MK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience!
Earlier this month I went on a 4 day, 3 night safari together with two friends of mine. One of them was in touch in advance (booking and deposit payment) with Phabian from 3 Wonders Expedition, and the communication went smoothly.
The three of us ended up with a group of another three friends, and had the most knowledgable, sweet, and caring guide who was also the driver, Ezekiel. The positive group dynamics from the very start defined the whole experience which turned out to be magical (witnessed sunrises, drove through mist, ate great food, laughed a lot, saw all the animals we wanted to see as a group), and we were all grateful for it.
Highly recommended! ^_^
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable first safari of our life ❤️
Enrico and I exerienced our first safari trip with Africanscenic..and we did more than what we expected. With Rashid (our guide) and Homari (our chef) we enjoyed the true wildlife in Serengeti, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro crater. We lernt a lot about african birds (Rashid is an excellent birdwatcher), Tanzanian culture and food (now thanks to Homari I know how to cook chapati and ugali). We saw cheetahs hunting, a leopard sleeping on a tree, elephants, giraffes...incredibile was the great migration of millions of wilderbeasts throw grumeti river! Definetly thanks to Africanscenic we discovered our new passion: gamedrives and birdwathching!!! Can’t wait to come back to Tanzania!!
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fisheagle Canoe Safari on the Zambezi
Natureways Safaris really know how to showcase the Zambezi River on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. We, two couples, booked a private 6 day Canoe Safari with them:
Their consultant, Kelly-Anne, orgnised everything smoothly and efficiently including our charter flights Victoria Falls to Kariba and from Chewore air strip (near Mana Pools) to Harare. Norman, our river guide of 20 years experience, his assistant Kenneth (KK) and his apprentice Kenneth the younger made sure we were well looked after. Hippo and elephant safety concerns soon eased as Norman safely guided us through many heart stopping moments. Heavy canoes loaded with camping gear, food and drink were home for the 6 days on the water with nights sleeping on islands where elephants browsed meters away from our camp... Let me say no more. I recommend you make the effort to experience this adventure yourself. You will not regret it. Natureways will provide all necessary info on what to bring. I suggest you add a foam cushion to sit on while paddling, plenty of SD cards and batteries for you camera and a healthy sense of adventure. Norman and his crew will deliver!
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience, perfect service
I spent one of my best holidays in Kenya last year. Wildside Kenya Safaris help me to rent a 4x4 and everything I need for camping. They offer me a perfect service and we arrange everything in one day. The workers of the company, specially Johnson, help us with everything to prepare our trip. Also, when we went on the road, we had his number to call him with any problem we had. For me and my wife was an incredible experience. I recommend this company, with the best local workers and service. A dream come true.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing and seamless!
We've booked several trips through Wild Destinations and have always been very happy. Shaheen is responsive to emails, really listens to your needs, and makes sure that you're well taken care of during your trip. This last trip, we had a flight cancelled, which would have resulted in missing our connection to our next destination. Shaheen worked with both the airline company and the camp we were staying at to arrange a separate flight direct from the Mara to Lamu and even arranged for food to be covered at our camp. We'll definitely continue to use Wild Destinations!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I would use Hyrax Safaris over and over again.
I really loved the experience. I did not experience any undesired predicaments. I loved their attention to detail and their obvious hospitality. Their communication was on point and they made my safari tour quite an experience. I would recommend Hyrax Safaris to anyone.
JP
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Climbing Kilimanjaro and safarii with Bayango Tours
I booked the trip with my friends from Japan to climb the Kilimanjaro and see Cheetah in Serengeti/Ngorongoro with Bayango Tours. Their services were very nice for us as our group enjoyed a lot in Kilimanjaro mountain via Machame road. Serengeti was great too as we saw the wonderful animals, birds and plants during our trip. The whole trip scenarios were great but the most angle that touched my soul was to stand at the peak of Kilimanjaro mountain at 5895 meters. For me and my family it matter a lot as my dad climbed this mountain 30 years ago when I was 5 years old and I'm lucky to climb Kilimanjaro again with my dad and all reached at Uhuru peak with Bayango Tours.
I give credit to the crew who facilitated our trek in Kilimanjaro and safari.
I also thank the office representative who was patient all the time especially when our flight got delayed for 5 hours at the airport and he waited for us more than 6 hours. Generally I recommend these young boys for climbing Kilimanjaro and safari.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very professional safari operator
We chose Gombe Safari for our 2 night safari in Selous Game Reserve. They picked us up from our hotel and drove to Ngalawa camp, where we had a cute cottage house made of tent material, with electricity, quite big and nice bathroom and a little porch. There is a family of babboons in the camp which made things even better for us. On the same day of our arrival we went on a boat safari, on which we ve seen a lot of hippos, crocodiles and a beautiful sunset. The second day was game drive, which took about 9 hours, we have basically seen all the animals, including lions, giraffes, zebras, elephants. And the whole time it was just us and the driver in the 4x4 jeep, which was amazing! On the last day we went on a walking safari, which was also very interesting. All those days we had meals at our camp, very delicious and in very big amounts. I recommend this safari operator as well as Selous Game Reserve to everyone!
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Positive overall, but some things could be improved.
Our overall experience with Tekko was quite positive.
Ms. Maggie Kariuki was always very response to our questions over email, and when we landed in Nairobi, she went out of her way to make sure we were comfortable. When we asked for a recommendation for a local restaurant (we wanted to try the local cuisine), she went so far as to accompany us there, and even helped us order. She event lent us two pairs of binoculars for our safari. The safari vehicle that we were given was spacious and comfortable, and had superb suspension (which we were grateful for during the long bad patches of road). The safaris in the parks were lovely (despite some disappointment about not seeing too many flamingoes in Nakuru)
A few things could have gone better, though.
1. Tekko could have been a little more forthcoming, and volunteered information that might have been useful. While we knew the drive from Amboseli to Nakuru would be long, we didn't realize how arduous it would be. We took nine hours, despite 'shortcuts' over the most horrendous roads, and got there just in time for a quick safari before it got dark. There were hardly any flamingoes to be seen, which we later learned had been the case for the last few years. If we had been told about these two things, we would probably have changed our itinerary.
2. Our driver/guide Stephen was knowledgeable and skillful, but not particularly friendly. He definitely wasn't rude, but we got the feeling that we were imposing on him by making him drive us around. A word of apology for bouncing us over a particular bad patch of road would have gone a long way. With my 80 year-old mother along, it would have been nice if had seemed a little more concerned over our comfort. Maybe a little guest-relations training is in order?
But we definitely enjoyed ourselves. Thank you, Tekko and Ms. Kariuki for organizing such a nice trip for us. If the two points above could be addressed, I'm sure your future guests will have an even better time.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Victoria Falls to the Okavango Delta: Great guide, AMAZING honeymoon/trip!
This was the most amazing trip I have ever been on. We enjoyed every minute of it and Mthokozisi (Mucho!) was amazing!! (We went on an 8 day, 7 night, safari to: Victoria Falls, Chobe, Elephant Sands, and the Okavango Delta. The only thing we added to the package was a helicopter flight over the Delta.)
We learned so much and saw so many animals. The only thing we knew when planning our trip was that we wanted to go to the Okavango Delta and we were really struggling to find an affordable trip. One safari company told us we needed to double our budget if we wanted to get there. NOT Africa Zim! Their safari packages were affordable, planned out wonderfully, and flexible depending on what you were looking for and how long you had. We went so many amazing places we wouldn't have known about if not for Blessing and his amazing team. It was truly once in a lifetime.
A review wouldn't be complete without a huge shout out to Mthokozisi!!!! Mucho was an AMAZING guide! My husband really wanted to see zebras and it wasn't looking good for a while there, but while we were driving eagle eye Mucho spotted some and immediately (and safely) pulled over, opened the sunroof and made sure we had a moment to look at them. He really cared about what we were there to see and was so knowledgable and professional. Mucho answered EVERY question we asked, from what was happening with the countries politics to different things about his culture, home and family. He was so wonderful.
Thank you Mthokozisi, Blessing, and Africa Zim as a whole for an AMAZING AMAZING adventure and honeymoon. We will never forget it and would/will recommend Africa Zim to anyone and everyone going to Africa.
