50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip of a lifetime - thanks to Kerry Ririe !
I wanted to take my daughter to South Africa and Zambia in 2020 to celebrate her being accepted by a Master degree program. We had to cancel because of COVID, planned again in 2021, canceled it again and, we finally went in 2022 to celebrate her graduation along with her best friend ! Over the two years, Kerry was so patient, understanding, informative. We changed the dates a few times to accommodate everyone's schedule, altered the itinerary, requested restaurants reservations to be made.....Kerry accommodated every single request with good advice and most wonderful attitude. And when she said we could call her whenever there's a need, she meant it ! One of us left the phone in the car on the way to Nelspruit Airport, without knowing the driver's number, we called Kerry for help. She picked up the phone right away.....it was before 7 in the morning.....and just like that the driver returned to the airport in less than ten minutes and we got the phone back....whew ! She also arranged COVID test for us before we left Zambia to make it so much easier on the way back. So, not only Kerry crafted an itinerary exactly to what we wanted, she also took great care of us during the whole time. We highly recommend Kerry to anyone who wants to see Africa. We had a trip of a lifetime not only because of her excellent work and expertise, but most of all is because she cares !
For reference, we went to Cape Town (4 nights), Sabi Sand Game Reserve (3 nights), White River (1 night), Victoria Falls on the Zambia side (3 nights), we also went to Zimbabwe side on the day we left.
HK
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful safari with Francis
Our safari was great! We had no compalin at all. Evrertything was smooth, especially honeymoon surprise organized by Sino Africa Safari.
We would like to say that they are professional, never let you down. They know what you want, just pick them!
BR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing
We did a 7 days trip in Uganda with African Adventure Travellers and it was an amazing experience. In this time, we visited Kampala, did safari in Murchison Falls, chimpanzee trekking in Kibale, gorilla trekking in Bwindi and canoeing on the Lake Bunyonyi. We had great communication with Robert Mugabe for organizing the trip. Afterwards, the driver Patrick was fundamental for the success of the safari. I also have to quote the guide Huzaima for the excelent city tour in Kampala. Both were really friendly and helpful. I truly recommend their services!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Bucket list trip - exceeded expectations
We had a wonderful time with Seven By Far! We loved our guide, Anthony. He was fun and made sure we could cross off everything on our wish list. Sylvester was great to work with in our planning. They were professional, responsive, prompt, and friendly. The car was comfortable. The hotels and meals were excellent. Highly recommend!
CZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience
We had 5 days group safary with airport pick-up and drop-off. Everything went smoothly and according to plan. Our tour guide Mandela was excelent - great English, drove safe, made introduction to every park and said interesting things about animals we saw. He was really nice and asked frequently if we have any inquiries. Our cook Tito was just amazing - honestly we had not expected such a great cooking servis. We everytime got many courses of african style meals and salads/veggies/fruits and local wine/drink. He baked his own fresh bread, cakes and even a pizza.
It was averall amazing experience with Suricata Safaris led by Mandela and Tito - thank you guys very much!
We slept in a tent camps and I definetly recommend to bring some warm clothes - in Ngorong Ngorong real feel was bellow 10 C and it was really chilly. On the other hand meeting pack of zebras while going to the bathroom during night was a real heartwarming experience :)
Regarding optional Masai village trip - I just want to say, dont be affraid to haggle for the price of souveniers - they simply overcharge a lot.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Overall Experience.
The safari was excellent! Very well planned and organized. The guide was very friendly, helpful and experienced. The accommodations and meals were also great and with friendly staff.
Everything went as we wished and overall we are very satisfied with it.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Excellent service and trip
Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Excellent service and trip
We did a 4 day “economy’ safari. Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro park and crater. We loved it. Jam packed with all the animals you can wish for. Our driver Goodluck was phenomenal at finding hard to find animals such as several, leopards, hyena, plus all the others. The company was responsive and helpful. I will be highly recommending to others. Our cook, Kareem was very nice and met out Dietary needs. I can’t speak highly enough of the whole experience. Our expectations were exceeded by this service and experience that Lion King adventures provided. We highly recommend them.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari experience
Danial amd Jonathan were great guides. They were the best to spot lions, cheetahs, and leopards. We also say alive prey by cheetahs. It was good experience by explorer kenya safari. They were very responsive for every requests we had. We recommend them for anyone who wants to have great safari.
BE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tailor-made African nature experience
The best journey ever. ( and we have already traveled a lot)
Tailor-made, BBC Earth actually experienced!
Fantastic guides and overnighting in luxury.
Far away from our overcrowded Europe …
This is the travel agency for Southern Africa!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Meticulous planning and execution
Compass Odyssey did an excellent job with both planning and then implementing a wonderful, individualized trip for us.
In the planning stage, they used their extensive knowledge and experience to offer us an initial draft itinerary. Most importantly, they then listened to us about additional places we wanted to go and changes we wanted to make. They were able to give us feedback about logistics and timing. They also did research on our behalf about going to an area that was newer for them, finding the best guides and lodging possible. All-in-all, both the communication and the resulting itinerary were great.
The trip itself was amazing. The guides Compass Odyssey arranged for us were all helpful, friendly, knowledgeable, and flexible. They seamlessly took care of logistics in a way that made the trip so much easier than it would have been had we tried to do this on our own. We were met and assisted at every airport, driven to and timely collected from our lodging every day, taken to sights, helped with border crossings, and educated about the areas’ environment and history. Because they also listened to our interests and were flexible, the trip was able to be even further tailored specifically for us at the implementation phase.
Compass Odyssey also used their knowledge and experience to select outstanding lodging for us and to take care of all the internal airline bookings. The combination of everything that they did for us made this a trip of a lifetime for us. I would would definitely highly recommend Compass Odyssey and will go to them again for any future travel in Southern Africa.
