NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Botswana Northern Highlights awesome 10-day safari, Namibia and Victoria Falls
Ubuntu dotted every i and crossed every t. They thought of everything so that we had a thoroughly relaxing and stress-free holiday. The safari exceeded all our expectations: the wildlife was certainly plentiful. We were looked after from go to woe and it was great to finish with a bit of luxury at the grand old Victoria Falls Hotel.
TR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It is the most exciting thing I have ever done.
Thanks Migration& Kili Expedition Tours for its excellent service and guideness through our Safari! We had a great time. Ninah and Mama Rama were really friendly guys as well. Migration and& Expedition Tours is the company that you can trust and travel with safely ... Thanks again for this unforgettable experience!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience perfectly adjusted to ourdemands with very kind people
The communication in advance of the Safari was excellent which contributed a big part in our selection ofthe company. Very patient and immediate answers to any big and small question was provided very kindly.
The tour was tailored according to ourspecial needs (different start andending point) to a very reasonable price as we were limited in our budget.
Airporttransfer and accomodation in Moshi was perfect and the spontaneously organized tour in Moshi on the day of arrival as well! I appreciated the readiness to give us small reductions on the price!
The safari was great. The driver very kind and with a lot of knowledge. Only SMALL disadvantage that we had to bring our sleepingbags our selfs as they were not included.
The experience in the Simba Camp was great although it wasquietacold night!! Butiful location on the top of Ngorongoro Crater and Zebras passing by at night.
Ialso enjoyed the Visit of Olduvai Gorge as a historical site. The guide (as well as the one atChagga caves at Mt. Kili) was a very well informed in the details and a great narrator!!
Serengeti was also interesti gand our safati guide fou d the most impressing scenes including an almost-hunting scene. Elephants were close to the campsite at nigjtand in the mselectionich made it an impressing experiance!
The safari passed to our full satisfaction and it is again to be emphasized that this was also due to thevery friendly kind and well trainrd staff (including organisator, driver/guide and cook)!!
NZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastically well organized Botswana/south Africa safari
Kathi was outstanding throughout. Same day replies and perfect trip as requested
We will be using African Welcome Safaris again.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic - Robert is excellent
Best experience ever!. Robert is amazing he did everything we asked for and more. The places we stayed were First Class (loved the tented camps) guides were great. Anything that was organised by Robert went smoothly with no concerns.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Knowledgeable guide and great tour.
I did the same tour twice with family and booked it a third time for a group of friends from overseas. Paul was very knowledgeable and his tour was excellent. We saw what we wanted to see, the vehicle was clean and comfortable, and it was great value for money. I would book others tours through this company again. Thank you for a great experience!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
awesome
We were a bit skeptical about booking a safari ourselves over the internet, but Rama answered many questions for us through direct emails before we made a final decision. We were very happy with the experience. Samir, our driver/guide, was quite knowledgeable about all the animals, a skillful driver over "washboard" gravel roads, and willing to answer our cultural questions as well. Each day I thought must be the highlight of the trip; it just couldn't get better, and the next day we'd see something new and unexpected. Samir was very diligent about trying to help us see the animals in which we were most interested. We marveled at his ability to spot a leopard lying on a limb three football field lengths away and point it out to us. His love of all the animals was evident. We started at Ngorongo the first day and spent the night in the Rhino Lodge. The lodge was the only disappointment of the trip. It was nearly impossible to flush the toilet, there was no bottled water in the room, and the food was mediocre. The stay at the Kati Kati tented camp the next 2 nights was delightful. The tent was roomy and very clean, and for our safety, guides walked us to and from our tent to the eating tent. I heard lions "talking" one night: quite a thrill. The food was good and taking a "gravity shower" was actually a fun adventure. We spent 2 days watching elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, leopards, and more wildebeests and zebras than we could count. Because we went from the Serengeti to Tarangire the fourth day was largely spent in travel, but we still saw many animals and Maasai herding their cattle, sheep and goats along the way. The last camp, Maramboi, was luxurious. The tent was huge with a wooden ceiling, floor to ceiling screening and a small wooden porch for viewing animals. We awoke the next morning to the sound of zebras munching the grass right next to our tent. We wished we had another night to stay in this camp. It was a wonderful experience.
NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
More than We'd Bargained For
We come from New Zealand and are in our late fifties and early sixties. When booking, we were wanting some adventure without backpacking, and we were wanting to deal with African owned companies so that the money we spent in Africa, would stay in Africa. Our aim was for middle of the road comfort and top of the range adventure.
We found KWSS along with a number of other possibles and after speaking with Mr Otieno, decided to give them KWSS our business for a 12 day tour of gameparks in Kenya and Tanzania. You can imagine we were very pleased to find them waiting for us at the hotel and for our adventures began.
But the thing that makes me vote a big five stars to this company, is the last adventure we had with them, when at 4pm, after a great game drive in Serenghetti National park in Tanzania, and making ourselves comfortable in our overnight hotel, we discovered to our dismay, that we had made an error and booked an airflight for the next part of our trip, such that we were due to fly the following morning, early, from Nairobi – in Kenya!
Changing the airflight was not possible due to the irregular nature of flights; we had to get to this flight!
We got the hotel to ring our KWSS guide who had dropped us off, and the next thing the whole organisation had swung into action to help us. Our guide drove us to the border where another guide from Nairobi had driven down to meet us. We were whisked through the night to a Nairobi hotel where we arrived a little after midnight, then picked up again in the morning to get us to the airport on time. We don’t feel you could have done what we did anywhere but in Africa, with a special company like KWSS.
When I asked Mr Otieno how much we owed, he wouldn’t hear of payment! “All part of the service,” he assured us. Amazing.
A word to those who are booking, like us, a mid priced tour. We discovered that our expression that we wanted mid range, meant that at times we got far better accommodation than expected, and sometimes, a little less than expected, as it all depends on the park you are visiting, how wealthy it is, and what mid range means to them. We would suggest you send Mr Otieno some indicative pictures of what sort of thing you think you’d like as accommodation, as it will make it easier for you and them to get it right. Also on the ‘power of words to convey meaning’ theme, be aware that ‘en suite’ and ‘private bathroom’ do not necessarily mean the same.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience!!! You will not be disappointed!
Our safari with Endless Summer tours was hands down the most amazing experience ever! From Chicago, my wife and I traveled to South Africa at the end of May 2015. We booked a four day private safari at Kruger National Park. The private safari was definitely the way to go because we were able to do what we wanted and didn’t have to stop based on preferences of the rest of a group. We couldn’t have been happier with our tour guide Rhys. He was incredibly knowledgeable, super friendly and you could tell he was so passionate about the animals. He was also an amazing cook!
We expected to see some animals on this trip but our expectations were blown out of the water with the variety and amount of sightings we had. Giraffes, white rhino, herds of elephants, wild dog, hippo, lion, buffalo, zebra, you name it, we saw it. Rhys knew exactly where to go and how to approach the animals. We would start out early each morning and drive for about 3 hours, have lunch and then continue on for a couple more. We would break for a couple of hours and then went out for night drives. The night drives weren’t as exciting as our day drives but still a great experience.
On one of our drives, we nearly saw a kill!! A lioness was waiting in the bush hunting two impala that seemed to be fighting with each other. It looked as if she was going to pounce any moment when suddenly one of her adolescent cubs that was playing in the distance decided to get curious and run over by the impala which scared them away. It was amazing to see this even if we didn’t actually see a kill. Rhys mentioned that it is rare to see a kill and he had only seen about 4 himself. On another drive we saw a pack of 9 or so wild dogs. Apparently there aren’t too many of them around anymore in Kruger and was a rare siting. We followed them for some time and then they wandered off into the bush. No less than a minute later, there were two lioness in front of us. One of them went into the bush while the other simply walked around for a while. She was so close to us and even brushed up against the side of the car. Our hearts were racing to see this so close!
During our four day stay in Kruger, we stayed at Lower Sabre and Biyamiti cabins. Lower Sabre had a nice room with a cute porch that had an outdoor kitchen full of cooking utensils and a grill. Biyamiti was similar but a more spacious cabin and indoor kitchen. Each night Rhys cooked some delicious meals. We did not expect to eat as well as we did during our stay. Every night was a traditional brai (South African BBQ). We had chicken, sausages, bacon and steaks! Even for lunch Rhys was on the grill cooking eggs, sausage, bacon toast and veggies. We did not go hungry. This time of year was their winter and did get pretty chilly on the early morning drives and evenings so be prepared to have some warmer clothing.
Overall, this was an incredible experience. There are no words to describe this adventure besides breathtaking and magical. We saw everything we wanted to see and then a whole lot more. We were sad to leave Rhys too. We really got along so well with him and was great to hang out. He really made our experience that much better. I can’t say enough great things about this Endless Summer tour. Thanks so much for this experience!!
PT
An unforgettable experience!
I have visited Mana Pools about eight times when I was resident In Zimbabwe. This time we stayed with Goliath Safaris lead by the renowned guide Stretch Ferreira. Probably the best guide one can have at wonderful Mana Pools. Walking safaris are the best way to explore and to get a real feel of bush life and we came very close to elephants and lions.