MY
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable safari experience
We booked an 11D10N private budget safari package with Zanzi covering Kenya and Tanzania. Ariana was very prompt in responding to our enquiries and provided suggestions and advises even when we were still deciding on tour companies. Throughout the safari she often checks on us to make sure that we are ok.
The places that we visited were all beautiful and it felt surreal being so close to the animals. It was even more enriching because of our knowledgable guides cum driver cum caretaker.
Titus, our guide in Kenya was very enthusiastic and encouraged us to ask questions. He entertained all our questions even the silly ones. We had fun having quiz sessions with him to test our memories and understanding of what we saw and learnt.
We entered Tanzania through Isebenia where were handed into the safe hands of our Tanzanian guide Hoza. He is a calm and fatherly figure who have a wealth of knowledge and experience and we learnt so much from him. He was also very patient in addressing the many many questions we had. In the Tanzanian leg of our journey, we had our own private chef, Nathan who was amazing. He provided 3 delicious and very filling meals a day for us.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable trip Advisor!
The tour was flexible and the scenery was beautiful.. the team in general is awesome. Always on time providing great service and responding to our needs.
Enjoyed the company of Mr Luke, our guide. A warm and highly motivated guide who made us feel welcome. Friendly and good at communicating. Always trying to make our stay memorable and attended to all our questions.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Courteous
My experience with Dawn Safaris was quite good. They were very punctual in everything. I really liked their time management. The events were well scheduled. Our best experience was our Chobe game drive and boat cruise. We had a superb lunch at cresta Mowana. This day was fun filled and the experience of seeing part of the big five animals was good
BR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very pleasant place.
My experience in South Africa was fantastic, from the booking with Viva Safari, the flights, to our stay at Tremisana Lodge. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Patrícia Landau, who was incredibly helpful and answered all our questions about the lodge and everything the safari had to offer. I would also like to express my gratitude to the entire Tremisana Safari team. We were warmly welcomed, and everyone went above and beyond to make our safari unforgettable. We were able to see all the Big 5, and despite the intense heat, the experience was truly incredible!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Really nice but overpriced
It was an amazing experience and we were really lucky to see lots of animals.
Our tour guide and all the transports plus flights were perfectly organised.
Unfortunately we just had a limited amount of drinks on the tour (the driver drank a lot of them). They couldn’t get refilled at our night over stop? Even after asking nicely.
The first national park (Tarangire) was very crowded and the lunch spot was not in a natural area and too touristic (100 other jeeps; no lie).
The lodge (Ngorongoro) was beautiful! The pool, the rooms and the atmosphere. Unfortunately no drinks were included at all (we paid for a tour with drinks included).
The second day at the crater was a 10/10!! Highly recommended. Big 5, nice nature, more natural lunch sport (still many people around but not as crowded as on day one).
AT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Clean, calm, and friendly, with spectacular landscapes
Spectacular and unique landscapes with a calm vibe
IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good!
I had a a great 6D5N safari with Jockey Tour, visiting the Maasai Mara, Nakuru, and Amboseli. Julius, our guide, was exceptional—patient, positive, and quick to address any requests. His expertise made the trip unforgettable. Highly recommend!
QA
Awesome 👏
Safari was amazing experienced driver Amazing guys Miraj and Godson , recommend
NZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Reliable company, great food and wildlife encounters
We enjoyed our safari with Josh Dreamland. We did the 5 day, 4 night budget camping safari.
The pros:
- trustworthy company, everything all organised well
- great communication with Elizabeth leading up to the safari
- easy payment options
- free Josh Dreamland T-shirt!
- GREAT food - chef Matthew absolutely outdid himself for all the meals and we didn't go hungry
- free water, beer, coke
- epic scenery and wildlife encounters
- accomodation was basic but sufficient, the tents, mattresses and sleeping bags were provided by the campgrounds and were clean.
There were elephants and baboons at the Ngorongoro camp!!!
Things to consider:
- Note that Josh Dreamland work with a few other companies, and we ended up on a tour led by Serengeti African Tours instead. The others on our tour had booked through a few other companies, too. This was fine except one couple had booked the lodge stay as opposed to the budget camping stay, so quite a bit of time was spent in the morning and evening picking them up / dropping them off as our accomodation wasn't nearby. This ate into our safari time particularly on our second Serengeti morning. This is why we've reviewed only 4 stars :)
To avoid this, maybe when booking with them just ask to make sure everyone on your tour is doing the same either budget OR lodges, not a mix of both :)
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good value and service orientated
We had a good tour on the first day and the lodge was lovely in regards to the bungalow, which was spacious and beautiful. The safari tour on the second day was great and we experienced a lot of views of the big five. The drivers who picked us up and got us back to Johannesburg as well as driving the panoramic tour gave us lots of information, provided great service, and were very reliable and nice! The reservation, communication and the whole organisation through André, the manager was perfect and we can recommend booking a tour with SAFARIWITHUS. Thank you for a great experience!