CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The Pearl of Africa was amazing and peter the Guide was pefekt... a dream came truth
Peter is a perfect guide, he feels in the customer. he is flexible and also organizes quickly when something has to be. Peter shows you the africa, off the tourist trails when you want. I appreciate the closeness to the locals, it is inspiring and warming the heart. The food you get on the way in the home restaurants is delicious. have the courage, you will be amazed. For me, Uganda is always worth another trip. Thank you Peter for your friendship... i only can say... thank you peter :-)
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Warm as a family, very punctual and patient every day
On this trip, the five of us stayed together with our guide and enjoyed ourselves as a family.The guide worked very hard every day, waiting for us in advance, driving for a long time, patiently answering our questions and meeting our needs.This trip was completely beyond my imagination, very happy and a very unforgettable memory.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well planned and executed safari with great accomodation and a guide who worked tirelessly.
Family of four with older children. Our first safari experience lived up to expectations. Kenya was amazing as was viewing so many animals from the safety and comfort of a well specified land-cruiser. Highlight was the numerous animal encounters in their fantastic habitat. Our driver and guide, Dixon, worked tirelessly - sometimes driving for 8 hours a day. We always felt safe, even when being 'encouarged' to back-up by agressive elephants!
Our only negatives were self-inflicted; we sometimes travelled for 6 hours a day, before spending two hours on safari and then heading off to a new location the next morning. Bear in mind the distances between various locations and that the travel times will be long and road and traffic quality poor in many places - we had one 70km treck down an unmade road which was a real bone-shaker and very tiresome. Also of note was traffic in Nairobi is a *nightmare* and the location of our first hotel meant our first day had an extra 2 hour's drive time as we stayed on the wrong side of the city and needed to negoiate the rush-hour traffic just to get back to the airport we landed at... One of our stays did not have the promised swimmingpool which was missed and had on-going building work which ditracted a bit from the ambience. We'd definately happily use Classic Journeys again as the trip was organised and executed well.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic self-drive to Mana Pools, hassle free. Thank you Ant!!
From the start Ant was extremely helpful and always happy to answer any little queries I had. As the organiser of an all women and not regular camping group, using Mana Pools was the perfect choice. Their vehicle was well equipped, Ant's advise was great and when we hit an unforeseen snag Ant and his team stepped up and made sure our trip went on as if nothing had happened.
I would recommend a self-drive trip to Mana Pools for anyone who would love to see this amazing part of Zimbabwe. We picked up our vehicle in Vic Falls did a couple of nights in Hwange National Park, sailed Kariba Dam overnight on the Ferry, drove to Mana Pools and had a wonderful stay in this most magical area, ending in Harare and flying back to Cape Town. All in all a fabulous adventure. Thanks again Mana Pools Tourism Services
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
We can fully recommend Leopard Tours.
We were wonderfully accompanied from the arrival to the departure by the staff. The reception at the airport, the transfer to the Hotel Arumeru Lodge, the first day safari in the Arusha National Park by Barack: all perfect.
Then we spent eight exciting, fun and interesting days with our German speaking guide Michael on safari: Tarangire NP, Serengeti NP, Ngorogoro Crater and Lake Manyara NP.
Michael accompanied us profoundly with his extensive knowledge of land, people and animals through this entertaining holiday. It was a caring and informal atmosphere but always with the necessary distance.
A warm "thank you" Michael.
DK
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Truly amazing safari
My family and I just came back from a great 5 days safari experience with Amazing Memories Safaris (AMS) in Masai Mara.
We were picked up at our hotel in Nairobi and brought back to the same hotel exactly as planned.
The AMS staff was very service minded, and they even made a stop on the way back to Nairobi allowing us to shop in a nice shopping center.
The accomodation was very comfortable and the food delicious.
During the game drives we saw more wild animals than we had ever expected including the "big five".
The driver had great skills in tracing the animals, and the first 3 days we saw a leopard every day, both in trees and on the ground.
We highly recommend others to take advantage of AMS' expertice and good service when planning their next (or first) safari.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime adventure seeing these amazing animals up close.
We had an amazing adventure with Tanzania Roadside Expeditions. Everything was more than what we expected seeing all the animals up close. Everything was organised to perfection. Our driver Ezekiel showed us the Big 5 plus many many more. He was always on time and found animals in the grass that we couldn’t see. We would recommend this company to everyone.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Bad organization
The experience with this agency was really bad since the first time. The agency confirmed all and in the day before in afternoon change all (destinations and the group) when we had all bought... We had to find a solution paying more 400$ to had a private safari (the only form to went to destinations since first day confirmed). When we arrived they required the payment and we gave the credit card but they wanted in cash... We had to go in the bank, lost 3 hours and paid taxes and exchanges rates. When I asked the employee why she didn't told us about the payment, she answered:"you didn't asked"!!! The employee sent a picture of the tent with a bed and when we arrived we had to pick up the tent and the bed didn't exist. Was terrible... Don't buy anything here!!
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Friendly efficient safe and affordable 3D Mara + Nakuru
The drivers were safe and attentionate. Camp in the Mara was rustic but very pleasant. Chatting by the fire camp with the staff and visitors was a nice experience. Electricity is only available for a few hours , so make sure you come prepared. During the safari, had a maximum of 7 in the 9-seater which was confortable. The guide did every effort to make our safari a success. Staying 3 nights is not necessary except if you are there during the migration season and want to increase your chance of seeing the river crossing. Lake Nakuru is the perfect park to combine with Mara. The flaMingos and the rhinos are many there and the sight is stunning. I stayed at Matfam hotel which was pleasant as well.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very memorable safari trip. Our guides are very experienced, keep us safe.
The service is thoughtful, attentive and very satisfactory. Joseph solved many problems and difficulties for us, carefully arranged the routes and procedures for us, and saved us a lot of money! We were very lucky to meet Joseph and his guide on this trip, so we had a very memorable safari trip
