US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It was one of the most memorable tour very friendly and informative with a lot of experience
Our Church group from USA has been using this tour company since 2016 and 2017 and have to use it again in future It is one of the best .Their services are excellent . I highly recommend them to any one who wishes to visit and tour the country They are knowlegable well informed honest with a lot of integrity .The Safari tour was phenomenal
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Spontaneaous and very helpful!
Evertything topped our expectations. The office in Nairobi was even helpful with organising our onward tour.
TW
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Safiri in Tanzania with Lion King!
This is my first time go safari! It is indeed a wonderful one. We were took good care by our guide Goodluck. He has a great knowledge with all the animals and tried his best looking for animals for us. He is a professional guide and patient with all our questions. Our chef Yusuph has amazing hands! We are surprised and satisfied with every meal he made! Also, when we first got here, we felt really relaxed because of David who has been very friendly and patient to us. I’m glad we choose Lion King as our first safari. Thank you for everyone accompany us at this trip!
Delightful young man, full of knowledge and an obvious love of "Kruger" animals & birds.
What an amazing experience we and 4 other "Aussies" had visiting "Kruger", in March 2018 under the wonderful leadership of Ryan & Thale & their very delightful African assistant Langi. An exceptional young couple who were a pleasure to spend time with around the campfire enjoying the delicious meals prepared by Langi. Ryan is a book of knowledge, in all areas whether it be animals, birds or the area we traveled in. He knew exactly the places to visit, and the right time of day to do so to find all the animals & birds we sighted.
A faultless 5 days way beyond our expectations. Would recommend them to all thinking of visiting "Kruger".
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Chobe National Park by Lisa C
For the part of Chobe we were in, I think 3 stars is almost on the generous side for "bush vibe". It is pretty crowded with game drive vehicles and you can find yourself stuck in a long parade of them, although our driver took pains to try & get us out & away from the others. But with so many vehicles in the area, it didn't really give us much of a "bush vibe", which to us infers a sense of being out somewhat alone in the wilderness. When lions were spotted next to the road, it was a positive gridlock of traffic, all elbowing to get a vantage point. As cool as it was to see lions, the circus atmosphere of what had to have been 10 game drive vehicles surrounding them, took a little bit of an edge off the thrill of seeing them.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical Trip of a Lifetime
This was our family's first trip to Africa, and we really weren't sure what to expect. We were so blown away by our experience in Botswana! The people! The wildlife! The beauty! It was almost overwhelming!
We entered Botswana at Maun (protip: bring your own pen with you to avoid waiting in a line 10 deep for the few pens provided at customs) then flew by a 6-seater plane to our first camp, Rra Dinare in the Okavango Delta. We adored Rra Dinare...the remoteness of it, the fact that there is no perimeter fence...just beautiful. The people at Rra Dinare, like everywhere we went in Botswana, were gracious, friendly, welcoming. The game drives here were almost an embarrassment of riches and we saw the elusive leopard on 3 out of 4 drives! Our driver, Parks, was outstanding.
From Rra Dinare we flew to Chobe and stayed at Bakwena Lodge, which was a different feel. Bakwena is perimeter fenced, which means you can walk around it at night without a guide escort, and you drive down the street about 20 minutes to get to the closest entrance to Chobe National Park. In terms of general "vibe", Rra Dinare's remoteness had more of an immersive "we are on safari feel" at all times, than Bakwena, which is more of a "we are staying at a very nice lodge and are leaving it twice a to go on safari drives", if that makes any sense. We found that the game viewing at Chobe in early April is not as bountiful as the Okavango Delta area, but that is just in relative terms - we still saw all the usual animals at Chobe - elephants, giraffe, zebras, leopard (twice! again!),LIONS (!!), etc....but you went for longer spells on the drives between sitings. The staff at Bakwena was exceptional, and our game driver, Max, was awesome.
The places we went to in Botswana had customer service nailed - gracious, helpful, friendly people at every turn. We had an amazing time.
SG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
excellent
it was a great experience to be visiting the okavango delta and also do some game viewing in moremi and chobe
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience and value
I went on a 4-day Masai Mara / Nakuru camping safari with Bigtime Safaris.
Communications were consistently quick and polite. They always responded right away and were very helpful.
I was able to book by email remotely, which was important since I was coming from far away with a specific schedule in mind. They needed the deposit via Western Union, which was a bit of a pain, but understandable. It would be nice if they could have accepted something like PayPal.
They provided transportation from my hotel on both ends of the trip. The driver was on time for picking us up and that went smoothly. We finalized payment in the office and were off on our way.
The driver was great. He was very knowledgeable and was a safe driver. He was able to answer any questions we had about the areas and animals and provided lots of information. In the preserves, he had connections with other drivers to find out about animals.
We were able to see far more animals than expected, including a leopard, multiple cheetahs, and multiple lions. The driver generally struck a good balance of letting us spend some time looking and getting off to further areas where we would be likely to see the less common game.
The safari camp at Masai Mara was great. Comfortable beds and electricity in the evenings and morning.
The hotel for Lake Nakuru was not particularly great, but it was mostly due to my specific room having a lot of problems (leaking toilet that didn't flush, no hot water). The beds and pillows were also very firm. The food at the hotel was good.
The Lake Nakuru stop was great for seeing birds and rhinos. We also got a bonus stop in Naivasha for a boat safari, which was not on the original itinerary, but was a nice added bonus.
The van we were in was only 2-wheel drive. While the driver was very good at driving it, we did get stuck a couple times and have to push or get towed out by another van. It was never a huge problem, but it would have been nice to have a 4x4 van.
Overall, I felt the trip was a great value for the price. I got to see far more than I expected and had an amazing trip.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Namib Desert Safari lived up to my expectations and more, overall it was a fabulous trip.
A well organised and run trip which more than met my expectations. Put simply - great team, lovely horses, fab location and excellent food!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing time in Masai Mara
I was a bit late to prepare a safari. I contacted Jane from Kenan Travel Tour and she was really reactive and helping. Everything was smooth in the organization. I had a wonderful time with the group I was in and we saw a lot of animals! Incredible!