20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
hells gate & geothermal spa tour
the service is excellent the staff is very caring and presentable
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Best Safari Operator we ever had!!
The excellent safari service!!! With my friends we went on a 14 day safari in tended camp with Lucky and his team. From the day we started communicating through emails until we met at Maun airport, it has been a wonderful journey, difficult to express in words the amazing, unique feelings we have experienced. The tour organizer Lucky has always been reliable and communicating well responding to our emails everytime we need clarification, everything was perfectly organized and managed, with professionality and much passion. Gideon is an excellent guide, makes you live the African life as nobody else can do. he knows everything about wildlife and share his knowledge as well as interesting anecdotes while driving during the day and chatting around the fire in the evening. Our chef Wilson prepared for us amazingly delicious food every day, always attentive to our taste and needs. the experience of the tended camp allow to really feel the beauty of the nature....Thanks a lot Lucky for the wonderful safari experience. All the best
NZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Dream Safari!
Experienced a dream safari with Encounter Safari.
Chris put together an incredible 6 day private itinerary which included the tree climbing lions, boat cruise to see hippos, elephants, crocodiles etc, chimpanzee tracking and gorilla tracking.
My guide, John, is an extremely talented individual with a superb knowledge of the areas and animals. He was able to personalise the already amazing itinerary to make sure I was in the right places at the right time to see the different animals depending on their feeding / sleeping habits. Without his tweaking, instinct and wealth of knowledge, I would not have seen the tree climbing lions from just meters away (had seen them the day before hunting and in trees but was quite a distance from our vehicle.)
My gorilla experience was on the edge of the tea plantations which gave our small group of 4 an unobstructed view of their morning gathering. The chimpanzee tracking was equally amazing as there were many on the ground, not just up in the trees. John’s expertise had me see 12 lions, uncountable amounts of hippos - even out of the water, and many elephants- including some roaming at one of our lodges.
Accomodation was superb, and John was an excellent driver. I feel like I got an experience that far outweighed what it cost. Am very grateful for Encounter Safaris for this experience.
Have bn going with other companies but BY OUR THE BEST . KEEP IT UP . THANKS VERY MUCH
overall,everything was to standard,Our expectations were met . The staff were friendly and the service was excellent,
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing company!
We were a group of 11 travelling from Canada and we initially set up our 3 day Safari Tour with Praise and his company. Once we were in contact with him we booked addition day trips and excursions through him, including a day trip to the Hot Springs, and a Base Camp hike on Kilimanjaro. All excursions were amazing and the staff were awesome. The 3 day Safari was UNREAL! Not only did we see the best of the best animals, make a stop at the Maasai village, have excellent accommodations but our guides were SO GREAT! They were knowledgeable about the animals and areas, friendly, happy and knew exactly where to be at the right time. We had such a fabulous experience. At the end of our trip, 2 of us were heading to Zanzibar and Praise set up a whole package for us, which included pick up from the airport to our hotel, a StoneTown tour, excursion to Prison Island with snorkelling and a tour, a Spice Tour, transportation to the East side of the island for the rest of our stay and transportation back to the ferry at the end of the week. We were beyond impressed and treated very well and met some amazing people. The prices for all of these things was completely fair and excellent value for what we did. Thanks Praise and company!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Thrilling, adventurous, well-cared for, Natureways created a trip we will cherish.
Natureways provided an exceptional experience for me and my husband. From the moment we were picked up at the airport we knew this was going to be a special four days. The team Naureways has created is exemplary, providing a unique experience in every way (cooks and camp staff went above and beyond). We were in very competent hands with Tony and Norman - Norman reading and navigating the river and confidently giving us paddling directions and Tony leading us on thrilling walking safaris. We saw so much wildlife and much of it very close and personal - always knowing we were in good hands. This is a really special trip and one thing that makes it so special is that it is not for everyone - it is for those who want to step beyond the jeep and see nature at eye level. Thanks Naureways!
US
50-65 years of age
Our driver, Mudi, was excellent. He was punctual, amiable, and a safe driver.
FMT has been very responsive on e-mail and our driver Mudi speaks English very well. As mentioned, he was on time in picking us up, is a very nice guy - very easy to talk to, and seems very trustworthy. There is a lot of traffic in Dar and the highways are filled with trucks passing a lot. Mudi is a very good driver and I would highly recommend him.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Safari with long last memories
We have very great impressions, really unique tour. we really recommended Taste of Afrika Safaris . Good service, competent staff. Best price guarantee for the safari we booked with them. On private safari its the best way we can recommend couples. Thanks Taste of Afrika Team.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unbelievably brilliant holiday which surpassed our expectations by being full of variety.
We booked a 14 day self- drive safari from UK and all communication with Thinus and his team were excellent.
We celebrated our 30th Wedding Anniversary during our trip and stayed at the amazing, Erindi Private Game Reserve for a couple of days. The safari organised by the lodge was superb and we saw lots of game on our early morning and sundowner drives.
Everything went like clockwork; we stayed at different lodges but all had character and were excellent.
The route Thinus planned was just what we wanted and took us on a great tour of Namibia, incorporating Damaraland, The Skeleton Coast and the Namib Nauluft Park.
We didn’t have time to seeFish River Canyon or Luderitz but are hoping to return at some point to visit this area.
In summary I could not recommend Cross Cross Tours highly enough and would most certainly use them again!
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Frendly and knowledgeable staff overall
Smoothly run organisation, friendly staff at accomodations, experienced and friendly guides, manager available for questions and last details before booking confirmation: excellent experience overall.