20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Guide/Safari
Dear Shabani Mbirize
You were an excellent guide, the best anyone can wish! Your personality is so positive and energetic that everybody immediately become enthousiastic, just by listening to your stories....The 3 days camping safaris has been great, we were so lucky to see all the animals we wanted! A dream comes true...Thank you to you!!
Wishing you & your company all the best ( we will definetely recommend you)
regards
Anne, Annelies and Goele from Belgium
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing, unbelievable experience!
Right from the beginning Thale and Ryan were always available to talk to and answer any question I had.
After we had booked our safari, I had let them know that I would be spending a night in Johannesburg by myself (my husband was meeting me 2 weeks later for our safari). Ryan graciously offered to pick me up from the airport and let me stay at his place and then take me back to the airport the next morning to catch my flight. This was absolutely above and beyond! So unbelievably generous and kind.
The actual safari itself was even better than my husband or I could have imagined. Ryan knew exactly where to take us to see the animals we wanted to see and even once we spotted them he knew the right spot to stop to get the good picture! The food was amazing, real home cooked meals on safari, which is much more than we were expecting (we expecting camping food). He even had some new meat for us to try (like ostrich and wild boar).
The whole experience was absolutely amazing and we would 110% book with Wild Planet Safari again and again!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An amazing Safari Adventure
After having been on a couple of Safari's in East Africa I had some fairly high expectations and this time I was going with people who were safari virgins and I was eager to show them the beauty of East Africa.
From the planning to the implementing Alym was knowledgeable and pleasant to deal with. He was able to answer all our questions and was able to package an experience that none of us will ever forget.
We went to Ngorongoro, Serengeti, and Lake Manyara. All of which are beautiful places in themselves, however having been paired with drivers/guides who were knowledgeable and able to add so much to such an amazing experience, made it that much better. Our driver "Fabien" knew all the places to go to see the most animals and was able to maneuver quickly so we were able to see the most of everything.
During this Safari We got to see something we will forever talk about. We were fortunate enough to see the wilderbaest migration (hundreds and thousands of wilderbeast crossing to greener pastures), a pride of lions chasing a buffalo, an amazing Kill by 2 lionesses and the Serengeti super pride feeding on their kill from up close. What a way to experience everything a safari has to offer.
As far as accommodation was concerned we told Alym that as much as we wanted the safari experience we wanted it in a luxury setting, he again did not disappoint. We stayed at the Serena Lodges all the way through which was an amazing 5* experience in every way possible.
During the course of the Safari, Alym checked in often to see if he was able to assist and add to our experience in any way which made us all feel very comfortable.
I would highly recommend allowing East Africa Wild to plan your amazing Safari Adventure, you will not be disappointed. He exceeded all my very high expectations.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I was able to see everything I imagined seeing and the service was amazing all around.
The service and staff were amazing. The staff were able to provide the perfect program for our group. My expectations were exceeded.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Queen Elizabeth National Park by Debbie Stewart
When we visited half of the Park at Ishasha had been burnt to encourage the regrowth of grass and tree species so it felt a little sparse and barron. We did see plenty of Antelope species here along with Warthogs, Hippos down by the river and lots of different forest butterflies but missed out on the tree climbing Lions as they had gone further out of the park that day. Saw plenty but often at distance.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by Debbie Stewart
definitely a place of outstanding beauty, The Gorillas are the main attraction here but again there is such a diverse range of species you can't fail to be impressed.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary by Debbie Stewart
A great place to spend a few hours watching Primates and beautiful bird species in its natural environment.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A surprise around every corner
We only had one full day in Kibale which was a shame as there was so much to see and enjoy there. It seemed that everywhere you turned there was a new species that you hadn't yet seen, it was full of diversity from Primates to butterflies, birds to flowers it just seemed packed to the rim with wildlife.
We did the chimp walk in the morning and within a few minutes came across three walking straight towards us, they go so fast but we managed to keep up with them and fortunately they chose to stop and groom each other on a fallen log, further along we encountered a few more of the group including Males, Females and babies.
We stayed at the Primate lodge in one of the tented camps which was set right in the middle of their gardens and had vervet and red tailed monkeys playing in the trees just in front.
We sat and watched butterflies dance amongst the flowers and then some tiny striped squirrels chasing each other around a tree.
The rooms were spotless and very comfortable, the food was great, all freshly cooked and very filling.
We also had a great walk around the Bigodi wetlands were we encountered several more primate species at close range, many forest butterflies that were only to be found in Kibale, the beautiful blue Turacos and the tiny dwarf kingfisher amongst plenty of other things. The guides were extremely knowledgable and very proud of their countries wildlife and beautiful park.
Would highly recommend and would definitely have liked to have more time in this fantastic park.
So good
Its very good you should go really fun and I recomend the bycicle tour
Ngorongoro: East Africa in a nutshell
I visited Ngorongoro Crater for one day in March 2015, towards the end of a two-week safari tour offered by a large American tour company. Ngorongoro Crater felt like a miniaturized version of the whole safari, with most of the good parts concentrated down into a convenient small package. The view from the crater edge was spectacular- a vast, flat plain flanked by steep rocky walls, with clouds hugging the crater rim. Although my visit was just before the rains came, the floor was fairly lush in places, with pools supporting hippos and waterbirds, and a salt lake with flamingoes. During the one day, I saw most of the classic East African large mammals in the crater- elephant, Cape buffalo, hippo, lion, wildebeest, zebra, many different antelopes, etc. A pack of hyenas managed to take down a young wildebeest, and proceeded to quarrel over the spoils. A bull elephant came to the water pool to drink, and, unable to walk directly down the steep bank into the water, he carefully lowered himself onto his front knees and slid down on his belly! The birding in the crater was excellent; highlights included both Greater and Lesser Flamingo, Red-and-yellow Barbet, Hunter's Sunbird, Abdim's Stork, Fan-tailed Widowbird, and Grey Crowned Crane. Overall, Ngorongoro Crater is a great place to view East African mammals and birds in a beautiful, not-too-crowded environment.