TR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Experience on our 7 day Safari Tour with Wild Secrets
Unforgettable is the word I can use to describe our recent safari to Tanzania with Wild Secrets. We were a party of 5 friends (2 couples and my cousin) from Instanbul and this was our first time on Safari. Musa our host was there for us from the time we sent our first email, to the time we departed and even today we are still in contact. He is an honest Muslim who prides himself on offering his clients the best service.
We went with Hamisi our guide to the parks located in the North of Tanzania starting with Manyara followed by Tarangire and Ngorongoro on our way back to Arusha. Hamisi helped us to see all the animals in our wishlist including some that are quite rare like the leopard and wild dogs - This is in addition to all the big 5 (Lion, Rhino, Elephant, Cape buffalo and Leopard) also giraffes, antelopes, warthog, zebra, hippo, crocodile.....and birds that I had never seen before like crownbirds, flamingoes, herons, pelican, eagles.......
The hotels were first class serving Halal certified food and rooms providing for proper sanitation. The car was comfortable with nice additions for comfort in the dirt roads.
We had so much fun that the seven days ended too quickly and sadly we had to leave Tanzania. We are making plans to return soon and I recommend this great company with confidence.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service, outstanding logistics
We required last minute (three weeks before the actual trip) itinerary for our 8n/9d safari trip. Ute has provided perfect service, we have customised one of the provided tours and our major issue was limited availability. Ute managed to get us places in the great lodges and camps! All transfers between camps were seamless on new little aircrafts. We didn’t have to worry about anything at all during our trip. Everything was sorted and organised by Ute. We will definitely recommend this agency and Ute to our friends and family.
CZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
John, Frankie and Masao - No.1 !!!
3-day safari. Before our arrival the communication was excellent. All questions and requests to John were answered (almost immediately) or accepted. Everything was arranged from the first to the last minute of our tour. Company provided transfer from and to Kilimanjaro airport. First and last night in hotel Venice - clean, nice and very pleasant stay. The main was of course safari and there are only positive experiences. Accommodation in tents, but with clean mattress and sleeping bag. Food was surprisingly excellent. Fantastic taste and always fresh. Even so big eaters like us were satisfied! Thanks to our driver we saw really wonderful landscapes and animals in action. He communicated with other drivers by radio to find the most interesting view for us. The highest recommendation to driver Frankie and also to master chef Masao! Thank you!
Especially I have to mentione personal effort of John, who also took care about undelivered bagage at the airport and thanks to him I could dress up with my clean clothes after our arrival back to hotel. Thank you my friend!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent recommendations and value - Ruben Jacobs helped us have an amazing trip!!
Very good value for the two camps we stayed in. We even received a complementary upgrade to a deluxe family suite with private pool at Kapama Southern Camp (we had been waitlisted for two other villas that did not come through). Ruben worked with us on our plans - and provided some great suggestions to reserves we had not heard of. We stayed at Honeyguide Tented Safari camps (Manyaleti Private Game Reserve with open borders with Kruger N.P.) - a very authentic and wonderful experience and a good value. The animals gather right by the central lodge, and the elephant drink from the pool so you can watch them from 12 feet away over breakfast! And the waterning hole nearby attracted many animals that you could view from the deck or the observation hide. The guides were amazing (Dan was very good and tracked down a leopard on foot with his tracker so that we could view her). All of the wildlife viewing was excellent and we enjoyed encountering elephants on our walk to the lodge! We also stayed at Kapama Private Game Reserve Southern Camp for several nights. This was another excellent camp, a deluxe camp with awesome staff and facilities in a very large and scenic private reserve. Our wildlife viewing experience here was outstanding as well. We enjoyed the elephant interaction at their Camp Jubilani orphanage - where they care for endangered and orphaned elephants.
Ruben was very helpful, responsive and well informed on qualities, value and the attributes of various park options. I recommend him and his firm for other travellers to the Kruger Park area. We had a great trip!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A fantastic experience
We booked a 10 days safari in Tanzania and Kenya with Monkey Adventures. Our budget for the trip was very constrained, and we were lucky to find Monkey Adventures packages in the list of results.
Due to the park fees, the package costs are all high, but Monkey’s rates are one of the best in the market.
The safari comprised of 2 legs, a 5 days safari in Tanzania and a 4 days Kenya safari. It was a great experience. Banana was our guide in Tanzania, while Ken was the guide in Kenya. Both the guides conducted our tour exceptionally well. Their knowledge about the place and wildlife was impeccable. We could see a lot of animals, like cheetahs, Lions, a lone leopard, hippos, a herd of Elephants in a waterhole and many more. We could capture silhouette images of Elephants as we spotted them moving at sunset, while we were heading back. It was one of the best experiences in our recent times.
Monkey gave us a Landcruiser in Tanzania, and we had the option to book a Van or a Landcruiser in Kenya. Eventually we went for the Landcruiser, due to a few recommendations from my friends.
We had great rooms booked for us. The food on all days were great. It would be great if they could have more fruits included in the menu. One of our group members was a Vegan, and we had mentioned the same during the booking. Monkey Adventures ensured that vegan food was available at every place we stayed.
It was definitely a great experience and I would highly recommend them.
Cheers!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic experience
Communication with Karibu was excellent, Robert was extremely helpful, quick and clear about every aspect of the trip. He also did some last-minute changes the day before upon my request. Really grateful for that. James, our guide, was great. He put in a lot of effort to find the Big 5 for us and was super knowledgeable, giving us lots of information about the Mara and its animals as we went along. We really appreciated him looking out for us as we were two girls travelling alone. Overall, I really recommend the experience but I would do it for 2 nights next time, not 1 - as it was a long drive there and back from Nairobi.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Best ever, James did a perfect job, great driver, vehicle, accomodation was perfect
everything was awesome, communication with him and his service was great, we would travel with him again.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
This is the second safari I've taken with Natural World and I could not be more pleased!
Everything about this experience is spot-on, at a really affordable price!
1. You get very quick and helpful responses in your planning from the team on the ground
2. The drivers arrive to pick you up and take you on your adventure! The drivers are so knowledgeable and so very experienced.
They know the roads and they know the safari lands. They'll be so intentional to give you the very best experience possible.
3. The lodging is beautiful -- just a dream! The food and amenities are wonderful. A lovely respite after being on safari for the day.
4. The safari experience itself can't be beat. The drivers are connected to one another, sharing what they see and encouraging others to come find it as well. You will be in awe and in wonder throughout the experience. I highly recommend the Masai Mara 3 day/2 night tour, to include an afternoon safari after you've arrived for lunch, then the sunrise safari on your last morning. Magical!
The only thing I haven't seen is that evasive Leopard!!
Everything about the experience with Natural World is WORTH IT!
This is a once-in a lifetime experience (or twice, if you're super fortunate!) and you would not want to let the opportunity pass!
Natural World is a SOLID choice that will provide you with a wonderful experience!
Cheers to Safari with Natural World!
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Undoubtedly the best team!
Everything was far above expectations. This was the most wonderful experience I’ve had in a long team. Philippe is definitely the best person to tour with. He’s very knowledgeable and ensured that we had the most memorable time. I would recommended them and look forward to a safari with them again.
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful
Amazing experience! Khalanga Safaris was the best choice for Safari! Their people know exactly where are the animals and they are very kind! Thank you for everything.