Reviews
Email Adam Rosenberg | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, personal and flexible
Jumbo Jumbo. We were greeted at the airport upon arrival by Zahara , James, Joseph, Mr Godfrey the Chief and Mr Mrema our driver.
After the introductions it was off to a local cafe for a traditional lunch and explanation of our itinerary.
From there the whole experience literally blew my mind. We were immersed in local culture, cuisine and customs.
On our arrival to Arusha after booking into the motel we were asked to meet at the restaurant to further inform us of our journey. To our surprise Zahara had organised a birthday cake and drinks for my wife Carolann’s birthday. We met James senior, the CEO of the company and celebrated with a bottle of champagne. It was a beautiful surprise we didn’t expect.
From that day on it was eyes wide open as our safari journey began with Mr Mrema. His knowledge and experience was outstanding. Driving around this place is no easy job but he knew his stuff. Whether it was in town or in the middle of the desert nothing was an issue.We always felt safe and he guided us through any questions we had. We saw the five and some animals that others didn’t.
Jocylene and her team did an awesome job of organising our trip making sure we got the Most out of our trip with value for money. We couldn’t be happier with Great Lakes African Wonders tours and Safaris. Our trip to Zanzibar was equally amazing and enjoyable. We were always accompanied by our driver’s or a guide. Thanks to Abu our driver in Zanzibar. Equally knew the area and the history of Zanzibar.
Our flights home changed but it wasn’t a problem even though they were earlier than booked. Jocylene changed our motel and had a driver for us to get to the airport on time.
I could go on and on. Outstanding, Amazing, the best overseas holiday I have ever had 11out of 10..Asante
Email Nigel | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing personal service
We had an amazing time on our safari. We discussed with Joyceline that we wanted a private safari and we wanted it to start from Mwanza which is west of the Serengeti and not the usual starting point for a safari. Joyceline said no.problem and gave us some options, we chose the option that was a 3 day safari starting and finishing in Mwanza. Two days before our safari was due to start we realised we had more time to spare than we thought and asked Joyceline could we extend our safari by a couple of days. She said no problem and within the hour we had a whole new itinerary. She was amazingly helpful and flexible. Our driver met us the night before to go through our new itinerary and picked us up at the agreed time in the morning. Our 2 days in the Serengeti were magical. The lodge that Joyceline had booked for us was incredible. From the Serengeti we went to Ngorongoro crater and finally onto Tarangire. We saw so much including lions, rhinos, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes.....it's just too much to list. Our driver was knowledgeable and great and the places we stayed were fantastic with excellent food. Joyceline organised everything for us without any fuss or bother, just amazing calmness and efficiency.
When were about to leave our jeep for the last time we were presented with presents from the Great Lakes team, it was such a lovely gesture and summed up the team perfectly.
Nothing is too much trouble for them and they do everything so well. If you are thinking of going on a safari use Joyceline and the team, you won't be disappointed.
