CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Choice for Tanzania Safari!
My friends and I wanted to travel with Tanzanians owned Company on our safari; and decided to book with Good Earth Tours after reading many great reviews about them and their involvement in the local communities there.
We had such a great safari- many thanks to our guide George who is an excellent guide with many years of experience; and Baraka in their US office for arranging our trip for us.
I would highly recommend Good Earth Tours to everyone contemplating a trip to Tanzania.
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
a very well organized all included journey through uganda!
we had a very well organized trip in uganda, with the best guide you can have, we didn't have to do anything except enjoying and relaxing everything.
also the hotels/lodges and the gamedrives were excellent!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The guide was very knowledgable, smart and very accommadating. He was great.
The Safari tour with Bernhard was an out of the world experience. If I go back to South Africa it would be because of the people like Bernhard from this tour group and his associates.
I was there with my wife and 2 sons they had only positive comments for Private Kruger Safaris
One word Outstanding.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The safari was great, perfect organized and we had a lot of fun!
We had a very good time with world tours & safari Tanzania, best cook, nice driver, we have seen lots of animals.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgetable experience with the best guide!!
We were a group of students travelling to east africa. We didn't know much about the possibilities of the different countries and Isaac built for us several detailed packages in uganda, kenya and tanzania for us to choose. We discussed with him about budget and wild life and we finally decided to travel to serengheti and south kenya. It was an amazing experience, we had the chance to discuss about wild life conservation, politics, animal behaviour... Apart of being a great guide and a very nice person, he is also a fantastic story teller. While doing some camping he delated us with some traditional african stories learned by his grandmother. It was a magical experience! And we are very thankful for his services and commitment to wild life conservation. More guides or tour operators should have the approach that ecobushman has!
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellt support, a lot of attetion to our needs, smart and polite, excellent guide. Great
Very good communication since the beginning, support for choosing alternatives, quick feed back on everything, patient and polite people, perfect organization and excellent guide, smart and polite.
Traditional tour through north east parks, good combination of different enviroments, good timing and transfers. A lot of animals everywhere thanks to our guide, excellent in catching even the more difficult ones (black rhino and leopards). No problems occured with reservations, food, water, car (except for too much dust sometimes). Thank you all
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari company with local roots
We booked a 6 day lodge safari with Ecological Wilderness Adventures in June.
Brian was very quick to react to all our questions and requests. He is a man with great knowledge about the country, the national parks and the Tanzanian wildlife.
The safari was perfectly planned and we practically didn't need any adaptions. All accommodations had a very high standard. Especially Serengeti Savannah Camp, which is also operated by Brian was a real treat. A camp in the middle of nowhere that made you feel very close to nature, yet offering all the comforts a european traveller can hope for.
Kappia our very knowledgable and friendly safari guide is a great guy. He gave us lots of explanations about wildlife and birds and was also a perfect ambassador for his country. After the 6 days we felt like we had learned a lot about Tanzanian culture, politics and various questions that he never got tired to answer. He also showed us interesting places in Arusha and helped us rearranging the trip spontaneously when I got sick for one day.
With Ecological Wilderness we felt in very good hands and at the same time had the feeling to support a company with local roots, rather than an international corporation.
Thanks again for this wonderful experience!
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Family Santegoeds - Een fijne reis tot in de puntjes verzorgd!
Thursday 15th of May 2014
Well, holidays in South Africa, what are you writing, what are you thinking about? Of course, you write about what you already knew in advance and about what you see in real life afterwards. The wilderness, animals, beautiful landscapes, the tension when an elephant walks right next to your tent during the night. A perfect country if you love photography. We have seen the beautiful Milky Way for the first time. And all of this in South Africa? No, we have only been in the region KwaZulu Natal.
That was it? No, not at all. Most people we met, have impressed us. Casual encounters with great people. As Steve, B & B manager, he insisted that we didn’t go to bed without supper, drove us to a takeaway, drank a beer with us, exchanged information, thoughts and expectations. He gave us a glimpse into his life and his country. A very warm, cheerful, positive man. Or like a moment in the early morning in a nature reserve, we made coffee for 3 cleaning ladies spontaneously. They were very surprised that we served them coffee instead of the opposite. A dinner with a South African man and with a couple from Ireland. He was as a 5-year-old boy emigrated from the north of Holland and he was excited to talk Dutch with us. And we South-African with him. We talked about past and present, in the Netherlands and in South Africa. The couple had worked in Ireland, in a hospital, for years. They were back in South-Africa to enjoy the country where they have worked and lived for so many years. Don’t forget Theo, entrepreneur par excellence and a good man. What a invention to get people acquainted with your village, the people in your village acquainted with people from far away. He received us in his house. He helps the village to getting a better life environment, especially the vulnerable, young people. How little children in a nursery with so little, have fun and radiate energy. The 17 -, 18, 19-year-old students at a high school willing to participate in a game from the Netherlands and treat you with a swinging concert.
We’ve got so much energy from these people, sunshine can’t equalise this. Be there for others, listen and show understanding. And amaze, learn and appreciate how special the world is. Surprised by the openness and friendliness, we have enclosed Kwazulu-Natal and its people in our hearts. Engaged, engraved in our memories. Thank you for making this possible, Geert and Freya.
During our short stay, we’ve got to know South Africa as a country which is developing. Of course, with all the problems and contradictions. But who are we to judge. The Netherlands have had 200 years to become the democracy as we are nowadays. South Africa is just a democracy since 20 years. And in a huge country with so much diversity. A multicultural society. An example for The Netherlands.
Chapeau for Nelson Mandela
Hans and Sonja Santegoeds, Olland, The Netherlands
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
one of our best ever holidays
We went on a 7 day safari with our daughter and had one of our best holidays ever. Obviously nervous at first, as we didn't book via a tour operator, but Big Time Safaris met us at the airport as arranged, and everything went very smoothly. We have reviewed the holiday on Trip Adviser, if you want more details. Big Time Safaris are a ligit company and do all that they say they will. The best recommendation we can give is that we are booking to go with them again next year.
NZ
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Madagascar Trek 2014
This was our fourth tour with Masihambe Afrika and as usual lived up to our expectations of going on an exciting, adventurous and well organised tour. Nothing was too much trouble for our guide who was always available and with out hesitation would go that extra mile for all on our tour. Our guide knew Madagascar like the back of his hand and was a walking encyclopaedia of any animal species encountered.
Masihambe Afrika Tours left nothing unturned to ensure that our three week Trek included all the experiences that this country full of delightful people, fascinating animals and beautiful scenery has to offer. Well worth a visit.
I would thoroughly recommend Masihambe Afrika for anyone who wishes to have a well run, well balanced holiday that makes the most out of what is available without making you feel like a tourist.