50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our Ethiopia tour made excellent by Essence
We booked our one week intense Ethiopia tour including 3 locations with Essence. We found them helpful, flexible and always ready to go the extra mile to make our tour enjoyable. At the last minute we had to drop gondar visit and Essence was excellent in managing that disruption. Our Lalibela tour was excellent. Wandeley a priest of one the rock churches was our guide and he was superb. Our team of driver, chef and guide for Danakil was also a great team. Specially guide Rovel is a gem. Overall excellent management and conducting by Essence to make our Ethiopian adventure memorable. I recommend Essence to anyone planning a tour of Ethiopia specially solo female travellers
AE
Extremely dedicated and responsible, with quick response times; the guide was very professional.
The entire trip was tailored to our needs with great care and patience. The daily schedules and itineraries were very well-planned, allowing us to see amazing wildlife while also getting plenty of rest throughout the journey. Our guide was extremely professional; he checked in with us every day to ask for suggestions and feedback, demonstrating excellent customer service. He was also very skilled at locating animals and was able to adjust our plans flexibly based on the situation. Overall, communication with both the company and the guide was seamless.
Anja was very professional, quick to respond, helpful, honest
Our experience with Safari.com was excellent. Feeling overwhelmed at the start, Anja considered our thoughts & suggested itineraries that we tweeked over time to create the amazing African vacation we just returned from. Value for money, attention to detail & peace of mind were at the forefront.Anja & her team delivered in spades. Our thanks for a trip of a Lifetime.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
John is the BEST!
WOW! Nothing less than a 5 star experience!! My boyfriend and I started communicating with Adabert and responses were always very fast and clear. From the time we met John until we left Tanzania he took care of us as one of his own! John is very well connected and did everything he could to ensure we got the most out of our experience. He tuned into the animals we really wanted to see and taught us a lot about animals we didn’t even know existed! He truly helped create an unforgettable experience! We saw everything and MORE!! His knowledge and love for serving everyone on safari was admirable and I want everyone I know to go on safari with John! We stayed one night in Arusha after safari and even after we had said goodbye to John he called us the next morning to make sure we had a ride to the airport! I highly recommend Top Selected Tours!! They truly take care of you and make sure you get the best experience possible!!!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Safari of Our Lives — Incredible Guide, Wildlife Sightings & Service
Top Selected Tours gave us one of the best experience of our lives. Our guide, John, was absolutely incredible from start to finish. We saw everything we wanted - cheetahs, leopards, lions, rhinos, elephants, and a lot more. Somehow, we were constantly the first vehicle to every sighting. It became obvious very quickly that John truly knew what he was doing - other safari operators were even messaging and calling him asking where the animals were.
Not only was he an amazing guide, but he was also an excellent driver and genuinely treated us like family throughout the entire trip. He went above and beyond in every way possible, even calling us after the safari ended just to make sure we safely made it to our flight.
I truly cannot recommend John and Top Selected Tours enough. If you are considering a safari in Tanzania, book with them and ask for John. It was an unforgettable experience and worth every penny.
NZ
Guide Derrick Wadria made the trip perfect
I traveled for 10 days mostly through Uganda, finishing in Rwanda by myself with Derrick my driver/guide. He went out of his way to make sure everything was perfect for me & really made the trip 5 stars, request him if you can!
The accommodation along the way was great, the meals huge & my two favorite activities were Murchison Falls (at the top) & Gorilla trekking in Bwindi, both must dos in my humble opinion. Everyone else I really enjoyed too but they were the stand outs.
There is a lot of driving & the roads can be rough so be prepared for that.
I had 100% confidence in Derrick’s driving & he fixed the truck a couple times himself so he’s the perfect driver to have in so many ways!
AE
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Did everything to give us the best experience
Fred and his team did their utmost to make this a wonderful safari in the Okavango Delta by boat and then by road to Khwai (Moremi was inaccessible due to unusually late and heavy rain).
Fred is a knowledgeable and experienced guide and was unfailingly enthusiastic and eager to show us as much as possible from the moment he greeted us at the airport in Maun.
There was a little confusion about the route due to the booking agent not telling us that Moremi was impassible, but Fred listened very carefully to our wish list and did everything possible to make it all happen.
This is a mobile safari, so relatively simple, but our tent and beds were spacious and comfortable and the campsites were made as lovely as possible by the extremely hardworking team. Meals were freshly prepared but fairly basic - absolutely fine for us. We lay snug in bed in lovely wild campsites, listening to hippo, elephant, hyena and lion and reflecting on all the sights, smells and sounds of the glorious African days. We felt it was affordable and on this occasion really great value for money as we were the only people booked at this early season time.
Fred and his team were all thoroughly good people and we will definitely aim to do another trip with them.
ID
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Masai Mara Amazing Tour
It was an amazing experience. We met many beautiful and rare animals and can enjoy the game drive as its fullest. The guide was also really friendly and made his best effort to show us as many animals as he can, during the limited time we had. It was so crowded of other tourists but he can make our time as effective and efficient as possible. So the crowd size was not the big problem. This trip is best for the one who like adventurous experience. The tour includes all (accommodation, food, transportation, and even admission fee). So we didn't have to worry about anything.
ID
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well Experience in Kenya
Just contacting the tour (Alex) few days before we arriving in Kenya, and Alex super helpful and fast response in arranging our 3 days 2 night to go Safari in Masai Mara. Then we accompanied by Dennise for the whole 3 days 2 nights Safari. Dennise was helpful in pointing and showing us animals there, find a good spot for sunset! And also spot for taking pictures. Thankyou Alex and Dennise.
HK
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magnificent experience, highly recommended to anyone interested in visiting the area.
Great service and hospitality. ASM travel is highly recommended to anyone interested in visiting the Victoria fall.