CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience - everyone should have the chance to go!
Makasa provided our family of 4 (2 adults and 2 teenagers) with a trip of a lifetime. Selma was so accommodating and easy to communicate with. Frank, our guide through our Safari, was amazing. Dina, in Zanzibar, made us feel like we were at home. The people of Tanzania are friendly, welcoming and so kindhearted. The wildlife was unbelievable and the beaches of Zanzibar were beautiful!!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding experience
We had an outstanding time on our trip with It Started in Africa. This was a first safari so we didn't know quite what was ideal. We gave It Started in Africa a general idea of how long we wanted to go and what we wanted to see and they recommended a great itinerary for us. We did a 6 day safari through Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and Central and Northern Serengeti. This was perfect in terms of length. Through it we managed to see all the big animals - lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras, giraffe, wildebeests, antelope, leopard, etc. - up close with the exception of a rhino (but these can be hard to find). The wildebeest crossing of the Mara river was really something special too.
All of the hotels It Started in Africa recommended for us were outstanding. We especially enjoyed the Serena Hotels we stayed at.
What helped make the experience so special was our driver Heaven. For one, he was very committed to making sure we saw everything we wanted to see, and also reacting to things he heard on the radio so we could see rare and unique things (for example, lions hunting prey, or crocodiles grabbing wildebeests). On top of being very good at his job, he was just a nice personal guy that we enjoyed getting to know and spending time with on our trip.
Following out safari they organized a post-safari stay in Zanzibar which again they recommended great hotels to stay at. Zanzibar itself was a relaxing end to a great trip.
Finally worth mentioning is they also organized all transfers to and from the airports in Tanzania and again in Zanzibar. This was great as we really had nothing to worry about except getting to the country in the first place. Highly recommended company!
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Memorable South Africa tour
I and my two Italian friends came back from a memorable South Africa tour a few days ago. Southern tours organized a customized 13 days tour for us. After our arrival in Johannesburg we went straight to the beautiful Drakensberg mountains where we spent one night in a wonderful lodge surrounded by a fantastic landscape. From there we continued our journey to St. Lucia, Hluhluwe, Swaziland, Kruger and then back to Johannesburg. Also all the other lodges have been chosen very well by Southern tours, especially at Hluhluwe game reserve and Kruger where we stayed inside the parks.
Bongizwe is not only a very professional guide, but also a very polite, responsable and helpful person, he always did the very best to meet our expectations and to make this trip an unforgetable adventure. He knows the bush very well and without him we would not have seen so many animals. It did not take us much time to see the Big 5!!
During this trip we also had the possibilty to learn a lot about African culture. Moreover Bongizwe has an excellent knowledge in history.
We are looking forward to planning our next trip with Southern tours!!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing adventure through Odyssey Safaris!!
Recently back from an amazing safari adventure in Kenya organized through Odyssey Safaris. Odyssey tailored the trip to our specifications and instructed us on payment schedules, visa requirements, medical requirements, etc ... basically made everything simple and easy for us. Mark Cahill ensured that our flights were booked to take advantage of the best routes and prices and our accommodations were excellent (in fact we were given upgrades in a couple of instances). Our guide, Kieri, was friendly, knowledgeable and extremely accommodating -- he ensured that we got to enjoy the landscape and culture of Kenya. I would highly recommend Odyssey Safaris -- they will do everything possible to ensure that your safari experience exceeds your expectations.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 days in the wildlife of Masai Mara
The safari booking process was clear and the price fair. The driver came to pick us up at the hotel and was excellent in driving along the unpaved road leading to the park. The three days were nice, and so was the tented camp. The bottled water was not present in the jeep in the quantity agreed.
Very positive experience.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing Namib Desert Experience
I really enjoyed this trip put together by African Coast. It's not a safari for wildlife so much but mostly for seeing the spectacular scenery of the Namib Desert including the giant sand dunes and the area known as Dead Vlei. Climbing the sand dunes was very difficult for me so make sure you hit the stairclimber before this trip. The camping was on roof-top tents mounted on our SUV which was a lot of fun. We participated in making the camp fire meals with our guide Tino. We did see some wild life around the camps like the large antelope, "Oryx" and some jackals that visited camp nightly looking for food. Highly recommended!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Chobe National Park Experience
Kalahari Tours did an amazing job with our Chobe Safari. The hotel pick up and river cruise got us off to a great start. Our guide, Jensen was excellent and found us a lot of great wildlife including a chance encounter with a leopard. The camping set up and fireside meals were amazing. When I think of a true African safari experience...this is it! Highly recommended!!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An unforgettable holiday arranged by the Happines Team who take the name literally
It started not only in Africa but the excellent service started already from the first e-mail contact in advance until the end of our tour. The offer was transparent and we liked the kind of clear choices in all price groups and comfort levels, to add a day or to leave a point which we did not want. All the Happiness-Team always answered quickly and were very helpful in case of modi-fications. At the end it is really a very individual trip only with things we liked.
Allen, our driver guide did a great job during all the tour. He drove us always safely although the car was a bit older and did have some little defects. Moreover he fine-tuned our time table perfectly when we had to manage farer distances. He could even appreciative manage a change of camps on the spot from north Serengeti to Central Serengeti which was really recommendable for us and especially for him as our driver, as it would have been a very hard and long drive from North Serengeti to Ngorongoro crater at once. We originally planned 3 full days in the north Serengeti to have a good chance to see the river crossing of the migration but had the luck to see it 3 times at the first two days already! It was incredible but was not necessary to see it a third day... So we stayed another night in the central Serengeti instead of in the north. He lead us also to the rhino, leopard all the Big Five and Ugly Five and many more. Each day there was another special situation where we could observe many animals like bathing elefants, eating chakals or hyenas, fighting vultures, lions in the shadow of other jeeps etc. It was in overall a very impressive trip and we passionate photographers could took lots of amazing and incredible photos.
The lodges we have chosen of your recommendations were all very cozy and comfortable, the personal absolutely friendly and helpful to feel like home. It is unbelievable to find such in the wilderness.
We are also happy to have concluded our trip with Lake Natron and Ngare Sero Camp. It was very special to experience this camp at “nowhere” and the walk to the flamingos. Awesome nature with the Lengai volcano in the back.
It was a unique and unforgettable experience in Tanzania.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience!
We booked our Chobe Safari through Indigo and were very impressed with the service. Chris communicated very well during the planning process. As we got closer to the Safari date we had to make a last minute change to delay our departure and Chris was able to help us adjust our safari with the tour company, Kalahari. We were able to extend in Livingston an extra day and were able to swim in "Devil's Pool" as a result. The Chobe Safari turned out to be excellent with a really good guide that found us lots of wildlife and really comfortable camping arrangements. Highly recommended!!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fabulous experience!
My husband and I stayed at Zanzibar via Siafu for our honeymoon. After beach holiday we spent 5 nights on a safari. Neither of us had previously safari experience. We visited Serengeti National Park and stayed Kati Kati Tented Camp. This was one of the best vacations we-ve taken. A special mention and thanks has to go to our guide Emmanuel. He was amazing! He taught us a lot about the animals and always put us in the right position for the best shots. The entire staff team was great! We have enjoyd our time in Tansania very much! We recommend Siafu safari operator and Tanzania to anyone! Good people and nice country!
Stayed August 2016. Travelled as a couple.
Triin and Edward