ES
35-50 years of age
outstanding services
This operator is amazing
We planned a group safari on January to happen this month July. We kept chatting via email and whatsapp and the staff were ever punctual in their replies. By the time I was lnding to Kenya with my group I already felt that relationship that is beyold that of a client business relationship. We were received well at the airport and everything went on well from hotel transfers to the safari to the game drives. One good thing with this company is that they are totally flexible. It was easy to alter our timetable which made our safari even more fun. I am giving a five star and I will recommend this operator to anyone wishing to have a successful safari around East Africa.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
simply amazing
The wildebeest migration is real! My Kenya safari was lovely and especially the climax wildebeest migration at Mara park. It was awesome experience. These guys have the best drivers and guides. I will love to be back again and again.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful trip - I'd definitely recommend
I've always wanted to go gorilla trekking and can honestly say it was an incredible experience. I would definitely recommend it and the tour operator. When I was booking I was worried about the cost and also the fact that the Trekkers cannot 'guarantee' you'll see the gorillas. I didn't need to worry, whilst they say they can't guarantee, I think it pretty much is guaranteed, they monitor the gorillas movements during the day and then send rangers out in the morning to follow their movements. We saw a large group and even babies. It really was breathtaking, once in a lifetime and well worth the money. You get so close to them too. Our guide was brilliant, knowledgable, friendly and very willing to adapt the trip to be exactly what we wanted to do over the 3 days. The staff on the trip and also the pre-trip discussions were all very helpful - thank you!
SG
Experience level: first safari
Wildlife Encounters
Outlook Safaris was very professional right from the start when I emailed them and got a very prompt reply. Although it was a last-minute decision to go on a safari during the peak winter season, Elsabe, the consultant with Outlook, managed to find me a last spot on the dates I preferred. Communication with her both prior to and after booking with them was always very pleasant, polite and prompt. The service I received during the 3-day safari I booked also surpassed my expectations. Despite it being the busy safari season, I had very personalised attention and was either alone or with just one or two other guests during the game drives I had with Outlook in their vehicle. The exception was during the sunset drive when I was put together with other guests with another operator that specialises in sunset drives (apparently, most safari operators do not have access to the reserve after dusk). The food provided by Outlook -- 2 breakfasts and dinners -- was also of an excellent, professional standard. The return transfers from Johannesburg to Kruger were also handled by highly competent drivers, who kept good conversation and gave me interesting insights into South Africa. The best part of the safari is, of course, the game drives themselves, and once again, I had excellent guides in the form of Johannes and F.J.. In the 2 morning and 1 afternoon drives, I managed to see all the Big 5 -- elephants, rhinoceros, lions, buffalos and the elusive leopard. Most of the these, except for the leopard, were close encounters and we had multiple sightings of them, thanks to their experience and quick eye. I was thrilled to see at close range, hyenas, giraffes, kudus, zebras, and blue wildebeests, including the smaller, iconic creatures like guinea fowls and lots of impalas. This was my first safari and it proved to be a most unforgettable one, thanks to the great team at Outlook Safaris. I would highly recommend them as the experience was worth every single cent I spent.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing vacation experience
Wedding Honeymoon was great with our tour manager Maturaf and his staff and friends. We cherished every single escapades all over Zanzibar. Would love to visit again.
Surprise, exitement and good value for money
Although Marianne has organised several trips for our family, she time after time manages to find great "personal" camps, where we have spectacular encounters. Swimming elephant in the Zambezi, close encounters with leopard in the Okavango delta or a pride of 22 lion in Pondoro camp near Hoedspruit.
We will for sure ask her to organize our next safari.
LV
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari in Tanzania
A massive thank you to Priti of Safarihub for arranging the safari and accommodation for us. It was an enjoyable week long private safari and our driver Innocent really knew his stuff with good knowledge . We saw the big 5 and had a chance to visit Olduvai Gorge and the Rhino foundation in the Serengeti.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
maximum satisfaction from my nine days east africa tour
Helo world;
Am giving this company a five star rating here as a big thanks for a job well done. Between july first and july 9th when i completed my eight days kenya Tanzania safari. We had excellent momments that will forever remain in my memmoroes at the great rift valley at the beautiful lake elementaita based sentrim lodges. My best momments were while at mara national park. Tanzania was a place to remember too with ngoro ngoro beingy favorite. My son had a memmorable time too so was my fiance. She will be writing soon!
NO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
How would you NOT go to Uganda?!
We were originally planning to go to Tanzania and Kenya, bet kept reading on in the guide book. When we found out you could see all the typical safari animals (lions, giraffes, elephants, hippos, zebras, rhinos, leopards, antilopes etc) AS WELL as to go chimp tracking and gorilla tracking, we were sold.
The great thing is that even with such high expectations we were not disappointed at all. What a country. So green and lush (thanks to 2 rain periods + rain inbetween), comfortable tempareture (thanks to a high altitude - most of the country sits 1000 meters above sea level), and a very varied nature and scenery (from flat savannah to rain forest to roaring mountains).
I have never been to a safari before so I must admit I don't know how many animals you will usually see, but let's just say it was not an unusual problem to try to photo an elephant - with the giraffe popping in an "ruining" the shot!
I also liked that there is no sense of mass tourism and there are rather few tourists there. Very nice wibe.
(On a general note, and not something we actually noticed in any way, being a woman and a man, Uganda has horrendous views - and laws - on homosexuality).
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Animal Kingdom Equivalent of the Grand Canyon
What an incredible place! Words are inadequate to convey the beauty and wonder of the wildlife of Kruger. To me, it was the equivalent of seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time - an awe inspiring display by nature that will move you. Within the first hour of entering Kruger we saw the "Big Five" - elephant, rhino, Cape Buffalo, leopard and lion - and it just got better after that. On the single day in the park, we also saw hyena, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, kudu, impala, warthogs, crocodiles (including one massive guy), wildebeest, hippos and ostrich. While these may be common sights for folks in Africa, for an American it was like seeing a children's book come alive.
For Americans, the feel of the park is somewhat like Yellowstone. A grand, old park with lots of tourists driving around and stopping at every movement in the grass. Nonetheless, the wildlife are the real show and I saw a lot fewer tourists doing stupid things (like getting too close to wild animals) at Kruger than I've seen at Yellowstone. Kruger is fairly well-developed and you certainly aren't going to feel like you're roughing it in the bush, but it is a great way to see the animals that define Africa.
The area outside the park was pretty bleak, but once you enter the park that is all forgotten and you could spend days taking in the action just from the main roads. I would have loved the opportunity to get even closer, but time did not permit more adventurous outings.
The one dark spot on visiting Kruger was the hassle with South African immigration officers. I was traveling with my 17 year old son without my wife and S.A. had just instituted some new requirements that included carrying an original copy of his birth certificate (no abridged versions accepted) and a notarized letter from my wife saying it was OK for him to travel with me. Each time we went through passport control, there seemed to be some new requirement and threats to either detain us or refuse entry. Hopefully, those problems will sort themselves out as the new requirements get formalized, but for now I'd suggest you bring the original birth certificate, the notarized statement from the spouse and a notarized copy of the spouse's passport. Also, make sure all the names match exactly on each of those documents and be sure to circle the correct "I/We" statements on the South African official form of the permission letter (seriously, one of the immigration guys gave me grief about that).
Despite the sketchy experiences with immigration officers, it was the trip of a lifetime. I don't know what other parks or reserves are like, but I would return to Kruger in a heartbeat.