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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Etosha is wonderfull !
I stayed 2 days in Etosha national park including 2 nights at one of the campings. It was wonderfull, we saw a lot of animal, elephants, girafes, lion, ... the waterhole at the camping was one of my favorite places in Namibia !
Lovely experience
My 16 year old son and I had a fantastic safari experience in Tanzania with Safarihub. Our guide Cornelius was exceptional with an uncanny ability to spot all kinds of exotic wildlife not easily discernible to the untrained eye. He was a truly knowledgeable and patient guide who adjusted our schedule to suite our needs and maximize our experience in Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, the Serengeti and Tarangire parks- and yes we did see the big 5. The whole trip was a truly memorable experience from start to finish and Safairuhub made it possible through their professional delivery of this product with no surprises. Thanks to the SfHub team for making this such a wonderful trip.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I commend Trekkr Africa for budget tours and excursions. Excellent service delivery.
When I got in touch with Trekkr Africa about short excursions I wanted to do, I was not turned away because my budget was limited, instead, I was given options of excursions I could have with my budget thus making my experiences with Trekkr the best I've had with a tour operator. Totally looking forward to future experiences with Trekkr.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent multiple park safari with terrific guide Abraham and cook Jacob
Absolutely the best at performing as promised, really fun and flexible. Lodging and transportation were all set up. No problems. Excellent local knowledge, game viewing. We are so impressed with kenya walking survivors operation. Abraham and Jacob are friends forever.
DK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
i and my wife maria had wonderful time 2days tsavo east safari, best service second to none.
our driver Patrick was the best in the park for finding wild animals, and how he guided us during game drive. excellent driver and he knows his work. Voi wildlife lodge was nice place to be, we saw a group of elephant at the water hole. we had great time.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fun and exciting weekend!
Everything was absolutly great. Communication before the trip, the pick-up, service throughout the trip, there was nothing to complain about.
Really exciting expirience with a great guide, who took great care of us!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best trip we have done!
Ngala Safari Lodge is the best travel experience we have ever had. Thought this would be a one off but we are already planning to come back in the future. Staff were amazing especially Allyn at the lodge.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent Botswana experience!
We spent two days with B-Man visiting Moremi and the Delta and could not have been happier with the whole experience! From the initial contact with Shuffle in setting up arrangements, through to B-Man's good humour and excellent knowledge of the environment, our first-time trip to Botswana was greatly enhanced! All arrangements went according to plan and it was made very clear that the whole programme was to be geared around our personal requirements. Our next trip to Botswana will definitely incorporate another Bush Travellers experience!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime!
This was our first visit to South Africa as a couple. Our trip took us from rural untouched beaches in the eastern cape to an unforgettable camping experience within The famous Addo Elephant park. We also enjoyed the upmarket holiday spots of Plettenberg bay and then along the garden route down to Magical Cape Town. Benjamin shared an informative history of South Africa as we travelled, and we had incredible sightings of lion in Addo who had just finished eating a meal of Zebra. He was calm and collected traveling on epic roads and over mountain passes and even helped us catch our first fish. It felt personal and tailored to exactly what we wanted.. plus we laughed a lot!! Thanks to Siya Phambile, this was a trip we will remember forever!
IE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful trip to Uganda - East to West
An 8 day trip through Uganda
I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to visit Africa and specifically Uganda right in the heart of the continent .. my research driven by my desire to visit this part of the world set me looking for a guide that could show the me the best parts of the country in the time that I had – 8 days.
From the moment I started to communicate with Wild Jungle Trails and Twaha I knew that they had the knowledge and flexibility that I was looking for in a Travel Company. On this basis I decided that I would book with them for my first visit to Africa.
The dialogue that I had with the company before I was travelling was very regular and I had many questions , some trivial but all important to me. My contact was Twaha all the time and in each case he was delighted to assist and responded in a very timely and knowledgeable manner.
I travelled at the beginning of April and this was a good time as it was not high season , and the weather was great , we barely had any rain on the trip.
Twaha met me at the airport in Entebbe and because of the timings we had agreed that we would spend the first night in Kampala as it was quite late to travel on to somewhere else . Kampala is a bustling city of about 3.5m people and for me that was not the reason I was visiting Uganda ,I very much wanted to be outside the city , for that reason I would not recommend that you stay for very long in Kampala.
Day 1 :
We travelled to Jinja which is at the source of the Nile on Lake Victoria , its about a 2 hour drive from Kampala through Tea plantations and farms , it’s a busy road as it is the main connection the Kenya and the port of Mombasa , critical to Uganda as it is a landlocked country. This was a familiar area for Twaha close to where he was brought up and where his family lived.
I had really wanted to go Horseback riding and Twaha found a great centre called Nile Horseback Safaris where as an experienced rider I was able to have an amazing ride out through typical villages and Tea plantations on a great forward going horse.. for those not experienced there were slower paced rides available … the ride ended with a magnificent view over Lake Victoria. If you can or cannot ride I would recommend this , it costs about $60 for a 2 hour ride.
We ate that evening in Jinja – finding somewhere good to eat is quite a challenge in Uganda , so be prepared for that . I also took the opportunity to have a Nile beer which is made very close by.
Day 2 :
A visit by boat to the source of the Nile from a place called Kingfisher , was a great experience .. seeing the local fishermen and the abundant birdlife was fantastic. The boat launch is located through the grounds of a Safari Lodge.
Twaha is somewhat of an expert on birds and Uganda with 1000 different bird species, Uganda is a birders paradise , Twaha’s knowledge is comprehensive and he says that he can identify 300 of the bird types in Uganda.
As we were in the area, Twaha took the opportunity to visit his family, I was honoured to be invited to his home where his mother had kindly prepared some lunch, this wonderfully personal touch really portrays how Twaha wants to be the best ambassador and guide for his country providing truly authentic unique experiences.
Day 3
We travelled on though the countryside for a number of hours until we reached Mbale a town set under the backdrop of beautiful mountains.
While the roads in some cases are not good the experience of driving through the countryside and observing the Ugandan life in action is wonderful . Uganda has a huge young population and this is reflected in the amount of babies and children that you will see everywhere. In many cases the young children are excited to see a white person which they call ‘Muzunga’ and they give you a big wave .. if you meet them in the villages they may practise their English – “how are you “
At Mbale we overnighted here at a relatively nice Hotel ( Wash and Willis ) .. finding accommodation suitably priced and of a reasonable standard in Uganda is a challenge.
Twaha was able to recommend a nice restaurant in Mbale where we had lunch , once again the options are limited.
Day 4
Back on the road again to a place called Sipi where we went on a hike for about 2 hours led by a local guide called Sam who did a great job explaining the area, agriculture , villages etc on the way to see a series of magnificent waterfalls.
This was followed by a wonderful lunch in a Lodge Hotel at the base of the falls.
We then drove back to Mbale where we overnighted.
Day 5
This was a long day but Twaha never complained about the driving which in Uganda is mostly on a two lane busy highway.. though you will also come across some unpaved roads.
We drove a lot of this day .. in a westerly direction back through Jinja, on to Kampala to a place called Masaka which would be our overnight destination on our journey west to the Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Masaka is a busy town and there was one acceptable hotel .. which I found on line.
Day 6
On this day the journey West continued until we reached the Queen Elizabeth Park , the landscape changed very often from great plains to hilly tea plantations , the road was not easy so be prepared for this .
Arriving at QE park you really are aware that you have arrived somewhere special , as you descend from the mountain to the park with the amazing Vista of the flat plains and Acacia Trees on the unspoilt landscape with Lake Edward against the back drop of the mountains in the distance – it’s a beautiful sight and one that you can only see in Africa.
After driving though the park , Twaha had arranged for me to take the boat trip along the Kanzinga channel where you can see the Elephants, Hippo’s, water buffalo and many more . Its a 2 hour boat trip and well worth it … it helps to have a camera with a good lens to capture this amazing scene. You also get to see the fishermen launching their canoe boats in the early evening to fish on Lake Victoria.
As it was getting late when the boat trip returned and we were travelling further north to stay .. in a place called Kasese… we got back on the road stopping along the way to take some memorable photos.
Day 7
One of my favourite parts of the trip – we returned to the Park from Kasese and went on a 27km drive called the Crater Lake drive – the views , the landscape is magnificent .. a true sight to behold .. do not miss this drive.
As I had said to Twaha that I wished to see flamingos , he had arranged for us to go to a place where they would normally be.. it was in a salt lake near Lake Katwe within a community that lived in the park . Unfortunately due to the dry weather at that time the flamingos had flown off , so a reason to go back .
At the end of this magnificent drive we started on the journey back to Kampala , with an overnight in Masaka once again.
Day 8
Final day - a drive back to Entebbe to catch my flight ..with a stop for lunch on Lake Victoria sorry to leave Uganda but grateful for a wonderful experience and to have had the services of a wonderful guide throughout. Well done Twaha and Thank you ..