Moonstroll Vantage Expeditions
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2016)
- Member Of:
- HATAB, BOGA & BTO
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $250 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Peter and Karin | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Simply excellent
We wanted to combine a 7-day safari from Maun to Kasane with a trip to Victoria Falls. And we had to arrange all this while already on the road elsewhere in Africa with limited access to Email and Internet. Despite that rather restricted prior communication, Moonstroll got it all arranged. They found a very good balance between prearrangements based on their experience and flexibility to adapt to our wishes.
Especially the choice of the camp sites was brilliant. Watching wild dogs chasing a waterbuck while sitting at the breakfast table at early light certain is a lot of good fate, but the prerequiste simply is, to set up the camp at such special locations.
And they gave us this team: The guide, the cook, the helping hand. We had the luck to have Elicious as our guide - always trying to give us the perfect experience. And Didi as "chef de cuisine" - we certainly did not lose weight in those days...
We wanted to see wild dogs - Elicious found a pack with puppies on our first day.
Seeing a leopard roosting up in a tree, was fascinating for us. He kept on searching until he found that one leopard in Savuti stalking a steenbock - and managed to follow it, so we were really close all the way. Since it´s not always that spectacular, it was a real bonus, that Elicious certainly is also one of the best bird experts in the region. With all those birds around, even the noon breaks turned out to be a really exciting wildlife experience.
Exploring Kruger, Etoscha and other parks in self-drive safaris really was a great experience for us.
This Moremi/Chobe tour clearly showed us, how much more you can find, if you are doing with a really dedicated and experienced guide.
So big big thanks to the team for giving us that perfect wildlife experience.
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Email Casper Bake | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
This tour made our 6 weeks trip
Ben, our guide , was the basis of the success. He knew all the small paths to find the animals and had many stories about there behavior. Camping in the bush was fantastic. An out of africa experience.
The top of out 6 weeks tour!
A dream
Our experience was everything we had dreamed of.
Moonstroll was amazing and accomodating from start to finish, creating a safari that fit our needs.
Ben, our guide was super knowledgeable and taught us so much about all the wildlife. He was an experienced and talented tracker and managed to find Lions every day on our 4day safari, we even saw a leopard. Ben was great company and shared great stories around the dinner table.
The chef was super talented with all the amazing meals she could cook over the fire, the food was amazing.
I will definitely go on another safari with Moonstroll in the future and would highly recommend them.
Email Joanne | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An incredible and authentic experience in Botswana
We did a 7 night camping trip staying at Moremi, Savute, Kwai and Chobe River Front. Followed by 2 nights at Vic Falls. Moonstroll took care of every detail and it was an incredible holiday. certainly a trip of a lifetime. We took our kids age 14 and 12. It was the most authentic and incredible way to go on safari. It was the 4 of us, our guide Ben, who was very knowledgeable and had such a beautiful passion for the bush, animals and conservation. A team of 4 would look after everything, put up and take down the tents, provide us with most wonderful food all cooked on an open fire. We have home made fresh bread every day! We saw hundreds of animals and birds. We learnt so much, we also learnt how humans and wild animals live together in harmony. We had close up experiences with elephants, lions, hyena, leopard, lots of different antelope, hippos and much more. If like me, you are finding it hard to decide which company to choose. I would not hesitate to recommend Moonstroll, take the plunge and get it booked. Monametsi who organises everything. Was fantastic and very communicative. Book direct and pay by transfer, that way the local company does not lose funds in commission and you liaise with Monametsi direct and get to build up a relationship. If you are up for a truly authentic experience. Moonstroll tick every box. We had a hot shower set up for us, our camp loos were a closed in area at the back of the tent which worked really well. We had comfy camp beds. Our packed lunches on our moving days day meant that got to lunch at remote and stunning locations with just us and Ben our guide. There is nothing quite like camping in the wild in comfort. We loved every minute of our trip and felt safe and well cared for by Moonstroll. They all work so hard to ensure we had an awesome holiday.
Email Charlotte Maby | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Moonstroll gave us a truly awesome safari trip, up close to the animals that we'll remember for life
We were a group of 5 adults & 4 teens and can honestly say one of the best holidays we have ever had. Our guides/drivers Ben & Help were super - very knowledgeable and even when you heard an animal scream in the distance during dinner were only to eager to jump in the trucks with you to investigate. The food was good too (considering all done on a camp fire) and especially enjoyable with big camp fires and even the odd animal wandering through camp. The tents were decent quality and bedding much more comfy than expected. Spending 2 nights in each camp meant that when you weren't travelling to the next destination you had lots of times to relax during the day in before heading out animal spotting first thing in the morning or evening.
As for the animals - just amazing - we literally saw everything that we wanted and so much more from a young litter of wild dogs and baby hyenas, to right up close to crocs and elephants crossing rivers; to a huge pride of lions feasting on a baby elephant carcass to the elusive jaguar and feeling the vibration of a male lion roaring. Even in our tents at night you could hear all the night-time animals, so very close by but we always felt safe. Lastly, the birds too were also incredible from large eagles to beautiful storks and smaller birds.
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Email Mike and Sarah Dyer | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The crew (guide, cook, and two more) were hardworking, professional, and super people.
We were on the 7-day Moremi/Okavango/Chobe safari and it was the travel experience of our lives. The crew (General, Hotata, Kennedy and Howard) were simply wonderful, and friendly and fun to be with. General is a top-notch guide and we especially appreciated his knowledge of birds, not to mention his ability as a tracker, teacher and driver. Hotata's food, all cooked over wood fires in our wilderness campsites, was excellent, and the crew just took care of everything. These national parks are world treasures, a redoubt of the old, wild Africa and a tremendous credit to the people of Botswana. We would recommend this safari to anyone, with the caveat that you must be prepared for camping a bit in the rough and be physically up to long, bouncy rides in the Land Cruiser.
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Email Jan and Nathan | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mr. Monamatsi is someone you can trust. Moonstroll is legit.
We were well taken care of on Our 10 day safari. With an experienced guide, an excellent cook and a happy tent person we never had a to lift a finger except for holding on for dear life on the endless game trails and dirt roads in our landcruiser.
Food was good, the tent comfortable, the shower nice and hot, the toilet better than you may expect.
Botswana’s animals were the most healthy and numerous.
Victoria falls was amazing.
The safari was a wonderful adventure. Thank you Moonstroll.
Jan and Nathan
All our expectations were met over and above. We had an amazing experience.
This is part of what we wrote to Moonstroll: "Hello Mr Monametsi,
I wanted to say how much we've enjoyed our safari. You have an amazing country and a fantastic wildlife. You offered us a great variety of ways to see it and enjoy it. Day and night drives, walking, boating, flying, amazing! We had the fantastic experience of being part of nature whith the necessary comfort supplied to us by you chef and the good and willing assistant.
And, of course, the one and only Ben: a guide so knowledgeable, reassuring, good driver, pleasant and helpful.
Thank you so much!"
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Email Shikha Khandelwal | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible experience!!
We booked a 9 day tour with Monametsi for Botswana. Honestly, we were skeptical about it initially as we had no reference. But when we spoke to him over phone we felt comfortable. He answered all our questions and assured us about everything. Once we arrived in Maun, Monametsi and our driver came to pick us up at the airport and our adventure began. We had the best crew members with us. Our driver/guide Thuso was one fearless man who made sure that we explore everything. Our chef Gotata cooked delicious meals for us every single time and always served us with a warm smile and love. We are vegetarian and they made sure that we got best vegetarian meals possible in the wild. Our camp helpers Kennedy, Howard and Heity were always there to help. They all made sure that our stay with them was comfortable and enjoyable.
I would highly recommend Moonstroll safari for your adventure in Botswana.
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Email Franco Cattai | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An exellent organization that can get you easily and safely through anamazingexperienceinasimpleway
To be honest, it was our first experience and speaking with the Moostroll Manager I explained what me and my family were looking for and our badget ...now we can say that we received more that what we expected !!!
MR. Ben , the guide and his camp team were always on time about the day schedule because they were well prepared with food with water with the camping gear leaving my family the perfect timing to enjoy the space around . Ben is a well trained guide over 17 yrs through this amazing country , he knows about the history of the country and all about the animal world that you can and can't see during the journey . Chef cooked 3 meals a day in a heavy black solid pans on the wood fire so the food is really taste special to get you defenetly into the magic place where you are . Thanks to All , thanks Mr, Monametsi ...you and your team deserve more than what i could wrote but I wish you to bring more people in your tour in order to receive better comments Buona Fortuna Frankie Fede Pietro e Giovanni