VIEGA STAFF EXPEDITIONS IN THE OFFICE
Viega Expeditions
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2021)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $1,200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Mubeen Ahmed | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Super responsive and friendly but too small to have a strong structure
Things we loved - First of all, the process to book was easy and not too complicated. Our driver, Charles, was super friendly and was not weird at all. The lodge they booked for us was amazing as well and the game drives were smooth in the car. We loved our own private experience as it was me, my wife, and one of our friend.
Things we did not approve of - Although we had a lot of fun and going with Viega was relatively cheaper than others, we did not get everything we paid for. There were 3 game drives as part of our 4-day package and we only got 2. We got there 2 hours late than what was estimated when Rogers talked to us before our trip, but it was not on us since we left at exactly 7am as per schedule. I did bring this up IN DETAIL with Rogers and the driver, but we weren't really given anything back other than an apology and a free trip to the giraffe feeding center (which is not even 15% cost of a one day of game drive).
We also spent almost 4 hours trying to find a Rhino day 2 (which we were told AFTER that there are only 2). Annnd ended up wasting another 2 hours trying to fix the bumper at the rangers station...but we brushed that off
Feedback for Viega - Rogers did spend almost a day with us when we got back to apologize and listen, but some sort of money back is what anyone would prefer. Because as per the package and Rogers, it was almost $200 per day for a park entrance fee ($600 total for us that we feel like was not compensated). Apparently this was brought up to their Boss, Jared, but looks like he didn't care to take accountability either.
Some direct feedback below:
- Yes they are small from an operational perspective, but they need to have open line of communication between their drivers.
- Rogers is efficient but needs to understand time difference of where his clients are based, because he was and still calls me after midnight or when I am at work
- If something happens where money is involved and a client is not happy, the Director needs to jump in and take responsibility
If you have made this far, I could have given less than 3 starts here but I don't want to hurt a small business. Hopefully this detailed feedback helps them become better.