FR
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very good organization and exceptionnal staff
I'm very satisfied about the accomodations, the choice of lodges and the very good ratio quality / price.
It was a great experience to share these moments with our 2 grand-sons (10 years old). I appreciated in the past (twice on the top of Kibo), the services of Thadeus; and its with great pleasure I consider Jérôme Godfrey (Kileo Tours) as a very successfull follower. I appreciated particularly the exceptionnal staff, clear in explanations, finding always the good situations and so kind with our kids.
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
They don't do it for the money, the do it to share their love for nature!
I spent 3 nights in nDzuti as a solo traveller and had a amazing time ...
Judy and Bruce are the perfect couple for this, nDzuti is the perfect accomodation in the real wild Africa.
I've been to (South) Africa over a dozen times, always on safari trips and nothing beats their area.
It was the wildest I've seen so far and with all the sightings to yourself.
Bruce doesn't need a radio and a dozen other vehicles with drivers to help him find the animals.
I've met a lot of guides and trackers but I've never met a person that knows the bush this well!
I would definitly go back there because you really feel at home there, with only 4 rooms in one building it really is their home.
The area in front of their house is perfect to spot game, we had elephants at 2m from the fence.
During the drives we saw a lot of game and also the small game was special for them.
One night during diner, Judy ran into us jelling we had to go and grap the camera's because Bruce was coming to pick us up because he felt that there where so things to happen.
He waited the whole day, in the sun in his car, close to a kill under a bush. When he finally decided to go home he crossed 2 hyena's very close to the death animal.
He came to pick us up, we drove up there and we did all our light out ....
The feeling that you have when you're in the dark and the only noise you hear is the sound of the hyena's crushing the bones of that aninal, is not to tell in words. But the show was only to start ...
So now and then, Bruce puts on his spotligt and in the backgroup you could so 2 eyes, and then 2 more ....
Lionesses, coming to steal the kill, and all this, next to the road on 2m from our 4x4.
It was amazing. But the next part even made it better, a huge male leopard used to car to sneak up to the scene. He moved the spotlights over to the other side of the car and there the leopard was sitting and waiting for his moment, it was huge, the biggest I ever saw! The lions were busy with the hyena's so the leopard moved in and stole the kill. He moved it over to a big three on top of a small hill close to the scene, the legs of the death animal scratching our car ... We all did this with only now and then the use of the spotlight, the moon gave us just enough light to see the spectacle. Bruce's vision about not interrupting nature is great.
Back to the story, because all the great stories have a great end ... The leopard toke the kill up into the three, but the lionesses wanted it back so they climed up in the three aswell. A small fight happed and the hyena's toke the leftovers but the lions had to give it to the leopard and had to back off because he was so fast and huge. nDzuti is in the Klaserie, and their part of the Klaserie is the real Africa!
My story is the luck of the day, but all stories made in Africa are great!
Don't doubt, go there!
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
16 day Botwana tours, great company and fantastic guide.
I read their literature very carefully before taking this tour. That is essential to prepare yourself to enjoy a Drifters tour. It is not a 5 star, all catered tour, but a very good camping tour, where each of us has to help out with camp chores. Arnold, the guide we had was very knowledgable, and personable, not surprising when you consider that they have to do a two year course to pass the government guide exams, before being hired. He was also a very good cook. Like all group activities, it takes a couple of days for the group to get to know each other, and after a couple of days we all got along famously. The tour is well planned to let everyone see as much of the locales as possible, we even had a herd of elephants approach within about 20 feet before they ran away being startled by our presence. Anyone who does not enjoy a Drifters tour did not do their homework or has their expectations too high, these tours are not fancy nor luxurious, but depend on ones state of mind. Drifters says these tours are for the young to enjoy, but I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and have been retired for a few years now. I will also soon be going on my second tour to Namibia.
35-50 years of age
Safari
Everything about the tour was good well organised.defo recommend.
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Kristof Eelen
Undoubtedly the most impressive safari park I've been so far! The scenery is outstanding and the enormous crater is full of wild animals. We've seen a lion hiding to attack a huge herd of zebras, lions walking near to our safari jeep, foxes, ostriches, kori bustards, hippopotamuses, African buffaloes, elephants, waterbucks, flamingoes, etc. If you like nature and wildlife and you're in Tanzania, this is a must do!
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Kristof Eelen
Lake Manyara is excellent for bird watching: kingfishers, African hornbills, ibises, helmeted guineafowls, grey crowned cranes, flamingoes, herons, etc. We've also seen lots of other interesting animals: chimps in a tamarind tree, blue monkeys, baboons, elephants, antelopes, Nile monitors, etc. Beware of tsetse flies: no panic is needed, but don't wear black of dark blue clothes, no short sleeves or trousers and use a strong insect repellent! In the rainy season, only a part of this park is accessible because of the high water level, so go to Lake Manyara during the dry season!
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A splendid park with an abundance of wild animals you can see from very near!
You'll find all kind of wild animals in Tarangire: not just some of them, but an abundance! We've seen the big five and many more. I was very impressed when I saw the lions (incl. the corpse of a water buffalo a lion had been eating), baobab trees with vultures, a cheetah, elephants, giraffes, impalas, zebras, wildebeests, warthogs, dikdiks, hornbills, ostriches, monkeys, etc.
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Tanzania by Kristof Eelen
Lots of wild animals, birds and excellent sceneries!
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Overall, a very professional and smoothly run operation
The standards of accommodation and travel arranged for us were excellent and met all expectations. The Kruger park lodge at Hazyview was probably not the best choice for us on a short stay as it more suitable to long stay, self catering families than a couple on tour.
A minor discrepancy with a car rental company over billing still not resolved.
CN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Arkman is perfect
Arkman is perfect! I am very glad to choose arkman .Their service is satisfied ! So I have a good travel ！I enjoy the traveling of Kenya!Thanks Arkman