CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beyond Amazing
Look no further....Jadi Africa safari offers the best exceptional tours.
The communication and reception was excellent. I loved every bit of it! All wishes and request were fulfilled by the team from day one to the last day. It was a perfect safari, we saw the big five ,wildebeest migrations, morning kills and a pride of lions at close quarters we always felt we were in the hands of trastable, professional and knowledgeable staff. I would highly recommend Jadi Africa Safaris to anyone who is looking for a genuine and professional safari team.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Way to Spend a Day! The Big 5 before 10am
Despite my calling at the last minute Patrick and Willem were able to organize my short notice trip to Pilanesberg. Willem pick me up at the hotel promptly at 4:30am and on our way to the park we had a great chat about the world in general and South Africa (past and present) specifically . We had incredible luck due to Willem's knowledge of the park and his network of friends we were able to see the big 5 before 10am. We saw much more than that and have the incredible photos to show for it. It was a magical day with all the beauty of Africa on display and insights provided by a willing and expert guide. Lunch at the lodge capped a great day. My only regret is it wasn't longer. Can't wait to do 3 or 4 days in Kruger next time Willem! Highly recommend.
CN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Hakuna Matata !!!
The tour was so amazing. Our operator Chris planned the best vacation for me and my wife!
And most importantly, our guide Alex is sooooo.. wonderful!
We spent 9 days together. With his skills, knowledge and experience,
we were led into this great savannah which is far more beautiful and miraculous than we can ever imagine.
The wild animals, the view, the people, the accomodation, the food, the whole trip was perfect.
We will definitely recommend Chris and Alex to our friends as the best operator and guide for safari in Tanzania！！
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari. Savannah Explorers Top!
Savannah has met all our expectations. Seriousness and professionalism from booking to the end of the Safari.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had a wonderful, amazing experience, very well planned and varied tour was organised for us.
Right from the start Hannah was very helpful and gave us a good deal, She kept us informed of any changes and the tour she planned was very good. One day was better than the next. We saw a variety of parks, small, large, up in the hill, lakes and mountains and every animal possible.
Our guide and driver, Daniel was super. He was very well informed and was able to explain to us about each and every animal and place we saw.
Altogether a wonderful experience and one of the best trips we've done. Would recommend Hannah and Trevaron Travels to anyone wanting to do a safari in Kenya.
JP
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Memorable experience with professional staff
We are family of 4 and it was first time to visit Kenya. Our coordinator Topiko planned and arranged really well. So we could get to see wildebeest migration. Our driver is friendly, experienced and informative. He always tried to get a best spot to take a nice picture. I could tell that he loves wild animals and is proud of his job. Overall I recommend African Adventure Specialist.
SA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Most awesome experience of the African Safari !!!
We started our journey from Nairobi Airport, where we were greeted by our Tour Manager (Trevaron
Travel &Tours Ltd) Ms. Hannah & were briefed about our Kenyan safari. We had opted for a customized
tour just for the two of us in a Land Cruiser with a guide / driver Mr. Simon, who was not only an expert
driver, & a knowledgeable guide, but also a fantastic ambassador for Kenyan tourism.
The hotels were all in exotic locations, we could get good Indian food in all the places & the Kenyan
people were very friendly & courteous. All in all it was a wonderful life-time experience & a dream come
true for us !!!
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience!
They were wonderful! We customized our trip and saw everything we could fit in! They were timely, friendly and reliable. Our accommodations were wonderful and we could not have asked for a better experience. We will use them again!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Safari Company!
We booked an eight day safari with Bright African Safaris in the middle of June 2018. From our first contact by email to our departure home from our wonderful trip, BAS exhibited an extremely high level of professionalism and competence with genuine warmth, caring, and thoughtfulness.
Salim, in the BAS office, was very responsive and helpful. He provided lots of great information in his initial emails to me including suggested itineraries, choices of accommodations, and pricing. He promptly answered every question I asked over the months preceding our trip including many questions about accommodations, getting a visa, and safari vehicles. Salim also went out of his way to drive to meet with us after our safari to say hello, inquire about our trip, and ask for any feedback. Needless to say, we were happy to let him know about our amazing trip and we couldn’t be happier.
Now I want to review our driver/guide. His name is also Salim and we feel so lucky that he was our guide. Salim is incredibly knowledgeable about the animals, birds and plants of the area as well as the people, cultures, and ecology. He has “eagle eyes” and can pick out animals and birds in the distance that we could only see with our binoculars! He could also find animals close by but hidden in rocks or trees. Most of the animals are so close that you can take a picture of them with your iphone, but Salim’s ability to find some of the shyer and rarely seen animals was truly amazing. He worked so hard to make sure we saw as many species as possible. He made sure we always had the best viewing and would anticipate where the animals would go next so we would be waiting for them.
We saw so many species including over 70 lions, 2 cheetahs, 2 leopards, thousands of zebra and wildebeest (migration), warthogs, elephants, buffalo, giraffe, baboons, monkeys, many species of antelope, 5 black rhinos, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles, foxes, flamingoes and many, many other birds.
Highlights included a lion hunt (the prey got away), the great migration, and a huge majestic male lion on top of a cliff outcropping at sunrise.
Salim cleaned the land cruiser every night and made sure we had drinks and snacks. We had amazing boxed lunches out in the bush with a nice table and chairs. Salim is wonderful to spend time with and you can tell what a good heart he has after spending only a short time with him. He loves his work and enjoys sharing his knowledge with his clients. I noticed many drivers of other safari vehicles just sitting while their clients looked at animals. Salim had his binoculars out and was looking at the animals with us most of the time! We would discuss what we were seeing and he would answer questions we had. By the way, for the few questions he couldn’t answer, he had a couple of books in the truck and he would look it up.
There were 3 of us and Salim in a big 7 seat land cruiser for the same price as other companies were charging for a seat in a full vehicle with other people. We had plenty of room for standing up to see the animals/taking pictures and stretching out on the road trips. Very comfortable!
I could go on and on, but this review is already long! Please do not hesitate to book your trip with Bright African Safaris. You will be very happy!
US
E-Trip Africa Will Fulfill Your Dreams
My partner and I recently returned from an awesome safari in Kenya, planned for us by E-trip Africa. Our tour was a private one with a Kenyan guide/driver, Silas, who was with us the entire time. Silas was a wealth of information about the wild life and Kenyan culture, as well as the social, environmental, and political issues of concern to the country and the world. He was a skillful driver and knew the country well. Best of all, he cheerfully adapted to and accommodated our eccentricities. Many thanks to him for his huge contribution to a terrific vacation.
E-trip Africa is a young tour agency based in Tanzania and run by Aurelie Sivadier, Executive Director, and Ben Jennings, General Manager. They are your dream team for planning the trip you want to take to East Africa. We highly recommend them and their company. We told them the number of days we would be there and what our interests were, and Aurelie put together an incredible itinerary for us.
The first leg of our trip took us from Nairobi to the Sweetwaters Tented Camp in Ol Pejeta Conservancy where we stayed for three nights. Rhinos had been at the top of our must-see list. We had followed the sad saga of Sudan, the last northern white male rhino who passed away March 19 of this year at Ol Pejeta, and we were thrilled to find out that we would meet Sudan’s caretakers and the last two northern white females, Najin and Fatu. Our visit with them was surreal...what a privilege! Later, on a “bush walk” with Sudan’s caretakers, we learned about their challenges in protecting all of the rhinos in the conservancy from poachers.
Also while at Sweetwaters, we visited the Endangered Species Enclosure at the Morani Information Center and the sanctuary for abused and orphaned chimpanzees. Kudos to Kenya for their efforts to protect the world’s precious animal resources!
From Sweetwaters we went to Lake Nakuru National Park for three nights and then to Lake Naivasha for two. At Lake Naivasha the Sopa Lodge we stayed in was particularly amazing. The back lawn of our room was open to all manner of wildlife, so when we walked out on our patio we saw zebra, gazelles, giraffes and all manner of gentle animals, some within a few yards of where we sat. I love them all, but the baby giraffe was my favorite!
Also at Lake Naivasha we enjoyed a visit to the Elsamere Centre for Education in Sustainability located at the retirement estate of Joy and George Adamson. Elsamere was named for Elsa, the orphaned lion cub that Joy raised to adulthood and later set free. The book she wrote, Born Free, was very popular in the 1960s and later became a movie. The next day we took a boat ride on the lake, dodging hippos, and ending at Crescent Island where, according to our guide, parts of Born Free and Out of Africa (1980s) were filmed. The island is beautiful and teeming with wildlife, most likely the progeny of the many animals allegedly brought to the island for those films many years ago.
The last leg of our trip took us to the Masai Mara National Reserve, where we enjoyed three beautiful days of incredible sights on safari. The Tanzanian Serengeti becomes the Masai Mara when one crosses into Kenya from Tanzania. We were hoping to see part of the Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra from Tanzania to Kenya that eluded us on our trip to Tanzania in 2017, but because of the heavy rains in these countries this year the natural migration was delayed by several weeks. Missed it again.
On our final day we headed back to Nairobi, up the side of the Great Rift Valley, a huge geological trench that starts in Lebanon, Asia and ends 3700 miles later in Mozambique, Africa. The view across the valley was breath-taking and a fitting culmination to an incredible trip. Thank you E-trip Africa for a unforgettable vacation.