35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Beautiful Botswana!
I am a South African and visited Botswana for the first time in October 2022. Botswana had been on my bucket list for over a decade and now, I wish I had visited sooner! It is a beautiful country, their people are kind and helpful, fluent in English and easy to converse with. I visited three Kwando Safaris camps and loved each camp. The camps are unfenced and the wildlife experience is second to none - elephants walking through camp, buffalos, warthogs, antelope, amazing birdlife and more. The most beautiful scenery and landscapes - perfect for photography! The animal life is abundant, and in the private concessions, game viewing isn't crowded, it's private and perfect. You're often/ always the only safari vehicle at any one sighting. The experience was personal, exceeded my wildest expectations. Safari drives, mokoro on the rivers, fishing, motor boats in the Delta - all spectacular.
Food and drinks are endless, sunsets are magnificent (you HAVE to see an African sunset!), afternoons are long and lazy. Each camp having a swimming pool, lovely to laze at (with the passing elephant every so often!).
Bear in mind, that October is known to be Botswana's warmest month, with little to no rain (waiting for the November rains, which cools the ground). The days were hot - about 40 dgs C, but it cooled down relatively at night. I still loved it - I love African heat! The Delta was dry, and so was the bushveld, making it easier to find animals. But due to the dryness, sand and bushveld fires, the atmosphere was hazy (but you don't really notice this, unless you're processing protos and hope for a crystal clear environment).
I felt safe all of the time, from landing at Maun airport to my journey back home.
My suggestion: Botswana must be on your bucket list, visit it! You won't regret it, it's a magical experience from start to finish. I can't wait to go back!!!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
'Budget' felt like luxury
We had a fantastic 4 day safari in Masai Mara. There was no shortage of wildlife - elephants, rhino, giraffe, leopards, zebra, lions, antelope, gazelle, hippos... And we were able to get quite close, too, for some great shots. I definitely recommend paying a little extra for a Landcruiser if you can. We went with Unscripted Safaris and Alex, the driver/guide, was brilliant. Knowledgeable, calm, organised and friendly. It made all the difference. The 'budget' safari felt quite luxurious so don't feel you need to splurge on extras. We could not be happier with the experience.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing and an experience my family will never forget
Sarah put together an amazing itinerary and from the moment we landed in Kilimanjaro to the day we left Zanzibar everything went perfectly smoothly; everything was taken care of and we had an amazing time. I couldn't be more pleased with the way Ker and Downey Africa did everything. Highly recommend!
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceeded expectations
I wanted a special trip to celebrate turning 80 and looked at quite a few safari options. After speaking at length to Chris, I chose Safari Partners, and I could not be more satisfied with the results. Chris selected three camps, and the progression from first to third was perfect. The driver/guides at all three camps were excellent. Their knowledge of the animals and their ability to find them gave us great experiences every day. The arrangements Chris and Jen made were seamless, making for one of the most relaxed trips I have ever had. I recommend Safari Partners to anyone who's looking for the best safari planners.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
They own the process, they are very passionate about what they do
Being away from my children, ages 8,9 and 12, I thought it would be good to have them travel for holidays just to refresh, my main concern was who to entrust that very delicate responsibility. I however chose Super eagles since they have previously booked my international tickets without any hiccups. Thank God I did. My children got the best 4 days trip ever. Their ticketing was well coordinated, someone was available to pick them up from the airport, the hotel had clear instructions about them and they delivered. It was a well coordinated trip and I am very grateful to the team more especially Vincent Ateya. Looking forward to many more.
You made my boys happy. How else can a mum feel when she is thousands of miles away from her young children? Am proud of you guys
Phoebe
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Makario Safaris does go a long way to make your safari a success
We went to Akagera National Park in Rwanda from Kigali. A one-day trip. Communication was very timely and clear. Starting at 5:00 am on a quite Sunday morning, the trip to Akagera was already an experience. Along the way we had breakfast and coffee. The Landrover was comfortable, and the driver very skilled and diligent. We drove all the way from South to North of the Park, having an excellent lunch in between. In the morning we had a boat trip and already saw a lot of animals and birds, but late afternoon arriving in the North of the Park we also saw the elephant herd and the magnificent plane with an abundance of animals. We can surely recommend the tour.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best safari !
The best team ! Our driver Silas was very good person ! He was there for us. He did everything to made as memories wonderfull. We have our own Chef. Food was also good. We did 5 days Safari. We saw a lot of animals. Everything was on time.
If you want to go for Safari without any problems choose Suricata Safaris and ask for Silas driver :)
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service & expert team
Safari was a remarkable experience with Suricata. Everthing was smoothless, fun, helpful and delicious from first day to last day. Thank you guide, chef, transportation personnel and everbody in Suricata for making this experience so unforgettable for us.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They were perfect in each detail.
It was a great safari experience. We booked it for 3 days. Suricata safaris made all arrangements perfectly. We had enough game view for 3 days. Airport pickup and drop was handled by Mr Tee(Tulip). He waited for us with a patience even If we delayed for an hour. Tour guide Max was very easygoing chill person, he gave enough explanation about the animals. I cannot recall the name of the cook but he was very clean with the food and a hardworking chef, thanks for the delicious food. I will definitely repeat it again with Suricata Safaris, but this time it will be for 5/6 days.
GR
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing
My husband and I are in our mid to late sixties and have a wonderful time wild camping in Botswana this October. We have been to Kenya twice, Uganda and South Africa, but this safari beat them all. We wanted a different experience to the previous ones and we certainly got it. Before we have stayed in large tents and lodges but this was proper camping in a 2 person tent with camp beds. We were a bit concerned if we could cope with this - because of our age, but it was fine.
It was such a great experience camping, just the two of us and Rock and Tebogo. To see elephants, in the delta, at night around your tent, so close you could almost touch them was amazing, one night it was a mother and baby. Another night in another camp a leopard actually walked behind our tent and we got to watch it. We saw so many animals, the stand out being beautiful lions. We also saw Wild Dogs for the first time.
Our guides, Rock and Tebogo, were great, they knew so much about the animals and their behaviour. Rock seemed to find us the best sightings everyday so we had a lot of time watching them before other vehicles arrived. (There were far fewer vehicles around us than we have experienced on our other safaris, which was a huge plus.) Rock also cooked fantastic food with a lot of variety, and Tebogo showed us things that we otherwise would have missed including the smallest owl that I have ever seen. He also had great knowledge about the night sky and stars. The two of them could not have done more to make it an unforgettable time in Botswana.
We would highly recommend this type of safari. Camping in the bush, hearing the animals at night was unforgettable.