50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Private and personalised adventure and walking safari.
Bushbuck Adventures were fantastic...5 Stars! We were looking for a private and personalised safari with a touch of adventure where we could get very close to the wildlife in their own environment combined with a walking safari away from the package tour product. Bushbuck were great in every regard and experienced and very professional. The safari was very well organised and our troop carrier safari vehicle was excellent and up to the task. Our fully accredited and experienced Guide (Simon) and our wonderful driver (Edward) were the very best. They were flexible, accommodated our every wish and became our great companions on the safari, the Bushbuck team really made our time so special. Our safari was for twelve days in Kenya and commenced in Nairobi with the full "Out of Africa" experience with a long visit to Karen Blixens house and farm combined with a visit to Denys Finch Hattons grave site (that was hard to find but the guys did it) in the Ngong Hills. They then tested our fitness and team member capacity with a walk of all seven Ngong Hills. Yes we passed and were ready to go,on safari. We commenced with two days at the Swara Plains and Athi River area and a days walking safari. Next it was off to the Rift Valley and Lake Naivasha at the fabulous and historic Country Club for some luxury but it was short lived as we toured and walked Hells Gate National Park and Mt Longonot to the top and right around the famed crater. We didn't know giraffes lived up that high! The safari then took us to the Masai Mara in Eco camps and very close to nature as there are no fences. The game drives and walks over the next six days were fabulous with close ups of all the wildlife, great migrations, wonderful camps and with our every expectation and more well and truly met. The Bushbuck Adventures team were excellent and the Masai at our Eco camps were a wonderful experience. All of our expectations were surpassed in the way of communications, meals, service, transport and value for money. We highly recommend Bushbuck Adventures to any traveller wanting a personalised and adventurous tailored safari. We would gladly do it all again! Our special thanks to Ken Bacia of Bushbuck Adventures for planning and arranging our safari and for his personalised service and dedication, he even made a special trip to Nairobi airport to farewell us at the conclusion of our safari.
IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent Service from Focus in Africa.
I brought a group of 15 people from Ireland to climb Kilimanjaro with Focus in Africa. They did an excellent job. The guides were excellent especially Festo. The food was amazing too. I would highly recommend Focus in Africa.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Kili Trek Lemosho Route
A group of us undertook a summit through TTC and Berber Treks of the UK. Both companies did a great job looking after us and providing practical advice for our trip. Climbing Kilimanjaro is both a personal and team challenge. The good humored leadership provided by TTC through our local guides AJ & Doc really helped us approach the final summit with the correct mix of optimism and realism. They ensured that we kept the correct pace (pole pole) and accurately explained what to expect, without unduly alarming us. The rest of the TTC team included porters, cooks and general hands - they were all pleasant and helpful throughout the 8 days we were together. Food and conditions in camp were excellent. Finally Sam, the owner of TTC, met with us before and after our trip to check all was fine and take note of any comments. Happy to recommend Tanzania Travel Company.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
First Time in Africa, Won't Be the Last
I spent a lot of time doing research for this trip, which took place 9/4 - 9/21; I began research in Feb/March, and stumbled into Go2Africa's realm of expertise. I had put a few different feeler's out, and Go2Africa by and large were the quickest to reply, within a certain context as to how they took in your questions, concerns, apprehensions, delights, wants/needs -- so I just stuck with the agent I had been paired up with. I always try and do the utmost amount of personal research, due diligence, homework, etc. when it comes to trip planning, but even with all of that, I still had so many questions. I felt bad, but she always replied expediently, and with well thought-out options and feedback. As the departure date drew closer, another agent was assigned to my profile, and then I really felt bad because she had to go back and read 80+ emails that had transpired between the other agent and I over the course of 3-4 months. But yet she did, and apologized for taking so long :/
The Selenkay & Ol Kinyei Conservancies were amazing, the service, food, personalities, personalization, atmosphere, ambiance, the world-wide connections I made, and all the animals I witnessed .. all I can say is "wow".
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kind, polite, proffessional, dedicated and fun people with good hearts and very flexable.
From the day I met agents of Image Travels to plan the trip they never failed me. I had 25 Americans attending my wedding in Nairobi and my wife (American) wanted our family and friends to enjoy Kenya as they attended the wedding. Image travels picked them from the airport, adjusted to any delays and took care of the guest even on the wedding day to the day we saw them off at JKIA. Everyone, was so happy with how polite, professional, kind, and on time the Agents were. They exceeded our expectation and our guest were very happy. We needed four tour vans for three days for a game park tour at Amboseli. Their rates were lowest to other agencies, they send very nice vans and very professional drivers. They were in touch with us via phone and adjusted as need to accommodate everyone. For the 12 days stay in Kenya, our guests were well taken care off, from Nairobi to Makueni to Amboseli to Naivasha. Image travels is the agency to work with for small or large groups. Ashley my wife and I and our guests will forever be thankful.
FR
35-50 years of age
very good experience, it was better than we can thought
We have has sole trouble to be in contact by mail but all the travel was better than we can expert. The driver for the safary wax excellent and on Zanzibar Omar has given us good information . The blues safari was a very nice moment
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Value for money. Reliable, well organised and very helpful staff.
It was difficult to choose a Safari Operator just using the internet and I was very worried that I would choose a bogus operator. Although I could not find a lot of references on Regional Tours & Safaris in Zanzibar, I decided to go with my gut feeling and give them a go. This was largely based on the initial email I received from Maturaf (Managing Director) at my request for a quote on the 9 Day Affordable Wildlife Safari and Zanzibar Vacation. His reply was prompt, professional and detailed. A good start. Everything promised was delivered. We did not have one hitch and had a terrific holiday! The whole team seemed to go out of their way to make sure everything went according to plan and when my second international money transfer did not go through according to plan, Maturaf was quite happy for me to pay my final payment on arriving in Zanzibar. All our accommodation was great, our driver Mwinyi was a nice bloke and tried hard to make sure we saw as much as possible. We were collected at Kilimanjaro airport and delivered back there at our request and our drivers were always waiting for us - we were always supplied with their name and phone numbers as well. This tour delivered value for money and I would recommend their services unreservedly. Well done and thankyou Maturaf and the team! Very happy customers!
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best safari in Kenya
We had an amazing 7 days/6 nights Safari with Ket in 2013 and we really enjoied it. We see all the big fives and our driver, Mulaki, was prepared and very nice. It really exceed our best expectations!
We sincerly reccomend KET Safaris and get in contact with Paul!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
African Big Five Safaris are a great, professional and caring family run business!
African Big Five Safaris are simply outstanding. We (my wife and I - aged 29) had a fantastic two week trip with them in Uganda. From the moment we contacted them they were incredibly professional, very quick to respond to our emails and organised a great trip for us. Their prices were really fair as well - I got several quotes from other companies in Uganda and the UK and AB5 offered a great value trip. I couldn't recommend them highly enough for a trip in Uganda.
We had doubts about what parts of Uganda to visit, due to safety concerns and changing our minds on what parts of Uganda we wanted to visit, but Geoffrey and Maria advised us about different attractions and allowed us to change our trip itinerary right up to the last minute with no problems.
Our guide, David was really great. He was friendly, smiley, knowledgable and seemed to know everyone in Uganda! His driving was excellent in the face of some very (v muddy and bumpy) difficult roads. He drove at a sensible speed, used a hands free headset when he needed to use his mobile phone and got us safely across Uganda. He dealt with paying all national park fees, hotels, permits and really took the stress out of trip whilst we were there.
AB5 is a great family run business - they are genuinely the most caring company I have come across. I unfortunately picked up a bug for a couple of days. Geoffrey called from the AB5 office multiple times to check with me or our guide David and lodges we were staying at that I was ok / getting better and to check if I needed a doctor. This helped put any concerns I had at ease knowing that Geoffrey/AB5 would help us with medical care if I needed it - fortunately I didn't as it turned out to just be a short 24 hr tummy bug!
Geoffrey and Maria met us at our hotel on our first evening in Kampala, with a giant basic of fresh fruit for our trip (I don't know if this is standard or just when you book a long / certain standard of trip - but it was a really great touch!) and a local mobile phone for us to have in case our UK mobiles didn't work. They again came to the airport to see us off two weeks later at the end of our trip and presented us with a great picture by which to remember our trip.
Some practical information:
- We had a very comfortable 4x4 land cruiser which had a roof that opened up for safaris (also it had perfectly working seatbelts)
- our vehicle had a fridge with cold soft drinks and water for the journeys - we never ran out of cold water at all
-AB5 booked all Accomodation and our Gorilla tracking permits
- we were able to pay half (deposit) using a credit card via Pesapal (African payment system similar to PayPal in UK) and then paid half in cash when we arrived.
Overall a great trip, with a great company, organised by great people. Keep up the great work AB5!
Our itinerary:
Ziwa Rhino sanctuary
Murchison Falls NP
Kazinga Channel
Queen Elizabeth NP
Bwindi impenetrable forest gorilla tracking
Mt sabinyo mountain hike
Edirisa 3 day canoe trekking on Lake Buyonyi
Lake Mburo NP
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Just beautiful!
Perfect time of year to travel - few bugs in the Park and lots of animals!