CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Safari, Nile cruise and chimp and gorilla tracking
It was truly amazing! Thank you Justus for organizing this tour for us. Our guide Ben was great, he knows a lot about wildlife and people. I hope we will be back in your country soon, would like to climb the Rwenzori mountains.
Uganda should definitely be on the top list for safaris! Few people know that there are such amazing wildlife sightings in your country. We saw so many elephants, lions, giraffes...the cruises on the Nile river were amazing. And of course the highlight were the chimps and gorillas. We "visited" a family of 14 individuals, including the silverback and many babies. They were so cute when they were playing in the river. The trackers did an excellent job and were very friendly and ready to help when there was no trail at all or very steep parts.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our safari experiences were many and varied seeing fabulous wildlife with experienced guides thanks!
Ute was terrific. She accommodated our family's particular needs and our desire to make our own choices right from the start of our planning. When our flight was delayed, she was at the end of an email to help sort things out immediately. It felt like Ute was there traveling with us. She had a knack for understanding what was important and connecting personally even though all our interactions were via email. Thanks Ute - we had a great 3 weeks in Africa. A very personalized service. Would highly recommend. We are looking forward to our next African adventure and using your services again.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Tanzanian Safari
We took a family safari with Manna - my wife and I plus our teenage son and daughter and my 84 year old father. We were met by Peter at Kilimanjaro Airport with a glass of sparkling wine and from that point on the arrangements were faultless. We travelled to the Ngorongoro Crater for a 2 night stay, then on to the Serengeti (we stayed at Kuba Kuba Lodge which was recommended by Manna and was excellent), then back to Lake Manyara to spend some time in Tarangire Park and finally an overnight stay at Lake Diluti before an early flight out of Kilimanjaro. Manna booked all the accommodation, arranged entry to the parks and there were no issues with any of it - we had some of the best rooms in the camps. We discussed broadly what we wanted beforehand, timings, a budget etc and they came up with the suggestions that suited us.
What makes these trips so special however is the wildlife that you get to see. Manna were totally flexible in what we did each day and where we went. When we were out all day they organised all the refreshments / food(chilled beers in the 4x4!). Most importantly we had the best two guides I have ever had on a safari and I have been on a number (Peter for the first part and Samwel for the second). They were extremely experienced and knowledgeable and seemed to sense what was going to happen before it did. We spotted a lion kill from the way the wildebeest were behaving, a leopard up a tree that nobody else saw and a cheetah hunt. I lost count of the number of times that they said there was something "over there" when we couldn't see anything and then took us over to the spot and sure enough they were right. They didn't rely on the radio and other vehicles but trusted their own instincts. They also enlightened us on other interesting historical facts during our days out, for example the Masai history and migration, the formation of the Rift Valley, farming communities around Lake Victoria etc.
I wasn't quite sure how our party would get on with all the travelling given the age range but we all completely loved it, including my father who was rekindling a love of safari that he started in the 1970s. I have no hesitation in recommending Manna Expedition & Safaris as the tour operator and host. We will definitely be back.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
12 day Gorilla trekking in Uganda, Rwanda, DR Congo, perfectly executed in October 2016!!
My first contact with Africa Adventure Safaris was with Nelson. Over the course of just a few emails, I was confident I was in the right hands. Nelson was always quick to respond and never failed to offer a solution or suggestion to my concern. I actually miss my regular communication with Nelson!
He developed an itinerary that included everything I wanted to do and see. He filled in the time between with the perfect sites to see and opportunities to view wildlife.
Upon arrival, my guide William Luchi met with me, reviewed my itinerary and we were off. William was a most wonderful guide, full of information and many laughs. He was the perfect host to this area!
He was always thinking about my happiness and comfort. I did not lack for a thing while travelling with William, nor did I ever worry about anything.
Plus, it was my birthday while I was away and the staff at the lodge we were at for the night made me a beautiful birthday cake! No question that was William's doing.
I travelled with William through Uganda and Rwanda, trekking for mountain gorillas. No words can describe being in the company of such beings. I am eternally in awe of my time with them.
Next William took me to the DR Congo border, where I was met by another guide for my time and gorilla trek there. My guide was Patrick and also very informative and kind. We had some interesting and highly unusual truck troubles at one point, (gas attendant filled the gas powered truck up with diesel) but Patrick was efficient and I was not concerned at all.
Another thing that I like to do when I travel in a country is to plant a tree. William was diligent about finding a grower and I purchased an orange tree that I planted at Kataara Primary school In Uganda. In Rwanda I purchased two avocado trees with the intention of taking one with me to DR Congo. Of course I forgot it in William's truck at the border, but Patrick was equally as committed to finding a grower to purchase trees. There I got a pine tree and a eucalyptus tree that I planted at Kahuzi Bieha National Park right after my incredible trek with the Lowland Gorilla.
The one avocado tree was planted at the Rwanda Cultural Center under the watchful eye of the medicine man!! The second avocado tree was planted by William at his home.
The accommodations were amazing, each one a perfect place to lay your head after a full day of adventures.
My time in Africa under the guidance of Nelson, William and Patrick could not have been better. As a solo female traveller I would recommend this company and it's staff 100%. You will be in kind, safe and skilled hands the moment you engage with them to plan an adventure that's suited perfectly to you.
I have had many excellent guides in my travels, African Adventure Safaris is one of my very favourites.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exceptionally detailed with delightful enthusiasm & great magic memories
Belinda certainly lives up to her friendly & enthusiast approach to conservation & informative details regarding all our questions answered. Nothing was too much for her regarding our precious & memorable trip. I highly recommend the outstanding service & company. Thank you africa conservation tours!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Brilliant !!!
Had a most brilliant time. Anthony was fantastic. He we always helpful, attentive and looked after us well.
Anthony made sure that a trip was a memorable one.
I would recommend using this tour company as well as Anthony again.
FI
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent! Amazing guide and amazing trip!
Safari Multiways was above and beyond expected! They made our trip so easy for us. They set up all our stays at nice lodges, took care of park fees. All this was included in our safari package. Our driver/guide Amos was wonderful! He was patient with us if we wanted to stop and look at animals longer and his eyes were like binoculars! I was amazed at how he could spot animals so far away! We got lucky because of him and saw the big 5! He even taught us how to take a picture with our phone through our binoculars! He was very knowledgeable about the parks and all the animals! Best trip we've ever taken!
NO
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A magic experience with Tanzania explorer gave us a dream come through safari in Tanzania!
From the very first contact we had with Tanzania Explorer and Sondre we got the best advices and recommendations for our holidays in Tanzania. Close and personalized contact and communication with us all the time ensured that our safari holidays were perfect and we were well taken care of from landing in Dar es Salaam and taking off again two weeks later. In fact it exceeded my expectations. Everything was taken care of, even the dietary needs of to persons with celiac disease was handled with care and discretion. We stayed at Selous Kinga lodge where service and food was excellent. Everywhere we met friendly staff taking care of us. We also loved staying at Hondo Hondo tented camp in the Udzungwa forest. Beautiful situated and very nice "tents". Again where the staff extremely friendly and nice. We enjoyed the safari trips in both in Selous and Mikomi parks where we preferred Selous where we experienced all the animals and even though it was peak season we felt as if we were alone watching the lion recover after the morning hunt and kill. Strong and magic! Our drivers and guides where also excellent and professional. Zanzibar was a nice ending of the dream with white beaches, coral reefs and dolphin swim:) We loved all of it and highly recommend planning your trip with Tanzania explorer - its a dream come through.
LV
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great impressions
We were seven persons company travelling with Karumuna Safaris and it will remain as unforgettable experience during Christmas time in Uganda. We travelled from Kampala to Kibale than Qeen Elizabeth (Kazinga chanel with great hippos as well) Bwindi Impenetrable forest with amazing gorillas, lake Bunyonyi and lake Mburo National park. Mr Richard Kisembo head and owner Karumuna safari was very interested in organisation and managing our safari. Moses, our guide and driver worked good and was an excellent assistent. Many thanks to rangers in Kibale, Bwindi and Mburo for competence and assistance. Gorilla tracking was something absoluttely wow! We tracked Rushaga, Kahungye gruop and Big Papa (silverback) was in very good mood. We were too.
Hope it wasn't my last Uganda trip.
Many thanks and I feel absolutely free to advise Karumuna for other travellers. Good service and fine prices.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience
We booked a 5 day van&guide with Kenan Travel&Tours, and it was great experience, especially with Naph the driver and guide. We got picked up from the Nairobi airport and went straight to the area of Amboseli (near Mount Kili) and spent the next 4 days there. As we have our small toddler with us we wanted to have a more relaxing journey and Naph planned accordingly with us for the tour which was really wonderful. We basically went out everyday for half day safari (because of the kid) either in Amboseli National Park or in the conversation area of the camp where we stayed. We will never forget the amazing experience when Naph took us to the park very early in the morning and we were very lucky to see the elephant herds wondering so close to our car with Mount Kili in the background! So many wonderful photos we took that day. Naph has been doing this for over 20 years and he knows all the National Parks and when and where to spot the animals. Would definitely recommend to our friends who wish to go to Kenya for safari