50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Ulusaba Game Reserve by Kitty & Tony Jackson
A really nice & luxury lodge there and great games drives.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Sabi Sand Game Reserve by Kitty & Tony Jackson
The great private lodges and the big five are all here. Savanna Lodge was where we stayed and loved.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Pilanesberg Game Reserve by Kitty & Tony Jackson
Again, so much to see and all the big fives are there.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A wildlife experience that ranks with the best in Africa.
The Kruger National Park is a wildlife sanctuary to an amazing number of species: 336 trees, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds and 147 mammals. We have had the privilege to seeing all the big five (Lion, Elephant, Rhinoceros, Buffalo and Leopard) in matter of 1.5 hours during many safaris in the Sabi Sands Private Reserves. We also find this area of Kruger National very handy because of its close proximity to the big cities of Johannesburg, the Sun City Resort and the beautiful city of Capetown.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The hundreds of thousands of Wildebeast keep the cat population well fed!
We saw 4 out of the Big five. The scenery was enjoyable. The weather was pleasant. The accommodations were much nicer than my own home. The menu alone had me salivating long before our meals arrived. Transportation was a standard Landrover set up. Our guide had learned from his father so, there were very few stones left unturned. Many, many Lions feasting on Wildebeast!
The Big Five in Abundance and so much more!
From the moment we drove into Kruger National Park with WildWings Safari, we encountered wildlife. As we crossed the bridge in the entrance, there was a herd of elephants in the dry riverbed below. We turned around the first bend and came upon a herd of impala. We all oohed and aaahed and Simon, our guide, patiently paused while we took some photographs. After that, he told us it would be the last time we stopped for impala because they are such a common sight, we won't need to. Simon was right about that! Next, we came upon a leopard in a tree who was actually eating another leopard. Simon informed us he'd never seen that before, though he'd heard that it happens upon occasion when territory becomes an issue. Over the course of the next five days, we saw rhinos, lions, cape buffalo, kudu, zebra, giraffe, mongoose, hyena, hippos, crocs, monkeys and baboons. The only animals we wished we'd seen that we didn't were cheetahs and pangolin. It was spectacular to see everything in its natural habitat, and though we certainly saw other vehicles, there was not a sense of crowds. We stayed at Kruger in Skukuza Rest Camp right in the park. Down the way, we walked to listen to the hippos every evening and enjoyed camp meals each morning and night. One of the most memorable parts of the trip was greeting the fuchsia sun each morning with the giraffes and seeing it set tangerine against the acacia trees at dusk. Because we were in Kruger in July, it was cool and dry. The animals were fairly easy to find, but of course, there probably weren't as many as the wet season. Over all, it was a spectacular trip and I'd go back in a heartbeat.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding first safari
Chobe National Park was the first park we were lucky enough to visit on our first safari. We had nothing to compare it to, but were very happy with our three days there. The guides were knowlegeable and accomodating, the park was "just big enough", and the animal and bird sitings were frequent. If you love elephants, this is the park for you, but we saw all of the big 5 except leopards. Our hotel was close to the park and a lovely place to stay. (The Chobe Wildlife Lodge)
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Charge of the wildebeest
Seeing thousands of wildebeest first line up for as far as they eye could see and then as If on cue to start running and then stopping surrounding our jeep with unforgettable sounds, smells and sights is beyond description. The tented camp is the only way to experience the Serengeti. Everyone who worked there were extra special. The food was outstanding. We had the best guidea possible - very knowledgable and friendly.
Weather in October is perfect - from very dry areas to lush grasslands allowed us to see every animal possible.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Tanzania by Tourist from S.F.
If you are an animal lover, then the opportunity to see so much wildlife, so close up, and enjoy the variety of scenery, can't be beat anywhere else in the world.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Botswana by Tomas Mazon
I've been also at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, and love it. It is not assured that you can find lions, cheetahs or leopards -the animals that I mosly like- but the adventure spirit of these safaris, with so few people within the parks, makes that you feel the wilderness of the place.