50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lots to see but too many people
We spent two nights near the park at Chobe Bush Lodge which was excellent. We went on a early morning safari drive and an afternoon boat cruise. Others from our group did an afternoon drive as well.
Even though we saw lots of excellent wildlife including two lions stalking some warthogs, it was way too crowded during both the morning drive and the boat cruise. There were often dozens of safari vehicles/boats around a good animal sighting with some vehicles hogging the best spot for ages and we often had to wait. This was mainly for lions (we didn't see anything else really special). And when it came to the sunset part of the cruise, lots of small boats sat in front of our bigger boats spoiling our view - there was plenty of room for them elsewhere. Our boat moved somewhere else to avoid these boats. These experiences spoilt the park for us. We actually saw much more in Kruger and it was less crowded.
However, friends who did the afternoon safari drive said there weren't so many other groups and they had some excellent sightings including the rare wild dog.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Botswana by Julian
I visited the Delta and Chobe; both a great destinations. For my experience Chobe was much better for wildlife but the bush vibe was extraordinary in the delta. Both parks offer very beautiful scenery and are excellent fit bird watching.
CA
A beautiful country with magnificent wildlife.
The wildlife was spectacular.
The quality of the accommodations was highly variable but all were clean.
The roads leading into masai marathon and samburu national parks were extremely bumpy and axle breaking. Very hard on the small van we were driving in.
My guide was a Masai and he was excellent. Very knowledgeable about the wild animals and where to find them.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Three day-two night safari, lots of animals and driving
Really great tour of Maasai Mara, saw all big 5 animals and lots more. Lots and lots and lots of driving on bumpy roads at high speed. Took a toll on the body and was difficult to sit all day. Driver was excellent for finding animals but did not tell us much about the animals. Very friendly on the wallet.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Addo Elephant National Park by Sheila Jefferys
ADDO is a massive National Park with lots of wildlife, in addition to the large number of elephants. We had a wonderful day there - the highlight was seeing a family of elephants with 2 young cubs learning to feed. All at close quarters, fabulous.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Had a great time.
Accommodation and food were great
Guide was friendly
Pick up/drop off well organized
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Custom tailored private tour in South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia.
The private tour was set up to fit our schedule and interests. It included some of the best national parks in each country, Victoria Falls, Namibian desert. Joseph is a hard working knowledgeable guide who will make your journey a memorable experience. Thank you.
Well organized, tours all on time
All staff made tours interesting. They had good knowledge of the history in question.
BE
Great Safari Experience
All in all my visit to Kenya was positive experience. Safari in Masai Mara was definitely a highlight of the trip. I did so called joined safari, which pretty much is a collection of different tour agencies packing their tourists into one car. Doing safari this way was the best decision of the trip - i met amazing people on the way and we had so much fun together. Highly recommended solution for solo travelers on a budget!
As far as a safari experience, Masai Mara provides it all. Wild life is incredible - from the big 5, through smaller animals and birds! Masai Mara is home to more than 500 species of birds according to official records.
I also had one extra day of safari to Lake Nakuru - not as spectacular as Masai Mara, but very pleasant.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good despite the van breaking down and not getting to see the migration we saw 3 of the big 5
The communication and service was great but there was some miscommunication since we thought we were going to the Masai Mara Sopa but on the night before discovered we were not which did not live up to our expectation. Accomodation at Simba Oryx ended up not being so bad despite being the only guests tents were great and food very fresh.