50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Moremi tour
Deciding to take a guided safari in Moremi, as it sounded a more intimate safari than some other options, on Unlimited Tours’ advice we booked the overnight ‘participation’ safari rather than a one day safari. We are so glad we took the advice.
We were quite late in booking but Unlimited were very responsive and put together all the arrangements for the safari at very short notice.
We camped at the Khwai campsite and the tent and other equipment provided were all excellent. Moses, our guide, chose a camping plot by the river and an excellent spot it was, especially when we were visited by elephants going down to the river as we prepared our evening meal. Our ‘participation’, help in erecting the tents, shower etc, and preparing food, rather than feeling like a chore increased our feeling of involvement in the safari.
Moses was extremely personable and easy going making the safari very comfortable. Importantly he knows his job as a guide, being most knowledgeable and informative and knowing where to look for wildlife. He always had us in the best position to see the animals when they moved.
We were fortunate to see so many animals and birds at very close quarters. We had said to Moses that we would most like to see some predators and he duly delivered; the highlights being a leopard and her cub and 2 male lions just metres from our vehicle.
Overall a great experience with Unlimited Tours, we’d use them again and recommend them.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Trip
We recently returned from our 14 day Safari/Zanzibar holiday and had an absolute wonderful time. We really appreciated the fact that Makasa customized our itinerary and always promptly answered any questions regarding our trip ahead of time. Thank you again, Selma!
We always felt very comfortable and well taken care of. The accommodations and meals exceeded our expectations. It's amazing what these places can offer you in the middle of the African bush!
Our driver, Ben, was a super friendly guy with knowledge and patience, and always put us in position for the best pictures. Ben always made sure we had everything we needed and kept us up to speed on when and where we were meeting. The staff at every accommodation was so friendly and helpful.
We saw every animal we had hoped to see and better yet, a lot of action among the animals. Watching lions hunt, antelope fighting, baby elephants nursing, it all felt a bit like we were a part of National Geographic! Such an unforgettable experience.
Thank you Selma and Ngomi.
King regards,
Kyle & Nicole Carr
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
David, you make the difference
Thank again David for the arrangements you prepared for me. Ten days on safari, 3 in Tanzania and 7 in Kenya. I had great time, all was according to the agreements and I had the opportunity to enjoy game safaris, wonderful landscapes and nice people. David helped me beyond the safari, since the first moment I contacted with him he helped me for the preparation of my trip (I have been around alone in East Africa for 40 days), like in the reservation of bus trips and domestic flights. He also hosted me at their office in Nairobi any time I needed. Thank you again brother!!!!!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
well aranged and friendly people
Had a great tour and saw the big five. We're very pleased with the guide, he told us a lot. Had communication with Denis. Hope to back one day.
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A really tailor made safari holiday with outstanding services and places to stay
Tailor Made Safari's really has succeeded in delivering us an outstanding holiday. It all started on the Holiday Fair in January 2014 in The Netherlands were they had a very well organized stand. On basis of our wishes Tailor Made Safari's worked out very quickly a very well balanced trip to make in the Kwazulu Natal province of South Africa. One week before leaving the Netherlands we received a mobile telephone for emergencies, a navigation device and a fotobook with description and gps locations of places to stay and places we were going to visit. All pre-prepared for our trip to make by ourselves in South Africa. This made it posible to start directly our trip in a very relaxed way, directly after arrival at the airport. The rented car, the places to stay overnight and the host services were of a very good quality and the people we met were very friendly. With the mobile telephone we had received we kept sms contact with Tailor Made Safari's. They always reacted promptly and this gave us a very save and secure feeling. Tailor Made Safari's made it possible that we were able to make this trip on our own without their help, just as they had told us.
We thank all the teammembers of Tailor Made Safaries for this unforgetable trip. Lambik (53), Sandra (52), Tanja (20) and Daan (18)
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fabulous trip to Rwanda
The Safari Partners were recommended to us by some friends who travelled with them in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. From the beginning, Chris was super helpful, very knowledgeable and really helped us to plan our trip. From the moment we arrived and were met at the airport, we had a fantastic experience. Everything was smooth, and our driver/guide, Duncan, was incredible! He made sure that we had an amazing experience in the parc, and we saw two gorilla families. Both experiences were awesome, the hotel was great and Duncan made sure that we had great trek experiences. We also enjoyed our time in Kigali, where Duncan took care of us as well. Chris was really helpful too and I would recommend Safari Partners to anyone.
SI
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari and very helpful staff
My girlfriend and myself went with Kanuth Adventure Safaris to a 3 day Selous safari. Our driver (Samuel) picked us up at the airport at 3:00 am. Turkish airlines lost our luggage, so Samuel called Kanuth and he talked with the lost and found staff, to send our luggage to the hotel in which we stayed after safari.
We were at Hippo camp which is very beautiful. Staff was very friendly and they made us feel like home. We had our own cook (Kanuth's brother), who served us very professionally. Samuel was trying very hard to show us as much animals as possible. He also told us a lot of interesting things about animals, their habbits, etc.
The funniest part of safari was walking safari with Bushman. This was fun!!!
When we came back to the hotel in Dar es Salaam, our luggage wasn't there (despite they had hotel adress, tel. number). Samuel and our cook offered to drive us to the airport to get our luggage. In the way back they drove us to the ferry ticket office (we got bussines class instead of economy class for the same price) and ATM. They spent additional 4 hours just to make things easier for us.
We would really recommend Kanuth Adventure Safaris. They care about you!
It was gorgeous.
NO
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excelent safariexperience and well planned roundtrip with Wild Planet Safari.
We were two families, four adults, four youths, travelling with Wild Planet Safari 14 days in Eastern South Africa. First time in SA, first time on safari, so we were curious in what to expect.
We had a fantastic tour with Thale and Ryan, a tour showing us much of the variety in this huge country.
When we look back, the most fascinating part was at the start, in Kruger, where we camped at Skukuza. We went for both early morning drives, starting at daybreak, and afternoon trips.
We saw all possible animals to see out there, including big five, like lions with fresh catch (buffalo).
It was good to have Ryan there, spotting animals from long distance, hiding in the vegetation. If Ryan didn’t spot animals, well, then there where none there.
After Kruger we went to Royal Hlane in Swaziland. This park was less impressive than Kruger, but as the camp was situated near a waterhole, we had good view of animals like rhinos, elephants and impala.
Besides knowing everything about wildlife and nature, Ryan has very good knowledge for history, culture and sociallife of the areas visited, information shared with us, broadening our minds and giving another dimension to this wonderful experience.
Let me also mention the delicious food prepared by Thale and Ryan – most nights prepared on open fire outside. Very good meat served with different vegetables, meat and vegetables many of them new to us.
One thing to remember for those of you traveling this time of year, July/August; Bring warm clothes. Fortunately Wild Planet Safari did supply us with blankets while traveling the open safarivehicle early mornings.
We also visited St Lucia for hippos and crocs, the Durban area for some relaxation, and had a good stay in Drakensberg with two good hikes.
The best part of the trip, very well organized by the guys at Wild Planet Safari, was Kruger – spend some days there !
PT
Outstanding Great Migration experience at Masai Mara
This was our 2nd safari with Gametrackers.
The first experience was very good, concerning overall organisation, booking details and contacts, guide, cook, everything.
By that time we stayed only 3 days at Masai Mara for the great migration, so this year we booked 7 days - 3 nights at their permanent camp near Talek Gate and 3 more at Iseyia bush camp near Mara Serena Lodge inside the Mara Triangle, having asked to allocate the same guide and cook.
Wow !!! 4 river crossings with 6 wildbeest taken by crocs, 4 leopards, black rhinos (the Big Five in a single day!), countless lion and cheetah in a diversity of settings and much, much more.
It was not only luck - the skills and overall wildlife knowledge of our guide were crucial, always looking for the correct timing and conditions in order to maximize chances of experiencing amazing events. Staying close to Mara River allowed him to constantly check for the positioning of the wildbeest herds, so we never had to wait more than 1 hour to see the crossings.
Once again, our cook prepared unbelievable meals under African camping settings.
Strongly recommended. We'll be back for Samburu and North Kenya with Gametrackers.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding customer service and expertise
I live in the United States and was referred to Ramona at Go2Africa to help plan my week-long trip to South Africa. Ramona was extremely helpful in all aspects of the planning. Even when she was out of the office for a few days, she was able to have someone else continue the planning portion and answer any questions I had. The entire process was flawless and we had no issues with any of the reservations made by Go2Africa. They always had good recommendations on what to do, where to go, etc. In addition, I traveled to West Africa on business the week prior to my vacation and had made my own flight reservations from Nigeria to South Africa. A few hours before my flight, my reservation was lost and I was unable to make other flight arrangements. I called Ramona at Go2Africa and the team there was able to get me on a flight out within a few hours. I highly recommend the services provided by Go2Africa and will definitely utilize them again should I ever travel back to Africa.