US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Solo Summit of Kilimanjaro
Solo except for 6 porters, a cook, and guide ;-) Great experience. We slowly (pole pole) made our way to Barafu (base camp) on a 7-day trip. The ones who had the best time were the ones going slowly. No need to rush into camp. The reasons to go slow is to conserve your energy for summit day (7 hours of climbing) and dropping 10,000 ft later in the day. Many groups had an alpha person leading the group. Subsequent complaints of acute mountain sickness ensued from poor folks trying to keep up. Take it slowly! My guide was Joshua and Omari was my cook. Both did a great job. Kudos to Jackson (owner) for being a great person to deal with on many levels. Has a handle on providing great customer service. Even to the point of shipping my "lost" reading glasses to North America. That is over and beyond the call of duty!!! My last suggestion is to use the "rest step" and "pressure breathing" to conserve energy. If you need more info or need a brush up ask Jackson. He is well versed in conserving energy and making sure you have the best shot at summiting --even if your 65...
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well organised safari with the most amazing guide
Samless Adventures helped us to create a most wonderful lifetime experience. In corporation with the company we arranged a 4-day safari to Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire. We stayed at a basic tented camp in the middle of the Serengeti park - absolutely unique! 2nd night a giraffe walked right through the camp - how amazing is that? The last night we stayed at Flamingo Safari Lodge in Karatu, which was also great. The room was beautiful and the surroundings within the lodge was amazing. Kathy and Sam (the owner) has been so helpful the entire way, securing that everything was perfect. They even drove us around Arusha for several hours to withdraw money for the cash payment.
Then talking about our guide, Bakari. He was absolutely amazing, so knowledgeable, courteous, professional and friendly. Our safari would never have been the same without him.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience in Tanzania
We are so thankful to Back of Africa for preparing the perfect safari experience possible. Allan was extremely attentive and helpful, took care of us in Kenya and Tanzania. Airlines lost our luggage the day before we departed for our safari and Allan made everything in his power and had our lost luggage delivered to us a day later in the midst of the Northern circut somewhere between Serengeti and Tarangire:) we vere amazed at exceptional planning and execution of the safari. Our guide Anwar in Tanzania had an amazing knowledge of wildlife and was full of interesting stories he shared at dinner:) Seriously, look no further, Back of Africa will make your african dreams come true and will take care of you if anything goes wrong. I will be recommending them to all my family and friends until the end of time.
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My first Safari
As my title states, this was my first safari but I travelled with a friend with years of safari experience. We had a customized trip. E-trip Safari catered to our every need and helped with every aspect of our trip. It was an experience of a life time and I have nothing but my highest recommendations to give.
An extremely professional Travel Agency that can put together a truely memorable holiday of Africa.
There is nothing that I could fault about my experience with Safarionline. Our holiday was amazing and every destination, accommodation recommendation and transfer went smoothly and was well suited to our family group of 16 people including children.
QA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Such an enjoyable experience
The tour guide and chef were friendly and such a joy to be around. It was relaxed and an amazing way to see the animals. Would highly recommend this tour company.
CA
Excellent, could not ask for more!
Unforgettable trip and wonderful experience
Our safari was very well organized and we had great hotel accommodations with excellent service and a very professional and knowledgeable personal driver guide. Communication was very efficient, pleasant and reliable. We had a fantastic and memorable journey thank you for giving us the experience of a lifetime.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A life changing experience! Unbelievable!
Encompass Africa and in particular Danica, could not have been more helpful and amazing in helping us plan the best trip of our lives! Danica always responded immediately and was always encouraging and supportive in helping us to arrange our itinerary! Her suggestions were incredible and she plan the most perfect trip for us according to what we had told her we would like to see. The service Danica and her colleagues provided could not be faulted in any way and I would definitely deal with Danica and Encompass Africa if we return. They went above and beyond to provide the most extensive, well organised trip with out any issues while we were away and I have no hesitations in referring them to anyone who wishes to travel to Africa. They really were incredible and we can not thank you enough for the most incredible trip that exceeded all our expectations ten fold!! Thank you!! :)
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing experience!!
As part of a group of 16 (8 adults, 8 children) I can confidently say everything was organised perfectly to suit all. We saw everything we wanted to see and more. We all agreed Chobe Game Lodge in Botswana was the highlight as we got the opportunity to see some large herds of most animals - however Nottens Bush Camp in Sabi Sands also made our stay a very special and rememberable one and the staff were amazing! Walter really did a great job of setting us up for an amazing experience at some beautiful places. Definitley a trip of a lifetime.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Must visit if you're looking for Elephant encounter
This was the first park of our Safari Itinerary. The weather was perfect for this trip - cloudy overcast with some occasional sprinkles, but due to heavy rains prior few days some of the roads in the park were closed, so we didn't get a chance to visit all planned areas, but those that we have visited were amazing. I was expecting a little bit less folks/tourists there, but this is subjective. We've got to see giraffes, gazelles, monkeys, ostriches. But the most memorable encounter was with the herd of elephants, counting about 20. They crossed dirt road we were on and you can see all of them from few feet distance - amazing.
