AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Second Trip with Sun Safaris ... Better than the Incredible First
This was the second safari I've been on arranged by Natasha Allan with Sun Safaris, and like the first one, this one did not disappoint. From the initial email a year before our proposed safari dates, to an email after the safari was over checking in to make sure everything went well, nothing was left wanting.
This was a joint birthday safari so we had special requests and ideas in mind, and Natasha not only delivered them, but she ordered them in such a way that cut down travel time and travel costs between the 3 lodges and reserves we stayed at (Klaserie, Timbavati, and Sabi Sands). Her expert knowledge and communication skills left nothing to chance, and I would trust Natasha to book my next holiday anywhere in the world - even if she was not an expert on that region!
I would not hesitate to book with Natasha and Sun Safaris again, and as someone who has been to Africa 7 times, there is every possibility it will be more than once.
Absolutely brilliant experience - both in country and leading up to it.
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
I actually travelled with Ronald twice during my trip to Uganda. My intention was to only do an ordinary safari (Queen Elizabeth), but after my first incredible experience, provided by the ever professional Ronald, I wanted to experience more. Ronald convinced me that seeing the gorillas was an opportunity I could not let slip me by, but seeing as my time and budget was fairly limited I thought that it couldn't be done. Ronald made it happen, by squeezing in tracking to only two days and by restricting the budget to match my resources. All in all I'm very satisfied with both my wild life experiences and believe that I got the best safari provider out there. So yes, I recommend Kajie safaris to anyone wanting to get the experience of a life time.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An amazing and unique experience which ticked all the boxes and surpassed expectation.
From my first, vague email to a very sad farewell at the end of an incredible African adventure, Shaun and his staff have been nothing but friendly, helpful, caring and professional and a bottomless mine of information. We did our version of the "9-Day Guided Best of Kruger Park Safari" tour - a great choice to get a sample of public, commercial and private reserves with some spectacular scenery thrown in courtesy of the Panorama Route.
Shaun's pride and passion for Africa, her wildlife and humans, shows in everything he does, as does his willingness to share his wealth of knowledge. He is a great judge of character and tweaks the experience as he gets to know his clients. Be prepared for fun, laughter and awe-inspiring wildlife encounters. Walking through the African bush is an experience we will never forget. His tours are not just about ticking boxes as you spot the big 5, they are about appreciating whatever this magical place wishes to share with you.
Shaun's contacts and carefully selected staff allow him to provide an incredibly well-serviced tour. Accommodation was always well above expectation, and meals were fabulous.
This was a supposed to be a once in a lifetime experience, but we are already saving for the return trip, this time with the children.
RS
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fast, organized and reliable team
I had a pleasure to book a safari tour to Amboseli 2 days/1 night in the last moment with this agency. They were very polite, professional and fast. 'They gave me all the details needed in short time and made a plan around my needs. The tour guide was very well informed and we had a exciting safari in Amboseli park where we saw all the animals we wished for. Thank you for the pleasant journey.
OM
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
the whole family enjoyed the experience a lot, including warm welcome and friendliness of all person
The whole safari tour experience was really great from the moment we set foot in Tanzania, travelling, accomodation and safari were truly awesome.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic Gorilla trecking experience
I highly recommend using safari bookings if interested in going Gorilla trekking. We were a group of 4 ladies doing a 6 day trip in Uganda. Justus was extremely professional and helpful with our bookings. And our tour guide Ben was fantastic. What a wonderful team this trip was everything we expected plus more.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
best tour safari in tanzania
Very good and honest communication.no promises only fact and precision. Good vehicule Fantastic itinery.
2nd time with them and planning a return with my grandchildren next summer
US
Complicated Trip Made Easy!
My wife and I had the pleasure of working with Darren and Compass Odyssey to plan an 18 day trip to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Botswana. We had an ambitious itinerary that included many different flights, hotels/lodges, excursions, and border crossings. Compass Odyssey made our complicated itinerary a breeze through a combination of excellent communication, customer service, and flexibility. Darren was an absolute pleasure to work with and I’d highly recommend Compass Odyssey to anyone looking to plan a South African vacation.
We provided Compass Odyssey with a rough outline of our goals for the trip, including the budget, dates, locations, and attractions we wanted to see. With only that minimal information, Darren was able to develop an itinerary that included top notch lodging, all relevant transfers between locations, and access to all of the highlights we wanted to see. He was even able to incorporate a safari package that we purchased from a charity auction into the overall itinerary. Darren’s insight was incredibly helpful in navigating across the various countries, including timing of flights/vans as well as crossing the borders. This would have been a stressful trip to plan on our own, but Compass Odyssey made it seem easy.
There were no surprises once we arrived. All of the lodging was exactly how it was described to us and all of the transfers ran smoothly to/from the airport and between lodges. From the drivers to the tour guides, everyone we met that was affiliated with Compass Odyssey was helpful and pleasant. International travel can be difficult, especially traveling to a new country for the first time. Using Compass Odyssey to plan our vacation was a great idea and helped make the experience a memorable one.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome!
It was a awesome trip! Joshua came to pickup us ontime and gave us 3 boxes of water for 4 days trip:) Our tour guy name "James" were super well organized and nice, always answer all the questions that we had and try very hard to drive us around to find the big 5! Overall, everything is great and definitely recommend! Thank you:)
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Avoid this guy!!!
Attention, be very careful with Faustin!!! I can't recommend this tour operator at all!!! We have never experienced such a disaster before. The tour was a nightmare!!! The organisation was terrible.
The driver left us in Mikumi at the Hotel, on the last day returning back and disappeared into thin air!!! Faustin and driver would not pick up the phone since then! We were left alone and had to go back by ourselves to dar!!!!!!!! Luckily it was not our day of the departure, else we would have missed the flight back home!
We reported this incident to the Police and the Tanzania Tour Association as well as the National Park Administration!
But let me tell you the whole story...
...My girlfriend and I, booked a 5-day Mikumi and Selous private tour. Faustin was recommended by friends, who made a 9day luxury safari. Faustin and his driver John picked us up with the car ready to start the tour. Once we paid him the full amount cash (by the way we never received a bill) he left the car telling us that he is not going to join the tour with us. If we knew before, we would have canceled.
Alone with the driver we soon realized, that John wasn't speaking English at all. Luckily my girlfriend is from Kenia and speaks Swahili. Even though John was not talking to us, he was just driving like a robot. No conversation, no stories, no jokes, no social interaction. In fact, he was texting all the time and even stopped to handle some private business while we were waiting for him in the car. Being scared of getting a fine he drove 40km/h although the speed limit is 50km/h. Can you imagine how long a 5-day-trip can get with someone like that!
John was just the driver, he had no clue about the daily planned program. He asked us, what to do next, instead vice versa. We had to coordinate the trip with the local guides ourselves, who were also shocked with Johns behavior. He littered in the national park. In the national park, during safari he jumped many times out of the car while talking on the phone, although advice differently by the guides as it is forbitten by the rangers. He scared away animals and spoiled pictures. He had no patience and was bored quickly. At some point, after a long wait, trying to get a good pic, he decided to drive off. At this point I lost my calm and had an argument with him. Because he didn’t understand English, he thought we insulted him.
A regular (taxi) driver with no safari experience would have done the job with more passion and care.
We booked a regular tour, but Faustin delivered less than promised. He cut our program short. He is profit oriented but delivers a really bad service and showed a very unprofessional behavior!!!!!!
During the whole tour, he never got in direct contact with us, although we expressed some concerns. Maybe he will do that now, through this platform. I'm curious to see his response.
After the driver dumped us in Mikumi, locals told us, that Faustin is known for this tricky behavior. He owes local guides/drivers money. He doesn't pay them their full salary.
If you are thinking of doing a safari-tour check the safaribookings.com for the best rated company. I strictly advise you not to ignore my review.