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Every day is the best day in Kruger!
When looking for a safari it is hard to know which company to choose. We were in communication with many potential companies, but what set RAS apart was their timeliness in response and English communication skills. Other companies took 2 weeks to respond to us where RAS (Amelia) was responding same day and often times the same hour. Furthermore, they didn't just stop booking with the safari, but they helped plan the other part of our trip as well. We had other questions (riding elephants, diving with sharks, hotels in Cape Town & Johannesburg) they either referred or set up for us helping take much of the planning/booking and stress off our plate. Even if there was something we wanted to do that we hadn't thought of (shark diving), our guide Jaco called Amelia and the next thing we knew, it was part of our itinerary. The service was second to none.
As for the safari, we did a 5 day tour on the panorama route. Our guide Jaco was highly knowledgeable with regards to all animals, nature and landmarks/stop offs along the way as well as highly interactive with us. We did the group rides at camps, but the best part of the trip was our time spent riding in the safari van with Jaco as he knew and explained more than we were hearing when going out on group trips from base camps (day, night and bus walk guided tours). That is not to say that the camp trips were not great, but sometimes they lacked or failed to share deeper knowledge about the animals and the territory. Furthermore, Jaco cooked for us each night with many options. While riding in the park I found myself wondering what a kudu or impala might taste like… not to worry, most likely you were going to get to try one of the game meats at night which only added to the experience. During out trip it rained 3 of the days we were in Kruger National Park, but we still managed to see the Big 5! Much of that is due to the fact that Jaco was readily available and willing to take us out to continue to look for animals even after we did the guided group tours. Jaco did not want us to leave without getting the entire experience and bang for our buck. I remember seeing 3 leopards in one day and we were all excited and I asked Jaco what the best day he ever had in Kruger and he said "As a guide in this park, every day is the best day" and even after 3 days in the pouring rain I can honestly see why he thinks that! Needless to say at this point if you read this far, RAS can do it all and you will most likely leave making an additional friend in your tour guide along the way!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience! Would highly recommend this company.
Shabani was so nice and accommodating to us when we booked our safari, we got a few quotes before him but didn't really know much about what was a good deal and after we booked we found out our deal was fantastic. The four day safari was the perfect time frame. Our driver was amazing as well, we saw the big five and had so much fun with him and our cook, who made the best food we had on our entire month long trip. When in doubt, go with Shabani's company, you won't regret it!
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Amazing experience of Safari and Beach Holiday with BookSafari2Tanzania
Me and my wife wanted to do safari followed by a relaxing beach holiday for our honeymoon in Tanzania. After talking to a number of tour operators, we decided to give Booksafari2tanzania a chance. Our coordinator Ephata worked closely with us to plan the entire trip within our budget. Everything was set up for us when we arrived in Tanzania. The local team there was very helpful and always ready to assist us whenever we needed them. The team including Yesse, Ben, Godson and Albert went out of their way in certain situations to make sure that we had a smooth experience. Overall very satisfied with the whole experience. Will definitely recommend them for a tour to Tanzania.
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Nice trip
We had a beautifull trip in Tanzania thanks to our guide Mabu from Safarihub. If you have the chance to go to Tanzania then ask if it is possible to get him. He did a great job and made our holliday great! Nice atmosphere, good knowledge of surrounding nature and animals. Everything was arranged perfectly in time. It was really a relaxing hollyday because everything turned out well!
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Excellent trip
Went with my wife and we really had a good time. We were able to see all the big five. The guide was very friendly.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Every day brought a truly unique experience,most memorable was being close to the animals.
Great booking,great services and excellent communication.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing birding trip to Kenya!
My husband and I just returned from a private birding tour with this wonderful company. We can't say enough about this amazing trip - the itinerary was perfect. This is the second time we've used this company for travel in Africa and we would absolutely use them again in the future. The trip exceeded our expectations with 450+ birds in 11 days, 47 mammal species including the big 5. Our guide, Nick Buys, is among one of the best bird guides we have had the pleasure of working with. He truly makes every effort possible to find the specialties of each region.
BG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful Safaris ever
My wife and I we had seven days safaris with mercury safaris, it was very well organized, one the first day when our driver came to picked us up at the hotel , we bigun to sence of who this safaris could be so good, the driver he is very kind and very knowledgeable and had very nice experience of animals and nationals, the food accommodation all were very nice, I wish could repeat my safaris with Mercury Safaris. Thank you Ndamungu for helping us to join in the safaris group. I recommend Mercury Safaris and and Mr Ndamungu ,he is very quick on the responding email.Asante sana.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Bespoke Safari & Mountain Biking
My two teenage boys and I had a fantastic safari holiday thanks to bothth Mack for putting a tailored package together and Mike our excellent driver and guide . Mike was very knowledgeable and nothing was too much trouble . Our most memorable day was spent mountain biking around Mto wa Mbu with Mkopi a local guide he showed is many things about Tanzanian life. KIli put this iitinery together especially for us.
thanks guys !
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The nicest vacation!
Many thanks for a Wonderful 5 Days Safari and great Maasai cultural tours with you Taste of Afrika Safaris.