50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience
We just got back from a 4 day safari tour covering Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara. Peter was able to customize the tour according to our preference and schedule, and answered all our questions in a timely manor. Our driver/guide Danson was knowledgeable and experienced. He was prompt and always kept the vehicle clean. We have seen a lot more wild animals than we had expected to see on our tour. This is truly a once in a life time experience for us and we are glad that everything went well. Thanks to Serene Safaris we had a wonderful experience we'll never forget.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Eighteen day safari
The staff and itinerary at Gamewatchers is exceptional and thorough. We were on safari with them one week ago and found them to be punctual, informative and thoughtful. Despite my husband experiencing two serious medical problems during our eighteen day safari they accommodated us in every way and even provided an extra three day safari at Porini Cheetah Camp when he was unable to complete the Tanzanian portion of our trip. We are grateful for all their assistance and kindness and recommend this company in every way to anyone looking for an exceptional African safari and tour.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our trip was simply amazing! It exceeded our expectations in every way.
Our trip was simply amazing! It exceeded our expectations in every way. South Africa and Swaziland (now eSwatini) were beautiful; the waterfalls, mountains and scenery were outstanding. We found the people to be very friendly and engaging. Our guide, Jaco was the BEST! Incredibly knowledgeable about everything.... animals, birds, plants and a great cook as well. When asked "what wildlife did we see?", my answer is "what did we not see!" The accommodations were very comfortable and in some of the most beautiful locations.
I have not stopped talking about our trip since we got home and have told everyone that I talk to about Red Africa Safaris!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I got my money's worth on day one and the trip just kept getting better.
I booked my trip through groupon and it was a fantastic deal. The accommodations were amazing, the food was great, Kenya was a gift, our guide (Francis) was the best and deserves a raise. I can't recommend this tour company and this country/safari enough. It was the rainy season which meant more adventure (be prepared) and fewer tourists.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing trip - vegan honeymooners!
We went on a 8 day/7 night tour with Kombi Nation. The best choice we could make. It was not only the less expensive tour, but I'm sure it was the best. We loved every single step, all the staff was amazing with us. Our driver, Muhammad was super friendly and funny. They worked with the lodges and restaurants to accommodate vegan food for us. The lodges were great, and I have no words to say how much we enjoyed our time in Uganda. Really recommend this agency, hope everybody has a chance to hire them!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience!
Full service. We were picked up from the hotel and returned to the same place.
The safari itself is a great experience. We managed to see all of the big 5 and some more. Personally, I especially liked the Lake Naivasha boat safari as I managed to get my dream shot of a bird (African Fish Eagle in that case) catching a fish.
The camp in Masai Mara and the hotels in Nakuru and Naivasha were clean and well maintained. Not Hilton-level, obviously, but I wouldn't expect that in a budget safari :)
Our driver/guide, Anuri (sorry if I misspelled your name!), was professional, nice and friendly. It was thanks to his skill that we could see the big 5 in such a short time and off-season.
Overall, highly recommended.
SE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A once in a lifetime experience
As a family, best vacation ever. Home to Africa arranged a perfect trip for us. Extremely professional service, a wonderful guide (Derrek) and very good price for what you get. Go to Uganda and we can strongly recommend Home to Africa.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A wonderful Photographic Safari in Manyeleti
I contacted Armand in December 2017 via Internet. He was recommended to me and I was looking for a short notice photo safari for me an my daughter. We didn't want to go for a "couple / honeymoon" trip but were looking for a father/daughter bush experience. And what shall I say, we had the perfect trip. I had hoped for a private safari with somebody who has a sense for the needs of a photographer, and exactly this, plus some unexpected luxury, was what we got.
Armand picked us up at Johannesburg airport, took care of transportation, last minute shopping and a very relaxed first night in Hoedspruit before we had a guided 6 night bush camp safari in Manyeleti game reserve. His photographic guidance helps my daughter to master also difficult light scenarios light vultures in bright light and his knowledge about the wildlife and his relationship with the guides lead us to many outstanding sightings. From Rhino to Hippo, from Lion to Leopard, even a Serval ended up on my picture list.
We had a really great time and we already look ahead for our next tour with Armand.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommended safari company !!
We had an absolutely perfect time with Angose Travel visiting Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, and Tarangire. I highly recommend booking with this Tanzanian-owned company. I will be booking with them again for my parents after our 5-star experience!
The 5 of us had limited time for our safari (4 days, 3 nights - I would suggest going for far longer!). Even with our budget and time constraints, our contact person, worked endlessly to come up with the perfect safari for us. He was prompt, pleasant, and willing to change any detail of the itinerary.
We were provided with excellent hotel accommodations in Arusha the night before our safari where we were picked up to begin the journey.
Our guide, Cosmas, was really nice what made the safari so great. He knew we were crunched on time, so he made sure we traveled from park to park efficiently and showed us all the highlights that he could in each region - scenic lookouts, leopard hideouts, migration zones. We even saw the big 5 in the first 24 hours (due to some luck and a lot of Cosmas's skill)!! He joined us for dinner some nights at our request to share drinks and stories and answer our questions.
Ismael, the chief, was also wonderful! While we were on our game drives, he would have the tents set up and everything ready to go for us to enjoy our evening. Lunch was usually a pre-prepared boxed lunch for convenience. Dinner started with a DELICIOUS soup and then a main dish and dessert. The food was absolutely amazing - especially considering he cooked them on one gas ring by the light of a headlamp, from scratch!
The safari vehicle, a 4 Wheel Land Cruiser-Open Roof, was very well kept, clean, and reliable. There is a small refrigerator in the back that we used for our drinks plus plenty of outlets (bring your converter if you're from the states) so that we could charge our phones and cameras as we went. All 5 of us (7 including the staff) had a window seat, plus the top pops up so we spent every day hanging out the top taking in gorgeous Tanzania!
We did a budget safari, so we stayed in tents at each public campsite. The tents are clean and water-tight. Cosmas provided explicit directions about how to not be eaten/attacked by wild animals at night (not joking!) and always slept within shouting distance if we were to need anything. The tented camp experience was amazing and very authentic - especially when the cape buffalo were grazing near the flaps or the hyenas were laughing nearby!
3 of us were traveling to Zanzibar so we were dropped directly at the Arusha airport, and the other 2 were taken back to Arusha where they were staying. They made it incredibly easy to get us where we wanted to go!
Asante sana, Angose Travel!!
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
wonderful holiday-jambo jambo Tanzania
We have been on safari in march 2018. This is our first experience in Tanzania but not in Africa. We went around Tarangire NP, Lake Manyara NP, Serengeti NP and Ngorongoro NP. The safari was a wonderful experience, well organized and the lodges and tented camps, where we stayed in, (Lake Burunge Tented Camp, Tloma Lodge and Kati Kati Tented Camp) were good, clean, excellent locations, excellent food and very kind staff. Only the weather was no so good. During the safari, our guide, Abdul, was capable to find many good places to spot animals (especially lions) and was very good driver. Jambo jambo.
