CZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful wildlife experience
We spent 7 days on tour to several parks, all managed by Baboon Budget Safari. Our journey started few months before when booking and discussing the details with provider - all clear and simple, they were even able to buy us extra train tickets for next travel etc (thanks Susan!). The real start was from Nairobi where our driver Anthony picked us up at hotel and we continued with 6 other guys, together we made a great group and enjoyed a lot of fun. Our path was through Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha and Amboseli, all of them were very exciting and strongly variable from flora and also fauna point of view. Anthony was a great driver with strong passion for his work - skilled in all aspects from crazy driving to spotting the smallest birds and also very friendly to all our requirements and silly questions.
We enjoyed pretty much everything of this route even though not all is easy - you have to expect waking up very early, eating simple meals, spending most of your day in a van and staying in simple tents where you hear wildness roaring all night. But once you take all of these "struggles" as a starting point for a breathtaking experience (as we did) you will love it all.
IN
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fabulous is what I can say, Maasai Mara is.
One of the best countries for wildlife viewing. The sheer expanse of Maasai Mara is breathtaking. The number of animals is simply mind numbing
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Seamless and organized
Sandra helped me book a 3-day tour at the Black Rhino Lodge near Pilanesberg national park. My friends and I had an amazing experience there. Sandra was so easy to communicate and made me feel at ease throughout the whole planning process. Each step of the trip was perfect. We would love to return someday for another tour!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience!
I had a hard time choosing a tour company when I decided to go to Uganda, but I am so glad I chose Africa Adventure Vacations. The entire staff was professional, friendly, thoughtful, and quick to respond to my inquiries. I did a 10 day tour and my driver guide was Sam. He was a great driver, very informative, and easy to get along with. He was able to spot animals on game drives that I would have never found by myself! I was a solo woman traveller and was hesitant about going by myself but Sam made me feel safe the entire time and even ate all of my meals with me so that I didn't have to eat alone. All of the lodges I stayed at were very nice and the meals were great! I highly recommend Africa Adventure Vacations and would use them again if I ever go back to Africa.
PT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderfull
Did a 4 day safari to Lake Nakuru and Massai Mara and it was wonderfull.
Asked the staff for a special night with my girlfriend since it was her birthday and they got me a cake with Massai tribe dancing for us!!!
MX
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exquisite attention to itinerary details and flexibility, rearranging for better game viewing option
Our expectations were well exceeded! With great confidence, Alex at Mama Savana, wrought last minute changes to our itinery that proved well thought out. We avoided hours of unnecessary travel to the northern Sarengeti area; the expected wildebeest migration hadn't begun to cross the Mara River. Our days proved better spent on the Central Serengeti. Our Mama Savana guide Haroun was incredibly knowledgable and personable, able to spot all sizes of animals at great distances and give detailed information with ease and humor.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our Exciting CrissCross Namibia Adventure
Three of us plus a driver/guide in a 4x4 were privileged to go on a month long/6600km holiday primarily in Namibia and fortunate to have chosen CrissCross Namibia Safaris as our tour company. We based our choice of company on previous online reviews and the flexibility allowed in planning our itinerary. They organized the tour and route we requested. We were also impressed with the prompt responses to any inquiries that we gave them.
Our trip started in Capetown where we spent four enjoyable days, before proceeding north. We spent a few days travelling through western South Africa up to the border of Namibia. This was carried out by another company organized by CrissCross.
At the border we were met by CrissCross owner, Thinus, who escorted us through the border, and from that point on we decided we were in good hands!! We had a very enjoyable 8 days with Thinus.
First to the Orange River and the Aussenkehr Nature Park with amazing rock formations, next Fish River Canyon which rivals the Grand Canyon in size, then onto Luderitz and Kolmanskop, a diamond mining ghost town which has been encroached on by dunes and so interesting to see, especially for photographers. Next was on to Soussevlei and the amazing dunes, fun to climb, even part way up to the top.
Some of the drives were long but the scenery so different from Western Canada that it was still interesting. Thinus always seemed to find great points of interest, along with interesting stories. We went on to Swakopmund and had a very enjoyable dune ride out of Walvis Bay where we also enjoyed seeing the large number of flamingos. In Swakopmund we were met by Markus, our guide for the rest of our trip. He was also a very capable and knowledgeable driver. First stop was Twyfelfontein where we saw the rock engravings of the Bushmen. Next we travelled to Grootberg with beautiful scenic views and then proceeded to visit a Himba village. An experience in itself! From there we continued on to Etosha Park NP, where we saw lots of wildlife including four rhino sightings which was a thrill for us!!
Driving through the Zambezi region (Caprivi Strip) we saw many local villages and this gave us a glimpse of how the local people carry out their daily lives.
Next we had a stop in Bwabwata NP where we had very up close encounters with elephants!! We then went into Chobe NP in Botswana where we were surrounded with hundreds of elephants. Finally we visited Victoria Falls, although less water than usual due to the drought, was a fantastic experience seeing the strength of mother nature.
All our accommodations were very nice, comfortable, had interesting views and great food, often with an opportunity to try game meat.
Although it was the driest spring on record, it was a welcome contrast to home where we get too much rain!!
Thanks to Thinus, Helena and Markus for a wonderful trip, so much variety in a short time, landforms, scenery, wildlife, some quirkiness, a meteorite, a castle, desert elephants, wild horses, always something unique in this special country. Not much traffic either!!
We were glad to have been shown the country by two gentlemen who know their country well and could share so much with us.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very Attentive and Accommodating
We needed to book a safari at the last minute. They were incredibly responsive, and fast! They put something together for us that was almost too good to be true. Definitely check them out!
HU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Satisfying
I would recommend the service of the Safari soles. We were very satisfied with the 3 days Private tour. Chaddy and Biggy were very helpful and polite, all of our wishes were fulfilled. Thanks for the correct and quick communication to Bryson.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wild experience
We had a wonderful safari's tour, it was a very wild experience and then we had relax in Zanzibar, it is a paradise. Savannah Explorers organized everything for us. They are very professional and responsive team. We recommend it for a wild experience.
