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:
- $239 to $1,367 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, friendly and knowlegable tour guide. Rowly made us feel like part of the family!
Rowly went the extra mile and was flexible when we wanted to go off the beaten path. Good value for money and I would highly recommend this tour. 5 stars :)
Email Nicole | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
spectacular 4 day sani pass and drakensberg tour
Hi Rowly, just to thank you for the really fantastic time we had with you during our 3 day tour last week. The Sani Pass was spectacular, it was great being at the Highest Pub in Africa, and the Drakensberg was fantastic. An amazing walk to gudu falls as well.
We will contact you again next year, when we want to go exploring again.
Regards,
Nicole.
Email Kurt | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great horseback trail and game drive Hluhluwe
Hi Roland, just to thank you for the great time my friends from overseas and I had while on tour with you. We all had an awesome time, they will be back next year to go on another safari with you.
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.
Great day at lion park kzn
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
HK
Email Bianca | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great time!
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.
3 Day tour of Hluhluwe Game Reserve
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.
US
Email Edward Pass | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Isimangaliso Wetlands, and Durban
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.
CH
Email Petra | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect trip with Rowly
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 :)
CH
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.