DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely awesome tour enjoyed every second as honeymooners!
Our safari lasted 8 days. We travelled a lot (Arusha, Tarangire, Ngorogoro and Serengeti) and slept in 4 different accommodations. Every single accommodation was superb and the time schedule was well thougt. We enjoyed the most the accommodation in central Serengeti. It was a tented lodge with an awesome location, delicious food, very clean and friendly service! As honeymooners they even arranged a candle light dinner at the fire place. But all accommodations were better than expected! There is nothing to complain about. The car was clean, had a fridge and did its job very good.
We saw all " big 5". The guide knew everything by heart and headed to every spot being the first. We were almost every time the first guys to see a spectacular scene. e.g. 2 lions going to a big stone and coming out with 4 baby lions. 5 min after our arrival there came 30 cars to watch this scene...even on 1 day a car arrived at 8 pm saying that they could not find their camp in the darkness - our guide drove them to their camp. Allen was unique and we felt like being a little family in this week we laughed a lot this guy was just awesome.
To sum up. We cannot complain about anything. We can definitely recommend mamasavana 100%!!
Alex and Allen - Thank you so much for our great and unforgettable honeymoon. We will keep in touch and hopefully see again soon :)
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Big Time Safaris = Big Time Experience!
If you are looking for an outstanding safari experience at an affordable price, Big Time Safaris is the travel company for you. The safaris that BTS offer is a great deal for singles, couples, and families like ours. The service provided by this company is extraordinary and the value is unbelievable. You will receive exceptional assistance from Anne or Martha prior to your trip. Anne answered our countless questions immediately and helped us to plan the perfect trip. Our family did a ten day Kenya and Tanzania safari. Our guide in Kenya was so knowledgeable about each and every animal and how best to see them. It was clear to us that he was the "go to" guide among all guides. We learned so much about every animal as well as the Masai culture. Unlike lodges where the game drives happen in the morning and the afternoon with lots of down time in between, BTS maximizes each day with sunrise, day long, and/or sunset game drives, as well as other cultural experiences if you choose to. Our Tanzania safari also had a great guide and an outstanding chef who prepared enviable meals during our pitched tent camping in the Serengeti and Ngorangora. We wanted an authentic camping experience because we thought that it would put us in the most natural setting. Our safaris included a nice balance of accommodations at modest but more than adequate hotels, fixed tents (with beds and bathrooms = glamping!) as well as traditional pitch tents (all equipment provided) where docile zebras grazed at our door. You can keep your luxury lodges, I'll take a true once in a lifetime natural experience like that any day!
Our safari vehicles held 7-8 people. One of the best parts of the trip was meeting our fabulous travel companions and people at the campsites from all over the world. We left with many friends, both locals and travelers alike.
One of the many wonderful services that BTS provides is that they picked us up from the airport the day before our safari and brought us to our hotel. They then picked us up from our hotel and delivered us to their offices where the safari began, and returned us to our hotel (airport if you need) at the end. This is a huge savings as we did not have to take taxis as we would have with the other safari companies that we looked into. As well, we were able to leave large suitcases in their offices at no charge. Other safari companies charged for this service. This allowed us to store our bags for future travel after the safaris.
BTS is your one stop company for all your trip needs. We were able to arrange for a private driver through BTS, at a ridiculously low price for 8-10 hours, for the three days we spent in Nairobi after the safari. Anne helped us to plan three amazing days in Nairobi. We were so overwhelmed when the owner of the company and Anne, our planner, visited us at our nearby hotel the morning after our safari to make sure that we were happy with our BTS experience. I could go on and on about how wonderful this company is and how outstanding our safari experience was. It's hard to find a safari that includes everything and some for this price. We will most certainly book our next trip with Big Time Safaris!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great adventure!
Everything was perfect! An unforgettable experience! Booking the safari was very easy with the help of Kelly-Anne. The canoe safari was great, lots of explanations from animals, trees about the river etc. All the meals were delicious and we always feel safe with the experienced guides Norman and Manu. It was a real truth african adventure!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Most Amazing Experience
I was a bit nervous for this trip, as I had never been to East Africa, and did not know what to expect.
John and Martin were the most amazing to work with!!!
I can not thank them enough for making this trip smooth and enjoyable.
John was very responsive and took care of any and all of our requests.
Martin was the BEST driver ever, we got to see all of the Big 5 and more.
I would recommend them to anyone who is interested in this wonderful experience.
EG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb
It was the best vacation. Samburu Intrepids was hi level and comfortable luxury tented camp. Perfect service and I would recommend this to upcoming visitors.
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience
We booked for a four days three night safari at the Kruger Park. Our guide Steve picked us up at the hotel in Johannesburg and drove us to the crocodile camp for the first two nights. He was a great guide, showing us a lot and could tell us all kinds of details about the park and the animals we saw. Besides being a great guide, he was a wizard with the braai and made sure we wouldn't starve...we saw a lot of giraffes, elephants, lions, all kind of deers, rhino's, hippo's, crocks and on the last morning three cheeta's coming back from a hunt. I can surely recommend Endless Summer Tours. Flexible and reliable
TH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A tailor-made vacation which successfully incorporated relaxation, luxury and attention to detail.
Our honeymoon experience was made all the more special by the care and attention given to us by the staff of Antelope especially our guide and driver Charles. We saw the most spectacular sights, relaxed and indulged in comfort, good food and warm hospitality.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent! Hats off to the arrangements made by Trekkr Africa. Everything was planned and perfectly
The experience was joyful , to say the least. All our expectations were met.Catherine from Trekkr Africa s amazing. She would take calls at any hour and communicated constantly with us to make sure everything went well. The expectations from our group was too demanding and she managed to meet the same very well. Full kudos to her and her team. I would strongly recommend Trekker Africa to any tour group.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent and reliable service
I booked the safari trip one week before departure through Bison Safaris. Maggie was very effective in her communication - provided options and recommendations and quickly responded to my request to modify the plan. The driver was also punctual, friendly, and helpful. I would feel very comfortable with booking another safari trip with Bison in the future.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Unforgettable first visit to Africa that will be hard to beat
I have waited an awful long time to go to Africa and thought and chose my trip very carefully. The Wildside Safari Company was to me the logical operator to travel with, especially after talking to Shirli and having received a copy of their book "Africa’s Ultimate Safaris". The trip they ran to the Great Migration and the crossings in Tanzania was another no brainer and what an introduction to Africa! Wildside sorted out everything bar our flights and even then gave good advice and arranged extra accommodation where we required it. Also we chose to travel a day earlier so we could be with the group early on the first day to travel which gave us time to break ourselves into the safari experience gently with a trip to the fabulous Arusha National park, set between Mounts Meru and Kilimanjaro it is a stunning park and was quite different to all of the others that we visited as it allowed us to experience jungle and all of its fabulous sights, sounds and especially smells. Watching colobus and sykes monkeys evacuate the trees as a crested eagle swooped through was an amazing kick start to the trip and if you like birds this park is a must. From here the trip started proper, visiting Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti. I had always wanted to see the infamous Mara river and it did not disappoint. Watching the crossings is quite an experience. Feeling rain in Africa while you are sat in the porch of your personal tent in the tented camp, while watching wildebeest and zebra stream past on the hill opposite for well over 2 hours! Well over a million wildebeest, especially in the Lamai Wedge (my favourite day of the trip), 1000's of zebra, gazelle & buffalo. 100's of ele's, giraffe & lion. 13 cheetah and 9 leopard. Plus the most amazing view of 3 wild dog and seeing them cross the mighty Mara. Seeing a huge croc take a wildebeest..... Plus the birds..... 300+ species. Flamingos as far as both my eye and my scope could see on Lake Manyara........ No review does the trip justice. I cannot recommend it enough and Wildside who arranged the most fantastic guides, accommodation, food and travel. Will look to try and do it again! :)