CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great attention to details and wonderful guides and drivers.
Aramati Safaris were excellent at working with our expectations and tweaking things to meet the details we wanted to incorporate into our visit.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
This stunning park is the definition of unique
I have visited and worked in many parks around southern Africa and Nyika will always hold the top position for me. I had been given an idea of what to expect but could never have been prepared for the drive into the park. While it's difficult to drive to, it is worth every bump and ditch along the way. I have never seen such stunning scenery. The green (after the rains) hills roll on forever and the patches of montane forest are a world of their own. Some areas will inevitably remind you of Scotland (pine forests are remnants of early park managers trying to get into forestry) until a roan or zebra rushes past and brings you back to Africa. A trip to Fingira Rock and the Juniper Forest are must-dos. The rock is climbable and gives stunning 360 degree views of the park (on a clear day you can supposedly see to Lake Malawi).
The elephants are elusive but their signs are everywhere. To see Nyika elephants is very special indeed. Some claim that Nyika is home to the highest density of leopards in central Africa and my experience there would not dispute this. I had the most amazing leopard sighting of my life there - a mother leopard caught a bushbuck and brought it back to her ~7-month-old cub to practice hunting on. Spotted hyaenas are relatively common and you will often hear them calling at night. It is a great place to bird with many endemics to be found throughout the small habitat patches.
Chelinda Lodge is a fantastic place to stay in the park with amazing and helpful managers. The offered activities include drives, rental of a mountain bike to explore, several day-long hiking trips, and fishing. To wake up in a log cabin while the mist comes through the pines surrounding you is rather surreal in this setting. I cannot more highly recommend Nyika.
CO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Queen Elizabeth National Park by Diego Higuera
A place to see especially elephants and hippos, it is very difficult to see lions on the trees, because you do not see many lions.
CO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Kibale National Park by Diego Higuera
Kibale is incredible, you see many primates and apes, the only not so positive, is that many tourists and photographers for taking the best picture, do not respect the minimum spaces of distance with the chimpazees
TH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful experience to see such creature in a wild
An experience guide-driver deliver a great trip. So wonderful weather in July. Food was so great at Flamingo Hill camp with professional and friendly staff. Zebra Plain Marra Camp in contrast food was so plain but local staff are trying do to everything to make you comfortable.
More than my expectations
CO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Uganda is a place full of contrasts, sometimes in a positive way other times in negative
In Uganda you can live many experiences, some incredibles others not so much, sometimes there are certain social dynamics that make it difficult to move quietly in certain areas so you should always be well informed about safety. Public transport is not so easy, but it is a great adventure. The food often does not have a salad and soft drinks are sweet, sweet.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Rip off! Don't waste your hard earned money!
Poor communication, old vans for safari. Our van broke down and the safari was limited due to the status of the van. Didn't get to see all the animals at the maasai Mara. We had initially booked to stay at another hotel and they switched arrangements last minute to a mediocre camp that had bad food. Never again! Not worth it.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A trip of a lifetime to beautiful Tanzania
We, 7 friends from Canada, were looking to plan an adventure to Tanzania, Africa that included a Mount Kilimanjaro 8 day climb and a Safari tour. While looking for help to plan and organize this adventure we came across Zohar African Safaris, a local company that is operated out of Arusha. The owner/operator, Lilian Mbise-Kramer was quick to respond to our inquires and mapped out our entire trip with 3 different ending itineraries. She was extremely patient and helpful with us while we made decisions about our stay and individual plans.
During our time in Tanzania the level of service and support we experienced from Lilian and her crew of guides and porters was exceptional. Lilian was resourceful at managing and troubleshooting issues, questions or last minute requests; all were handled swiftly and professionally. Lilian also had a few surprises for us along the way (a huge celebration awaited us at the end of our Kili climb).
We can't thank Lilian and her team (Isah, Peter, Julius (Kili guides); Adam and Nixon (Safari guides)) enough for showing us their beautiful country with grace, kindness and friendship - you are all such wonderful ambassadors of your country - we hope we have the opportunity to visit again one day!
Sheila and Frank
KR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable memories of the Namib Desert
A wonderful tour, which was operated by Chad. From the start to the end of the tour, everything was perfect. You could see what you imagined through this adventure. What I really wanted to see through this Namib desert tour was not only desert but also some specific explanations about desert. In this sense, Chad was a real expert about Namib desert(If you are skeptical you can see company's profile). Also he became a good father to us, I could feel that in every moment of the tour. What I liked the most was he really enjoyed being out in the desert. The way he enjoys and organizes this trip, I was really impressed.
Highly recommend! Patrick From South Korea. I will miss this adventure in my home. Thank you so much Chad, and Wild Cherry:)
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Competitive prices, great communication but below average guide
We have mixed feelings about African Savannah Trekkers. Before booking our safari trip with them, we read all the previous reviews about the company and were very excited about the trip. The reviews were positive and we were sure that we had made the right choice. Maureen was super professional and the communication was professional and prompt. She answered the thousands of queries we had. No complaints there.Kudos to her.
Any safari trip in Africa is going to be memorable but what makes it extra special is the guide/driver who takes you on the adventure. This is what did not work for us. Horaz, our guide was punctual and drove well but that is where it ended. There was lack of energy and commitment from his end. We felt that he did not have adequate knowledge about the parks and animals or maybe he just did not show it. He did his job but the bare minimum. It felt a little rushed at times. We expect the guide to be more interactive and share stories/past experiences or anything that shows he has passion for his work. The whole experience felt very mechanical.
The worse part is that on our second day, Horaz directly told us that he wanted an 80 USD tip. This was very odd for us because tips are given when one is satisfied with the service. We were definitely going to leave a tip but it has to come from the heart. This way we felt that we were bullied into giving a hefty tip which our guide did not deserve. We were quite angry after this incident and it had left a very bad taste in the mouth. I definitely think that the management should address the issue and refund that amount. The entire safari experience does not come cheap. We are paying a lot of money and for most of us this is a once in a lifetime adventure.
A lot of the past reviews only mentioned Eli who also happens to be the owner of the company. Eli has got excellent reviews and I was quite disappointed when we found out that our guide was not Eli.
Again, the company is fantastic and has very competitive prices. But please make sure that you get a good guide.