20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Jaco made this the most unforgettable vacation!!!
We had a group of 6 friends exploring Panorama Route and Kruger National Park for the first time. Jaco single-handedly made this the most unforgettable vacation!
- He has an eye of an eagle, and can spot animals and birds of all sizes from really far away. Once spotted, he would stop the car and take his time telling us so many interesting facts about "our finding", addressing countless follow-up questions from us!
- Jaco is a walking encyclopedia, extremely passionate about its content! For 6 days, we were drowning him with a never-ending stream of questions, and he answered all of them.
- Jaco also made us fall in love with the bush. His passion about the nature around him and yet his humbleness and desire to always learn more is quite inspiring!
- Travelling with a local was a rewarding experience, as Jaco told us so much about South Africa in general (culture, history, daily life, etc.).
- I will never forget dinners Jaco cooked for us by the fire under the the clearest starry sky!!! He kindly let us help him prep the food, and that only added to the overall experience! The food was so delicious, and we are sure to try some of these recipes at home!
- Jaco has a great sense of humor, and over just 6 short days became more of a friend than a guide!
Jaco, thank you very much for creating this amazing experience for us! We are hoping to explore many more corners of the world with you in the future!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Experience, Fantastic Guide
Bestday safaris provided a fantastic experience from start to finish. Their logistics, punctuality, and professionalism was first class, from airport pickup to drop off at the hotel following the safari. Our guide Luis was top notch and genuinely cared about customer service and ensuring a successful, education trip. I would not hesitate to recommend Bestday!
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Experience: Professionalism and Availability of Tomodachi Tours and Safaris
We had a fantastic experience in Selous National Park and Zanzibar with Tomodachi Tours e Safaris.
I had a good communication with Joseph, the manager of Tomodachi, to plan our trip and meet our needs. For example, my girlfriend is vegan and had eaten without problem.
Joseph organized everything perfectly: safaris, transferts, accommodation and guided tours. We have always felt safe. Joseph and his staff were always friendly and helpful and allowed us to live an unforgettable experience.The Safari in the Selous reserve was fantastic, we have done 3 type of experiences: walking tour, safari boat and game drive, and we saw many animals.
We stayed in a lodge into the nature, near the river, where you only can hear animals sounds, like monkey and hippos.
Many thanks to Joseph, Thomas and the Tomodachi Tours and Safaris team!
NG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Once in a lifetime experience
Everything was as per planned and very well coordinated. It met expectations and the team was very courteous and supportive. Both Mr. Haruna and Paul did excellent work to make the trip memorable.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
AMAZING MEMORABLE SAFARI. ASANTI SANA
My fiancée and I took a trip to Serengeti, prior to going we were skeptical about companies to travel with, a friend recommended Afirkakukaye.. I don't think we can praise them enough. From the time we were planning out trip to getting to Tazania Everything was smoothly organised. Our guide Edwin was absolutely amazing such a humble and knoledgable young man. Overall all staff went out of their way making our trip memorable. My wife to be and I keep talking about the trip and miss all the awsome stories of animals and culture that Edwin shared with us. (Asanti sana. Squash banana, we really enjoyed it bwana.
Stunning!!
This was my second time in Tarangire Park. This time around it was absolutely spectacular! Because of long and heavy rainy season this year the forest and grass was thick and green. This was quite striking when compared to flat grassy plains of Serengeti. The weather was perfect for game drives: dry and not very hot. Giraffes, elephants were everywhere! We saw baby elephants crossing the river. Hundreds of gazelles, impalas. We saw few lions in the distance. Although I'm not a bird watcher, I noticed many beautiful birds. The biggest problem we encountered were tsetse flies: there were swarms of them in certain parts of the park.
Our group stayed at a nice clean tented camp close to Burunge Lake. There were about 300 zebras roaming around the lake and coming up to tents. Monkeys were walking on my porch. Rooms were pretty comfortable and food was very good. There was even a small swimming pool.
Overall it was a wonderful experience!
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing tour
I cannot recommend this company highly enough, Rachael, our destination specialist, put together an awesome tour. She was very professional and answered every question promptly.
The whole tour was perfectly arranged. We were happy with our hire cars, all of our accommodation, the whole itinerary worked well for us
Unfortunately, we didn’t get to meet Rachael as she went on leave just before our tour started, but her colleague, Angela looked after us in the interim and greeted us in St. lucia. She also arranged a night drive, paid for by TMS, for us in lieu of a boat trip that was cancelled because of bad weather. We didn’t expect this, but much appreciated it.
The self-drive pack, with our own personal book, cell phone with Sth African sim card and the GPS and road atlas, is brilliant and made our journey so much easier.
If (when) we go back to South Africa, TMS will be our first contact. Thank you all so much for a wonderful experience
SK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari experience in Mikumi
Tomodachi actually helped us when we got stuck in mud with our car in Mikumi. They were very nice and also took us to the place where they saw lions in the morning. We did not see them, but were lucky to spot Black-backed jackal which is even more rare than lions. I liked also their approach - their respect and love to the nature
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wonderful planning and superb cooperation. Will do next and next safari with them
Ayanda exceptional service will recommend to all. Wilderbeast migration safari already booked.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good Food, Good Driver
I really like food I have in Masai Mara! And for low-season trip, this is by far amazing! cant wait to go back to Kenya one day!