50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Over and Beyond my expectations
I was extremely impressed with the professional service with Encounter Africa Safaris. I was a bit worried about booking a family tour with a non ABTA company, but I could not have been better served. Chris was on hand in the beginning to immediately answer any queries and to try and put our minds at rest. Patrick met us at some ungodly hour in the middle of the night at the airport and even dropped us off at the end. He was a great driver and guide. We felt safe and secure with him as he negotiated some difficult road, never making a rash move. His cultural and environment knowledge was greatly appreciated. The accommodation booked was wonderful and quirky. The meals were delicious and nourishing. We went to bewitching Bwindi for the gorilla trek and stayed at Broadbill Forest camp (an enchanting place!). Stayed at Bufflo Lodge at Queen Elizabeth National Park for the Safari tours and then at the homely Rwenzori View Guest House at Fort Portal for the Chimp and Swamp tours. My family had a wonderful holiday and I would highly recommend this company.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Once again, a wonderful experience!
I was on a Safari in Mikumi together with my girlfriend and her family and it was a wonderful experience. Kanuth took good care of us and he had planned the Safari tour very well, with breakfast and lunch and a lot of beautiful animals!
I look forward to come back some day to go on a new adventure with Kanuth Adventure Safaris.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An amazing safari!!
I have just been on my 4th safari with Kanuth Adventure Safaris. Again it was an amazing experience! I give Kanuth Adventure Safaris my best recommendations!
SG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome Holidays
Was doing my research on safari and came upon Wild Wings Safari, and started communicating with Cathari, bombarding her with questions, and she was able to give us what we need to know and in a fast and professional manner. Helped us with our last minute trip arrangement and sent us to Mohlabetsi Private Lodge which is very professional and wonderful lodge. The entire booking experience with Wild Wings had been more than pleasant and the stay with Mohlabetsi was also one of the best experience we had.
Thanks Cathari for making our wedding anniversary trip an unforgettable trip of our life completed with the romantic dinner arrangement. Definitely will go with them for our next safari trip
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They are fantastic in all they do.
In general they provide good services.I love the way they organise their trips,accommodation and their comfortable vehicles.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amboseli National Park Tour
These guys were fantastic. They went above and beyond to ensure we saw the big 5. They were very knowledgable about the area, park, wildlife and fauna.
They provided all accommodation & food and it was all excellent.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari experience was more wonderful than I could have imagined!
Peter did a wonderful job of tailoring our safari to our exact needs and the time we had available. Our driver was determined to make our experience memorable, as was Peter. Kibo Safari Camp was something out of the movies, beautiful accommodations and delicious buffet. We highly recommend Peter as your safari director!
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best 60th Birthday trip ever!!
In September, 2016, my wife Joan and I embarked on a bespoke Safari trip to Zimbabwe and Botswana organised and accompanied by John Cooper, Owner and managing Director of the African Adventure Safari Company. After months of research, emails and discussions with John, who remained extremely patient during the whole process, my wife finally confirmed the venues that we wanted to visit and John completed the rest of the planning process, leaving us only flights to book from and back to Perth Australia to Zimbabwe (Bulawayo) and from Botswana (Maun).
John proved to be a rather remarkable guide and travelling companion and we became good friends during the trip. He “sold” our safari to another Australian couple, Karen and Julius from Gosford NSW, who joined us on the trip, in order to keep costs down. They were really lovely and their company really made our holiday something special.
Our trip started with a flight to Johannesburg and then onto Bulawayo where we were met off the plane by John, who had previously picked up Karen and Julius a day earlier in South Africa. At this stage I informed John of my heart problem and from then on nothing, and I mean nothing, was too much trouble for him. I could not have been in better hands! So we started the trip proper with a lovely lunch at the Bulawayo Club that was followed by a few hour’s drive to our first stop, the Big Cave Camp in the Matabo Hills region for 2 nights. From there we drove to a railway station a few hour’s away to catch the Elephant Express to Bomani Camp in the Hwange Game Reserve for 3 nights, leaving by the same means to move onto the Lokathula Lodge in Victoria Falls for 3 nights. From Vic Falls we drove into Botswana to visit the Chobe Game Reserve on the Chobe River for 3 nights, then flew from Kasane to a bush landing strip on the Okovango Delta for a drive to our final destination, Kana Kara Camp for 3 nights. Departing Kana Kara by light plane for Maun, then onto Johannesburg and back to Perth WA, completed the return trip.
John is a really nice guy, garrulous and informed with a great repertoire of stories and jokes! He is very knowledgeable about all things African and calmly negotiated our way through various police checks, roadblocks and customs border crossings with his easy going friendly manner. He also had a great network of contacts at the various lodges and camps and was clearly a well-respected tour operator. We would unequivocally recommend John and his company to anyone wishing to experience a Southern African safari. We intend to return at some stage in the near future and will be using John once again as our guide.
In conclusion, Joan and I differ in our thoughts as to what was the best venue on the trip, Bomani in Hwange or Kana Kara in the Okavango. It is so hard to choose between them. For me the addition of lots of water at Kana Kara and the Lions made it special. For Joan the variety of game and the proximity of the lodge waterhole and all that it brought, as well as the quality of the food and accommodation tilted the balance in favour of Bomani. Needless to say we would return to both tomorrow!!!!
FYI, we thought Chobe came in third and well worth doing, followed by Big Cave (interesting and worth doing for the Rhinos) and then Vic Falls, where two nights would have been sufficient.
John, thanks again for a great time and a fantastic trip. You are a legend, man! Always happy to be contacted by prospective clients.
PH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An experience I won't ever forget
Last 2012, my family decide to go to South Africa for a vacation. I consulted with a local agency, they were not able to give us an itinerary since it was too early (March 2013, intended date of our vacation). So I went online to see if I could just book a tour or look for other agencies, the 1st website I checked was African Welcome Safari, I answered some questions on their website. I wasn't sure if they would reply since I have experienced with other agency who didn't. When Kathi Simon replied, she gave us an idea of what to expect, places to visit, what clothes to wear, what kind of luggage to bring and etc. She took care of everything. Fast forward to 2016, we decided to go to East Africa this time and I inquired if I she can give us an itinerary and she did. She took care of everything again. My sister asked me why do we have to go to 3 different camps or lodges if we can just stay in 1 place and experience it all, like we did in South Africa. We only appreciated it all when we were there and experienced all different places that we went to. In short, I have no regrets whatsoever of booking with African Welcome Safari. If we ever decide to go back to Africa, we will definitely book again with them.
US
most fun i had in a long time
Everything was just simply so perfect :)Our trip was at the end of the wet season, and was with Emmanuel.
We saw everything that we could think of and more! including Albino Baboons and the big 5 all with young!
Emmanuel our driver was very knowledegable and very intune to us and what we wanted/needed (like an afternoon nap, or patience sitting waiting for the cheeta to hunt!)