RU
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful places, beautiful nature, rich wildlife, nice people
My journey lasted almost two weeks, including Zanzibar, safari in several National parks in mainland and trekking in Usambara. To organize the trip, I turned to several companies and guides, all of them left the best impressions, which I've already shared in special reviews. This journey was one of my most memorable. Among all those who helped me in organizing it, I express my gratitude to the site safaribookings.com, which was very useful in establishing contacts and negotiating.
SG
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A great tour and an excellant guide
We joined the 4-Day Safari to Kruger National Park via Panorama Route. Our guide, Hoppy, is friendly, courteous and very knowledgeable. We were lucky to see the BIG 5 on this trip. The air-conditioned van was clean and exceptionally comfortable especially in the cold mornings. The whole tour including the drives, accommodations and meals was well-arranged and good. We highly recommend Wildlife Safaris (Pty) Ltd and Hoppy.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
great experience at Entabeni
We drove to Entabeni reserve, about three hours from Johannesburg and we slept for two nights at Wildside Camp. The Camp is not that easy to find but the personnel is very kind, so if you contact them, they are available to guide you by phone. The scenario is incredibly nice, with a characteristic landscape dominated by Hanglip Mountain. There is one game drive in the morning and one in the afternoon, lating three hours each. The guides are nice and experienced. We spotted a pack of lions from very close, cheetahs hunting, elephants crossing the road and rhinos from the distance. The reserve is not so much populated (often the guide drove even for one hour without seeing any animal) but there's a good chance to see the animals from a very short distance. The food at Wilside is very good and the rooms are clean and spacious.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Truly unique and once in a lifetime experience
My husband and I joined two of our close friends in Tanzania for a 10 day wildlife + Zanzibar beach tour, run by Magufwa Safaris. It was such an amazing holiday. We saw incredible wildlife on our Safari: Wildebeasts, zebra, lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, giraffe and more! The environment itself was stunning and made you really take a moment to appreciate our fragile planet. Our guide, Leonce, was terrific - very knowledgeable and great company. The highlight of the trip was definitely staying at the Hippo Trails Camp in the Seregeti were you sleep amongst the wildlife with superb hospitality. The team running the camp were so welcoming and warm and made our stay there such a delight.
We spent the last few days relaxing on Zanzibar at Blue Bay Hotel. The ocean views were stunning and napping under the sun listening to the waves was the perfect way to end our tour.
Overall our experience was amazing and very special -- I cannot recommend Tanzania enough!
BR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Everything went well and as agreed
It was very easy to arrange the safari, communication was quick, easy, and all questions were answered. And when the time for the safari itself arrived, everything went as planned.
As for Nottens Bush Camp itself, it's a great camp, with good rooms, good food and excellent service. But be aware that there are no electrical lights in the rooms, so they're very dark. I wish the bathrooms were more properly illuminated.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful safari with a real personal touch!
Usually, I am not the type of person to write reviews; however, for this company, I am making an exception without any doubt. From the get-go, Seven by Far Tours has proven to be a very professional and service oriented partner; Sylvester responded rapidly to our requests and put together an itinerary about which my travel buddy and myself got really excited.
Upon arrival, we were immediately picked up from the airport and brought to our hotel in Nairobi. From that moment onwards, everything was great. Our guide, Mr. Charles, went out of his way to show us all the national parks had to offer. In short, I can say that I have seen quite a bit of the world; however, this holiday was one of the most amazing holidays of my life, and it was certainly due to the organization Seven by Far tours has put into it! To conclude, if you ever consider booking a safari, contact these guys. You will not regret it for sure!
IS
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Vacation in Tanzania
My husband, daughter, and I went on a 10 day safari to Tarangire NP Serengeti NP and Ngorongoro Crater. We used Regional Tours and Safaris for the trip and they made the safari a wonderful experience for us. Maturaf helped us create a wonderful itinerary by providing a lot of advice on the best time to visit the the parks and what to expect. He advised us to visit in July when the wildebeests would be crossing the Mara River to go into Kenya. He was also very helpful with the small details like the booking our accommodation, payment of park fees, transport and other logistics.
Our guide Nova was incredibly amazing, excellent at his job, highly experienced and skilled. He was great at locating the animals and he took as close as he could so that we could get great shots. He was very patient with us, especially when my daughter insisted on taking lots of pictures of the animals. Some of his passion even rubbed off on us when he taught us a bit of Swahili. He had a talented eye for birds. He showed us a lot of them and my daughter was happy with the pictures she took of the birds.
The accommodations in the tented camps gave us a feel of Tanzania’s wildlife. We could see the animals roaming from our tents. It was amazing.
I highly recommend Regional Tours and Safaris for your African safari.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent customer care... awesome
I had the privilege of working with Maggie on my holiday planning to Zanzibar in August. I was impressed by her promptness, professionalism, calmness and resourcefulness as I asked very many questions. (I had tried obtaining quotes and recommendations from two other well known agents in Nairobi and was disappointed)... I reached out to Bison safaris with very little expectations and was shocked, in a good way.
Maggie in particular made planning for my holiday (while away from home) smooth and stress free.
My boys and I had a perfect and memorable holiday, asante! Everything was smooth and timely from booking to the flight, to the hotel, to the airport transfers to even follow up after the holiday! I highly, highly recommend the company and urge them to keep up the good work!
HK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Have a very good memory that we never forget
I recommend spirit of Kenya to anyone who want a very good experience @ Kenya , I need to thxxxx Vanessa who plan the schedule with me by email , I change the schedule many many time and she always pay the patience. And reply me very quickly .
And our guide Sammie , he is a very good people, the driver skill is good , the animal knowledge is good , and depend on him , we find all the animals we want to see. He tell us about the animals knowledge, Kenya history, environment....... we learn a lot from him.
We can feel their passion , they love their job and they always try to do the job better.
Thxxxxx to give my wife and I a very good memory that we never forget .
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience
We booked our Safari at Lenchada and had a great days experience. The camp was simple but quite okay for the price and the driver was very nice and made sure that we saw all of the animals. Dinner was a buffet of various local food and we really enjoyed. They even gave us an update on the car for a small extra fee.
Thank you for giving us such a lovely experience.