50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful trip to Southern Africa
We joined our adventure from Cape Town to Victoria Falls then to Chobe River on a house boat and finished with Safari camp in Botswana. All accomodation was outstanding, meals were fantastic. All transfers were seamless . We saw lions,elephants,hippos,leapord,zebra,giraffes,hyenas and many different types of antelopes. We would highly recommended African Ubuntu Safaris . Cuan and Gerald we're outstanding to deal with.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beautiful place, lovely people, not quite the game experience of East Africa
We loved our trip to Madikwe. Having been to Kenya and Tanzania, South Africa felt "tamer." We saw tons of wildlife, but not to the amazing levels seen in East Africa. I think that South Africa is a great choice for safari beginners, those who don't want to do malaria precautions. The wildlife is certainly in Madikwe, but it takes more patience.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Stunning location of breath-taking diversity of wildlife, flora and fauna
Ngorongoro Crater is enormous, being about 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq kms in area. Nothing really prepares you for the breath-taking spectacle of the world's largest un-flooded and unbroken volcano crater but reading about it beforehand will help you appreciate it even more. Some degree of luck is required to see all, or any, of The Big Five but this is the best place in Tanzania to try. Guides are knowledgeable, accommodating and work hard to ensure every party gets the very most out of the trip. This isn't a particularly remote location, however, and the crater floor can be busy with other vehicles so don't expect to be alone for the entire visit. Remember to take binoculars and a spare battery for your camera, you will need it!
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
wonderful Kenya with our fantastic driver Dan Montet
Real Africa was extremely well organized. Their vehicle was all most brand new comfortable and kept very clean Dan our driver had great knowledge of the parks ,the birds and animals in them and did every thing possible give us great views and photo opportunities The accommodation was wonderful and the meals served a delight. The people of Keny great to meet.My family and I give our highest recommendation to realafrica
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
lesaga adventure is wonderful company
I met the guide frank very knowledgeable,
I enjoyed a lot from the service i got from lesaga
It's unforgettable!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A thoroughly enjoyable experience.
The bookings and communications were excellent.
Ndumo is a beautiful old style game reserve. The accommodation is comfortable though a little run down. Th guides are incredibly knowlegable about the birds and trees.
The safari tents at Mkuze were stunning and we were surprised that they weren't full over Easter. With a little innovative marketing and some minimal upgrades, much more could be made of this camp.
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Wonderful guide and beautiful sites
Twaha was an extremely pleasant, professional and courteous guide. We felt completely welcome and in good hands the entire trip. He knew every animal and plant I asked him about and was able to point out things I didn't catch despite looking with great effort!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great trip to Masai Mara
We did a four night safari trip in the end of March and were given great service from African Hartebeest Safaris troughout our whole trip experience.
During the sales process we allways got a timely and accurate respons. Beverlyn really works hard to keep her customers happy. We were also able to make an adjustment to the trip, adding an extra night at Basecamp Eagle View (hihly recommended).
Upon arrival in Nairobi we were met by our guide John and driven to the hotel for the night. John always kept control and had good answers to all our questions throughout the trip. He also had good knowledge about the wildlife during the safaris.
We would have no doubt about recommending African Hartebeest Safaris for your private safari trip.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Overall--A Few Issues
Positive: Noah works with you to customize and he does it all at a very, very good price. I asked for Luxury hotels/lodges and all were wonderful, including a few we requested specially. Our driver was smart and well-informed and affable. We saw all the same stuff everyone else saw, possibly even a little more as Mike was pretty in the know and has been doing this 10 years.
The initial (and all) Communication with Noah was great--he is very responsive and willing to take a lot of time. The downside was that maybe I didn't ask all the right questions or get across to him that I wanted to spend the least amount of time in the car. As such, our route involved a bit of backtracking and as one is in those cars on bad roads enough as it is, the backtracking sucks. In the future I would fly to Serengeti and go one way to Arusha (or vice versa) if you have the money, hitting all the parks on the way. Also, spend 2 nights at each hotel if you can afford it. Hotels are nice with good food and it makes the trip less rushed and more relaxing--just my preference.
A few Downsides: The vehicle is old and sort of a POS. When it rained, our stuff got soaked--even in the suitcases. And when it rained or was cold, since neither the air or blower or wipers worked, it was sort of a disaster. As it is an old model, the windows are shorter so it is tougher to see out comfortably. I think it may be time for a vehicle upgrade and I would pay more for a company with a better vehicle and one cleaned a little more often.
Driver/guide Downside: Again, Mike was overall very good, however he talked loudly a lot on his cell phone both during game drives and even in our hotels. Was really, really annoying. I think in the future I would also request a non-smoking guide, but I really liked Mike and probably would go with him again anyway.
Other Downside: They were not waiting to pick us up when we arrived at the airport to start the safari. No big deal, but when I called I felt the reason they gave--too much traffic in Arusha (??)--was not credible. They were 45 mins late and everybody else seemed there on time. Not very apologetic about it either. I think they forgot we were coming on that flight.
But overall, a good experience at a good price and I would recommend Wildebeest (with a few modifications (car and routing) next time).
You spend a whole lot of time in the car on rough roads in these safaris, so I was hoping to minimize that. We ended up doing a lot of backtracking and as I had no idea of the area, I think they could have helped me avoid that. (Tip: Fly to Serengett if you have the $ and then backtrack to Arusha (or vice versa) and fly out from there. The round trip is too much driving.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Newcomb College Institute (Women and Development in Kenya)
I had an amazing time during the excursions with Sweet Africa Safaris, while in Kenya. Johnson, was a phenomenal host/guide/information source.