20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect option for a budget experience in Masai Mara
Strongly suggested if you are looking for a budget experience to enjoy the park at his best!
We went for the three days game-drive and the tour met the expectative. Kalifa, our driver and guide is certainly very expert and has a lot of contacts also with other rangers inside the park which is key in order to find the most interesting animals in the park. We saw lions (from veeery close) cheetahs, one leopard and a lot of elephants, giraffs and many other animals.
The accomodation was a simply tent camp but the tent are quite nice well equipped with a bathroom inside that was actually way more clean and nice that we expected. The staff was very kind
Despite some small problems (in any case part of the adventure), for instance we had some issue with the car (like a flat tire), I would strongly suggest to choose this agency if you are looking for a good experience at Masai Mara for a cheap price!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Super accommodating and makes sure everyone is having a great time
Our experience with GoTouchDown has been great! We're the type of travellers who don't typically work with multi-day tour operators just because we prefer to explore on our own with a flexible schedule, but when we decided on South Africa as our "big trip", GoTouchDown definitely helped made it a huge success. We didn't know much about South Africa, but from reading online travel guides about the country, we knew we needed local experts to ensure we had a safe and memorable trip. The ground staff in the US were professional and had helped us a lot in providing the necessary documentations when we had to apply for visas to enter South Africa. Our local tour guide, Tabo, was with our small group of six 24/7...from Day 1 of when we started our trip in Johannesburg to Day 7 for when we depart from Hoedspruit back to Johannesburg, he made sure everything was good in our group, and tried to do as much as possible if we had any issues. He was super knowledgeable, friendly and professional, and a great personality that made the long drives a very enjoyable one! The rangers that we had at Songimvelo Game Reserve - Tandi, and at Tshukudu Game Reserve - Tyler, were both super knowledgeable and entertaining, and they were going the extra mile to make sure our group's wishes of seeing certain animals was fulfilled. Hands down, I would say the lodging at Humala was one of the most comfortable and luxurious "glamping" experience, and would definitely love to stay there again to unplug and be with nature.
Possibly because of all the things that happened in the last 2 years with the pandemic, the changes that was made to our initial booking (which was back in 2020) could have been communicated better and could have given the travellers more choice on what we wanted to do with the upgrade vs original itinerary. Sometimes the ground staff in the US was a bit hard to get to when we had questions in regards to visas and getting some help on documentations. I would say the tour may be a little bit expensive for travellers who don't want to splurge. Otherwise, if you want to know that you'll be well taken care of, don't want to worry about planning for the next day's activity and just have a great time, we would definitely recommend GoTouchDown.
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well organized safari
We had a safari of 2 nights Masai Mara / 1 night Nakuru . Accommodation were good and Francis the guide/driver was really super nice . He made our wild trip a memorable experience.. he was funny, helpfull and also always trying his best to find animals and to make the game drive in the park exciting..
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
I liked knowing I could count on a prompt and helpful response from Ute.
This trip was initially scheduled pre COVID. Ute was very helpful in rebooking our trip several times. The camps in Chobe and Okavango Delta were both very nice. The staff at both camps were very accommodating and went great to work with. Our guides were knowledgable and wanted to make sure we found the animals we wanted to see. It was a great trip and a good value for the money. Overall we were very pleased with our trip.
PL
Tanzania is a beautiful country.
My visit was great in Tanzania. Safari trip was very special , see all the animals and feel the atmosphere. However the facilities on the camp was very old and dirty. People who work there were very friendly and food was quite good. ( not many variety but fresh and tasty
DZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thanks Rose for the support flexibility and availability that you gave me
Jimmy was our driver and guide during this safari to massai mara with his amazing land cruiser. Jimmy was calm funny and we had a lot of informations on places plantes and animals we saw. He was also always available for other needs we asked for. Thx Jimmy
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Challenging Safari
Great place for Safari, so long as you have the right company to guide you. Sadly, we didn't, but were impressed with the country and what could have been with the right outfit guiding.
SI
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Epic wildlife & beautiful nature
Once in a lifetime experience to see all the world's biggest animals in their natural habitat.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
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