50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful Experience
My husband and I toured with Maasai Wanderings this last September. Our itinerary included Tarangire Park, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and two days in Zanzibar. This was our third time in Africa and second time with Maasai Wanderings (we first toured w/ them in 2010). This company offers an exquisite, unforgettable and unique Safari experience. They are very professional, serious a/b their business and very personable. Many thanks go to our exceptional guide Muba Mkwepo, Devita and the company owner Donna Duggan. Through the years we’ve recommended Maasai Wanderings to many of our friends and acquaintances and we will continue to do so. It is a unique experience. We hope to return in not so far future.
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
not a very good experience
we went for a 11days trip to kenya and tanzania with family of husband wife and minor kid.we went with masai safari which provided a wonderful trip in kenya.they had sublet the tanzania part to gofan.when we arrived in arusha things were ok but not nice as mr meena from gofan met us and intially refused to provide water in the car which after some pressure and telling that i will call up masai safari to sort out issue mr meena did at last provide it.our driver guide joseph was good and we di enjoy our next 2 days in lake mynara and nogorongoro.the trouble started on the 3rd day when we reached the gates of serengati national park.we were made to wait 5 hours with food and little water as the great mr meena had not paid the park fees.we called hime after 1 and half hours and he continously lied that it will take only 10 mins more.ultimately nearly after 5 hrs without lunch and a small kid we managed to enter.we missed the game drive we were to do and went to reach our camp at about 4.30 to 5pm.NOT A SINGLE APOLOGY OR SORRY FROM GOFAN for this weird behaviour..there are lots of good reliable operators.my suggestion go look somewhere else.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful people, safe, fun and unforgettable!
This was my first experience traveling to Tanzania and Africa, but my fellow travelers have gone before and worked with Gladiola. We were so impressed with the welcoming nature and kindness of the drivers, Lalashe and Simon. We spent nearly 2 weeks driving around Northern TZ and I always felt safe and comfortable. We had a blast seeing wildlife on safari and just as much fun learning about the culture while visiting villages markets and the countryside. I can’t wait to return and would highly recommend Gladiola to friends or family.
HK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well organised and worth to recommend
Both Maggie and Lucy, the tour consultants of Tekko Tours and Travel are very nice. They always response swiftly with detailed and clear answers, which made us have confidence in their service. This is our third time to Eastern Africa, so we can compare Tekko's service with other companies, and it is no doubt that Tekko's service is very good and their jeep is the best. Also, our guide Jackson is excellent. He is polite, punctual, knowledgeable and always try to do his best to find animals. We can feel that he really love natural world and it is very important for a good private tour, as the guide can share his view of environment protection to us . We are pleased to recommend Tekko to you if you would like to have in depth safari experience in Kenya. Also, it is no doubt that we would back to Kenya again within a few years and would choose Tekko as our "partner" again.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well managed and professional operation with great attention to service and satisfaction.
Craig and his team did an excellent job in working with some of our special timing requests on the 7 day Cape Town/Kruger tour. All transfers, lodging, and tours went off impeccably well....we put a lot of trust in Craig's operation and did not have to worry about any of the details.
A real blessing was meeting Gerard Maretz, our guide from Southern African Tours in and around Cape Town. He is a wealth of knowledge and experience, and I highly suggest requesting his services.
Cape Town is certainly one of the world's great beach cities, and Kruger is indeed the Garden of Eden. The lodging and tours that Craig's operations set up for us in both locales were perfect.
It was an amazing trip. I have been blessed to travel to many places in the world, and South Africa will be among the most memorable. We especially enjoyed all of the people of South Africa.....they have a unique understanding of human nature, regret, forgiveness, and most importantly hopefulness for the future. South Africa is one of the world's most special places geographically. It's rainbow of people make it an even more special place.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very poorly organised; disappointing.
Namibia, the people and the wildlife is great; but do NOT use Discovery tours. Different friends and family members have used them and they all say that their tour organisation stinks. I was a single female and on the return from Etosha with one of their drivers I frankly felt unsafe. He left me in the car at a truck stop for an hour with no explanation, was rude, played loud rap music very loud despite my complaints etc etc While at Etosha the tours were not as advertised and very limited. Other people I spoke had similar experiences
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceeded my dreams
Our guide, Solomon, was outstanding from start to finish. He seemed to figure us out right away. He knew where all the hotspots were to find wildlife and the other guides with other companies seemed to have a lot of respect for him. He was kind, very knowledgeable and easy to be with. The wildlife was crazy in the Lake Manyara National Park so was a great start.
Weather was perfect. Although a bit wet on the rim of the Ngorogoro Crater, it did not matter because if you waited a while, the weather changed. Also, at our Ngorogoro Lemala camp, they had a well functioning heater to heat up our tent as well as hot water bottles. Food was very good at this camp. We really couldn't believe how well we were taken care of and the staff was so kind and caring. Having a fire just before dinner was a treat as well. We were not disappointed when driving around the Crater. I feel like we saw it all including a black rhino. The Maasi were so attentive. Hot water for the shower was a perfect temperature and enough to get clean for sure.Then we drove to South Serengeti where it looked empty for the first day. Solomon drove everywhere to find wildlife but the rains were late so there was not a lot of big game. It was still so fun because we saw honey badgers, mongooses, wildebeests, zebras, a family of owls, giraffes and a Serval Cat!! When all the big animals are away, we see the little stuff. The Serengeti is beautiful when barren of large beasts.
.
We had it all including a beautiful thunderstorm kind of surrounding us at the Ndutu campsite. This site looks out on a marsh and you enjoy beautiful sunsets in front of a fire. The staff was unreal. The food we ate was unreal. Hard to believe we were in the bush. Julius, Winston, Frank and Aloys were all very attentive. We were thoroughly spoiled as well because we had the camp to ourselves for two days!!
More animals arrived on day two because of the rains the night before and it was cool watching the grass grow so fast. One night I heard a giraffe walk by our tent.
Such a great trip. Would recommend it to anyone. Thanks Tanzania!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We couldn't have hoped for more from our safari adventure!
We went on a 4 night, 5 day safari trip across Lake Manyara, the Serengeti & Ngorongoro crater with Lion King adventures.
When spending roughly 10/14 hours a day with people on a tour it can be an intense experience, the success of which is dictated by the attitude of those that you're in the company of.
Luckily for us, we were blessed to have Salehe as our guide and Yussuf as our chef.
They were both a complete joy to be around, even in the sometimes long and hot days. We had such a great time with these guys. Our days were filled with good food, insane safari experiences and jokes and good humour aplenty!
Salehe was knowledgeable on a vast range of the animals and birds we encountered. How he was able to spot the location of some of the animals, often camouflaged and way off in the distance as we drove, is still beyond me. It was by no luck that we saw all of the big 5 and then some on our travels.
Yussuf's cooking was tasty and plentiful, especially his soups, and seasoned with his wit and humour was a delight to have at the start and end of each day.
Aside from our final night when a herd of buffalo grazed cm's from our heads, surrounding our tent (it proved too much for us - so we relocated to a "safer" sleeping spot) we couldn't have hoped for more from our adventure.
We strongly recommend and if you're lucky enough to get Salehe & Yussuf - you're onto a complete winner!
Asante Sana!!!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We trusted Tanzania Choice Safaris and they gave us the safari of our dreams. Highly recommend!!
Our 12-day budget friendly safari with Tanzania Choice Safaris was fantastic and we got exactly what we hoped for. We wanted a company and a guide who would be our partner. The planning process was excellent - our interests, budget and special requests were heard and fully taken into account in the planning of things to see, places to stay and our photographic journal of the trip. Their expertise gave us a sequence of one amazing experience after another. The animal encounters were incredible. Our guide, Kakasii, who speaks 7 languages, guided us not only to the harder to find big animals like Leopard, Cheetah and Rhino, but per our request to see the smaller mammals like hyrax and mongoose, was also attentive enough to spot a chameleon, leopard tortoise and, amazingly, over 100 different birds, as well as dozens of Baobob trees (our eccentric fascination). We quickly saw that you need a guide who has great relationships with the other guides to maximize sharing information, and we could tell that the many guides with whom Kakasii spoke in the quest, enjoyed speaking with him and were eager to share. Kakasii stopped every time we asked, and was great at bird identification and backed it up by showing us from his bird book, being sure to correct himself the couple times his first hunch was off. We saw several infrequently sighted animals like a couple month old leopard and a pile of lion cubs as well as an unbelievable Wildebeest crossing at the Mara River. Brenda and Kakasii went above and beyond with our physical concerns for managing the trip, provided a personally customized tour just for the two of us, and couldn’t have been more hospitable. Having as many days as you have time for is totally worth it with the variety of parks in Tanzania as well as the different areas within each park. Our safari was enhanced by amenities in the Land Cruiser which not all companies have including air conditioning, the ability to charge our equipment on the go, a two-way radio for talking with other guides, a refrigerator for endless cold drinks and a shelf that was a huge help for our camera’s and notes. We highly recommend Tanzania Choice Safaris for all your travel needs in Tanzania and especially an extraordinary animal safari.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience with Bobby Camping Safaris
Thanks to Bobby Camping Safaris for an amazing trip I had with my kids. We saw everything we wanted to, including a live lioness hunting a baby buffalo. The driver Jolis was very enthusiastic about finding all the animals.
I would definitely do another trip with Bobby Camping and would recommend whole heartedly to anyone else too.
Thanks to Director Sameer for arranging our safari which was a great experience and also all our needs were met.
