Wild Ridge Bush Trails Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- HATAB & BTO
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $300 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Paolo Masini | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderfull experience
The Trip was amazing, all tinghs was perfect: organization, the guide, all staff. A dream!
Email Murray Robbins | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fove Reasons Why you should experience Botswana with Wild Ridge Bush Safaris
Five reasons why you should use Wild Ridge Bush Safaris for your Botswana trip
I recently returned from a two week trip to Botswana that was organised in Botswana by Patricia Ridge. It was my second visit and the whole thing was wonderful. Here’s why.
1. Guides
Patricia used two guides for our group of 12 teachers and students. Both Gibson and Jameson were brilliant. So experienced and extremely friendly ; very willing to share their knowledge of animals, birds, plants and people.
We camped in Moremi, Savuti and Chobe and the roads can be very challenging. We always felt totally safe and were in awe of their driving and mechanical skills.
The guides were expert in finding animals often in intimate circumstances free from crowds. These included Lion, Leopard and African Wild Dogs. Just brilliant.
2. Campsite Team
Along with the two guides we had a team of three who set up our camp each day. “Policeman” ran the camp. What a lovely bloke! We had our tents serviced each day and he spelt out “welcome” in petals on our beds. All the guys were superbly approachable and built up a great rapport with our group. We were able to recharge our cameras each day which was brilliant for quite a large group.
3. Food
Patricia provided us with a genius cook called Rasta. Every night as we gathered at the table, under our canopy he would proudly announce the meal of the day. We had great steak, chicken and pasta. Every meal had incredible flavour. When we were out on game drives there was always a great lunch and memorable tea and coffee stops.
4. Jump St. Chalets
Wild Ridge safaris are based in Maun, a short ten minute drive from Maun International Airport. Both of my Botswana experiences have started from this lovely unassuming location. Patricia has a number of individual chalets that have their own character and bird name. I stayed in Flamingo. There is a small pool. I loved the birds around Jump St. My friend and I had a list of over 20 species before we had even got into a safari vehicle. There were Hornbills, Boubou, not to mention beautiful starlings everywhere.
The staff were so helpful and typically charming as is everyone in Botswana. I was sorry to leave but I knew what lay in store on safari and we saw wildlife almost as soon as we left Maun with our guides. It was great to meet up with Patricia again and indeed she met up with us in both Savuti and Chobe to see how we were getting on.
5. Variety of programmes
We are already in discussion with Patricia about a possible future itinerary that would include the central Kalahari and overnight camping in the Okavango delta. I would go back in a heartbeat.
Murray Robbins (U.K. teacher)