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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful safari!!!! Great experience
We have been on the 14-Days-Private-Safari in January 2018 with Wildebeest. The safari was from the beginning until the end an awesome experience. Noah, who organized our safari, always responded very quickly to our requests and everything on our two weeks trip worked perfectly. During the 14 days we enjoyed the company of three different drivers/guides in Kenya and Tanzania which were all brilliant and very knowledgeable. Their quality as animal spotters and their abundant knowledge of East African‘s wildlife was impressive. Thank you again, Andrew, Ayubu and Denis.
The lodges and tented camps we stayed in were wonderful and all of very high standard. To sum it up, Wildebeest Safari made our honeymoon-safari unforgettable and we can highly recommend the company. Whenever we have the urge to see elephants, cheetahs and lions again, Wildebeest Safari will be the company of our choice.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had a fantastic time with Richard exploring Uganda.
Our family spent two weeks in Uganda. Our son, working in SW Uganda at the time, booked with Asiimwe Richard from inside the country on advice of local friends. Our son had definite ideas about some remote places far from the SW that he wanted to experience. Along the way, we visited Kidepo, Murchison Falls and Queen in Richard's very capable Land Cruiser. His university-trained professionalism, local knowledge, interpersonal skills, expert driving and common sense combined with the magnificence of the country to keep us feeling secure and able thoroughly to enjoy the people, terrain and wildlife. We saw crocodile, elephant, hippo, ostrich, leopard, hyena, and (simultaneously!) lion and cheetah. Richard is very intelligent, thoroughly competent and has our absolutely highest recommendation. Those two weeks provided memories for a lifetime.
Our communications, the service, the safari were all excellent and lived up to or exceeded expectations.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Sabi Sand Game Reserve by Terry
For all of the same reasons I listed above, people are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable, the animals are right there, the accommodations are lovely, and the food and wine are delicious. I will return if I can make the opportunity arise.
FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A fantastic experience
My wife and I spent three fantastic days at Shamwari Game Reserve in April 2017. We came close to lots of beautiful animals, including all the big five, but also many others, during two three-hours safaris each day. The weather was great, the guide (Stef) was excellent, the accommodation was superb, the food was very good, and the service was perfect. We are dreaming about going back as soon as possible. You can find a few of the pictures we took at https://www.flickr.com/photos/nilsaxel/sets/72157683166837055.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
What an amazing animal adventure, one of my favorite trips!
We went primarily to see the wildlife in their natural habitat and the trip surpassed our expectations. The animals came so close to our vehicle and were not bothered by our presence at all. We got to see them behaving as they do, protecting their babies, protecting their kill, playing, eating, and sleeping. January is a good time to see the babies. The big cats are as awesome as you expect, the elephants are a delight to watch play in the mud, the giraffes are elegant, and who knew warthogs could be so cute! We did see the big five but those and the vervet monkeys and baboons were our favorites. I did not know what to expect with accommodations or food, but both were fabulous! Viewing animals outside your bedroom window is really cool and they fed us more delicious fresh, food than we could ever eat. The service was outstanding everywhere we went. People are friendly and helpful and our guides, Sebastion and Armand, and tracker, Rifos, were extremely knowledgeable. We hated to leave! Six days was really not enough to see and do all that South Africa has to offer. I recommend staying 10 days to 2 weeks if you want to get enough of animals, scenery and culture. We could have spent more time viewing animals and we missed out on museums and culture. Lastly, save room for the South African wine!
FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about South Africa by Nils Axel
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Amazing 10-Day Self Drive Tour of Namibia
We started planning this trip rather last minute, only four weeks from our departure. After being a bit overwhelmed by all the choices, we opted to have Wayfairer Travel handle all the arrangements and bookings. We gave them a budget and they took it from there. We couldn't have been happier with the results. Every detail was taken care of and even though this was a self-drive tour, we were well taken care of along the way.
The accommodations were very high end and very comfortable, especially the Doro Nawas Lodge in Damaraland and the Ongava Lodge near Etosha. The food and service was top notch with all the meals being tasty and well presented. We were in Namibia in January which is their summer and the wet season. Not the best time we were told to see wildlife in places like Etosha, because the animals are spread out throughout the park and don't need to rely on the waterholes for their water. Despite that being the case, we saw elephants in Damaraland, lions in Ongava, Rhinos in Waterberg Plateau and most of the more common animals as well. No cheetahs or leopards, but we will have to save that for next time.
The highlights have to be the dunes in and around Sossusvlei (we spent an evening watching the sunset from Dune 40 all to ourselves). Everyone else goes to Dune 45 so it is full of footprints, but Dune 40 was untouched. Watching the sunrise from Deadvlei. Finding about 20 of the rare desert-adapted elephants in Damaraland along with a 3 week old calf, and watching about 10 lions in Ongava lounging around and playing with their cubs. Overall an amazing trip.
Experience level: first safari
Outstanding! Honest, knowledgeable and highly professional. I felt like I was travelling in a movie!
Everything was faultless, we received clear schedules. We were woken up in good time to ensure we reached our various destinations and adventures in a relaxed and highly enjoyable journey. Made stops at lots of points of interest which enriched our adventure.
I admit, the host Richard was always cheerful, helpful and very informative. I highly recommend K Safaris and Richard for the highest standard of safety and coordination of all activities and excursions.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They do the worrying, you enjoy
Good, but they should get a toll free number. Otherwise satisfied
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Safari experience from start to finish
Once in a lifetime! I am so happy we found Travel for Change. Patricia worked with us prior to our trip to make sure we fit in everything we could in the short period we were in Kenya for (4 days with 3 on safari). We were a group of 3 women travelling and it was important to us that we felt safe, comfortable and taken care of and all of those things happened! Eliud was a great starting point for us as he arranged our airport pick up and connected us with our fantastic tour guide Martin.
We selected the SemiLuxury option for our 3 day safari. Our first night was spent in luxury at the Dusit D2 in Nairobi before our safari - one of the safest best hotels i think i have ever stayed in while traveling abroad. For our first night on safari, We stayed at Camp Ilkeliani which i could not speak higher of - the staff there was incredible, the views from the sundowner were unbeatable and our tent was so comfortable. We also stayed at the Lake Naivasha Lodge which was amazing - animals in our backyard. We really wished we could have enjoyed more of this lodge but the sunset, bbq and animals were amazing.
This trip was unforgettable! We saw all the animals we wanted to, experienced the African culture in what felt like a very genuine way and connected with the environment. 10/10 would recommend.