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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Roho Ya Chui gave us ULTIMATE safari adventure unlike No Other!!
You gave us a "True" African adventure and exceeded our expectations. Had we gone to So Africa and Botswana on the first leg of our trip, we would have been Very Disappointed that the rest couldn't match what you provided. Our only regret was that we did not stay longer. Our permanent tents were luxurious; our non-permanent tent was comfortably rustic and took us back in time. The food and staff at Every site was Excellent; we especially loved the true Botswana lunch prepared special for us by Judy at Okavango Delta. A special Thanks also to Sunny Boy at Sabi Sands.
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under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best of my experience in Kenya
Awesome! The communications, service, and all kind of thing I experienced during the tour were amazing.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Tarangire National Park by geospace
Close to Arusha and we were lucky to see leopard here though many of the plains animals had left the park for the season
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Serengeti National Park by geospace
Another of Tanzanias highlights with some superb wildlife opportunities
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by geospace
Not as spectacular as Serengeti or Ngorongoro but good close up views of elephants. Close to Arusha too
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
One of the World's Special places
Ngorongoro is unique. As the world's largest unbroken caldera it is a spectacular geological formation but it is a great haven for wildlife and gives the opportunity to see game at close quarters, with lots of lions and a good chance of seeing the elusive black rhino. The scenery is superb and the crater rim offers a great background for your photographs. You can only enter the crater after sunrise and have to leave by a different route to that you entered. It's steep going down so you have to be in a 4x4 . Lodges are nearby some at the crater rim have a great view.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve by U. Adophis
Great park, but lots of private vehicles everywhere and our ranger decided to harp on about her positive views about hunting for an hour -- so ironically I wished I was in a private vehicle! We saw fantastic rhino, but sadly KZN has a significant drought at the moment which was very noticeable and meant pretty poor game viewing in areas.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great safari, nice (and closer) alternative to Krugar
Madikwe was a fantastic reserve and great alternative to Krugar, particularly as there are no self-drivers. We stayed at Jamala which was luxurious and beautiful in every way. The owners built this from scratch, and since they know what has worked and what hasn't worked in other places, everything is organised and chosen to give the "best" safari experience! Madikwe was in a pretty bad drought while we were there, and so the waterhole was pretty quiet since animals were heading to places where it had rained. Also the wild dogs had just had a wave of rabies (we didn't realise this happened) so we were lucky to see the few dogs we did. Even though there were few guests, we still went out in separate cars which was great (this didn't happen at Bush House). We then stayed at Bush House -- this was good as we got to see the other side of the park. Note that at Jamala we could see the north east and south east sides of the park, which was too far if we had only been at Bush House. Our friend stayed at Tau Lodge and had more success at the waterhole -- that is a much larger lodge though, and you lose the exclusivity. Bush House was a lot less posh and extravagant, but the waterhole was very busy (60+ elephants?) and the food and accommodation posed no problems. Also good to check if children can come on drives, as we had 2 incessantly talking kids on our last day who didn't, but could very easily, have affected game viewing. Our guides in both places were very experienced -- the main thing is you need to be watching for animals too, as it increases your chances! On our first drive at Bush house our ranger went off tracking to find a lion. So we sat there with 5 other cars for an hour till they came back, then we drove off and for the next hour none of the rangers could find the ranger who had stayed behind near the lion kill!! Our guide than said "oh, it's getting late, we probably should go now" to which I gave a significant death stare. Thankfully she then found the lions, but at no point had she explained what we were looking for or anything. In this case we were lucky, but I think it's worth being clear with your ranger how much time you are prepared to spend waiting for them to track. We could have wasted 2 hours out of one precious drive, which to them doesn't mean much, but I think they forget how much we pay and how far we come to see animals which cannot be seen by sitting in a non-moving car. We explained this to her that night and from then on everything was fine, but if you haven't done as many game drives as we have, you might not be so confident to voice such opinions.
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Savannah. For real.
Masai Mara is the kenyan reserve to visit if you want to experience the large plains of the savannah. This is the bush, and it has a lot of "bush vibe". It offers a lot of animals, from elephants to cheetas, lions and hippos.
By the border and the river you can get escorted by armed KWS guards to watch hippos and crocodiles whilst out walking. Wonderful experience. Wonderful park.
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Nakuru - Pretty. Pink. Perfect.
Lake Nakuru National Park is one of my favourite parks in Kenya. It offers so much variation on so little space.
One of the remarkable things with this park is the flamingos. The shore of the lake is often completly pink with tens of thounsands flamingos. When you get up in the highlands and look down on the shore, you see how numerous they are. Incredible!
I also like the variations in the landscapes of the park. From deep forest to the big lake, and also savannah.
Perfect park. HIGHLY reccomended