NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best experience ever!
Vervet Safari is a professional organization with a lot of knowhow. The communication with Basili was very clear. We had a year delay because of COVID-19. No problem and change plans was OK for them. We booked a 8-day safari trip to Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorogoro crater. Our driver Moses was waiting at the airport and give us a warm welcome. Moses knows a lot about all the animals, landscapes and the country. Our chef Edwin makes good food and after a long gamedrive he welcomes you with a smile. Our best memory? The leopard with his meat in a tree. Amazing!
Thanks for everything and see you next time guys.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding customer service from my trip facilitator Alice Lombardi
Lions Lodge game reserve in Kruger National park South Africa was amazing. I was unfamiliar with African Safari’s; however, Alice was extremely helpful and user friendly.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Safari Experience in Tanzania
I was "what amazing island is this ..?". That was Zanzibar during my holiday ,I had a time there with my family. It was really good vacation with my family, I never had such amazing vacation in my lifetime before. I can say it was incredible Safari Experience.
Our tour begun when we started to book with Rede Tours for Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday. This was a family tour me, my wife and 3 children. It can be termed as buckelist. Thanks to Rede Tours for amazing Tanzania Safari and Incredible Zanzibar Holiday.
Hotels were good, also services during the tour were also good. We enjoyed to be in Tanzania as a family having a breakfast while watching animals in Lake Manyara National Park, also in Serengeti. Actually the whole trip to our country Tanzania was the main word this shows how Rede Tours and Safaris prayed a big role in planning a good trip for family. I recommend Rede Tours and Safaris for Family Tour in Tanzania Africa.
Thanks to the whole team, actually you were also incredible.
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceptional experience!
It’s all in the title! This was truly an exceptional experience from initial booking to departure. Beverly was so attentive and responded quickly to all my questions. Traveling during Covid times can make people feel a little apprehensive about booking but rest assured that African Hartebeest Safaris will take care of everything. The game drives were incredible and if you’re lucky enough to have Jonathon as your guide you will be guaranteed the time of your life! He is knowledgeable, passionate and incredibly skilled at what he does. If you’re hesitant about booking, don’t be! Book it because it will be the time of your life!
IL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience!
We spent amazing 8 days safari in Kenya, with young kids. Muthini was available for us 24/7, attentive to every request. Our guide/driver Martin was very patient with kids. Overall great experience, we would love to come back!
SD
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best inclusive safari trip
The African Polecats gave a a very inclusive and excellent Safari experience to Tarangire and Ngorongoro Cater! We loved the experience through them. Booking was quite smooth done through WhatsApp and emails even though we booked it only two days before! They are quick and responsive. We have been in was a 2 day 1 night Safari with accommodation, pick-ups from airport and a drop off!, the Safari game drive with a knowledgeable driver as guide to the parks, breakfasts, lunches and a dinner. Highly recommend going through your Safari through them. I am already recommending them friends and family.
BG
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Two Excellent Consecutive Trips (back to back) in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe!
I took two groups of friends and travellers on two consecutive (back to back) safaris in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe with Blue Crane Safaris in August-September 2021. The trips were planned for the same period in 2020, but due to covid pandemic we did them this year. The owner of the company Derek went away out of the ordinary work in order to facilitate these very complex, fully customeized and logistically difficult itineraries during very hard for travel times (different entry requirements for the different countries, change of flights by the airlines, organizing PCR tests etc.)
Derek managed to organize everything in a perfect manner, following us from the office in Windhoek every step of the way and facilitating changes that emerged for one reason or another (some of the groups participants required detours while during the trips). He was also working very patiently for year and a half prior to the beginning of the tours - accommodation bookings, changes, extra tours, payments etc. Lots and lots of hard work, which finally paid off - we had fabulous tours during very difficult to travel times - 12 people total for the first trip (Namibia - Botswana - Zimbabwe) and 8 people total for the second trip (Zimbabwe - Botswana).
These were mixed accommodated and basic camping trips executed in a highly professional manner. We used two great air-conditioned 4X4 safari vehicles with pop-up roofs, pulling two trailers with baggage and camping equipment - all in excellent condition.
I would like to mention with great pleasure the two guides that we had (Sedney and Gavin), as well as the helper for the camping nights (Francis). They worked really hard - driving long hours, setting up and breaking camps during camping nights, cooking, bying supplies, spotting wildlife during the game drives in the parks and reserves, arranging extra activities, PCR tests, keeping constant tourch with the head office in Windhoek. Thank you, guys for the wonderful job your hard work and your friendship!
Itineraries:
1-st tour. Windhoek - Sesriem - Walvis Bay (Sandwich Harbour) - Spitzkoppe - Etosha NP - Bwabwata NP - Nkasa Rupara NP in Namibia plus Chobe National Park in Botswana and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
2-nd tour. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - Chobe National Park - Savuti - Khwai Concession - Moremi Game Reserve - Maun in Botswana (full day Okavango Delta motor boat tour and a scenic flight over the delta while in Maun).
I would strongly recommend Blue Crane Safaris for any type of tour in Namibia and the neighbouring countries without any hesitation and I hope that I will have the privilege to use their services again in the near future.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Well organized, reliable, tailored to our wishes
We travelled as a couple of two with Africa FlashMc in August/September 2021. We are avid and experienced photographers and bird/wildlife watchers.
Booking process: smooth, prompt and always taking our requests into account. Tailoring the trip to exactly our needs worked very well.
Overall handling of the trip: worked very well, all transfers were smooth, without hassle or delay. Connecting flight from the seaside into Nairobi was booked, transfer arranged – all well.
Hotel selection: according to our requests. Rooms were always booked in very good/best positions within the respective hotels. Except for one place all hotels were up to standard and in a good location.
Route: exactly to our requests.
Vehicle: up to standard, clean, fully operational. We strongly recommend booking of a full off-road vehicle with 4WD etc. Pop-up roofs provides best wildlife viewing.
Driver/Guide: well trained, experienced. Very friendly and attentive. Very open to our wishes and suggestions while also suggesting alternatives or improved variants. Knowledgeable about wildlife and birds (and building up expertise constantly!). Extremely attentive to our wishes as photographers (having the vehicle positioned in perfect angle for light and object). Very alert to spot wildlife and suggest photo stops. In a nutshell: best guide we ever had, will definitely travel with him again!
Overall: smooth, hassle free organization, cost benefit ration fully justified, attentive organization, great guide! We can fully recommend FlashMc.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent trip with Blue Crane Safaris from planning, to vehicle and guide, to Safaris itself.
August 2021 Safaris. Custom itinerary for two couples (1 couple in 60s, 1 couple in 30s) for Northern Namibia and Northern Botswana for 18 days.
Derek at Blue Crane made our custom trip run smoothly from planning to execution. Always a prompt reply from Derek to any of our questions during planning. The pandemic caused us to cancel our trip in 2020 and caused changes for 2021. There were changes in Covid testing requirements during our trip. Derek kept us informed and had a solution for any of the changes that came up.
We were more than pleased with the itinerary Derek developed based on our interests in big game, birds, photography, and culture. He paired our group with his guide Sammy. Sammy had an amazing depth and breadth of knowledge that he was able to share with us on animals, geology, and culture. He always parked so the lighting was best for photography and gave us all the time we wanted for wildlife viewing. He explained about the animals and the interaction with their environment and other species so that we could begin observe and notice these things on our own.
Blue Crane had custom vehicles that were ideal for the trip. Air conditioned, large viewing windows, comfortable seats, and a pop-up top for viewing and photography. Accommodations, food, and locations selected were all good.
We were impressed with the amount of animals we saw and the number of different species. The Safari took us through different habitats, which increased the number of species we saw.
Blue Crane was great company to work with. Responsive to our questions, able to resolve any problems that came up, and good service from picking us up at the airport to dropping us off at the end. It seemed like they had the resources of a large company yet provided the personal attention of a small organization.
We highly recommend Namibia for wildlife and Blue Crane for a trip of a lifetime.
Dr Charles and Nancy
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience!
The experience was fantastic. We spent 10 days in Kenya, touring a large number of national parks aboard a Toyota Land Cruiser. Weru, our guide, explained any questions we had, he was always very polite and helped us with everything we need, as well as the company (Sawa Sawa Africa Ltd). Our guide, was fantastic, he was very polite and had great knowledge about animal life.
Communications in the country are not very good, the journeys were too long, but they were enjoyable with our guide.
The price was fair. We pay for what we consume (24h guide, car, hotels, food, travel, entrance to the parks ...)
During the trip, we always stopped in a store, to stretch our legs and go to the bathroom, my recommendation is not to buy many objects in the first store, because throughout the trip, you will visit many more.
I would repeat my experience in Kenya.