US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Chobe National Park has much to offer for all.
I visited Chobe National Park as part of a group of 18. We stayed at Chobe Bush Lodge and had our meals there as well. For the three days there, we partook of three game drives and two cruises on the Zambezi River.
Our park ranger drivers were very knowledgeable about the wildlife in the park, including birds (though I am not a birder, some members of our group were). While we did not see leopards on our drives, we did encounter the rest of the 'Big 5' more than once. Our drivers were very cooperative in allowing us sufficient time for taking pictures. Botswana is justifiably well known for its elephants, and we did encounter them on numerous occasions. Lions and Cape buffalo were also seen on a few occasions and hippos in large numbers during our river cruises. We did not encounter much in the way of zebras, wildebeests, or rhinos. I imagine this was due to the type of terrain in the park.
Our accommodations at the lodge were very well appointed and comfortable. We had a wide variety of meal choices available and could choose to eat either at the lodge itself or at the nearby Chobe Safari Lodge.
Weather during our visit could hardly have been better - we had no rain and temperatures during the day were comfortably warm.
We arrived at Chobe Bush Lodge by motor coach, coming from a visit to Zimbabwe to see Victoria Falls and earlier from South Africa and left by plane from nearby Kasane, flying to Johannesburg and then back to the United States.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly, first class, reliable and better than expected
Tata Urth is a very small operation that treated us as though we were their only participants. They gave us timely complete instructions on what we needed to pack, the weather likely, medical supplies, and choices of transportation. If they said everything was included it was. If there were questions with accommodations or authorities, we never heard them; they were taken care of away from our being involved. Our guides were friendly, spoke beautiful English and were well educated in flora, fauna, history, and geology. A delightful operation to have traveled with.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip to remember!
My husband and I took the 4 day Windhoek - Swakopmund - Sossusvlei- Windhoek tour and it was excellent.The tour was as described, always on schedule,our guide Gabriel better than excellent,accommodation very charming, appropriate and better than expected .Meals were good. Sossusvlei Deadvlei are wonders of the world( climbing the dunes and then walking/ running down the leeward side,unforgettable, and we are seniors ! .)
Gabriel was outstanding...friendly,patient,helpful,organized ,knowledgeable,funny and always had a smile on his face ,even after very long days.
The following comment is for the owner/ manager.We feel the company's demands on the guides are exceedingly difficult.Yes,on a similar tour with a similar company,in a different country,the same demands were made of staff and we complained then.This is totally unreasonable to ask a guide to put in 16-17 hour days, and some days even more.They have to pack and unpack all of the food,set up for and prepare 3 meals most days,deal with guests enquiries and demands, do commentary along the way,lead hikes,and spend hours driving. One day we had breakfast at 5 am and it was 9:30 pm before the kitchen was cleaned up.Our guide was up at 4 a.m. that day to prepare breakfast and lunches for the day.Gabriel is a careful,excellent driver but regardless of how good a driver is , it is not wise nor safe to ask any staff to drive 8 hours on a few hours sleep.We would rather pay more and provide guides with less of a work load.They deserve it! I should mention,that this group of people did as much as we could to help, sometimes before and always after each meal.We washed all of the dishes,pots and pans etc...and were happy to help.
I want to make this very clear.In NO WAY was there a single complaint from Gabriel.Nor was there even mention from him of his long days.This is purely OUR observation and that of other members of the tour.We are all reasonable people who care about others,as we are sure you do as well.Please make the guides work somewhat easier!
We wish Chameleon Safaris well!
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Marvellous experience
I traveled with a friend of mine for about 10 days from Johannesburg round trip through KZN-Swaziland_Krüger and Blyde River Canyon. Bongizwe prepared that tour, that we booked very shortly before, in a perfect way and he took care of everything 100 %. He is a great game observer and we saw not only the Big 5 already after a short time. I appreciated his flexibility and admired his knowledge about history, animals, plants etc. A highly recommended guide who will fulfill all your travel ideas and wishes.
GR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dangerous situations with Zanzibar Cholo Tours.
Zanzibar Cholo tours trust it only for Zanzibar island,it was ok without problems,
but the Safari in Africa was terrible because they said many lies to our team and was very dangerous situations.
We had a scedule to follow but on the tour they change the program everyday without inform us and it was very unpleasant and we spend extra money for hotels ,safari and food.
I dont recommend to anyone this tour in Africa because at the end was very difficult also about our lifes!!!
The lies it was so many for that never trust Safari tour of them!!!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible customer care!
Hakuna Matata has incredible customer carer! They are well-knowledgeable about Rwanda and gave us an adaptable itinerary on what we needed to see.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
the preffered tour operator
It was a whaoh experience.... would do it again and again through bison safaris.
under20 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Truly an amazing and magical experience with Landside Adventure and Safaris!
Landside's Staff truly makes every single moment special and worth it! They care about the smallest things, from morning break fast to hot water for washing! The encouragement they give you will definitely make you keep moving... They play a huge role in the accomplishment and will certainly make your trip memorable!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They were extremely sorted out and very much arranged
We had a 10 day tour. Driving guide and all the plannings were great. I would recommend Hakuna Matata team particularly if you intend to make a private and custom tour in East Africa.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
He proposed! Thank you Travel for Change
I will never forget the lengths Travel for Change went to make my African safari a success. My boyfriend of two years coordinated with Martha, a travel for change employee, Eliud who picked us up from the airport and James our driver to give me the best engagement week ever! I got a diamond ring and memories for a lifetime. I would love to share everything here but I can't coz there is just too much to say. I recommend this agency to anyone who want an African safari like no other!