IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kikwetu CulturAvedntures and Mr. Keunneth are my my friends
My trip causes to a series of personal problems would never have started without the availability of Kenneth and the seriousness of Kikwetu CulturAvedntures. 7 safari days to Masai Mara, Nayvasha lake, Amboseli e Tsavo perfectly organized, 7 beach day in Watamu e tha last day in Nairobi.... Always on time, every booking no surprise and no annoyance.
Thank You Brother Kenneth
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
7 days safari:Tarangire,Lake Manyara,Serengeti,Ngorongoro
I had a wonderful experience with the Foot Slopes team who kept me comfortable and satisfied.The communication via email prior the safari was excellent. Almost every time i sent a message to Foot Slopes I received a reply the same day.Upon arrival, pick-up at the airport was smooth and tour group was able to arrange for in-town transportation for us as we had a full day in Arusha before the start of our safari. The driver (Thomas:the best driver i know!)was professional and Footslopes arranged for a good price. I visited Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara..and i saw the big five.The safari vehicle was nice and comfortable with a pop-top to be able to take good pictures of the animals. This is a budget safari and I slept in a tent in the open fields.The chef was very good and served us some very good things to eat. I can definitely recommend their services to anyone who likes to deal with solid and professional companies
Thank you Foot Slopes Tours&Safaris!!!
The wildlife and bird watching was excellent in all of the parks we visited. Our guide was quite knowledgeable about animals and birds
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderfull, well organised trip with a very experienced guide
My friend and i made a three day safari to Queen Elisabeth National Park/Murchison Falls. The safari was perfectly organised!
The communication before the trip (fast answers to all questions...) and the service was great!!
Every minute of the safari was perfectly organised (pick up in Kampala, tour itself, breaks and meals...) and I think we had the best guide of Uganda! Twaha is very experienced and can answer all questions.
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The Namibia Horse Safari Company team just does an excellent job.
I am a repeting guest rider with Namibia Horse Safari Company for many years now and they just do an excellent job. They are very experienced in organizing those safaris and they love and treat their horses respectively. The landscape is just stunning and so different from one place to the other.
NZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic attention to detail and worked with us to create an amazing trip
From our first contact with Darren from Compass Odyssey it was obvious that he is passionate about what he does and is keen to ensure his clients get the most out of their trip. There was a lot of communication whilst sorting out details for our safari and his responses were always very prompt and informative. My husband and I were travelling with our youngest son (13) and my parents. Darren gave us lots of information about the accommodation options and we were impressed by the options that he recommended. Mortimer was our guide in Victoria Falls and was friendly and helpful. Victoria Falls was impressive and we managed to take it in from both the Zimbabwe and Zambian sides and from the air. We loved our time in Chobe at Garden Lodge - lovely property, great setting with hippos on the lawn at night and warthogs running around during the day. The staff at the lodge were very welcoming. John was our safari guide and we did 2 river safaris and 2 driving safaris - he was informative and good at tracking animals and gave us an amazing safari experience. Before we started our Compass Odyssey tour we were in Johannesburg and had money stolen from our room safe. Even though this part of our trip was not organised by Compass Odyssey Darren went above and beyond and tried to help us with regard to the theft. We would happily recommend Darren and Compass Odyssey to anybody.
AT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great value and perfectly organized. Highly recommended!
We booked a Mokoro Tour with them and a few hours later Lucky showed up to brief us and provide us with useful information. Nothing was too much trouble for these guides, they really helped us and answered all our questions. At no point did we feel unsafe, everything ran smoothly. They are professionals who know how to adapt to the needs of a group and they did a marvelous job for us.
If you'd like to support the real people of Botswana, instead of another foreign company making money off the tourists, I urge you to set up your tour them.
To sum up this company provided us with a first class, prefect safari and at a reasonable price. I would not hesitate in booking with them again or recommending them to family and friends. You won't be disappointed with them.
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic agency for a trip in Africa
Aurélie and Ben of E-Trip Africa are a stand-out. They were planning our Rwanda & Tanzania trip so conscientiously as well answering patiently our numerous questions in so much detail throughout the whole time! They really did a great job and everything just turned out perfectly fine! We have not one thing to complain about - it was just perfect!
What made the trip even more special to us was our guide Eliamini who did an outstanding job with his knowledge about animals (His spotting is also absolutely amazing) and his efforts to show us as much as possible from this great country!
If we are visiting Africa again, which is quite likely, we are definately returning to E-Trip Africa to plan the trip!
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
4 day selous tour
We booked with Hello Tanzania for 4 days in selous for 2 people, and we were very happy. The Hippo Camp is nice, the people sweet, and Mwajabu and her brother Abdallah are both very sweet and helpful people. I ended up booking with Hello Tanzania because i felt that Mwajabu was very trustworthy and response on email. We arrived in Dar es Salaam 2 days before the safari and Mwajabu came to our Airbnb to collect the money beforehand. She told us that this was needed to pay the upcoming trip and fees in advance. We did not have the dollars on hand, and ended up having to withdraw the money at the atm over several times, each costing us a big fee. Therefore a little tip for you guys, have the money ready in USD so that you can give them to Mwajabu and not have to withdraw with big fees from the atms which can only give out around 150 USD (10 USD fee) per withdrawal. Also dont walk around with big amounts of money in Dar Salaam, like any big city you can get robbed and have your purse snatched. Take only the amount you need, keep the rest at the hotel/room until you need it. Be safe, and thank you to Mwajabu and Abdallah for a good experience!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing adventure- loved our driver!
My sister and I thoroughly enjoyed our 3-day trip to Maasai Mara. Our driver, Stanley, was absolutely wonderful. He worked hard to show us the beauty of Kenya and went above and beyond to help us with numerous travel details after the safari since we were unfamiliar with Kenya.
We also enjoyed staying in the Simba Oryx camp. The staff was so friendly, and the views of the Maasai mara from our tent were breathtaking. The food was also delicious!
Suggestion- wear clothing for heat on the drive out of Nairobi! It is a long, hot, and dusty drive and the vehicle does not have AC. We would have taken surgical masks for breathing, and not worn long pants if we had known in advance. Be prepared for a very bumpy ride too :)
Thanks Stanley and Edith for a wonderful time!
Uganda Birding and Gorilla Trekking Trip with Nature Travel Birding
We are very pleased with our trip August 2017 to Uganda with Nick Buys of Nature Travel Birding. Our pre-trip expectations were high and Nick delivered! Logistically Uganda is not an "easy" trip but Nick handled the challenges on the ground with ease and expertise. Lodging and food were adequate although WIFI was very spotty. The main focus of the trip was birding and gorilla trekking. Nick is very astute of quickly assessing your bird list and pursuing additions to the list as well as focusing on endemics species. Many daily excursions were conducted with the assistance of local guides with great knowledge of local birding hotspots. The net effect was a very focused search of species with minimal down time. Nick never loses sight of his clients needs and has the expertise and experience to assist in the location of the bird. Gorilla and Chimp trekking was as advertised; wonderful and astonishing!
This trip was primarily forest birding with a lots of time spent looking up at the canopy. Usual days were up before sunrise and back at sunset. Roads are not the best, mostly gravel, and we drove many kms to maximize out experience. Our 14 day trip brought a closeness to trip participants (including locals) which proved to be fun and rewarding.
We saw upwards of 400 species of birds, probably over 50% new additions to our bird list. We had three sightings of the shoebill, one for 20 minutes within 10 meters of us. Other birding highlights included spectacular visuals of the Green Breasted Pitta and African Green Broadbill. Our gorilla trekking had us spend over 1 hour with a family again meters away from us. Chimps were high in the forest canopy but provided entertainment by raining down projectiles at us!
Overall a great trip and wonderful experience. Nick is passionate about his guiding and love of birding and mammals. We are already in discussion with Nick on our next trip.