20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had very good tour in Victoria falls a,chose and hwange National Park.The service was excellent.
The trip was professionally coordinated, reliable and very high value for money. The tour operator was excellent and highly recommended.
FI
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great value safari
Before the details here is the short version: It was a great safari with a good price. Highly recommend.
I booked as solo traveller and wanted to do Maasai Mara and lakes Nakuru and Naivasha.
Booking: Communication was very fast and it was easy to change lodges to the ones I liked better. I also tweaked The last day itenary to fit my flight scheldule.
Safari: Me and The guide got along very well. It was easy to chat about our countries and life in general. He was very knowledgeable about the animals and the land. I also liked that we sometimes just drove quietly. I saw everything I had wished and got amazing photos.
The van: I was a bit worried how the car would handle the park roads but there was absolutely no trouble getting through water and mud. The van is lighter than the Jeep so sometimes it was better getting accross obstacles. Jeep might have more cool factor but especially if you have done a safari before, this was a good way to save some $. The side windows are a bit smaller but almost always you stand to take photos anyways. There was water and power outlet to charge phone.
Last tips to first timers: Be patient. The drives are long and it's not cool animals every minute. Sometimes it takes an hour to locate something special. Also things happen on road. Cars may break and then you rescue some passengers. Just enjoy and relax. Hakuna Matata!
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience with Silver Spark!
Our eight days safaris in Kenya with Silver Spark Africa, was one of our best adventures compared to South Africa, Kruger National Park. We really enjoyed our 8 days safari. The communication with our guide during safaris and Abongo was smooth from the beginning. We opted for the jeep, option, which was in a good condition, our accommodations were as per the itinerary, all clean and have best food service. Our tour guide, John, was amazing, he was really prepared and ready for our safaris.
Every park and game drive was amazing we saw Big 5 many times over. The best thing was also the culture visit in Maasai Mara Park and the Maasai market village back in Nairobi on our day one of arrival. The culture and life style were knowledgeable and showed us things which otherwise we would have easily missed. Kevin, was most welcoming on the city excursion and helped us with anything and everything we needed around the city. I do recommend Silver Spark Africa for their exemplary service offered during our stay with them.
Very attentive and lots of knowledge about the Safari and animals
This trip I booked completely blind not knowing who the people or place was and it turned out incredibly amazing just like I had dreamed the location to be and the places to stay we had monkeys arrive while having breakfast and I had also arranged to propose to my girlfriend at the time and they had arranged everything for me while we was out and the safari was so amazing they had answerd every question I asked and managed to find every animal they had.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was very amazing i had such a great time
This place wasn’t what i was expecting to be having animals running around while eating and sitting around a fire on the evening with food was something special
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Seamless and responsive safari operator & experience
What an incredible trip to Botswana. We have memories that we will cherish for years to come. So appreciate Martin's prompt replies and availability. He was incredibly responsive and detailed in his replies to our many questions while also providing honest context on animals/terrain, travel prep, etc throughout the few months between booking and our travel dates. I had been in contact with a few tour companies before booking with Martin, but he was the most detailed, personable, and responsive in all of our email communications that it was the right choice.
We stuck with a more classic 7 day safari itinerary given our time was limited, but it felt like a truly immersive trip regardless and we felt at ease the entire time. The mix of accommodations were fantastic as well! We enjoyed the variety of activities - mokoro, game drives, night drives, and walking safaris. It was seamless having everything taken care of by Martin and the local operator so we could just focus on the experience. Sad to be back from our trip, but we look forward to visiting Africa again soon.
FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Sympathic
We liked the tour but were disapointed because we didn't see any lions,any cheethas,any buffalos
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Hard trip with amazing tourguides and team!
What an experience. Ramo was an excellent tour guide, the whole team and also my fellow travellers made this trip an amazing once in a lifetime experience. Not gonna lie, it was really really tough, but the guides were so encouraging and lovely and supportive, only thanks to them I made it to the top! Thanks again for all your help, I am so so grateful!
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Have best tour guide
The value for money was excellent. Aside from the water quality at the first hotel,everything else was excellent. Our guide, Papa John, was especially helpful. He was a great driver, actively searched for animals, explained the differences and characteristics of each species, and was very attentive to our well-being.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari and great value for money.
Great service, the tour guide (Laurence) and the chef were especially great, very accommodating and did everything they could to give us the best experience possible. Great value for money as well.