IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Rustic, adventurous,fun and knowledge
Namibia - unexplored widely, with its untouched beauty is certainly a offriders paradise. Photography and wild life are the prime attractions . Opting a self catered tour would be more beneficial but we cannot miss on the local delicacies.People are tourist friendly . Language no problem. A must visit place for every traveller. Opt for camping and have more fun.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent organised
I have done the Gorilla trekking tour in bwindi, It was amazing! The Tour was excellent organised in advanced, i had an excellent communication with the company. The Tour Guide Was also excellent, he was a funny and well known Guide. I become a lot of Informations bevor and about the Tour. Thank you so much to Hidaya and the Rest of this great Team and company!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great company
We booked our safari tour with Gems of Africa Safari & Tours. We worked with Janine. From the first communication to the final result the experience was superb. Janine was able to find us a great price for the lodge in the Pilanesberg National Park. She helped us to book the transfer from the airport on the first day and a return transfer plus tour on the last day. It was so easy to communicate with her. Of course, we had a lot of questions/concern because it was our first visit to South Africa. Janine always provided us detailed answers, and she responded to all emails right away. She provided us all the details for our travel. When we arrived, everything went without any problems. The driver met us at the airport, the lodge was ready for our arrival. The return transfer went as promised as well. We are more than happy with our experience with Gems of Africa Safari & Tours and with Janine. We definitely recommend them to everyone who is planning to visit South Africa.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Completely reliable in all aspects of the tour from initial booking to the last day.
The company was excellent, the tour interesting and the guide (Bob) very well informed. The gorillas in Bwindi was the highlight. I enjoyed driving through the countryside even though some of the roads were very rough. There weren't as many animals around in the national parks as I'd like to have seen, but that's the luck of the draw. July is a good time to travel (just after the wet season). Highly recommended.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect 3-day Safari in Selous
We had a lovely time in Selous with Grassroots Safaris. We booked a 3-day Safari, which was awesome. The Wilderness Camp is a lovely place to stay, it's more of a hotel than a camp! Service was more than perfect and we could see hippos from the breaktfast table. The combination of boat safari, game drive and walking safari was very nice as we were able to see very different animals in a short period of time. Communication with Grassroots Safaris was easy and everything worked out as we wished. We would highly recommend to book a Safari with Grassroots.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A life changing journey!!!
After a hard farewell we are back from Tanzania since a few month. Our adventure with Guruguru Safaris could not have been better.
It was our first journey to africa and we are still blown away. Absolutely stunning!
The complete organization of the planning went easy and all our wishes were completely fulfilled.
Our guide Peter made an effort on doing everything perfectly for us.
With his help we experienced so many things about his country, the people and the animals, that live there. He is a very experienced guide and made our journey an unforgettable adventure within every single minute.
Of course we should also not forgot Costa, our chef! We would have not even dreamed that the african kitchen could be that delicious.
We can truly recommend Guruguru Safaris to everyone who is seeking for a real adventure.
We would do it again- right away.
This was a life changing journey. Thank you so much!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best trip ever in our life!
Asante sana Dismas for the indescribable and amazing adventure!
The name of the company reflects exactly how Dismas works and what you will get – ambition pure. Dismas knows the parks very well, so that we have seen areas and moments, which were not seen by everyone – for example the crossing of the Gnus. Our cook, called Mr. Bean, made the trip to perfect. We got some of our best meals in our life! Both guys were very professional and the chemistry between us was very right, so that the trip was more than perfect, we had a lot of fun and became new friends. :-)
We did a 7-days tour to Tarangire, Lake Natron, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara. We have seen a lot of beautiful and different landscapes and all animals that we could imagine and we were really close to them. We have seen babies of lions and leopards that were playing with their mom, the migration and crossing of the Gnus through the Mara River where crocodiles were waiting for them. At Lake Natron we did a short trip with a Massai guy to an amazing waterfall – this is really recommendable! During the trip we spent the nights in tent camps to be very close to the nature, so that we had some experience with buffalo and zebras in the nights. But please guys, use a head lamp for your pee break in the night – otherwise the buffalo could think you are a lion! :-P Oh, I have to add that the starry sky in the unlighted areas in Africa are indescribable! More stars than you can imagine!
After the safari trip we did the Mount Meru trekking in 4 days. Apart from that we didn’t get our own booked ranger, for which reason we had to join another group, which was uncomfortable, it was also a very great trip with an amazing landscape and view to the Kilimanjaro! However, I advise you to do this only with some experience in trekking because it is a bit risky.
Also the contact with Louise for the planning of our individual trip was very great. She gave us a lot of information and suggestions and was patient because of our special requests.
We will come back definitely!
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
above all: authentic friendly, hospitable and flexible and also making your stay worth.
Uganda was a completely unknown country for us to go, we were never in the middle of Africa before. It was nice to be with a local who was there for you and who also liked being your guide and talk with you about the country and all other stuff that might come up. The tour was well organized and when we changed our mind about seeing something else it was no problem to adjust the schedule. Before leaving and during the trip it was easy possible to contact the tour operator with worries about some events (ebola in west-uganda at that time) and we felt comforted after contact. So in one word: TOP!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Seamless trip planning!
I worked with Anke at Cardboard Box to plan a self-drive trip across Namibia. She was amazing every step of the way, from providing recommendations on our route, timeline, and lodging choices, to quickly responding to my many questions despite our very different time zones. She even helped in adjusting our car rental the day before we arrived when our travel partners let us know they packed twice as much luggage as expected. In addition, the Cardboard Box website was so helpful in providing general Africa travel advice, fun tidbits about Namibia, and inspiring me to think about the next trip I want to take! And as a final touch, their offices are beautifully located in what I can only call a little oasis in Windhoek, so for our first stop after 30 hours of traveling to get to Namibia, it was a welcomed sight. I highly recommend Cardboard Box's travel services to anyone considering visiting Namibia!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing wildlife experience!
I was part of a 14 person extended family group and we had an amazing once in a lifetime experience. Seth was in regular communication with the lead organizing member of our family before and during our 14 day travels to set up wonderful hotel and tent camp stays through Lake Nakura, Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Amboseli Parks. Seth arranged for terrific driver/guides from Inno Africa (Opany and Dickson in Kenya) and another company in Tanzania (Sam and Ali) who were very knowledgable and passionate about introducing us to the myriad of species from the tiniest of birds to all the big cats there are to see. We also learned a great deal about local culture, especially the Masai through a village visit. Everywhere we stayed the staff were super friendly and kind, the food delicious, and accommodations comfortable in inspiring settings. Our group ranged in age from 14-85 and we all loved this adventure! Many thanks to Seth and all the Kenyans and Tanzanians who welcomed us so warmly!