20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tammy helped us plan the trip of a lifetime!
I had an absolutely fantastic experience planning my recent safari with Tammy from Pembury Tours. Early in my vacation planning, I submitted multiple inquiries on safaribookings.com. Of the many travel consultants who responded, Tammy was by far the most helpful, prompt, and thorough. She is incredibly knowledgeable and professional. At the time, I had never visited Africa or gone on safari, and wasn't entirely sure what country or region I wanted to visit. Tammy asked all the right questions and answered my endless queries in order to help my partner and I pick the perfect itinerary for us.
We booked 5 nights of safari, split between Thanda and Phinda game reserves in South Africa. We absolutely loved both reserves, which are near each other but offer very different guest experiences. Tammy even secured us an upgrade from the tented camp to the lodge at Thanda, and our accommodations were jaw-droppingly fabulous. What's more is that she saved us a substantial amount of money - the safari was significantly cheaper than it would have been to book directly, even not counting the extra value of the upgrade. She arranged our flights and transfers, which all worked seamlessly.
I'll end with a small example of how Tammy went above and beyond: We only used Pembury for the safari portion of our longer vacation, opting to stay in AirBnBs and travel more independently for the rest. Learning this, Tammy volunteered to take a look at the different AirBnBs I was considering in Cape Town in order to ensure that we were staying in a good, safe location. Her help allowed us to feel confident in even the parts of the trip that we didn't book through Pembury!
All in all, I highly recommend Tammy and Pembury. I hope to return to Africa with them soon!
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
very professional and transparent company
We experienced throughout our whole trip to Mount Meru a very professional service. The manager Emman answered within very short time to our request even if it was very last minute, we were picked up at the Airport, transferred to our hotel and received a professional pre-tour briefing. Also during the trip, our experience was very positive. Our guide Geoffrey and the whole crew delivered outstanding service. Even during the short drive within Arusha National Park, we learned more from our driver Mike about wildlife than in several days safari in another country.
After the trek, Emman offered in a very transparent way for a private safari. Unfortunately, the private option was above our budget (but still not expensive for a private trip). We would have loved to go on Safari with the crew from Kili Serengeti Holidays because we are convinced about their crew and their service.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful memorable experience
All connections and stays went well. Arrival at Dar was chaos, hopefullly the new Terminal will sort this.
Slipway Hotel: Pleasant room overlooking the sea.
At Lake Manza animals presented themselves from the minute we got off the plane. Lake trips were a delight. I was happy with the candles, kerosene lamp and a torch to light the tent and it did add a little to the charm, others may be less impressed. The two of us had a driver and guide to ourselves most of the time and we felt exclusive. The lake trips were a delight with animals and birds surrounding us.
Ikuka was absolute luxury and everything including insect repellant, laundry and drinks was included. The driver was also the guide and there were up to four others with us. The driver was good but the support was therefore not so special. The camp being on top of a hill was good because it was cool but bad because it took a while to get down to see any animals. WE may have seen more animals from a river side camp . A couple we met from the riverside camp said that flies were not a problem and that they had seen many more animals including leopards. We did get a couple of tetse bites but no real problems.
Both camps:
* No mosquitos,
* held evening meals at a long table big enough for all guests. It was good to swap stories,
* had well designed and substantial "tents" with mosqito proof zip up gauze screening. The beds had the comfort of a top class hotel.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great communication and super friendly people
Our experience has been great, unfortunately my grandfather passed away 1,5 days! before our holiday started! Without hesitation Rose offered us to change our travel dates with no extra charge or proof. The people at Safariline Defender are also extremely friendly so you won't go wrong with them.
Our driver Geoffrey was very patient and knowledgeable, knew every bird, animal or plant by heart and had passion finding the animals and getting us in the right spot to view them!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Only Way To Navigate Uganda
Uganda is an incredible destination to visit, and Let's Go Travel made my journey as seamless as one could hope for. The itinerary they arranged for me was expertly planned and met with the utmost professionalism. Alfy and Joanie are so kind and friendly-- it was an absolute pleasure to work with them. I feel my trip included everything I could hope for in this visit-- I don't feel like anything was left out or missed. From gorilla trekking to getting immersed in the local culture, there was an activity for every wonderful aspect about Uganda. I can't imagine having had a better experience-- if you're planning a trip to Uganda, absolutely go with Let's Go Travel-- you'll be so happy you did!
The Only Way To Navigate Uganda
Uganda is an incredible destination to visit, and Let's Go Travel made my journey as seamless as one could hope for. The itinerary they arranged for me was expertly planned and met with the utmost professionalism. Alfy and Joanie are so kind and friendly-- it was an absolute pleasure to work with them. I feel my trip included everything I could hope for in this visit-- I don't feel like anything was left out or missed. From gorilla trekking to getting immersed in the local culture, there was an activity for every wonderful aspect about Uganda. I can't imagine having had a better experience-- if you're planning a trip to Uganda, absolutely go with Let's Go Travel-- you'll be so happy you did!
AT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic 1 Day safari to Ngorongoro crater
I chose to go on a 1 day safari to Ngorongoro crater in the last minute, through World Safari Land Tours. My experience with the managing director (Calvin) in coordinating the schedule was outstanding. He made every attempt to make the schedule work. The email responses were very prompt.
The safari itself was awesome and couldn't have asked for a better experience! Joshua was my guide, he is very experienced, friendly and knew his ways around at the crater!
There was no delay in the arrival/departure times. The lunch was good too and most importantly we were able to see most of the animals!!
I would definitely recommend World Safari Land Tours to anyone I know without a doubt!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful experience. We felt well looked after and had a fantastic time.
We are a family of four with two children aged 15 and 11. We had a fabulous and memorable safari arranged by Joseph with Tony as our excellent guide to Tarangirie National Park, Serengeti National Park and the Ngorogoro Crater.
The standard of accommodation was very high. We particularly liked the tented camps in the Serengeti, and we saw an amazing range of wildlife including the 'Big 5' and many other animals and birds. Tony was the best guide we could have wished for; extremely knowledgeable, a fantastic driver, very patient with all of our questions and a lovely person.
We had excellent service from Joseph from our initial e-mails to all the way through our safari. Joseph was always quick to respond to e-mails and provide different itineraries until we decided on what we wanted. I have no hesitation in recommending Happy World Safaris for anyone considering an independent safari in Tanzania.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible engagement and support all the way to the top
What an amazing trip! The guides were very knowledgable, spoke good english and were very supportive. We had a fairly big group going up fhe Kilimanjaro and almost every day there were people walking behind. Each time several guides stayed behind, never rushing them. One day someone had a hard time and we were falling so far behind we missed lunch (which you definitely need) and they arranged for porters to walk toward us from the camp to lunch with us, amazing. All the way to the top they supported us by keeping the mood up and guiding us through the darkness. Every guide that asked my name remembered it for the rest of the trip. And of course the wiater and chef deserve a prize, being able to cook so much food every night and making sure we’d eat enough. I have done several hikes and climbings but I have never had such amazing guides! Thank you Herman and crew!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Masai mara/naivasha Saafari with Jabulani Tours
My experience with Jabulani tours was nothing short of remarkable, my family enjoyed a tour of the My family and I enjoyed the Masai mara guided by their lead guide "Joseph" we toured the famous Masai mara then to Naivasha, we hhad alot of fun at the boat rides too,
Many thanks to Jabulani.
