DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
wonderful 8-day-safari tour
summary:
-> exceeded all our expectations!
- Well-prepared Safari tour
- good cars and equipment
- excellent guide and chef, who really want to make the best of your trip
- good knowleadge of animals and landscape
We had a really wonderful safari tour with Shemeji. We did a 8-day tour from the end of September to October and visited the following National Parks: Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Arusha NP. On a additional day we went to the beautiful hot springs near Arusha and did a half day hiking tour to some nice waterfalls in the forest (also with shemeji).
The Safari in itself was well-prepared and good-equipped. We were really lucky with our perfect guide Freddy. He has a good sense to find hidden animals and was very good company for us. It was a perfect mix of staying in a "crowded area" to see some highlights very close and driving through remote area and spot cheetah, lion and elefant just on our one. These quiet moments were the best time on safari. Once we could spot a group of 15 elephants (with small children) for over 45 minutes on our one and Freddy did no pressure. In total we have seen so many animals and much closer than expected. Big herds of antelopes, buffalo, zebra, flamingos and also elefant, leopard, giraffe, hippo and many many lions........
We had a good mix of accommodation (tent, tended camp, lodge, hotel) and enjoyed most the camping in Serengeti and on the rim of Ngorongoro crater. Our chef Patrick was great and he cooked always a 3-course dinner for us. The dinner together with our guide Freddy was nice and we had good talks. We had also lovely snacks for lunch every day. We have seen big safari groups and they had just a prefabricated lunch box like on a airplane.
Organizing the tour with the company was easy going. Emma was very helpful and tried to include all our wishes. She is from Europe, but lives in Tanzania, therefore she knows the european demands and standards very well.
IL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was wonderful !!!!
I would like to thank the Red Africa company from the bottom of my heart for the organization and implementation a safari trip in Kruger Park!
This Safari trip transferred our dream into reality during all the time that we were there.
I chose Red Africa without prior recommendations, merely by looking for many options on the internet.
When I emailed them with questions, I received very detailed and satisfactory answers. Red Africa were very helpful in recommending the specific trip that would be the best fit for our group of people (we were 4).
On the first day, our guide, Jacob, came exactly on time and picked us up from the hotel in Johannesburg. We made our way to the safari in a comfortable van.
Jacob was with us all these 5 days, and was available for anything we needed 24 hours a day. Also, he was very knowledgeable of the animal life and vegetation in the park. He showed, described and gave us explanations about everything on a very high level.
Jacob works exclusively as a tour guide, both as a “day job” and a “night job” - he loves nature and is very knowledgeable about it. He also loves animals and the landscape around them.
Kruger Park is absolutely different from the place where we came, and Jacob helped us to understand its dynamics and charm.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Thank you Eastern Sun!
Thank you to Mercy, Richard and the team at Eastern Sun. Four of us took a tour of the Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro for seven days and six nights with Eastern Sun. They did a great job setting up the lodging and getting us to and from Arusha. Mercy is an honest broker and Richard is a capable tour director. Thanks again Eastern Sun!
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A pleasure with Kenan Travel and Tours
We contacted Kenan Travel and Tours approximately 9 months in advance of our travel dates and requested a quote for a van and driver service for 9 days whilst we travelled to several parks in Kenya.A price was accepted and we made all other arrangements, accomadation and flights, as we had previously travelled in Kenya and felt confident in this format.The Company offered assistance with any queries and at all times responded quickly and was informative in our planning.
We were met at our Hotel in Nairobi at the agreed time and met our representitive from Kenan and our driver for the trip.All arrangements were in order and we travelled to Meru National Park where we spent 3 nights,at Ikweta Camp which is highly recomended.Game drives in Meru were excellent with the Kenan driver beiing very knowlegable and really acting in a guide capacity as well.We also travelled to Lake Nakaru and then on to Masai Mara staying 4 nights at Keekorok Lodge which we would also recommend.Game drives over 3 days proved excellent as we had good sightings of all the big cats plus a number of animals we had not sighted on our previous trip.Again our drivers knowledge was invaluable.
We have found Kenan Travel and Tours to deliver on their agreeemnt and we would highly recommend anyone travelling to this part of Africa to contact them and consider using their services.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Etosha National Park by Eduardo Canut
Best place on earth to see black rhinos. Okaukuejo waterhole is the best waterhole on earth (saw 3 of 5 big 5, lion, black rhino and elephant). Clear routes. Depends on the time you drive, is hardly to see good sightings. Possibility to see rare sightings like Rock Monitor Lizard.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The namibian green area.
It's just a place that you don't expect, specially if you come from Sossusvlei or Etosha (very dry areas). The park has stunning views and is full of green, something that you miss in the country. Is a very recomendable alternative place to make a couple of nights during your road trip. Wildlife is not the most spectacular thing, even though you will see mongoose, baboons, warthogs, dick dick, hyrax, giraffe and if you're lucky rhinos, eland or roan antelope.
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
ngorongoro is the best wild life safari.....very gud weather and wild life experience is great ...
wildlife is excellent .....scenery and weather was very gud also .....we made bookings with 7 wonders safari tours...there arrangements,food,accomodation,transportation car land cruiser and guide was perfect .....and there charges are very reasonable also ....we( the group of 12 adults) really enjoyed our safari with 7 wonders tours .......thanks to eveleen (the owner of 7 wonders) to make our trip very comfortable and enjoyable .....
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Namibia by Eduardo Canut
Is a country full of contrasts and ideal to make your own self drive dream trip. Best place on earth to see black rhinos (Okaukuejo waterhole, the best waterhole on earth). Other places like Aus (wild horses) or Erindi private game reserve are very very recomendable.
US
Awesome
Four of us were traveling to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. My wife, my daughter, my aunt and me; we want to go on a safari and I started to look on the internet and I saw Hello Tanzania under safari bookings, (last minute deal for a safari from DAR). I request a quote and the answer was right away, madam Mwajabu sent me the quote and the contact info through whatsupp, I started the communication requesting for more info about it, she was very helpful, she did everything for us to get to the safari. As soon as we got to the airport she was outside waiting for us, her office is right there. It was nice dealing with her. Madan Mwajabu is a very trustee person. We payed in cash, because in Tanzania if you pay with credit card you gonna pay 4% or 5% more for the transaction, so that's why we did so. Her son Abed drive us from the airport to the place we were staying at, and madam Mwajabu took the ride with us to make sure everything was ok, she is very professional, the next day early in the morning Abed drive us back to the airport to start our safari, everything was perfect. We enjoyed our safari so much, 2 days and a half and 2 nights, that was great. On the way back to DAR, Abed was waiting for us a the airport to drive us back to our staying place. If I go back to Tanzania I will contact madan Mwajabu for another safari, it was nice experience dealing with her.
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The best visit to Kruger ever (out of 15 to 20 visits)
Upon reflection, having done +/- 15 trips to Kruger, I believe this was overall the best. The convenience (you guys handled everything) was fabulous but the eating interactions (once again your cooking skills) enhanced the experience past just seeing animals. Whilst there may have been a couple of things I may have preferred different, they are insignificant in the enjoyment of the whole experience.
The range of information and the intangible extras such as the friendly interaction was appreciated, too.
My compliments and thanks to yourself and Lungisani for all this and my regards and thanks to Thale for the administration and fantastic attitude in dealing with the plans.
I have a number of people wanting your details. If all come you will be busy !.
Once again, thank you all for a wonderful trip. This was my first holiday for 12 years and it exceeded my expectations.