LU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
highly recommended
It was fantastic. All 3 days were very well orgenised. We saw big 5 and had unforgetable time.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional service by Kenya Budget Safaris
Esther, on behalf of my team a big thank you to you for organizing the safari. We had a great time at Masai Mar &, Nakuru with our guide Mr.Maxwell providing exceptional service. Your team went a step ahead and made several other arrangements in Kenya. This helped us have a great time not only during the safari but also our vacation in Kenya overall. Thanks again and I would recommend your team for the safari with no second thought!
UY
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
fascinating
well, was a fascinating experience, they were very good friends rather than guides! James explained us wonderful things about places and wildlife. Francis, our cheff, he made variates and delicious dishes for us! And, our friend, Sylvia, she was important too in our tour. All of them made our dream was a special trip! All was so good! I only have good words to them.
IL
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Miombo camp
We had very good expierence in Miombo and enjoing our travel in Zimbabwe. It was intresting and very well orginazed.
Thank you viery much
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safari was totally awesome and Wildroots were very professional.
We had a brilliant time on safari. The service was excellent from booking to the end of safari review meeting. Matthew couldn't have been more helpful. We went to Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara. All different and all amazing. Our driver was very knowledgable and looked after us really well. It was excellent value for money and memories have been made.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trustworthy, organized, affordable - a great experience!
My wife and I had a fabulous experience with Open Africa Safaris! It was nerve wracking to arrange a trip like this without the help of an experienced travel agency. With seemingly hundreds of safari organizers to choose from, it was quite time consuming to narrow down the companies based on our desired itinerary, trip cost, and of course a company that appeared organized and trustworthy. Let me save you time – look no further, go with Open Africa Safaris!
Open Africa Safaris was willing to customize our trip in most any way, from budget to mid-range to luxury, from a few days to many days, from safari only to inclusion of a side trip to the beaches of Zanzibar. We were not up for a “budget” trip – sleeping in tents and sleeping bags was ok when we were younger, but we want nice, clean beds now. Luxury trips seem horribly overpriced to me – you can spend thousands of extra dollars for what I think would be marginally better lodging, and maybe pampered hot lunches with beer and wine – not at all worth it in my opinion. The mid-range trip suggested to us seemed just right, with my exact desired itinerary, and the price was great, compared to many others I had checked.
I exchanged about 20 emails with our contact at Open Africa Safaris (John). I asked MANY questions, asked for references, questioned just about everything I could think of. He responded timely (not immediately, but always in a very reasonable amount of time), politely and patiently. But in the end, I still had to trust a fairly small company to deliver on their promises. A deposit was needed, and full payment was required about 30 days before our adventure. Would they deliver? Could this be a scam? I continued to be nervous literally until I was met at the airport after getting off the plane in Tanzania. But they were there just as promised, and everything went great for the next 7 days, all the way through taking us to the airport to leave!
The lodging choices they selected for us were wonderful! The hotel in Arusha City was older and not in perfect repair, but it was still clean, with good and very tasty dinner options, a nice pool, pretty grounds – and this was the “worst” of our lodging. The other places we stayed were wonderful, including the luxury “tented camp” in the middle of the Serengeti, which was a marvelous experience! All the facilities were clean, available showers ranged from good to great, there was wifi available in all places (ok, not high speed but who cares?), and we were always able to charge our electronics. The dinners were definitely better than I expected, and wine and beer were available for purchase if desired. We had available hot breakfast options each day. The lodging staffs were always very attentive. We felt safe everywhere. Honestly, I couldn’t have asked for more.
Our tour guide, Simon, was excellent! His heavily accented English was still quite good, and he did a great job navigating the parks to give us the best possible animal viewing. Animals were very plentiful to see, and we had close up encounters with many – lions, elephants, giraffes, cape buffalo, and more. The only Big 5 animal we didn’t see up close (and I mean very close) was a rhino, of which we only saw one, and that was at a distance…oh well. Simon had binoculars available to use, which was quite nice. The box lunches while on game drives were plenty adequate (generally chicken, fruit, bread, a cookie or two, juice, water) though not fantastic.
All in all, the trip was everything I could have hoped for, and Open Africa Safaris was just great! Many thanks to them for making this “bucket list” trip a major success!
RU
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was the greate safaries with excelent drivers and nicr safary cars
Everything was very higher than expexted. We spent very interesting time wigh RightCoisr team
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Really good
It was good service. The guides had good knowledge about the animals and the naturen. They listened to our requests. The safari was fantastic!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The most amazing trip of our lives.
Clive did an amazing job for us. We started out at a wonderful hotel in Cape Town - Table Bay Hotel. We had a wonderful guide for the day (Lynne Abrahams). All the transfers worked perfectly and we started our safari in Tanda Tula. The tented camp was wonderful. Forman was our guide and he told us everything about all the animals.
We then went to Chitwa Chitwa which was incredible. There are no words for the wonderful lodge - we stayed in the Chitwa House - thanks to Clive. The safaris and animal sitings were unbelievable. We will remember this trip for the rest of our lives and are hoping to come back. Armond was our guide and was so knowledgeable. The food was wonderful and we were served like royalty.
Hoping to come back soon. We left our hearts in South Africa.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Namibia - 3 Day Desert Safari
We did the 3 day desert Safari. Had a fantastic time - this is certainly an experience not to miss. The guides were very knowledgeable and helpful. The food was good. As someone who hates camping, I found this part of the trip tolerable. Shower block was clean.