35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Epic 10 day trip of Zimbabwe and Botswana with Cuckoo Safaris
We personalised the Cuckoo Safari 10 day tour with the help of Tatenda, adding Hwange NP and removing the Saltpans. We also upgraded our Chobe hotel and Tatenda was very helpful with all our queries. Before the trip we were added to a whats app group with our guide Simon who we had read about in previous reviews and was so happy to hear would be our guide. We stayed at the Pioneer Lodge in Victoria Falls which was a gorgeous lodge style hotel with lovely gardens, at Chobe we upgraded to a riverview apartment with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and an amazing balcony definetely worth the upgrade, elephant sands was our break inbetween kasane and maun accomodation was basic but comfortable and the elephants were the star of the show and at maun we stayed at Cresta Maun which was fine comfortable room and friendly staff. In Victoria Falls, we did the sunset cruise, the falls tour from both sides and a day trip to Hwange. The falls were at their best on the zimbwawe side and Simon took us round and was a brilliant guide, our guide on the Zambia side Delphister was lovely too and it was interesting seeing more of the geology on this side. Hwange was an interesting drive Simon and the other Tatenda did really well negotating the roads, we stopped at Hwange Safari Lodge to pick up our packed lunch and then met our guide Big M who was brilliant and took us out into the park, we saw 3 male lion, elephant, hippos, giraffe, antelope etc. We then went to Chobe where we did 3 game drives with Gift and a river boat cruise with July both from Puku safaris, both great guides, Gift was amazing at tracking the wildlife and we saw lions on every outing with him including cubs amazing. We also did a game drive from elephant sands and then in Maun we did the helicopter flight over the delta amazing but terrifying as we had never been in a helicopter before and then this one had no doors! A very peaceful and scenic mokoro trip with Gidean from the local village and then a long but brilliant day to Moremi game reserve with Lee where we saw wild dogs (and pups) and hyena. We were really lucky when it came to wildlife, but also through great guides tracking skills, our main guide through it all Simon was amazing so knowlegable and friendly he is a credit to cuckoo and I would highly recommend him as your guide, we had a few issues along the route as always happens on trips but they were all sorted and we always knew Simon was there to help either in person or through whats app. Zimbabwe and Botswana are both incredible countries, with wonderful people and the amount of wildlife is just incredible I never thought I'd lose count of the amount of lion we saw, we were also very lucky to see leopard, countless other wildlife, and beautiful scenery and sunsets if you are wondering whether to go we highly recommend as two sisters we never felt unsafe. One of us got a upset stomach towards the end of the trip but this did not spoil the trip just to be aware this may happen. We both managed to eat vegetarian fine at all times on the trip but found it more tricky to eat vegan although Simon did his best to help and this was really appreciated. We hope to travel with Cuckoo and Simon in the future and are excited to hear of their plans in Namibia.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING journey with professional guide
It is the first time to come to TANSANIA, unregreable to choose TOPY TOURS. In the beginning of preparation phase, the feedback was always very quickly! Our Guide Eliamani is very recommended not only because of his over 20-years Safari experience but also the history knowledge of Tansania and drive skills. He is very reliable and shows professional ability to be the Safari guide.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A kind and professional guy.
Best communication. We see a lot of animals and had a great time in the jeep
IT
Good job
Amazing Experience. Our guide Evaresti, was very kind and expert about the park and animals. We watched many animals and visited many incredible spot of the park. He also speaks a perfect italian!!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Adventure of a lifetime !
We had an amazing time with Life Journey Experience.
We had a 2 day safari in the Tarangire National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater before climbing Kilimanjaro.
Everyone in the team was really supportive and gave us energy to make it to the top !
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good advices and efficient in replying questions
Thank you Sian for helping us to organize a very good trip in Botswana. Very patient and very professional !
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our unforgettable safari tour in Tanzania
We went on a private safari tour with our guide James for 5 days. It was an absolutely unforgettable experience which we can only recommend!
We went to the Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro crater and we were amazed by the untouched Tanzanian nature and all the various animals. As James speaks fluently German, we had great conversations and we learned a lot from him about Tanzanian wildlife. He was always very friendly, patient and very experienced. James had answers to all our questions and thought us a lot about the ways of living in Tanzania. His humorous personality made our safari a real adventure. He made us feel like to have a close friend.
We can highly recommend our Safari trip with our guide James, it was an unique experience! Thank you for everything!
20-35 years of age
Great tour full of history and local knowledge
Thomas was very helpful, accommodating and friendly with agood sense of humour. He was very informative and knowledgeable about all areas we went to and a safe driver. We would definitely recommend Thomas and the tour to learn more about Johannesburg, it's history and current times
NO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I’d say they are dedicated to giving you the most amazing safari experience!
Our safari experience at the Masai Mara was truly unforgettable, and a large part of that was thanks to our exceptional driver, Andrew. He was not only cheerful and welcoming but also highly efficient and organized throughout the trip. Andrew made sure that every moment in the park was maximized, ensuring we saw most of the animals on our list. His knowledge of the park and keen sense of timing made the days an adventure. We couldn’t have asked for a better guide—thank you, Andrew, for making our safari so memorable!
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A trip organised to perfection!
Amazing trip in June!
We booked Wildlife Encounters for an 8 day climb of Mount Stanley and a visit afterwards to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to visit the gorillas. It was organised to perfection, all meals included, transfers... Our driver/guide Lambert was excellent: not only was he driving safe and in a responsible way (not easy in East Africa) he also knew so much about the history, people and tribes of the country as well as so much about the wildlife, birds and so on...
Lambert is very passionate about his job! We can only recommend you to visit this African pearl via Wildlife Encounters!
