US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceptional service, reliability and just taking care of our group!
We used Gorillas and Beyond for our safari during our stay in Kenya. If it wasn't for Wycliff, our guide, we would not have had the wonderful experience we had seeking the Gorillas. We had contracted with a company that scammed us out of thousands of dollars. We were lucky enough to meet Wycliff of Gorillas and Beyond who took amazing care of us, making sure we had the opportunity to trek the Gorillas through his knowledge and help of getting us permits, after we had been scammed out of our original permits. Wycliff is a kind and trustworthy person. We would highly recommend him if your thinking of a Kenya adventure and Gorilla trekking!
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by Angel
The mountain gorilla tracking is an amazing experience!
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An awesome experience that makes you appreciate life and the science of evolution
All in all, this safari is worth every cent! Amazing wildlife and nature, wonderful and welcoming people (including the guide) and enriching experience. Warmly recommend it to anyone!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
TRIP OF A LIFETIME - ALL THANKS TO STANZA & TEAM!
My sisters and I booked a 5 night/6 day safari in Botswana with African Bush Lovers (for a party of 6 people). The entire experience from inquiry, to booking, to arriving, to game driving was magically organized and perfectly executed!
Before we committed to booking with African Bush Lovers, we were in touch with Kenewang (goes by Kenny), the co-owner of the company. From the moment of first contact, we knew we found the PERFECT safari company. African Bush Lovers is locally owned and operated by Kenny and her husband, Stanza (more to come on this GEM of a human!). Both Kenny and Stanza are natives of Botswana and they are super helpful and very friendly.
In late May, our party of 6 flew into Maun to meet up with the African Bush Lovers team. The moment we got through customs, we were greeted by our fearless Professional Nature Guide, Stanza. Stanza is a veteran nature guide with over 10 years of experience. Our group wholeheartedly agreed, Stanza was the BEST guide and we trusted him with our lives.
During our safari experience, we went to the Moremi Game Reserve, Savuti and Chobe National Park. Stanza’s safari vehicle (lovingly named the “Gods Must Be Crazy”) was incredibly comfortable and spacious. In addition, Stanza’s off-road driving skills were GREAT!
Stanza WOWED us daily with his knowledge about all of the nature and wildlife. The amount of wildlife we saw during our game drives exceeded ALL of our expectations. Some highlights from our game drives include: 1 male leopard, 4 male lions, a pride of female lions (on a hunt!!), a handful of crocodiles, dozens of giraffes, a couple herds of zebras, at least 50 hippos, and at least 500 elephants. By the end of the safari, we were all convinced that Stanza was part eagle due to his perfect long-distance vision. Also, his ability to identify tracks/dung/bird calls was next level ! In addition to the wildlife, Stanza shared a lot of context and stories about the history, culture and people of Botswana. Such a treat!
Stanza and his team were quick to accommodate every need and desire we had while on safari. We had great camp sites, comfortable camping equipment (we opted for the semi-luxury accommodations), AND plenty of drinks and delicious food. They even included tea time during our game drives! They planned for EVERYTHING. For our meals, our chef Moffatt and his sous chef, Simba, prepared delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner meals. Every dinner was a decadent multi-course meal. It seemed like Moffatt was on a mission to make us gain weight
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime
All communication with Mama Savana was done by e-mail, which was always answered promptly. Alex was very helpful and patient with me. The safari was spectacular, we saw the big 5 and many other animals, cheetah, leopards, elephants, zebra, giraffe, lion cubs playing, a day old elephant were particularly memorable. Harun, our driver was very knowledgeable and answered all our guestions.
We also spent 5 days in Zanzibar. Stonetown is beautiful and we should have stayed there another day, there's so much to see and explore. The resort and beach were like being in paradise. All our accommodations were comfortable and meals were delicious. It was definitely the trip of a lifetime for my family and myself. We left Africa with many warm memories and feeling like we are part of the Mama Savana family.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
Everything was well organised and communication with Anne was easy and clear. Very friendly and efficient. We had a 10 day safari combining Kenya and Tanzania. It exceeded our expectations. Really recommendable. Beautiful memories. Thank you!!!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Seth Vincent is a fraud
Seth Vincent of tripadvisor africa safari or right choice safari is a FRAUD.He does not accept credit card payments so the traveler has no protection. There were 14 of us on a custom 12 day safari. He provided two beat up land cruisers, one of which lost its rear axel in the middle of nowhere on our second day, and one passenger was slightly hurt. Few days later the front left tire came completely off on a vehicle and we hit a soft dirt bank, lucky for us. To top it all, complete break failure on a vehicle in Tanzania. We were VERY LUCKY to have a skilled driver who maneuvered his way through a parking lot full of land cruisers and into a ditch, a few feet away from a cell tower, while 8 of us were hanging onto our dear lives, a harrowing experience. One of us had a sprained wrist and a hairline crack and still recovering. We missed out on some of the safari experience due to these accidents and multiple flat tires. We missed out on Ngorongoro. He shorted us two rooms in several places, booked us in a cheap hotel in Arusha, in spite of having paid for expensive accommodations. We had good spirited travelers who shared rooms. He is NOT A MEMBER of Kenya Association of Tour Operators.
Highly discourage you to plan a trip with him.
Some of us are glad to be alive.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing holiday in Kenya
It was an amazing holiday. We loved Africa and want to visit more countries in Africa in the future. Charlie's travel, especially Emiel and Erick prepared everything very well. The places you chose were perfect.Thanks for helping us out with planning our trip and be there during our trip!!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Ute did a fantastic job from start to finish
Ute did a fantastic job with our trip from arranging everything to helping us when our flight to Africa got delayed and we needed to make last minute changes. Even after a bag was lost and took another 24 hours to get to Nairobi, she figured out how to get the bag to our camp. We would gladly use Roho Ya Chui again.
MX
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fulfilling experience. Welcoming staff. Good communication.
Pros: Staff is remarkable. Peter communication while planning the trip was on point. Mutemi driving/guiding skills went beyond our expectations. He truly made sure to give us the best experience possible (that includes that he cleaned the car everyday and was always on time).
Plentiful bottled water was provided.
Our stay at Zebra Mara Plains was lovely.
Cons: They don’t take credit cards, so the whole Swift transfer can be a little tedious.
Although the Land Cruiser performance was good, we saw that some companies have cars that are better equipped.
