Real Freedom Lies in the Wilderness
Moriti Private Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2011)
- Member Of:
- FGASA & CATHSSETA
- Tour Types:
- Custom luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $350 to $1,078 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Exceeded our expectations, private, comfortable, exclusive and professional.
Shaun was amazing from start to finish. He was professional and communicated well with everyone. Shaun's ability to track animals is astounding and uncanny. We spent an awesome weekend with the Honorary Rangers at Camp George. The camp is stunning - private, remote and beautiful. Comfortable and spacious accommodation.
The food was plentiful, tasty and well presented. It was a photographic weekend and we got some awesome photos. Shaun was sensitive to everyone in the vehicle and positioned the vehicle in such a way as to ensure everyone got in a good position to get the shot. We had a first experience with a mating pair of lions, a huge male lion roaring and then drinking in the river in front of us and then a breathtaking interaction with a huge male leopard marking his territory playing in front of the vehicle. Shaun has an ability to predict the animals movements which is awesome. We would definitely go on a safari with Shaun again.
Email Elsie Jager | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
What an experience Everything worked out for me, Shaun and the Game Rangers felt like family thank u
I was happy with everything Thank you. Company was great, the know how, excellent
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Email Kate & Keith | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing trip to remember.
The seven days we spent with Shaun, as he took us around both Cape Town and Kruger, were incredible. He brought us to the most spectacular places around the city and shared stories along the way, so every moment felt fun and educational.
The real magic, though, was on safari. Animals are animals, and you can't control what you're going to see - we knew this the whole time. But as soon as we drove into the park, we were stopping for giraffe, zebra, warthog... and that was just the beginning. The Nyeleti camp is quiet and serene, and the whole time we felt like we were the only people for miles and miles. Because the place isn't packed with other vehicles, we were able to take our time on sightings, staying with a pride of lions or a pack of wild dogs for over an hour at a time. I can’t believe how lucky we were to experience Kruger this way.
Shaun is an expert on animal behavior, and is really good at explaining things in layman's terms. He is also an expert on native plants, and told us all about how the plants and animals interact, and the subtle adaptations that make different forms of life support each other in the bush.
Shaun’s sparkling personality made our trip unforgettable. I cannot emphasize enough how awesome it was to travel with this hilarious, fun-loving expert of a guide. We laughed our way through South Africa, experienced the incredible landscape, and learned a whole lot in the process. And in the end, we left with more than just awesome pictures and great memories, but we made a great friend. We’ll be back, Shaun!
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Unbelievable Experience Made Even Better by Shaun Taylor!!
Armed with only knowing we wanted a private safari for our family, I feel unbelievably lucky, grateful and even blessed that I stumbled upon Moriti Private Safaris. The experience my family and I had is one that I need a dozen thesauruses to even begin to describe.
Throughout the entire pre-trip process, Shaun was always responsive to my myriad emails with which I deluged him! I was completely confident that our trip was in good hands when we landed in Johannesburg. What an understatement that was! Shaun made the entire trip - not just the safari part- an amazing, laughter-filled, personal experience!
Making cheetahs purr, being mock charged by elephants, kissing a hippo, seeing all types of amazing animals (the big and the small) including the elusive ones (leopard & civet), understanding tracks and what animals made them, getting to knowing the flora (and that elephants LOVE raisin bush!) was only PART of our adventure!
The camps where we stayed were fantastic but Nyeleti was outstanding. Completely private, no one else around, and absolutely beautiful! Shaun is the only guide who has access and it is truly special. And have I mentioned the food? The chef (chef! not cook!) that works with Shaun is brilliant!
Shaun went above and beyond for us, as I'm sure he does for everyone. Shaun will do what he can to make sure you see as many animals as possible, but not at the expense of the animals. His knowledge of the animals and experience in the bush is only exceeded by his absolute love and respect for all creatures.
I could fill pages with this review but in sum, this was an amazing experience made even better by having Shaun with us. We started as strangers and ended as family. If you leave this experience without becoming friends with Shaun, you're doing it wrong.
We will be back and we will only use Moriti!
Email Anderson Jones | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professionalism from start to finish
Our experience with Moriti was fantastic, right from our initial inquiry through to being dropped at the airport after the safari. We did the 6 day panoramic route and Kruger safari tour and couldn't fault a thing.
Shaun (Moriti owner/manager) was terrific to deal with via email when planning and booking the tour, and usefully for those travelling from overseas has arranged a fee-free bank transfer for payments. Our tour guide was William Cook who works with Shaun (William also does private air safaris). You couldn't ask for a nicer guy or a more professional guide - knowledgeable on the history of the area and the wildlife, had everything very well planned but always consulted us on what we wished we to, and just an all round helpful, polite guy. Great company for the safari.
Adequate time is allowed for in the schedule to relax and enjoy the sights without being rushed off to the next destination, like some tours. All the accommodation Moriti book is very nice. Small establishments that know Shaun and William well, giving it a very welcoming, at-home feeling.
The private game reserve and safari in particular was our favourite part. Totally private (just the 2 of us plus the staff - no other tourists or safari vehicles!) in a beautiful setting, and again with super professional staff in the form of the ranger/guide, tracker, chef and manager.
This tour was worth every cent, even more, and we're so glad we booked with Moriti. They are by far the best tour operators we've ever experienced including previous tours in Africa and other parts of the world. We can't recommend them highly enough.
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Email Joni | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Heavenly....
This was a trip of a lifetime. Shaun our guide/owner surpassed all expectations. His recommendations for a bread and breakfast before the safari was perfect. Our lodging at Camp George were amazing. Comfortable and private room/ facility. All 5 of us on the trip were extremely pleased with accommodations and our chef Lindsay's scrumptious meals. Shaun not only explains the flora and fauna, but his obviously love of the land made the experience so intimate. His tracking ability was insane, how he hears animals from far away was truly amazing. One reason we went with Moriti was from a previous post. Yes, when you leave you feel like you've gained a new friend. I can't wait to plan another trip to see my friend Shaun and all the Klaserie animals.
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Email Lisa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience!
We could not have asked for a better safari experience. Moriti completely took care of us from start to finish. We saw incredible wildlife (lions at a watering hole at night, juvenile giraffes sparring for dominance, a baby elephant charging a rhino, a buffalo charging a lion, a honey badger, cheetahs, zebras, widebeests, buffalo, rhinos, etc.) and stayed at very comfortable lodges. The food cooked by Lindsey was out of this world. We booked this tour thinking it was a once in a lifetime experience, and we are already trying to figure out how to go back.
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Email Feroze | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful safari experience, memories for life
Shaun at Moriti organized this excellent safari that gave us many memorable memories that will last us a lifetime. William Cook was our tour guide who was an attentive host, a widely knowledgable commentator on wildlife, history and geography of the area, and a good friend by the end of the trip. We were lucky and privileged to see the big-5 on our first day in Kruger National Park, but the leopard tortoise (one of the little-5) stole the show. Our experiences with Jessica the Hippo, Elephant Whispers, getting close encounters with cheetah and leopard at Tshukudu were some of the many memorable ones from the trip. Andrew at Tshukudu was an excellent guide and at Klaserie we were impressed by the knowledge of our hosts Judy and Bruce, not to mention John's tracking skills (too bad we missed the lions, but have to save something for next time, eh?!). The accommodation were comfortable and the food delicious with the highlight being the excellent dinner at Westlodge in Graskop. Thank you for the wonderful trip!
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Email Megan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The experience was a wonderful adventure, filled with beautiful nature, animals and people.
We had an absolutely wonderful time. The day trip to the cheetah center was unnecessary. But the safari outings were fantastic.
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Email Andreas | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wilderness at it´s best - a very knoledgeable and caring guide - and 15,000 hectars exclusively!
Shaun Taylor has developed a very special and unforgettable safari experience - beyond all expectations: Two to eight people stay exclusively in a very charming private home in the Klaserie Reserve (adjacent to Kruger Park), directly on the rocky banks of the Klaserie River. Nyeleti Camp consists of four round hats with thatched roof and central building, all this in a beautiful garden with pool and fire place overlooking the river. This Paradise is located only 1 1/2 hours driving from Hoedspruit (Eastgate) Airport - safari drive almost from the aiport gate on.
Shaun and Andres, his Shangan tracker, provide very instructive and fascinating game drives and nature walks - and their guest do not have to share the animal sightings with other cars!!! Actually, during our stay, five days this time, we have not seen more than three or four cars all together.
We have not missed the - sometimes quite noisy - radio communication between a number of safari cars, which in some lodges reminds of a taxi company in a big city - but this exclusivity and tranquility here implies some tracking and a little bit of patience. Even though, we had wonderful encounters with elephants, rhinos, lions at night, a big leopard, hyenas, buffalos, kudus, a lot of bird species ...nothing to be missed. Two activities per day are included, but spontanous extra activites like setting out camera traps sometimes could tempt even an experienced safari-addict.
Back in the lodge, Lindsey cares for Shaun´s guests, Lindsey has learned her profession in some very well reputated star-restaurants, and her cooking is outstanding, fromn a tender kudu filet melting in the mouth to a vegetarian cousine which could convert the most convinced meat eater.
I would recommand this special Klaserie experience to groups of four to eight people, we have been two couples, and we had a great time. Shaun outcompetes even the most luxury lodges and thi at a very fair price.
This was our second trip with Shaun, and it will defenitively not be our last one.