20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An incredible first trip to Africa - we'll be back!
Our trip was organised in such a short amount of time, and upon sending out a few emails to various companies, Rose was the first to reply. She was always so helpful with answering emails and responding to requests, and gave us a truly incredible safari experience in Kenya. Rose really understood what my father and I were looking for from the trip, and took into account specific things like budget and dates to help us get the most out of it. We ended up staying for 3 nights in the gorgeous Encounter Mara camp in Naboisho Conservancy, and then had an additional 2 nights at the luxurious Richard's River Camp, in Olare Orok Conservancy. Rose organised all of our internal flights to and from the Maasai Mara (we had already booked our international ones, although I'm positive she could have helped with those too!) and on our final day coming back from the Mara had arranged a wonderful day visiting the Giraffe Sanctuary, the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, and the Karen Blixen Museum - so we definitely got the most out of our time in Kenya. Rose was such a good contact - she was incredibly knowledgable, and did her best to keep me informed about everything we needed to know. I would not hesitate to use The Luxury Safari Company again.
65+ years of age
Tanzanian Safari
Communication was excellent. We met the tour representative at the beginning and the end of our tour. Our guide was experienced and had excellent knowledge and was friendly. The tour lived up to our expectations and more and the visits to both the Hadzabe tribe and the Masai tribe were wonderful. We also enjoyed the visit to the Ngorongoro Crater especially. Our add-on to Victoria Falls was spectacular.
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Kidepo Valley National Park by oemebamo
Less game then the other national parks in Uganda, but the remoteness and scenic beauty makes it worth the (long) trip!
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Gorillas-gorillas-gorillas!
We just did the gorilla trekking at Bwindi, which was truly the highlight of our 3-week-roadtrip! We came up close with the gorillas (this family was one of the first to be habituated to humans), and could observe their behavior for an hour.
The scenery is stunning as well, especially in the morning light! There are some walks (only guided) in the park as well, but we didn't do any of these.
We spent the night in the Buhoma Community Rest Camp, planning on pitching our tent, but we decided to go for a banda as it was pouring rain. This was 100$ per person, which is steep compared to other parks, with shared bathroom and toilet. Besides this, the staff was very friendly and helpful and the food delicious (though quite pricey, too)!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Well organised and great value or money
We went to Oldeani via Lake Manyara and back to Arusha via the Serengeti. Great trip which was well organised.
We then climbed to the peak of Mt. Meru. Very impressed with the quality of the refuges and the porters. One of them was the cook and he excelled with the spaghetti alla Bolognese.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Savannah Explorers: the best for your safari experience
My family and I have just returned from a wonderful 5-day safari in northern Tanzania . For this wonderful experience we entrusted to Savannah Explorers that we chose after requesting various cost estimates and we confirm you that we did the right choice.
Savannah Explorers with his manager Roberto arranged a wonderful tour with a careful driver , Ali ' and an excellent guide Corrado who was always available to answer all our questions about animals and life in Tanzania .
Hakuna matata : no problems. The lodges, the tended camp, the jeep, the food were very good and the people were very helpful.
We thought the safari would be tiring and instead it was an exciting experience with intense moments in search of wild animals and moments of quiet rest in the evening having dinner with our friends Corrado e Ali’.
Thanks again to our friends of Savannah Explores!!
US
This experience helped me remember past safaris while introducing different animals and habitats.
Our safari included Masai Mara and Samburu - two totally different environments and experiences. James, our guide was well versed in both and added information about the animals, landscape, trees and differences between the animals in the two parks. How different the animals were when only separated by a few hours drive was intriguing and something I didn't expect. James was very accommodating when requesting specific times for game drives, specific animals that we wanted to see and helped our photography by positioning the vehicle to capture the best angle and in some cases the best light. We have some of the most fantastic shots of leopards. Not something everyone gets to see in the wild. We enjoyed out time with James just getting to know each other and sharing stories as well. We even had the opportunity to recommend James/Odyssey to other people on safari that were planning to return to Samburu. He definitely enhanced our trip and our love for the animals of Africa. Beatrice was our contact for arranging and planning our trip. She was very responsive and very friendly - even through email. So- thank you all for a wonderful trip. We are still sharing photos and stories with our friends.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The best African experience of our lives.
We used Rose to book our African Safari and she advised us superbly after listening to what we wanted to do/ see. We went to 3 different venues in Zambia and they were all superb. It involved a huge amount of travelling which was all excellent except 1 journey but the choice of camps that we visited were spot on and exactly what we asked for.
We ended up seeing a crocodile attack lions crossing the Zambezi, 2 male leopards having a territorial fight, a pride of 7 lions killing and eating an Impala, 2 mature male lions with a Buffalo kill, a female leopard and her 2 Cubs with an Impala kill being dragged up a tree and the defending versus another female leopard,a hyena and a troop of baboons. Plus of course a million Elephants, hippo's, Impala, water Buck etc
We would strongly recommend the Luxury Safari company to anyone.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Extraordinary experience with flotish!
I longed for professional services, and I got a service provider who floats above the rest of the competition. Flotish Tours and Travel made a remarkable experience more remarkable!
Time was well managed, and I got the value for my money by visiting all the spots that were highlighted in my package. The reservation was quick and the rates affordable.
I want to re-live the experience through continued contact with Flotish for all my planned activities.
long live Flotish tours and Travels!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic memories, basking in warmth of East Africa
Tour was fantastic, one of a lifetine, one not to be missed. Memories will be with me for lifetime. Felt safe. Excellent driving skills over tough roads, fantastic sleeping quarters, definitely the best trip I've ever been on.