ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
cannot fault any part of my experience, from booking to the delivery of service. I give this 5 stars
8 days safari in Kenya- outsatnding experience had by my family and i. 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Thank you for making our dream reunion come true.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experiences in the national parks of Tanzania
The safari with "Karibu Tanzania Safaris" was very good and inspiring. The whole organisation team was very nice and helped us to plan our trip as comfortable as possible. The safari's driver guide was excellent! He explained us a lot about the wildlife and we enjoyed the beautiful landscape and animals! Of course you should not forget that you always need a little bit luck to see a lot of different animals. The food which was especially cooked for us was very tasty and even for vegetarians they have a good opportunity. All in all it was a very good desicion to go with "Karibu Tanzania Safaris" and if I will ever go to Tanzania again I will go on Safari with that company! Thank you very much for my good time there.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic
I would like to take this opportunity to say a very big Thank you for the 3 day Safari you organized for me last week. 2 days in the Mara and 1 day at Lake Nakuru.
The tour was fantastic we got to see an amazing amount of animals as well as The Big 5, and to top it all to see a cheetah kill. We were not expecting flamingos at Lake Nakuru due to the high water levels but were lucky to see a good flock of birds.
A very special thank you to Issac our guide, his professionalism was outstanding, and game guiding skills were fantastic, I think if it were not for him we would have not seen half of the wildlife that we did. Thanks Issac
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tanzania Sarfari
The safari was very easy to setup. I had to talk to the employees of my organization and they set up everything for me. The living arrangements were tents for the 3 day safari with mattress pads. I slept comfortably. The safari itself was very exciting. I was able to see all of the big 5 except a rhino.
great safari
graet safari trip with great people that take care of you from the first day in arusha to the last day.
they took me to interesting and great places
US
Experience level: first safari
First safari
David at Vacay Holiday Deals was very responsive to our questions and helped us find an affordable and wonderful safari package at the Sarova Mara Lodge. The package not only met but exceeded our expectations.
Loved the lodging and our game drive guides as well.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Photographic Safari
Letaka Safaris organised a private trip for my wife and I in January/February 2014. Areas included Okavango, Savuti and The Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The trip was geared toward natural history photography. Activities included game drives, guided walks, excursions with San Bushmen and helicopter flights. All communications were via e-mail. Replies were prompt and comprehensive. The Lataka team is obviously familiar with arranging complex itineraries. There were no misunderstandings. We even requested itinerary changes during the trip in order to take advantage of certain situations. These were handled without fuss or bother. Our guide was Nkosi. A gentleman and all round good guy. He created numerous good photo opportunities, a number of excellent ones and one exceptional opportunity. Food and accommodation was the best we have encountered on a mobile safari. Support staff were a real pleasure to be with. Vehicles were highly capable, adequately comfortable and well equipped. To provide support for long lenses I recommend a combination of Really Right Stuff Safari Rigs with monopods, Manfrotto Super Clamps and an extra large bean bag. Although vehicles are equipped with inverters, there is probably benefit in taking a back up solar charging system if you have several devices. Bruton products worked well for us. Overall, it was an outstanding trip and excellent value for money. If you only have one chance at such a trip, I thoroughly recommend Letaka Safaris.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best holiday we've ever had
We booked with Planet Africa on the recommendation of friends who travelled with them the previous year and had raved about their wonderful holiday. We sent an email request to get a better idea of the options and cost, and a representative arranged a call that same day to talk through our preferences. She and her team organized a trip that combined gorilla tracking in Rwanda (our primary focus of the trip) with safari at two different sites in Tanzania based on a few telephone conversations and email exchanges. The entire trip was extremely professional, from beginning to end, with excellent communication, personalized service and great attention to detail. The accommodation was perfect at each location. Our local guides were absolutely fantastic - knowledgeable and engaging, particularly at Sayari Camp in the Northern Serengeti. Logistics were worked out brilliantly. We can't remember a trip that was so flawless in its execution, whether with the timing of flights, being met by our local guides, or any other aspect of the trip. The Planet Africa team was also on hand while we were in Rwanda and Tanzania to help as needed; towards the end of our stay in Tanzania, we made a last minute request to change the itinerary and they were very quick to get back with us about options and to help make the adjustments. We were absolutely thrilled with the service we received and the holiday we had, which definitely goes down as the best in more than 30 years of travel to more than 50 countries. We will undoubtedly book a future trip with Planet Africa.
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very helpful customer service, and safari went as promised
Booking our safari was very easy, and all of our customizations (including domestic flights unrelated to our safari) were easily covered - Michael is great to do business with.
The tour itself was as promised, and we saw a great variety of wildlife. Our guide (Solomon) was very experienced (he said he had been a guide for 8 years), and he was able to spot a lot of animals we would have missed otherwise. He picked up that I had an interest in birds as well as mammals and started to stop the car more frequently for birds as well -- and he knew every one.
There were 2 things that were different than our expectations: we wanted to visit the Masai people, which we did, but our tour package document stated that the visiting would be included, it did not mention that we had to tip the Masai people $20USD per person to visit -- unexpected.
Also, the tour package document stated that the tents would be prepared by the staff. Mostly, they did -- but with our help. I am not adverse to helping, but the guides didn't make us feel like we had a choice.
Overall, though, we saw lots of great animals, have a good time, and got value for money. There were some other safaris that were slightly cheaper for similar itineraries, but I went with Northern Circuit because of their attentiveness during the booking process -- I felt in good hands, and we most certainly were. I would contact Michael again next time I am going to Arusha.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Awesome Adventure - Our guide, our accomodations, and all the animals were wonderful!
Everything about our experience was excellent. I especially liked the fact that RA Safaris was able to customize a safari for us based on our needs and our budget.
Our experience with RA Safaris more then lived up to our expectations. Our guide Ely was wonderful and he customized every day for us based on what we wanted to do - he made us the "Happy Family, Winning Team." He knew where to find the animals and how to get us very close to them. He was extremely knowledgeable and was tons of fun.
We stayed in a variety of accomodations - from tented lodges to beautiful villas - depending on where we were and all of the lodging was wonderful.
This vacation was a great value for the money we spent. It was a once in a lifetime family adventure, and I can't speak highly enough about RA Safaris and the great vacation they planned for us.