US
Experience level: first safari
This was a great safari experience from beginning to end!
I was very happy with our experience with It Started in Africa from beginning to end. The office contact person was prompt and helpful in answering questions and expediting booking the tour. We chose to be met at the airport and the young men who met us were personable and helpful. The office manager came to our hotel to meet with us and go over the details of the safari. We chose the 4 days/3 nights safari to Lake Manyara/Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater and found it a great experience. We chose the camping safari and found it suited our budget and yet was comfortable. It was fun meeting some of the other people doing the same type of safari. Our driver/guide Martin was excellent and very knowledgeable both about the animals and how to get the best views of them. He also timed where we went for our game viewing to be able to see as many animals as we could. We were fortunate to be there for the start of the wildebeest migration and even saw a cheetah attacking one for dinner! Martin was good company, always looked out for us and graciously accommodated a few spontaneous requests on the last day returning to Arusha. Our cook Samwell made us delicious food and there was always plenty of it. We were happy to have box lunches as it allowed more time for game viewing. He was flexible and made us a box breakfast at our request on the morning we went to Ngrongoro Crater so we ate it in the beautiful surroundings of the crater. We saw a wide variety of animals including elephants, lions, cheetahs, leopards, wildebeests and a black rhino. Altogether we had a great time and appreciate the work that this safari company put into making it so enjoyable!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic!
Simon of East African Safari Co created a wonderful, well-tailored travel safari for our group of 3. We did a long safari of 16 days and he made it very interesting, varied and covered all of the area highlights. We visited five national parks/area and also had numerous interactions with the local population and culture. The staff was outstanding (we LOVED our guide), food was excellent and the lodging was very nice. All of this was done for nearly 1/2 of what other safari companies were charging. Simon was in frequent contact with us over our four months of planning and responded quickly to any questions or needs we had. Overall, we had the best time and highly recommend East African Safari company. We are looking forward to our next trip to eastern Africa and will certainly use EAST Co again in the future.
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent tour !!
We went to safari Tour from nairobi on Christmasday of one day tour
The driver was very good! He tried to show us animals as much as possible and we could see meny animals.
We stayed at camping place ,it's very clean and food also satisfied us
If we go to safari again we definetly choose this company again!
DK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Extremely service minded and fully understood our needs
From our very first mail contact TravelExploreAfrica fully understood our need. We needed someone to take us around to visit national parks in Uganda and as we were traveling with two small children we needed to take it a bit slow, with a reasonable level of comfort and to a reasonable price. We were not disappointed!
The agency put together an itinerary for us, was fast in replying on all mails and always very service minded. We visited Murchison falls and Ziwa Rhino Sanctury. Our driver Charles was wonderful. Fun, informative, good with the children, a good driver and very service minded and determined to make our trip memorable. We stayed in wonderful lodges, had marvelous food every day and we saw so much fantastic nature, met wonderful people and saw an incredible number of wild animals including rhinos, giraffes, hippos, monkeys, crocodiles, etc.
Cannot do anything else than fully recommend everybody to visit Uganda and use TravelExploreAfrica to help plan the visit! Thanks for a wonderful experience!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Uganda/Rwanda trip well done!
We are an American couple in our mid-20's wanting to travel around Uganda and Rwanda on a budget, and E-Trip Africa did an excellent job suggesting activities in our interests that progressed nicely. We also wanted to be able to have a few days of navigating the countries on our own, so we were given a great itinerary that gave us some days of freedom while providing private transport to the locations that would be most necessary. All of the accommodations were clean and well-staffed; those that provided meals had delicious food! We had no trouble on our trip and our driver, David, was very helpful and punctual. We felt like we had a satisfactory balance of adventure and comfort all within our budget, and would highly recommend E-Trip Africa as a tour operator!
Review about Planet Africa Safaris by Jennifer
Excellent service when booking and they followed up on every detail after our trip. We booked with Leah and I felt it really was important to her that we had an amazing trip. We will certainly book with them again.
RU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
wonderfull, excellent jorney!
Good eat, normal accomodattion, best views and events
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
South Africa Kruger Park Safari
Chris and Nicky provided us with a First Class Safari Experience. We spent 5 days on safari in which Chris and Nicky who were our excellent tour guides. They took us out in their custom built vehicle that gives you excellent views due to its ride height and also extremely comfortable. All questions we had about the wildlife in the park were answered and extremely well catered for in the evenings where we camped in a Bush Camp to the sound of all the animals and insects that come to life when the sun goes down. Chris & Nicky ensured the Safari was completely tailored to what we wanted to see/do and it was clear to us that they are very passionate about what they do. This was shown through the fantastic stories they have of their experiences on Safaris in Africa. I would like to take the chance to thank you both for giving us the experience of a life time, seeing 4 of the Big 5 and would recommend anyone wanting to do a safari to book with Chris and Nicky at Armadillo Overland Safari & Adventure Tours.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding service!
I usually book and plan my trips myself however for the safaris in Sabi Sand Reserve and Kruger Park in South Africa I quickly realized that some help would be very useful.
Pembury Tour definitely offers better prices than any other agencies or websites. Susan was fantastic!
She even got us lower rates than if we had booked directly with the lodges (I did the test).
Susan provided us excellent suggestions and coordinated the trip from the beginning to the end (Safaris in South Africa, Victoria Falls in Zambia, Cape Town, transfers between lodges and airports, hotels according to our expectations and our budget, car rental, etc.)
She ensured that the entire trip runs smoothly, it was hassle free.
I am 100% satisfied of her service. I highly recommend Pembury Tour.
Thanks Susan for all your help to make this trip a unique experience!
An Excellent Three Days
I cannot fault any part of the experience with Bush Routes, everything was exactly as described and they more than lived up to our expectations.