DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very friendly, reliable, flexible and well organized - another phantastic experience with SKS
Communication and service: very, very friendly, endeavoured and patient with all our changing ideas,
always on time, great pick up and many transfer services even in the middle of the night
Living up to expectations and safari tour: great planning, very good and safe driving, beautiful and well chosen accomodations at reasonable rates, wonderful game sightings from leopards to chameleon.
Maurice and Aaron are wonderful safari guides with great respect for all animals and very friendly at all times. They accepted and fulfilled all our individual wishes and made valuable suggestions (where to go or where not to go). They stopped patiently for each bird or even zebra number 255 when we asked for.
All in all we were happy that we booked SpotKenyaSafaris for the second time and we can highly recommend this tour operator.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A beautiful experience in Kenya..for my very 1st Safari in Africa!
I got a 10 day safari courtesy of African Touch Safaris, through the travel manager, Susan.
A truly remarkable experience as we toured the masaai mara game reserve & thereafter a 4 day visit to Mt. Kenya. We stayed at the amazing Mt. Kenya safari club. A truly 5 star experience!
African Touch gave us vip service from start to finish. The driver guide Hesbon was funny, knowledgeable & quite interesting, lotsa stories and an overall remarkable experience in Kenya.
African Touch Safaris comes highly recommended for all your holidays in Africa.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Africa Keys...the best
I went to the mara in January with Africa Keys and everything was just clockwork.
Their cars, driver-guides and choice of accomodation was excellent throughout.
And the Manager was always free to receive our calls whenever we needed clarification.
I will definitely tell my friends to book with Africa Keys.
FR
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautiful perfect travel organization of Regional tours
Thanks M. Maturaf Maanfou. We have met when we arrived in Zanzibar and we were received at his office in Stone town. For the safari we recommend MBilal Mabera which is a very good guide who speaks perfect French and English and has great kindness. Our stay at the Zanzibar beach Mapenzei went perfectly in a word. Everything was perfect.
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Tanzania
I am travailing with Wildness Safari from 2007. Every time the arrangement was perfect. They are the specialist in Tanzania. And particularly The MD Mr Ahmed Khan. He is just superb.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Way beyond expectations
From the moment we arrived at the Kilimanjaro Airport we were well looked after by Hazina Africa. The itinerary was well laid out, and it allowed us to fulfill all the goals we had set for our trip. Being very enthusiastic amateur photographers, we were incredibly satisfied by the photographic opportunities and experiences that our INCREDIBLE guide offered us. Accommodations were superb; everything was organized and well-prepared for us. This trip gave us experiences well beyond what we had expected. When we return to Africa there is no question that we will be using Hazina Africa again.
Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very Successful Tour by a great operator
I joined the fixed date birdingpal tour of 6 people from January 24 to February 7 2014. It was a truly memorable trip. Apart from all the birds and wildlife, Uganda is a beautiful country. The group gelled really well, and lots of fun was had along the way. Deo and Robert were not only great guides, they were great hosts. The value of the fixed date tour is extraordinarily good, as everything is supplied. You only need a little cash for guide tips, alcohol and snacks, plus souvenirs.
LOGISTICS
Pre-tour, Deo's communications were prompt, clear, and informative, giving me great confidence that I was booking a trip with a competent organisation. Deo, an accomplished birder, accompanied us on the whole trip, along with specialist bird guide Robert. In addition to this, we were accompanied by armed park rangers and security on our treks in the National Parks, as well as specialist guides in places. Accommodation was from basic (Mburo) to comfortable, with ensuite bathrooms in all but the raised, covered tents at Lake Mburo NP. All were clean. Transport was by pop-top 4WD Minibus, over roads which were rough in places, but there were no dramas, and almost all driving was done in daylight hours. Meals were healthy, though not particularly memorable, though there was great food at Nyanz'Ibiri Eco Camp. Luxuries Forget about free wifi most of the time, expect power outages, and warm beer at times. Deo's mobile internet was available in case of need.
THE TOUR
Entebbe, Mabamba Shoebill boat trip, Lake Mburo NP, Bwindi Impenetrable NP; (Ruhiija and Buhoma), Queen Elizabeth NP, Nyanz'Ibiri Eco Camp and School Visit, Semilki Forest, Kibale Forest, Royal Mile, Entebbe. if you log into your google account, you can see this annotated map of this tour
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BIRDING
That is what the tour was all about, and the birds were delivered relentlessly. Both Deo and Robert proved to have excellent knowledge of where to find birds. They also have great tracking and identification skills. Robert's skill in finding birds in the rainforest gloom was exceptional. My tally was 444 different species and a further 12 heard. The total group list would be higher. To see that number in the 15 days requires some dedication, and only fleeting glimpses of some birds were made, especially in the rainforests. Our guides were very keen to make sure that we saw as many of the birds as possible. Deo and Robert were genuinely excited when a rare bird was spotted and gave crippling views, possibly more excited than the group.The Long-tailed Cisticola springs to mind. Highlights for me were the Touracos, Trogons and Sunbirds, and the sheer diversity of birds on our walks in Bwindi, where we managed to see 15 of the endemics and hear another.
COMMUNITY and PEOPLE
The school that Deo supports is very needy, and the donations of school materials were very well received. We walked away thinking that so much more could be done. The Ugandans are very friendly and positive people, and I always felt completely safe. Uganda is a beautiful rich country, but corruption seemingly means that funds do not get where they should.
OVERALL
I thoroughly recommend Uganda Ecotours, and hope to go back one day and see the parts of the country I missed out on, and maybe some of the birds as well.
Mark Taylor, Melbourne
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Africa Expedition Support: a travel experience with the lot!
From the very first day this proved to be a well organised trip with a wonderful support team who worked hard to give us an insight into the diverse life in the countries we traversed. Driving from Cape Town to Nairobi, with a restful stopover on Zanzibar, we encountered the foods, culture, amazing animals and birdlife of our host counties. Our accommodation consisted of a variety of experiences from small camps in orchards, by the ocean and in the grounds of colonial houses, to well fitted out lakeside cabins, bush camping on the Serengeti and the luxury of tented resorts. Daily meals provided by the staff were varied and excellent with accommodations made for those with special dietary requirements. Many interesting and memorable dining opportunities presented themselves along the way and were enthusiastically embraced. A trip of this nature, over eight weeks and seven counties, and with so many diverse experiences requires constant movement but a number of rest periods were appropriately placed allowing for independent sightseeing or catching up on personal chores. These breaks also allowed for an ordering of the sensory overload that is Africa. Our experience with Africa Expedition Support was wonderful and one we would strongly commend to those wishing an upfront and personal experience of not only the nature reserves of Africa but of its daily activities.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
With Spot Kenya Safaris you feel very well taken care of, we were very pleased.
It was too important to be well looked after on our first trip to Kenya. The communication was great. The safaris were well organized, the guides excellent and the driver very well. We also place emphasis on individual programs according to our expectations. What was possible was done. So one feels in a foreign country almost like home. Our expectations were exceeded and we are happy to come to the offers back when we visit Kenya again. There is still much to see and we have full confidence in the team at Spot Kenya Safaris.
We look forward to seeing you again.
Astrid and Stephan Meyer from Germany
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Zanzibar seaside stay and excursions
My girlfriend and I visited Zanzibar in 2011, and we really want to thanks all guys from Regional Tours for their kind help in planning, booking and double checking our trip to the spice island. We also had several excursions with them, we really recommend to have the "Safari Blu" one day excursion , the guide Omar was really an added value.
We really hope to come back to Zanzibar island one day or another, and always with Regional Tours.