DE
Great time with Amazing Tanzania!!!
The camp is really lovely, and Laura and Colin are the best! Would definitely recommend Amazing Tanzania to anyone!
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Supreme Safari Organisers
My first experience of Africa Odyssey (then Tanzania Odyssey) was ten years ago when, after trying unsuccessfully with another very well known safari operator to arrange a Ruaha/ Katavi/Mahale trip, someone mentioned Tanzania Odyssey. I spoke to Marc who was extremely knowledgeable and helpful, and came back to me within 24 hours with everything arranged to perfection!
Since then we have been on four more African safaris with them, all different and arranged for us on a personal basis with detailed knowledge of our likes and dislikes, and each has been a huge success. All have been enormously enjoyable and have been run extremely smoothly - no hiccups! We have had marvellous service throughout from Marc and Ted who personally know most of the camps well. We are thinking about another safari next year and would not dream of consulting another operator.
IE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Short April Safari
Everything went well from the pick-up to the drop-off and all in between. The service and lodge were both excellent and we got to see many amazing animals thanks to our top-class guide Anthony who really tried his best throughout the trip. The Mara itself looked great and it was a privilege to spend even a short time there. I would certainly love to see it again in the not too distant future.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wild Jungle Trails goes above and beyond!!
The experience of traveling to Uganda is life changing as it is, but finishing our trip with a safari under the care of Wild Jungle Trails is impossible to measure. This January will be my 4th year traveling consistently to Uganda and I am addicted! We travel with an organization (Hearts & Hope for Uganda) and finish each mission trip off with a safari. Lukwago Twaha has been our guide every year and I can't imagine traveling with anyone else. The drive from Kampala to Murchison falls may be long, but worth every minute. I highly recommend the evening AND the early morning safari via the Paara Safari Lodge. I honestly feel that we had an inside track to the location of all the animals we wanted to see. These guides go above and beyond to not only give you an amazing experience within the park, but to educate you as well.
We also take a trip up the Nile to see Murchison Falls from the base of the Nile....along the way we have seen elephants, giraffes and of course a ton of hippos...
On our last day our guides take us to the north side of the park to see the top of Murchison falls....It is truly my favorite spot in the entire world....
Uganda is beautiful in itself, but if you don't have the right guide, you miss so much. I am a small business owner in America and my time is limited to take off...The right drivers/guides make all the difference in maximizing your experience in a country that offers so much. Wild Jungle Trails is the only choice to an amazing African adventure. It's not just a safari...it's a life changing experience.
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Seeing Gorillas in Uganda with Encounter Africa
I had an excellent trip with Encounter Africa to see gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable forest. They provided an excellent guide for the trip (I traveled alone), all transportation, and booked my hotels and gorilla tracking permits. The costs were reasonable and they were flexible, polite and responsive. I would recommend them.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great personal service
We used Compass Odyssey to arrange a trip to Chobe and Victoria Falls after we had been visiting Capetown for two weeks in March. From the initial enquiry we had a phone call from Darren on a Sunday morning to discuss (a great surprise as we aren't used to such an approach to follow up an enquiry so quickly) and over a period of weeks worked out the best plan for ourselves with him (he showed great patience andgave us the advice we needed to make a good choice). The choice of accommodation and safaris was great and we ended up with an excellent safari guide (Brave) who drove the 4x4 and the boat for the evening safari cruise. Mortimer, who Compass use as a guide in Victoria Falls came to pick us up from Chobe and got us through the immigration process, helped to organise some additional activities, took us around, and was our guide visiting the falls. He and his family members we met were very friendly and we enjoyed their company. A very good personal service, and extremely good communication. I would recommend to any friends or family wanting to organise trips around southern Africa.
IN
Kenya Migration!!
To be able to witness The Great Migration in Masai Mara was always on my list, and I was finally able to tick it off last year in August. Active Holiday did great right from the word go! The accommodation was great, and the entire trip execution was seamless. Looking forward to another Active Holiday in the future.
Highly Recommend
We booked our safari through East Cape Tours, who provided excellent service, managing to fit in our dates by swapping us between lodges and the free transfer from Port Elizabeth was an unexpected - and reliable - bonus.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable safari in the Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Arusha National Park
My friends and I went on our first safari adventure with Takims Holidays recently and it was absolutely amazing. We had amazing encounters with wildlife and the accommodation recommended by Takims Holidays was perfect. We also had a great guide who was able to answer all our questions about the wildlife and local ecosystem. Although all the parks were amazing, I was surprised that Arusha national park was so quiet being so close to the city and for that it stood out as being the hidden gem for us.
JP
Zane Posthumus: great support /communucations
I had the unfortunate event of serious back injury just 3 weeks before the trip. The on-line rep, Zane Posthumus, was very sympathetic and helpful / accommodating when rearranging the trip. She assured that pick-up/drop-off to and from Sabi Sand of my fellow traveler, who spoke no English and traveling alone, would be on-point without any confusion. He had no trouble getting there and had the time of a lifetime! Thank you, Zane!