CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We visited ecxting places and saw beautiful wild animals
We did a week-long tour through Queen Elizabeth NP, Bwindi NP (Gorilla tracking) and Lake Mburo NP. The camps and lodges where we stayed were all beautiful and clean, nice and helpful people. We saw all animals we wanted to see, including lions, gorillas, giraffes and the shoebill. Our tour guide Sedrick was the best guide we could have imagined: friendly, knowledgeable and a safe driver. Organisation by Peoples choice Tours was excellent: they were very responsive and helpful during the preparation of our tour and understood intermediately our wishes and expectations. Highly recommendable!
EG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Was an amazing trip, the driver roony was excellent and erastus who organized our trip was helpful
I went to 9 days private safari with them in kenya, it was my first time to go safari, so i had alot of concerns before i made the deal with top cream, but just as i arrived there everything was pretty good, the tour was well organised, good vehicles condition, and erastus was very helpful and roony the driver good ask for him when you go with top cream
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely Amazing
Not easy to prepare your safari in Tanzania and choose from the countless agencies that share the market ... We chose Tanzania Exclusive Journeys and from our first mail we were conquered! Quick answers, professional, contact with Jane who took care of us was perfect from the beginning. She has answered all our questions and adapted to all our wishes in order to organize the safari made for us. Our guide, Rashid, spoke excellent English, a + for our 5 year old chip, knowledge and sympathy, made this trip a unique experience. He was able to adapt to our needs and desires, sometimes modify the program if we were tired and made us discover ALL possible animals to observe: from the lioness who takes her lunch at the rhino du Ngoron through the Lycaons and Cheetahs of the Serengeti ... The lodges and tented camp reservations were perfect for our family and the balanced routes, we loved the night spent in the middle of the Serengeti at the Kati Kati camp, a little less than the Tarangire Safari Lodge ... Finally, the Director of the agency came to accompany us to the airport of Arusha before our departure for Zanzibar to take stock with us on the progress of our safari, a friendly attention which really shows that this agency is serious and attentive. Highly recommended Tanzania Exclusive Journeys.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
5 day/ 4 night Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Navaisha---Great price / awesome experience!
I would highly recommend Karibu Safaris. We did the 5 day/ 4 night safari and had a wonderful time. Our driver Arony was very knowledgeable and knew the Masai Mara like the back of his hand. We had the opportunity to see SO many animals,and even spot a leapord. His driving was safe, the accommodations were nice (especially the tents in the Masai), and the lunches and dinners were delicious.
There are a few adds on which are presented, a 10$ Masai cultural tour , and a boat ride thru Lake Navaisha. The boat ride was well worth it too see hippos up close!
We also had Castro for Lake Nakuru. He also was well knowledgeable about the animals and even found a pack of rhinos so close to us! Talk about good pictures!! He even fought off a baboon for us, when it hopped in the car! He went well out of his way to help us book onward travel and make sure we arrived to our hotel after. Great customer service.
Definitely would recommend Karibu Safaris. Went well beyond the expectations. We weren't sure what to expect with a "budget" safari but realistically, it never felt like a low cost tour. Karibu is the way to go!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Suzanne listened to our requests and delivered a magnificent 23 day safari through Zimbabwe & Zambia
Our experience with Vayeni was excellent. Suzanne and Mel organized a 23 day trip through Zimbabwe and Zambia delivering exactly what we requested and arranging a wonderful, very memorable safari through 4 camps in Zimbabwe and 4 camps in South Luangwa NP in Zambia. Our travel arrangements were well organized and our camps were exceptional. We had great guides and amazing wildlife encounters. Every detail of our trip was well planned and executed. Suzanne was responsive and very helpful and we had a fantastic trip and we couldn't be more grateful.
US
Perfect
Nothing can compare to having Paul with you on your journey. He planned our trips, but had he not been with us each step, we would have missed so much. He is as knowledgeable as your guide and anticipates your needs. BEYOND EXPECTATIONS.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari with Ulinda Safari Trails!
My husband and I went on a 12-day safari in June 2018 with Jane. This was my first safari and an amazing experience. I was not expecting to see so much wildlife. We saw lots of elephants, so enjoyable to watch, beautiful birds, antelopes, zebras, giraffes, wildebeests, hippos, buffalos… We had the chance to watch closely a leopard eating her breakfast in the morning light and several prides of lions, sometimes with cubs fooling around while adults were napping after a good feast. We were also quite lucky to see wild dogs on several occasions (twice seeing the end of an unsuccessful hunt), and honey badgers (one actually crossed our camp site one evening). Not to mention all the mongooses.
The staff did an amazing job, setting up the camp, cooking and doing everything to make sure we were comfortable. The food was plentiful and very good. We enjoyed the luxury camping, mats were comfortable and each tent had its own pit toilet. There is nothing like going outside in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and watch the Milky Way far from the lights of civilization! We also very much appreciated the closed vehicle during chilly mornings, while most of the vehicles from other tours are open.
Jane is a very experienced guide and she is very knowledgeable about the animals we saw. She gave us plenty of time to watch animals. She also has some pretty amazing stories to tell around the camp fire! We highly recommend a safari with Jane and her team!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Balule Nature Reserve by Jacqueline H.
Perfection. Everything was perfect.
Felt like a real adventure.
Madagascar had been on my list of countries to visit for several years. Those David Attenborough documentaries have a lot to answer for. I'm always slightly skeptical of visiting a country that has had good exposure on television; often it doesn't live up to expectations but this did, and more. When first landing in Antananarivo, a large sprawling city, it's hard to imagine the wildlife that you're likely to encounter on your travels around the country. We traveled, for the most part, as a group of sixteen in a minibus with a guide and a driver. During this time we saw rain forests, dry spiny forests, sandy beaches and national parks, each of which offered their own unique collections of wildlife.
We went in September and the weather was very pleasant. The east side of the country was a lot cooler than the west, requiring a fleece or light jacket in the evenings. Whereas the west side and middle of the country was warm enough for t-shirts and shorts. We didn't see any significant rain during this period, other than some light drizzle in the rain forest which you'd expect but this didn't spoil the exploration.
Seeing the wildlife is really what we were here for though and it didn't disappoint. We did several night walks where we were lucky enough to spot the tiny mouse lemurs, tree frogs and chameleons. The main attraction has to be the range of lemurs that you'll see. We saw beautiful indri, sifakas, bamboo lemurs and best of all we were surrounded by a family of ring-tailed lemurs at the Isalo National Park. Going in September is a good time if you still want to see the babies clinging confidently to their mums as they jump from one precarious branch to another.
The scenery we saw was as varied as the wildlife. Driving around the country it's clear how important rice is as a staple. There are paddy fields everywhere and often the mud from these is also used to make bricks, piles of which you can still see 'cooking' by the roadside in piles. Seeing Baobab Alley at sunset felt like a dream come true; the majestic trees, some of them hundreds of years old, casting long shadows into the desert and the setting sun painting everything in shades of orange and black. The Grand Tsingi was also a striking place, the stark limestone formations as sharp as needles and in stark contrast to the beautiful green backdrop. Traveling to the Tsingy and the Kirindy Dry Forest was fairly tough, the roads are rough dirt tracks traveled by 4x4 and there are two ferry crossings involved. The scenery is dramatic, but also extremely dusty and long so if you're suffering from a sensitive stomach make sure you stock up on Imodium. Our tour ended at Ifaty beach which was a good place to relax for a day or two after all the traveling. The beach is bordered by palm trees and due to the very low level of light pollution the views of the milky way glittering over the sea was absolutely spectacular.
A few tips for travelers. Take some mosquito spray for during the night and forest walks because the mossies are relentless. A good head torch is a must for spotting on the night walks also.
QA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding natural beauty and the safari was led by excellent, knowledgeable drivers
All boss! Faultless, value for money.
Flexible and friendly staff. Nice small groups and a good pace
Happily recommending East Africa Tours to everyone. Ask for Simon or Francis, top gents!