50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Birdwatching In Murchison Falls
We visited Murchison falls as part of a 12 day bird trek with a firm "Avian Safaris" Overall this was an excellent safari and we both enjoyed ourselves immensely. Crammy was an excellent bird guide and taught us a lot.
We stayed 2 nights in the Paraa Safari lodge.
On the way into the park we visited the top of the Murchison waterfall. The power of the water as it plunges down the narrow gorge is breath taking. As I was gazing down the abyss a black and white colobus monkey was gazing at me from the other side.
We caught the ferry over the river at around sunset to arrive at the lodge in the evening. The accommodation was comfortable and the buffet style meals, including a range of traditional East African dishes, were filling.
The following morning we did a game drive through the park. Crammy was stopping continually for birds. The other drivers drove straight past, showing no interest, looking for the big five. I can't believe that there are only 5 animals to see in Africa! In the end we saw a heap of birds, plus a lion, Rothshild's giraffe, Elephants, Buffalo, various buck and antelope, wart hogs, a monkey. The sighting board at the lodge did not indicate any other sightings for that day. We had seen it all and the birds as well. Perhaps the birding highlights were a Griffon vulture that alighted in a tree right above our heads, the African Grey and ground hornbills, 3 species of bee-eater, and various Goshawks and Kestrels.
In the afternoon we took the boat ride to the falls. We were treated to a feast of hippos, including babys that would fit in our bathtub at home. In the earthen embankments of the river were nesting holes for bee-eaters and the pied kingfishers. Elephants were grazing on the floodplains as were a lot of the larger animals from the park. Crocodiles rested on sandbanks with their wide yellow mouths open. Purple and Goliath Herons waded in the shallows. The passage up the river to the falls is blocked by a small island which the boat berths against. The boat operator motioned me forward to photograph a pair of rack pratincoles on the rock before the other passengers climbed off to take photos with the falls in the background.
We were sorry to leave the following day. On the trip out of the park we spotted a couple of saddle billed stork in a small road side swamp.
I would thoroughly recommend a stay at Murchison Falls. (Not to mention that it is the historic meeting place of Stanley and Livingston).
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wonderful experience in Rwanda and Uganda with Gatatu Safaris
We went to Rwanda and Uganda for a private two people Safari (12 days). The communication with the company during the initial inquiry and ongoing preparation of our tailor-made tour war always quick and pleasant. All the luxury suggested accomodations were well managed, clean and breath taking. The driver (Steven) was very friendly, careful and always available when needed. We can highly recommend Richard and his team .
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well organised trip
We had a really great trip organised by Ismael and his brother. They were very price competitive and tailored our trip to what we wanted. The guide was flexible and reliable, and we really would recommend them. The only thing that would have been better was to have a little more steer on the route we took - we had asked for input several times and kept being told that we would "chat when we got there", which meant that we had already booked accommodation along the route we had planned, which ended up being quite inefficient
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good assistence before the trip
Everything was perfect. The only problem was our flight canceled by the bad weather conditions. We expected more atention of Afritrip during this situation.
NP
It was an amazing experience with Karibu Safaris travelling three countries...
All the arrangements including travel, accomodation, safari were excellent. I do recommend you all Karibu Safaris.
DK
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Everything just went very well. Perfect trip
Communication good and quick response
The driver always came on time - the game drives were just perfect and the driver was eager to show as much as possible. The accommodation was perfect except that the staff was "too eager" to make our stay at Ashnil perfect.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good safari experience
Very good organization of the safari and good selection of the accomodations.
Maico, our guide, spoke a good Italian and he was very friendly and helpful, with a lot of knowledge about the environment and animals we were experiencing. We were lucky enough to see a lot of animals, everything we could have hoped for and more. We recommend Savannah Explorer.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome Kruger Safari Trip
This outing was awesome. You went out for a morning and afternoon tour. The drivers do their very best to have you see as many animals as possible. It was a really amazing experience.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
this one's for horace
World tours will probably be the cheapest deal you will get online - though AC cars and water coolers could be a possible addition they could add. We may have had a few issues with hotel choices and Richard's manner.. more due to miscommunication than anything else.. but overall our safari from tarangire to ngorongoro to serengeti was truly memorable all thanks to our guide, driver and friend Horace.. He went to all ends to ensure we saw all animals of choice, and would want to take us further even when we were tired, with a smiling OK to supplement it!
He would spot animals way before we did, treated us as friends, and helped make it a trip of a lifetime!
BE
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve by Andre Langenus
Visited 5 years ago (2012)