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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari in Tanzania
Would like to highly recommend Ernest Magic Tours for safari booking. We had a fantastic experience from the moment Ernest and Regina met us at the airport to being dropped off by our excellent guide Karim.
We visited Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro and Serengeti …all just amazing. Karim our guide was fantastic at finding the Big 5 as well as the Ugly 5… highlights were the leopard and cheetah with 5 cubs in addition to the herds of wildebeests and zebras in the Serengeti, the elephants and Baobab trees in Tarangire, and the lions, buffaloes and rhinos in Ngorgongoro crater not to mention the beautiful scenery in all the parks, the sunrises, the balloon ride and the visit to the Maasai village and market in one of the villages on the way to Arusha and finally the beautiful accommodation one of which was a migration camp with WiFi, hot showers , campfire , in the middle of the Serengeti guarded by Maasai at night while we slept to the sounds of the animals including zebras and lions … all truely amazing and all of this in just 5 days …
A huge thanks to our guide Karim who with his more than 15 years of experience found the animals, could predict their movements and always seemed to position the jeep for the best photos … we had great chats in the jeep and a lot of laughs … Karim also made sure we had lovely picnic spots looking at hippos in the Ngorongoro crater or the zebras and wildebeests beside the water in the Serengeti … he really made our trip so unforgettable with loads of fantastic memories.
So to conclude would strongly recommend Ernest’s safari company together with Regina and Karim. They are customer focused, flexible, good fun and have a huge understanding of how to provide a really great experience for their customers.
Thankyou Karim, Regina & Ernest for an amazing experience from start to finish. We will never forget our fantastic 5 day safari trip with Karim.
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The tour operator was expectional , providing outstanding service and making the experience memorabl
Service was excellent with a very expert end polite guide.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautiful People, Beautiful Country
My wife and I decided to visit South Africa and enjoy a safari experience. We contacted Michelle of Explore and Travel Africa and she set out to design the precise trip we were looking for. We had no idea what to expect, but loved the entire experience. We spent our time in Kruger National Park, Thornybush Reserve, Sabi Sands Reserve, and Cape Town. Our first stop was at Hippo Hollow Lodge in Hazyview, where we stayed for two nights. We enjoyed a full day of birding in Kruger National Park and saw more than 70 different species of birds as well as many species of animals. The experience was everything we hoped for as our guide was knowledgeable and thoughtful, stopping to let us get pictures and enjoy the experience. We lunched at the golf course in Kruger where the food was great and the views were fantastic.
Leaving Hippo Hollow, we headed to Shimungwe Lodge in the Thornybush Reserve. We stayed there four nights and had an incredible experience. We did safaris twice a day and saw an amazing assortment of creatures. We viewed the "big five" within the first two days in addition to hyenas, hippos, impalas, kudus, nyala, many birds, hares, giraffes, zebras, and more. Lucan was a terrific guide and his brother, Dani was an amazing tracker. They were patient, kind, and always willing to answer our questions and help us to see all we hoped for. The Shimungwe Lodge has only four guest rooms and provides an intimate lodging and dining experience. It was our favorite lodge for this reason and we sincerely hope to return one day, as the experience there was second to none.
From Shimungwe we ventured to Elephant Plains Lodge in the Sabi Sands Reserve. This lodge was not as intimate as Shimungwe, but they provided great hospitality and a tremendous safari experience. Our guide Armand, made sure we once again saw the "big five," and gave us a fantastic viewing experience. Animals we saw here that we didn't see at Thornybush included jackals, duiker, and waterbuck. Food at the lodge was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed out stay.
Following our stay at Elephant Plains we flew to Cape Town to finish our our trip at the Winchester Boutique Hotel, where hospitality and service reign supreme. We did some birding in the Eastern Cape and a Cape Point tour, both of which were fabulous.
Michelle communicated with us throughout our trip and even made small changes at our request. She was amazing and we will always be grateful for her efforts to design the perfect trip to satisfy our bucket list. We have incredible shared memories from our experiences and we thank Michelle for her patience, willingness to listen to our requests, and her tremendous follow through in making our vacation absolutely perfect. Should we have the opportunity to return to South Africa, we will definitely call Michelle and ask for her assistance again.
SE
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They delivered an amazing tour with many rare animals
The service was amazing, good food, amazing staff, really cool animals were ”provided”. They did their best to make our experience as good as possible. It was good value for money. They were really reliable. So overall It was amazing
Deep Dive Into South African History
Lebu was an excellent guide. Trip was entertaining. Informative. Eye opening. I would highly recommend as a tour for a first time visitor / like ourselves / coming to Johannesburg.
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Tour operator Widman Tours and Safari
Amazing Tour operator Widman Tours and Safari
I highly recommend this Tour operator we had a five day program in Ruaha National park from December 5.2025
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Dream come true
My family and I had a five days safari and honestly speaking this exceeded our expectation. Our guide David beat us to our own game as he made us see all the big five within the first one day.
The guide was friendly and welcoming which made us feel like we were home away from home. I recommend Tierras Africa any time any day
KR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience the best with the best Beta-rang guide.
We are a Korean couple who joined a private 3-night, 4-day safari tour covering Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro. Our driver and guide was Mr. Kweka, a veteran with 16 years of experience.
To be honest, this tour felt completely different from others. There are countless large and small safari companies out there, but from what we observed, many of them would simply stop far away from animals—showing them from a distance and staying there for a while before moving on. It often felt like, “Look, there’s an animal over there,” rather than trying to get us closer.
However, Mr. Kweka made incredible efforts to take us as close as possible to different animals. Thanks to him, by the afternoon of the third day, we had seen so many animals that we almost became desensitized—there was truly that much to enjoy! Of course, we did see a few other guides who were also very hardworking, but Kweka’s 16 years of experience truly make a difference.
I’ve driven off-road myself in Iceland, including Landmannalaugar and Kerlingarfjöll, but I was really impressed by how safely and smoothly he handled the much rougher safari terrain like a true professional. During the trip, we saw several vehicles from other companies break down, yet Mr. Kweka kept checking his car even when there was no problem, making sure everything was in perfect condition.
Out of all the tours I’ve done around the world, only two have truly impressed me—one glacier trekking company in Iceland, and the other, Wild Media Safaris. Mr. Kweka may seem a little quiet at first, but that might be because we don’t speak English very well. Still, we are absolutely sure you will have an amazing safari experience with him. (To be honest, we often pretended to understand English even when we didn’t!)
Finally, we realized that having a great guide matters much more than having a new or spotless vehicle on safari. Thank you so much, Mr. Kweka, for these unforgettable four days. We wish you good health and continued success ahead.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Truly the trip of a lifetime
Goodluck Kombe, owner and our guide from Habitat Adventures Travel, planned our fabulous 14 day family trip to Rwanda and Tanzania this past September 2025. Our group consisted of six people including our adult children. Goodluck was with us every step of the way with his smile, extensive knowledge and incredible ability to always seem to have us in the right place at the right moment to experience something new on safari. Beautiful accommodations with outstanding service and delicious meals in incredible settings surpassed our expectations. Every aspect of the trip including the gorilla trekking in Rwanda, safaris in Tanzania and sunrise hot air balloon ride in the Northern Serengeti along with multiple cultural experiences were thoughtfully curated by Goodluck. He even arranged for one of our group to depart early from safari with ease. Hakuna matata with Goodluck at the helm.
He was the best and super considerate.
Amazing, kind, thoughtful and fun for the whole family.