CA
Experience level: first safari
East African adventure of a lifetime!
I had the most remarkable tour of East Africa (Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania), thanks to the Triple F Photo Tours team. This was a particularly sentimental trip for me. I was celebrating a milestone birthday, while also returning to the country of my birth for the first time since leaving as an infant. My wish list items were a mile long!
The itinerary was carefully thought through and well balanced. The trip represented great travel for the cost. My booking was relatively easy. Interim questions were handled promptly and thoroughly. The team was professional, reliable and stepped in immediately to handle any minor discrepancies that occurred on the spot during the trip. It was the customized itinerary, coupled with two passionate professionals, Amina and Venex, that made this trip so memorable!
As for the trip itself, it was the most eye-opening, adventurous, and stunning journey - something I will remember, draw upon and cherish for many years to come. I was thrilled by the diversity of this trip: from multiple safaris and game drives experiencing the wildlife to meeting the Masai Mara, visiting UNESCO world heritage sites, from visiting old familial homes and places to cruising the source of the river Nile, from soaring over the Serengeti in a hot air balloon to phenomenal cultural experiences, while meeting the most extraordinary locals along the way and bookending my trip on the Indian Ocean. I definitely will be back! Thanks again Amina & Venex!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
ABSOLUTELY THE BEST CHOICE!!
Booking with Gosheni Safaris was the absolute best choice my sister and I made for our Kenya and Tanzania 7-day safari! We were looking for a black-owned tour operator and Gosheni could not have been any more perfect! From the beginning when we reached out to Peter, the owner, to our last hours in Kenya, every comfort and detail was taken care of. We were able to customize our private safari with Peter, who was super patient as we figured it out. The first day of our safari, Lenny, our first guide, picked us up at our Nairobi hotel and whisked us off to start our incredible adventure. He was knowledgeable, friendly and provided some of our first sightings as we made our way to Amboseli National Park. It doesn’t seem possible that we only spent a day and a half with Lenny because we had such a wonderful time.
Then we were off to Arusha, Tanzania to fly out to Serengeti National Park, where we met Rodrick our next guide, who accompanied us for two and a half days. The Serengeti was amazing thanks to Rodrick’s endless search for what we wanted to see, which was EVERYTHING! We saw the great migration, a crossing, four of the big five and a lot more. He was the first to spot the crossing and was able to get us there first to witness it. He answered all our questions and commented as we went along. We learned so much and enjoyed our time with Rodrick a lot!
Next came Maasai Mara with Ali, our last guide, who went above and beyond with us and made our stay in the reserve AMAZING! From the moment we met Ali at the Kenyan border, we knew we were in for a good time. Ali’s easy-going way, his sense of humor, knowledge and eagerness to show us all there was to see made this part of our tour INCREDIBLE. We feel like we made a lifelong friend in Ali! What an amazing guide and human being! And he completed our big five by finding a black rhino!
When we realized we were going to have multiple guides, we weren't sure how it would be. But it turned out to be great to experience different styles of safaris from the easy-going, natural drive to the more adventurous fast-paced drive. Overall our experience with Gosheni Safaris was everything we wanted and expected and way more! We would recommend this tour operator to everyone! ASANTE SANA Gosheni!
SA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Masai Mara National Reserve by Dennis Emralino Dantic
Amazing place to visit with all those amazing animals in the wild.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very complete and amazing place
Perfect to travel with the family!! Amazing people!!
SA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful country,best care,wonderful and caring people
Thank you so mutch,in best memory,super great time
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Paradise!
Whatever I write here will not do our experience justice. From the moment we met our guide (Pilot), saw our first animals, smelt the intoxicating scent of the bush (a mixture of wild thyme and camphor), saw, each night and each morning, the glorious and vivid colours of the sunsets and sunrises, hearing the animals during the night, the animal encounters during the day (up close and personal) the amazing food, service and attention to detail - it was out of this world. If we had the money we would do it again. If you are reading this because you're not sure - hesitate no more. Do it! You wont regret it. We did a mobile safari for ten days (unfortunately, I can't mention the company who were phenomenal with every detail) from 28/7 - 6/08. We covered three sites, chobe park (savuti area), Khwai Private reserve then finishing in Moremi and we saw literally everything possible to see and our guide taught us to track. Our guide was clearly very respected by all the other guides we came into contact with, having 30yrs+ experience I'm not surprised. It was an absolute privilege not only to see these beautiful animals in their natural environment but also meeting the warm and welcoming Botswanans. Botswana offers everything. Now book that trip!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very professional, responsive, detail-oriented, reliable, flexible good suggestions/recommendations
I recently visited South Africa with my husband and 2 kids (12 yrs and 9 yrs old) via trip booked with Compass Odyssey. I researched a lot of different itineraries with various tour operators but decided to go with them due to 5 star rating/reviews. From the time we decided to go with Compass Odyssey, they have provided us with immaculate service. Darren is very proactive and responsive and helped us come up with the best customized 11 day family-friendly itinerary that covered Cape Town, Kruger, Panoramic route(Blyde Canyon) and Jo’burg. Throughout the tour we had a great experience, visited very scenic areas and had a thrilling Safari experience. 5 days of Cape Town was amazing, beautiful and saw whales in Hermanus and did wine tasting in Cape Winelands area. It would suggest staying at both these places. Baobab ridge in Klaserie reserve is a great hidden gem and we got to see Big 5 on our game drives in 3 days. David who is the tracker/safari guide was amazing and made sure we saw lions in each drive. Compass odyssey packages are very competitive and reasonable and provides great value which includes private guide/vehicle at each destination. All our guides (Garth, Phillip
and Johan) were amazing, friendly, trustworthy and knowledgeable and made our whole experience memorable especially Garth, our guide in Cape Town. He is fantastic and engages even with kids to make it super fun. Darren would constantly check with guides on how we are doing which shows great customer service and care even after paying for the whole trip before arriving. We would highly recommend Darren and team if you are planning any trip to Africa!! Compass Odyssey is the best and hope to book another trip with them soon!!
FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The full experience has been amazing! I highly recommend
From day 1 until the end, the experience has been perfect!
Sander was very responsive and helped us tailor the perfect safari tour and adjusted the lodging to our preferences.
When we arrived , we met with Amos that picked us up at the hotel with the truck! He has not only been an excellent driver and guide, but he systematically made the extra mile to create a unique experience, suggesting special activities or providing good advices.
His experience shows, he knows everyone on the field and he is very respected. With his soft and humble approach, he managed efficiently any little hiccup during the journey and always succeeded in securing special treatments for us (boat tours, gorilla trek, etc.) so we were always best placed or having exclusive experiences. He was super pro and very friendly. We all ended up with a new friend in Uganda!
We will definitely recommend Grassrootz to anyone wanting a unique experience in Uganda !
FR
Well organized
We lived with Crater Explorer Tours and Safaris the most magical experience of our lives.
Everything was well organized, sleeping in the tents in the camps in the middle of the animals was incredible, the guide was great and the chef prepared very good dishes for us.
We saw a lot of animals in 3 days, much more than we could have imagined.
I recommend 100%, very good value for money!
(automatic translation from French)