SG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wow. A 7 day tour that was full of adventure, animals and excitement
I booked a week tour with Native Africa just 3 weeks before I headed to Uganda. This was a solo trip so I was a little apprehensive but this was the best decision and it really was one of the best holidays of my entire life. Wow Uganda is an absolutely beautiful country. Within a week we saw gorillas, chimpanzees, lions (killing and eating a buffalo), hippos, elephants and more. And this coupled with a friendly tour guide, fun (long) car journeys and excellent food. There are lots of long drives but the scenery is so beautiful and constantly changing and you take in the local way of life so I never felt bored.
As a solo female traveller I was instantly put at ease and I can honestly say I didn’t feel in danger or at risk once during my trip.
My tour guide was Johnson was excellent, he is kind, calm, fun and informative. Being just one person with one tour guide could have been awkward but he is good at figuring out the level of interaction you want for different types of people. He shared the local music with me for the car journeys and we had a lot of fun during the weeks tour.
The booking process was also very smooth and friendly. I reached out to enquire with my dates and some small preferences of what I was looking to do and very quickly the owner Chris came back with a proposed itinerary. He answered any questions I had quickly and put me at ease and we changed some of the plans together through simple discussion. For example of the accommodation looked a bit too budget for me so I suggested we upgrade slightly and this was also quick simple and easy. We also changed the order of the itinerary as the gorillas I had heard to be strenuous and I didn’t want to do that straight away after a long haul flight.
He also guided me through the visa process and what I needed to take with me for the trekking.
Everything we did was incredible but the gorilla trek was a real highlight. 9 hours trekking through the forest and seeing the gorillas roaming the mountains in action is something I will never forget. Be prepared this gets precarious at times!!! (Not the gorilla proximity but the trek through the impenetrable forest)
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Safari + Best Your Guide = Memorable Experience
I have never been on a safari before but I’m so glad I chose to go with Karibu Safaris kenya. I went with a group of interns (we all work for same company) so this was a great bonding experience for us. We pretty much saw every animal we hoped for and thanks to our versatile and entertaining driver Raymond, we were able to get some beautiful photos of the animals on our two game drives. Thank you Raymond!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Mikumi National Park by Caroline
We were able to see everything except for the elusive leopard
Small size of park made it easy to find and view wildlife from good vantage points
ES
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by José
This is one of the best Park that I,ve knew
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING BREATHLESS COUNTRY WITH A HUGE AMOUNT OF THIGS TO IMPROVE
I never expected how much and deeply this country impressed us.
We have been for two weeks in Nairobi, Massai Mara Nakuru Naivasha Hell´s Gate Mombassa Diani Beach, and Lamu.
No words to describe all the wild beauty of the country
Six National parks, big five, ugly five, elephants orphanage, and giraffe orphanage, snake park...
We meet people Massai and Kikuyu and are with them (out of the tourist ambiance) and speak with foreign residents from Italy Spain and England.
We read the history of the country and visited Nairobi's museums where our guide explain us much more than a book.
We feel very safe
But, it's so obvious that the country needs to improve a lot of things in order to attract tourism to visit this impressive beautiful, and historical country beyond visiting national parks.
Roads, trains, unexisting public transport, cleaning and appearance of the cities and beaches (look at the capital)
Nonetheless, I'll be back the soon as I can
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great place for holiday
We spent 12 days in tanzania, we took a fantastic tour with kihindo safaris ( amazing tour company) and visited mikumi national park, we found loads of wildlife( elephants, lions giraffes etc) . mikumi is relatively small , however this makes it a great place to easily spot wildlife. We stayed at camp bastion which was very comfortable and had a lovely ambience.
We also spent time on the beach at kendwa in Zanzibar, staying in La Fontana guesthouse- great place with delicious food and close to a geogeous beach.
We travelled by road and ferry,the roads on the mainland ( main Rd from Dar es Salaam to mikumi) was quite terrifying, with crazy trucks and mad over taking, the Ferry port was also quite an experience- very chaotic and aggressive porters ( be firm , hamg on to your bags and tell them you ll carry them yourself) however the ferry journey itself was comfortable, we travelled on economy tickets and this was absolutely fine, plenty of space and comfortable seats.
I would encourage anyone to spend some time in Tanzania, friendly , kind people ( except for the porters haha) and a fantastic vibe, we would definitely visit again
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Superb Safari
Safari in different areas is worthwhile.
Masai and Amboseli are both brilliant and work visiting. Amboseli in particular is amazing for the volume of hippos and elephants.
Lake Nakuru was great for watching the rhinos, flamingos.
Hell's gate was a little disappointing.
I loved Tsavo West - thick grass/bushes, red soil - so different from other areas, yet good wildlife, and we finally saw a leopard ! Not as much wildlife as other areas, but still enjoyable. It is a bit more of an adventure.
Make sure you take new $100 bills (2017), as the old ones (1999) are sometimes not accepted!
Early starts are worthwhile on safari.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very knowledgeable & kind tour guides and helpful tour operators!
Great communication in the lead up to the trip, and very kind staff - from the driver who picks you up, to the staff you meet at the lodge, and the safari drivers are excellent and super knowledgeable and kind - to make sure you see as many of the big 5 as possible! Great experience - thank you.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful people, wonderful experience
If you are looking for a safari experience in Uganda, I highly recommend Achieve Global Safaris. We had an absolutely wonderful experience. Jolie worked with me to put together an excellent 6 day tour that included an off-road safari in Queen Elizabeth park, chimpanzee trekking, gorilla trekking, and a river cruise. Every aspect of the trip exceeded expectations.
Jolie was fantastic in her communication. We ended up postponing a planned 2022 safari until 2023, and she worked with us throughout. And our guide, Zedius, was wonderful. Zed was extraordinarily cheerful throughout our week together, and was quite helpful and knowledgeable. If he didn't know something, he found out and gave us answers to questions that we'd forgotten we'd asked.
We were especially impressed with the accommodations that were arranged. The lodges were a great experience in themselves, and our only regret is that we were so focused on safari activities that we didn't have enough time to fully take advantage of them.
I recommend Achieve without hesitation. Wonderful people, wonderful experience.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The perfect guide to experience Victoria Falls
We arrived at Victoria Falls as a family of 12. Kuda was at the airport to pick us up with a van and trailer for the luggage. We were at the Falls for 4 nights. Kuda filled our time with adventures that were always fun, exciting and educational. Having a personal guide when there are so many options is a real pleasure and saves a lot of time and personal organizing. Kuda was always on time, his recommendations excellent and he was always personable and willing to accommodate the different activities that members were interested in doing. We all would recommend him to others who would like a personal guide.