US
Took care of everything!
Gertrude from Falcon Safaris was always very prompt in responding to all my dad’s emails. Since we were doing this trip on our own (without a travel agent), he had lots of questions. Gertrude always took the time to explain everything thoroughly and make great suggestions, all with a fair price. She did everything with a great attitude.
We used Falcon Safaris for our transfer from the airport to our hotel. Even though clearing customs took quite a while, they were waiting for us as we exited customs. We also wanted to get some Zimbabwe money for my brother’s foreign currency collection. We gave the shuttle representative some U.S. money, and she promptly returned to our hotel with billions of Zimbabwe dollars for his collection.
Our first tour was a Victoria Falls Bridge tour through an outside vendor. Falcon picked us up promptly at the hotel, and got us to our tour. Afterwards, they dropped us off at Victoria Falls to continue our touring.
Then we met Brian from Falcon Safaris, who personally gave us a guided walking tour of the falls. The falls were spectacular! We saw lots of rainbows from all the mist. We were pretty soaked at the conclusion of our falls walk, so Brian took us back to our hotel so we could change into some dry clothes.
We were then off to a Zambezi Sunset River Cruise on Falcon’s boat. Since it was winter, we were the only ones on the tour that day. Brian also escorted us on the cruise. The cruise was great! We saw several animals and a gorgeous sunset.
After the Sunset River Cruise, we were off to dinner at Boma. Brian drove us there, got us settled in, and asked us what time we wanted to leave. He also gave us a contact number in case we wanted to leave early. At our designated departure time, Brian was right there to pick us up and return us to our hotel. It was a great day arranged with Falcon Safaris and a great day with Brian!
The following day, we needed an early morning transfer to Kasane airport in Botswana. Brian was there to pick us up in the morning and transfer us to the border. At the border, he walked us through immigration and handed us off to Falcon’s Botswana representative. We transferred our luggage from the vehicles and were off to the airport to meet our next adventure guide. The drive from the border to the airport went smoothly and without any instances. We even stopped to view animals a few times along the way.
If you are ever spending time in the Victoria Falls area, I strongly suggest you use Falcon Safaris for all your adventure needs. We booked our hotel on our own, but next time we would just let Falcon handle it all.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very pleasant and easy to work with.
Ndamungu was very pleasant to deal with everyday! !
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awsome - Brilliant - Unforgettable
From the very first day of contacting Shaun Talyor of Moriti Private Safaris everything went smoothly. Our whole 10 Days went without a hitch. Not only did we have some brilliant sightings, but all the lodges Shaun picked for us were first class, and William Cooke our guide through out our stay was very knowledgable and made our tour unforgettable. I highly recommend Moriti Safaris for anybody that wants to have a Safari in South Africa.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing. Saw things that you usually only see on TV.
Our guide Aggrey, better known as "Eagle Eyes" made our trip. He showed us the big five plus many other animals. We had the opportunity to witness events that are only seen on TV. Our accommodations far exceeded what we thought we would have. I would definitely recommend Earthlife Expeditions to anyone going to Tanzania for safari. They are a local company so your money will stay and help the locals of Tanzania. Can not wait to go back and do it again.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Marvellous
very good tour operator, friendly guide, eccellente expetience!
US
50-65 years of age
Completely out of this world. Amazing loved every bit of it.
Mr. Tom was easy to work wit and understood all our needs. Quite truthful and amazing communicator.
DE
Perfect Safari Tour to Selous and tours/transports at Zanzibar
Very nice communication, all questions answered quickly. Fair prices.
Our Safari-driver - Amani - was excellent. Drove perfect, knew (nearly) everything about animals and plants. Due to bis experience we saw four of the big five (and rhinos can not be seen at Selous).
Paka also arranged a perfect spice tour and tour to Prison Island with german speaking, great guides and transports at Zanzibar with very reliable driver.
Everything worked out fine.
CA
Everything was perfect!
Our safari tour was exactly as outlined by Maturaf - the drivers were always ready and waiting when we arrived. The accommodations were wonderful and the food was excellent. We saw many animals in our short 3 day safari, and even managed the 'Big Five' on the first day! The travel plans were busy, but allowed us to see a lot of things in a short time span. When we were in Zanzibar, we were left to book our own tours, which was ok, but an additional cost to me. It would be nice if a couple of tours were included in the tour price. Otherwise, the service, tour and experience was top rate! Thank you! Asanti!
MX
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Kilimanjaro & Safari Experience
I got quotes from roughly 20 tour providers before my trip and It Started in Africa's prices were unbeatable. The level of attention that they provided and the professionalism of the drivers/porters/chefs/guides and support crew far exceeded our expectations. Our climb to Kilimanjaro was incredible, given the knowledgeable and supportive crew that led us. I definitely recommend them for the Kilimanjaro or Safari, they are a local company and provide a far better service than their international agency competitors.
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our short notice safari experience
We decided one week before departure to add 4 days of safari before starting the business trip in Jo'burg.
I googled for a short trip and found The African Welcome Safaris. One short mail and within minutes Kathi Simon from Safari Bookings contacted me. It took us less then 24 hours to settle everything. Despite a public holiday in SA and weekend on top it went so quick!
We took off to Hoedspruit and there started the magic. We enjoyed it very much. Kapama Buffalo Camp was incredible and met our expectations 150%. We will most likely recommend Safari Bookings and Kapama to our friends or might even return with our grownup children.