BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
What a great and pleasant experience!
So, I always wanted to visit the Serengeti but priced were always off my budget. Until I found this opportunity with avocet. To be honest, I was worried with the quality of the Safari for that price, but let me be clear with this: it was great. Of course I bought the camping option and I'm used to it, but the great and personal treatments from Jeff from the moment we set foot in Tanzania until we left was amazing. Definitely coming back and will use their agency.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience!
Our safari was amazing! We were well looked after, there was constant communication leading up to the trip and we had so much fun!
NL
Frank knows what the client wants and Will do his utmost to statisfy them. He knows the places well
Every tourist place he knows like his OWN backyard. Most of all he Will listen to your wishes and try to make them real. It was an exceptional experience, the places he has shown me and the advi e he gave me. Frank is the best guide i have ever had the pleasure of spending time with.
EC
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Totally Best Safari Experience
I found Marianne Birrell Safaris through an extensive research of a dozen companies. Based on other reviews, and a query to Marianne, I selected her company to organize our safaris. I can proudly say that the choice was one of the best decisions I ever made. She developed a program that exceeded our wildest dreams.
Marianne started the process with a series of questions designed to help her determine what we wanted to do. It worked beyond our imagination. We ended up with safaris in three different environments and a visit to Victoria Falls. We conducted safaris on a private game reserve in Sabi Sand, South Africa that allowed us to go off road and get within a few feet of animals to include big cats; a combination river cruise and land drives with in Chobe, Botswana; and a completely immersed in nature experience in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. In all cases, lodging at the camps was first rate, the services of each completely satisfactory (reviews written 13 and 14 May in Trip Advisor on each). In all cases, the coordination to get us from each location to the next was nearly flawless. We had a minor hiccup on one occasion, through no fault of her own, but Marianne jumped on it right away even while on a short holiday to get it resolved.
Marianne also patiently fielded hundreds of our questions so completely that we ran into no surprises during our 3 1/2 weeks in Africa. The information sheets she provided were also critical to our preparation. Bottom line, we were completely prepared for the safaris.
Her efforts did not end with just the safaris. We spent our first week in the Cape Town region. She arranged a terrific guest house and tours of two wineries for us along with providing a large number of tips on what to see and do in the region. Lastly, she arranged a guest house for us on returning back to Johannesburg before flying back home.
In essence, Marianne organized a vacation of a lifetime to near perfection. I would not hesitate to give anyone our strongest recommendation to use Marianne to plan and organize safaris in the southern parts of Africa.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The trip of a lifetime!
I traveled with Augustine's Adventure Africa in November of 2016. The safari was an amazing experience from start to finish! The team at AA Africa was easy to work with during the planning process and made several recommendations based on the interests of the group that made the trip unforgettable. The guides were very knowledgeable about the wildlife and the local culture and were great and spotting animals. We were lucky enough to see lions with cubs, lots of elephants, leopards sleeping in trees and on the move, giraffe, huge herds of buffalo, zebra, and wildebeest, rhinos, and many beautiful species of birds. The lodges were spectacular and the staff was friendly and very professional. The food was also amazing everywhere we went. I can't thank Augustine and his team enough for such a wonderful experience! I will be bringing my parents on a safari this coming summer and I can't wait to travel with AA Africa again!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exciting experience with a flexible and friendly guide, Barack.
Everything we expected and more. Seeing the volcano is a must and doing it with someone as friendly and enthusiastic as Barack made it so much more exciting
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect tour
Well prepared and professional organization. Perfect on-time and a good driver who was able to show us all important aspects of the country and Safari.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great safari planners
Wow experience! Me and my fiance Richard had a 3 days budget safari in uganda. Thanks to Mark and pamora safaris the experience was remarkable
BE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
18 Days Safari Uganda Adventure
Great and helpful service! Frank was outstanding: experienced and quite amicable with a nice sense of humour, especially when he speaks Dutch. Always in a good mood. Frank knows all hints that point the presence and location of predators. We were often first upon the scene of interesting animal action. He brought me to see much more than I expected: wildlife and natural beauty, villages and tribes. A responsible driver in a well maintained land cruiser. A guide with an impressive professionalism. His knowledge of his culture and country is amazing. I had such a wonderful experience and I am already planning another tour! I am not a first-timer to visit East-Africa. I can highly recommend Frank as your tour guide to have the time of your life. You will not regret it! Thank you so much Frank! And see you again!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great professionals who made our holiday THE best ever!
Tanzania. As African Heart really knows Tanzania and the most beautiful places to see, they made sure our trip, our driver and guide and all our lodges were absolutely wonderful! We started at Lake Manyara where during the evening we were booked in a lodge which overlooks the lake. The next day we traveled to Serengetti for a 2 day stay, and our guide and driver made sure his nick-name Eagle-Eye was proven to be true! He has shown us all the animals we had on our 'wish-list' and more and made sure we were able to enjoy them in private!! Lake Victoria, the Ngororngoro Crater and Zanzibar.. all amazing places to be! The food during the trip was extremely well (lunch boxes, fab diners). We will most certainly come back to Tanzania, and for us there is only ONE tour-agent for this: African Heart, where they know the country and really listen and act on your wishes!! Karibu Sana!!!