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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Ngorongoro Crater today makes you contemplate what all of Africa was like 100 years ago.
The wildlife viewing opportunities in the Crater were simply amazing. It was the only park where we viewed Black Rhino's as well as old, bull elephants with 100-lb tusks. We also saw many lions, groups of Cape Buffalo, Spotted Hyenas, and a multitude of antelopes and wildebeest, both in terms of numbers and species. We saw hippos up close in the ponds, many wart hogs, Grant's and Thompson's gazelles, and Masai calmly tending cattle and goats within a stone's throw of lions and other wildlife. The Crater is beautiful in and of itself - the rim surrounding the crater is fabulous! Perhaps one of the best-kept secrets of the Crater is the wonderful birding there. We viewed species of birds in the Crater that we did not see elsewhere, and many were so close that a big, wallet-killing, shoulder-crunching telephoto lens was unnecessary. Raptors were common, and close! What a wonderful place!
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The animals are great, but the travel companies could be better.
We had a short safari (2 nights) at Mara Intrepids, Masai Mara National Reserve. We loved the wildlife. Population density is high, and it was not hard to locate the big cats. Leopards, cheetahs, lions, elephants, and giraffes abound. On the first hour of the first day, we came 10m from a leopard! On the other hand, the people were less than stellar. Negotiating with the hotel manager and Wilderness Bookings was difficult, to say the least. Calls were not returned, agreed upon prices changed (and kept changing), extras crept onto our bill, and there was stampede to our wallets which put the wildlife to shame.
CA
Experience level: first safari
Review about Tarangire National Park by Regina from Vancouver BC
This was the first park we saw and it was a wonderful start . The first elephants.....the beautiful trees and nature. A very lovely park.
CA
Experience level: first safari
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Regina from Vancouver BC
Absolutely a MUST SEE. Very unique landscape and so many wild animals. Unforgettable!
CA
Experience level: first safari
Review about Arusha National Park by Regina from Vancouver BC
Arusha National Park should be done at the beginning of the trip. After the overwhelming wildlife in the other parks, Arusha National Park seemed to be a little less exciting.
CA
Experience level: first safari
An extraordinary and unforgettable experience!
When I think back to our safari through the Serengeti National Park it still amazes me how it made such an incredible impact on my life.
I never expected to see so much of wildlife, I had hoped for some elephants and lions as a highlight of our trip but to have an elephant right next to my open car window, looking into my eyes or to sit and watch 14 lion cubs playing with their mothers or to listen to the thunder of hundreds (thousands?) of wildebeest racing through a ravine, it just blew my mind and at the same time made me think about the future of these parks that have been saved so far from thoughtless destruction.
I hope that we can really do enough as humans to make sure that this beautiful nature will always be protected and be there for us and our children.
This desire was born in the parks of Tanzania and that is why I hope that more people will go to experience similar moments of awe and gratitude.
I also loved the African trees and the typical red soil in some places.The lodges were another surprise. I am still asking myself, how they can function so well in the middle of nowhere!
At the end I realized that our experience had been very well organized and prepared by the tour guides and their company. The trucks were comfortable and very safe and there was not a moment in our 12 days in Tanzania, that I did not enjoy. I will go back again, there is no doubt in my mind.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Tanzania by geospace
Vast and well maintained game parks with knowledgeable drivers. The infrastructure is good and yet you get a true wilderness experience.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about South Africa by U. Adophis
For birding it is best to go to KZN, around St Lucia.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Kenya by Michael Colwell
This is somewhat difficult to assess as it was our first safari.