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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professional
I consider it an honor to write a review for Johnson and his Sweet Africa Safaris. I believe I would be hard pressed to find a more professional, courteous, knowledgable and honest man in this field. From the earliest online communication, to the driving, venue recommendations, green consciousness and clarity of spoken english - Johnson is outstanding. I know I will be contacting Johnson and Sweet Africa Safaris again. Expectations were consistently met and exceeded. Thank you.
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Great Experience with Molly and Chenvaille are great!!
My friend and I did the budget tour and we had a great time. Molly and Chenvaille went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable. We saw a lot of wonderful animals, almost all of Etosha National Park, and we went to Swakopmund on our last day. We highly recommend the Swakopmund extension. It is worth it!!!
Nameto Tours provides a wonderful service!
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dream came true
We, Sonja, Ad and Wibens, had a dream making a safari trip in Tanzania. We visited 4 National Parks (Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater) together with our Guide and Driver David. Who was excellent in finding the animals and above all a very friendly person to travel with. He made our dream came true. The lodges we stayed in were excellent, personnel was very friendly and the food was very good and tasteful. Makasa Tanzania Safaris thank you in making it possible! Ad, Sonja and Wibens
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kidepo National Park, the Ultimate place to be.
My tour was a fascinating typical wilderness that will make you want to see more of Uganda!
I visited Sip falls, Kidepo national park, Pian upe reserve and Ikland for an amazing cultural adventure. The Falls and Coffee tour was great. I saw many animals; my favorite encounter was with the Lions, Cheetah, and Elephants also, exciting to visit was the Warthogs, Kobs, Buffaloes, numerous birds and the Sausage Tree.
I loved the cultural safari and the IK people who are from Ikland in Uganda they have a very rich culture and story hidden within this smallest tribe in the country. The people were very happy to see us as they welcomed and opened their community to exhibit the pride of their culture.
I recommend Pamora Safaris to anyone looking for a great safari or vacation that provide very friendly and interactive guides.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exemplary Service
While it is very tempting to book a holiday online yourselves, when it comes to planning a South African adventure, look no further than Nikki and the team at Southern Africa 360; their service is exemplary.
Our trip, earlier this year was for 18 days and we wanted to pack in as much as we could on a self drive across the Southern Cape, starting with Cape Town and ending at a safari park near Port Elizabeth.
We'd done some homework and Nikki - recommended by a friend - helped develop our ideas into a full blown itinerary where every detail was taken care of.
First off we were delighted that Nikki was there to greet us at the airport and to safely see us on our way - ok, she may have been in Cape Town for other reasons as well, but it was lovely to meet her and typifies the company's approach to customer care.
Little things like a bottle of wine waiting for us at Romney Park in CT and, after a minor error on her part, arranging a complimentary wine and chocolate tasting for us at Spier, made all the difference.
Nikki also kept in touch with us using FaceTime throughout our trip and genuinely seemed interested in our experiences and opinions. The hotels and guest houses we stayed in were really lovely and our itinerary - with a wide raft of suggested activities - was available on our own interactive web page.
The highlight was two nights at Amakhala and the most wonderful safari with knowledgable experts at a lodge that Nikki had recommended.
Our only problem was that we couldn't do all we wanted to in the time we had available, but we'd been directed to some wonderful places and will be back one day to explore more!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent
We went on a two week trip organized by Tanzania Explorer, one week on Kilimanjaro and one week safari in different parks. The trip was amazing and the staff in both Norway and Tanzania was friendly, enthusiastic and really profesional. We felt taken care of from the moment we got in contact with the company and all the way until we got home from the trip. It is also very comforting to know that the company visits/ tries every rout, hotel, park etc before recomending them for their customers. If you are considering going to Tanzania we would definitly recomend using Tanzania Explorer!
MX
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excelent experience, excelent organization and human relations!
I had a great experience with Kenen travel. Just came back from the Masai Mara, Naf was our driver and everyhting went smoothly.
Jane, our contact person was very responsive, she provided us with different options and made everything to falititate the organization of the tour. They are very punctual, reliable and responsable. Naf, our tour guide is an excellent driver, he is knowledgable and always ready tio answer our questions, kind and very accomodating to our plans and needs.
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Even better than expected!
We were very impressed with every aspect of our safari. Edith did a wonderful job of presenting various itineraries for us to choose from, and was very accommodating in the booking process. The safari itself was absolutely amazing! We saw thousands of animals of every species you can think of (and then some), and the safari vehicle was very comfortable and perfect for the type of driving required in the bush. The accommodations were all first rate; the rooms, the food, and the lodges themselves were amazing. Five star service without being pretentious.
But the best part of our safari was our guide and driver, Steve. Steve is a former game warden who is extremely knowledgeable about the wildlife, their behaviors, and identification. His love of the wildlife really shows through, and he is very personable. After our 8 day safari, we became very good friends.
I will definitely use Kenya Safari Arcade when we return to Kenya. I cannot say enough good things about our safari, and highly recommend all involved.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had a fantastic safari, Lucy tailor made an experience to suit our requests.
I arranged my trip independently from the UK, travelling with my daughter and felt very nervous not using a big firm. Lucy from Serene is a very organised business woman and quickly put me at ease, She answered all my questions and tailor made our safari to suit our budget, schedule and requests. All correspondence was answered promptly and Lucy was able to recommend a hotel in Nairobi to start our trip. We were collected by Lucy and our driver Dansom from the hotel to start the adventure. The safari bus was clean and well maintained with a plentiful supply of bottled water and we had it to ourselves so plenty of room for all our stuff. The massi mara was magical, we saw 4 of the big five including my particular favourite Elephants and so much more. April was a great time to visit seeing young animals and very green because of rain just before we travelled. Our trip was all inclusive (except for drinks) so no worries and the food provided was excellent. Dansom was knowledgeable about the wildlife and able to answer our questions. We travelled in the low season and Lucy was able to negotiate some luxury accommodation at a reduced price for our mara camp. We then travelled to Lake Nivasha to see fish eagles and explore the volcanic landscape at Hell's gate national park. It was a magical 4 days. We were returned back to our hotel in Nairobi to continue the rest of our holiday. It is worth mentioning that our bus did fail to start one evening ( not surprising given the terrain), Dansom was able to quickly arrange alternative transport and Guides for our evening safari and a mechanic to ensure our safari bus was up and running for our next trip. I was very impressed with the way the problem was handled with no noticeable disturbance to our schedule.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Sammy was the best tour guide we ever had
The Hotels selected and the tours were very wee selected
The guide was always on time and willing to satisfy our needs
The overall rating is Excellent and we recommend Sammy for your future trip to Africa