65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
everything we wanted and more .Was the best Experience of Africa ALL arranged to Perfection !!
Everywhere we stayed was Great the Safaries the Guides Could not Fault anything well looked after from beginning to End !!
TH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great company and amazing tour Guide
My wife, best friend and I booked an 8 night private safari in Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Lake Manyara with Rupia Adventure. We had an amazing time and would HIGHLY recommend this company. Specifically, our tour guide Elasto made a great trip into one we will never forget.
Planning: Booking a safari tour in Africa from the Nepal is a lot harder than your standard vacation. There seem to be close to a hundred or more tour companies and unfortunately bad actors among them. We almost decided to cancel our entire trip because we had such a bad experience wiring money to another fraudulent company before finding Rupia Adventure. Janniken at Rupia Adventure was great to work with. Prompt, friendly and gave us helpful suggestions in preparing our itinerary. We are also amateur photographers, so she made sure we had the right equipment in our vehicle and a guide knowledgeable for this type of trip. We priced the same semi-luxury itinerary with several other companies and Rupia Adventure was the most competitive.
Safari: I'm in my late 30s and being on safari for me brought back the excitement I felt being a kid in Disney. We were the first ones out of the camp and the last ones back in every day. Every morning we felt excited about the adventure our guide Elasto would take us on that day. He was not only an expert at spotting animals, but also in knowing their behaviors and anticipating their movements. He helped us set up countless epic shots with his understanding of light and shooting angles. His passion for nature was evident and his knowledge of the country, parks and wildlife was impeccable. Most importantly he was always an absolute pleasure to be around. We considered ourselves supremely lucky to have drawn him.
Thank you Elasto and thank you Rupia Adventure! Hope to be back as soon as possible!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Masai Mara National Reserve by Tobie Faith Gordon
Amazing wildlife - both quantity and variety. Guides not particularly interested in birds. They would drive right by a fish eagle to see the upmteenth lioness
PL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Kibale National Park by Roman Pawlak
Chips were a lot of fun to watch.
PL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by Roman Pawlak
Gorilla trekking is the MUST see/do place!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Best range of Africa safari experiences
This is my first time to safari in Kenya although I’ve done in Namibia, SA, and Botswana before. In other countries I seemed to have a choice of exclusively high end organizers or almost exclusively backpacker trips. In Kenya I found a mix of both.
One thing that was really special about Kenya was being able to see tribal, nomadic culture. Masai in the Masai Mara is well known. But I also went to Samburu and Lake Turkana and got a chance to observe authentic nomadic cultures. These areas don’t have great tourist infrastructure but the opportunity is unique and really worth it.
PL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
I had a wonderful time
Uganda is a beautiful country with many different wild life type. The gorilla trekking was for sure a highlight but I have also enjoyed seeing the chips. As for other wild life type, I have seen many girrafes and tons of king fishers. The viewing of other animals, such as elephants or lions may not have been as good as in some other parks, such as Ethocia or Chobe but it was not bad. The most surprising part of the trip was seeing the poverty. Uganda must have the most corrupt and shameless politicians. In the 21st century people are still walking miles to get water and their roads are some of the worst of any places.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
First class service with an incredible experience!
They took care of us the whole way and helped create a great trip. We had a couple changes that they were helpful with and the rest of the trip with RoadSide went off without a hitch. Would use them again if (or maybe when) I go back.
MD
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Jaco is the best tour guide you can find, we had an amazing experience! :)
I think that each tour or travel is as good as people who you spend it with.
First, Red Africa Safari did a really good job preparing our customized tour, every detail was covered and we felt so excited to start!
Second, Jaco our guide was very considerate and flexible with our wishes, he really wanted us to have a wonderful vacation and did everything for it! From the moment he met us at the airport and started driving, we felt well cared for and relaxed. We saw Panorama route with its breathtaking landscapes and enjoyed our drive with many jokes and laughter. We had a BBQ dinner each evening and it was so delicious! It took some convincing for Jaco to allow us to help him with dinner preparations and it was so much fun to do it together! He became a part of our group very quickly and it felt like a very good friend was on a trip with us :)
Another part we were very impressed was that Jaco knows everything about everything. Any question we asked was extensively covered and it was a highly educational trip regarding a life in South Africa and all the animals, birds and lands we came across. We could clearly see that he is very passionate about what he does :)
Our stay in Kruger park was wonderful as well, we saw the big 5 and many other animals and birds. The vacation felt beautiful and very well prepared. Thank you so much, we can't wait to be on our next vacation with you!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Plans for travel were smoothly done and timely
The company communicated with us on every step of making bookings. We felt cared for. The customer experience was unique. I would definitely recommend their services to anyone.