50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Ruby wedding anniversary holiday with our family - Discover Africa delivered the dream trip
It was a pleasure dealing with Matthys at Discover Africa from start to finish. He made everything as simple and easy as possible. Our trip was tremendous and we would fully recommend anyone planning a safari trip to Africa to use Discover Africa. Well done to the team and sincere thanks from all of us in “the Wood party”!
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing !!!!!
Me and my family have done a 6 days tour in Amboseli, Lake Naivasha and Mara and it was awesome, we couldn't be happier! From the first email until the last day of the safari, all was a success. Charles, our guide, is a phenomenal person and professional and we learn so much with hi. He really loves his job and his company. All the staff was great and the accommodation in each location was really well chosen. We are happy enough to say to all our friends to go with Spirit of Kenya in their adventure and we will come back for sure!!!
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Interesting relaxing and unforgettable
For me was the first time, was great, drivers were well informed, friendly and very professional.
I really recommend.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great trip, great guide and great tour organization!
We took a 6 day guided tour with Africa Flash MC Tours and highly recommend them. Peter and the Africa Flash MC organization were very responsive and attentive to questions and needs before hand, and Edward Mathu was an outstanding guide and driver from Nairobi through Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli. Every aspect of the tour was professional, well organized, considerate and efficient.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent from start to finish
I would recommend your company to any travellers. All the activities we did were great and the guides were fantastic. Booking online was very easy. We will be back and will defiantly use you again.
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari
We had an excellent safari. All arrangements were exactly as promised. Mr. Simon was very prompt in replying to our queries and clearing our doubts. Mr. Anthony, our driver and guide, was most helpful and made every effort to ensure that we saw sll the animals. We had three senior citizens and two young children with us and we did not face any problems.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Product and Personality
I just returned from a week safari in Uganda including gorilla trek in Bwindi all booked with Gorillas Homeland Safaris. As a traveller, mist people look for two things... Product and Personality. Gorillas Homeland Safaris excelled on both counts. The scenery was stunning, the animals were fascinating, and the people of Uganda were wonderful.
My personal guides/drive surpassed expectations. From the warm wonderful smiles greeting me at the airport, through our informative game drives, Davis and Meddy made sure I had a great time.
I loved the excitement of seeing the tree climbing lions in the branches right over our vehicle; of seeing all the hippos in the river channel and water holes; of the elephants crossing ahead and behind our vehicle.
The trek to see the gorillas was challenging for me as this trip was scheduled right between two cancer surgeries but I had the best guide and porter in Bwindi and was rescued by a motorcycle drive part way down. Thank you, my knight!
Being in the presence of the gorilla family was both exciting and peaceful. You could see the different personalities in each of them. Enchanting!
I left my heart in Uganda.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our first trip in January 2017 was so great we returned in June and are going back a third time.
When we moved to Swaziland we knew we'd be close to Kruger and we figured we'd make one or two trips before our time in this part of the world came to an end. What we didn't plan on was how much we enjoyed our first trip there (in January 2017). Because of this trip there was a second one in June, and another upcoming trip confirmed for December.
For the January trip, a three night stay, we opted to stay inside the park at Skukuza and we didn't regret this decision. The self-catering accommodation was comfortable, well built, located next to a river allowing for additional sightings of wild game, and secure. The weather was great for two of the days and a bit misty and rainy on the other, but that didn't slow us down. In fact, due to the recent history with the drought we enjoyed a bit of rain.
One distinct advantage of being inside the park is the ability to begin your touring earlier than those looking to come in from the outside. Despite having the option to join a guided tour we self-drove all weekend as it gave us flexibility and our own vehicle was better suited for my elderly father who accompanied us. One benefit of taking a guided tour is they know where the animals tend to hang out and they use radios to communicate.
Despite the fact we blindly drove around for two full days and half of a third we saw a large variety of animals and birds. People asked us, "Did you see the big five?", as if that was the goal. Our goal was to experience the park, see what we could see, and enjoy the memories that came along as a result. We saw four of the big five (missed a cheetah) but my lasting memory will be the two male kudus fighting for territory or a female on the other side of the river as we relaxed at the end of the day. A large herd of elephants crossing the same river the day before is also a lasting memory. On day two we had a young, solitary, bull elephant diplomatically tell us to back up was a bit of a wake up call that perhaps we shouldn't have lingered as long as we did taking his picture. I guess he didn't like paparazzi. These are the memories we went looking for and we found them.
I'm not much of a birder, but after you've photographed the big game, you start looking for something different. If you're a birder there's plenty there. The hornbill sifting through elephant feces remains my favorite from the first trip.
It's difficult for me to be enamored with the scenery at Kruger because I've been to places that are much more scenic. You don't really go to Kruger for the scenery, you go to see wildlife. The topography is unremarkable when compared to other parts of Mpumalanga Province.
Lastly, we had the opportunity to engage with other tourists and we found several who had a similar mindset and outlook about the pace as we did. In fact, everyone we spoke to was pleasant, relaxed, and willing to engage. You will meet people from all over the world there, and there's a reason for that, it's simply worth going to see.
LT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Masai Mara National Reserve by Karolis Kaminskas
We saw Big 5. Driver was amazing and nature is unforgetable. One of my top experiences. Highly recommended.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about South Africa by Mbabane Mike
I don't have enough time in other parks to rate them. In fact I haven't been to any of these listed below...yet. But we do love going to Mpumalanga province for vacation. The scenery is fantastic.