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Wild Wings Safaris
- Located In:
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United Kingdom
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2005)
- Member Of:
- SATSA & ABTA
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $182 to $1,675 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Sridhar Palakurthy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A truly memorable safari vacation
Our safari tour in South Africa, Victoria Falls, and Chobe National Park organized by Wild Wings Safaris was fantastic. We did a hybrid safari – a private reserve safari combined with Kruger National Park. We liked both the experiences and saw all the Big 5 animals and more. We started our safari tour planning about 4 – 5 months ahead of the tour and Ilaria Semprini-Sara, our tour consultant, was great from the start. She noted our interests and carefully planned the tour and made it efficient by suggesting airline connections and giving all the details in a mobile app. She was meticulous and all the transfers were on time and accommodations were excellent. In addition, our tour guide in Kruger National Park Simon was great. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about the birds and animals. The tour was well-organized with professional communication and organization. Highly recommend Wild Wings Safari’s and I would certainly plan my future tours with them.
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Email Arthur Hubbard | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding Experience
As an experienced solo traveler when I researched an African safari I realized the complexity of logistics and decided to do it right to have the experience I wanted I needed an expert. I found that expert in Wild Wings Safaris. Communication with WWS was excellent from my first inquire email. Tanja at WWS listened to my interests and made recommendations and rapidly put together a perfect 8 day itinerary combining two Kruger National Park locations, South, then Central and Klaserie Baobab Ridge a private reserve. The organization of the Itinerary was excellent, clear to understand day by day movement and illustrated with maps. Additional important good to know information was also provided along with an App. to down load the itinerary, information and contact points to my iPhone that was then available offline. Tanja was great at answering the few questions I had in a timely friendly manner. Note that my research told me the best time of year for sitings is June to October.
An additional note on WWS organization, while en route to Johannesburg my connecting flight was cancelled. I immediately emailed WWS to let them know what happened and I may arrive late. Tanja immediately responded with an alternative plan in the event of a late arrival to get back on itinerary track. You can’t ask for more. Fortunately I was able to reschedule a flight and arrived on time.
I met my guide Nicky in Johannesburg who then drove me to Kruger. The first afternoon in Kruger I saw the Big 5 plus a cheetah. Saw lions and many of the big 5 as well as other wildlife everyday. Nicky was an invaluable part of the experience. She had a keen eye for spotting, knew the park extremely well to find sitings and was relentless in finding everything that lives, roams and flys in Kruger.
She was knowledgeable, informative about the safari expectations, safety, the animals and their habits. She gave me some photo tips that improved my shots. Nicky is an experienced guide, good driver, good humored and a well organised fantastic cook preparing gourmet dinners. All itinerary meals were prepared by Nicky . Alll accommodations in Kruger were appropriate and comfortable. Baobab Ridge Private Reserve provided the off road tracking experience an ability to get closer to some animals. The lodge was beautiful, with detached luxury suites and chefs preparing wonderful meals. My guide Divine was experienced and we got good sitings.As a solo traveler I was paired up with two different small groups four of the eight days. We all got along, rotated jeep seats and shared delicious meals together.
My overall experience was exceptional. The entire Safari was seamless. I highly recommend Wild Wing Safaris. I am already planning on booking another tour with them. Explore their well designed website as they have a variety of offerings in many African countries. Safe travels.
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Email Kenneth & Melissa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wild Wings Safaris provides amazing service, excellent communication, and knowledgeable guides.
We had an amazing time on safari in South Africa! Ilaria made the planning process smooth and simple. The communication was clear and helpful throughout. Everything was great: from our pick up at the airport, to our stay at the Safari Club, to our time on safari. We loved having Nicky as our safari guide. She was very knowledgeable and engaging, and her passion and love for the bush and the animals were infectious.
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Email Steve W | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unquestionably, Wild Wings Safaris has the best program, guides, and professional staff.
First of all, thank you for arranging such a comprehensive and wonderful trip to South Africa.
I some joking fashion, I wanted to say something like “I think Wild Wings is being unfair in that they have taken all the best guides and caterers and accommodations and transfer groups and have left the other tour companies with the leftovers”. I decided it wouldn’t sound nice to say that but that is about the way all of us felt. Your guide and caterer “made” the trip which I am sure is NOT new news to WW. The guide knew EVERYTHING and between him and the caterer the two of them were incredible. We all quickly became “family” and trusted each other without question.
We didn’t know Wild Wings before this trip; however, we know them now. We travel extensively and have many friends who do the same. We will be “promoting” Wild Wings to all of them. I could see flying into Kruger vs Johannesburg though.
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Email Thomas & Marci | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
She was absolutely Amazing!
Our safari was amazing!
Wild wings safaris did an outstanding job putting together a most memorable trip!
To start, we were met by our wild wings guide, Nicky at the airport. She was very pleasant and friendly! During our transport to Kruger park, she provided us with information about South Africa, and specifically about the area we were travelling through. She was very informative!
Once at Kruger Park, she transferred us into our open safari vehicle and started our first game drive. She was absolutely amazing! Right from the beginning we were seeing Elephants, Giraffes, Impala and Lions. She pointed out birds and small game, as well as foliage along the drive. She provided us with ample time to take photos and admire the wild life during our drive. When we returned to our bungalow in the Shukuza camp, she made sure we were settled in and got us acquainted with the camp. She cooked our dinner and enjoyed the meal with us. She was so friendly and accommodating. It was as if we were all on vacation together. Throughout the game drives, she was able to effortlessly locate just about every big game animal there was to see, along with various birds and small game animals. We can not praise enough how absolutely amazing she was and she provided us with memories of a lifetime!
Once our stay at Kruger ended we went on to the Arathusa Lodge. At Arathusa, we were greeted by Dylan who checked us in and escorted us to our chalet, and explained the resort and amenities. We were truly amazed at the luxury accommodations and the exceptional treatment we received from the entire staff. It was like we were royalty. Our chalet and patio overlooked the watering hole, where we frequently saw elephants, impala and wild dogs gathering. We were provided lunch and then started our first game drive. Our guide was Brett and both him and his tracker did an outstanding job of locating the "big five" during our time there. During our first drive, we stopped for a break, and Brett provided us with a bottle of Champagne to celebrate my wife's 50th birthday. Everyone joined in and toasted with us! After the drive, at dinner, we were escorted to a private table overlooking the pool, by candle light, where we enjoyed a celebratory 5 star romantic meal again to celebrate my wife's birthday. The staff at Arathusa went out of their way to make the evening a most enjoyable and memorable event. The accommodations at Arathusa were that of a 5 star hotel! The staff was very attentive, making sure our time there was fun and relaxing. We were provided gourmet meals, luxury accomodations and exceptional service!
We would highly recommend to anyone looking to do a safari in South Africa, to let Wild Wings Safaris take care of all the planning. You did an exceptional job and provided us with memories of a lifetime!!! Doing safaris in both Kruger park and at Arathusa is definitely the way to go! If we would have concentrated all our time at one and not the other, I don't think we would have had the abundance of experiences that we had!
Thank you for everything!
We will be coming back for another safari and will most definitely choose Wild Wings for our safari tours!
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Email Sandrine | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
perfect planning
Our family of 4, 1 adult, 2 teens, 1 child did a 6 night/7 day safari in the Kalserie and Sabi Sands Reserves and it was one of the most amazing experiences we have ever had. From the beginning, Ilaria with Wild Wings Safari was very helpful and was always willing to answer my (many) questions. The trip was perfectly organized. Ilaria understood what we wanted and put together the most amazing itinerary. The lodges she recommended were both superb (Simbavati Waterside and Dulini Leadwood). Ilaria even gave me her private phone number so we could reach her on May 1st, which was a day off, in case we needed to. Great service. Strongly recommend.
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Email Sarah | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wild Wings Safari was amazing to work with! Thank you so much for organizing a trip of a lifetime!
We had a wonderful time at Chacma Bush Camp (5 stars!!). It was the perfect lodge for our family (kids ages 17yr, 15yr, and 8yr.).
It was so relaxing, food was amazing, and the game drives were fantastic! We saw everything...all the big 5 and more!
I can't thank Wild Wings Safari staff enough with working with us to book the perfect trip for our family. The staff was so responsive, flexible, and excellent to work with. We had originally booked this trip for March 2020 and Covid shut down the country. Wild Wings kept our credit for over 3 years and worked with us to find a new lodge (the lodge we had booked in March 2020 had shut down). I was in constant communication with Clare at Wild Wings and we worked to together to book the perfect lodge and trip. The lodge, safari, food, and accommodations were well worth the money. The transportation to and from the safari from JNB was smooth. I highly recommend Wild Wings to anyone looking to travel to Africa for a safari. Top Notch service!!!
Email Lauren | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING experience with knowledgeable & enthusiastic guide. The whole process was smooth and easy!
We booked the 5 Day Best of Kruger trip and had an AMAZING time. From the booking process to the experience, everything was smooth, communicative, and very professional. Everything was organised on our behalf, so we just had to show up and have fun! Shout out to Nicky, our guide, who gave 110% and provided such and awesome and memorable experience for us. We saw so, so many animals (all the Big 5 and many more!) and had many incredible encounters. Nicky was so knowledgeable and passionate - even for the "small" things - her enthusiasm was infectious and our group had such a blast! If I ever have the opportunity to safari again in Kruger, I would 100% book again with Wild Wings. If I could give more stars, I would!
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Email Jarmo | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing
We had three day safari and some additional trips around. Everything was planned very well and all worked perfectly and punctually. Our guide on Safari was excellent also he was a very good cook.
The whole trip was worth of the price paid and communication before the trip covered well all our questions and program sent to us covered completely in details everything.
Email Billy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best tour provider in Africa
This is our fourth time using Wild Wings Safaris to book our trip to Africa and we wouldn't use any other provider. The office team have fantastic knowledge and provided us with a range of options to tailor the holiday to our needs. The communication is fantastic and any question i had they could provide an answer. We stayed in Cape Town and then did a 5 day Kruger Safari with Wild wings. The safari itself was delivered by Wild Wings and they delivered an amazing experience. They are unique be providing the transfer from Johannesburg, providing catering for 4 nights with some amazing local food and delivering amazing game drives. Our guide Nicky has such an in-depth knowledge of the park and was flexible to tailor the drives for my wife who was pregnant. Every experience with Wild Wings is amazing, delivering amazing value for money - we did over 10 hours of game drives a day. I couldn't think of a better partner to tailor and deliver a perfect African holiday.