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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I Came for the Migration, Left with a Lifetime of Memories
As a solo traveler, I booked a 9-day Grumeti Migration Tour of Seven Wonders Safaris in May. The whole experience was better than the dream. The management of the tour company Seven Wonders Safaris was perfect. My guide was Jackson – his experience and storytelling was amazing. He not only discovered animals, but also taught them a lot about their behavior, the environment.
Watching the sunset under the baobab trees in Tarangire, watching the rhinos and other animals inside the Ngorongoro Crater, and most importantly, the migration scene in the Grumeti River area of Serengeti - these can not be expressed in words. The moments of the herd of thousands of animals and the hunting of big cats with them will always be remembered. Accommodations were comfortable and the food was delicious. With a guide like Jackson, the entire tour was educational and exciting. Thanks to Seven Wonders Safaris - this tour has truly been a classic. If you want to see the migration of the Serengeti, don't miss this tour!
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent planning and service for our three-generation family safari
Rhino Africa did an excellent job planning our three-generation family trip to Zimbabwe. Our group of six included a grandparent, adult family members, and two children, and the arrangements throughout the trip were smooth and very well coordinated.
Our travel consultant, Des Saayman, recommended excellent lodges. We stayed at Somalisa Acacia in Hwange National Park and Victoria Falls River Lodge, and both proved to be outstanding choices for our family.
Des also arranged several memorable experiences during our stay at Victoria Falls, including a helicopter tour of the Falls and coffee on Stanley’s Terrace at the historic Victoria Falls Hotel. She also ensured seamless transportation between Victoria Falls River Lodge and these activities, allowing our family to enjoy each experience without having to worry about the logistics.
I was particularly impressed by Des’s responsiveness and personal attention. When I had a question about a charter flight and contacted her outside normal office hours via WhatsApp, she responded promptly that same evening. She also suggested a VIP Meet and Assist service at Cape Town International Airport, where we transited on our way home from Victoria Falls. This greatly reduced the stress and confusion of navigating a busy airport and saved us about 30 minutes of waiting in line. That level of service was very reassuring, particularly when traveling with a family group and dealing with transportation arrangements in remote safari destinations.
From selecting excellent lodges and arranging special experiences to coordinating transportation for all six of us, Des and Rhino Africa handled the details extremely well. Their careful planning and personal service contributed greatly to a memorable family trip, and I would enthusiastically recommend Rhino Africa to anyone planning a safari in Southern Africa.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
10/10 safari and beach honeymoon!!
We had an amazing 10 day honeymoon with Loren African Safaris! It was a 6 day safari and 4 days in Zanzibar. Loren gave us the best quote with an amazing itinerary. Booking and communication was super easy and Loren was always reachable via WhatsApp if we had any questions leading up to the trip and during. We loved every moment of the safari and appreciated our guide, Ally, so much! He was amazing and knowledgeable about the areas and animals. We also had a great time having lunch with him every day and getting to know more about him. We miss you Ally!!!!!
Some highlights were getting to see a female lion dragging food back to her babies in the Serengeti, a sleepy lion in a tree in Tarangire and seeing a group of white rhinos in the ngorongoro crater. We also LOVED the hot air balloon ride and breakfast. Our favorite accommodation was at the Tukaone camps and hearing lions and hyenas at night!! Everything was so cool and it was truly a special experience that was catered to me & my husbands needs in an authentic way. Zanzibar was the best way to wrap up a packed safari and we enjoyed going to stone town and seeing the giant tortoises on Prison Island. I hope to go again some day!! I highly recommend Loren African Safaris to everyone!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing
We had the most amazing experience on the safari and then onto Zanzibar. Mike organised our trip and it was absolutely faultless. The move from one lodge to another was smooth. There was no issues or delays. Mike was always on hand to deal with any enquiries however small.
Our guide Hurona made our experience a once in a life time one and we cannot recommend him enough. He is polite, helpful with great knowledge of where to find the animals and general information about the conservation parks. It was a pleasure to spend 6 days with him and we are very grateful for his expertise.
This trip was for my partners 50th and they arranged a cake for him which was very kind of them and a complete surprise.
This was one a once in a life time experience and we would recommend this company for an impeccable service.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
First time to Africa and Safari. Won't write an essay but here are the few words to a memorable experience I/We (group of 21) had with the tour person Aisharwaya and best guide Jimmy ( we spent the most time with him) and other guides. They were/showed
- Well prepared
- Well organized
- Excellent customer service and professionalism
- Vast knowledge about the parks, wild life and their behavior
- Very interactive and caring
I highly recommend Serengeti Wakanda Tours for your future safaris.
Reliable
I enjoyed the tour , it was reliable and worth the value of my money
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They are fabulous! And the service so ecstatic!
We really enjoyed our stay and their guidance and they were there for us when we needed them. I never had them complain even when we were making last minute changes.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent
Reliable staff especial thanks @ David Mukami for taking us around an excellent Masai Mara tour. Really appreciate your knowledge and experience with wild life and habitate
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
7 night Tanzanian Safari adventure with Zara Tours - a review by vegetarian travelers
We are a vegetarian mother-daughter team, and we booked a 7-night Tanzania safari package with Zara Tours. It was a bucket-list trip, and Zara made it a truly memorable, once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Planning & Pre-Trip Communication: Communication with our lead travel coordinator, Patrick M, was excellent from the start. He responded quickly to every question and built a fully personalized itinerary around what mattered most to us: witnessing the migration, seeing the Big Five, experiencing local culture and souvenir shopping, staying within budget, and accommodating our vegetarian diet.
Our package included:
• Round-trip airport transfers
• 7 nights of comfortable stays at hotels and camps in and around Serengeti National Park
• A private 4x4 safari vehicle
• Vegetarian meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) plus water
• An expert guide with deep knowledge of Tanzania's national parks and lakes
Our Guide:
Our guide, Ibrahim, was outstanding — knowledgeable, an expert tracker, polite, thoughtful, accommodating, and always willing to go above and beyond to make the trip special.
Wildlife:
We saw the Big Five multiple times, in a variety of locations and settings — the only exception being the leopard, which we spotted just once. A standout moment was watching a python resting on a tree branch after a large meal; Ibrahim spotted it first, before any of the other safari vehicles arrived. We also saw the wildebeest and zebra migration, along with Thomson's gazelles, impalas, giraffes, elephants, hippos, hyenas, jackals, topi antelope, Ostrich, Tanzanian peacocks, Wild chickens, eagles, and many other beautiful and unique bird species.
Serengeti National park and conservation area topography is beautiful and changes frequently, and so do the trees, shrubs and grass, therefore the animals and birds they sustain...many acacia varieties, balboa trees, wild mango trees, melon vines, termite hills etc ...forest to grassland, mountains, lakes, waterfalls and rivers...and the modern masai (many speak English) interspersed with other civilians in the areas we visited!
Accommodations:
Golden Crest (one-night stay): A great room with good lighting and a decently sized bathroom with reliable hot water, plus a bedroom, family room, and small kitchenette with tea and coffee. The breakfast spread here was the best of the entire trip, a wide variety of juices, huge range of hot and cold items, made-to-order dishes, hot beverages, premade Indian-style chai, and plenty of fresh fruit.
Highview, Ikoma and Serengeti Wildebeest Camps: Comfortable and functional with attached private bathrooms, with decent meals that met our needs. We spotted hyenas and mongoose at the Serengeti Wildebeest Camp, and monkeys at the Ikoma camp. The chef Dinesh at Ikoma Camp was very accommodating of our dietary requirements. All accommodations had mosquito nets.
Tanzanians are warm, friendly, and welcoming. Most speak English (Swahili is the native language), and everyone went out of their way to make our visit comfortable. Please tip generously. While Ebola was present in the neighboring DRC at the time of our trip, we saw no signs of concern in Tanzania and felt safe and well cared for throughout.
Patrick planned a seamless trip, and Ibrahim brought it to life. Between the wildlife, the people, and the hospitality, this was everything we hoped for and more. As a bonus, we discovered two new favorites along the way: hibiscus tea and hibiscus ginger juice.
Highly recommend Zara Tours for anyone planning a Tanzania safari.
Fantastic
We had two separate trips on our vacation. For the safari we had Casey as our driver. He was knowledgeable, fun y, enthusiastic and got us into unconventional positions to get amazing photos of lions, elephants, water buffalo, zebra, giraffe white and black rhinos. Plus many many more.
Joe was a great addition as our photographer. He obtained amazing candid shots of our group, the animals and more.
Our second trip Hashem was our guide to the hidden waterfall. He had an amazing amount of knowledge of the local tribes, agriculture, and the region around Mount Kilimanjaro. He was invaluable in helping us get to the waterfall and back in one piece!
I would definitely recommend them.