing trip to Tanzania this August. Shadows of Africa was wonderful for our private safari through the Serengeti. Especially loved the amini life lodge where we learned of Maasai tribe and slept in mid huts, and the opportunity to stay in tented camps. Zanzibar was a fabulous finish - relaxing on powdery beach, swimming w dolphins in the wild. Fabulous trip all around!
FR
A paradise for wildlife
Wanderful stay. We visited Samburu, Baringo Lake, Bogoria lake and Nakuru lake during the first week : very interesting nature reserves, easy to visit with your own car.
Then we had a 3 days safari in Maasai Mara reserve, where we could see all kinds of wild animal, and even cheetas !
Only one disppontment : Lamu, which is in a very bad condition and dirty, despite it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Have a great trip to Kenya !
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari was amazing, but the roads were terrible!
We booked our tour through Skywide Tour and Travels, Nairobi, a travel agency recommended by Safari Bookings. We live in Melbourne and were a little bit nervous about using a company in Nairobi, but all our plans were listened to and booked and all went very smoothly.
The scenery on the way to the Maasai Mara was magnificent, especially the Great Rift Valley. The weather at this time of the year was quite mild and in fact we needed a light jacket in the early mornings and evenings. The accommodations range from 2 to 5 stars and there are plenty to choose from. We were on a budget so we used 3 star accommodation and it was quite satisfactory. The food was international and well presented. It is also good to try the local cuisine. The most unpleasant part of the trip was the roads. There is a sealed road for most of the way but the last 30kms is on a gravel rd which is so full of pot holes etc that you have to drive on the wrong side of the road to avoid doing damage to the car. If you suffer from car sickness, I would recommend that you take a small plane flight to the national park. The tracks in the national park are also very bad and you get tossed around all over the place! We had our own driver for the 2 of us and it was wonderful as you could ask him to stop for photo's or animal viewing as much as you wanted.It certainly is very exciting to see so many animals in the wild, and it was very exciting to see the lions just lying around. They are hard to find but your driver/guide is expert at finding animals. There are quite a lot of safari vehicles in the parks and they all keep each other informed of all sightings. We were lucky enough to see 3 of the big 5 in the Maasai Mara. We arrived just at the tail end of the migration but saw lines of Wildebeasts and Zebras, as far as you could see. We stayed at Ol Moran Camp which is a permanent tented camp just out side the national park and it was basic but nice. It was a surprise to us that all the places we stayed at in the national parks run on generators and the power is only on from 6-10pm and in the mornings 6-9am so make sure you take a torch! My husband uses a cpap machine so he was unable to use it. Always check the electricity availability if you need it overnight. I think all the lodges and hotels may have restrictions on electricity.
Skywide also booked the Tanzania and Victoria Falls component of our trip as well. All was perfect.
OM
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Four - Five - Fifty - Five Hundred!! WoW
I am writing this review after a couple of months since returing from a safari to Northern Tanzania - Taragire-Serengeti-Ngorongoro organized by Safari Infinity. We were two families of 3 each and we went on the safari from the 21st June 2014 and up until the 28th June.
So what does the title mean .... I will get to that in just a while!
This was our third African safari having visited Kruger and Masai Mara before. Selecting the operator and putting an itinerary in place is the most interesting part of any travel and more so for a safari. We went through the routine of sending out mails to around 7/8 operators to get responses. We short listed based on response time, flexibility, intensity and involvement and the pricing and perceived honesty.
Safari Infinity emerged the preferred operator by quite a distance with Augustine and Lucia displaying tremendous involvement and intensity throughout our interaction fully knowing that we might finally choose another operator. Really loved that - came from the heart!!! Augustine went to the extent of taking the risk of tentative bookings at the camps even before we had confirmed and this action by Augustine proved to be decisive. The package included air ticketing DAR-JRO-DAR and the total pricing was well within the budget that we were working with.
The Safari Infinity package includes picnic breakfasts/lunch where the picnic stools and makeshift tables are quickly assembled to be the envy of the other safari groups!!!! We had a group from Australia whom we invited over to share our brakfast table with at the Crater!!!
Lucia even had presents for each family to carry home with us!
Our designated guide/driver was Eric and the more said about him is not enough. He turned out to be a Friend, a Philosopher and a Guide. Eric has a fantastic sense of humour and perhaps the keenest eye to spot animals and birds and throw in his knowledge of Indian (we are two familes from India based in Muscat, Oman in the Arabian Gulf) food, music and movies we had the most perfect holiday one could wish for. Our meals together were a time of good natured bantering, singing, exchanging recepies, and did I mention that Eric is a great singer as well!!!!
So what does the title mean? - we spotted, nay Eric did, FOUR Leopards (inclding two at Ngorongoro which I understand in extremely rare), FIVE Cheetas, more than FIFTY Lions along with cubs of varying ages and around FIVE HUNDRED Elephants (no I am not kidding!!). Not to count the supporting cast of Buffalos, Zebras, Impalas, Eagles, and the list goes on. We even sighted a Black Rhino although at a dstance at the Crater.
Would we travel with Safari Infinity again - DEFINITELY.
Would we recommend Safari Infinity - ABSOLUTELY.