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Bruce   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: April 2016 Reviewed: Jul 30, 2017

Email Bruce  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

A wonderful African safari
5/5

Great service and wonderful knowledge of the African bush , Rowly was professional and created a very relaxed environment while touring the bush , great game viewing and With a great guide to lead us we were able to see all the big five and the elusive leopard well worth the trip

Nicole   –  
Australia AU
Visited: March 2017 Reviewed: May 18, 2017

Email Nicole  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

memories to last forever
5/5

My most recent trip with Rowly took us on a canopy zipline adventure through south africas 2nd largest indigenous forest, we saw spectacular views of karkloof waterfall, swam in the tidal pools throughout ballito and took photos in the natural hole in the rock, walked amongst the rich through umhlanga rocks and just had an overall memorable and happy experience :)

Liane   –  
Australia AU
Visited: February 2017 Reviewed: Mar 25, 2017

Email Liane  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

A great opportunity to visit a game park
4/5

Thank you Rowley for taking me to Hluhluwe Park and St Lucia Wetlands. It was great to see so many animals although disappointing that the elephants decided to 'hide'. Without your tour I would not have been able to do this and see some of the 'real' South Africa. I really appreciated that you had taken care of all my bookings, met me at the airport and delivered me back there.

Hermann G.   –  
Switzerland CH
Visited: November 2016 Reviewed: Dec 7, 2016

Email Hermann G.  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Totally surprised!
5/5

We had a wonderful trip from Durban to St. Lucia to Hluhluwe game reserve and back. We slept at the Hilltop Lodge and it was very nice, clean and the view we had was fantastic! We went to an early morning drive 5.00 - 8.00 and saw so many animals!! We were so lucky! We had expected much less.

Rowly did a great job and showed us everything worth seeing. He was very friendly and answered all our questions. He picked us up at the airport, was with us all the time and took care of us. He also showed us Durban and even took us back to the airport at 5am.

If you ever go to Durban, the Drakensberg and the Kwazulu Natal you have to book your trip with GoWild Safaris. With your "own" guide can you do what you prefer and at the time you like. It's so different to a group.

Petra   –  
Switzerland CH
Visited: November 2016 Reviewed: Dec 1, 2016

Email Petra  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Perfect trip with Rowly
5/5

We had a wonderful time in Durban, St. Lucia and the Hluhluwe game reserve. Rowly took care of us and did a great job! He explained us a lot of things which you won't know without a tour guide. We saw places which we wouldn't find without him and he took every question/wish seriously. If we ever come back to South Africe (maybe for a Sani Pass and Drakensberg trip) we'll book our trip again with Go Wild Safaris! Thank you again :)

Edward Pass   –  
United States US
Visited: April 2016 Reviewed: May 3, 2016

Email Edward Pass  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Isimangaliso Wetlands, and Durban
5/5

While friends I was traveling with in SA went off for 4 days to an exceeding expensive game reserve in Sabi Sands, I chose to explore Durban and surroundings instead. I’m delighted I did.
Rowly met my early AM flight from Cape Town, and we drove up the coast through a sugar cane landscape to St Lucia, where we had a few hours in the beautiful Isimangaliso Wetlands before driving directly inland to Hluhluwe Game Reserve. Arriving at the Hilltop Lodge, I joined a 5-8PM game drive, and, after overnighting there, another from 5-8AM. It was a great experience---for me the right amount of time---and one that Rowly facilitated and contributed to.
Rowly was very dependable and accommodating, has deep roots in the area and a great deal of knowledge of it, and was good company, which was important as it was just the two of us.
I was so pleased that I arranged for Rowly to give me a tour of Durban the following afternoon. (In the morning, I visited to the Campbell Collection, which I’d recommend to anyone with a cultural interest, especially if you can take the time to read the fascinating explanation of the Zulu beadwork on display.) If I had an extra day or two, I would have taken a tour with Rowly into the Drakensberg---next time.
Now home, I have fond memories of it all, including Durban itself, with its beautiful beachfront, surprising harbor, botanical garden and steeply hilly neighborhoods with vistas of the Indian Ocean.

Freda Lockhat   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: December 2015 Reviewed: Jan 13, 2016

Email Freda Lockhat

3 Day tour of Hluhluwe Game Reserve
5/5

Hi Rowly, just to thank you once again for the wonderful time my friends from Malaysia and I had on our recent tour to Hluhluwe Game Reserve. You were a great guide, giving us all your attention and time, and you really took good care of us. Thanks also for suggesting this particular park, you were so right, we enjoyed the laid-back atmosphere and the beautiful surrounds, and the game was superb. I am sure they will be back and will want to experience another one of your tours.

Bianca   –  
Hong Kong HK
Visited: December 2015 Reviewed: Jan 9, 2016

Email Bianca  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great time!
5/5

I had a great time on my short safari with Rowly. The communications between myself and him was great. The animals at the reserve were magnificent! I think the trip was a great value for the money because Rowly is your private driver - you are not with a group. As such you are able to plan out exactly what you want to do and when. I would definitely recommend.

Rob Moxey   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: December 2015 Reviewed: Jan 1, 2016

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Great day at lion park kzn
5/5

Thank you so much for the fun filled family day we had at the lion park. Great picnic and ice cold beers. Rowly was very knowledgeable about the wild life. I was also impressed about his knowledge of birds. Once again thank you Rowly. Great family day and money well spent. Moxey Family

Spencer   –  
Australia AU
Visited: November 2015 Reviewed: Dec 3, 2015

Email Spencer  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Spencer and not that of SafariBookings.
Demanded 42% price increase after booking accepted
1/5

we had booked a one day tour with Go Wild Safaris on October 15 involving
Tala Game Park and Phezulu for November 27 for 4 people at 960 ZAR per person. Rowly
Midgley emailed us on November 23 to inform us that the price had increased by 42% to 1369 ZAR.
Although he claimed this was due to the game reserves increasing their fees, he did not include
any documentation to support this assertion. Other operators we spoke to did not support
Rowly's claim that there had been a dramatic rise in game park fees. In any case, normal business
practise would be for the tour operator to honour their agreement with their customer.

We cancelled our tour because we could not trust Rowly any more. We suspected that his actions
were an attempt to squeeze more money from us knowing that we had no time to organise an
alternative particularly as we were on a cruise ship. The end result is that we missed out on a
wildlife experience and the affair has left a bitter taste.

Reply from Go Wild Safaris
Reply from Go Wild Safaris
Posted on Dec 4, 2015

Hi Spencer, I am sorry that you feel you have been unjustly treated. However, I suggest you make contact with Tala Game Reserve personally to confirm their recent tariff increases. You will also note that my price for this tour has been amended accordingly.
Best wishes,
Rowly Midgley.

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