Go Wild Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2014)
- Member Of:
- D.C.T.O.., E.D.T.E.A. & N.D.O.T.
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $244 to $1,396 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Liane | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great opportunity to visit a game park
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.
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Email Hermann G. | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Totally surprised!
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.
Email Spencer | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Demanded 42% price increase after booking accepted
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
Posted on Dec 4, 2015Hi 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.