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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable
Thank you again for the amazing trip you provided us to Tanzania! It was unforgettable nonetheless and I haven't stopped talking about it since I have been home.. I see another visit in the future! It couldn't have been more personalized, seriously! We took a short trip to Tanzania mid May, the weather was perfect.. Not too hot, not too cool! We visited the Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire, both absolutely thrilling! Tarangire had an abundance of elephants where you were able to be up close and personal with them! Ngora offered a true safari experience with breathtaking views in addition to a wide variety of animals. We were lucky enough to see baby cubs, and rhinos! Kakasii was a great tour guide, his English was excellent and his knowledge of the parks and Tanzania was even better.. Our trip was truly unforgettable!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Really wanted to like them, left some things lacking
I went on a 3 day Rwanda gorilla trek with Encounter Africa. While I really want to like them, there are a few things that were lacking.
Pros:
1. The driver was nice and friendly. He also spoke good English and very helpful.
2. The car was good and comfortable for the two of us.
3. Accommodations were but clean, safe and hotel staff was friendly.
4. Price: The price was fair.
Cons:
1. Communication troubles: Not sure what it was but the office was extremely responsive at first via email which I why I wanted to go with them initially. But then fell radio silent. So I followed up on skype and had some challenges getting a hold of them. They said that there were issues with their email, so may that is fixed?
2. Quoted a price, and then told us that they didn't have any more availability at the lodging and then wanted put us in a lower quality hotel. Ended up paying the original price for a lower quality hotel. The hotel was fine, but the experience of that change was frustrating.
3. Finally, the biggest issue was that the driver was 2 hours late for the initial airport pickup! This was extremely inconvenient because we did not have Rwanda phones and had no way of contacting the driver. For a minute, I thought we had been completely scammed. He came in the end, but this resulted in us driving back in the hills in dark, getting to the hotel extremely late, and missing a proper dinner (that we had paid for in our room/board).
However, what frustrated me most was they claimed that it was the Uganda / Rwanda time difference that caused the delay. However, Uganda time is 1 hour ahead, so of anything, they would have arrived an hour later rather than 2 hours late. When I mentioned this to them, they then said that it was because they had to pick up the permits. If that were the real reason, then tell the truth the first time. Do not lie or try to pull one on me.
So all in all, I'm mixed on this group. While the rest of the experience itself was incredible (highly recommend the gorilla trek to anyone), there were logistical things that were a lacking and the lying about being 2 hours late was a huge detractor.
our holiday family trip
I came to this Safari with my lovely family and the trip as a whole was AMAZING and SENSATIONAL. Our driver guide was friendly and very knowledgeable concerning animals. The views of the animals and nature were spectacular as we have seen the Lions, Elephants, Giraffes, leopards and many other amazing animals. Also we've seen the many flamingos and some birds in our safari. We have enjoyed our safari and we have discovered many. Arrange your holiday safari with Mawere Tours and you will enjoy and discover many. I recommend this tour company for the people or families wish to plan a holiday.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unique experience with Beatus in Tarangire & Ngorongoro
We had two perfect days with Beatus in Tarangire & Ngorongoro and enjoyed to learn from him about wildlife, birds, trees etc. Many thanks for this unique experience!!
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Queen Elizabeth National Park by Rolf Lax
Good gamedrives, nice weather. Went on a very good boatdrive on the Kazinga channel with lots of animals.
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Kibale National Park by Rolf Lax
Went there just to see the Chimpanzees and we did. We came soo Close, they almost run between our legs.
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by Rolf Lax
The meeting with the Mountain Gorillas!
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
2 days i Murchison Falls.
We went on a morning safari, first ferry across the Nile. Stunning to se the sunrise over the savanna. We were lucky to spot a spotted hyena, very rare to se they said. At the time being there there were a bushfire, so not so much wildlife. Although we saw animals, birds and mammals.
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Uganda by Rolf Lax
Beautiful landscape, nice people, ok food.
Our main event was to see the Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi and so we did.
Experience Africa safaris and Debbie Ewing were Professional and helpful at all times.
Debbie listened to our holiday wish list and managed to come up with an unforgettable holiday experience which catered for all our needs, from those of our 5 year old to our 75 year old. She found us the perfect safari camp with fabulous tents, wonderful guides and amazing game viewing. Everything from transfers to and from the camp, our accommodation and food was of excellent quality. We had a fantastic trip and I would recommend both experience Africa safaris and tydon lodge to anyone thinking of going on safari.