SA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional
I was on 5-Day Masai Mara-Nakuru-Naivasha-Joining Group Budget.
Every thing was great since beginning pickup from hotel on time then joining the group with our great guide Mr. Jeff
The tour was above expectations in terms of honesty, accommodation, food and well planning. Thanks to our guide Mr. Jeff who was the main role play of trip success based on his experience, professionalism, cooperation and spotting the big 5 😍👌
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful honeymoon with a perfect Safari
This was our first safari and it was even more special because it was our honeymoon. We did a 6 day safari (Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli), and we took two optional activities (Lake Naivasha boat and walking Tour and Maasai Mara village in Amboseli). Our driver and guide was Dickson. He has ben and excellent guide, always at our disposal and very attentive with us. Thanks to our guide, we had the oportunity to see the big five and many other animals…and placing us in a perfect position to take the best photos. Dickson give us a good explanation about the animals as well as interesting things about the country during our journey. We felt very well with him during the safari and thanks to him the experience was even better!
The Lodges/Camps we stayed we’re Enkorok in MM, Nakuru Sopa Lodge and Kibo Camp in Amboseli. All of them top quality, excelent service and food. We couldnt be more happy with the 5-star experience…!!
I would recommend both the tour and specially Dickson to anyone wanting to go on safari !!!
Thank you Jocky and thank you Dickson!!
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgetable experience
Since the begining, Shoes was always helpful and thoughtful with all my questions, even before I hired him. He managed to tailor the experience exactly to my needs and wishes.
During the days we spent on safari with him, he was very good at tracking the animals and determined to find not only the Big Five, but also other highly interesting animals, while sharing a lot of curiosities and knowledge of wild life and of Kruger park in general.
He is very positive, high energy and a fun person to be around, being on safari with him was always a pleasure.
If you are going to South Africa, Khalanga is your go to safari guide!
Ps.: I highly recommend that you let him cook you some of the local dishes of South Africa. We got to try bobotie, braai and other meals and they were all amazing!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Extremely helpful and incredible trip!
Myself and partner booked with Gorilla bookings Uganda (Justus) with short notice, I think 6 weeks before we left.
Justus was incredible helpful and fast to respond to all my emails.
I was nervous and asked Justus all the questions and he was able to answer all my questions putting my mind to ease.
The trip he had organised for us was beyond what we could have hoped for!
Every detail was planned perfectly! From the moment we left the airport to the moment we arrived back home.
Justus and Emond were waiting for us when we arrived in Entebbe.
Our driver Emond in Entebbe was incredible and organised a tour around Kampala for us with some spare time we had.
Our tour guide also named Justus went beyond and above for us! He was more than happy to tell us about all the places and people we were seeing.
He made sure we seen as much as possible. He organised activities for us in our downtime as we wanted to be on the go the whole time! He chose the best gorilla family for us and made sure we were very happy at all times!
Justus was a highlight to our trip!
Thank you Gorilla bookings Uganda
For organising a trip we will never forget and treasured every moment!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Bluerange Connect Limited: A Perfect Safari Experience
I had an amazing safari with Bluerange Connect. They planned a 10-day trip that was perfectly organized, taking me to incredible places like Maasai Mara, Amboseli, and Samburu. One of the best parts was flying between lodges, which gave me stunning views of the wildlife from above and saved a lot of time.
The lodges were beautiful, and the staff made me feel welcome everywhere I went. Bluerange Connect really listened to what I wanted and made sure my trip was exactly what I had imagined. If you're planning a safari, I highly recommend them. They truly made my experience unforgettable.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a lifetime!
We booked with this tour operator based on reviews we read online, and they did not disappoint!! From the moment I first reached out to the follow-up message after the safari I was extremely impressed with the quality or service. The safari was incredible, I only wish we had been able to book more time!! We made memories that will never be forgotten, thank you!! I would highly recommend this operator!!!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Leslie was incredible & literally went the extra mile to see the best animal sightings possible!
We highly recommend Tanzania Choice Safaris. We were referred by an acquaintance who lives in Tanzania so we felt very comfortable using them. Brenda is easy to work with and she provides a lot of information up front so you know what you need and what to expect. Brenda was also very helpful in assisting us so we could seek reimbursement after two unfortunate airline delays. The bandanas/gators on her packing list came in handy for the dusty roads.
We chose the middle accommodations package and were more than pleased with our cabins and tents which all had full private bathrooms, bottled water, mosquito netting, means of communicating with staff and a comfortable bed. The grounds were all in beautiful settings. The meals provided for breakfast, lunch and dinner were quite good. The background noise of animals at night was pretty cool.
Our guide Leslie was absolutely fantastic. Every day he searched endlessly to make sure that we saw as many of our favorite animals as possible. He found a leopard in a tree for us, a mother leopard with her cub, two cheetah sightings (one with cubs), lions with tiny cubs and lots of other male groupings. We got to see two incredible wildebeest river crossings, in addition to many elephants, giraffes, zebras, a variety of antelopes, buffaloes, birds of all kinds, hippos, baboons, monkeys, hyenas, mongoose, jackals, crocodiles etc. We did a walking safari in Tarangire National Park that was a lot of fun. Make sure to wear high boots to your knees like the rangers do. Ngorongoro Crater was beautiful and the Serengeti was like living The Lion King.😊 This trip was a dream come true and we hope to return with our children. We would definitely use Tanzania Choice Safaris again and hopefully Leslie will still be there because he made the trip really special.
US
Experience level: first safari
horror experience of Safari tour from Johannesburg to Kruger round trip
I’m glad the world gets to see the exact treatment and type of service you provide with the name calling. Now I’m presenting my email copy of communication.
1. Pickup time was between 8:30-9:00 AM communicated. I took responsibility for coming down late at 9:10 AM, before exchanging pleasantries I sincerely apologized to AL for coming down late.
My Airbnb host was late and that delayed us. It was only after my apologies that AL got down from the car to assist with our bags. Mind you readers we were physically challenged healing from leg injuries. The 2 of us on this trip. So we were really looking forward to a smooth trip. You will see a picture of the luggage in front seat.
2. Read the previous comment and then continue here, by 5 minutes into the ride we smelt the smoke and my companion turned and confirmed it was indeed coming from the car (exhaust and boot). AL said he just got the car from a mechanic shop and it was an oil change and the old oil was burning off to let the new oil kick in. I honestly don’t think if this was possible to conjure that in my wildest dreams I would have. At this point you reading this would have lost your cool and say why didn’t we get out, that’s our 1 regret and we learnt.
3. If able I will share a video of us in the car cloudy atmosphere because of the smoke. Winding up without a/c or winding down the window did not help neither did masks.
4. If able i will share a brief video of us trying to eat the breakfast we bought at the stop spot and you can hear how nasal my friend sounded and distraught.
5. Even after wasting time, I’m talking hours which pales in comparison of 15-30 minutes I tipped AL R100 or R200 can’t recall the note I picked because I genuinely thought he was dealt a bad hand from the mechanic and we all could use a pick me up. Plus he said he called the hotel to give us ground rooms because of our legs.
6. The $100 = R1,775 already paid as 20% wasn’t refunded to us. We chucked it as a loss. Let’s do a breakdown. At the hotel we discovered they had a banner for R895 per night, Kruger entry is R450 or R495 as on the sign while leaving. For the record we had no problem paying as the link for payment came in at the stranded location point, at that point I was very suspicious but still kept an open mind.
7. I will share a picture of our box when I got to Cape Town and discovered that the Deets spray I used to keep the bugs away, I sprayed a square parameter around our boxes to prevent the roaches or bugs from getting into our bags. I sprayed the bed, under bed, sink where the line of ants were coming from.
8. The receptionist when we got in before going to the room & gave a brief experience decided to gift us a breakfast pack, told her we didn’t need it, we came prepared with meals ourselves and we ended up giving this to the tour guide at the rest stop. For every turn we were sharing this incident as it was happening. We came out to front desk and there was no one there to report the room’s condition after settling in. We were so numb and traumatized from the day we went to bed hoping for a better day next day.
9. We had pre-booked hotel reservations cancelled and paid flight for next day cancelled. It was business class flight I only get a partial refund from saa.
10. We paid business class/ flexible highest rate flight to be able to get out of Johannesburg. This was unplanned cost of R12,000+. My friend lost her initial joburg to Cape Town flight refund completely.
11. We paid the Good Samaritan that got us out of that forest and the transfer driver that took us to the airport a total of R3,500 (tip included). The transfer driver mid drive changed the price on us while in the car from R833 to R1800 (R900 per person because the car owner said that’s what he should collect since we were heading to the airport instead of paying to drive back to Johannesburg. This is not affiliated to the diamond agency but I wanted to mention we would not have been in any of these situations if you provided a good service.
12. At the point of GS finding us a transfer, we encountered the Ali driver who drove us from stop to hotel & heard he was not paid and your excuse was you had a bank error and would send his transfer fees later. AL had already left after giving us our bags if not the driver would have met up with him for his money.
13. When it was obvious that we were missing our sunset, we communicated our expectations. Original plan Sunset and Sunrise drive. New plan, We gave 2 options as compensation and AL said he talked to mgt. That included Mozambique and Bylde Canyon. We told AL at the stop and trusted he was communicating this to the mgt. When Ali came to pick us up and we asked can we head to Mozambique and he said no, we did not push further but started understanding they were indeed playing us.
14. The tour video you will hear the man seated close to me telling the tour guide to stop the car so we could take pictures or enjoy the game drive. As far as we understood sharing the tour car with others wasn’t the problem. For the record the other passengers in the open car were from different tours, and were not staying at the hotel we stayed. The problem was putting us in a cramped car, I only could put the phone behind my shoulder to try and capture anything, the dishonesty in putting us in a car for an all day tour without our consent. Lying on picking us up from Break location. Lying the pickup was going to happen in the 2nd break location only to discover that location had no signal or internet service. The tour guide had to bring us back to the 1st point of rest where the lies continued.
15. The snip below show the mgt was updated in whatever story by MIC of our decisions. They ignored it because they already pre-planned to keep us stranded and have to journey back to Johannesburg late at night.
16. We reserve the right to change our mind, not only for risk to our health but also our safety when a service promised is not delivered. That’s where the shock factor came because for everything that happened we were cordial even when if felt like we could just loss composure we didn’t and when we managed by the grace of GOD to not be at your mercy that shocked you most.
It is clear there was ill intention, bad transportation, to make us miss the sunset drive and hope we weren’t going to speak up? Or demand a better service?
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Patient, service oriented, good
Thank you Bildad and the entire team for handling our itinerary the way we wanted, accommodating all our requests not just wrt the tour but also visa, sim, currency etc...
I appreciate your efforts , patience and recommend your company to my friends. I felt safe and taken care throughout the trip. Brian is a great guide, fun and very helpful to other guides. He always asked us what we want to see and tried his best to work it out... We carry home a lot of good memories!!!
Derrick gave us a city tour and he was very friendly and gave us maximum info in the limited time we had on our last day. Gilbert was patient with us and on time to pick us up in airport!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amaizing Safari with a wonderful team
The organization was perfect.
For the safari, Stephan and Mickael are great guides, very kind, helpful and patient. They took great care of us and we got along very well with them. We saw all the animals thanks to them, even the most difficult to find. They know everything about animals and are very respectful.
Thanks for everything
