NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A memorable trip to KwaZulu-Natal
A memorable family trip to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary.
Through our acquaintances we got in touch with Safari’s op Maat. Directly after our request Geert contacted us by phone to discuss our preferences. Very short after his call he sent us, within budget, a proposal of several pages including pictures through email.
The service Freya and Geert gave us was excellent, hospitality is their middle name! They arranged everything perfectly and gave us a lot of personal attention! We will never forget the first day. After a long flight Freya arranged a abundantly lunch in the middle of the wild park surrounded by animals, and this was just the beginning…
We visited several wild parks and every time we were surprised by the wonderful locations and beautiful lodges, a separate little camp of four huts with a cook, just for us, truly amazing!
The parks, all with their own charms, from which we started several (super exciting!) walking safaris and game drives with wonderful sights. Geert and Freya, with four eyes for detail, recognized the animals by sight and gave a lot of new information about the animals and their living area. Between the safaris, park visits and game drives we snorkeled in Kosi Bay, which was also a wonderful location, and interacted with elephants and a cheeta, amazing, to approach these animals so closely with the ultimate bonus to touch them!
This trip is certainly one we will never forget!
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari in Masai mara
It was a great safari we booked with Image Travel. The communications before we went to Kenya were very clear! The service was also very nice, the safari itself was fantastic!! A very nice driver who knew a lot of all the animals we've seen. We would recommend Image Travel to everyone who want to go on safari and like to enjoy a perfect service. We sure will come back!!
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
able to find a solution very quickly
we used services of hello tanzania for a very long transfert beetwen our landing and take of at dar es salam airport.
when we arrived a misinformation had been given to hello tanzania, we were not a group of 2 people but 7 persons.
the manager mwajabu sultan, resolved quikly the problem and a second car arrived to drive us.
mwajabu sultan visits us during our diner to be sure all was ok.
i recommand hello tanzania, serious and competent. i am sure to use again hello tanzania for my next trip in tanzania.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect safari experience
We travelled alone, just my wife and me. Incredible. We wanted to do different things and they organized everything without any problem. We expended a lot of time doing game drive. The camping in general is perfectly organized and very comfortable aswell. But the best point is the crew. Sage is an experienced driver and a guide with a deep knowledge of wildlife. He explained us a lot of things about animal behavour and also different aspects of the country (traditions, history, orography...). Thula is a hardworker and a really funny guy (he showed me how to do a good fire). But you have to take care with the chef (I don't remember the name...sorry) because he made really nice meals and as a consequence I am on a diet. All of them made us feel like at home. So we strongly suggest you to do the safari with this company, if we come back, we will do.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
I had wonderful services ever !
We had the greatest time doing safaris, cultural events, hiking, and beach with awesome support image description .
We had awesome communications and help with ALL the questions we had which were a lot but always more then willing to answer. They were more then willing to go out of their way helping with whatever was needed or asked of them always asking if there was anything else needed. Our guides were awesome especially Erick. He was the greatest spotting animals and his personality was double that and we both hated to part ways .
We had a situation where we left an item at a lodge but they made sure to get it to us. They exceeded our expectations greatly when we initially contacted 10 TO's
and also during the whole time we were on our trip of 23 days. We met the owners Simon and Lucia who are such a sweet young couple but you wouldn't know it by the great service they both provided.
We cant say enough good things about the service and support we received from wild root safaris and adventures from the very beginning till the very end.
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US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A fabulous once in a lifetime experience
We were two couples traveling to S. Africa, Zambia, and Botswana for the first time. We just completed a 15 day trip, returning on 9/11. We started to plan the trip over 8 months ago, and chose Go2Africa with some hesitation as there were not a lot of recent reviews available.
We planned this trip as a "once in a lifetime" trip, and worked with Mary Keet of Go2Africa. Our preference was to have everything taken care of - from pickup at the airport, lodging, air, private tours, etc. The only arrangements we made independently were the international flights to and from the USA to Johannesburg. We asked for high end camps and accommodations.
Mary Keet was an absolute pleasure to work with. She listened to our needs and was very patient as we provided feedback on itineraries. After the itinerary had been completed, the other couple suddenly realized that the dates did not work for them, and we had to change the dates by a week or so. Again Mary was very understanding, and had to make numerous changes as some of the camps were not available on the new dates. What I especially liked was the promptness in responding to my emails, as well as the ability to get a hold of Mary on the phone.
Our trip involved visiting Cape Town, Sabi Sands in the Kruger National Park, Livingstone, Zambia (Victoria Falls), and two different camps in Botswana. My reviews of Exeter River Lodge, Sussi and Chuma, Nxabega Tented Camps, and Chiefs Camp can be found on Tripadvisor.com.
The entire trip was flawless and completely stress free. We were received at JNB and taken to the hotel (Intercontinental at the airport), and we had an morning flight to Capetown. We were received at the Capetown airport and taken to our hotel (Victoria Hotel), and the private guided tours were exactly according to our itinerary. When we decided to change what we wanted to do in Capetown on the second day, Go2Africa made it happen without any fuss. There was always someone waiting to greet us at every airport.
Every flight - including the charter flights between camps - were exactly as planned. We loved the itinerary that Mary put together, and we were happy with her choices for our lodging for the most part.
Bottom line, I would have no hesitation in recommending Go2Africa. We found them to be courteous, professional, patient, and their execution was flawless.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A Tourism Professor in Uganda- I couldn't have asked for better!
I am a professor of Tourism. I have traveled to over 50 countries and taken 100s of tours over the last 30+ years. I was so impressed with Encounter Africa Safaris. I have recommended them to countless friends and hope I will have the chance to go back and take another tour with them. Tolbert (our driver-guide) was excellent. He stopped every time we asked and was very patient with our many requests and questions. Tolbert made sure we went with the best guide when we were doing our gorilla tracking tour. Also, everyone in the office was so helpful when we were planning our trip. Honestly, we could not have asked for a better experience. I wrote several posts on my blog about my experience with Encounter Africa Safaris. Here are is a link if you would like to see a few pictures and read a little bit about it: http://drphelanipresume.blogspot.com/2013/11/gorilla-tracking-part-2.html
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An excellent tour operator in Kenya!
I went on a family trip to Kenya , we made all the arrangements through East Africa Tours, we were initially very skeptical about the trip but the overall organization of the tour was quite good, everything from hotels to vehicles and the safaris in masai mara was well organized in a timely manner, the nature guides were really helpful and well experienced, we really enjoyed the trip with my kids and we are hoping to return very soon!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
a wonderfull jurney!
Wow! What a safari holiday! We have seen amazing and beautiful sights, and had loads of great experiences! The logistics of the holiday were exceptionally well taken care of by Tailor Made Safaris, the food was good, the diversity of activities/destinations superb, and the South African people great! Of course you go on safari for the animals, but also the cultural experiences of Zulu villages and the general experience of the beautiful landscapes at the parks were fantastic. In short, a holiday that I would love experience again!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A life changing experience!
Cannot recommend Brian and his team any higher. They're very responsive to emails and are flexible with one-off requests - we had a birthday during our safari and I asked Brian if he could do something special and the entire camp ended up coming out singing birthday songs for 20 minutes and providing cake - it was amazing. The safari itself was incredibly. Sammy is quite the character and an extremely knowledgeable and capable guide. The week flew by! Would definitely recommend Ecological to anyone looking for an amazing wilderness experience.