This Tour Is Offered By
Mr Samuel Mopalo has been working in the tourism
Early Kingfisher Safari
- Office In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Member Of:
- BOGA & Botswana Tourism
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
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Situated in Maun, Botswana, Our company takes pride in understanding the tourism clientele and taste of varous persona. performing iteneraries to fully meet customers expectation is our pride, ensuring that Botswana is well represted in the tourism industry is our priority. Our staff are well trained and had previous experiences that are second to none. Come to Botswana, experince this LOVE and let Botswana be incredible
Reviews43
Early Kingfisher must be the best Mobile Safari company in Botswana, I can not imagine a better one.
If you are planning a trip to Botswana to see wildlife then Early Kingfisher Safari, a mobile camping safari run by Sam Mopalo, should be at the top of your list to contact. I have been on numerous previous trips to South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia and Zanzibar and nothing comes even close to my superb experiences with early King Fisher Safaris in Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe National Park and Central Kalahari Game Reserve. I've been with Sam's company on three trips in the last two years and I'm planning a fourth one soon. Sam, his wife, daughter and son are all involved in his company and between them they are able to accommodate almost any request, make significant changes, if needed, on the fly and they help in every way possible to make your trip a memory to last a life time. My trips with them have been among the best trips I’ve ever taken.
I’ve stayed at lodges in the past, but I’m so glad I stumbled on the option of booking a safari trip with a good local owned mobile safari operator. Sam provides an unbelievably experienced guide with first-hand knowledge of the park, good equipment and ready access to emergency response. Another plus is that he, as well as other mobile safari operators, registers with the national parks administration to gain special access to a very limited number of campsites scattered inside the park. With Sam’s Early Kingfisher mobile safari operation the tents are spacious with a floor and a walled off private camp toilet and bucket shower attached to the tent. There are actual beds to sleep on and excellent food. A support vehicle with a crew of two or three is part of the package and they come along to set up camp, prepare meals and since the camping takes place in remote areas their Land Cruiser serves as a backup vehicle in case of mechanical problems. The camp moves to a new site every two to three days and the support crew moves ahead of the game drives to have the campsite set up when you arrive….what more can you ask for! The advantages of mobile camping far outweigh the perceived comfort of a lodge. You are situated right in the middle of nature, away from lodge and self driving traffic and your game drives start when you leave your tent in the morning. On every trip I've taken with Sam the outcome far outweighed my expectation. If the animals are present Sam and company will track them down and you'll be rewarded like I've been with surprise after surprise.
CZ
The best you can find in Botswana !
The best safari we have ever experienced in Africa. Together with my friend we are very experienced travelers with more than 110 countries and have experienced all possible safaris in many African countries and therefore we can confidently say that the 9 day safari with Sam and his company Early kingfisher is the best that can be experienced in Africa!
We chose October as the peak of the dry season and what we had the opportunity to see in the Moremi reserve was amazing - thanks to the only remaining water there are an incredible number of animals around the water sources and Sam is a perfect tracker! He has an enormous 30 years of experience and yet he gets up every morning at 05:00 with an unquenchable desire to discover as many animals as possible that day and provide his clients with a perfect experience!
We admire his enthusiasm, always in a great mood, tremendous knowledge and ability to always find the rarest predators such as leopard, cheetah, wild dogs, hyenas and others.. In the few meetings with other guides - they are rare in that wonderful wilderness - he is highly respected by his colleagues and usually the first one to find the predators that day.
In the same way, his team provides perfect service in the background, everything works absolutely exactly literally for minutes every day, and what his cook can conjure up 5 times a day for meals, including daily freshly baked bread, sweet cakes, savory pies, etc. is literally unbelievable!
You have to prepare for getting up early every day at 05:00, because morning game drives are many times more successful than in the evening, when many animals are hiding.
The best experiences were provided by Moremi crowded with animals, dry Savuti in our term was 20% animals but offered an incredible number of lions in large packs! ..fine is Khwai.. only weaker was the final destination Kasane-Chobe, where suddenly there are too many tourists like in Kenya and Tanzania and after many days in Moremi, when we met 2-3 cars / day it suddenly became ordinary..
Again, we have to thank the perfect tracker Sam and his team many times for an experience that we know very well that we will not be able to surpass anywhere else in Africa - this was the absolute pinnacle of what is possible!
DE
Fantastic safari tour in the Okavango Delta
We had five amazing days in the Moremi Game Reserve. Thanks to our experienced guide Sam, we had many opportunities to observe wild animals such as elephants, lions and leopards. He also took us to fantastic spots where we could enjoy the beautiful landscape of the Okavango Delta. During the game drives, we not only observed various animals, but also learned a lot about nature and animal behaviour. Furthermore, the team at the camp was excellent, so we felt comfortable at all times (the food was great!).
We are already looking forward to our next adventure with Early Kingfisher Safari!
Truly unforgettable experience
I went for a 5-day safari trip in Okavango Delta with the guide Meier, and I would say this is definitely one of the most amazing trips I have ever done. Before the departure, whenever I have questions, I can always receive prompt responses and suggestions from the staff. Then, at the beginning of the trip, I was totally surprised by all the setup of the camping facilities and all the services provided from food to cleaning. As a backpacker and camper myself, I can tell how much effort the staff have put into to make sure all the guests feel comfortable during the safari and I am always amazed by their attention to even little details like giving us towels when we just got back from the morning or afternoon game drive. In terms of the safari itself, that's an even more memorable experience: our guide is very experienced, insightful and passionate about wildlife spotting, and he is not just randomly exploring by luck, but is synthesizing different pieces of information to find the most probable route and behavior of animals. There are always ups and downs when it comes to the number of wildlife we saw every day, but even on the dry days, I don't feel way too disappointed because I can really feel the efforts our guide has made. I am really glad that I chose Early Kingfisher for my first safari and they really helped me realize the magic and charm of safari in Africa, and I am already hoping and planning to come back and go with them again in the foreseeable future.
Fantastic Guide and Company
Our 14-day safari, camping 4 places in Moremi and Chobe, was spectacular. Sam’s tracking expertise and knowledge of the complex network of back roads gave us many opportunities to enjoy lions, cheetahs and other wildlife all by ourselves. We felt so fortunate.. He knew every bird by song/call, the location of stars and planets , local ecology, the social history of the several lion prides we visited and much more.. The staff was equally expert at making the camps our homes. Food was fantastic, bed comfortable and campfires greeted us each morning and evening. I’m already plotting our next trip with Early Kingfisher..
