CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Kenya by Mahasri Weerasooriya & family
Living in Canada, we really appreciated the cultural values of this awesome country, and felt extremely safe and comfortable, but of course all credit has to go to Odyssey Safaris for providing us with 2 awesome guides/drivers and very nice jeeps. The terrain is a little rough but hey, you are on the great Rift Valley and there is nothing to compare the scenery to it. Wildlife EVERYWHERE! It's too bad that people have got the wrong impression of Africa as a whole due to the Ebola crisis, but do your due diligence, last time I checked, there was not one case of Ebola in Kenya. Regarding the terrorists attacks, well, you might as well stay locked in your bedroom if you live in fear!! Certainly not encouraging you to go to Libya, Iraq, Syria or other NORTH AFRICAN countries, but terrorists attacks happen right in our back yard in Canada and the US, so, don't stop this from going on a Safari to Kenya, it has to be on everyone's bucket list.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Tanzania by Jeroen
Tanzania is a really great safari destination. We've seen a lot of wildlife, the Tanzanian people are very nice and it has great accommodations. We combined it with cultural activities (like spending the night in a Masai village and walking safari with Masai warriors) and Zanzibar beach (including diving) So for us it was ideal and we had a fabulous trip.
Review about Botswana by Buddy from MagnumExcursions
Considerng the Okavango Delta, Chobe NP, Moremi and Linyanti, you have amazing water settings for both birders as well as those loving larger animals. In addition there is the wonderful Kalahari, the Kgalagadi and Makgadikgadi to add a more desert/parched vibe for viewing wildlife. All of this and we haven't even discussed the Tuli Block's Mashatu.
PR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about South Africa by Jordanar
We went also to Bostwana, but at South Africa the Bush experience was better and all the animals were easy to see.
Review about Botswana by Jillian and Brett, USA
We left a piece of our hearts in Botswana. The people are simply wonderful. The landscape is magical. Communication is very easy and the lodges we visited were outstanding. We love Botswana so much that we talk about dropping everything and moving there almost daily.
Kenya offers a wide range of national parks, each with specific highlights
In September 2014 I visited the national parks (or game reserves) Samburu, Nakuru, Masai Mara, Amboseli, Tsave E and Tsavo W. Samburu is very dry, but offers quite different wildlife (eg giraffe gazelle or Grevy's zebra). Nakuru is nice for Flamingos, but in 2014 it rained too much so there were only few. Masai Mara is clearly the highlight, but also very crowded. Amboseli offers big herds of elephants and postcard shots with Mt Kili. Tsavo W is too bushy to spot wildlife. Tsavo E has big elephants.
Review about South Africa by Yogan Naidoo
We saw the big 5 in one day and a rhino was right on our side so much so that we could touch him if we wanted to but obviously did not!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
US
Experience level: first safari
Review about Tanzania by Kim B.
Tanzania was beautiful! The people were very friendly. The lodges we stayed at were amazing! We camped 2 nights and stayed at nice lodges the other nights. All were great experiences! We visited the Messiah tribe. Loved Tanzania! We felt safe the whole time we were there.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Uganda by Sputnikboy
Uganda is a particular safari destination: if you're looking for the big five this isn't the best place to go. On the other hand Uganda offered me a diversity of experiences, nature and wildlife that few other countries in the world can offer in my opinion.
You can have a typical safari trip in either Murchinson Falls NP or Queen Elizabeth NP, but I much more preferred the trekking on the wild Rwenzori mountains (my favourite place in Uganda), where in one day you can go from rainforest, to bamboo forest, to alpine vegetation. Kibale offers more rainforest with monkeys, chimps, butterflies, insects and plenty of birds. Bwindi is a world premiere destination to track the gorillas, a truly amazing experience that I HIGHLY reccomend to anybody. I went also to Mgahinga NP to track the golden monkeys: another underrated experience. The track at the foot of the Virunga mountains is beautiful and the monkeys are very cute and funny to watch.
In Jinja the adrenaline activities like rafting the Nile rapids was exhilarating, but there are many more to do.
And after all this, when I needed to chill out from these emotions, I headed to the shores of Lake Bunyonyi to dip into its waters and have an easy paddle with a canoe doing some islands hopping.
For these reasons I highly recommend Uganda as a destination for nature lovers.