50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect mobile safari in Botswana
Kalahari Skies made our holiday in Botswana better than we could have dreamed of. The recommendations and planning from Eddie were spot on. A great choice of campsites and safari route. Marks must be the best guide in Botswana: there seems to be no bird, animal or plant he does not know about. Let alone knowing exactly what his guests want! The camping was five star with hot showers on demand and incredible 3 course meals cooked on the fire. Thanks to the very friendly camp team of Eze, Mathew and Tumelo! We'll definitely be back once we have saved up enough Pula!
TR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing tour and flexibility!
We (I) left our honeymoon planning until the last minute as we were super busy finalizing grades and comments for our students. Laurette at Pembury took our wish list and made it happen! We had initially whittled an 11 day set tour down to 9 that packed in our ideal elements Southern Africa: Victoria Falls in Zambia, Chobe National Park in Botswana, Sabi Sands Safari Park in South Africa along with all of the wonderful things to do around Cape Town, South Africa (Wine Tour, Table Mountain, Robben Island, Great White Shark Cage Diving, etc). We were all set to book but the flight times from South Africa to Zambia were not cooperating with our arrival times. So, poor Laurette reworked most of our itinerary to include all of the sites we wanted to see AND managed to sneak in a half day tour of Johannesburg, which included the Apartheid museum, soweto and Nelson Mandela's home! All of our accommodations were amazing, the safaris allowed us to see the Big 5, we saw 13 great white sharks up close and personal and tasted amazing wine for a relaxing final day of our honeymoon. Simply wonderful planning and execution from start to finish. Thank you Pembury for a wonderful trip!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our retirement trip
It was absolutely a fabulous trip. We are seasoned off-the-beaten-track travellers and I absolutely marvel that everything, everything, worked exactly as it was supposed to. Here we were, in the middle of central Tanzania, waiting for a 10:05 flight. Guess what? At 10:03, there was the plane, buzzing animals off the grass runway, then touching down to pick us up. It happened every time.
How do they manage to have tonic, gin, lime, glasses, ice, and potato chips in Katavi? It must be a logistical nightmare--but there was my gin and tonic, always perfectly served. Dazzling!
We felt safe, treated so well by enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and genuinely caring staff throughout..... And then there were the animals. We never saw a rhine, because they have been poached to virtual extinction in East Africa, but we saw most everything else, and up close and personal. Having a leopard on your tent porch is not something I will soon forget.
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
We had an excellent experience with big Mac 3 days 2night Masai Mara safari. magdalene is too good.
Magdalene was constantly in touch with us and made our trip very comfortable right from airport pickup till dropping back to Airport. The driver was very good and informative.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
First Class Service
My friends and I have just finished summiting Uhuru peak with Mega Adventures and I honestly couldn't rate this experience higher. Mega Adventures were amazing. Clearly very experienced in organising these trips and the whole team were exceptional. We did the 6 day Machame route in June 2016 and Mega Adventures provided us with the best guides and team to help us reach the summit. Everyone had a positive attitude to keep you going, knew the mountain like the back of their hands, and kept you well informed throughout the way. Plus the meals were amazing and we never went hungry.
As our experience with Mega Adventures on Kilimanjaro was so enjoyable, we decided to organised a safari, to the Ngorongoro Crater with them and again the experience was exceptional, our driver/guide, Ali, covered most of the crater and showed us all the animals’ up-close. Making the whole experience a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Overall it was an incredible experience with Mega Adventures and would highly recommend them for any future adventures in Tanzania.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic trustworthy service, highly recommended.
Very well organised from a very competent team ensured a smooth and very enjoyable day on Safari. The guide was extremely friendly and knowledgable. He made it a great day and the Safari itself was a day to remember. I would recommend Mega Adventures to anyone who wants to explore and see what Africa has to offer. Would love to travel back and would certainly use Mega Adventures again. Big thanks to Mo for making this possible.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
4 Day Safari
We went for a safari in Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru with a tour guide called Clevers from Namnyal Tours and i cannot even describe how much of a nice and reliable person he and his crew was. He did everything that could be done to give us the best experience throughout our 4 Day safari. He always made sure that everything went according to what we wanted and to what was most comfortable to us. This was an experience of a lifetime and i would definitely go for it again whenever we get the chance.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Private Safari for Photography Course
In June 2016 I did a 3 night photography course with the SanParks Honorary Rangers. Shaun from Moriti Safaris was our guide and I cannot recommend him highly enough! Shaun's in-depth knowledge of all bush related topics as well as his expert tracking skills widely surpass any other guide I have ever come across. All of our questions regarding tracking, trees, birds, insects and much more could not stump Shaun, he knew it all. His tracking skills are unbelieveable. As we were out driving, Shaun suddenly stopped the truck stating he could smell lion urine. Off he goes to sniff around a bit closer and then points out a shrub where he states a lion had been there not more than 20 minutes ago. Back in the truck, we found the lionesses with her 2 cubs not 2 minutes later!
In addition to his superb guiding skills, Shaun is also a great guy and just a whole lot of fun. As he works with small groups, he is more than willing to be flexible to accommodate the wishes of the group. When we wanted to go out on a drive earlier or stay later to observe the wild dogs a bit more, this was no issue at all. I loved the personalized attention we received from Shaun and I am pretty certain I am now spoiled for any future safaris.
Our group stayed at Camp George and this was such a lovely and exclusive camp. The camp is booked out for only the group so you can move right in and call it home. There is a lovely waterhole to sit and relax while watching for visiters.
Shaun will also be starting walking safaris next year and I can't wait to join him for another trip. If you are looking for a safari experience that goes way beyond the search of the Big 5, I can recommend Shaun and Moriti Safaris without hesitation. I came away from my safari with many wonderful memories, a ton of photos, a much deeper appreciation of the bush as well as some lovely new friends. Thanks for everything Shaun and I hope to see you soon.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Super Organisation
Good Organisation, Super Safari, Excellent,very friendly Driver. Thank you Ben. Always again.
Jackpot is an excellent safari company
My boyfriend and choose 5 days camping safari itinerary for our safari
as we, on short-notice, joined a friend's already planned trip,
I really thank my friend for making the choices she did, and Jackpot
safaris for making our trip an awesome first safari experience. Once we
decided to make the trip, Andrew was responsive in answering our
questions via email. Our guide Mungure was great, very knowledgeable,
polite, professional, and was wonderful with our friend's two childens
He seemed as excited as we were at every animal sighting which made the
safari fun for us –
it was like we were out with a friend everyday! He could spot a leopard in
a tree hundreds of feet away! We saw things we never dreamed of seeing
like many wildebeest crossings in one day and a group of 3 lionesses get
up from a nap, hunt down and kill gazelles right in front of us then
watch as over 20 lions in their pride come join them to eat. Needless to
say, word got out and mungure was the man in the Serengeti after that! At
our camp that evening, we had a conversation with a fellow traveler who
had experienced numerous safaris all throughout Africa, and he said he had
never seen that! Our itinerary was perfect- a great mix of safari and
cultural with a visit to the beach in Zanzibar
we thank you Jackpot safaris and the team for such an amazing experience