CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It was a well organized adventure trip! Our whole family enjoyed the safari game very much.
We were impressed by the different staffs we had to handle with. They were all very kind, serving persons. We enjoyed also the big knowledge of our guide and his friendly caracter. It was nice to come home to Africa.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing introduction to Uganda!
Chigo Tours and Martin Ngabirano were absolutely fantastic! I've lived and worked in Namibia and travelled in several African countries, and I can definitely say that Martin is unique among guides. The communication about my itinerary during the planning process was prompt and clear. He was able to accommodate all of my requests, and even a last minutes schedule change due to a missed flight!
Martin is a safe and knowledgable driver. The vehicle I was in has definitely been around Uganda several times, but Martin keeps it in perfect running order! It was comfortable, and had a great "pop top" for animal viewing.
The highlight is definitely getting access to all that Martin knows about Uganda and the amazing wildlife here. It is so exciting and awe-inspiring to see these animals in their natural habitats -- and that excitement is doubled when you get to share it with Martin! We saw all of the "usual" animals, elephant, hippo, water buck, Uganda kop...and also a leopard and many many exquisite birds!
Overall, the whole trip was a true delight. Thank you!!
MY
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very accommodating, efficient and professional.
Safari With Us was very prompt in replying even over the holidays. They were very accommodating especially with our last minute requests and surpassed our expectations. From the time we landed in South Africa till we left everything ran smoothly with everyone being courteous and making our trip enjoyable. The choice of Tau Lodge was excellent especially the Ranger assigned to us (Ignatius - Iggy for short) made it a point to ensure that we saw as many animals as possible especially the Big Five. He was also very engaging. Overall we were very satisfied with our safari experience.
A special thanks to Andre Retief from Safari With Us.
They are efficient,professional and do follow up to ensure that the customer is satisfied.
Their communications were up to date and detailed, they also have friendly staff who provides the customers with the information effectively. I must stay I was happy during my safari and stay all through. I got the value for my money and I can't complain.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
10 Day Kenya Safari
An outstanding 10 day Safari starting with Masai Mara all the way through the Tsavo East I cant imagine it being any better than it was, from the initial contact through to the last day. Our driver John became more of friend than a guide by the end, his knowledge was unrivalled and seemed to be highly regarded and have many friends in the parks/lodges and even roadsides along the way. His passion and commitment was fantastic, he referred to the national parks as his 'home and his office' and was at some points even more excited than we were when we found certain animals! I would really recommend using Beacon, this was our first safari and although i imagine it would of always been amazing whoever we chose i feel like Beacon made it the best it could possibly be. Also just to note we were slightly apprehensive about going in early May but we saw all and lots of the 'Big 5' (some with slightly more difficulty than others) and there was so many animals everywhere, also the weather was excellent everyday but maybe we were just lucky!
ES
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Never Ever like this company
My boyfriend and I are just back from our trip and without a doubt Proud of Tanzania Safaris service and knowledge of Tanzania made our trip the best we've ever had. When booking the trip we had a list criteria/places that we wanted to visit and Proud of Tanzania safaris staff really listened to our needs/expectations then translated that into a perfect itinerary. Things like travel items, lodging quality, timing of game drives were carefully thought through and our on the ground experience couldn't have been smoother. Our vehicle was a 4x4 LandCrusier with a pop top - very comfortable, reliable, and clean.
What we really liked is that we had one local guide the entire trip. And he was so much more than our guide, he was the driver, tour coordinator, and game expert. It was great to have a proud Ugandan show us his country. He could tell us far more than many of the park rangers about the wildlife. Without hesitation I can highly recommend you to
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
With Bella as our guide, every moment of the safari was fun!
The safari tour was very good. We did rhino tracking, we went to the Murchison Falls park, we did a boattrip on the Nile, we did an hike to the waterfalls and we did the chimpansee tour. All this we did in 3 days. Bella drove our car and she took care of us very well. When there was something wrong or there was a problem, Bella always solved it very fast. Sometimes she was even running to make sure we had enough time left! When I told Bella I don't eat fish, she arranged an alternative lunch for me. Amazing! She did everything to make the safari unforgetable for us. And also important: Bella told us everything about the animals we spotted and you could see she really loves to talk about it. It was great to go on such an adventure with Bella. I would recommend to everyone to go with Bella Africa safaris!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Safari was excellent and the vehicle was very clean
We communicated well via email and we received every answer we asked for.The tour itself was as promised,and we saw a great variety of wildlife.The driver guide was very attentive and really went above and beyond our expectations to make us happy.
Fantastic experience
We booked through Gondwana Tours & Safaris in May 2016 for a 2 week holiday to Botswana, Victoria Falls and Rwanda.
Mark was very knowledgable and answered any questions we had leading up to our Safari.
All our accommodation was superb and exactly what we hoped for. The safaris and organisiation of our entire trip went smoothly and all very well explained in our itenrary from Gondwana.
Overall we were externally happy with Gondwana and their service and expertise. Our next African adventure will be booked through them.
DK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
great experience and fantastic accommodation
The communication with Uhuru Travel&Tours was easy and we had a great trip to Mikumi National Park. The accommodation at Stanley Kopjes tented camp and the wildlife was outstanding.We can highly recommend the agency.