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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best you can get from safari tour in Tanzania !!!
June is the beginning of the high season where we can enjoy the game drives without encountering too many tourist while it is too early for the big migration. Overall, the weather was pretty nice. It rained for just one day with slightly cool temperature though the sunlight could be a bit strong at mid day. Of course we were excited when we travelled to Serengeti and witnessed how vast it is. Serengeti was in idylic setting where the grasses and the bushes were golden and greenish contrasted with either vibrantly blue or stormy sky. So, apart from taking photo of wild animals, it is fascinating for landscape photography as well.
We were surprised that the accomodations were decent and comfortable with quality of food and other services going beyond expectation. It was such a good feeling when you can still take a hot shower in the middle of no where in Serengeti hearing the howling hyenas at the same time. The portion for lunch box is quite big and could be dull when you have them for the seventh straight days. The quality of the lunch box is normally mediocre with a lot of carbs. As for the safari vehicle was of good condition, clean and safe. We made a right decision to travel in a group of 4 people having other 2 seats available for putting our bags and photography equipment.
What we like most about this trip is our guide, Nickson, from Savannah Explorers. We appreciate his kindness, politeness and extensive knowledge of the wildlife. He spoke English well and took into account what we needed during the trip. He was flexible while managed to control the daily schedules, and he did not hesitate to request us to do him a favor by leaving early, like 6 a.m., so that we would not miss anything like the scenic sunrise or the only black rhino we encountered during our last game drive in Ngorongoro Crater. Of course, we saw all of the African Big 5. We believe that we got almost every highlight during the trip, so we couldn't be any happier ticking off our bucket list. As we had a really great time in Tanzania, we will definitely recommend Nickson and Savannah Exploreres to our Thai friends.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Maasai Mara, Kenya - The perfect first visit to Africa
I had a wonderful safari experience at the Maasai Mara National Reserve and really enjoyed staying at the Ashnil Mara Camp located on the Mara River bend. James was very helpful in organizing the trip and Wilson was an excellent driver/guide. Some highlights include a large clan of hyenas stealing a wart hog kill from a lion pride, a cheetah hunting Thomson's gazelles, a leopard resting under a bush with a partially eaten gazelle stashed up a tree nearby, and the same lion pride eating a wildebeest the next day. The staff members at Ashnil Mara Camp were very friendly and helpful, the food was delicious, and I loved hearing the hippos, lions, and hyenas at night.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Botswana, Tanzania and Zanzibar.
We have always arranged our own travel arrangements and accommodation when holidaying, but found it difficult to do so for Africa.
After approaching several agents who pushed us towards the standard group tours which only partially fitted our suggested itinerary, we luckily found Ker & Downey and Emma and Razaan in Capetown.
Their exemplary planning and service allowed us to spend an unforgettable month in Botswana, Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Accommodation was excellent, transfers were allways on time and 100 % reliable, and most imprtantly we experienced a wide range of different country, from delta to desert to rainforest to open plains and savanna.
Due to this our interaction with animals, birds, the local people and the environment in general, was nothing short of amazing!
Thanks again to Emma and Razaan, BEST HOLIDAY EVER!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour!
Almost perfect.
Better food and accommodation then expected.
Only caveat: the guide uses talkie-walkie all the time to get tips on where to find animals. People on the talkie-walkie literally talk all the time so you have background voice during the whole safari. Impossible to make a video which was disappointing.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They are the best!
Hyrax Safaris are prompt at communicating, their service is excellent and I really enjoyed visiting Maasai Mara especially during the wildebeest migration. Our Maasai tour guide was the best!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Serengeti is worth every minute and Ngorongoro crater does not disappoint!
We loved our Tanzania tour! What an amazing experience and trip full of so much wildlife! I have been on safari in the Mara in Kenya and in Botswana and this was easily the best. The Serengeti did not disappoint; we saw four of the big five there and survived staying in our tented camp (which was really cool—and scary--to be so close to the animals). We ate lunch with giraffes one day and hippos another. Our guide Frank was very easy to get to know and incredibly knowledgable about the animal activity. We were also really impressed with Ngorongoro crater. It is amazing how many ecosystems are in such a close space. We were able to see rhino to round out the big five and even more of the wildlife that we’d seen before. We would recommend that you all put the amount of time spent in the car each day on the itinerary which would have helped us plan our flights a little bit better. Additionally, it was kind of confusing why the people we met directly never had the APS logo on their car or shirts; it worked out but just an area for improvement. The car was super comfortable and we always had plenty of water. On the way back to Arusha, we even got a remote shopping experience in a wood carving shop which was also really impressive. We would recommend Frank, Jacob, you and African Paradise Safaris to any and all. Thank you for a great holiday.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We took a day hike of Mt. Kilimanjaro (only up to Mandaru Hut) and very much enjoyed our guide!
We had a good day trip to hike up part of Mt. Kilimanjaro. We really appreciated being taken to mass and we enjoyed seeing Mt. Kilimanjaro from afar as we drove to the entry gate. Baraka was a very helpful and patient guide. We really liked seeing some of the monkeys in the forest and how Baraka pointed out some of the beautiful flowers. I think it would be helpful to put in this itinerary that it takes 3 hours from Arusha to get to the main gate and I think that there should be a viewing point of the mountain along the way where we could have gotten out to take pictures (since you do not see the peak along the hike that we did). We are glad that we went and enjoyed Easy Travel’s hospitality.
AE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing and memorable birding trip with Joseph Mwangi, a passionate and excellent safari guide
Everything was perfect! My only regret is that it was too short, due to my lack of time. Joseph organized and customized the trip perfectly, on very short notice. Excellent organisation! Accommodations were always comfortable, with good food, and well located to access to close-by birding sites. Joseph is a tireless and prudent driver in a good and comfortable car. He is very knowledgeable about the wildlife fauna of Kenya, knows very well species locations and how to identify them (visually but also very much on their calls and songs). He can tell you on species status, distribution, ecology... Moreover, Joseph is adaptable, patient and a pleasant trip companion. We saw plenty of species, more than my expectations in very good conditions, allowing to take back amazing picturial souvenirs. Really hope to have chance to come back on a longer trip and will definetely call Joseph. I warmly recommend his services.
Experience level: 2-5 safaris
She is the kindest I have ever came across.
I had the most wonderful experience. Everything about you is awesome.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trekking with gorillas is amazing and Nicholas is phenomenal communicating trip details!
The tour was really good considering how quick of a trip it was. We enjoyed the shopping at the equator and the lunch stops. We absolutely loved the views at Bakiga Lodge and Birdnest Resort; they truly were worth the price and were outstanding both from a service perspective and a comfort perspective. Our guide, Roger, was pretty good; he was a bit quieter than we expected but he always asked us what we wanted and helped meet our needs. The vehicle was okay, it tended to get a little warm and Roger typically did not turn on the air conditioning. We were amazed by our experience with the gorillas and truly loved getting the permits and doing the trekking. You prepared us very well for what we needed to bring and how rigorous it would be. Following the gorillas and seeing them in the wild was what we wanted to come to Uganda for and it did not disappoint!
To improve, we thought it would be helpful to tell us in your itinerary how long each day would be in the car. This would have helped us with the planning of our flights as well as prepared us for the very long car rides. We also would have loved to have some time to do something in Kampala, but simply ran out of it (which was our fault because we shopped for too long).
Thank you very much to Nicholas for outstanding communication and help with our trip. We would recommend Africa Tours Adventure to any and all interested in going gorilla trekking.