IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The perfect safari!
We had an amazing safari with Kili Slope! It was one of the best things I've ever done in my life and will definitely be something I do again.
Right from the off, David looked after us, collected us from the airport (in Kilimanjaro) and dropping us to our hotel even though our safari did not start for 2 days. On the safari, we had Nova as our driver. He had had a very pleasant and calm mannerism (which helps when there's wild animals all around you!) was a safe driver and was extremely knowledgable about the Serengeti and Ngorogoro. Ibrahim was our cook and each meal was delicious and healthy!
We managed to see the big 5 (+hippo and cheetah) on our safari along with a lioness dragging a dead wildebeest back to the shade for her cubs to eat!! It was truly incredible and not something I will ever forget! We did a camping safari and we had zebras, an elephant and hyenas in our camp - it was surreal.
I can strongly recommend Kili Slope and if I'm ever to do a safari in Tanzania again (which is very likely!) I will definately be doing it with Kili Slope Tours!
Declan (from Ireland but writing in Brazil!)
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Camdeboo National Park by lollipop_lass
Small park but lots of animals to see - antelope and monkeys in particular on my visit. Across the road is the spectacular Valley of Desolation ... Breathtaking views of Graaff-Reinet from the top. Have been to this park twice ... Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area. Great camping facilities too.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A true African panorama - bush, sky and amazing animals, combined with options to suit every budget
I am a regular visitor to Addo National Elephant Park. Every time I go, I see something different. Elephant, antelope, meerkats, birds, tortoises, zebra etc. Highly enjoyable, and driving through yourself gives you an opportunity to stop and appreciate the things that you choose. Guided tours on a safari vehicle can be purchased, guaranteeing sighting of elephants. Chalets and camping facilities are available, and the shop/restaurant cater for all needs from tourist gifts to clothing, food and drink. There is an on-site petrol station too, so fill up your tank before driving through and enjoying the spectacular wide open spaces, the natural bush habitat and the magnificent animals that live there.
Great park, just feels a little bit like an open zoo.
Superb views and wildlife. It did feel a little bit like an open zoo as there were certain pathways to follow and not allowed offroad, even some well defined tracks were off limits. It made getting close to the animals to get a good pic difficult. However, there were a lot of animals and we were even lucky to see two lionesses on the road! We paid the tour operator so not sure how much it costs for entry. Worth it if you have limited time in Dar Es Salam as it can be done as a day tour opposed to 2-3 day tours for other parks.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about South Africa by lollipop_lass
Plenty of National Parks with accommodation, lots of private game parks with luxury accommodation. Travel is easy with world class airports, long distance buses and plenty of car hire available. South Africa is very proud of its conservation/wildlife facilities ... And rightly so.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Best Tour Operator in Tanzania
We had a great time with Northern Circuit. Mike is awesome - although we booked our own flights after the safari, Mike went out of his way and rushed to the airline to help us reschedule our flights after our flights were cancelled. We were so worried but Mike saved the day.
Our tour guide and cook during the safari were amazing as well. I have nothing but good things to say about the duo. They allowed us to take our time with pictures and would nudge us when we were being slow. NCA is an experienced operator and I will definitely be booking with them again!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Unbelievable Experience Made Even Better by Shaun Taylor!!
Armed with only knowing we wanted a private safari for our family, I feel unbelievably lucky, grateful and even blessed that I stumbled upon Moriti Private Safaris. The experience my family and I had is one that I need a dozen thesauruses to even begin to describe.
Throughout the entire pre-trip process, Shaun was always responsive to my myriad emails with which I deluged him! I was completely confident that our trip was in good hands when we landed in Johannesburg. What an understatement that was! Shaun made the entire trip - not just the safari part- an amazing, laughter-filled, personal experience!
Making cheetahs purr, being mock charged by elephants, kissing a hippo, seeing all types of amazing animals (the big and the small) including the elusive ones (leopard & civet), understanding tracks and what animals made them, getting to knowing the flora (and that elephants LOVE raisin bush!) was only PART of our adventure!
The camps where we stayed were fantastic but Nyeleti was outstanding. Completely private, no one else around, and absolutely beautiful! Shaun is the only guide who has access and it is truly special. And have I mentioned the food? The chef (chef! not cook!) that works with Shaun is brilliant!
Shaun went above and beyond for us, as I'm sure he does for everyone. Shaun will do what he can to make sure you see as many animals as possible, but not at the expense of the animals. His knowledge of the animals and experience in the bush is only exceeded by his absolute love and respect for all creatures.
I could fill pages with this review but in sum, this was an amazing experience made even better by having Shaun with us. We started as strangers and ended as family. If you leave this experience without becoming friends with Shaun, you're doing it wrong.
We will be back and we will only use Moriti!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
the experience in the park was great, we saw chimps on both treks.
As visitors, we had the experience of being bounced around from car to boat to park without anyone really telling us what was going on. The personal touch, that we have had with other tours was not present. We never met with Joshua and never felt like our business really mattered. With the exception of the last meal, which we bought ourselves, the itinerary was followed and we enjoyed our time with the chimps. I hope that future tours are less impersonal, otherwise I would recommend saving some money and doing this trip on your own.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent private camping safari in Tanzania with African Heart
We wanted to use special-camp sites (nicely private but cost more and have to be reserved) for our Tanzania trip, to replicate a fantastic experience we had in Bostswana. All the TOs we contacted except African Heart discouraged us, pushing tented camps. I can now see why - this is a heck of alot easier for them (basically Motel 6s in the Serengeti). Peter Reijmes from African Heart accommodated our request and arranged a great trip - Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Lake Myanyara, and Tarangire, with a hotel stop before and after. Our guide Josephat and cook Barongo were excellent company. The trip was brief due to our time constraints but did not feel rushed, and we saw lots of wildlife in different environments, as we hoped. We skipped the Masaii visit but went to a weekly market when our tire was being fixed, which I highly recommend. Email communication was more like 48-72 hours rather then 24 but reliable. We wanted to be camping alone under the stars in Tanzania and African Heart helped us make it happen.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great mini-safari designed specifically around wildlife viewing including birdwatching
The specially designed tour perfectly combined a chance to see mammals large and small (elephants, lions, giraffes, hippos, antelope, jackals, and more) with birdwatching. Our guide was helpful, knowledgeable about the area, friendly and patient with our requests to start early, stay out late, go to distant parts of the parks we visited, and to stop a lot for bird spotting! He was also a really good driver over rough terrain. The vehicle was clean and comfortable to spot wildlife from, and the lodge we stayed in was amazing.