CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari with Mark from Mama Savana, booked through Regional Tours.
Regional tours communication was not great but the entire safari provided through Mama Savana was great, including the accomodation. Mark went out of his way to make sure we had a great time and saw more animals than we expected.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE!
I traveled in May with my sons to Kenya. We have wanted to do this for years and we're so lucky to have had BuyMore Adventures and Nadzua as our tour operator. The experience from the very beginning while I was planning with Nadzua (well over 30 emails!) was wonderful. All of my questions answered in detail and my concerns addressed. Then the trip...JUST AMAZING!!! We started in Amboseli and then went on to Masai Mara, finishing in Nairobi. We saw hundreds of elephants in Amboseli and in Masai Mara saw Lions, Cheetahs, Buffalo, Giraffes, Elephants, Zebras, Warthogs, Hyenas...everything you can imagine. Our guide Enock was very sweet and knowledgeable...he explained the seasons and showed us where many of the animals were, he also stopped and pointed out so many birds, he knew their names and little interesting facts about them.
We also spent a little bit of time with Charles who was very happy to discuss in detail the history of the area and politics.
From beginning to end this was a once in a lifetime experience!!!
I hope to go back one day and I will ABSOLUTELY go through BuyMore! Thank you Nadzua!!!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Queen Elizabeth National Park by Kevin R
The park was great but the trips to ishasha to see the tree climbing lions were the highlights
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Murchison Falls National Park by Kevin R
Some excellent game drives and a trip down the Nile topped off with a hike to the top of the falls. Was all amazing.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Lake Mburo National Park by Kevin R
Exceeded our expectations. Rwakabo rock was superb. Watching the baboons around the lodge kept me entertained for hours.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Kibale National Park by Kevin R
Seeing the chimpanzees in the natural habitat was breathtaking. Awesome place.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by Kevin R
Amazing experience with the gorillas. Very hard trek for us but very rewarding.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our trip exceeded all expectations. Awesome place.
From the start of our trip the scenery was beautiful. The wildlife was amazing on every drive or boat trip. The highlights being the gorilla trekking, the chimpanzee trekking and the lions in ishasha. All of our lodges were very clean and in great locations for the activities we had planned. Last but not least Christopher was great who put the whole thing together for us and the star of the tour was Robert our guide and great friend for the time we spent in Uganda. He was amazing and we couldn’t of wished for more. Thank you Yala Safaris. We had an amazing time.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best experience of my life! I can't wait to go back.
I just got back from spending 2 weeks in Tanzania, it was truly the trip of a lifetime, and I've had a lot of amazing trips - Galapagos, Patagonia, Easter Island, Peru, Bolivia, Vietnam and Cambodia - to name a few. But this trip to Tanzania was by far the best! I did a 4-day 3-nights safari in Tarangiri, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro. I was amazed by how many animals there were and how close we got to them - lions, zebras, elephants, giraffes, wildebeest, hyenas, cheetas, leopards, gazelles, impalas, warthogs! There was no need to use the binoculars because the animals were right there.
My best night was the night spent at Kati Kati tented camp, it's just what it sounds like, a camp with tents in the middle of the Serengeti. The tents are true tents but somehow they have a proper toilet, sink and shower, but you get the full camping experience along with lions roaming through the camp at night, it was amazing! My only regret is that I didn't spend another night there.
In addition to the animals and scenery, I have to mention the people, everyone I came across was so nice and genuine.
After safari I went to Unguja (Zanzibar for those of you who haven't been yet - Zanzibar is an archipelago and the island everyone calls Zanzibar is really Unguja). I stayed in Stone Town which is very nice with it's historic winding streets and alleyways, beautiful carved Zanzibar doors and great shopping. Visits to the Slave Museum, Prison Island (to see the giant tortoises) and Jozani Forest (to see the red Colobus monkeys) are all a must! However, be warned that Stone Town is VERY touristy and you will constantly be approached by people trying to sell you things.
After Unguja I went to Pemba Island, also in the Zanzibar archipelago, which is the opposite of Unguja, there are hardly any hotels or tourists and the beaches are pristine and no one will bother you. At low tide you will see the local women collecting seaweed to sell while the children clean clams in the tide pools. It's a very special place. There's not much to do there unless you like scuba diving in which case you must go to Swahili Divers. I stayed at their cottages (Gecko Lodge) and had 8 amazing dives, I saw coral that I didn't know existed before.
SG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent service at all levels
Great trip with Dona looking after us. He was like a part of our family. What an unforgettable experience Uganda was!!!.
The happy smiling people and the beautiful country. Great lodges with great food. Saw everything with the rear leopard on our last evening game safari in Queen Elizabeth Park