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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Best Private Air Tours in South Africa
William Cook of Cook's Air Tours & Safaris is one of the most knowledgeable pilot guides that Capture Africa Tours has had the pleasure of working with. William Cooks knowledge of South Africa whether it be the history of Cape Town, or life in the bush is incredible. You won't need guide books or maps when your're traveling with him. William is a very experienced pilot who can get you in and out of any area as long as the runway is certified and is long enough. This was the deal breaker for Capture Africa Tours. We needed to get in and out of different locations that are only accessible by light aircraft and Cooks Air Tours could accommodate us. William is a very easy going person and always ready to help whenever and wherever he can. Do not hesitate to use William and his company....you will not be disappointed.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A not-to-be-misses destination
The Okavango Delta was just one stop on a month long visit to Africa but it was the richest in terms of game viewing and overall safari experience. We encounter the rarely seen pangolin, lions galore (a pair on their "honeymoon"), amusing (and sometimes annoying) vervet monkeys, elephants, zebra, herds of antelope, and amazing birds; the iconic lilac-breasted roller among many others. It was July so bundling up for the early morning game drives was a must....by about 10 it warmed up enough to shed a few layers and enjoy the sun. Our camp was operated by Wilderness Safaris - the food was wonderful, the staff simply the best, and our guides shared not only their knowledge of the area but their love of the land as well. The sweet scent of what our guide called "savannah basil" filled the air as we traveled through the delta - an experience I will long remember.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Namib-Naukluft National Park by TwiGGyAth
this is the most stunning place in Namibia you could see, that's definitely a must
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Etosha National Park by TwiGGyAth
dry season is best if you want to easily catch animals around the water ponds.
Etosha is easy to drive and go around and there are a lot of animals and birds to see
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Had a great time camping in the bush
I really enjoyed seeing Ruaha. I've been to the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Selous before, but Ruaha was still really impressive for several reasons: First, we camped in Ruaha, which you can't do everywhere (especially not for the reasonable rates that you get in Ruaha). And when I say 'camped', I really mean camped - we took our own tent and set up camp in a little-used private campsite. We cooked over a campfire, and sat out under the stars. No other camps or people anywhere close. That's another of the benefits to Ruaha - there just aren't as many people there as in the Northern Circuit parks (especially Serengeti and Ngorongoro). Third, although the Northern Circuit may be a bit better for seeing wildlife, you certainly won't be disappointing at Ruaha! In two days, I saw elephants, lions, greater kudu, impala, giraffe, baboons, vervet monkeys, nile and savanah monitor lizards (one Savanah monitor even spent the afternoon, evening, night, and the next morning in a tree over our camp), hippos, black-backed jackals, banded and lesser mongoose, and lots of birds (2 spotted eagle owls, several bustards, lilac-breasted rollers and European rollers, shrikes, buffalo-weavers, white-headed vultures, fish eagles, brown-hooded kingfishers, pied kingfishers, lots of Franklins and other quail, guinea fowl, red-billed hornbills, ground hornbills, hammerkops, among others). If you go with a tour guide, you're liable to see even more, since they communicate with each other by radio to learn where all the key animals are (I went with a couple local Tanzanians).
April isn't the most popular time to visit - there's more rain and more vegetation, which decreases visibility on safaris, but we had very little rain, still saw a good sampling of wildlife, and had the added benefit of the park being practically empty.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about South Africa by Derek Keats
South Africa has it all. I never tire of visiting our national parks and nature reserves.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Namibia by TwiGGyAth
Namibia is a stunning place, extraordinary landscapes, safari parks and people!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Tanzania by Phil
Tanzania has it all - world class wildlife, beautiful mountains, amazing beaches, coral reefs, savanna, rain forest (seriously, check out Amani Nature Reserve in the East Usambara Mountains or Udzungwa National Park), lakes, waterfalls, a variety of cultures with friendly people.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about South Africa by Vaughanoblapski!
There are so many places to go it hards to begin, and there is amazing diversity.
IL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Recommended tour operator
It all felt very professional and organized. We lost a flight connection and they rescheduled our tour promptly. Our guide Isaac was always motivated, respectful and with amazing eyes. Many times he brought us to places to see fantastic scenes and we were the first to arrive. He would wait sine minutes before letting other drivers know about it by radio :) It was suberb!