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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exclusive and professional experience
We toured the Kruger park with our own experienced and very knowledgable guide for three days, which was great. I would highly recommend our guide, Nick Snyman and Wildlife Safaris. We were lucky enough to see lions, elephants, giraffes and other amazing animals at close range several times. Nick’s background knowledge and care for us added so much to this memorable experience.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Ivan and the Santaviva team were amazing, ensured a perfect experience and love every second!
Myself and three friends were returning to Uganda via the Western side and were lucky enough to find and book online at Santaviva. The accommodation is located in the heart of Kisoro and Ivan the host couldn't have been more helpful. We stayed for 3 days and were given great advice on local hikes and activities including exploring the ancient tombs and villages.
We also organised a 6 hour Gorilla hike through the impenetrable forest which was a challenging and amazing experience! This included transfers to and from the forest!
All up huge thank you to Ivan and the team for an unforgettable experience!
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wonderful experience at Mikumi National Park in rainy season with a professional guide
We have been before to several parks in Tanzania but this trip to Mikumi exceeded all our expectations. It was a wonderful experience and Isaya has been such a fantastic guide! We were in doubt if we should take a safari or not for only 3 days in the raining season. Our son of 12 years convinced us to take it and we are so glad we did it! Isaya was very prompt and clear in the communication before the safari, both on email and WhatsApp and we liked that very much. We drove from Dar on a rainy Saturday and the road was blocked because of two trucks that crushed on the road before Morogoro. Isaya was very clever in driving, very calm and in a good mood despite the chaos around and the long cue of trucks and busses blocked on the road, bringing us safely to Mikumi. Despite the short stay, we saw so many animals, and our son was thrilled to see baby lions baby elephants, baby giraffes and zebras. Isaya was very patient and waited for us to observe again and again families of elephants, giraffes and lions
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
African safari dream come true trip!!
It has been a week since we returned from Serengeti. But our hearts and minds are filled with memories and moments from our trip. The dreamiest trip of our lifetime was made possible.. many thanks to Allen.
We travelled through Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Ndutu Area and Serengeti National Park. We spotted more wildlife than we would ever have imagined! After 8 days of safari, we had seen everything we wanted. We saw over fifty lions, hundreds of elephants, giraffes and thousands of wildebeest migrating at a close distance, rhino and her baby in the Ngorongoro crater, cheetah chasing thomson gazelles, leopard on a tree on an afternoon siesta and many more! Allen went above and beyond to make our African adventure dreams come true. He even made sure we got the most perfect sunrise and sunset pictures. Allen is a highly knowledgeable, competent and a kind person. We learnt so much about birds, wildlife and conservation from him. In addition, he helped us organize an epic birthday surprise for one of our friends on the trip. We are so glad we chose our first African safari experience with him. We can't wait to go back and can't recommend Allen highly enough.
NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommend, great communication and great service, always there to help if necessary
Our adventure to Namibia was originally scheduled for 2020. We have had the best communication over the past three years to ensure us we still had our credits to use and keep us up todate with the economic happenings to ensure we didn’t miss out on our trip.
The wait was so worth it. From climbing stunning sand dunes, hilarious coastal adventures, to an amazing safari in Etosha National Park, there was never a dull moment. Well organised and our amazing guide Elvis kept us informed and entertained our entire journey.
We meet the most friendly and beautiful people, felt so safe and enjoyed the wonders of Namibia. The contrast from location to location was mind blowing. The history and general knowledge from Elvis made the trip incredibly memorable.
I don’t think I will ever see so many free roaming animals in their natural habitat as in Etosha, certainly did not disappoint on animal sightings!
An amazing country that we highly recommend to visit, the vastness is incredible. We need to come back to see more!
Thank you Darren, Kate and Elvis, impeccable service and communication and the most amazing experience from start to finish, (3 years!). So worth the investment.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing trip, incredible animals and beautiful location!
We had a wonderful time on our tour and would highly recommend this to anyone visiting the area! We can’t wait to come back!
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Must Go !
We had an amazing family trip from the Cape, winelands till Kruger. Really worth the journey
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding safari
While not having been on a safari before, I reckon our experience with African Big Cats Safaris & driver/guide Lovoi was outstanding. The safari was organized to meet our budget and experiences requests, for 9 days/8 nights in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater districts. Accommodation & food in fixed & tented camps exceeded expectations, as did the all day game drives, with an amazing profusion of animals, including lions mating, cheetah jumping up on our truck to use as a viewpoint, close examination by elephants, and exciting view of hippos, mongooses, birds of prey, snakes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, impala, leopards, buffalo, rhino, and many more. Lovoi did an outstanding job of animal spotting, while also driving the Toyota Land Cruiser through often challenging conditions. We included a balloon ride over the migrating herds, which was well worth it, plus a visit to the Hadzabeh tribe of hunter/gatherers. Very welcoming people, still trying to live their hunter/gather culture, while being pushed by circumstances into becoming more integrated into modern lifestyle. The difficulties this creates for them & their neighbours is showing, and as there are now less than 1200 in the tribe, they likely will not be able to continue their traditional way of life for much longer. We took a Nikon P1000 point and shoot camera with integrated 125x zoom lens, which enabled us to capture many beautiful closeups that would have been well beyond the capabilities of a mobile phone or standard SLR rig, and again Lovoi proved his worth by positioning the Land Cruiser to allow us to take clear shots. Many great memories, very enjoyable.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great agency that is flexible to work with.
I had the best time going on Safari with Easy Travel . It was my solo trip as I was hiking KIlimanjaro Mountain & my friends who had done safari last October in Tanzania with Easy Travel highly recommended me to use Easy Trave services & they did not disappoint me. Safari Expert Norah Cliff helped me to put a personalized private itinerary together and was quick to answer all the questions I had before our trip.
I did 3N4D Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro crater, my guide Gilbert Mareki was amazing, he had answers to all my questions on the wildlife, birds and was an expert at locating them and also shedding light on Masai Tribe & Culture.
My Safari start/pickup was from Moshi at 7AM, my Guide Gilbert came the previous night itself, met me at my hotel and advised he is staying close by in a hotel, he will pick me up the next day at 7AM. Gilbert is hard working, kind and has a big heart. He taught me more Swahili in 2 days than what I learned on the mountains with my hiking guides, Gilbert was phenomenal and extremely knowledgeable. He understood what was important to me and went above and beyond to ensure that not only did I see but was left breathless.
I highly recommend Easy Travel as the staff Norah at office to guide are truly gens who welcomed me with open arms and I had an incredible experience with them.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organized and very flexible.
We surveyed through different companies, but the guidance and service provided by Serengeti Mystery from planning our safari to the safari itself were absolutely phenomenal. We had no problems; everything went smoothly, and the camp they chose for us was absolutely perfect.
One of the best things about our safari was our safari guide, who made our long-held dream to see cheetah with the cubs come true. We were lucky to have good weather and see a lot of animals on our safari. The whole experience far exceeded our expectations. Nothing beats total immersion in nature and getting up close with nature. It truly was a memorable experience, and I hope to go back again soon.