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35-50 years of age
Review about South Africa by massarma
The vegetation in this area is the typical SA bush. If you want a savanna or forest landscape you should not come. No major lakes or rivers.
65+ years of age
Review about South Africa by Wim Spronk
South Africa must be the top country in the world when it comes to Wild Life and is a mecca for birders. All game reserves are well organised and do everything to make visitors comfortable.
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35-50 years of age
Review about Tanzania by Rick Johnson
In addition to Lake Manyara NP, we also spent 2 days in Ngorongoro Crater and 3 days in the Serengeti. The same advice should be followed as with Lake Manyara: find a good guide. The variety and number of animals and birds to be seen is truly astounding. From the cheetah hunt to the hot-air balloon ride, every turn presents a new and unexpected pleasure.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great safari and great service!
This was the second safari that I've booked through Mark. I went to South Africa (Mala Mala) in 2001, and loved it so much and couldn't wait to get back. This time around, it was a last minute trip -- I emailed Mark about a month before I wanted to go, and he was able to book me lodges in both South Africa (Kirkman's Kamp) and Namibia (Sossusvlei Desert Lodge). He met me at the airport when I arrived in Johannesburg and we were able to chat for a bit before I flew out to the game reserve.
50-65 years of age
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35-50 years of age
Review about Zambezi National Park by Jörg Schönfels
beautiful camp site directly at Zambezi river, 40km from park entrance. Real bush vibe - we where the only tourists inside the park at his time
Review about Tanzania by Ralph Winter
Extremely dense wildlife population in many national parks and the Ngorongoro conservation area near Arusha, asbolutely recommended.
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20-35 years of age
Review about Lake Nakuru National Park by kim
Lots of wildlife, including viewing opportunities different than Maasai. Gorgeous landscaping. Electric fencing, relatively small area, and high tourism and proximity to village diminish bush vibe. Nakuru was gorgeous but felt more like a very well done zoo or Jurassic Park movie set than wild and unpredictable bush. I would visit this place again because it is so scenic and wildlife density seems much higher than Maasai, but I would prefer to do it on foot than in vehicle. Birding was excellent (it is on a lake) even though I was the only one in the group that was interested in birds (we didn't spend any time actively looking for birds).
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awaken to Africa is the best!
My family and I went on safari with Awaken to Africa in August 2013. It was a life-changing 10 days and such an amazing experience. Grace booked everything for us and her suggestions were perfect. She asked great questions in order to get an idea of how we travel and what we like to do and made a perfect itinerary. Each camp was perfect and our guide, Justin, is amazing! Everything, from the visa process at the airport to heading back to JRO to depart, was easy and well planned. The safari itself was amazing and we were able to see a lot of animals including the wildebeest crossing the Mara river. Justin is very knowledgeable and very nice. He is a wonderful guide and I highly recommend him. I would definitely use Awaken to Africa again!
20-35 years of age
wild honeymoon
Always present sun and wild animals (including birds of all colours from the rainbow) created unforgettable atmosphere and wetted appetite to see even more. On safari we travelled in a car with big windows enabling to admire the landscape. Stopping 2 meters away from a lioness basking in the sun was breathtaking. Kenyan guide was very polite, helpful and tried to answer all possible questions, which seemed to be endless like the scenery around us. It was definitely our best decision to go for our honeymoon.
