20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour operators are honest, kind and keen to detail.
My experience with Thuneyo Safaris was remarkable. I was looking for time to relax when they organized a trip to Murchison falls. I enjoyed the trip - meeting new people, enjoying delicious food, watching the big 5 and story telling at the fire place ( a place of solitude). I didn't realize that it was even over.
Thuneyo Safaris has got:
1. Good service delivery: Thuneyo Safaris vehicles are comfortable - we were assured of our safety. The driver drove at an appropriate speed limit; and the car has a working charging system and great Internet.
2. Time management: Thuneyo are time efficient throughout the trip.
NZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent driver for our tour
I booked the 5 day safari for me and my mum.
We chose to pay for the medium range. Everything was excellent. Our driver Jackson was patient and informative. He did his best to make sure we got the best views of the animals
The food and accomodation during the safari was excellent. Very clean and tidy with amazing staff. We had a pool at one of the lodges which my mum enjoyed. The luxury tents lived up to the name luxury.
The review is 4 stars not 5 stars because:
We asked the operate to book accomodation for before and after the safari and this was a let down. It did not meet the expectations ( dirty bathrooms with unpleasant odour)
Secondly there were 4 of us to start in the car but we were all at different accomodation. This meant we spent about 1-2 hours just driving to the accomodation to pick up other people at the start of the day as well at the end of the day when everyone has to be dropped off. We felt this could have been planned better
Overall it was a great trip. I would highly recommend this
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very professional
Very good value for money. They are prepared for all eventualities. And our tour guide Stanley was very knowledgeable
CO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Addo Elephant National Park by Gaston Coma
Lots of vegetation, lots of elephants and zebras, animals looked happy in that environment.
VN
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic wildlife and friendly people in Serengeti area national park
Our visit to Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro crater and Serengeti was very impressive, Very good to see all the animals in their natural environment, and thousands and thousand of them.
Staff in hotel and other places communicate well in English and very service minded and performed their task in a very good way, everybody very polite and friendly.
At the entrance of all games park there were exceptional clean toilets, have not seen this high performance any other tourist place in the world, very well done.
Good car and skilled driver/guide operated by Full Package Adventures made to trip memorable.
65+ years of age
Amazing
An amazing experience. Our driver/guide, Susello, was very knowledgeable, polite, patient and a pleasure to be with. I will definitely recommend your company to others travelling to South Africa. I am particularly impressed by your efforts toward the people of Soweto.
Keep up the good work and God Bless
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Game Drive in the City
The adventure was one of it's kind ,the entire team were very professional ,very attentive to details and would choose Tai adventures again and again. Good communication prior to booking the safari and the option to choose between a van and cruiser was available. Though out time at Nairobi National park was limited we really had a good time.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very well organized
We had a lovely guide/driver (Johny) since Nairobi, who safely and always on time drove us throughout our trip. Johnny is also a very polite, pleasant person, which an extended knowledge of the parks we visited and the animals we saw. He also has an accurate instinct and good vision to find the right animal at the right time. Overall was an amazing experience, but Johny made it even better.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very satisfied with their whole crew: guides, drivers, lodging staff!
I was a bit disappointed with customer service, though replies were prompt and helpful. But attention to detail was a bit lacking: My friend's food preferences included No Onions for box lunches, I (on the other hand) love onions, grilled or crunchy. Mike had to cancel (health), so I went alone, and all my box lunches were labelled No Onions. Oh well, the wildlife was awesome, and I had onions each dinner. I was also told that each jeep comes equipped with binoculars, but apparently the guide-drivers have to bring their own on the safari tours, doesn't seem right. My guide, whose name is Hamisi didn't have binoculars so I missed out (Note to safari goers: Your camera has to be equipped with telephoto lens!).
Hamisi was a wonderful safari guide and driver (rough and rocky roads often) and I was happy to get to know him.
By the way, all the lodging on this 12 day tour is owned and operated by the safari operator, so there's a consistency I appreciated (being halfway around the world). Tent and other lodging facilities were very well-maintained, with better than expected plumbing and bedding, decent wi-fi, and good variety of food at dinner.
Most apparent and appreciated: well-trained staff, from the managers to the servers and security staff. Friendly and able to deal with requests. I left my lap top charger plugged in at Karatu (the nicest lodging of the whole 2 weeks) and the drivers were able to tag-team the cords back to me 5 days later, what a relief to re-charge my devices!
By the way, the roads are rough, and challenging (I'm an older guy) but taking short flights to avoid long jeep drives is a mistake. I saw the real Tanzania on the roads, the beautiful, the difficult to watch, and the surprising, the Maasai goat herders, the children assembling for songs before school, baboons walking in formation along the road, so much to see, either sitting in the back or standing up with my cameras.
Three nights and days in the Serengeti, with a night-time jeep drive, great experiences each day. Thank you to Hamisi my guide, and to Paradise & Wilderness, the service and amenities were good, and the parade of wildlife was beyond my expectations.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Chris is a friendly attentive and knowledgeable driver
Having biked the tour in the uk we were extremely pleased with overall experience. Our driver (Chris) was reliable, attentive and very knowledgeable. The route was long but we had plenty of stops and information regularly shared by Chris helped the time pass quickly. He was also flexible and adjusted the route at times to take into account the desires of the passengers.