DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience in Tanzania's National Parks
Getting in touch was really easy. Godson regularly does tours and game drives with guests of the place we were staying at.
He made us several offers so we could decide what fits us best.
We chose to do a two-day trip to Tarangire NP and Lake Manyara NP (which Godson advised us to visit; in retrospect a very good idea!) with an overnight-stay just outside of Lake Manyara NP, so we were among the first five cars entering Lake Manyara NP in the morning. This allowed us to see a leopard right in front of us on the road.
A couple of days later we had another game drive at Arusha NP.
In the car was enough room for the three of us to stand and see. Godson provided us with cooled water (much needed!) and a lunch. He also made reservations at a lodge and organized the complete trip. All we had to worry about were sunscreen, insect repellents and bringing a camera and binoculars.
We had a great time in all of the parks, thanks to Godson. He pointed out many animals we wouldn't even have noticed. Godson really knows his stuff about wildlife in Tanzania!
Overall, we made a fine choice travelling with Godson Adventures!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Service
Booked a day trip to Naivasha with this company and everything went on well. Amazing driver guide. I had one of my best tour while in Kenya. Thank you Africa Vacation Safaris.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The safari tour of a lifetime!!!
The communications were excellent. Jesca stayed in contact with us as necessary (pre, during and post tour). Our game drive guide Everest was great. He even went out on the limb to teach us the native language.
Easy Travel supplied us with a welcome gift that included baseball caps and African drink. They also arranged for birthday celebrations and cake at every lodging that we stayed at for the entire 7-day tour. We had access to a nice pair of binoculars and power outlets in the vehicle. The game drives were from sunup to sundown. This allowed us to witness the big wildebeest crossing. They helped us arrange the flight for the desert to Zanzibar.
The food at the lodgings was pretty tasty. The lunch boxes on the road were pretty creative and appreciated the fact that they catered to food intolerances.
We saw the Big 5 and even got to spot a white rhino sleeping in the Ngorongoro crater. The animal encounters were amazing. The chewys were tough to find but we spotted a couple in trees. Also got to see the Masai tribes with their extremely healthy cattle along the journey to, thru and from the crater.
The best part for me was staying in our tent camps. My sister was a little nervous but I completely enjoyed it.
The only thing that was a pester was those annoying tsetse flies
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Cuan was fabulous to deal with - personable, helpful & extremely knowledgeable.
Excellent. Cuan listened and then provided options for us to choose from that fitted our preferences & budget. He was extremely knowledgeable & was great with suggestions which would suit our kids ages. We’d love to travel to Africa again in the future & would have no hesitation in returning to Cuan to plan and book.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Timbavati Nature Reserve by Ashley
We stayed at Simbavati River Lodge (part of Timbavati) and were blown away by the luxury of our rooms, the amazing service (they catered to our every need), the food (we are vegan, and they totally accommodated!) and the knowledge of our guide (Mbongene) and tracker - who took risks for himself by tracking on foot a pride of lions, just so we could see them up close. I highly recommend Simbavati to anyone, and would love to return with our son for more safari!
NO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Selous Game Reserve by Tor Arne Fallingen
The park displayed a lot of what I feel African nature is like, it has dense vegetation areas and sparse vegetarion areas. It has the common animals, but you may not get to see the more rare ones. As our guide said, Selous you might not see everything, but you get close to the animals you see. In Mikumi you drive in hills and mountains, you may see more, but need good spectacles to make out what animal it is. This is 2 reserves easily accessible from Dar es Salaam, its not Serengeti og NgoroNgoro, which I understand is something completely different in many ways. But when we visited, there were 1 other car in the park, we saw it at the gate going in, so we didnt drive in a Safari convoy, this I appreciate.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best vacation of my life so far!
In South Africa, we started our voyage from Capetown, on to Franchoek (wine region) and then onward to Kruger National Park and then through Johannesburg on our way back home. The country of South Africa is like no other I have seen - it is so diverse, with a very westernized city like Capetown with amazing food and scenery, and then the wine region which was like Napa Valley or Okanagan (Canada) on steroids - it was THAT good - the buildings were designed beautifully and the wine was fantastic. And finally, the unbelievable wild animal life in Kruger National Park! It really was a dream trip and South Africa is an amazing place with many secrets that unfold for the tourist! Our private lodge, Simbavati, was beautiful, high-end, amazing service and food. Our guides and trackers made our trip, by teaching us so much about the animals, the terrain and the foliage. We loved every minute of our trip and have been highly recommending to anyone who will listen.
CA
Best vacation of my life so far!
In South Africa, we started our voyage from Capetown, on to Franchoek (wine region) and then onward to Kruger National Park and then through Johannesburg on our way back home. The country of South Africa is like no other I have seen - it is so diverse, with a very westernized city like Capetown with amazing food and scenery, and then the wine region which was like Napa Valley or Okanagan (Canada) on steroids - it was THAT good - the buildings were designed beautifully and the wine was fantastic. And finally, the unbelievable wild animal life in Kruger National Park! It really was a dream trip and South Africa is an amazing place with many secrets that unfold for the tourist! Our private lodge, Simbavati, was beautiful, high-end, amazing service and food. Our guides and trackers made our trip, by teaching us so much about the animals, the terrain and the foliage. We loved every minute of our trip and have been highly recommending to anyone who will listen.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best trip ever
Thornybush lodge was terrific, with knowledgeable and friendly staff, great wildlife -saw everything, and not too crowded.