SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a lifetime! Highly recommend booking with Seven by far!
I did a 14-day tour of Kenya and Tanzania visiting Samburu, Aberdare, Lake Nakuru, Masai mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara and Amboseli. Everything about this trip was great. I was well taken care of from arriving at the airport until departing. The itinerary was followed according to plan and was really good in terms of travel time per day and ample time for game drives in each location. My guides Nick (Kenya) and Cosmas (Tanzania) were amazing. Great guys to hang out with, kind, funny and excellent animal spotters! Some of the highlights of this trip (besides the obvious of seeing LOTS of animals..) has been flying a hot air baloon over Masai mara, the flight from Tarime airstrip to Seronera airstrip in Serengeti and the location of some of the accomodation. I specifically loved staying at the following places: Serengeti sopa lodge, Ngorongoro sopa Lodge and Ol tukai lodge (Amboseli). All three have amazing views to complement a cold beer after a full day on the Savannah. I am alreday looking forward to experiencing some more of Africa and when the time comes, I will not hesitate to contact Sylvester Sila again to discuss the next itinerary.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
From Kigali to Bwindi: Fantastic service and amazing experience.
Me and my boyfriend decided in the last minute to travel to Bwindi for a long weekend. When we contacted Hedmond, he was very helpful and made it easy for us even with the payment option (as we wanted to use transferwise and it was not going to be a direct payment). Anyways, within 4 days everything was organized, visa, tour, gorilla trekking... and when we arrived to Kigali Oscar picked us up and drove us to the border with Uganda, where we met our friend Derrick. I have to say... what a fantastic music taste ;) We relaxed and enjoy the whole experience so much, and ended our trip in Lake Bunyonyi, a very nice proposal from Hedmond. Also, I would like to take the chance to thanks the whole team of Home to Africa because he had some trouble with the payment and they were patient enough. Highly recommend!
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Chris was awesome! Accommodated us and willing to handle some special requests.
Faith was fantastic in her communication throughout the planning, Chris was awesome as I said. He went over and above expectations. We had the best vehicle of all I could see around us. I was able to show my elderly mother lions while she was on her couch thousands of miles away due to the ability to use the online WiFi!!
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best adventure of my life.
The best adventure of my life
It was amazing.
It was like a dream.
Jackson you are the best trip organizer ever. We started with serangethi then ngorongoro crater and the last days we went to Zanzibar.
I really recommend the Company Bush2city you get everything for a Good Price. Jackson you made our dream cometrue. We hade the best guide ever he showed us everything. We saw the big 5 and much more. Thanks for making our dream cometrue.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Serengeti National Park by Brent Smith
Park is very large and open. Long drive out there . Seemed to take a while to find animals, but once we did they were great. Saw a good variety and ones we saw were rarer. Able to get very close despite staying on roads
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Brent Smith
Very senic. Lodge on the crater rim had great views. Tons of animals.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Brent Smith
Small park, but full of animals
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari, awesome guide,
The 4 day safari was amazing. Our guide Ed was great. He was able to get us to see every animal we wanted very close up. Very knowledgeable and friendly too. Lots of wildlife in all 3 spots. Very entertaining. Highlight was seeing a mama cheeta with 2 cubs. Soul of Tanzania was a great choice for the trip.
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Our experience with encompass Africa was excellent.
Our Travel Assistant, Steph, from Encompass Africa, was fantastic to work with. There were ten of us travelling as a group and she, very patiently and efficiently, took care of all the various needs of our group as we split at the end of our Safari in Tanzania to go four different directions. She handled it all and the standard of communication was great. Nothing was too much for her. Highly recommended. We would definitely use her again!!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
High quality Gorilla trekking experience with comfortable accommodations - exceeded expectations!!
We had a fantastic three day tour from Kampala to Rushaga (in Bwindi) and back with Simon from Encounter Africa Safaris. First, - Chris at the office was very helpful an responsive in arranging our trip.
The day prior to the trip - we were contacted by our guide and agreed to a 7am start time - and sure enough Simon was there at 6:50am despite unpredictable traffic in a very comfortable and solid 4x4 vehicle. We thought the 9 hour journey to Bwindi would be long, but on the drive through Uganda it was very interesting to see all the towns and villages along the way. Simon highlighted so many points of interest and all the different foods that grow in Uganda. Some highlights included a mini game-drive where we saw impalas and zebras and our stop at the Equator. We also spotted Uganda cranes. Overall - the drive felt more like part of the tour than a drive to get from point A to B.
When we arrived at our lodge (Rushaga Gorilla Haven's lodge) we found it was fantastic. The staff were welcoming and the view over the valley to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest was amazing. The room itself was very nice and comfortable and the food was excellent!
Day 2 was our trekking day - we were lucky to get a great gorilla family with 3 silverbacks, 2 (or more) females and a number of children including one that was just a few months old). After our trek - the lodge staff took us for a walk around the village - it was fascinating to see Uganda life up close including a visit to an orphan school where the students performed some beautiful, moving songs for us.
Our drive back to Kampala on Day 3 was great too. Simon again pointed out interesting things and we made a couple of stops at markets along the way.
Thank you Chris and Simon for making the once-in-a lifetime gorilla trekking experience truly fantastic.
