IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Customer oriented tour operator
Lilly helped us to organize a 13 day self drive along Namibia letting us discover and visit the most famous place of this amazing country.
The cars we had were well equipped and well maintained.
Lilly helped us to solve some problems we have at the last minute communicating with her in a very simple way. I can not give 5 stars ( this make also the review more realistic)because one of my request has been not realized, I asked to organized a night in a private reserve where predators are present (was my dream), unfortunately the location selected (new) was in an wonderful place but empty of animals. Lilly tried to help to solve the problem but was too late. BTW is a trustable agency that works in a good way.
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
I went bananas about Uganda
I just spent ten days in Uganda, courtesy of Grassrootz with Patrick as driver/guide. Over 2000km travelled, enough to give an excellent overview of the country. Was met with friendliness everywhere and widespread English-speaking, a benefit to an anglophone monoglot. Lush countryside but the climate was comfortable for a European, one being over 1000m altitude most of the time. Much of the wildlife was quite different from adjacent countries such as Kenya and Tanzania. One could get close up and personal with wildlife, ranging from white rhinos to chimpanzees to banded mongooses. The Murchison Falls in full flow were awe-inspiring. The Kazinga Channel was notable for its plethora of animals and birds. Two of my stays were in tented camps, with private facilities, which provided extra intimacy with the natural environment. But at all stays there was an abundance of wildlife, ranging from butterflies to elephants. My guide/driver Patrick was excellent, invariably courteous and well able to answer any questions. I was a single traveller but never felt unsafe. I also came to learn the importance of bananas to the local economy!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best month for Maasai Mara is July and August
In order to catch the great migration and the crossing of the Mara river, the time to visit Kenya is July and August. Its peak season so book 6-months to a year early. You will see such a sheer volume of wildebeest and other grazing mammals as will leave you wondering 'how is it possible'? And of course there are plenty of carnivores following the herd...
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari
we went on a safari in the Serengeti, with Safari Soles, the guide, Florid, was professional and friendly , the organization was careful and the place was simply fantastic.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Serengeti experience
We went in the dry season and roads were very dusty and rough. Our guide, Gamma, went over the top for us and we saw all the animals we had on our must see list. Accommodations were a little rustic compared to our experience in South Africa but very comfortable and the staff were very friendly and helpful.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Stacy is passionate about her work and takes amazing care of her clients and employees
Trip of a LIFETIME. This was our first time to Africa and Alika Africa made it AMAZING! Stacy answered numerous questions via phone calls and emails and created the most detailed itinerary. My dad (71) mom (61) and myself (29) felt absolutely safe while adventuring on this 10 day safari. Each place we stayed at was beautiful, the hospitality was phenomenal and the food was delicious. Everyone was beyond welcoming and helpful. We had fun learning Swahili and we had the most amazing opportunities capturing photos of so many animals!
Our guide, Sifuni, truly became our friend and we admired his respect for the Serengeti, his knowledge of the wildlife (especially birds) at each location and he kept us safe at all times. We loved every second of this trip!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Ability to clearly understand customer needs and arrange accordingly.
1. Able to patiently listen to my needs, and timely feedback.
2. The overall tour was more in line with my expectations, but after all, traveling can not be a 100% satisfaction, there are always some hiccups, but in the end, the travel agency has to solve them.
3. I was very happy with our guide, Francis, and highly recommend him. In addition, Victor, the tour operator, was able to respond to our messages in real time.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Animal Detector Extraordinaire!
We'd paused at the roadside on our way to Savuti after spending three days with Izzy and his crew in Moremi reserve. Izzy had somehow spotted a group of Kudu lurking in the thick bush next to the road. "These animals are behaving as if there's a predator nearby" said Izzy. Nek Minnit, he's reversing up the road, scanning for tracks. "Look - leopard! Very fresh!" he says. And, right on cue, a leopard emerges from the bush behind us - the first of two very special leopard encounters on our trip. This is just another typical Izzy encounter - his ability to track and spot animals is extraordinary. "Let's go and find those lions we heard roaring in the night"; "Lets go back to that kill - there were some waterbuck nearby and the lions may get interested" and so on. Cheetah, critically endangered Wild Dogs, more lions than you can shake a side of beef at, eagles of every variety, the tiniest Pearl Spotted owlet... the list just goes on and on. Camp food was amazing - how Mosh managed to produce meals of that quality over a fire is beyond me. Orris, the camp hand was a real character and couldn't do enough for our two very demanding mothers.
If you're going on safari in Botswana, I can't recommend Enjanga enough. They did everything to make a bucket list trip a truly special memory.
OM
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Super Safari
Brilliant value, brilliant safari, saw all big 5! Fab your guide and chef - would definitely recommend camping if you can rough it as you have animals wondering around the camp! AMAZING!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Rose Hipwood is genuinely passionate about delivering a first class personalized tour to Africa.
Traveling to Africa is intoxicating and Rose Hipwood delivers a first class top rate experience. She imparts a commanding confidence of expertise in organizing a very personalized travel itinerary with exemplary execution. Her knowledge and selection of the camps we visited was above the top as were the respective services they delivered. Our stays were carefully curated with warm friendly staff with thoughtful attention to detail. The arrangement of our game drives with our personal driver was an experience that was not even imaginable. The game drives were fantastic and our drivers knew the habitat well and guided us with expertise to see all that could be explored. The bounty and wealth of the animals observed was astonishing and breathtaking as they roamed their natural grounds. The itinerary Rose put together was unmatched by other large tour group operators and the cost was completely in line with the other tours contemplated minus the personalized service and drivers at all our camps. I will definitely travel to Africa again and would only consider travels orchestrated by Rose and Luxury Safari Company. We fell in love with Africa, a country that we knew so little about before we came, but totally enthralled with the natural beauty of a country that we were only so fortunate to just scrape the surface of during our journey. Thank you Rose and Luxury Safari for wonderful family trip and memories. There is not one thing I would change about our trip except to not have it come to an end.