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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Makgadikgadi Pans National Park by Ross
Let me qualify this review -- I went to the pans in the winter (July) which is not the height of its wildlife season. If you can get there in the African summer when the rains are falling and animals are bearing their young and the birds are migrating, I think it would be a very different experience.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Okavango Delta by Ross
The Okavango is a beautiful place, and there's nothing like a boat ride through all the twisting waterways where crocodiles lurk and elephants munch the fibrous stalks on shore. I think the high season (July-August) is probably not the best time for birders to visit here -- I imagine there's more bird life during the migratory seasons.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We loved it.
Being so close to the city it was amazing to see so many wild creatures. The park does not have the numbers other parks do and there are no Elephants there at all. But it can only hold so much with the restricted landscape. They could use an infusion of some species though. And it turned out to be our best place to get close Vulture images.
Lions were seen on every trip in there and it was fun to hang at the waterhole for long periods as many animals come & go. After a three week safari in other parts of the country we did see our only Mamba here !
For anyone who does not have time to visit other parks, it is a great place to go.
It was kind of weird having a Giraffe image with large city building & landing planes in the background.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Lake Nakuru National Park by GavinKenya
When we were there it was flood issues to deal with. Heavy forest was a challenge but came away with many, many fine images.
IL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely charming! No second thoughts.
There is no way I can express how grateful I am to have done a 3-day gorilla trekking safari. The safari was within my budget and the activities were so compact. I enjoyed my trip with gorilla tour booking safaris. You definitely need to be fit for this trip. I had to trail for some time with the guides before we could see the gorillas. My advice is for everyone to get a porter. Well, I was lucky to carry the luggage for myself but definitely after the trip, I felt they were worthy trying. I must say that experiences come and they go but my gorilla trekking safari experience shall definitely stay with me forever. I big thanks to gorilla tour booking safaris, they trailed so much to ensure I had the best experiences. Thank you guys for your hospitality.
Amazing experience in Tarangire National Park
We slept at Oliver's Camp in Tarangire National Park the first weekend of December. The roads were perfect and we saw a large amount of elephant, giraffe, buffelo and birds. The welcome at Oliver's Camp was really friendly and informal. The managers themselves greeted us and informed us about the camp rules. Everything was organized great. The game drive was good and the guide was knowledgable. The Camp itself is beautiful. Tents with beautiful view and breakfast on the deck where you can see elephant eating the grass. It was amazing!
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome experience of great nature
This was the first time for me doing a safari and it definitely exceeded my expectations. The hostels we stayed at outside of the parks were far better than I anticipated for the low price we payed and the two nights sleeping in tents in the middle of Serengeti where the best outdoor experience of the trip even though I got a fever one of the evenings.
On our arrival day we had problems with getting to our first accommodation in Karatu (where we where supposed to stay at the orphanage that Agama tours is supporting) because the police did not allow us to drive after dark for some reason. But we did not have to pay any extra money although we had to stay at another place than was the plan and it was not in the power of our driver to get us to Karatu that evening.
Our guide was great and we got to see a lot of animals on our 5 days of safari around Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorogoro. The best was seeing two lion brothers in Serengeti just beside the road with not a single car in sight. Being an nature nerd, my only complain was not learning more about the animals and over all nature, we got to see it but that was pretty much it. If I go on another safari in the future I would like to include a walking safari or canoeing one day to really be in the nature and also be able to see the small things that you miss from the car window. That's why the best thing was camping in the park, I would just want to have more of that.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Jocky Tours - Very Good Value Budget Tour
After a lot of search for Budget Tours to Masai Mara, I chose Jocky Tours .I chose their 3 day Masai Mara Tour. I chose them because they were the cheapest tours available. I kept my expectations low. On Day one, We were picked up from a residence in Nairobi around 8am and was driven in a Toyota Van. The Van driver / Guide was an amazing driver. The roads in Masai Mara are a bit treacherous as they get very muddy during rain. Van is not a four wheel drive and one has to be an expert in driving in those conditions. We got to Masai Mara around 4pm and was immediately taken around for an evening game drive. Next day it was a full day game drive. On day three we left for early morning game drive and then headed back to Nairobi.
The Van: There was lot of mud in the seat. The tour company should clean up the van very well before picking up the guests.
The Camp accommodation: We stayed in a tent. It was clean, It had comfortable beds , mosquito nets. Electricity is available only for 4 hours between 6pm and 10pm and for about 3 hours in the morning. In night it is pitch dark. One should carry lights. The water in the camp is horrible. We were forced to skip shower for couple of days. Buy big can of drinking water from outside.
The Guide: The guide hardly spoke about the geography, the animals etc. However he showed all sorts of animals including a leopard which is hard to spot. All the drivers have radio and many tour operators share the information about animals with each other. The guy was very brave. He parked the van very close to cheetahs, lions as if he was parking them close to a dog. We infect took a selfie with a lion.
Food: Food was okay.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Zimbabwe by deasibeau
Although we saw quite a lot of wildlife, we did hope to see more but it seemed pretty quiet at the time we visited.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Hwange is definitely a good place to visit. Thouroughly enjoyed our stay.
We stayed at Little Makalolo camp. Our guide, Mike was excellent and the staff at Little Mak were terrific. We had a great time there. The camp is near a waterhole where there is a hide and we had some wonderful experiences viewing elephant and buffalo very close. What great photo opportunities that was. The food was good, accommodation excellent. One of the highlights was viewing lions being chased by elephant. We also saw a herd of Sable - not always easy to find. Definitely recommend Little Makalolo and Hwange National Park.