AR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great and affordable Safari
We hired the 6 days safari. It started really good. They were genenerous to give us another hotel night since our flight arrived at an inconvenience time. They picked us up at the airport and our safari guide was Ricardo, he started explaining life in the city since we met him. He was very friendly and very informative. We had a problem with our bags and they were very helpful with that as well.
During the safari, Ricardo was very eager to show us all the animals. He gave us a lot of information about the animals's behaviour, tanzanian culture and also about plants. He was an excellent guide and driver.
The food was very tasty, we really liked it.
If I have to say something negative, it would be that in many hotels we didn't have hot water to shower. And some days it was hot during the day and we didn't have a cold bottle of water. They were always warm. We didn't have sodas after day 3 so that sucked. And the last thing to improve, you should definitely have more binoculars. We were 4 in that car, including the guide and the cook, and we had to "fight" for it.
Overall, it was a great experience. We saw the big 5 and lots and lots of animals.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very good price basic service
I booked with them the Kilimanjaro and 4 days safari.
Everything was fine there, I only would have preferred to feel more reassured during the reservation and during the whole process. Nelson is nice but makes everything easy, while you're 5000 km away and have no idea of what will happen.
The price is very good compared to other companies but for this reason every service is ok but not amazing.
Still a good deal for me.
The guides, the drivers, the cooks and everyone else there have to chill about tips. It's not mandatory and they become aggressive and annoying if you don't tip.
Very bad, this thing have to change, not just for them but for the hole country.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good in sticking to planned tours and all friendly staffs! Cleans our room nicely
Very good value for money and delicious food. The only slight thing i would say is the showers. The water temperature in the shower changes to too hot and then to cold constantly. The tour guides (Great and Mr Lambs) were very friendly and we wish them all the best!
The sunset drive was spectacular with Andrews and Gift. Followed by the Kruger drive with Mr Lambs - we saw Casper the white lion, leopard, wild dogs, and other animals.
The food was delicious, and shout out to the cleaning lady who made our beds and nicely packed our suitcases when we came back from a long day.
The panorama tour was nice, lots of driving tho.
I would definitely recommend this to my friends who haven’t been to the kruger/Hoedspruit before!
QA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Rose was very professional and very responsive, and helped tailor the trip to our needs
Working with Januz safaris was very easy, great responsiveness and good adaptability. The tour operator helped tailor the trip to our needs as we had a tighter schedule. Value for money is there, most of the accommodation we stayed in was great, however a couple were not so good (weak to no wifi/bad food). Another point to add is that the driver/tour guide did not seem to have a lot of experience, not much information while on the safaris unless he was asked, and was a lot of the times rushed to end the day and messed up the itinerary a little, but was good at finding animals that were difficult to find and we saw lots of great scenes. This particular tour guide was free lance so we hope that Januz Safaris will employ or work with more qualified tour guides in the future as they have a fantastic team and great potential.
IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic
We had a lovely experience with Lungie thank you, he put in every effort to make sure we had the best angles to view the animals and get photos. He picked us up at the correct times and made effort to make sure we was prepared for the dust.
A very lovely man that gave us a wonderful experience who was very educated about the animals and the area, we learnt a lot from him. The camp was also very beautiful and clean.
Amazing value for money. But maybe need a new car soon
Make sure you read the full quote as sometimes the return flight isn’t included.
Many thanks
Joe & Lauren
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
One of the finest places to do a safari
We stayed in the Mugie Conservancy of the Laikipia paleau, a magical place mainly because of the lack of tourists. We have stayed here for 10 nights, doing morning and afternoon safari's every day and had to share a sighting with at max 2 other vehicles. The chances of seeing lion and elephants are good, cheetah decent, leopard rare and rhino is not present in this area.
But I loved the feeling of being the only visitors in an area ruled by animals.
A slight negative thing about the Mugie Conservancy is the tar road splitting the conservancy. With influences the bush vibes slightly. Also there are lots of local farmers present which btw did not bother me at all. In fact, it's very interesting to see how the conservancy makes sure farmers and wildlife can co-exist in the same area.
The possibility to off-road in this area is also very nice and give greet opportunities. All in all a very nice place to visit!
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Everything was perfectly organized.
Our driver Dullah was a driving encyclopedia. He saw even the smallest bird and stopped for us. Totally cheerful drivers. We couldn't have had it better.
CH
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Flexible
The booking and communication was very easy. They were always available. The lodges fit the price. Once i was staying at a complety different lodge then my group which wasn't that practical. A thing i didn't like is that when i got picked up by the taxi driver i had to tip him almost 2000 kenyan shillings. This driver was organized by Moraj Travel. I could have done it cheaper.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Welcoming, Friendly and Knowledgeable
We did a 4-day Safari and 7-day Beach stay. We arrived at resort in the early morning after a very long journey to be met by a loverly man on reception who was conscious of how we must be feeling so booked us in very efficiently and quickly. It was a bit of a surprise to find out that we were off again a 4am the next day but everything was very well managed. Considering we were there for such a short time the welcome we got when we returned was amazing, the same receptionist was there and he remembered not only our names but little details from our brief conversation - it felt like coming home.
Safari - we did 3 games drives, 1 boat safari and a bush trek. All were very well managed, informative and ran smoothly. Our first game drive started as soon as we got off the plane (our luggage was taken to the lodge) with Denis as our driver/guide. Our group was us (an English couple) and 5 Guests from Germany (one spoke good English so translated for the others) so Denis adapted his talks to allow all of us to understand and learn. We really bonded as a group and from then on Denis was our driver/guide of choice and took us on all of our game drives. We cannot praise Denis enough, he took onboard what we were hoping to see and did not let us down, we saw everything and more (including a Loin on 2 different days). We didn't see a Jaguar but that was not for the lack of Denis using his extensive knowledge to try and find one. There was only a couple of very little negatives at the lodge - the lack of seating in the bar area especially for just 2 people (should you want some time as a couple) and sun loungers/seating around the pool. However, there is work going on at the moment so this could change. Apart from that we very much enjoyed our 4 nights with them.
Reef and Beach Resort - We arrived back from Safari in the early morning but our rooms were not ready until 1pm so our tip is to pack your beach wear at the top of your return luggage so you can change (there are changing rooms in some toilet blocks but toilets are roomy enough for this). You can safely leave your luggage at reception and enjoy your time around the resort. There are so many places to relax or have a drink and the on-site facilities are good. We recommend using Crab Tours who are on site to book excursions as they are reasonably priced even if it's just 2 people. We booked the Stone Town Tour and had a car & driver plus our own tour guide for around £45 each. Our room was spacious with good air con and lovely Bathroom. Again, a couple of things could be better such as seating in the main dining area. The food was loverly with a good choice and all on the ground floor. However, there is limited seating on the ground floor but plenty upstairs where it is very nice. However, there is only a very limited food selection upstairs so you either have to go up and down (stairs are steep) or go with the limited options (there was also no A La Carte when we were there). We are also used to a having someone come around the pool/beach/seating areas asking if you want drinks which doesn't happen here but that's fine, just an observation. Again, there is work going on around the resort so things could change.
We have been to other parts of Africa before but this was our first time in Zanzibar and Tanzania. All the Paradise and Wilderness staff we had contact with were true ambassadors for their country. It was the people we met in Resort, on Safari and our trip to Stone Town (not to be missed by the way) that made this holiday special for us. Resort and Lodge were clean, tidy and well maintained (although as I said there is work going on in both but this is being done with minimum/no impact on guests). Nothing was too much trouble and everyone we met or passed said Jambo and smiled. Such wonderful people, we would (have) recommend to friends.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect holiday planners!Convenient and trustworthy
Our safari experience with Blue Zebra Safaris was incredible from the booking of transport to bidding our farewells, we traveled as a group of university students and we had the best time of our lives, the safari tours and the events were as great as advertised.Thank your creating a lifetime memory for us.