US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Expert-level insights, delivered in an upbeat, fun way.
Expertly planned. Charming guide. Clear communication. Saw 4 of the Big 5 in 4 hours. Ngoni Safari is the company to use. Eddy was our guide, and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Eddy was upbeat, insightful, informative, and seemed to know every other park ranger and tour guide we came across. Eddy is the best. Our group of 5 loved the accommodations Ngoni Safari put together for us in Murchinson Falls Park, staying at Tilenga Safari Lodge, for our 3-day Safari (2 days in the park, and 1 travel day round trip to Entebbe). I recommend you make the best tour decision for you, and go with Eddy at Ngoni. It was overall great value for the money.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Uniquely curated safari adventures to capture (photographically) Kenyan wildlife in natural habitat
Just completed 15-day customized photographic safari in major Kenyan wildlife parks including Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Masai Mara, Amboseli National Park, Lake Naivasha, and Tsavo West with Nature’s Wonderland Safaris. Communication and service were superb. Both Joseph Mwangi and Muturi are extremely knowledgeable about the landscape, wildlife, and culture, having completed the equivalent of a Master’s degree in tourism of the area, and were generous in educating our small groups of 4, in 2 pop-top land rovers. Joseph is a bird nerd and Muturi is not far behind. They are reliable and attentive to our needs. I wanted to buy a Kenya national team soccer shirt and they took me to a curio store that sold the Kenyan rugby shirt. Even better! Definitely worth the money as we travelled from park to park with game drives in the early morning and late afternoons each day. I took the option of going for a hot air balloon ride over the Masai Mara at dawn. It was an amazing, exhilarating experience, both the balloon ride and the safari, and I have made lifelong friends.
NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A country of great diversity in geography, landscapes, wildlife, culture, people and wealth
Our trip to South Africa had some highs and lows. We self-drove for 10 days from Port Elizabeth, along the Garden Route and into Oudtshorn and Franshoek. It was a very affordable country for us to visit and we had some great experiences but didnt always feel safe. The food was great and we met some lovely people at our accomodation. The highlight of our trip was 4 days in the Kapama Game reserve. Amazing food, wonderful staff and awesome wildlife.
BE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing trip in Tsavo
The tour organised through Safari bookings, with Ultimate Africa Expeditions, has been perfect. Super organisation, very kind and efficient driver, great places. The second hotel (Zoi) was not that great (food very average, bed uncomfortable, wifi basically non existent) but the water pond worth the place. We even saw a fight between a lioness and a hippo. Impressive.
I can only recommend the tour and both teams, Safari bookings and ultimate Africa Expeditions, very professional.
Attention, the Masai village should remain an option, it is not something I enjoyed at all, far too commercial and new groups every 30 minutes.
NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Addo Elephant National Park by Dawn Dalley
We enjoyed our two days self driving through the park. In hindsight we wished we had stayed in the park and not in accommodation just north of it.
NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Kapama Private Game Reserve by Dawn Dalley
The 4 days on safari were the perfect end to our 3 weeks in South Africa. The staff were so friendly and accommodating, the food was awesome and we had the best safari guide and tracker who were so knowledgeable about all the animals and birds we saw. The only disappointment was that we didn't manage to find the leopards.
Viva exceeded all expectations an excellent sufari
I am 77 and took my 50+ daughter on 7night, 6 day surfari from Johannesburg. Everything about my interaction with Viva cannot be faulted. The first contact on was Patrica, who guided me to lodge accommodation, rather than tree house, which was the best fit our age group and made it a much more comfortable experience.Our rooms has bed, shower and toilet, very comfortable.
The staff at Tresemane lodge were excellent , nothing was too much trouble and they were friendly and helpful all the time. The guides were very knowledgeable of all the animals, habitats, habits, e.t.c
The meals, while not fine dining, were all tasty and healthy. My daughter is ciliac ( gluten allergy) and the chef took her under her wing and, where necessary, provided a separate meal and/or dessert.
The animal sightings were impressive , lions, elephants, black and white rhinos, hippos, giraffes, impala monkies land, buffalo. Imissed seeing a leopard however others in our group did. Our group size was 5 which allowed for closer attention from the guides
I cannot praise the staff at Viva more highly and would recommend this Safare to all
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari with Godlisten
We had an amazing safari with See Endless Adventures and with Godlisten as our Guide/Driver. During the drive as well as during our meals Godlisten gave us a lot of information about the wildlife, the parks, the nature, people, culture and and and. He patently answered our endless stream of questions and made sure we have the experience we wished for. His animal spotting skills are unmatched as he even found a leopard and rhino's in the distance.
I would like to highlight as well what a good driver he is and how careful he navigates through the sometimes difficult terrain. We kept seeing cars that broke down with popped tiers or worse. Not only was our car in great condition but in a six day tour we didn't need to stop for maintenance a single time.
I highly recommend See Endless Adventures and Godlisten. When I come back to the Serengeti it will for sure be with this team again!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Interactive, reachable and proactive.
Sunscape they respond timely, always available and on time. They recommend best choices and provide suggestions to their guests. With our limited time in Zanzabar they still manage to give us the best experience.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent operator, made our trip beyond our expectation.
- Booking: Communication before booking was smooth. We had 3 operators as our selections as our starting point of preparation - I think it is a good way to start. Anyone who plans the safari, DO NOT stick to one operator. And Lion King was the best of them. The reply was really on time, and the content they made with the simple information we provided(something like our budgets, what kind of animal we want to see, and which parts we want to go) was so professional and the first reply was already practical enough to go. So after 2,3 rounds of email communication, we dumped the other operators. They were able to change the plans following our tiny requests and adjust them like accommodation etc.
- The payment: the payment process was explained clearly with the list of accepted methods of payments and FRAUD cautions. We were concerned a little as you know, traveler usually needs to transfer money directly, but their email made us comfortable. As we planned this trip early, after the payment, they kept in touch with us letting us let them know if we had any questions.
- Pickup and trip: We had Gilbert with us. Good at finding animals, and all of the operators helped each other they would broadcast the location of the animals, and they would make sure everyone in the park could see the animals. Gilbert was nice, helped us to see the animals and he would also make sure other people could see them too - he would leave after making sure we had gotten enough and made space for others. And if we took so long, he would remind us. The park is not a private place, after all, it should have everyone get what they want. So - actually with the way the operators/guides work, almost everyone can see almost all the animals - but our guide made us comfortable with how we were traveling without impacting other people. It aligns with our values.
- Accommodations: the places we stayed were great - the infra and services. Maybe because of the certain environment, every place was so quiet. We all know the parks are full of bugs, people will help with bedding and spray bug repellers every night.
We visited a lot of places and this experience was one of our bests. We didn't even want to leave at the moment. We will visit again, and most likely we will travel with Lion King Adventures again.