DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing Trip
We had an amazing trip with African Wildcats Expeditions! We've seen all the big Nationalparks in Tanzania and camped inside the parks. John, our tour guide, had a big knowledge of the animals and the rest of the nature. We felt safe at all times, also when buffalos and hyenas were next to our tent. Our cook was absolutely amazing (ask for Anold). The whole organization prior the tour as well as during the tour was great. I would definitely recommend this tour operator to everybody!
DE
Best Safari for us
We have had memorable moments on a 10 day safari with Gosheni through the national parks Tarangire, Manyara, Eyasi, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and after many worldwide Trips we can say that these experiences were the most impressive at all. After we had decided to go to Tanzania, we wrote to various safari providers and asked for offers. However, because we did not just want to observe animals, we asked for incorporate Cultural Trips as an important component. From all the offers Gosheni proved to be the best for us. The advice, contact and communication with Peter Roberts, the owner, was outstanding. We would never have dreamed how impressively the visits and the meeting with the Hadzabes, Datogas and other ethnicities had affected us.
For the safari, Peter gave us an absolute top guide with Zadock. Anyone who has ever been together with a driver guide over such a long time 12 hours a day will be able to assess how difficult that can be. With Zadock we had from our first day a very friendly, experienced driver and connoisseur of the fauna and flora of Tanzania at our side. Not only that, he was also a very intelligent conversation partner and could enlighten us about the history, culture and politics. At the same time, he has always been interested and cared for our welfare.
And also we will mention that we have seen the incredible variety of wild animals. We think Tanzania is the best place to do a safari.
Likewise mentioned the accommodations selected by Gosheni the food and the always very friendly staff in the camps. Particularly the Acacia tented camp in the Serengeti mentioned. We will certainly return again.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Amazing experience and very professional
I found myself really well with nyasì adventure, kind people available and very professional. I recommend them for your safari in Tanzania
LB
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable, Honest and Professional
We were traveling as a young couple. Accordingly we had requests and concerns to be attended to and the dedication of the Company to accommodate our requirements duly as needed was commendable and much appreciated. The communication with the General Manager of the Company makes everything easier and more flexible in terms of proper planning. All issues are taken care of in advance and the general service in terms of quality, professional behavior, safety requirements is top notch. The choice of the right man in the right place to be your guide during the Safari is of utmost importance and this is what Mr. Opani, our guide for the trip, was : the perfect man for the perfect trip, his composure, attitude, assurance and knowledge of the wilderness, the animals, educated information made everything smooth for us during the trip.
Also, the Safari exceeded our expectations in terms of being able to see all categories of animals, Big ones and less big, the so-called Big 5 and the other animals one expects to see, even those you don't expect to see. But I recommend patience to all individuals as time needs to be given to animals to show themselves sometimes and also to behave normally inn the presencce of people in terms f hunting habits and so on. We have to Thank Mr. Opani again to teaching us this, to be patient in order to enjoy the experience.
A little note though about the details of the Plan : the transition times from one place or area to another in the Safari program should be mentioned and clarified, sometimes we didn't expect the large amount of time spent in terms of transition from one place to another through the days, which corresponds to long hours of driving...but in the company of someone like Mr. Opani this wasn't a big issue after all, time eventually flies by :).
SA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Amazing Safari with memories for a life time
Overall, the trip was fantastic and has left with us some good memories of the African wild life, nature as well as the people. My family and myself enjoyed every moment of our stay at Amboselli, Naivasha & Masai Mara.
Helder, your quick response on emails while planning the trip has been exemplary. Your team's support has been very good from the time we landed at Nairobi. Special mention of our tour guide and driver, David who has been of great help all the time.
The drive time between places was quite long especially the roads to Mara was quite bumpy. In retrospective, taking domestic flights would have been an option had we known it before. No regrets though.
We had a full blown safari which has left an indelible impression in our minds.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Faultless, Seamless and Superior
The Encompass Africa people put together a wonderful package for my wife and I...all done initially over the phone but more by email.... and everything went like clockwork. I soon realised that I could throw away my itinerary, and simply wherever I was a person would appear and we would be taken to our next destination, after having gained the fruits of our current location.
They were recommended to me by a friend who has visited Africa a number of times, and I have no hesitation in sharing that recommendation to all.
The Wilderness Safaris camps especially were superbly run and managed, and the people of Namibia and Botswana stand out as a beacon of the good of Africa and what can be achieved there by the locals.
My wife, who was a little apprehensive about going there, has come be a more passionate ambassador than I, if that is possible.
Well done, Encompass Africa, Jono, Danica, and team.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the most profound experiences of my life was spent with Viva Safaris!
My daughter, who had recently graduated from college, and I spent six wonderful days with Viva Safaris last July. We both were impressed immediately with the correspondence leading up to our trip, the arrangement to be picked up at our hostel in Joburg, and the perfection with our entire trip. The accomodations were clean and comfortable, the grounds were beautiful, the food was great, the guides were friendly and knowledgeable and took great care in making sure we saw as much as possible. We took advantage of every drive offered...even 5am drives that we weren't scheduled to take, if there were extra seats! I loved seeing not only animals, but birds too, and the guides were more than happy to point them out and stop to let me photograph them. On one day in Kruger we saw the Big 5 all before noon! We just can't say enough about the great experience we had and highly recommend it!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible. Anthony is so knowledgable and showed us the best time through Kenya.
Accomodation was great. Tour truck was comfortable. The sights and animals were just incredible. Anthony went over and above to make our holiday memorable.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
These are the people to book with if you want a custom Africa Tour. Look no further
Clyde Beaty and Tailormade Africa are just the best. These are the people you need to book through. Clyde has booked two very different custom trips to Africa for me and they have both been exactly what I wanted. He has an in depth knowledge of many African countries and the hotel or camp facilities as well as the guiding options available. One trip he designed was over a month, covered several countries and many different venues. It was timed perfectly. We were never bored and he booked us at just the right time of year to see what we were looking for. Our most recent trip with him was three weeks long in the fall of 2016 to Ethiopia. This trip was extremely complicated to put together, involved many internal flights and we asked to go not only to the tribal areas, but some other areas that were really "off the grid" and had no hotels or restaurants. We stayed in local huts or camping facilities, had our own cook, food and camping supplies brought in from Addis. The food, camping gear, itinerary and the guides were all great. Not easy to do in Ethiopia. The high end stuff we did was great and so was the way out of the way stuff. Also, I have always felt I got good value from Clyde. None of this kind of thing is cheap, but looking at what we got and what we paid for it, I was very pleased. I also recommended Clyde to my niece who wanted an Africa honeymoon. He did an amazing job and worked within her budget and came up with a truly memorable honeymoon. Clyde is your man.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing tour, amazing guide!
This tour was my first ever safari and my first family holiday since I was a kid. It was a totally unforgettable experience. Antony went out of his way to ensure we saw had the best time - and we did! He was constantly on the radio listening out for where all the animals were and made sure we saw everything possible in the small amount of time we had. When my mum got sick, he went out of his way to make sure she was ok. An unbelievable trip with unforgettable memories. We keep talking about when we'll come back and what we'll do. One thing is for sure, we will contact Antony to guide us again. Thanks a million!!