US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari, highly recommend
Wonderful 4 day safari! From the start everything was exceptional. The tour guide was knowledgeable and fun to be around. The tour guide taught us a lot about the animals and made sure everything ran smoothly and we were all taken care of. We saw all of the big five and tons more animals! The cook catered to my dietary needs (I have celiac disease and he made sure I always had good gluten free food to eat). The camping equipment was in great shape and everything was provided. The lodge we stayed at by lake manyara was very nice and comfortable. Overall it was an amazing experience and I would highly recommend going on safari with Magufwa!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
DRC with amazing company!
I travelled alone from Rwanda to DRC to Uganda for three weeks.
I went with my guide (barack) and I was happy that I did that! it was worth the peace of mind to travel with a local, get picked up and having a very good company!
I went with barack from kigali to DRC (Nyiragongovolcano), to Kabale Uganda.
I planed these three days in advanced from Holland with barack himself.
After a really nice and cosy ride to gisenyi by night, barack dropt me at the hostel. A arranged it by my self, but barack suggested it for the same price as hostelworld.
the next morning we went to DRC and to the nyiragongo volcano. that night I was nerves about drc, but it was super safe at that moment. barack knows the people, the roads and off course how everything works at the border. so it was a good and nice feeling with him.
the nyiragongo volcano was amazing!!! one of the best things i have ever seen in the world!! We were only with 5 tourist to do the trip and like 8 people staff (rangers, cooks, porters). i really recommend everybody to do this trip and sleep one night on top of this volcano.
After the volcano I went with Barack to Goma, get a small ride through the city and getting to Kabale Uganda.
I got Barack his contact from the volunteers organization Big Beyond by Facebook (they recommend him).
They said that he was a really trustable and funny guy. And that was totally true!!!
I arranged everything from home and spoke about the price.
Barack is starting his own (small) company with fair prices! He is not asking more than if you don't use a guide and asking less than the big companies on internet.
I really recommend everybody to contact Barack if you would like to have a nice and funny guide for everything in Goma District!!
For my, everything was worth it with amazing company!!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Experience
My wife and I contacted four different agencies to discuss our dream of an African Safari and E-Trip Africa was by far the most responsive and accommodating. We expressed our interests and Ben from E-Trip Africa tailored an itinerary that fit perfectly. We are active people and his suggestions allowing us to explore by both foot and car allowed us work off excess energy (didn't take long at those elevations!). Pre-trip communication was fantastic making us well-prepared for our journey.
Key to success was having an excellent guide and a comfortable vehicle. E-Trip Africa came through in both regards. Our guide Silas was personable and well-versed on both animals and plants in Kenya. He studies the wildlife and is able to identify species (birds and beasts) from a distance while providing a synopsis of their characteristics. He is trustworthy and fun. He maintains a healthy network with other guides which helps him find things that other guides don't. Indeed, other guests at each of our camps were envious of the sights we enjoyed. Finally, his vehicle is the best we saw for handling the rugged terrain while providing a shady and cool enclave to observe the wildlife.
This was an excellent experience and we appreciate all that E-Trip Africa did to make it that way. We highly recommend them!
CZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Have we been in Africa? The holiday felt like climbing to the Moon! Only shining memories!
There is no better company. I quickly recognised why? The people behind keep strong passion for their job - which is their life. This mirrors in everything you experience on the tour. Best best best reccomendations!!!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Travel Agent
We just returned from an epic trip to South Africa and we give 5 stars to PaperJet Travel Agency! We spent hours on the phone with Justin, from PaperJet, for many weeks planning this trip. He did a fantastic job helping us to create the ideal trip for our interests. Not only did he put in the extra time and effort to ensure we had the ideal itinerary, but he also went out of his way to purchase a South African history book I wanted and have it waiting at our hotel when we arrived! He also checked in with us while we were on the trip to make sure everything was going smoothly. We would highly recommend booking your trip with PaperJet. We will be referring all of our family and friends to Justin, as they all now want to go to South Africa! Thank you PaperJet for all your assistance. Our trip to South Africa was the most amazing adventure we've ever been on!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
excellent service
This was one of the most incredible experience I have ever lived, and it is widely due to the Adyeri Creations Staff. It was great tracking the Mountain Gorillas with you guys. Keep up the good work.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service and hospitality!
We picked only one-day safari to Ngorongor crater and although it was very short and budget option, we are extremely happy to choose Face of Africa Adventures service. First of all all staff including the owner (greetings to you Hamadi) were very friendly and helpful regarding creating itinerary and they did everything what was needes to make our experience unforgetable.
Even though we choose one-day safari, Hamadi offered us accomodation for the night before safari in a logde next to the crater so that we didn't need to spend time (ca. 2,5 h driving) for getting to crater on the safari day but we did it previous day and spent night in camp which was an unusual experience itself.
The service was great. Everything was as agreed before. Since they have many options for safari, from budget to luxury ones I surely recommend this company for all kind of travelers, who wish to have unforgetable experience among wild animals in Tanzania! Thank you a lot.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautiful Maasai Mara!
After a recommendation from a friend we took a 3 day safari with Dennis and Richard as the driver. They were both friendly and we had a lot of fun in the car. They always had us on location when animals were about, we saw all the favourites and more!
This company was excellent value for money and we were so happy with what we got out of the trip. We're even looking to book another tour with them soon, Thanks so much!
Josh, Diego & Stella
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great safari & Kilimanjaro trek with Kilimanjaro Trekking Mate
We did a 7-day Machame route Kilimajaro trek and 5-days safari (Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater) with Kilimanjaro Trekking Mate. As we had much time to prepare the trip locally in Moshi (volunteered for 5 weeks there), we spoke to many operators and Nick & his crew stood out. Very professional (great briefings, daily medical checks etc.), very high success rate (we climbed the summit, yeah :), and the whole team of porters, guides and chef were very friendly and fun! Same holds true for safari seeing all big fives, the migration and amazing nature. Highly recommended and really thankful for two amazing experiences!!!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari guide/operator in Tanzania
I went on a one-week safari with Allen's company in June of 2017, covering the major parks in the 'northern circuit' of Tanzania. I would very highly recommend Allen Tanzania to anyone considering a safari in this part of the world.
Our guides during the trip were Allen and his son Emmanuel, both of whom are incredibly knowledgeable, conscientious, professional, and thoughtful. We saw a great diversity of wildlife during our trip, including all the highlights, and again and again Allen impressed with his ability to spot things both near and far. Allen and Emmanuel are also simply enjoyable people to be around.
A few highlights/points:
1) Allen was born in Tanzania, has decades of experience, and clearly knows these parks as well as anyone. I always felt like we had a plan and knew exactly where we were going.
2) We only got one flat tire during the entire trip, and we were back up and running within ten minutes.
3) Again and again, Allen went out of his way to make the trip comfortable for us. For example, we had a vegetarian/pescatarian in our group, and Allen always made sure that she had good options at every meal. And we accidentally left a pair of shoes behind at the lodge that we stayed at between Tarangire and Lake Manyara, and Allen somehow managed to get them sent ahead to the Serengeti, so that we were able to pick them up before the end of our trip. I could go on...
4) Communication with Silas, the company's office manager, was easy, fast, and clear, throughout the entire process of booking our trip.
Suffice it to say, this was a special trip, and a big part of that was due to Allen Tanzania. Everything completely met/exceeded our expectations; we got to see wildlife and a part of the world that we had never experienced before (and may never experience again); and we learned a lot from Allen, not just about nature and the parks but also the culture, history and politics of Tanzania. Again, highly recommended without reservations.