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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Pick them! Awesome, well organized, friendly and knowledgeable
Going on a safari is an amazing experience and not having to worry about logistics or a single detail is why you want to go with Endless Summer Tours!!! Rhys and his business partner Brett were our bush guides. They coordinated every aspect of our trip from airport pick-up to drop-off, we didn't have to think about a thing...only enjoy! Our group of 7 selected the all-inclusive 4 day/3 night package with day trip to St. Lucia, which was reasonably priced. We stayed 2 nights in a private camp / chalet and then 1 night at a more resort-type camp. Accommodations were better than expected. Rhys and Brett prepared our meals, including a traditional South African braai (BBQ), and treated us to some nice South African wine and the local specialty Amarula. A dinner was also planned at a restaurant in the reserve that had a buffet of tasty dishes and authentic singing and dancing by the waitstaff...really cool experience. On safari, we got to see 4 of the big 5 and lots of other animals. Throughout the trip, both shared their extensive experience and knowledge that helped us appreciate our experience even more. All of us were extremely happy. Overall, it was an awesome adventure...Rhys and Brett made that happen!
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect guiding, logistics on time, lodges could be better.
Mwema delivered according to expectations. They provided us with a safari guide (with & car) that guided us thru Amboseli and Masai Mara. He did an excellent job and he knew his stuff. Very service minded also. He had been working as a safari guide for the last 25 years and he knew all the places to look for animals. We saw everything except Rino and Leopard. Accommodation could be slightly better, they used AA lodge Amboseli and AA lodge Masai Mara. They where good enough , but service level on the lodges was maybe not as expected.
Dealing with management in Mwema was also a nice experience. Logistics went according to plan, and this is a plus! All in all a nice experience, wonderful game viewing but they could consider change lodges.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
I always use Sun Safaris!
I discovered Sun Safaris some years ago when booking my first safari in South Africa. I have used them quite a number of times now, in South Africa, Botswana and Kenya and wouldn't think to use any other agency for safari in any part of Africa that Sun Safaris can organise travels in. Plus they can organise other parts of your holiday, not just the safari part. Brett, the owner, and his staff are very knowledgable on pretty much all the safari lodges and so you get great advice from their first hand experience. So very glad that I discovered Sun Safaris all those years ago and hope to travel with them for many more adventures in the African bush!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic time on safari with this company! Book with them!
Thank you Emma and the team at Shemeji tours.
My husband and I spent 7 days on a private Safari at the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater as part of our 1 month honeymoon in East Africa and loved this part of the trip.
From the start, we loved Emma's personal advice on our itinerary and her professionalism. We had other companies demand a full payment upfront (to book hotels, which is ridiculous) and kept calling us in the UK to rush the payment and booking which we felt was suss. Emma met us on arrival where we could make the payment (a small deposit was taken prior over paypal)
We had Freddy as our driver (baby faced Freddy :P ) who is an absolute wildlife nature geek and knew everything about the animals, plants and the wild. He kept pulling over to show us unique plants and fauna (as well as animals of course), in particular pointed our geology sites which my husband appreciated. (my husband is a geologist). We did another 1 week safari in Kenya (Masaai Mara) after this trip and our guide there wasn't half as great as Freddy.
Patrick our chef was lovely and the meals were delicious and always plenty, we were never hungry on this trip.
Vehicles are new and massive, so you're sat very high up to see everything
Shemeji are a new company (over 1 year old?) but are extremely professional and knowledgeable. They had thought about everything in advance, theres even a charger in the vehicle for your phonse and camera battery. Given the price of going with them on a private safari is cheaper than on the overlander trucks, its no brainer.
Our suggestion is to add on Empakaai Crater walk, its a 2 hour drive from the Ngorongoro Crater and you can walk around the rim, down into the crater and around the inside. That was hands down our favourite part of the tour (apart from all the animals). The drive there alone was fantastic with the scenery (looks like the Scottish Highlands but with zebras and wild animals). Shemeji organised a ranger for us, and our guide walked with us too.
Thank you Shemeji for a fantastic experience, we are already recommending you to our family and friends.
Make sure you ask for Freddy as your guide, you will not be disappointed with him.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
c Hello Genesis of Adventure, I hope you are well? Sorry for the delay in writing, it has been so
Hello Genesis of Adventure,
I hope you are well? Sorry for the delay in writing, it has been so busy
since we returned, but we wanted to write to say that we had an amazing
time on our Safari. We haven't stopped talking about it since we got home
and all our friends and families have been looking at the hundreds of
photos we took...!!!
We would like to say a big thank you to you and everyone at genesis of
adventure for arranging such a brilliant and comprehensive tour that suited
and exceeded all our expectations. I must also say that Hassan was a credit
to your organization. We cannot praise him enough. He was courteous, funny,
reliable and knowledgeable and had an insight into where we needed to be to
see every animal available, even leopards & cheetahs. Please pass on our
special thanks to him. He made a fantastic safari even better.
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and we will definitely be in touch for
our next Safari.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari!
Great Safari! We visited Tarangire Park, Serengeti and Ngorongoro in a c.6 day Safari (private). Everything was smoothly and carefully organized, our guide James was great! Good value for money, good lodges and great partnership with the Tanzania Roadside Expeditions Team! I really recommend choosing them, had an amazing experience and hope you will have too:) Happy to discuss directly for further references and tips!
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very efficent, helpful and confident everything was taken care of to the highest level
I have no complaints about the service. All questions no matter how big or small were answered very quickly. I felt we were in safe hands travelling to a place we knew relatively little about and felt they knew a lot in the specialst field of safaris. We had continued contact throughout the trip and they helped with our travel delays to make sure we got there safe and sound by re scheduling flights etc for us and had the perfect touch of leaving us a bottle of wine to enjoy when we arrived at the lodge after a long day of travelling.
The Safari and lodge choice was incredible I would recommend it to anyone. The flying package with everything we had hoped and more. I really felt everything was taken care of for us and all we had to do was enjoy a trip of a lifetime.
EG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
First time in Kruger park (and on a safari)
it is a group of 3 italian friends on our first safari. it was not easy to pick an option in the big kruger offer with a huge range of prices. we went for red africa because Amelia managed to be very informative, precise, fast in answering all our crazy questions and offered all we were looking for at a reasonable price; 3 days safari in the kruger park all inclusive : transfer from JNB, meals (basic meals but tasty, clean and abundant) accomodation (in a rondavel at the skukutza camp) and guided game drives (morning drives, night drives and bush walk).
jaco was our guide and definitely made our trip awesome. picked us up on time, cooked for us, amazed us with super interesting park insights and info about the wildlife, the plants and even the stars.
he's been always available to accomodate our needs, patient and fun.
we were very lucky to spot 4 out of the big 5 even before checking in in skukutza and spot the 5th one (2 beautiful leopards) on our way out. i would definitely recommend red africa to my friends!
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
They know their shit.
I am a hard-core extra picky traveler. I have 3 core problems when travelling: (1) Human destruction and devastation of our planet has reached an all-time high. We now consume 1.5x more than what the planet can provide. If you love the wildlife and the natural environment as much as I do, you know how hard it is to find “true hidden gems” in the world – they are scarce and rare. (2) I also struggle to find the balance of visiting beautiful pristine locations using companies/hotels/people that are eco-friendly/sustainable, local community-friendly and are “in-it for the long-run”. (3) Lastly, I find it hard to find somebody I can trust and rely on to ensure everything is organized and planned for me from A to Z without any bad surprises.
In simple words, Clyde and his team at Tailormade Africa truly understand all the above and deliver on their commitments. In summary, they know their shit!! (apologies for my French). They will openly share their personal experiences (because they’ve been everywhere you will go), their concerns, and even the “bad” parts! They are always there to help. I have worked with countless number of travel consultants and nobody comes close. Tailormade Africa is my little secret weapon to delivering ultimate travel experiences that make a difference in the world! The world needs more of them!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
it was a pleasant trip all round. the whole family enjoyed it.
the safari tour was excellent. so were the services. the driver was patient and gave us many opportunities to view the wildlife there. He also offered suggestions.