20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It blew all of our expectations out of the water - absolutely a trip of a lifetime!
I convinced my best friends that we should do a big special trip to celebrate us all turning 30, and luckily they agreed with me and we chose an adventure based on seeing gorillas. It can be quite a daunting task figuring out where to start with a trip like this, as there are so many options and competitors out there!
I feel very lucky to have come across Achieve Global Safaris after speaking with a few other companies. My main point of contact with Achieve Global Safaris was Jolie, who was phenomenal to work with. She was extremely speedy to respond to any questions I asked, was kindly accommodating with any needs of our group, super knowledgeable about the type of trip we were searching for and was willing to go the extra mile in case we needed to customise the tour at all. She made me have complete faith and trust that we chose the right operator for us.
When we arrived in Uganda, we were met at the airport by our lovely guide, Issa. Over the course of the next 8 days, Issa did his absolute utmost to ensure we had the best possible time travelling through Uganda and you could see how much he cared that we enjoyed our time there - which we definitely did. He was very knowledgeable about the country, the different towns we visited, the activities we were doing and the animals we were seeing! He was fantastic at spotting animals roaming through the national parks and we were extremely lucky to see everything that we did.
The highlight of the trip was certainly our visit to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to see the gorillas. That felt like an unbelievably special day and it went way beyond our expectations of how close we were able to get to the gorillas and how long we were able to spend time with them. It was an absolutely magical experience to see a group of gorillas so close up in their own environment where they are dictating the rules and go where they want to go. It was mesmerising seeing them interact with each other and we were very fortunate to find a group that had 3 young baby gorillas in them and we were able to watch the bond they had with their mothers. It really was exceptional!
We were very pleasantly surprised by all of the different accommodations we stayed in - they were fantastic; comfortable, clean, stunning views and brilliant service.
I would definitely recommend this tour and Achieve Global Safaris - it was an adventure of a lifetime and one that I'll cherish the memories for the rest of my life.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Zanzibar beach holiday
Zanzibar never disappointed, I booked a Zanzibar beach holiday over x-mass and the recommendation from Mara 2 Serengeti was worthy. I am happy with the service and will book again with them.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Don't hesitate!
We have just finshed a 2 night safari tour to the Maasai Mara with our guide Giddy, everthing from start to finish was just amazing.
Booking was simple and efficient, Antony is always quick to repsond and is really helpful.
We were met at our hotel in Narobi and driven the the Maasai Mara and afterwards dropped off at Lake Nakuru. Giddy is a really good driver and has an endless amount of knowledge, he managed to answer every question we asked.
The accomadation at Ilkeliani Camp was fantastic, food delicious and staff really attentive.
The safari itself was out of this world and we were in the park all 3 days. Giddy made sure we saw as much as possible in the time we were there.
I could not fauly anything about this experience.
FR
Great people totally worth it. The best to see wild animals
A really good safari tour totally worth the money. The driver manage to get all the animals and very close to them!
PL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great, engaging, well prepared and safe trip we had with Safpol Safaris.
Communication - fast reaction time in respond, adequate information passed every time, clear communication on all trip aspects.
Service - high level and professional, engaged and helpfull at all times.
Expectations - all met with great sense of humour, professionally managed, security and safety come always first.
Safari tour - excellent views, outstanding driver's service, no time spent in queues, all managed effectively and efficiently.
Thank you All Team Members who delivered such a great time & experience to all of us. Best regards.
FI
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
All good in paradise.
Me and my friend wanted 4day safari. Including Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. We end up hearing at least from 3 different companies but weren’t really convinced. We met Ally on the street randomly after lunch. He started to talk about how they do safari. All the budget safaris speacialy for 4day safari including Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro follows the same guidelines. It’s a logistically good route for safaris to do. Ally seemed super nice and honest guy that we both liked. We also liked that Ally was still doing safaris by himself aswell and not only selling the tours. You could see that Ally cared about his customers so in the end it was super easy to choose the Mwendo African Safari. We had Allys big brother Abdul as our guide for the safari. Super nice guy likes his brother with long knowledge of the safaris. I wasn’t expecting so that the meals in the safari would be that good but the chef we had Steven was of the charge. I could easily to reccomend this to my friends and my family members.
PT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very good safari
The people were very nice with us, and the safari in ngorogoro was amazing. We reccomend this company!!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Climbed Kilimanjaro with Paul and his team, a very successful climb, excellent service and care.
Paul and his team are fantastic, Kilimanjaro is a demanding and challenging climb and his team make enjoyable and achievable. The care and attention we received from the team was unbelievable. For a largish group of 11 we had 9 personal guides for the summit, these guys provided support and encouragement all the way to the top!
NO
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great price compared to a lot of other companies
I was very impressed by everything because of the fairly low price we had to pay. The communication beforehand was quick and easy by email, and they were very flexible with dates and everything. And all went smooth on the trip itself. We got to see so many animals, and our driver Arony really prioritized to make us satisfied. He had great communcation with the rest of the people in the park, and managed to find a lot of the big animals. He also had great knowledge, and told us everything we wanted to know. And I really liked the tented camp, it was budget, but very charming. We had a great time, no complaints really
NO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good sightseeing, bad food
The safari itself was pretty good. We got to see almost all the animals, and camping was very nice. We were given all necessary equipment.
The food on the other hand, was not what we expected. People in our group had various diets/allergies, and these needs were not met. The chef had heard nothing about our requirements although all of us had informed staff about this when we booked the safari. Since he didn't know about allergies and diets, he had not bought the groceries suitable for our diets. It was also difficult to communicate properly with the chef because of the language barrier. He did find a way to cook food that everyone could eat, but it wasn't optimal.