65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Terrain Tanzania Safari is a great Safari operator.
We had the best Safari with Terrain Tanzania Safaris. We rarely had to wait to see animals on our game drives. We saw the Big Five plus so many others and photo ops galore including iconic photos with animals and landscape photos of sunsets or sunrises with animals or acacia trees. If I were asked by a friend what company to go with I would whole heartedly recommend Terrain Tanzania Safari. My family and friends were in awe of my photos. That was thanks to George and his eagle eye.
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Top notch experienced tour operators
I did a Serengeti and Tarangire safari with my family during October. I was amazed by how this company did to deliver their services, from Joyce who organized our safari to the tour guide who took us to these wonderful parks. He knew where to spot animals also given in depths information about them. I was taken away by the massive bird knowledge he had, I was able to learn a lot and gain awesome awareness. To say the less, you shouldn’t look elsewhere: Book with them!!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We saw The Big Five!!
Richard was an amazing guide and driver.
We felt in safe hands at all times whilst driving around on the main roads and in the national park.
Richard knew exactly where to go and gave us enough time to get some great photos and to take it all in.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime experience
My beach safari experience with Wito was incredible! Every person we encountered was so kind. Abdullie and Jenna were fantastic with arranging and planning all of our adventures.As well as Jenna for being there through all of our adventures and answering all of my random questions. Our tour guide and drive Tony was phenomenal! He was very knowledgeable and funny and a joy to be with for all of our drives. This was a once in a lifetime experience that I would highly recommend to anyone!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
He was helpful and made our travel smooth and as relaxing as possible
We had the best safari ever imaginable and it was due to this tour company. From the day we decided to go ahead they were very understanding as we worked through our plans. Our contact Joel was very, very helpful and understanding. Once we landed in Kilimanjaro we were greeted by a company representative to take to our 1st lodge and gave a tour schedule. Our guide for the next 6 days, Edga, was fantastic and very knowledgeable and a keen eye for spotting animals. Our whole ten days ran like clock work, we highly recommend using this company if your looking for the Serengeti/Zanzibar experience.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Marginal
I have been on safaris before. This one was reconstituted,since poachers had pretty much destroyed this entire area of animals. It is nice for the government to repopulate the area but honestly it is a big waste of time Very few animals that you will see compared to other safaris. Very disappointing the country however is pretty. Accommodations terrible. The food a disaster honestly go to Disney in Orlando snd take the safari tour. A bus. In 20 minutes you see all the animals plus stay at their hotel the giraffes are right outside your window. This is a poor man’s safari with mainly bugs as the wildlife
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Timbavati Private Nature Reserve by Mary
The River Lodge which we stayed in was very good, but overall we were surprised that there weren't more animals in the Reserve, yet we did see all the Big 5. At the Lodge, we had elephants walking by our tented suite and one even drank from our plunge pool. Also had hyenas and monkeys close by.
BE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Chobe National Park by Jeva Kuznecova
Was great opportunity to see the wildlife in one day from Zimbabwe
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An adventure everyone should do!
South Africa was more than we had expected, absolutely beautiful! This was a bucket list trip and South Africa did not disappoint us.
Umkumbe Lodge was very nice and the people who work there were very nice and accommodating. The safari tour guides were extremely knowledgeable which made the trip even better.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beautiful country with so much to offer tourists
On our second visit to South Africa we stayed a week in Franschhoek in the Winelands area. This is a lovely large village with many excellent restaurants, a fabulous Saturday market with lots of craft and local food stalls, and of course many local wineries to visit. We absolutely loved our time there and felt very safe walking to and from restaurants in the evening. We then moved on to Hermanus on the coast to do some whalewatching. This is a much larger town but again with many good restaurants and safe walking at night. it was coming to the end of the whale season but we saw several, firstly on a trip with Southern Right Charters who we would recommend, and then from the clifftop walks which are very accessible.
The food in restaurants is really good and extremely reasonable, aided by the favourable GBP/Rand exchange rate.
From Cape Town we then flew up to the Timbavati Game Reserve for a 4 night safari arranged by Indigo Safaris, who we would also recommend for their organisation of our trip. Timbavati is at the edge of the Kruger and is home to the Big5 all of which we saw. Have only given the Wildlife 4 stars though as animals were rather scarce we felt, but as I have said, we did see all the Big 5 and a lot of other animals too as well as some beautiful birds (though we are not birders). Everywhere was very dry while we were there, but they had had a few days of heavy rain just before we arrived and the rainy season was about to start when apparently the rivers would be full, whereas we were driven along the sandy river beds!
Everywhere we went in SA we were impressed by the smiles on the faces of all the local people, who were very friendly and welcoming.
We can't wait to return, in hopefully two years time.