20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Brilliant, all staff were friendly and knowledgable they really went above and beyond.
Most importantly Ryan was always spotting no matter what and named everything immediately, you could tell they had a lot of experience and always knew where to be and got their first meaning we always had the best of the viewing (we would often be moving on as multiple cars appeared either scaring the wildlife away or making viewing difficult). Not only was the spotting and positioning good you could tell that everyone really cared about seeing the wildlife, we saw wild dogs on our last evening while driving back to the campsite and Ryan's dancing by the wheel and they walked past was (nearly) as good as the sighting iself. In three days worth of game drives we not only saw the Big 5, also wild dogs, hyena pups and bird-life than you could shake a stick at, it really was a special few days.
Away from the amazing wildlife the service provided was brilliant, the campsites were always good, the food was brilliant and the truck being used was well suited.
Communications were always brilliant from first email through to saying goodbye. Emails were responded to quickly and always giving as much information as possible even when things weren't ideal (an issue arose with a vehicle they were going to purchase, I was notified immediately with a range of suitable options all of which were as good if not better than my original choice). Thale and Ryan were always trying to make the trip work for me and really helped organizing it hassle free.
Wild Planet Safari really did provide an excellent service from start to finish, if I ever do make it back to Kruger I will definitely be using these guys.
US
20-35 years of age
nice one
My wife and I were very happy with our choice of Fanjove as the end point of a three week Tanzania vacation.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience!
It was a great tour with the team! We got a pickup at the hotel and everything was just great. We had some problems with the payment but all went well because of the help from the employees from the company.
They changed the route of our tour, so it was the other way around. But it was not a problem at all, and our guide was so good and listening.
We saw all we wanted, the Big 5 etc.
Masai Mara is a bumpy ride. But this isn't because of the cards. The roads isn't great at all. For nobody. If you are getting sick of driving. Remember the drivesick-pills!
Will recommend the company to others!
CA
Our guide, Gerard Maritz, proved knowlegable about all aspects of culture/heritage in South Africa.
Gerald Maritz was an excellent tour guide - able to accommodate some changes along the way and always open to our suggestions for a better experience that suited our needs. He has a thorough knowledge of culture and heritage and generously shared his insights along the way. It was a pleasure to have him aboard!
We did have issues with several of the accommodations preselected by the tour operator, but we're certain that our guide will bring our feedback forward so that changes can be made for future tours.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent, with a few minor exceptions
We just returned from a Aberdares tour. Although there were just a couple of things we did not like, overall it was a very enjoyable seven days. The tour director was superb, very helpful, always available, friendly, and a pleasant person. The guide/driver was very good at his job,
SL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceeded my expectations
Despite being a budget tour it was a fabulous experience, everything was was described when signing up and comfortable. It was really amazed at the variety of animals and closeness of the accomodation the park itself. Highly recommended.
Best safari ever, accomodating, well organised and well priced!
Such a good safari, we saw two kills, 4/5 of the big five! John the guide went out of his way to make sure we had a good time. Accomodation basic but all you need, and the staff are lovely and food is great!
Overall excellent experience!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magnificent wildlife adventure
Amazing. Joseph your a star. The experience of seeing African willdlife so close in such iconic surroundings is an experience you can never forget. Given the value for money it’s hard to complain, campsites were of a good standard although the one at Amboseli could have been cleaner. Baboon let us down by not picking me up at hotel to meet my wife at the airport and worse did not pick my wife up at the airport, so she landed at Nairobi early hours of the morning to a strange place without baboon there to meet her. Emails & phone calls went unanswered as to why they failed. Would have been 5* because of this.
Our driver/guide Joseph made the whole experience memeroble with extensive knowledge & good humour. Thank you so much.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience of Masai Mara
The tour was very well organized by Ruth and our driver cum guide Sam was amazing. He really took good care of us for 3D/2N Safari tour. We had good game drives and our first experience of Africa was made awesome by this wonderful team at World Escapes and Adventures travel. We highly suggest them for Kenyan holiday!
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Seeing elephants wander through the plains in the pouring rain makes me rate our safari 11/10.
This was one of my favorite experiences E V E R and let me tell you why:
- We visited four places (Serengeti, Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara) and all of them were different in terms of landscape and animals. The endless plains of Serengeti really are endless and nothing beats the surreal feeling of being small and overwhelmed by the vastness of this park. Tarangire is golden, the combination of baobab trees and elephant families is everything. Ngorongoro gave us apocalyptic vibes and was home to hundreds of zebras and buffalo. Lake Manyara changed my hate to monkeys to eternal love to monkeys (baby monkey riding on its mom's back? COME ON).
- Camping is cool, especially if it's in the middle of nowhere. And toilets are really fine!
- Our cook's cooking was impressive. Making pizzas, quiche and tarts in the field kitchen? I couldn't even make a sandwich there.
- Our guide Prayer was the kindest. He was genuinely happy when we managed to spot all the exciting animals and made us feel really welcome and taken care of.
11/10 would recommend!