20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Perfectly managed
Chris from Encounter Africa Safaris was on point every step of the way for our trip to Bwindi. Thoroughly recommended!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Customer experience compounded with value for money
Once you you engage the Beads Safaris Collection to arrange for your travels or vacation, you'll never look back.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect in every way.
Our experience with Mwema Africa was excellent from start to finish. After deciding to go to Ol Pejeta, Samburu, and Meru, we reached out to 5 companies for information and quotes. Simon provided the most comprehensive and helpful information by far and one of the lowest quotes. He gave us tips for saving money, and made a great suggestion to upgrade one tent camp for a slight price increase, which we found very much worth it. Simon's communication was prompt and thorough from inquiry through departure, making recommendations when we wanted them and booking things we decided on. We stayed at Serena Sweetwaters, Samburu Inrepids, and Ikweta in Meru.
Our driver James was incredible. Unlike me, he was always early - and waited patiently. With 25 years experience, he knew Samburu and Ol Pejeta inside out. Meru isn't as commonly visited (we only saw one other car in 1.5 days of game drives) and he competently navigated that park as well.
Our safari far exceeded our expectations from day one. James was a superb spotter and freely shared his vast knowledge about all types of wildlife. We saw the last two northern white rhino, a huge male lion, several prides of lions, approximately ten cheetahs, tons of elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalo, all species of antelopes, and many rhinos and hippos. James went to great lengths to also find an elusive leopard in a tree. We saw a number of Somali and regular ostriches and were treated to a mating dance by a pair in Ol Pejeta. That is quite a sight! We were in a safari van, not a land rover, and he still got us very much offroad for the best viewings.
As we spent 6 days together, James also answered various questions about the Kenyan economy, life in Nairobi, etc.
And for anyone wary of aggressive driving, James is a 100% within the speed limit type of driver (who very competently navigates Nairobi traffic as well as the many unpaved, challenging roads shared by cars, motorbikes, pedestrians and livestock.)
They are a small company that has been around for 20 or so years. I hope to return and would absolutely book with them again.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
we went on a 6 day 5 night safari in Tanzania ( 3 national parks) all arranged through Wildebeest
We had an excellent experience with Mr. Noah Kuti and Wildebeest Safari. The communication was very good prior to the safari. The guide Mr. Hamza was very knowledgeable about the wildlife and was also a very good driver. I paid up in full in advance and was a little worried as I had never dealt with this company before. We visited Ngorongor Crater, Serengeti national park and Manyara National park over 6 days. However I was very pleased with the entire trip. Accommodations at the Serena Lodges in each of the national parks was excellent. Food was very good. We were able to customize each day to our liking. We traveled about 1500 kilometers off road over 6 days !! We got to see amazing wildlife up close. I would recommend this company without hesitation. If there is one thing that I could ask for, then I would ask for a newer safari jeep with better shock absorbers !! The entire safari was reasonably priced and well worth every penny we spent !
We are a family of 4 living in the US. We are in our 40's and our two kids are teenagers.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Two Countries, Two Safari Guides, Thousands of Animals!
The selection process started about 10 months before our trip. After the initial quote from Noah, we had to adjust it a few times to match our flights and the overall schedule. The process was fairly easy and Noah, at Wildebeest Safaris, was very accommodating.
In Kenya, our guide Dennis was very experienced at finding animals, and getting us as close as possible to the various game we found while on safari. While in Tanzania, Hamza took over as our guide and was extremely knowledgeable when it came to the different kinds of birds and game we saw. Both guides made an effort to find the animals that we wanted to see, and make the game drive - whether it be an early/late game drive, or a whole day adventure - as pleasant as possible for everyone. Again, both guides were GREAT!
Throughout our safari, we stayed in many different kinds of accommodations. In Masaai Mara, we stayed in an up-scale tented camp, with our own personal bungalows and a main lodge where we had our meals. In the Serengeti we stayed in a typical bush camp, with true tents for our room that did not lack modern amenities such as running water and electricity. In both the Ngorongoro Crater and Amboseli National Park, we stayed at a Serena Lodge, the most luxurious accommodations of the trip. All of our lodging had very friendly and accommodating staff, with good food and lots of amenities for guests.
My only complaint would be the safari Land Cruiser in Tanzania, which was not the extended model and gave us barely enough room for all the luggage for our family of four. The extended version was in Kenya was much more spacious.
Our family had an exceptional trip thanks to Wildebeest and our two guides, Dennis and Hamza.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience of the trip with Giltedge
Giltedge provided a great service for this trip. Thanks to them we had a great experience and enjoyment. Especially the agent we worked with, Sybille, she had great customer focus, communication skills, problem solving skills, and follow up. She customized the trip that met our goal and expectation. Everything was arranged in a seamless way. We enjoyed the stay at Victoria Falls, and we saw all big fives plus much more while in the safari game reserve.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The perfect experience capturing wildlife, ecosystems and the heart and soul of Southern Africa
From our first email correspondence with Juliane, it was obvious that she was open to our suggestions about what we wanted to plan for our trip and she made every effort to bring our plans to fruition. She offered options and strong suggestions when she felt we may have been veering slightly off of the best course and everything that she planned was fabulous, far exceeding our expectations!
She kept us up-to-date with any changes necessary and was very forthcoming with price changes. Her love and knowledge of southern Africa and all of the beauty it has to offer was obvious! And once we were in Africa, she was ever available when we had questions. She even met us before we left and was there at the airport as we returned from the bush. A professional but more importantly, a lovely woman who runs a wonderful company! We feel it’s very helpful to have a travel agent living and working in southern Africa who understands the politics and weather issues that can arise should any last minute changes be necessary. She truly had our best interest, safety and joy in mind!
PK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Every thing was out class & Excellent
communication was perfect and service was Awesome.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent! Service and Great Safari Experience!
We booked our very first mobile camping safari trip to Khwai and Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana with Kingfisher Safaris. Everything went well from start to finish. We spent a total of 3.5 weeks in the Southern Africa and this camping trip was the highlight and so unforgettable. Martin was very easy to communicate with at the planning stage. He replied to all my emails very quickly with detailed answers. You can tell he is very knowledgeable and experienced about Botswana. Our mobile camping guide/driver, Pilot, was very friendly with tons of humors! He has more than 30 years experience and knows the area really well. Our chef, Peggy Sue, cooked very delicious food every day and she has tons of humors as well! The waitress and the camper hand were both very nice people as well and made sure hot water was ready when we came back from game drive and also made our room multiple times dueing the day. The camping experience was way beyond our expectations. Plus all the wildlife we encountered during the tour. We loved it! Thank you Martin, Pilot, and the team for making our Safari in Okavango Delta so memorable and unforgettable!
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari with excellent tour operator
We booked a 5 day budget safari (sleeping in tents) visiting Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. The manager (David) was very quick and reliable, giving us all necessary information on time. Everything worked as described in the offer. The driver (Jackson) was professional, punctual and, most importantly, very experienced when it came to navigating in the parks and finding animals (we saw the Big5 in part due to him). The cook (Halid) was courteous and polite and prepared good and clean food on time. All in all, great experience and top value for the price! We would definitely go with that team again.
