CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Honeymoon!
My husband and I travelled to South Africa for our honeymoon this past August and we had an amazing time! Our trip was organized through Adventura Africa and our email correspondences were all done with Olivia Gradidge. Olivia was incredibly helpful in organizing our vacation. She was prompt in responding to emails and listened to our vision for our trip. We really felt that she wanted us to have a great experience in Africa and that we did!
The accommodations that were booked for us were beautiful and exactly what we were hoping for. We had an opportunity to see some of the South African countryside on our own during our self-drive, as well as go on several bush drives and walks with our guides.
We would highly recommend Adventura Africa to anyone looking to experience this amazing continent. A big thanks to Olivia for giving us the honeymoon of our dreams!
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable, safe & comfortable travelling to, & in, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda.
I was impressed with the ease of booking my safari & the personal service was excellent & reassuring. The information provided was inclusive & very useful. The safari vehicle was comfortable with a constant supply of water & the driver was very accomplished at his job. He was helpful & very co operative.
The Murchison Falls 3 day safari was well planned & packed with memorable experiences. The middle range accommodation at the Lodge was clean & comfortable, the food was excellent. I would have no reservations about recommending Kombitours.
IN
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
First safari experience
This was my first safari of my life. I was always fascinated for going on a safari after watching wildlife shows in NatGeo and Discovery. Safari had always been on my list.
I was new to the city and didn't knew where to approach for a safari trip. Then a friend of mine recommended me to go for Safari Multiways for a lifetime experience and truly it was!
The package consisted of two days and three nights package for Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. Our first day was a visit to Tarangire National Park. We were greeted by Omari. He was extremely polite and friendly guide. He picked us from the hotel in Arusha. It was a 3 hours long drive to Tarangire.
3 Hours later, we entered Tarangire National Park, the land of Elephants. As safari was in progress, I couldn't believe that it was real. The special moment was the chase!
In day 2, we reached Ngorongoro Crater. It was nature at the best. The best moment was lion passing right beside our jeep. I will never forget this moment in my life!
The hotels and its ambience was excellent. Kudos to our guide Omari for making this safari a memorable one.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Proffesional, low-budget safari, good driver and all the animals you want.
We went to Masai Mara 3-days safari with Issack. We found the company through the Internet and booked it by email. Before safari we had to pay 10% of advance. The price was very good in comparison to all the other companies and there was nothing to complain. They picked us up from the hostel and drove us back on the last day. In the bus there were 6 people total, so everybody would have his/her own window place to watch the animals. Food was good and we weren't hungry in any time. Our guide/driver Issack was very proffesional and nice. The accommodation was simple yet very OK. In the tents there were two beds with mosquito nets and your own bathroom with hot water. On the safari we saw all the most interesting animals, many lions and even cheetah and leopard from very close distance. Of course zebras, girraffes, hippos, hiena, elephants and many others. Issack is a good driver. Everything was on time. We were very satisfied and I recommend this company very much!
LU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
highly recommended
It was fantastic. All 3 days were very well orgenised. We saw big 5 and had unforgetable time.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional service by Kenya Budget Safaris
Esther, on behalf of my team a big thank you to you for organizing the safari. We had a great time at Masai Mar &, Nakuru with our guide Mr.Maxwell providing exceptional service. Your team went a step ahead and made several other arrangements in Kenya. This helped us have a great time not only during the safari but also our vacation in Kenya overall. Thanks again and I would recommend your team for the safari with no second thought!
UY
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
fascinating
well, was a fascinating experience, they were very good friends rather than guides! James explained us wonderful things about places and wildlife. Francis, our cheff, he made variates and delicious dishes for us! And, our friend, Sylvia, she was important too in our tour. All of them made our dream was a special trip! All was so good! I only have good words to them.
IL
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Miombo camp
We had very good expierence in Miombo and enjoing our travel in Zimbabwe. It was intresting and very well orginazed.
Thank you viery much
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safari was totally awesome and Wildroots were very professional.
We had a brilliant time on safari. The service was excellent from booking to the end of safari review meeting. Matthew couldn't have been more helpful. We went to Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara. All different and all amazing. Our driver was very knowledgable and looked after us really well. It was excellent value for money and memories have been made.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trustworthy, organized, affordable - a great experience!
My wife and I had a fabulous experience with Open Africa Safaris! It was nerve wracking to arrange a trip like this without the help of an experienced travel agency. With seemingly hundreds of safari organizers to choose from, it was quite time consuming to narrow down the companies based on our desired itinerary, trip cost, and of course a company that appeared organized and trustworthy. Let me save you time – look no further, go with Open Africa Safaris!
Open Africa Safaris was willing to customize our trip in most any way, from budget to mid-range to luxury, from a few days to many days, from safari only to inclusion of a side trip to the beaches of Zanzibar. We were not up for a “budget” trip – sleeping in tents and sleeping bags was ok when we were younger, but we want nice, clean beds now. Luxury trips seem horribly overpriced to me – you can spend thousands of extra dollars for what I think would be marginally better lodging, and maybe pampered hot lunches with beer and wine – not at all worth it in my opinion. The mid-range trip suggested to us seemed just right, with my exact desired itinerary, and the price was great, compared to many others I had checked.
I exchanged about 20 emails with our contact at Open Africa Safaris (John). I asked MANY questions, asked for references, questioned just about everything I could think of. He responded timely (not immediately, but always in a very reasonable amount of time), politely and patiently. But in the end, I still had to trust a fairly small company to deliver on their promises. A deposit was needed, and full payment was required about 30 days before our adventure. Would they deliver? Could this be a scam? I continued to be nervous literally until I was met at the airport after getting off the plane in Tanzania. But they were there just as promised, and everything went great for the next 7 days, all the way through taking us to the airport to leave!
The lodging choices they selected for us were wonderful! The hotel in Arusha City was older and not in perfect repair, but it was still clean, with good and very tasty dinner options, a nice pool, pretty grounds – and this was the “worst” of our lodging. The other places we stayed were wonderful, including the luxury “tented camp” in the middle of the Serengeti, which was a marvelous experience! All the facilities were clean, available showers ranged from good to great, there was wifi available in all places (ok, not high speed but who cares?), and we were always able to charge our electronics. The dinners were definitely better than I expected, and wine and beer were available for purchase if desired. We had available hot breakfast options each day. The lodging staffs were always very attentive. We felt safe everywhere. Honestly, I couldn’t have asked for more.
Our tour guide, Simon, was excellent! His heavily accented English was still quite good, and he did a great job navigating the parks to give us the best possible animal viewing. Animals were very plentiful to see, and we had close up encounters with many – lions, elephants, giraffes, cape buffalo, and more. The only Big 5 animal we didn’t see up close (and I mean very close) was a rhino, of which we only saw one, and that was at a distance…oh well. Simon had binoculars available to use, which was quite nice. The box lunches while on game drives were plenty adequate (generally chicken, fruit, bread, a cookie or two, juice, water) though not fantastic.
All in all, the trip was everything I could have hoped for, and Open Africa Safaris was just great! Many thanks to them for making this “bucket list” trip a major success!