50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic! Unforgettable holiday
We have just returned from a five day safari in Tarangire, Serengetti and Ngorongoro Crater. It was an amazing and truly wonderful experience. Our driver/guide, Peter, was fantastic - very experienced and extremely knowledgable. We saw a huge amount of wildlife and had such a great time with him. The lodges and camps we stayed at were lovely and the staff were all so friendly and attentive. We were so impressed by the level of care and when we asked for a change in our itinerary to stay at Ndutu mobile camp rather than a third night at Naona Moru it was sorted and organised by Donna and Peter immediately. We cannot praise Maasai Wanderings enough and we are already planning a return visit in 2018 and will definitely be booking with Maasai Wanderings again.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing trip - Amazing Country - Amazing Company - Amazing Staff
I can't say enough about Giltedge Africa (formerly Southern Africa Travel) and our contact Monique. Like most people this was our once in a lifetime trip. Monique worked with us to hit all of our points of interest within our 21 day time frame. She handled all bookings, internal air travel and transport. Everyone who was supposed to meet us was there on time and couldn't have been friendlier. Clearly they all loved their county and were proud to talk about it as they educated us on everything from ancient history to modern politics. We even got a call from Monique when we were in Cape Town just to make sure everything was going as we had imagined.
We saw Victoria Falls and had an incredible 3 days at the Lion Sands Ivory Lodge in Kruger National Park. Accommodations were 5 star and the staff were great. We were able to see the Big 5 and then some. Many of them we spotted right from our deck. From there to Cape Town, wine country and then Pumba Lodge for a second safari. The white lions are creatures everyone should witness in their life.
Upon arriving home the typical comment was "I'm so jealous. Africa is on my bucket list." Stop thinking about it and just go. You will not regret it.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A truly Fantastic adventure!
This trip was like a dream come true. My husband and I are both biologists, and we couldn't have asked for a more reliable, knowledgeable, trustworthy guide. Gerald is just the best! His English is flawless, and his knowledge about the wildlife and countryside is boundless (and you can be sure, we asked loads of questions!) I was apprehensive about the trip at first, never having been to Africa or gone on Safari, but the minute we got off the plane and saw Gerald waiting for us, my worries evaporated. He was such a funny, lively companion, a thorough scholar, and a true gentleman. Gerald protected our interests, was patient and responsive to our requests, and he was also a great deal more considerate of both the wildlife and other drivers than many of the other tour groups we saw on the trip. We had a truly amazing experience, and I cannot recommend Gerald and this tour group highly enough. My husband and I were completely awed by the trip, and we were so blessed to have such a wonderful guide!
Excellent service!
It exceeded our expectations. The hotels, restaurants, places recommended by the agency were tiptop. The car delivered to us had GPS, active mobile phone and wifi. We have already the agency to friends.
Ivo Rodrigues is a top ten profissional.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Safari
I not only want to offer my opinion of Tanzania Choice Safari's but also publicly thank Brenda and Kakasii for an amazing safari. This was my 3rd safari so I had some some experience with other safari companies but Tanzania Choice Safari's certainly exceeded my expectations. They not only do a first class job but are definitely the Safari of Choice. In my opinion and also the opinion of our group of 4, every aspect of the safari was exceptional from the start to the end. Kakasii is a walking "Wikipedia" and his knowledge of animal behavior but also plant & bird information is definitely impressive. He seemed to know what the lions were going to do, even before they knew. As he was spreading the lovely tablecloth on the table for our lunch, clients from the other safari companies were looking in envy as they ate their box lunches on picnic tables with no tablecloths. Then when he started pouring hot tea & coffee for us in ceramic mugs, they really became envious. Because of Kakasii's knowledge & Brenda's organization, the safari became an amazing experience. I highly recommend Tanzania Choice Safari as it offers an extremely great value for your money. I would rate it as a 10 but since only 5 stars are available, I guess I will have to rate it as a 5. Congratulations on a job well done Brenda & Kakasii. Sue Hamby, PhD, co-author of Globetrotting 101.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great gorilla trip
We chose Matoke based on recommendations from friends living in Uganda, and were glad we did. Everything was very well organized. We chose a mid-range booking, and stayed at Lake Mutanda Lodge. The views were breathtaking, the food was great and the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. It was somewhat rustic, which was fine with us, but perhaps a bit more rustic than expected (cabins with canvas walls, very basic bathroom, beds not great, electricity during limited hours). That said, we would definitely choose it again because the positives far outweighed the negatives. Our driver was friendly and knowledgeable. Our arrangements were somewhat last minute, and Matoke was very understanding of the time it took us to arrange the wire transfer. They brought our permits and flight itineraries to our hotel in Kampala, which was very helpful. Of course, the gorilla trek was an amazing experience and totally worth the cost.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent! Reliable and friendly communication
The Service couldn´t have been better. We tried to organize a one-night-visit to VicFalls on our own- and failed. Safari Source took over, Monica got tickets, accomodation, transport and good ideas for us and made it a perfect stay. We enjoyed the visit at Vic Falls, the sundowner -tour on Sambesi river an early Safari, good food and accomodation al Lokuthula Lodge and the Hotel besides. Also nice service by the guys who help us in situ with tipps and transport.
Comunication with Monika was friendly, uncomplicated, the arrangements were done fast and reliably.
Five Stars. Thank you very much!
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great family holiday!
We booked our 12-days-tour for our family in September last year and from the correspondence to the final booking as well as the money transfer everything went easily and quickly. Apart from our flights to Tanzania and the insurance, Epic Tours organized the rest... In January 2016 we arrived in Tanzania and flew to Kilimanjaro International Airport. We went to Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Eyas, the Serengeti and Lake Natron. From the first day to the end of our wonderful stay everything was well organized, the driver and Ezekiel (the tour operator) were very friendly and we had a great time together. Especially our three kids (6-10 years) really enjoyed the tour- even though for Safaris you spend some time in the car. We just had wonderful holidays we all will never forget!
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
new adventures
Haron is not only a professional driver but a very friendly and skilled one. He knows the right spots, he has a clean car and is extremely supportive ! Next time I am in Kenya I will take another tour with him - for sure !
Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome Kenya Safari
We have been in Kenya for 6 months and have always dreamed of taking our family on a road trips to masai mara, amboseli, nakuru, samburu and tsavo parks, we arranged our trip without borders and I can say it was one of the best trips we have had in the recent years ! every thing was well arrange, accommodations carefully selected as per our preference. we had the opportunity of a lifetime, saw all the Big Five, by the time we had done samburu and masai mara we had actually seen them.
I can say you are a great team with passion for your job.
Next time we think of another trip be assured we will definitely book with you.
Thank you !!!