US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Priceless!!!
What a trip, Africa. What a travel agent, Matt. Priceless!
Matt planned an amazing 2 week adventure for 2 families to SA, Zimbabwe and, Zambia. Going to a new country, you always expect some hiccups, but nothing in our case. Everything was perfect .... from transfers, to personal chefs, to Safari's, to kids entertainment ...everythign went smooth and perfectly.
We visited CapeTown, VicFalls, The Hide (in Zimbabwe, a must do), and Madikwe (in SA). Matt took personal care and went above and beyond to meet us personally and chauffeur us from Johansburg to Madikwe and back.
For people planning Safari Trips ... The Hide in Zimbabwe is a magical place, and must do.
I cannot recommend Matt enough ... give him a call, and he will take the best care of you and your family at a personal level!!!
NZ
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The complete adventure was extremely well organised.
We were very impressed with the whole trip. A special mention to our guide for 25 days, Anthony "Ants" who was so accommodating to all requests. His wealth of knowledge about all facets of the trip, including his enthusiasm to share the African way of life as well as his cooking expertise of many braai and bush camp fire TV moments were a great way to end the busy, tiring long days.
The accommodation was a very well thought out variation with clean, comfortable 4* plus lodges as well as the glamping which made us appreciate we were really amongst the wild life.
Throughout the whole trip, to hear and see the animals so close to us was mind blowing - a photographers paradise with so many opportunities to capture the animals & birds up close was beyond our expectations.
The only criticism we would have is the excessive long dusty trips - particularly as we headed for our last days of glamping. There was very little to see along the rough, dusty roads - arriving in the dark to a camp not yet set up, eating our dinner after 10pm and leaving again before daylight to travel back over the similar route to exit the game park was hard to understand why.
The local guides within the parks were wonderful - sharing their expertise to track down the various wild life was impressive.
The Chobe vehicle was uncomfortable over a very long distance because of poor rear suspension. The Tui Game Reserve vehicle was definitely better to ride in, considering the rough, challenging terrain we encountered to seek the wild life.
The Masihambe vehicle was comfortable - a suggestion would be for Ants to have a speaker so as passengers at the back of the vehicle could hear the information he was relaying.
We would thoroughly recommend this experience to anyone - it is exceptionally good value for a safari experience of a lifetime.
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
We had a wonderfull safari through northern Tanzania, excellent in every aspect!
We have just returned from a truly wonderful trip to Tanzania that exceeded all of our expectations. And we have traveled quite a lot in the world with good organisations like SNP. We met African Wildcats at the Vakantiebeurs voor Bijzondere Reizen in de Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam and immediatly liked the idea that it is a company owned and run bij two Tanzanians who also support their Masai community with it. One of them, John, we met at the Beurs in Amsterdam and he made a very capable, friendly and enthousiastic impression. Preparing and organizing the trip in advance was allready a pleasure, corresponding well with Jacob who helped us make good decisions about how to organise our safari to meet our very personal wishes ( we for example traveled to a town called Sengerema because I lived there as a child). Arriving in Arusha we met John again who was our guide throughout the trip. He did a magnificent job. He was an excellent and very safe driver and allways cared very well for our safety in every circumstance. He had great enthousiasm and patience with all our interests in animals, birds and trees and had good knowlege of them all and he himself was also a real animal lover, you could detect that. He was a good leader of the group and with his good communication with us and all the people around us and his good sense of humour the atmosphere was very nice. The tented camps, lodges and hotels were all excellent and the food was allways of very good quality. The program of the trip was a very good mix of culture and nature and spotting animals and we learned a lot about the masai and their habitat in a unique and authentic way. Our trip was full of wonderfull highlights and we agreed it was the best vacation our family has ever experienced. We absolutely recommend African Wildcats to everyone who wants to visit Tanzania. Thank you John and Jacob!
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari and with great guides
We went for a 3 night safari (1 night in Lake Nakuru and 2 nights in Maasai Mara). Topcream picked us up from the hotel and had a short briefing, to go through the whole trip, before leaving. We are very happy with the treatment from topcream and the safari.
Pros:
The people at Topcream are very friendly, helpful and was answering all the question that the safari newbies (like us) are asking. Our guide, John, was an excellent guide and driver. We felt very comfortable in his present. He had a deep knowledge about the areas and the animals that we where visiting. And was a very nice person (which is very important since you're are hanging with the guide a lot during the safari).
Cons:
The boat trip, in Lake Naivasha, that was offering (not included in the safari) was not a big hit.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Truly Amazing Vacation
This was the first safari trip for our family. We asked Rose to plan a trip of a lifetime and she did!!
Two superb safari camps in Kenya followed by a relaxing few days on a private island in the Seychelles.
The organization and its execution was flawless. A truly amazing vacation......Many thanks Rose
NO
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing adventure.
Thank you to Africa Tours Adventure and our incredible positive and happy driver, Patrick, for a fantastic adventure in Uganda. We love explorar nature and culture, we love any animals, small or big. We love to take pictures and we love to taste different food.
Gorilla tracking, Chimpanzees, Zebras, Elephants, Uganda Cob, beautiful birds, Hippo, Crocodile, Antelopes, many monkeys, butterflies, Lions with cubs,Camelion, Golden Monkeys and Leopard - we saw it all. Tank You :-)
Sencerly Greetings from Norway.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
30th anniversary trip of a lifetime
30 years ago my wife and I made up our respective "bucket list" trips. Her's was Kenya, mine was the Seychelles Islands. This year, on our 30th wedding anniversary, we reached out to The Luxury Safari Company to combine the two destinations into a trip of a life time. We were thrilled with the result. Our contact Rose developed an itinerary that included two luxury tent safari locations - one in the Lewa conservancy and the second in Masai Mara - that were uniquely memorable. We still talk about that segment of the trip and review our photos and videos a week after returning from our trip. After Kenya we jetted off to the Seychelles Islands and had a wonderfully relaxing week at the Six Senses Zil Pasyon resort. It was a perfect seque from the dawn to dusk safari schedule to chill out for a week in a luxury villa and the beaches of the Seychelles. We would not have changed a thing and we owe this memorable experience to Rose and team at The Luxury Safari Company.
CZ
Trip was great, driver very nice and full of interesting stories.
First of all, big thanks to Jackton. He was a great driver and guide and this made our trip perfect! Car and acommoddation were comfortable, organization very nice as we could choose what we prefer. Picnic lunch in Mara is awesome experience. In total we were very satisfied with this trip. Highly recommended.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
ALL IT WAS PERFECT
My review about Savannah Explorers is excellent!! The communication with the agency were really simple and cast, the trip is exceeded my expectations!!
my next safari will surely be with them!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very nice experience, friendly staff, lovely snacks, unlimited drinks!
Good, picked us up from hotel and dropped us off at location, also dropped us off after