DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highly recommended for all Hotel and safari bookings. Reliable company deserves good reputation
Our family holiday in Kenya was a great success , made possible through Hyvens Tours. . They arranged visits to Safari parks and pre arranged accomodation. Even tranfers to the coast and airport went to plan. We will be back next year and gladly take on Hyvens services.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Hakuna Matata
Guides were knowledgeable, accommodating, attentive, and kind. We chose the camping safari and had a great time but would likely choose lodges if we did it again. Private safaris, highly personalized and tailored to fit your needs.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent,Edward being the best tour driver
The experience was good and stress free,great and efficient communication, perfect choice of place to stay and also we got the best tour driver edu(Edward)
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beautiful 2 weeks drive around Namibia with Hennie and Elmor in December 2020
What a trip! What a country! What a service!
After 12 months of agonizing wait for an opportunity to go places, we decided to take a risk and to go for our Namibia trip which was originally planned for August, 2020. FFS were able to rearrange our trip according to the current limitations on a very short notice (we could not enter RSA due to COVID).
And here we go again - our group of 5 is met by Hennie and Elmor at Windhoek airport and in no time we are on the road.
This trip had everything. Think about being washed down by pouring rain in the middle of Kalahari while listening to that particular sound of San people, walking through hundreds of newborn seals, encountering lions and black rhinos in Etosha. Add to that Hennie singing in the back of the car some old Boer songs when everyone gets bored by driving along endless Skeleton coast. Throw in the most beautiful sand dune landscape (Sossusvlei) I have ever seen - and I have been to Sahara, coastal desert of Peru and Atacama of Chile to name a few. Pour in Elmor's excellent geological insights of how these otherworldly landscapes have been forming during last 500 millions years or so. And icing on the cake - New Year dinner of Kudu and Eland steaks cooked by no other than Hennie himself and served under African stars - and this is when the rest of the world is stuck behind closed doors & curfews following "strictly no fun" rules of this brave new world.
We have time now to reflect on all these things - and to start planning the next one. Maybe, that northeastern corner of RSA? Hennie said there might be some wildlife there...
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent, professional and personalized service. We will never book with anyone else.
We were very happy with our Safari. Our experience was personalized to our wishes, and Vimat was responsive to any changes in schedule. They were flexible, friendly, and professional. We will definitely go through them again. We were very happy.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Experience and Best Driver/ Guide Ever
The safari went so well, I would never have imagined such an experience.
The journey was very comfortable and the driver used the best route to our destination in Mara.
The program was well planned never fell short of what was promised.
The driver, Edu, is the best tour guide I have ever met. Very friendly amd welcoming, I would definitely recommend my friends and family to him.
Edu knows the park so well and is conversant with the various wildlife we were interested in.
EE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Melchior is the best safari guide
We had an amazing time with Melchior in Serengeti and Ngorongoro. He really loves his job and he is always taking the extra step and tries to find something interesting. For example we saw cheetah hunting a rabbit and lions hunting zebras. And we saw these actions because he was willing to take a risk and take us somewhere special. Honestly he is super amazing and very very smart guy. Definitely the best safari guide you can ask for! We were super satisfied and are definitely recommending him to all our friends. Thank you Melchior!
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The tour was a wonderful experience
The tour guides, drivers were really friendly, welcoming, they shared with us theirs best knowledge. The tour program was organized perfectly. They helped us with visas, choosing and booking flights as well. Highly recommend this tour.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome guide!
A girlfriend and I completed a 5 day luxury Safari with Ombeni as our tour guide. He was excellent! Highly highly recommend! Very knowledgable and helped us with our Swahili. My dream was to get pictures of cheetahs and he got us close (about 10-15 feet). He even let us stay longer to just admire them. We saw all the big cats, elephants, hippos, giraffes, various antelope/deer, crocs, monkeys/baboons, and various birds. We sang songs and went at our own pace. Lunches were excellent, you will not go hungry. We even drank during the day. You won’t regret a day with Ombeni!
US
Safari of a Lifetime
We met our guide, Ombeni, without any trouble in Arusha. We proceeded with our safari trip to Tarangeri, Ngorongoro crater, then Serengeti! Ombeni was brilliant and so knowledgeable about the wildlife- allowed opportunities to photograph as long as we needed to capture the once in a lifetime moments. He lead us to locations that gave us a glimpse at rare moments and helped make our memories as amazing as possible. Hands down one of the best experiences of my life. When I bring my family back to Tanzania, I will be requesting Ombeni with Gosheni Safaris!!!