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Wild Wings Safaris
- Located In:
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United Kingdom
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2005)
- Member Of:
- SATSA & ABTA
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $181 to $1,664 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Arnie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful
Gavin of Wild Wings Safaris customized an itinerary for us based on our preferences. The safaris both at Kruger National Park (stayed at Skukuza camp) and at Mohlabetsi Safari Lodge (Balule Reserve) were great. Everything was well organized and we had no problems with accommodations, transportation, etc. A once in a lifetime trip for us.
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Email Des | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Trip
After doing some research and reading online reviews I contacted Wild Wings regarding their 5 day Best of Kruger safari. Gavin from Wild Wings replied to me immediately and promptly responded to any further questions I had. On the day of my arrival at Nelspruit Airport I was collected and brought to the gates of Kruger Park where I was met by Nicky who was to be our guide for the safari. The next 5 days were absolutely brilliant. We spent 2 nights in the Skukuza camp where our chef John provided us with great breakfasts and dinners and 2 days further north in Satara where Nicky herself was our own personal chef. The meals she made for us were fantastic aswell. Nicky was a brilliant guide with an excellent knowledge of the park, it's animals and plant and tree life. I would highly recommend Wild Wings for anyone looking to book a safari in Kruger. Everything went as smooth as it could have from my initial email to Gavin right up to being dropped off at Jo'burg airport by Nicky on my last day and all at a very reasonable price.
IN
Email Rajendran | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Starting to end well organised without any hitch
Prompt reply .every thing well planed and the overall experience was good
US
Email Craig M Jackson | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect Bucket List Trip
This was a bucket list trip with the entire family; it could not have been better. We spent 3 weeks of the most enjoyable travel for us who are widely traveled throughout the world over many years. All arrangements were made by Wild Wings, airport pickups, lodges and associated safaris, transfers between lodges and a terrific guide who at the end of our safari portion enthralled us with Cape Town, the western Cape, both inland and coastal the Garden Route from Cape Town to Knysna. Everyone selected by Clare at Wild Wings was aware and responsive to my need to use crutches thanks to her selecting arrangements that permitted me to enjoy every moment of our time in South Africa. Our guides made special effort to accommodate me and show us sights and places during road journeys of which we were totally unaware! I, and everyone in the family will recommend Wild Wings without reservation.
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Email Jason Feldman | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best, best, best vacation we've ever shared as a family!
I spent a full month investigating every possible option to visit Africa for our family of 5, plus two friends joining us. What I eventually concluded was that our best choice in planning a complex holiday involving visits to three countries, including differing safari experiences throughout, was to work with Wild Wings Safaris. What convinced me, aside from the excellent reviews and experience planning complex itineraries, was my connection to Wild Wings' Clare van der Breggen who became our best friend and greatest wealth of insight through the planning process. From the very first contact, Clare made the experience as easy and pleasant as possible. Everything was either 'yes' or 'let's figure it out' - with nothing impossible and everything a suggestion of what could be as we made choices about spending two weeks in Africa. We considered many combinations of itineraries, but Clare kept me true to the vision of our family trip to experience Africa up close and personal. She helped weed out the hype and kept us focused on what we said would make us happiest. She helped us craft an itinerary that progressively allowed us to experience nature up close and personal, and even during one of the busier seasons, found openings in the most incredible accommodations and with the very best guides. Clare's communication, knowledge and support exceeded all of our expectations. Everything went off without a hitch... every transfer to and from, every check-in, every meal, every tour... to the minute - all of it was perfect... simply perfect! I have now shared our Wild Wings Safaris experience with everyone I know, and if you are reading this review, go no further, you found the perfect group to craft your own experience of a lifetime!!!
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Email Isabel | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable
After spending many hours researching which company to use for our first safari in South Africa we decided on Wild Wings. They provided an amazing, flawless, and unforgettable experience!!!
Madi became our travel consultant and after numerous emails and a few phone calls we had a fantastic itinerary. Throughout the planning process she was extremely professional, friendly, and very patient! She arranged all the lodgings, transfers, safaris, tours, and national airfares. Madi made sure that everything was just perfect!
My husband and I started our journey in Cape Town. We stayed in Cape Town Hollow Hotel which has an excellent location and our room had an amazing view of Table Mountain! She also booked tours to Cape Point and Hermanus with African Experience. We then flew to Nelspruit for our three-night safari in Kruger (Skukusa Rest Camp) and our guide was Simon!!! He is just the best! Excellent guide with an extraordinary knowledge of the animals and birds in the park. His passion for nature is contagious. Simon was not only our driver and guide but he was also a wonderful cook…. with a great sense of humor; eating our meals with him was such a pleasure! He offered genuine individual attention and tried to cater to every want and/or need of each person in the group…. We couldn’t ask for more!!!
From Skukusa, Mishak from Gap Tours transferred us to Machaton Private Camp located in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve. This lodge is incredible! We felt so pampered by Lezel and her fantastic team… from the beautiful rooms, wonderful meals, friendly staff, and magnificent game drives. Their attention to every single detail was superb!!!
We were again picked up by Gap Tours for the very scenic Panorama Route drive tour. Our driver and guide, Mishak was very knowledgeable and passionate about the area and the animals. He even spotted several birds throughout the drive.
Our next destination was Johannesburg and Madi arranged a half day tour to Soweto and Johannesburg with Spurwing Tourism Services. This was a very interesting tour that provided us with a historical history of South Africa.
From there we flew to Kasane Airport and stayed at the Chobe Marina Lodge for two-nights. We had a beautiful room facing the Chobe River and did two spectacular cruises on the river (morning and night) that offered us a distinct perspective of the animal’s interaction with the water. We also did game drives and saw different animals from the cruise.
Final destination: Victoria Falls…. Breathtaking !!! We stayed at the Ilala Lodge which was within walking distance from the falls and you could see the falls’ mist from the hotel! Madi arranged for us via Wild Horizons a beautiful sunset cruise and a microlight flight (from Zambia) over the magnificent falls. This was an incredible experience!
Throughout our journey in South Africa Madi arranged for us multiple transfers and tours that were always punctual, reliable, and guides that were friendly and knowledgeable. We saw an incredible number of animals and birds... a lioness nursing her cubs, a hyena stealing a kill from a pack of wild dogs, a close encounter with a leopard sitting up on a branch with his kill nearby…. Just amazing and incredible sights!
Many thanks to Wild Wings and Madi for exceeding our expectations by providing us with an unforgettable experience!
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Email Earnest | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful Experience!
I had a fantastic experience booking a Safari with Wild Wings Safaris.
The prompt responses, hospitable communication and professionalism from the staff, sets a high bar in this safari tourism industry and in my humble opinion, truly marks this company with distinction and excellence as an industry leader. I will wholeheartedly consider Wild Wings if I ever plan another safari!
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Email Ksenija | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very professional and trustworthy
We were really very satisfied with everything that Madi from the Wild Wings scheduled for our group - from the pick up at the airport upon our arrival to SA and arranging for our skis and boots to be picked up at Tambo and taken to Africa Sky Gesthouse for safekeeping and then drive to Kruger where we had more than wonderful time. We consider ourselves lucky for having Simon with our group - he is really a master of his job, and he loves doing it...so we also felt good with him around. We managed to see the big 5 and more, and enjoyed every minute to the blast....also in our meals given that Jacques (sorry if I misspelt his name) is an excellent cook and dinning in the Skukuza is something extraordinary by itself...The accommodation there was also nice, although basic - but to our expectations. Definitely excellent value for money.
SA
Email Bengt | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent safari
We been on a few trips around the world before but this beats them all. We had a five day/four nights safari with Armand as our private guide and John as our private chief in Kruger park. Everything was arranged perfectly and we did not need to think about anything practical for the entire trip. We started the trip with arriving early at Johannesburg airport. We were there picked up and had a private driver that helped out with picking up the prebooked Nikon 600mm/4 before arriving to Kruger.
Armand then picked us up and we got a first safari before sunset the same day with good shots of Rhinos. John cooked food just of us in the evening. Very nice South African special food. An early start day two with a bush walk in the sunrise. Perhaps not the highlight of the trip but still nice to walk around where lions could be. Two armed guides made them stay away though. After special breakfast with John it was time to head out with Armand on the full day safari. We could see a lot of animals but second day was even better, we got all big five in one day then.
But the big five is not the main thing. When sitting in the open vehicle you get so much of the open scenery and you soon start becoming your own animal scout. Seeing a family of elephants passing the road just in front of you is truly something special. And waiting for them there is all of a sudden an exotic bird sitting on the tree branch just beside the car. When looking at the hippos in a pond, there is a family of baboons next to the car stealing all your interest.
I got more and better pictures taken during the 4/5 days in Kruger than in most other places. If you head for a private reserve instead of booking within Kruger by itself the car can drive close to any animal. Even if that will give you much better closeup pictures, it will also mean more stress for the animals. I do prefer the Kruger way which brings out the need of a good tele-lens but leaves the animals more private.
Could anything been done better? Well, the park ranger tours with bush walk one morning and sunset safari an evening were less interesting, they would fall into the category of nice to have done but no need to repeat. It was truly Armands guided safaris that made the trip, and Johns food for sure.
I already recommended the trip to a number of fiends, not something I always do. And this is one trip I would like to repeat.
Reviewed yesterday
Excellent safari!
We been on a few trips around the world before but this beats them all. We had a five day/four nights safari with Armand as our private guide and John as our private chief in Kruger park. Everything was arranged perfectly and we did not need to think about anything practical for the entire trip. We started the trip with arriving early at Johannesburg airport. We were there picked up and had a private driver that helped out with picking up the prebooked Nikon 600mm/4 before arriving to Kruger.
Armand then picked us up and we got a first safari before sunset the same day with good shots of Rhinos. John cooked food just of us in the evening. Very nice South African special food. An early start day two with a bush walk in the sunrise. Perhaps not the highlight of the trip but still nice to walk around where lions could be. Two armed guides made them stay away though. After special breakfast with John it was time to head out with Armand on the full day safari. We could see a lot of animals but second day was even better, we got all big five in one day then.
But the big five is not the main thing. When sitting in the open vehicle you get so much of the open scenery and you soon start becoming your own animal scout. Seeing a family of elephants passing the road just in front of you is truly something special. And waiting for them there is all of a sudden an exotic bird sitting on the tree branch just beside the car. When looking at the hippos in a pond, there is a family of baboons next to the car stealing all your interest.
I got more and better pictures taken during the 4/5 days in Kruger than in most other places. If you head for a private reserve instead of booking within Kruger by itself the car can drive close to any animal. Even if that will give you much better closeup pictures, it will also mean more stress for the animals. I do prefer the Kruger way which brings out the need of a good tele-lens but leaves the animals more private.
Could anything been done better? Well, the park ranger tours with bush walk one morning and sunset safari an evening were less interesting, they would fall into the category of nice to have done but no need to repeat. It was truly Armands guided safaris that made the trip, and Johns food for sure.
I already recommended the trip to a number of fiends, not something I always do. And this is one trip I would like to repeat.
BR
Email Erika | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect experience!
I were extremely satisfied with the service provided by Wild Wings. Simon was the perfect guide! He had this sharpened and fascinated look by the beauties of Kruger, always sharing with us information about animals and wildlife. Jock was great too. The meals prepared by him were always very tasty and well presented.