20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about |Ai-|Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park by Jaco Beukman | www.go-nipper.com
Breath taking place, its been like this since the beginning if time
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A place with a vast memory
Mountain Zebra National Park is one of those places that leave a lingering memory of beauty. Amazing sunrise and sunset landscapes and the first place I ever saw the Aardwolf. A must for anyone planning to stay over for a few days.
Review about Marakele National Park by Massai_1 (Carsten M.)
Nice experience, great lodge.
Review about Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve by Massai_1 (Carsten M.)
Lots of rhinos, really bad roads. Not as crowded as the Kruger area, better "bush experience".
Review about Augrabies Falls National Park by Massai_1 (Carsten M.)
Mostly not interesting for game viewing bur great scenery. Not too crowded.
Review about Addo Elephant National Park by Massai_1 (Carsten M.)
Nice area close to Cape town and the Garden Route, mostly Elephants (never seen any other Big 5 animal there).
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good organization of safari trip and friendly guide
This safari tour was very good. Thanks all employees of Jockytours! No complaints! Interesting trip with many animals and good weather! Our guide driver fulfilled all requests and told us many things about animal world! With the camps and meal we had no problems. Everything was in order! We can say, our safari tour has been well planned.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Brilliant Trip - unforgettable.
The whole experience was good. We had numerous emails before the trip, as we had specific needs & requests. We were going to view an eclipse & also meet up halfway through the trip with a family with small children, and so had many questions & stipulations. Innocent answered all our queries promptly & fully, changed itineraries & customised bits of the holiday to suit us; & all done in very friendly manner. During the holiday itself we stayed in lovely hotels, had good food, & undertook excellent safaris. The guides were friendly, helpful & knowledgeable; we are bird watchers - some guides are better on birds than others, so ask beforehand. We went gorilla trekking, & safari in a number of national parks, & though we didn't see lions & leopards, the whole experience was amazing, & exceeded my expectations.
PT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A truly magical experience, taking me hundreds of years back in time!
Ngorongoro crater is a truly special and unique place. I arrived at Ngorongoro close to sunset, pitched the tent and rested for the exciting day to come.
On waking up early the next morning, the whole place was covered in fog. The slow descend from the 2100m peak to the bottom set the pace followed by an increase in my heart beat from emotions and expectations. As the 4WD went down and the mist slowly faded away, a feeling of time travel to the past filled the atmosphere.
Surprisingly, the first animals spotted were cows, taken care by Maasai farmers. As explained by our guide, they manage to live in harmony with the predators in the crater (apparently the Maasai rub the bodies of the cattle with a smelly protective herb in order to keep lions away.) What a surprise to witness cows and wild predators living so close to each other.
As the vehicle drove along the caldera roads, wildlife popped up like popcorns. In fact, this place has one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa.
Roaming along we came across ostriches, buffalos, wildebeests, zebras, elephants and many different birds. These are cool animals for first time safaris but the interesting game was yet to come.
Lions were resting on the road and along the side of the road like true kings. Probably their last moments in the open before going away to rest for the day.
Lions are nocturnal and sleep up to 20 hours a day. One can tell they are nocturnal because the area below their eyes is white, just like leopards, to reflect moonlight. Cheetahs, on the other hand, hunt during the day and have black stripes to aid their vision.
We saw a lioness guiding her 4 cubs to safety in the tall grass before leaving for a hunt. It was impossible to tell where the cubs were just moments after their mother left them. We didn't follow the hunt and continued roaming in this nostalgic and amazing reserve until after lunch.
A truly magical time travelling experience, the ancient caldera definitely lives up to its name.
A must see.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great Value for Money
I booked my tour at quite late notice and wild dogs were great with the booking and always available for answering questions. I did the 7 day south and 7 day northern tour. Camping was great fun, there was lots of excursions and sites included in both trips. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and made the trip run smoothly. One of the groups was a size of 8 and the other a size of 14. 8 was a perfect size, but 14 felt too large. I would definitely recommend them to independent travellers, who want to explore Namibia.