50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Zimbabwe is amazing! The people are warm, friendly, hospitable, and also professional.
We visited Harare, Vic Falls and Hwange National Park.
In Harare we stayed four nights in probably the best B&B we have ever stayed in. The Victoria Falls are of course magnificent.
The Wildlife in Hwange is abundant, including the big five (apart from Rhinos), and the little five. Our guides were incredibly passionate and professional. Walking safaris are highly recommended. Nothing beats being up close and personal with the animals and the bush. The sweet smell of true savannah grassland is something I have not experienced anywhere else, nor will I forget the pungent smell of a hyena den.
The standard of accommodation and service in both camps (Bomani and Camp Hwange) was exceptional. All staff worked really hard to make us feel valued and welcome. It still confounds me how these camps manage to create restaurant quality meals with the freshest ingredients in the middle of the bush.
All our transfers were spot on. The hire car pick up at Harare International Airport was the easiest least stressful pick up EVER! The best transfer in the world has got to be the Elephant Express! A restored open air railway carriage, which transfers guests from Dete siding to Bomani/Camelthorn camps along the main Zimbabwe railway line. We were served a delicious lunch and saw as much game in 2 hours as any of the game drives; lion, zebra, giraffe, sable to name a few.
Please don't be put off visiting this wonderful country by negative media stories. The normal everyday Zimbabweanz are probably the friendliest most hospitable people in the world. You arrive as guests but leave as friends.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beautiful country
I went on a 16 day safari with Kenya Walking Survivors Safaris and was very happy with the overall experience. The wildlife was amazing and the food and transportation was really good. I ended up going to Ngorongoro crater in Tanzania on the first part of the trip and might have skipped this had I known how long it would take to get there and the hassle of the border crossings. By the time I arrived I think we only had 2.5 hours in the park before we had to leave. Aside from that though, the rest of the trip was great. Went to Amboseli, Tsavo East, Tsavo West, Samburu, Lake Naivasha, and Maasai Mara. I think Tsavo East and Maasai Mara were the highlights. Each park was unique and offered different types of habitat and wildlife. My guide Tom was great and made sure I was well taken care of. I would definitely book with them again in the future.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari seeing all the animals we hoped to with good guiding, food, vehicle, and tents.
My wife and I had one of the best experiences of our lives visiting Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro with Northern Circuit Adventure. Our guide was very good at finding animals and a good driver. We saw leopards, cheetah, serval, lions, jackals, hyenas, crocodiles, ostriches, monkeys, giraffes, hippos, elephants, an eland, warthogs, herds of gazelle, wildebeest, and zebra, and even saw 3 rare black rhinoceros.
The Land Cruiser was comfortable and reliable with a pop up roof for standing up and viewing wildlife. We visited all of the places we wanted to see in the region including Olduvai Gorge archaeological site. The camping gear provided was good and the campsites all had good working toilets and showers.
We were served good food including some Tanzanian dishes that we really liked, hot breakfasts, and plenty of fresh fruit and bottled water.
I would recommend Northern Circuit adventure to everyone. Communication was really good to organize what we wanted, and even joining with a group of others we were able to choose some activities so we were all happy. The price was reasonable, and we were completely satisfied with our experience.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Best Holiday so far!
The holiday that Experience Africa organized for me and my boyfriend was amazing. We had fun, we relaxed and had great meals in the middle of the savanna and had awesome game drives with the best guide ever - Roy and Tasha.
There are no words to describes Debbie's customer service skills and her ability to meet your expectations.
I'm already planning another trip for the next year.
I recommend Experience Africa to all my family and dear friends.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The big five, all before breakfast.
Out South Africa holiday and safari were incredible. We had the sunset safari, the early morning and afternoon game drives and hoped to see a few of the big five. We had great tour guides who knew the terrain and where to find the creatures, great communication between the guides sharing information about sightings as well. We saw impressive animals on every outing including all of the big five before breakfast one morning. Job well done.
We were treated very well by our tour operators and lodging staff. The food supplied as part of our tour plentiful and tasty. Everyone was very kind and made us feel like we want to come back. Job well done!
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Tanzania by Joel
We thoroughly enjoyed Tanzania and in addition to Arusha went to Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire national Park.
US
Review about Tanzania by shehnai
4 stars for bush vibe, because there are a lot of other vehicles grouped around animals when sighted, the word is passed around to other tour groups. However, not as bad as Disneyland!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A perfect 5 day safari
A fantastic Mikumi and udzungwa safari, well orchestrated and timely delivered. Everything was organized beautifully and seamlessly. The hotel in udzungwa messed up our rooms but we only came to know of it as an aftereffect, the safari company took care of it all and kept the nuisances and distractions of travelling in Africa well away from us including some special meal requests we had. Great car, very knowledgeable driver and lots of untouched wilderness - nothing more needed!
US
An amazing country
Loved everything about the trip with the following exceptions..........Too many guide changes. Wanted Eric start to finish, the others were limited in their communication and social skills............Some days were just to much driving, at least 2 were just travel days only...........Be honest about the bucket showers in your description of certain facilities and also, if I were a birder, I would have been very disappointed that there were no Flamingo's, as you prominently display in your advertising. These reasons are why I gave an overall 4 Star rating instead of 5....... I would also like to note that I was happy to give my business to Kenyan and Tanzanian business owners, as opposed to safari companies owned outside of Africa.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great memorable trip. Perfect organization. Fantastic guide in all aspects (thanks Cornel)
There were no problems during the trip. Everything worked perfectly: Cleanliness, punctuality, Great Hotels, vehicle. Much of the success of the trip was the guide. Cornel speaks English and Spanish perfectly. Localized animals away with astonishing ease. Sympathetic. With environmentally conscious. He loves his country. Polite and discreet. Drive safely. Highly recommended agency and guide