NO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Impossible to imagine a better guide
We traveled from Cape town to Johannesburg were we slept one night so we could be picked up from our guide here. If coming from CT, I would probably recommend trying to get a flight directly to the kruger park if possible because: Johannesburg is not something worth visiting, and its a quite long drive from Jburg to kruger (6-7 hours). When we were in Johannesburg we stayed at the hotel the entire time because we were a bit afraid about the crime in the city.
Anyway, we got picked up by our guide at the hotel, had a nice drive towards the kruger park. On our way over there, we stopped and ate breakfast together with our guide. In fact, during our stay our guide cooked all our meals, we ate together and talked as friends. This made our relationship to our guide very strong, it didn't feel like a customer-client relationship, but a friendship. Our guide was also extremely knowledgeable about nature and animal life. He could explain us everything we wondered about, and even more!
We stayed at the Mopani camp in kruger, we tried booking in Skukuza but it wasn't any available accommodation. The mopani camp was great, with a very nice view over a big dam where we could spot some hippos.
During our drives and stay we spotted a LOT of elephants, which was great. We did not spot a lot of cats, except one leopard at our night drive. We missed the rhino and the lion from the big five.
In addition to "regular" day drive safari we had a night drive and a morning bush walk. I would highly recommend both of these. The morning bush walk consists of walking around with two armed guides, we then came very close to the animals which is super cool (and maybe a little bit scary). The night drive consists of driving around and lighting out in the bushes to see if we see any animal eyes lighting up in the reflection of the light. If we saw any eyes we told the driver to stop so we could have a closer look. It was on this drive we managed to spot a leopard right next to our car!
If you have the possibility to choose area I would try to book Skukuza because I hear the area down there have the best sightings of animals and a very high chance to spot the big five. This is what we will do if we come back, and we will then definitely book red africa safaris again, hopefully being guided by Jaco.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Memorable 5 Days safari to Kenya
Communication when making booking was excellent as Maggie really assisted and made easy to book.
Our expectations were all met and exceeded.
Safari Tour was fulfilling as we saw all big 5 -I had so much wanted to see Rhino which i did see .
Great budget accommodation and food was delicious .
We will definitely chose Bison safaris for our next year trip to Kenya.
SG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good value day trip
I booked a day trip to Mikumi national park, where the car departed very early in the morning. It was of good value as it included everything: transport, park fees, lunch, snacks and guide. The driver was good and fun. Overall had a good experience, got to see most of the animals and big five in the park even though lions were hard to spot. The guide didn't speak English very well, so most of the time it was left to our guessing what was going on. One suggestion is that the guide should be more professional and can communicate better.
MX
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wildlife viewing in Maasai Mara
Our 3 Days Mara Joining tour was out of this world .We managed to see all the big 5 ,thanks to oir driver guide Patrick .
Great service and food -Overall 10/10 .
Choose Bison Safaris to enjoy Maasai Mara they have cool drivers .
FI
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Just perfect
Customer service was really good. Tour guide knew a lot.. I mean a lot! What ever I needed I got, Even when I had few days to spend with no glue what to do :) Just a car and over the island looking for adventures.
In time always! Just really nice experience.
SE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderfull and unforgetable memory
Excelent and very helpful service and information made us feel safe and comfortable
Our guide, Ashton was very friendly and knowledgable with the wildlife. He really took care of us and "drove the extra miles" to make our safari experience absolutely fantastic
BE
Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great park for a quick safari
If you are in Nairobi and like safaris/wildlife, don't miss the opportunity and visit the Nairobi National Park, even if it is just for few hours.
The wildlife is rich considering how small and how close it is to the Kenyan capital.
During a 1-day visit, we spotted several rhinos, antelopes, a large group of buffalos (probably 100+ buffalos), lions, ostriches, giraffes, impalas, hippos, monkeys, zebras, wildebeests, boars, baboons and kudus. The landscape/vegetation is nice.
The guide told me that the wildlife was a bit more abundant during that particular time of the year because of the start of the Great Migration, which crosses the park. I am not sure how the wildlife is during other times of the year.
Considering the proximity to the city, the park is quite crowded with tourists.
I visited the park with a private guide/compact car.
In general, it was fine because the vegetation in large areas is grass, so you can see spot the animals from distance even in a compact car. A 4x4 or a taller vehicle would allow you to take some dirt roads and see farther, still the experience was great.
You can stay in Nairobi, as the park is really close to the city - from my hotel it was just 40min by car.
BE
Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Kenya by HHM
Good infrastructure supporting tourism. Several options for safari/wildlife/landscape visit.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
overall good. Required a lot of questions to get all of the information needed
this was a great way to plan and book our own vacation.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Edge Travel does it best!
As I write this long overdue review for Mark Stodel and Edge Travel, I am reminded of why I am booking another trip to Africa in 2018 for our travel club members. Our club puts together 4 or 5 trips a year (not the same people necessarily) and when it was time to go back to Africa, there was no second guessing--Edge Travel and only Edge Travel would do this new trip. Twenty-four of us traveled to South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe in 2012 and Mark took good care of us with every detail including a last-minute canceled flight. The camps and hotels were perfect, the tours arranged around our preferred timing and choices. We look forward to Summer 2018 for our trip to Tanzania with Edge--20 traveling friends.