50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Up close and personal with awesome bush creatures and hosts that were brilliant in every way
Well beyond expectations. Superb organization by passionate client centric hosts
The quality of game viewing was on par and better in some cases compares to very high end lodges
Atmosphere was fun, relaxed, welcoming, inclusive and comfortable at all times
Lodge is well kept with a beautiful position
Only thing I would have enjoyed more is for all meals to have been served outside on the stunning deck overlooking the water hole
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Leopard sighting experience ever
Unique experience at an amazing location (Djuma in Sabi Sands) away from the madding crowd. The big cat sightings were awesome with every photographer given the opportunity to get “that shot”. True African experience with excellent accommodation and food. Mike and Josh you rock. See you again soon.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible service from Zane
Zane was incredible helpful and assisted without hesitation even when I changed my booking 5 times.
I can recommend their service at any time.
Thanx Zane for helping me plan a wonderful holiday
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
4 wonderfull days camping safari, Tarangire, Ngorongoro , Serengeti
We had very good communications, service, all about safari we spent a great time with our driver, Saaidi and cook Mwassari. We had four days full of exciting adventures , we saw "the big five" :-), and a wonderful nature!
Only the serengeti campsite , this place is very dirty and rates all over the place.
But all other places are very beautiful!
Thank you for the great time!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Easily The Best Bush Experience Of My Life :)
If you are considering a trip to South Africa or a trip to the bush I'm telling you you have to do this trip. I have been going to Kruger and surrounding reserves with my family since I was 7 years old and this is my favourite lodge by far. Firstly, Joshua and Michael are both absolutely brilliant! They both are great teachers if you want to ask anything about the animals, the area, photography or editing. The communication from their company from the time I enquired about the safari through to post-trip communication was really good. The food was absolutely delicious!!!!! I was most surprised at how gorgeous the rooms are (you should check the photos on the website). My bed was really comfortable. There was plenty of time between game drives to rest properly. One afternoon I was studying on the porch and I looked up and there was a leopard drinking at the water hole about 30m in front of me. The whole lodge is very peaceful. I'm convinced that the staff at Djuma are the best in Sabi Sands (Thanks Taxon!!). This was easily the best bush experience I've had. I went twice in 2015 and I am going again this year. Can't wait.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Spiritual Adventure with Popote Africa Aeventure
We are a couple of 71 who summited Mt. K. Sabino and his crew went out of their way to accommodate us in every way possible. We had two guides and ten porters in the mountains who guided us safely to the top. We couldn't have done it without them. I can write a book about them. What an experience we had in Tanzania! They arranged our safari as well as a trip to Tanga area (mountain area and beach). We stayed away from touristy places, as we wanted to experience some local scenery. We did some hiking in these areas as well. Sabino took care of everything; he knew exactly what we wanted. He can make your dream come true. I highly recommend this young company. Their price is reasonable, so we were able tip everyone generously. If you want a local company, this is the best.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Thank youfor the once in a lifetime experience visiting the gorillas and the excellent tour guiding
Arranging a tour through the internet is always a bit risky so I was more than pleasantly surprised by the excellent and dependable service with Rwanda Eco Company and Safaria. We were picked up from our hotel, and escorted on our organized and very exciting trip that had been personally set up to meet our needs and interests. Thankyou for an amazing experience!
Greatest Wildlife Diversity in a Single Location
Of course I missed the Wildbeast migration, but I didn't miss the stylish giraffe walks and lion-gazelle live hunts that I only see in the National Geographic series. The accomodation, food and transportation was all catered for by my travel company, Helinas Safaris. And the memories with the amazing guides are bound to remain intact for the next century or so.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Elephants and hippos galore!
Recently we went to Queen Elizabeth (QE) for the second time in eight years. It's one of Uganda's classic parks and a staple of wildlife tourism. Although my experience of the park is highly suggestive, I can give a perspective. I've been to Murchison, Mburo, and Kidepo several times, and each park has its strengths and weaknesses.
We approached QE from the south where you get a breathtaking view of the park from atop the escarpment. From there on, though, the road deteriorates severely. The tarmac main road through the park toward Kasese is liked a bombed-out runway, really disappointing for Uganda in general. My thought was that those responsible should be ashamed at how they've let the place go downhill. Another example of that is the tourist center inside the park. It's old. It's outdated. It's kind of pitiful. It looks like the park authorities haven't invested a dime in the place since it was built decades ago. Meanwhile they have made millions of dollars off it. That doesn't bode well for the management of the park. This makes me really sad. President Museveni boasts about making Uganda the 'Switzerland of Africa' but his government can't manage to maintain one of its greatest natural resources.
We did one game drive, in the morning. When we got to the gate, there was no one there. I honked, yelled, and looked around to no avail. So we opened the gate ourselves and started our game drive (we later paid at the tourist center but could have easily done our drive and left without paying!). In terms of animals, we didn't see much variety: hippos, elephants, warthogs, and waterbuck. That was about it in the wooded area that we were in. But we did see some cool things like three hippos running across the road in broad daylight, and later a hippo soaking in a mudhole, also in broad daylight. Almost every loop we turned down, we came across elephants. It seemed like they were everywhere. This made me a little jittery as I've been charged a few too many times.
Mid-morning we went to Mweya peninsula where we paid our dues and took tea at Mweya Lodge, which by all appearances is a very lovely place (too bad we can't afford it!). Even as someone who just goes in and out of amateur birdmanship, I could tell that the place was teeming with bird diversity.
Our lodging was the The Bush Lodge, a very pleasant luxury tented camp on the south side of Kazinga Channel. We were pleased with almost every aspect of the place. Lots of birds around. We saw a giant forest hog among the tents on the first evening and heard hippos around the clock. The food and accommodations were very much worth what we paid. One downside was that the local town was just up the channel, and its sound carried down to the camp for much of the day and night. So our experience of hippos and hyenas was mixed with discos, Muslim calls-to-prayer, and the incessant noise of heavy trucks crossing the bridge.
Later in the day we took a boat ride from The Bush Lodge, using local boatsmen instead of the companies. I really like injecting money in their pockets instead of the wealthy tour companies. The flipside is that the boat itself was a bit of a clunker, emitting noxious fumes for two hours that gave me a terrific headache! But our guide was knowledgeable without being annoying, and even the driver was a pleasant chap who also knew his birds. We saw hippos and hippos and more hippos, around every bend in the river. We also saw buffalo, elephant, bushbuck, warthogs, and several dozens species of birds.
So all in all it was a mixed-bag type of safari. Some animals we saw lots of, others none. The park has no zebra or giraffe, which is kind of a bummer. Lions were around but we didn't see them, nor leopards (much to my chagrin as the leopard is my 'holy grail' of wildlife). It was disappointing to see how neglected the park seems to be, from the condition of the main road to that of the park facilities to the fact that no ranger could be found at a main gate. It's like they are taking the park and what is provides for granted. That cannot be sustainable. Still,it's a lovely place, and any time one gets the chance to see those great animals and the teeming birdlife in the wild, it's a privilege and one I'd never want to complain about (apart from minor human-related quibbles).
Review about Kenya by Joseph
The animals are so many for my eyes, I can't get enough time to see all of them. And the green environment, perfect place for lovers of adventure