DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely perfect safari trip!
At first we thought, there must be a hook on the 6-day big southern Safari by Grassroots, because to the compared to others cheaper prize AND at the same time the term "private safari". But shortly it turned out, that it was the best idea ever, to do the trip with Grassroots Safaris! The E-Mail contact with Mickey, the organizer, was quick, friendly and trustworthy, and then in Tansania it all went great.
Our driver was really nice and knowledged about the wildlife, our chef did absolutely perfect African cooking and we really enjoyed our private safari tour a lot! We saw so much of the country because of the long distances driving, experienced wonderful wildlife in Ruaha park without many other tourists and loved the walking in Udzungwa mountains.
I can really recommend Grassroots - they did a great job and we had a wonderful time on our holidays!
NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Botswana Northern Highlights awesome 10-day safari, Namibia and Victoria Falls
Ubuntu dotted every i and crossed every t. They thought of everything so that we had a thoroughly relaxing and stress-free holiday. The safari exceeded all our expectations: the wildlife was certainly plentiful. We were looked after from go to woe and it was great to finish with a bit of luxury at the grand old Victoria Falls Hotel.
TR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It is the most exciting thing I have ever done.
Thanks Migration& Kili Expedition Tours for its excellent service and guideness through our Safari! We had a great time. Ninah and Mama Rama were really friendly guys as well. Migration and& Expedition Tours is the company that you can trust and travel with safely ... Thanks again for this unforgettable experience!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience perfectly adjusted to ourdemands with very kind people
The communication in advance of the Safari was excellent which contributed a big part in our selection ofthe company. Very patient and immediate answers to any big and small question was provided very kindly.
The tour was tailored according to ourspecial needs (different start andending point) to a very reasonable price as we were limited in our budget.
Airporttransfer and accomodation in Moshi was perfect and the spontaneously organized tour in Moshi on the day of arrival as well! I appreciated the readiness to give us small reductions on the price!
The safari was great. The driver very kind and with a lot of knowledge. Only SMALL disadvantage that we had to bring our sleepingbags our selfs as they were not included.
The experience in the Simba Camp was great although it wasquietacold night!! Butiful location on the top of Ngorongoro Crater and Zebras passing by at night.
Ialso enjoyed the Visit of Olduvai Gorge as a historical site. The guide (as well as the one atChagga caves at Mt. Kili) was a very well informed in the details and a great narrator!!
Serengeti was also interesti gand our safati guide fou d the most impressing scenes including an almost-hunting scene. Elephants were close to the campsite at nigjtand in the mselectionich made it an impressing experiance!
The safari passed to our full satisfaction and it is again to be emphasized that this was also due to thevery friendly kind and well trainrd staff (including organisator, driver/guide and cook)!!
NZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastically well organized Botswana/south Africa safari
Kathi was outstanding throughout. Same day replies and perfect trip as requested
We will be using African Welcome Safaris again.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Cape Town to Vic Falls (Accommodated)
My partner and I did the 20 day Cape Town to Vic Falls trip and were very happy with the overall experience. We made enquiries with a number of companies, but Gelle at go2africa was by far the most helpful and responsive. In addition, after we booked she answered a myriad of our random questions with speed and expert advice.
The trip itself was wonderful, our group only consisted of 8 people so we had lots of space in the truck and our tour leader (Shadwell) and cooks (Saima and Norman) were really kind, informative and professional. The range of accommodation was dependent on the varying places we visited, however, it was always very clean and well maintained.
The highlights of the trip for us were Okavango Delta, Chobe national park, Dune 45, Deadvlei, desert walk, night game viewing at Etosha national park and Fish River Canyon.
We would strongly recommend anyone to do this tour, as it is an amazing experience.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic - Robert is excellent
Best experience ever!. Robert is amazing he did everything we asked for and more. The places we stayed were First Class (loved the tented camps) guides were great. Anything that was organised by Robert went smoothly with no concerns.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Knowledgeable guide and great tour.
I did the same tour twice with family and booked it a third time for a group of friends from overseas. Paul was very knowledgeable and his tour was excellent. We saw what we wanted to see, the vehicle was clean and comfortable, and it was great value for money. I would book others tours through this company again. Thank you for a great experience!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
awesome
We were a bit skeptical about booking a safari ourselves over the internet, but Rama answered many questions for us through direct emails before we made a final decision. We were very happy with the experience. Samir, our driver/guide, was quite knowledgeable about all the animals, a skillful driver over "washboard" gravel roads, and willing to answer our cultural questions as well. Each day I thought must be the highlight of the trip; it just couldn't get better, and the next day we'd see something new and unexpected. Samir was very diligent about trying to help us see the animals in which we were most interested. We marveled at his ability to spot a leopard lying on a limb three football field lengths away and point it out to us. His love of all the animals was evident. We started at Ngorongo the first day and spent the night in the Rhino Lodge. The lodge was the only disappointment of the trip. It was nearly impossible to flush the toilet, there was no bottled water in the room, and the food was mediocre. The stay at the Kati Kati tented camp the next 2 nights was delightful. The tent was roomy and very clean, and for our safety, guides walked us to and from our tent to the eating tent. I heard lions "talking" one night: quite a thrill. The food was good and taking a "gravity shower" was actually a fun adventure. We spent 2 days watching elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, leopards, and more wildebeests and zebras than we could count. Because we went from the Serengeti to Tarangire the fourth day was largely spent in travel, but we still saw many animals and Maasai herding their cattle, sheep and goats along the way. The last camp, Maramboi, was luxurious. The tent was huge with a wooden ceiling, floor to ceiling screening and a small wooden porch for viewing animals. We awoke the next morning to the sound of zebras munching the grass right next to our tent. We wished we had another night to stay in this camp. It was a wonderful experience.
NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
More than We'd Bargained For
We come from New Zealand and are in our late fifties and early sixties. When booking, we were wanting some adventure without backpacking, and we were wanting to deal with African owned companies so that the money we spent in Africa, would stay in Africa. Our aim was for middle of the road comfort and top of the range adventure.
We found KWSS along with a number of other possibles and after speaking with Mr Otieno, decided to give them KWSS our business for a 12 day tour of gameparks in Kenya and Tanzania. You can imagine we were very pleased to find them waiting for us at the hotel and for our adventures began.
But the thing that makes me vote a big five stars to this company, is the last adventure we had with them, when at 4pm, after a great game drive in Serenghetti National park in Tanzania, and making ourselves comfortable in our overnight hotel, we discovered to our dismay, that we had made an error and booked an airflight for the next part of our trip, such that we were due to fly the following morning, early, from Nairobi – in Kenya!
Changing the airflight was not possible due to the irregular nature of flights; we had to get to this flight!
We got the hotel to ring our KWSS guide who had dropped us off, and the next thing the whole organisation had swung into action to help us. Our guide drove us to the border where another guide from Nairobi had driven down to meet us. We were whisked through the night to a Nairobi hotel where we arrived a little after midnight, then picked up again in the morning to get us to the airport on time. We don’t feel you could have done what we did anywhere but in Africa, with a special company like KWSS.
When I asked Mr Otieno how much we owed, he wouldn’t hear of payment! “All part of the service,” he assured us. Amazing.
A word to those who are booking, like us, a mid priced tour. We discovered that our expression that we wanted mid range, meant that at times we got far better accommodation than expected, and sometimes, a little less than expected, as it all depends on the park you are visiting, how wealthy it is, and what mid range means to them. We would suggest you send Mr Otieno some indicative pictures of what sort of thing you think you’d like as accommodation, as it will make it easier for you and them to get it right. Also on the ‘power of words to convey meaning’ theme, be aware that ‘en suite’ and ‘private bathroom’ do not necessarily mean the same.