AR
20-35 years of age
Review about Matoke Tours by Ezequiel
The service was good, everything was pretty much as promised, but I would have expected a more intensive activity during the day (more/longer game drives). I would use them again, but you you make very clear in advance what activity will be provided as a minimum.
20-35 years of age
Review about Mahango Game Reserve by Jofie Lamprecht
Small National park with a great diversity in wildlife. Don't plan to spend too much time in this park, which can adequately be seen in one evening and a morning game drive.
20-35 years of age
Review about Kaokoland by Jofie Lamprecht
Fantastic cultural experience visiting the Himba people, desert elephant and black rhino are very rewarding if you can find them.
US
20-35 years of age
Escape to the beach.. without the water
Kgalagadi, pronounced by making a "k" sound followed by 2 successive throat clearings, is the real Kalahari. Real as in the small trees and bush on the nearest town on the map, a town called Hotazel, are replaced by sand. So much sand that Sand Surfing is a local sport. The temps while we were there were just over 40C during the day, a hint of sun, but luckily the nights cooled off to the low 20's- desert living at its finest.
Along with the day drives where all the animals are fast asleep by the watering holes in the rarity that is the shade, the Kgalagadi comes alive in the night time. with only 1 night in the park, to the night drive we went.
The best way to make friends when stuck in a confined space? Beer. Between a dozen people 'stuck' in the moving elevator that was the open topped Land Rover for our night drive, we were the guys dragging a cooler of beer onto the bakkie (bakkie = truck in the SA). 15 minutes in, the whole drive was friends. Sadly this was about the same time we got away from the camp and back into park. While the temperatures fell the animals rose. The bakkie was equipped with a few spotlights, so we took turns spotting the animals. Over the course of the drive, of all the animals we saw, by far the most exciting was an African Wild Cat. More rare than lions, the african wild cat was out hunting alone, had a moment in the spotlight, and was gone.
From the beachless dunes, to the black maned lion, to the beers with paap 'n vleis, the Kgalagadi was an excellent escape from anything resembling a cookie-cutter holiday package and the memories I walked away with won't be found in any other park in Africa.
Klaar
Review about Queen Elizabeth National Park by Jess Hoffert
Didn't see too many birds, but saw a lot of everything else: giraffes, hippos, zebras, elephants, etc.
US
20-35 years of age
Review about Uganda by Jean-Pierre
The parks were more affordable than other countries. The country is small so it is easy to travel from Kampala, the capital, to the parks. The wildlife is diverse and the birding is fantastic. Best of all the Ugandan people are friendly and accomodating.
NL
35-50 years of age
Review about Mgahinga Gorilla National Park by gipukan
Comparable to bwindi with less accommodation but still interesting to visit
IE
35-50 years of age
Review about Queen Elizabeth National Park by Merv Colton
I have visted this park twice, once as a self drive, and once with a private tour. Both times I have been impressed with the park. While the birding may not measure up to some other parks, there was a great all round interest in this park, and we never travelled more than 10 minutes without something of interest.
DE
35-50 years of age
Review about Queen Elizabeth National Park by Marcus Richardson
A huge park, very diverse, very few tourists. Something for everyone here. It's very beautiful. The only problem is that humans "thinned out" a lot of the wildlife through appalling slaughter some years ago, and the populations are recovering only very slowly.
DE
35-50 years of age
Review about Kibale National Park by Marcus Richardson
A spine-tingling, magical place.