PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Absolutelly the best tour operatour and tour guide i ever had!
Our experience with Africa on Wheels was just absolutelly perfect! Our tour guide that was with us, a family of 4, for 21 days between Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia, have just been perfect! I have to confess that i normally dont make reviews on the many tours i have already made with a couple of safaris and African experiences, but beeing with Bheki Ncube, our fabulous guide really made this tour perfect since with his more than 30 years of experience he just knew all the places, was flexible to accomodate our changes to the original plan, always knew the perfect restaurant in the middle of nowhere, allways patient even in the middle of 1000 km drive that our changes proportionate :-) (sorry Bheki!), the driving always calm ans cautious. Off course the places where fantastic, but not having a single trouble in this long trip, we owe that to Bheki! If you want to be sure that everything will be perfect with your trip, go with Africa on Wheels, Bheki and Jannet will just do everything for you! Thank you!
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect organized Safari with the best driver
We did the budget 7 day safari and it was amazing! Paul the tour operator was responsive and reliable and all safari planning was smooth, seamless and without delays to respond to our emails with thousands of questions. James who was our driver guide was extremely friendly and knowledgeable of all the parks we visted. The camps and hotels were quite lovely for a budget option and the van was always clean. We had some issue mechanical issue on the last day but the team acted swiftly and provided an option to drop us at our diani hotel. All in all it was a great experience with the best team and very good value for money. I would definitely recommend them over and over!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Organised, experienced and lots of fun
Pavilion were very professional, great communication, the transport, accommodation and food was as expected and advertised. The guide we had was great and I got to see all the animals
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience to Remember
We booked our safari which include various locations in Tanzania for game drives, and concluded in Zanzibar with a "blue safari" Prior to our arrival I was able to easily communicate with Destiny Explorers. They answered any questions we had. I did ask a question in regards to local currency (Tanzanian Shillings) if we would need to have some and I was told yes. So we did currency exchange upon arrival at the airport as it was not available in USA. Our guide, Nicholaus, or as he had us to call him "Nico" was AMAZING. He was with us the whole time of our game drives. He was very knowledgeable about the animals and the tribes. We learned so many things about the animals and the cultures of the different areas we were in. Our guide only took us to local shops for souvenirs so the money stayed in the tribes, which we preferred. All of the accommodations through out our journey were great. All the staff at the various locations were very friend and helpful. We always felt safe. Throughout our trip it was easy to contact Destiny Explorers. They always responded quickly with any questions or concerns we had. The only negative things I have to say is we could have done without getting the shillings. It seemed like the preferred currency was USD that may be a result of the choices of our guide, I do not know, with that being said we would not have wasted the time and resources on shillings had we known this. We had such high expectations after spending so much time with Nico, we were quite disappointed the first day in Zanzibar when we were handed off to multiple people for roughly a 2 hour activity which did not go as described in our itinerary. I contacted Destiny Explorers and the next day we had the same guide throughout our 8 hour excursion that day. Overall we were very satisfied with Destiny Explorers.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the best experiences of my life
I didn’t know what to expect about my trip or the safari- but it was one of the best experiences of my life. I am so glad that I chose to book with safari.com and at the Sausage Tree Safari Lodge- the safari guides, the luxury lodging, the food, everything was wonderful. I had (1) booked very last minute, and (2) had no idea about where I wanted to stay, and Mel was SO helpful.
Safari.com not only booked my stay, but they also booked flights, took care of my data/e-SIM, and travel insurance. The communication and proactivity from the safari.com team was amazing. Highly recommend.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They did a great job with everything.
The overall vale was great. And everything was great. They answered all our questions we had. Just wish they would have made sure we would have booked a flight that we needed before we got started on our tour. But bout tours Bush and beach was awesome
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing
We had the most incredible 4 day safari. From when we made the initial enquiry to arriving in Arusha, Ruth was attentive, knowledgeable & answered any queries we had quickly. When we arrived, our tour guide Victor was waiting to pick us up. He was absolutely fantastic for the whole duration of the safari. The journey from Arusha to the national parks was long, yet comfortable and Victor chatted away, pointing out villages & landmarks and giving us a history lesson as we passed through.
During the game drives, Victor was incredible. He managed to tick everything off our bucket list and gave us so much information about the wildlife and answered every single one of our hundreds of questions.
The accommodation we stayed in for all 3 nights was beyond our expectations. The rooms were phenomenal, the staff were all amazing and the food was excellent.
It was an absolutely incredible trip which we wish we’d booked for longer and already can’t wait to come back!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing One in a Lifetime Experience!
An unforgettable safari experience!
This safari was a gift for my wife, and it turned out to be an experience we’ll never forget. Everything was organised for us, including the transfers, flights and food. We were picked up from our hotel early and on time, then met at the airport and guided all the way to security. Even the flight felt like an adventure, with the excitement of the safari ahead of us.
When we landed, our guide was already waiting and took us to the jeep. He told us we could take our time, skip anything we didn’t want to do and stay as long as we liked to watch the animals or enjoy the view. Pole pole—slowly, slowly. Within a minute, we saw our first monkeys! Our guide answered every question we had and chose his own routes instead of simply following the other vehicles.
We spotted elephants through the bushes and shared the sighting with the other guides. While trying to get a better photo, we had an incredible surprise: a herd of around 20 elephants walked right past us. Every vehicle switched off its engine. It was completely quiet, and everyone just listened to the animals. It was breathtaking.
Our guide knew the park so well. We saw monkeys, giraffes, elephants and zebras before he heard over the radio that lions had been spotted. Off we went—and soon we were sitting beside them as they rested under a tree. We could hardly believe what we were seeing.
Around lunchtime, the animals retreated from the heat, so we stopped for a meal and a break. Afterwards, we continued looking for a leopard. We didn’t find one, despite our guide’s best efforts, but that didn’t matter at all.
It was one of the best experiences we’ve ever had. We would absolutely recommend this safari!
EG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Couldn't ask for a better guide than James Gichina!
BREATHTAKING! I can't put into words how insanely good this trip was. From Ben who picked us up from our hotel, to James Gichina who honestly is the best guide you could ask for! He was so attentive, knowledgeable and was able to show us The Big Five on our first day! It was an out of body experience to witness how vast and full of life Masai Mara is. I've already recommended this trip to everyone I know, 100% worth it!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience, saw many animals! Communication was good overall.
Booking with JungleRoam was easy and fast, they are highly responsive throughout the booking process.
Our pick up in Nairobi was a bit delayed, however it was made up during the drive to Maasai Mara and the number of animals we got to see.
Johny knows every bush in the entire park, and knows exactly where to find which animal. Got to see 4/5 of the big five, and even witnessed a lioness hunt. We had high expectations, but the overall experience even exceeded them.
We also had the Maasai Village visit on our last day, which was an interesting experience that we can recommend.
We can absolutely recommend JungleRoam Safaris as they offers high value for money, are very reliable and gave us an overall amazing experience.