20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime experience, love it
We were met by Ibrahim at the airport, where we were introduced to our driver Fredy. The full trip it was well organised and Fredy took care of us. We were very lucky we saw the big5. The accommodation was good,especially the camping at Serengeti. Great camping site and great personnel , Osukupu!!
Would recommend this trip to everyone
IN
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
knowledge, arrangement & moderate comfort level make you feel at home even before Maya, tiger queen!
They are themselves wildlife enthusiasts.... hence understand the nitty- gitties of safaris whether by cruiser, cycle or walking.... along with lots of information's regarding birds, antelops, carnivores& herbivores etc half of which the tourists might have missed during safari....
In any field real experts are few and here also the driving force Dr Saumitra Chatterji(Chattopadhyay) will need further supportive experts to widen his passion &business for the benefit of human & non- human world......
The last but not the least .. but for support of Dr's friend &colleague Mr B.D this wouldn't have reached this height !
I wish them all good wishes with a request to ponder upon some price discounts to senior citizens like me( 70 yrs).
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good organization, flexible and affordable.
Good organization, flexible and affordable, Peter is a good manager and his staff is really professional and very friendly. The only defect has been the Arusha Center Inn hotel, better to be avoided, but Peter will surely find another one much better.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Cheap but Unorganized!
First off I would recommend this company but only because it is extra cheap for the same vacation you would get with a safari company that charged double. You must be aware that regardless of what budget company you use, you will not be going on safaris with this company rather you are joining groups of others going to the same location as you aware temporarily. Example: I was picked up at the airport and taken to a hotel where I thought I was joining my tour but the group that picked me up didn't share my whole itinerary only the next two days and then i was shuttled to join a group sharing my next two days. Every other day I had to worry that I would actually be sticking to my itinerary African Paradise Safaris sent me. Of course that didn't happen. I booked Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli with solo lodging and a lot of afternoon game drives..instead they took me to Maasai Mara, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru where I had to share a room and ended up with morning drives and really long drives to the next location following the drive. Maasai Mara to Amboseli ended up being 12 hours in the car just to transit. My itinerary included a Maasai Village tour with no additional fee..I was asked to pay $10. The tour guide called African Paradise Safaris and they declined to pay for it at first. Great to see the animals but it did not feel like a vacation.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice tour in Fort Portal
We had a nice time with Immaculate in Fort Portal. She made a special tour for us as we did not have so much time so we could see all the best places in Fort Portal. She gave us many explanations and we really appreciated the tour.
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a very good experience.
It was a very good experience. Mr Wachanga was a great guide. We saw a lot of different animals, almost all of them more than once.
The visit to the Masai village was also a unique and very enriching experience.
The tent camp was also pretty good and safety. For a tent camp, the facilities were very comfortable; everything was very clean and the meals were also good. Staff was very friendly and helpful.
I think the worst was the travel itself; "roads" were very bad for the last 50km, but there's nothing we could have done differently.
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very good experience!
It was a very good experience. Mr Wachanga was a great guide. Unfortunately, we were not able to see all of the big five (leopards and rhinos were nowhere to be found) but we saw a lot of different animals, almost all of them more than once. The visit to the Maasai village was also a unique and very enriching experience.
The tent camp was also pretty good. For a tent camp, the facilities were very comfortable; everything was very clean and the meals were also good. Staff was very friendly and helpful.
I think the worst was the travel itself; "roads" were very bad for the last 50km, but there's nothing we could have done differently.
QA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Guide and Assistant Save the Safari Experience
The safari turned out to be a great experience despite a rocky start. Our guide, Chris and his assistant, Benjamin were absolutely wonderful and did their best to provide a good experience. The rocky beginning started with me having to contact the person I was booking with about pick up information which she had not provided. On the drive out Chris mentioned that we would be in Kruger National Park for 3 days, but unlike what the proposal that had not been modified in advance, we would not be staying at Skukuza for 2 nights. Instead we would be in a smaller camp for one night and have to move to Satara for the next two nights. This would have been fine, but we were prepared to be staying where we could get cash from a bank and get WiFi in the camp. Neither was available outside Skukuza so we struggled with that. The company should have informed us well in advance about the change. Also, Chris had not been told that we were supposed to go on the Panoramic Route on day 3 and 4. When he talked to the manager about this, we were given the option of going on this as planned. However, we would have had to pack and move again. Instead we agreed to have a quick Panoramic Route trip the last day only. The guides were great and flexible. Benjamin's food was absolutely fantastic. Chris is very knowledgeable and helped us see the Big 5 and so much more. These two men saved the trip!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The excursions he chose were amazing- He found us great guides and wonderful adventures.
For improvement, I think just communication... for example we had no clear idea what to expect re. the border crossing and how and where to meet our guide. That was a bit unnerving.
He was, however, a very good guy and very kind. We felt he knew the areas and always felt good/safe when with him.
The side trips were great- though I would have preferred to stay in just 2 hotels total (not 3) for our 4 nights in Uganda.
We absolutely loved the Birdnest resort and the boat tour there and both the gorilla and golden monkey treks were outstanding!
Loved the Heaven restaurant (in Rwanda where we had lunch after landing there) and were glad we went to the Rwanda genocide museum where we learned more about the absolutely sad and horrific atrocities that occurred there.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
We went to Mikumi and loved it.
Tanzania is a great destination. Yet, travelling is very slow and accomodation and safaris are expensive.
But it is a true african experience and the Country has to offer a lot. I have to come back soon.