20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exceptional service for our last minute family holiday
Wow, what an incredible experience! This was our first time in the Maldives and we were blown away by the landscape, the service before and on the trip and the fact that we were actually able to have a relaxing holiday with a one year old.
We decided to travel very last minute but Discover Africa made it so easy. Within a few days they had sorted out our itinerary and accommodation. We were a bit uncertain about traveling our one year old so they went the extra mile to make sure the accommodation suited our needs perfectly. It was almost effortless for us and really set the tone for an unforgettable holiday.
The resort (Adaaran Select) is super well kept and clean. The beach villas are located right on the water and they have everything you need. I particularly liked the outdoor bathrooms. Everyone at the resort made us feel super welcome and the quality of service was outstanding. My husband got some great waves at Lohis and was well looked after by the surf team. I had some exceptional dives and really enjoyed yoga classes in the mornings.
Alice at Discover Africa listened our requests, understood the type of holiday we were looking for and put together a perfect break for us, quickly and efficiently. We will definitely book with them in the future. Thanks again!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Supportive, experienced, reliable and an absolute worthwhile LifeJourney experience ! Top !
At first some hesitation to book this journey, but during the tour it became clear that my expectations were met. I have done multiple other cycling tours mostly in Europe but amongst wild animals like a giraffe is something you do once in a lieftime. Spectacular views and cycling between the Masai people is absolutely something different. The lodges or campings were tidy and food services are sufficient.
The tour was carefully planned so there were no bad experiences. Our guide Rene was very supportive and funny. There is a supportive 4 x 4 car that drove during our tour with us so that gave me a very safe feeling if something would happen.
I hope Rene will expand these cycling tours around Africa sothat I can book them straight away. No doubts!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome guides and some unreal sightings
Given it was the high season, Noah and team were responsive and were super flexible with everything from pickups to payments. We had a little hiccup on the first day, the 4x4 that we were suppose to be on broke down the night before but they had a contractor guide step in who was great. Since we did both Kenya and Tanzania, we changed guides often (we had 4 guides over 8 days) -- our two favourites were Eustace and Steven. They were absolutely amazing and thanks to them we saw more elephants than we could count, a pack of 14 lion cubs right by the side of the road and 4 leopards. It was an unbelievable trip and these guys are great. Also, I'd highly recommend staying at Tortilis Camp in the Serengeti and Tloma Lodge in Kenya -- our top two favourites accommodations!
CN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari trip
Eerything arrange well. Campsite are all great. Much satisfied with Paul.
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best. Week. Evaaa
Me and a friend went on a six day, camping only, safari tour in Kruger national park with Ryan and his assistant Lungisani. As it is already pretty clear from the previous reviews, both Ryan and Lungisani were tremendous to hang out with and really know their stuff about every wildlife and flora you can possibly encounter at Kruger. Ryan is a fantastic guide and a great guy with storytelling abilities around the braai to die for and a pair of eagle eyes which can even spot the smallest bird a mile away. Pair that with some quite amazing cooking skills as well and it's safe to say we made the right decision of booking our safari trip with Wild Planet Safari. After three days his assistant Lungisani joined us and made the trip only better. He is a really fun guy and always happy to help with whatever, plus his spotting skills are not too bad either... Overall we had the best time with Ryan and Lungisani. We saw a bunch of different animals, had the best food imaginable, had some good laughs and we were able to do it with two great people. It really was the trip we were hoping it to be thanks to Ryan, Lungisani and Thale and we really recommend going on a safari with Wild Planet Safari.
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Quick response on information demands, flexible, real hosts and nothing is too much.
The communication was efficient, quick and efficient, as well in the brochure, mail and whatsapp..
The service was amazing, timely, high quality
The safaritour and hired driver was nice, although Kruger Park itself was a bit disappointing as we were in a private reserve a week earlier; the boma-dinner and personal service was incredible.
We had a fantastic evening and the Shinzelle team was great.
CH
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience. Definitely would recommend this trip to anyone.
Overall service was good, it surpassed our expectations. The safari tour itself was just fantastic.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Superb experience
The safari was more than we dreamed it would be. Ben and his team planned a fabulous itinerary catered to our preferences on destination, price point, and comfort. Every last detail was handled smoothly. Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable, flexible, incredibly considerate. He had superhuman vision to spot camouflaged animals in trees and amazing instinct for where animals would pop out (and then made sure we were right there when they did!). This was not our first safari, so we had high standards and expectations and they were all exceeded. Highly, highly recommend E-Trip Africa.
DE
under20 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience overall, entirely new views on game and wildlife.
Our canoeing trip went from Mana Pools to Kanyemba. We requested it for our family only since we couldn't make it to any scheduled trips. Luckily they were very flexible and willing to organize this custom trip for us.
The views on the river, especially when it's still wide and open is amazing. There are mountainside on the Zambian side and flat land on the Zimbabweian. In between are lots of beautiful islands on which we saw lots of game, especially hippos that just jumped into the water 50m ahead of us. Our guides always had a good eye in seeing hippos so we never came too close to one. Even when we basically slept right next to the hippos, crocs etc. on islands at night (they came quite close to our tents, which was amazing since you could see them in the moonlight) I never felt unsafe.
Our guides were super friendly, always willing to help and good cooks. There was always enough food and water at any meal, which they always prepared for us.
I highly recommend this trip to everyone since it's just a entirely different view on nature and worth the experience.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The true meaning of African hospitality
We were a group of 3 Indians with a vague dream of visiting one the most fascinating places on our list, Namibia. At one point, it seemed quite a daunting task to organise the whole trip ourselves given our limited vacation times, until we were lucky enough to come across the most accommodating, helpful, good mannered and flexible tour agencies we have ever encountered on our extensive travels - Blue Crane Safaris. Starting about a month before our trip, company owner Mr. Derek Jacob personally ensured we were provided with all the required information about what to expect on our trip, and displayed utmost patience with his communications to us, additionally giving us ample time to arrange for the payments required. I would like to personally commend him for his time, patience and amicable attitude towards his clients; Blue Crane really does stress on its reputation for being pleasantly customer-oriented, in contrast to the usual money-minded tour operators you expect to come across. From the get-go, our trip was impeccably planned according to our tastes, starting with a timely pickup from our accomodation at Windhoek, in a full-fledged camping trailer vehicle with large windows that would let us enjoy the desolate sights outside - absolute value for money in my opinion. On the first leg of our trip to Sossusvlei, our guide Mr. Quinton ensured beyond doubt that vegetarian food would be prepared for us as much as possible, where he demonstrated absolute attention to the fact that we would remain satisfied with our meals; I think this particular point could be of significance to a lot of potential Indian vegan tourists visiting Namibia in the future. Along with friendly camp assistant David, Mr. Quinton turned out to be highly good natured, humorous, accomodating, cheerful and very well knowledgable on cultures, traditions, wildlife and geology of Namibia (and Southern Africa in general). While giving us plenty of time to explore the area on our own, they also ensured we had many of our special requests met, including setting up for two wonderful breakfast sessions near the fascinating red dunes of the Namib. A truly fascinating bunch of days! After this, our awesome guides took us through a long, enchanting journey through the Etosha national park, demonstrating full determination to make sure we spotted every animal we set out to view in the first place - their meticulous attention to movements in the bush really displays the strength of their experience as African tour guides, where their spotting skills meant that we ended up spotting black and white rhinos, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebra herds, kudus, warthogs, hyenas, and many birds - absolutely beyond all our wildest dreams!! Throughout our trip, we were also given tidbits of useful and interesting stories, legends, folktales and cultural insights into life in Namibia and the surrounding regions, including snippets of info on animal and bird behavior. All this lent a very authentic feel to our trip, and there is no way I can express my thanks to our wonderful guides, some of the most friendly and hospitable people we have had the fortune to come across - this made sure our trip was totally stress free and enjoyable. I would give 5 out of 5 stars on all aspects - friendliness, professionalism, accommodation standards, food quality, knowledegeability, flexibility, camping equipment, vehicle comfort, timeliness, value-for-money, and all related aspects. My full-fledged and hearty appreciation to the whole team, including owner Derek Jacobs, camp guide Quinton, and camp assistant David. Its been more than a month since we got back to our regular lives, but our time in Namibia will always remain with us. Priceless!!!