Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Always keeping it Cheetah R. Safaris
The services are of standard.
Be curious with C.R.S for it's said..'Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventure.'☺️
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Like queen and king on our honeymoon thanks to Nikki
We had a dream to do an African safari for our honeymoon and thanks to Nikki and the team at Southern Africa 360 it became a reality. We wanted to go to Botswana and Namibia, but most tours did not offer this combination for our budget and our wishes (we did not want to get eaten by lions in our tents at night). We first contacted some Dutch travelling agents, who advertised to offer customised tours. When we shared our wishes, they just referred us to their website, where packaged tours were listed. Not useful. Then we started to look broader - including international organizations and thats where we found SA 360, they had decent prices for some nice lodges - it looked affordable and luxurious at the same time. There were only 5 reviews though, but every singly one of them mentioned how great Nikki was. Hesitantly at first, I contacted her, just to get overwhelmed by her willingness to help, great knowledge of Southern African countries, and excellent tips. We mailed back and forth about 5-6 times, after which our itinerary was set - our journey went through three countries and extended for 17 days (Dutch tours were offering 9 days for the same money). We even added South Africa to our journey, instead of visiting Victoria Falls, which at that time of the year would not be as spectacular (Nikki fact!). After we booked everything, Nikki still remained in touch with us and even offered us an upgrade for one of our stays, because a good deal became available. Finally during the trip itself Nikki was available on Whatasapp within seconds (even on Xmas), coordinating if things were going according to our wishes. Both times when we go double billed for something, Nikki took care of it. She also advised us extensively on all our questions. All the lodges/activities were beyond our expectations, especially the Namibia trip (amazing!!). Overall we had a great time and we felt completely safe and well taken care of. I just hope that Nikki will expand from SA 360 to World 360 so we can book all our future holidays with her.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful 2 Day Trip with Engagi
Organizing the trip was totally easy. Robert was very helpful arranging the trip (bank transaction, gorilla permits, etc.) and gave us good advice to plan our trip.
The lodge is completely new and lies at a very quiet place right at lake Bunyonyi.
The only negative side was the aspect of waiting really long for our meals. In addition, communication with the staff was sometimes a bit difficult in English. Despite that, everyone was totally friendly and helpful!
We can definitely recommend booking a trip with Engagi. Great time and worth the money.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Brilliant!
My husband and I just finished a 9 day private tour around Uganda, and absolutely adored our time spent there!! Our driver/guide Frank was amazing - knowledgeable, kind, always ensuring we got the best out of our Ugandan experience - we will miss him very much! Rachel and the team were also a pleasure to deal with in the leadup to tour aswell, adjusting our itinerary to get the best out of our short time there, whilst accomodating our personal side plans we wished to visit along the way. We would recommend Kombi to anyone - plus the accommodation and food were next level!
Amazing times!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Offers great ideas and suggestions with customer’s interest at heart. I recommend
It was a pleasant experience booking with you. Our tour to Maasai Mara, Lake Naivasha, and Olkaria was a great success. Our guide was very resourceful and made constructive and helpful suggestions about the places we visited, the accommodation, which would meet our expectations. I cannot exhaust everything here. However, I won’t hesitate to book with HomeAway safaris anytime I wish to tour Kenya and East Africa at large
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Sabi Sabi
Excellent communications via Adelle and very pertinent advice regarding the choice of Little Bush Lodge
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Serengeti Safari with Perfect Arrangements
On a very short notice RA Safaris able to arrange our Safari to Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.
Indeed its a lifetime experience and Eli who was driver/guide provides a lot of valuable information and help us to understand the Life in National Park and also in general the Culture and Life of Tanzania People.
NE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beyond expectations.
Beacon Safaris was a great find on my part. When I was looking for short safaris to do during our 5 days in Kenya, everything looked outrageously expensive, or just too long a trip for the time we had. I came across the website for Beacon Safaris and saw the luxury camp option for a 3-day tour of the Masai Mara. I sent an email inquiry about it and Robert responded quickly with a great itinerary for me.
I checked out the itinerary and it seemed to be exactly what I was looking for. A two-night, three-day safari, with transportation from Nairobi, as well as through the reserve, a guide, accommodation at a luxury camp ground, and all meals provided, for $600 per person. This may seem like a hefty price tag for 3 days and 2 nights but if you look at the costs of safaris across Africa, it is very reasonable. Robert even gave suggestions for hotels to stay at for ease of pick-up in the morning for our safari and we were pleasantly surprised with the hotel we chose from his selection (La Maison Royale).
Kenneth, our driver and guide, picked us up from the hotel at 7am to head to the Masai Mara from Nairobi. We had the whole vehicle and tour to ourselves, which was a nice bonus. The drive to Masai was along but scenic one, with stops to check out view points, as well as an extra stop at a Masai village to learn more about the Masai people. It was an extra cost, paid to the Masai people, with the money going towards funding their schools (which are not funded by the government), so we had no problem spending the money. It was very interesting learning about the Masai people from the Masai men who showed us around the village and even did a couple dances for us, involving us in it as well. Seeing the way they constructed houses out of mud, sticks, grass and cow dung, which they said takes 3 months to build, and last about 10 years. It was a very interesting experience, which may not have been the most authentic way to experience the Masai culture, as it was a quick visit but it was very enlightening nonetheless, and we do not regret it.
Our accommodations provided for our tour was the Ilkenani Camp Ground, which I have wrote all about here, and we were very impressed with it. There were quite a few places around the Masai Mara, but we liked the feel our camp ground had. As it was luxury, but not too commercial like some of the other ones located there.
Kenneth, our driver and guide, was so friendly and knowledgeable. He was a great driver, who had clearly a lot of experience on safaris in the Masai Mara, as well as other locations. He answered any questions we had along the way with no hesitations. He did all he could to make sure we were able to see the most that we could in our short stay, and we managed to see the Big 5 (lions, elephants, buffalo, leopard and rhino), as well as zebras, impalas, hippos, cheetahs, giraffes, ostriches, and many more I can’t even remember them all.
I would highly recommend looking into Beacon Safaris when booking your next trip to Kenya.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An excellent Safari with Grassrootz
My friend and I did a 3 day tour with Grassrootz to Murchinson Park in Uganda. They provided an excellent service at a very agreeable price. Our guide Paul was knowledgeable and really looked after us. I would thoroughly recommend Grassrootz for an enjoyable and safe trip.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Absolutely Outstanding
Wow where do we start.Everything about our trip was absolutely outstanding.From the moment we started liaising with Cuan with our dates & ideas ,& with his expertise he managed to put together the most beautiful holiday for our whole family.Its the finer details that Cuan & African Ubuntu offer that really make a difference.We had follow up phone calls,personal appearances by his people in Africa to make sure you the client are satisfied.His people are reliable,helpful,local & knowledgeable.Nothing was ever too much trouble & they will accomodate you in anyway they can.The accomodation was absolutely beautifully and we felt that everyone did a outstanding job looking after us.We think this trip was the holiday of a lifetime & sincerely would like to Thank Cuan & African Ubuntu Safaris for putting this African Adventure together for us all.We love Africa & were lucky enough to share these experiences with our family.