35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The Best and Ultimate experience ever of my life..Thanxx to Mr Justin of Tembo Adventure
One of the best tour operators in Tanzania.If you plan to visit Tanzania,just contact Mr Justin.You will have a truckload of good memories and experiences.
I had a pleasure of going with him in at least 5 safaris and still counting..what you get is an out-of the world service,attention in every matters and off course the best wildlife viewing.I can bet that you will not miss a single game if you are with Mr Justin and his incredible team.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing, record numbers of birds and mammals, our guide Nick Buys was excellent, really experienced.
Our trip was packed full of adventure, fun and record numbers of mammals including: Caracal! African cat, and all the big game; Lions, (many sightings, great photos) Rhino, Elephants, Hippos, leopard, and much more. We had 350 spieces of birds including Pell's fishing owl! Our guide Nick was very attentive, thoughtful of our comfort and desires throughout the trip. Everyday was jammed packed with new sightings, surroundings and sheer joy. I loved this trip to Namibia and Botswana and would recommend this company and guide to everyone.
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A fantastic journey through northern Botswana
Kgato arranged for us a perfect trip in northern Botswana: a bit more than 2 weeks from Chobe to Kalahari desert, through Savuti, Khwai, Moremi, Boro Islands & Kasane.
Of course Botswana is one of the greatest place to visit, but we also had a huge pleasure to spend time with Kgato crew. Everything was perfect: the food prepared by the cook Dick, the guide/driver Kenny, the mokoro crew in Okavango, the quality of the camps (tents, camping beds, etc.), etc. They made every possible effort to make our stay as good as possible.
We have many souvenirs (and photos!) both with our Kgato travelling companions or with encounters we had with the wildlife. We warmly thanks everyone in Kgato (Sam, Bk, Kenny, Dick, Roger, etc.) for the unforgettable trip we had. And we definitely recommend Kgato to arrange any visit to Botswana.
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent tailor made safari tour for a solo traveler
E-trip Africa arranged an excellent 15 day tour of Kenya and Tanzania. Ben Jennings and Aurelie (managers/owners) communicated with me in a timely manner and provided me with a tailor made itinerary that stayed within my budget. They were always receptive to any changes and made great suggestions for the trip.
The guides/drivers were knowledgeable and very professional and the lodges were superb. It was a great and memorable trip to East Africa and I would highly recommend them
JO
maasaai mara camping
it was wonderfui i visited kenya and they have good management and well secured dancom tours and travei the best
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highly recommended!
We had last September an amazing 4 day trek to Mount Meru and 6 days Safari through Tanzania. We want quickly thank all the guys and crew from Masaka. From Selma, who booked our trip and gave us great advices for Camps and Lodges to Aristarick, our guide who was excellent and a great communicator, the porters, the cook, who prepared very tasty food and was always interesting to know, if we would like to have something special (the food went above and beyond what we expected). The all team was very competent and nice. Great job guys! Such a rewarding experience! Highly recommended!
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A once in lifetime experience - don't miss it!
Actually our safari did not start in Africa but it started in Berlin. We had a tight schedule so planning the trip carefully (including inland flights) was very important for us and Mr. Oliveira from "It started in Africa" did an excellent job in advising us on distances and accomodation and so on. Preparations can't be better than that!
And: In the end everything turned out as planned and even better. Our accomodations advised and booked by Mr. Oliveira were absolutely phantastic and Isaac, our guide during the safari (Tangarire, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater) was not only great in spotting animals but also in providing us with lots of interesting information on animals and people.
So: If you think of doing a safari in Tansania you won't regret it if you go with "It started in Africa"!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Oldupai Gorge Educational Trip
We had a great trip, collected from school and driven out to the crater rim to enjoy the panoramic views. The transport and food provided was excellent and other facilities were provided by ourselves. We were a little inconvenienced by the time taken to get through the park gate but this seems fairly unavoidable in Tanzania.
The drivers were competent and pleasant and the vehicles were reliable and well maintained so we felt safe whole time.
The children enjoyed the trip and learned a lot about our ancestors from their visit to the cradle of humanity in Oldupai Gorge.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fabulous Beyond One's Expectations!
My three week, two day trip exceeded my expectations of my long awaited trip to Africa. The key to the success of this amazing trip is summed up in three words: Chris - Safari Partners. Chris developed an excursion that led me through Kenya, Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa with Cape Town and the Garden Route. Every detail was attended to so that at no time was there a concern about the quality of accommodations, food, tours, connections. Everything was outstanding! I found Chris to be concerned listener who took my ideas and ran with them superbly. With all of my own research including that of checking out other companies, nothing would have come close to what I received from the itinerary and wonderful array of accommodations, safaris, tours and tightly organized traveling connections designed by Safari Partners. I would like to note that when my traveling partner was not able to go on the trip due to health reasons, Chris made some adjustments, gave me advice, and assured me safe passage. He wasn't wrong. I also want to share that the value I received on all facets of this trip FAR exceeded the cost of the trip. Fabulous all around! Highly recommended! Thank you, Chris!
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Flawless arrangements for a fabulous, over-the-top trip
My wife and I had been booked on another company's group tour for 4 months, but a month and a half before we were to leave, it was cancelled, due to lack of participants. Since we had been really looking forward to a safari, we looked around for alternatives; contacting four other tour companies. Due to Chris' s intimate knowledge of Africa, his flexibility to work with various budgets and ability to deliver a great experience at good value, we selected Safari Partners. He explained the differences between national park safaris and conservancy safaris (there are less tourists in conservancies and the camps are smaller and generally deluxe tented). So in 10 days, with Chris's guidance we had pulled together what sounded like a trip that would meet our needs.
And we had an absolutely fantastic time in Africa. Everything worked out just as Chris planned it. We were met and chauffeured around at each destination without fail.
We were very spoiled in both camps in Kenya. Everything was over the top. From the invariably nice, helpful and very knowledgeable staff and guides to the deluxe accommodation, good food and excellent sightings on the game drives. It was very special.
In Samburu we stayed at the Elephant Bedroom Camp - aptly named as there was an almost resident group of seven or so, that wandered through the camp day and night. Staff would move guests to the main tent if you were eating at the riverbank as the elephants came through, and you could hear them wandering by your tent at night. It was very hot in Oct., so the plunge pool on the deck outside every tent was a great place to get cool. Buffet breakfast at the riverbank, lunch there or under the awning of the main tent and dinner was always very good food for the 3 days we were there.
We stayed at Encounter Mara in the Maasai Mara for 4 days and each day there were fabulous game sightings at really close quarters. For 2 nights we were the only ones in camp and and every day had Nabaala our Maasai guide to ourselves. He was very knowledgeable about every bird, mammal or reptile and amazingly we never got stuck nor had a puncture going down and up the rocky riverbanks. We had 8 game drives including a night drive over that time, and saw everything in mammals that we could have hoped to see except rhinos.
Typically we would be wakened with tea, coffee or hot chocolate and biscuits at 5:30am to be off on the drive at 6:15am. At 8:30 or 9:00 we would stop for a picnic breakfast of coffee, tea, juice, cereal, fruit, yogourt, muffins/scotch egg and jams looking out over the savannah at the nearby antelope, wildebeest and zebra. Then there would be a couple of hours in camp for reading, going down to the hide/blind at the river before a gourmet lunch at 1pm. Then a couple of hours for rest and relaxation before tea at 4pm and a game drive at 4:30. Another great dinner meal would be served after the game drive in front of a campfire at about 8pm, with a drink or two or three and then off to bed, and looking forward to what game would be seen tomorrow. The Mara is at a higher altitude, and despite the summer heat during the day, it could get chilly in the morning and evening zipping around in the open jeep. So we were especially glad of the supplied, quilted, waterproof ponchos in the jeep and the two hot water bottles placed in our bed every night. Nothing was too much trouble at Encounter Mara.
Then of course, feeding the beautiful Rothchild giraffes at Giraffe Manor in Nairobi was one of the major highlights of the trip for us. The Manor itself was very gracious and gentile, but it was truly wonderful to feed the giraffes as they poked their heads into your second floor bedroom windows or into the breakfast room windows. And if you were confident enough, you could have them slurp, with their long black tongues, a food pellet from your lips.
Five nights in Zanzibar gave us time to relax, snorkel and reminisce about the animals and experiences on safari. The Tembo House Hotel in Stone Town was charming and historic. Dreams of Zanzibar was a large all-inclusive that gave you what you would expect in a four star Caribbean-type hotel, but amidst the laid-back beauty and amazing colours of the Indian Ocean.
Safari Partners arranged a flawless, over-the-top, trip and we would totally recommend them to anyone thinking of going to Africa. We will use them when we return to Africa, as we had such a great experience with them the first time.