IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely brilliant support & Service for my Safari and Trekking Trip in Uganda
Having travelled several times in Africa as well as many times in Asia and South/Central America, without a doubt this trip exceeded our expectations more than any and Uganda proved to be our favourite destination in Africa. The guide chosen by Peter Mwanja, Joseph, is simply the best driver/guide we have used anywhere, he worked tirelessly to get the best for us, anticipated our every need, was an excellent safe driver and managed to combine this with superb spotting (including the tree-climbing lion in Ishasha) and great knowledge. The Ugandans are incredibly friendly and there is a greater feeling of security than elsewhere in Africa.
I just returned from an incredibly moving 10-day trip to see the Mountain Gorillas in Uganda, and I found so much more than gorillas! The people, the land, the food and yes, the majestic endangered Mountain Gorillas. I decided to go with our Tour Operator with direct DMC because the Managing Director, Peter Mwanja, is a native of Uganda. supported by the team people of Uganda. After communicating my main goals to Peter Mwanja, I just let him do his thing and he did it beautifully. We were greeted, at 4:00 am, by our bright-eyed guide Morris. Not having travelled much in recent years I was somewhat nervous, and Morris instantly put me at ease. He had our plan and he executed it gracefully even when I was confused. Our accommodations were great, services were wonderful, and my only complaint is that they fed us way too much good food! Peter Mwanja managed to slide a chimpanzee habituation experience into our agenda and wow, I'm glad he did. After 4 hours with the chimps, I felt complete in my experience with them. It allowed for witnessing many aspects of their lives and since much of their time can be spent in the trees I was glad to have more time so that I got to hang with them on the ground too. The next day we were off to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to see the gorillas. We had 2 days of trekking and one day of habitation. The trekking experience allowed us to spend about one hour with the gorilla family once we found them. One hour may not seem like much but the experience feels like such a gift that much to my surprise
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic Self-Drive trip of Namibia!
What a wonderful and special experience - 12 friends (6 couples) planned this self-drive trip about 2 years ago and with the help of Wilddogs we had a fantastic route and lodges booked which allowed us to see a huge amount of Namibia - 10 different locations over 15 nights - more than 2000miles! We had 2 people carrier vehicles 2WD which were perfect and we loved the fact we could drive ourselves through this wonderful country. We headed south from Windhoek and stayed on the edge of the Kalahari, Fish River Canyon, Aus, Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, Twyfelfontein, Etosha South and Etosha East, Okonjima. All the Lodges were lovely and everyone was so friendly and helpful wherever we went. The scenery we travelled through was stunning - long and hot dusty roads made very manageble by sharing the driving and cooler boxes in the cars (provided by Wilddogs!) It was great to have Wilddogs to manage all our bookings and expectations!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Overall Great Experience
Communications were great all the way from booking until my pick-up for the airport. The price was very competitive and I thought that the experience for being a budget safari was in line with my expectations.
While I felt like the communication from our guide could have been improved, it in no way inhibited us from seeing all that you'd expect on a safari in Kenya.
Would definitely recommend.
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Look no further: Book your safari at African Wildcats Expedition Compagny.
To make it short: With a total of 16 photographers I made a 12-day (photo)safari with African Wildcats Expeditions Company. Good communication, good accomodations, a lot of interesting knowledge have these guys, flexible and good service and all for a fair price.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a Lifetime
Planning our first ever trip to South Africa, we searched for potential tour operators to help us realize our African Dream. Within 1 hour of posting our general inquiry on Saferibookings.com, Matthew had responded, and never seemed to go off-line after that. Within no time, he had put together a set of options, and had the perfect package put together for us, with 5 days Madikwe Sarafi Lodge and 4 nights More Quarters (Cape Town) with local tours.
This was only the beginning of a fantastic relationship with Matthew, who by all standards proved to be the best organizers we have had the pleasure to meet. He makes the impossible possible, and follows you up every step of your trip to make sure everything is ok and to your liking. One example worth mentioning is the evening just before dinner we contacted Matthew to check the possibility to alter our program for the next morning in Cape Town, and within no time he had organized everything (from Johannesburg) with our local Tour Operator in cape town and before dessert we had received the updated itinerary via WhatsApp. Never have we seen this kind of good service anywhere before.
Matthew Grace is THE African Safari Guru. If you ever consider to travel anywhere in Africa, he’s the man. We’ve never met anybody so dedicated to his clients, country and wildlife, and he seems to have a never ending network of people and companies to help take care of you every step of the way. It’s really a one-stop-shop for any travel and any budget-range, and he is with you all the way until you arrive back home. Even then he checks how your return trip was. Our trip was truly an Experience of a Lifetime, mainly made possible through Matthew Grace and THE African Safari Guru!
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
17 days tour including Uganda and Rwanda | Tour de 17 días por Uganda y Ruanda
I made a 17 days tour with Mamaland Safaris throughout Uganda and Rwanda. Basically, when I got in touch with Mamaland Safaris I didn't have any specific plan but their team suggested an itinerary that was excellent.
The team from Mamaland Safaris made sure that the whole experience all of the 17 days was AMAZING!
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Reservamos un tour privado de 17 días con Mamaland Safaris para recorrer Uganda y Ruanda. Al principio, no teníamos nada en mente y por ello pedimos a Mamaland Safaris que nos hiciera una recomendación. Lo que nos planificaron, desde el primer momento, era perfecto y es con lo que finalmente nos quedamos.
El equipo de Mamaland Safaris se aseguró de que tuvieras una FANTÁSTICA experiencia a lo largo de todo el viaje.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Seen amazing things in a very short timeframe
After 10 years I returned to Tanzania. I again did the route that took me from Arusha through Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and the Serengeti all the way to the Kenyan border.
Last time I went in May, this time in October. It was great to experience both seasons. It was way more dryer this time, which I initially didn't really like, but the sightings that we had really made up for this. I saw large herds of Wildebeest. Including over a 1000 crossing the Mara river! That was really breathtaking. I also was lucky enough to see a Lion charge at a group of Warthog and also catching one of them. Really a rare sighting! As if that was not enough, we were first to an incredible scene where a zebra was just still-born and the mother was still protecting it. After a while it left the cub/foal and the Vultures and Hyenas took over. It was really an amazing spectacle to witness.
On the side we also spotted: three baby Leopard, two Rhino, countless other Lion and a bunch of beatiful birds. Too much to mention.
The tented camps that we used in Serengeti were very authentic (Tortilis and Mbugani Migration Camp). The guides were really great as well. Very informative and very easy to communicate with. It really was a great trip made possible by Benson.
If I could mention one thing that I wouldn't do over if I would come back again, it is being in the 4x4 three days in a row, over 10 hours each day. The roads were simply too bumpy for that. We've made too much miles in too little time. I would take it a bit more easy next time.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
it was totally overvelming
we have had the best expierence we could ever thought,beautifull country, animals and people,hope to come back soon,
TR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The experience was amazing and I will definitely use you once again am in Kenya.
Everything was well arranged.Excellent communication and well timed up.Fabulous service.Will definitely recommend you.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience with a Very Knowledgable Guide
Just got back from our trip, we had a great week on the mountain. The team really helped a lot with everything, I don't think we'll be able to make it to the top without them. The food is amazing, can't imagine how they did it in that kind of condition. Our guide was very knowledgeable and experienced. We learnt a lot from him not only about the mountain but also the local society. Enjoyed everyday there, hope we can do it again sometime.
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