US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful Bush Experience
I can say only good things about my safari with Ulinda in the Nxai Pan and Central Kalahari. Jane runs a very professional outfit with excellent staff to set up camp and cook delicious homemade meals. Even freshly hot homemade bread! The tents are spacious and comfortable. Our campsites were lovely, away from the public campgrounds, providing a real authentic bush feeling. And the vehicle with the pop-up roof was perfect for spotting and taking photos of the wildlife. Jane herself is a wonderful and interesting person who is a pleasure to be around. If you are a solo traveler and debating whether the single supplement is worth it to have a private safari, I encourage you to go for it! My experience this way was purely delightful.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar
Trekking Mount Kilimanjaro was quite a dream, visiting Lions and Elephants in Serengeti as well as refreshing my mind and my soul in Zanzibar was magical. What else can I say than congratulate Enosa Expeditions. A small company but with services beyond measure.
I initially approached several companies, they were all promising to give me best services, but I choose 'flexibility' that's why I and me and my wife went for Enosa Expeditions.
They were ready to accommodate any start day, any number of hikers, any route, any number of days, etc. And their prices were very reasonable! 80% cheaper than other companies which I tried to communicate with before. And I was not supposed to pay for other stuffs such as toilets, shower tents, etc. One other thing about this company is that it is owned locally by Tanzanians and they are real professionals, I do not think I could get that from other companies.
After exchanging a few e-mails with Noel (the co- owner), I just got a sense of comfort from him that I didn't get from others, and they proved to be very honest, trustworthy, and just all-around good guys.
They picked us at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and took us to a very comfortable hotel. And next day in the morning we started our journey. We did 7 days Marangu route. It was a very nice route, I think because we had good guides who taught us several Swahili words and even they taught us some Tanzanian card games. The rest of the crew always greeted us with friendly smiles and a "Jambo rafiki!" at the end of each long day of hiking. The each meal we took was absolutely amazing - some of the best meals we had in Tanzania. The whole team treated each other with utmost respect and it really felt like they were all close friends with each other.
After coming from Mount Kilimanjaro we went to Tarangire and Ngorongoro. We did two days camping safari in these amazing national parks. Tarangire is blessed with so many elephants and it was amazing to me.
After Mount Kilimanjaro and safari we went to Zanzibar for the purpose of refreshing our minds and it was a very nice trip to enjoy the sea breeze as well as it was my first time to eat ‘Zanzibar pizza’. As well as other Swahili foods like samosa.
Tanzania is so friendly and I would say Africa is a very beautiful continent as they are blessed to have things which other countries do not have.
OM
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
To experience the best adventure of your lifetime you've to get the best&SafariCare is no exception
Our first experience with SafariCare was back in 2009 when we booked with them for our honeymoon adventure in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro. They customized our trip to fit our budget and thewhole experience was simply Amazing and sensational. The name alone says it all 'Safari Care. They took care of every detail from our hotel accomodation to transportation all the way to arranging our lunch and snacks for the wild wild trip. Molel, our tour guide a friendly and funny fellow made it all worthwhile. He seemed to know alot about animals and their hideouts and where to find them making it even more adventurous. Even though it is a safari tour company, we were given a complimentary one day city tour of Arusha whch was very generous of them. We booked with them again last year in 2015 and we were a bigger group and yet there was no fault nor regret to having chosen them.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful time
Getaway Africa really made everything so easy for our safari!! Booking was very easy! The staff were extremely professional and informative. We didn't have to worry about anything because it was all taken care of. Thank you so much for the wonderful time!!
FI
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic tour company for your Ugandan safari
We arranged a 6-day safari with Katona to cover (some of) the highlights of Uganda: Bwindi for gorillas, Queen Elizabeth for lions and Kibale for chimpanzees. We couldn't have been happier with choosing Jackie and her guides as the trip exceeded even our quite high expectations.
Jackie was very helpful and super responsive in setting up the itinerary. She had perfect recommendations for where to stay (I would go back to any of the lodges in a heart beat) as well as what to do. Deposit and final payments were done as a bank transfer, which is common, and there were no problems.
Our guide, Richard, must be the most positive man on the planet! He's super friendly, nice to talk with, always making sure everything is well for us and - on top of that and perhaps most importantly - he was superb guide both in terms of explaining what we are seeing as well as arranging things you wouldn't expect to be possible. You know, like seeing a leopard in Queen Elizabeth from 10 meters for 15 minutes ("patience, it will come out of the bush and we are at the ringside").
I have only good things to say about Katona Tours and Travel. Highly recommended!
FI
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a lifetime
We booked a safari with It Started in Africa in May 2015 and finally made the 5-day journey over the New Year 2016. It was an incredible experience and everything was quite perfect.
The booking process was simple. Joao and his team presented the options and then I spent some time in comparing especially the various camps, testing my ideas with Joao. They are incredibly responsive and typically (of course not always) replied within minutes rather than hours.
The final outcome was perfect (Lake Manyara - Serengeti Central - Ndutu - Ngorongoro), a balance of the widest plains on the planet, lakes and forests. We stayed in lodges and the two Ang'ata camps were an experience of a lifetime. Our guide, Siloh, was very efficient in locating the big five and beyond.
I requested a quote for a similar safari from a few other companies and found ISiA to be very competitive in addition to having great customer service and, eventually, delivering a highly recommended safari!
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceptional , breathtaking experience!
I went for 3 days Masai Mara camp trip and had an amazing time!
Nobody can beat their prices and service and you get exactly what you paid for and was promised.
I had one full day(!) game drive and it's unforgettable experience!
The accommodation, the camp, food was really surprisingly good for budget safari.
Special thanks for Naphtally, the guy is really hard working professional with high work standards, help and respect for clients. He picked me up himself at 4am to drop me to the airport, making sure I will be on time!
There can be delay with email communication, but consider it is african reality and sometimes they are not able to reach you right away.
You can go ahead and book the trip with them, your money is secure and you will get professional service and amazing time in Africa!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari at its best
Thank you for great experience, fantastic guide (Anderson :)), lovely Lodges, perfect organisation (Vera) and such a great time. We did the 3 days Safari (Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara) - that was great, enough time and we saw a lot of different animals. Thanks to the whole team for such a lovely experience during our honeymoon in Tansania!
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great safari with a great guide
When I arrived to Entebbe Paul came to the hotel and collected the last part of the payment and informed me about next day. The trip the day after started in Entebbe (I was picked up 07.00 hrs at my hotel) and the first stop was at the Equator. This was fun. They showed a experiment with water, I bought a certificate and then we headed on for Bwindi. The ride down was loooong and tiring but the last part was like a safari light (saw a elephant, topis, uganda cop, waterbock, baboons, buffalos etc).
I stayed the night at Buhoma Community Rest Camp...this was NOT my cup of tea so to say. All acommodations are expensive in Bwindi, to expensive compared to what is offered. The food was good and the personnel was great though. The day after it was time to go for the Gorilla Safari/Trekking. It was well organized and professional. We were told that they haven´t returned back without seeing any gorillas in 11 years, felt nice to hear. We walked for maybe 30 minutes then we saw them, so impressive. To be this close to the gorillas is just a big WOW.
When we return to the starting point I found out that 8 americans were not allowed to enter the park. Their guide had forgotten to arrange permits for them... Paul, my guide had done that, thank you :-) Everything worked out brilliant. Paul showed me where to be/go and everything was well organized by him. After the safari we took off and drove to Mabarara where we stayed for night. Here we stayed at Acasia Hotel a nice hotel.
The last day we made a new stop at the equator. When we drove, Paul told me a lot of interesting stuff. He knows a lot about many things, cool :-) An other thing about Paul...he is so friendly and kind.
The vehicles was comfortable with good space for my long legs (usually a issue for us tall scandinavians). Water was provided and lunch and dinner were included for two days.
When we came back to Entebbe I was dropped at the airport since I was heading for the Seychelles after the safari. Paul was flexibel and helpful all the time. I also appreciated his safe driving, no risks where taken.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beyond Excellence!
We were in Tanzania for two weeks and visited Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and later to Mafia for diving. We saw one of the tours offered by Epic Tours and we requested some information. Though we contacted also other operators, we were impressed how Epic Tours replied to our request on time. We are birders so we had a lot of special requests and customization and Ezekiel and the Team was up in time to customize the package to what we wanted. Their birds specialist driver Eli was an expert, spoke perfectly English and had a lot of knowledge about birds and the Wildlife in general. We were also impressed with Eli's flexibility to make extra stops along the way when we saw something interesting as well as minor changes in our daily schedule.
We highly recommend Epic Tours to other travellers, and bird watchers specifically for an experience of a life time.
Wir danken euch sehr! Wir haben eure gut organisierte Safari sehr genossen!
Bis auf hoffentlich bald.
Viele Grüße