20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Manyeleti Game Reserve by Naftoli Niasoff
we saw plenty of wildlife but expected more but that's just luck sometimes you see a lot sometimes you don't. But the lodge was amazing (animals everywhere) our guide was amazing and one of the best things in Manyeleti is the off-road driving which you cant do in Kruger.
overall an amazing experience.
AW
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome experience
We are thankful for the services provided. We had a wonderful time in the park and at the lodge. Our driver Roman was delightful and insightful. To see the wild animals up close was amazing
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice Trip in Kruger Adv Lodge
My experience was very nice.
The people at the Kruger Adventure Lodge was caring and welcoming.
Our room was clean and like we expecting.
The trip in the Kruger Park was amazing, thanks to the crew.
HU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very cooperative, experienced and understanding about the needs and wills of tourists.
We had a great understanding of the safari before and during our trip. Any kinds of questions and problems were answered or solved in time.
Our 4 day trip concluded Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Manyara and we basically saw every african animals (from a very close range without braking any rules) with the exception of 1 or 2.
All of the parks were beautiful for different reasons, like Tarangire for the rich savannah and the hords of different animals(tons of elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, gnus, gazellas, lions....) Ngorongoro has wide steppes and hills with the maasai peple. The Creater surrounded by ancient jungle on the hills and inside of it was rich of animals like buffalos, hippos, zebras, lions(we even saw them eating before the hunt). Serengeti is like the never ending savannah of the typical Lion King scenario with a lot of hyenas, lions(even cubs), leopards, vultures, giraffes, zebras, elephants, gazellas, jackals.
We ran out of luck on our last day at Lake Manyara because it had less animals overall but we still saw a lot of elephants and their cubs. It feels like we go deep into the woods of the African continent.
I would say 4 days is perfect amount of time to do a safari. Our housing was solved with lodges and tents but you only slept in it so it was not uncomfortable. Our food was nice but I am not a huge fan of breakfast boxes but the lunch and dinner was cooked meal and they were very good local food by our chef.
We chose shared safari and it was great to have a company because they were cool and interesting people.
Our driver was very good at finding the animals and we could ask him anything without a problem. He is very much experienced in every way, only the car was an old but reliable one, it could have been little more equipped regariding to comfort but it got the job done.
I think it definatelly worth the money for the safari and I could do this trip if I ever come around to Tanzania again!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was fine, not very luxurious, but an incredible experience
We stayed 3 nights in Zanzibar in the Zanzibar Bay hotel, then 5 nights safari in Tanzania, and eventually 6 nights in Zanzibar (Zanzibar Bay Hotel).
The Zanzibar Bay Hotel is just fine, the food is good and friendly personnel. It is not very luxurious. Construction and painting of the buildings was going on while we stayed there…
The safari was very good. Nice accommodations and a very good driver/guide called Libe. We were lucky and saw the big 5. Bring your water shoes when you visit Lake Natron. You will need them for the walk to the waterfall.
You also need water shoes if you go on the Safari Blue tour in Zanzibar.
DE
An experience to remember
Our trip to Kenya was one to remember indeed! We enjoyed the cultural insights we experienced visiting local villages and markets. We imagined a more thrilling experience during game drives but timing and drought were against us. If you are planning to visit Kenya, trust you will have great times there but plan carefully for the time of your visit and your food :). It is quite hard to find convenient food options if you are traveling on a budget Safari thus plan accordingly. We will revisit the country with family members definitely.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very engaging and couteous
An exillerating trip to the source of the Nile in Jinja with exciting activities like tubing on the nile and quadbiking. They got as great accomodation and always ensure our safety.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Easy to work with
The very first thing we did was go to a place to book excursions, felt like high pressure sales on the guide's part. We hurriedly pick a few and asked to go to check in at our accomodataions so we could freshen up from traveling. The next day we were a bit surprised to be handed an invoice for transport to and from activitites. We almost missed one activity because our guide told us to be ready at one time and the transport arrived over an hour and a half before that time. Fortunately that driver waited for us to hurry and get ready, we did almost miss the boat for the excursion, they held the boat since there were so many people from different places on the bus. May have made the actual boat ride shorter, I have no idea.
The transfers to and from countries with the guides seemed seamless. We always felt safe. transferred from Zimbabwe to Zambia and back, then to Botswana later.
the host and accomodations in Botswana, and the guides there were beyond amazing. I would do this part of the tour again in a heartbeat.
The food at all accomodations was great.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good value budget safari that still allows a great expérience
I really enjoyed the trip. Our guide Felix was great. He was helpful, punctual and friendly. He also explained the programme for each day really well and kept us updated on what was happening and when.
Liked the camp at Amboseli park. The accommodation was good, the food was really good and the staff were friendly. Camp at Masai Mara was ok but during the winter season the accommodation could get pretty cold during the evenings and early mornings. Also WiFi (rationed in both camps) didn't have enough bandwidth for the number of people connected to it and was very slow.
Otherwise a very good trip, which I’d recommend.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nome was very eager and willing to help.
Africa Uncovered Safaris does a great job if setting you up with transportation, lodges, and of course game drives as well as other sight-seeing programs. But what I truly appreciated about them beyond all of this was the fact that the operators and guides they choose for you (Nome and Ronnie in my case) are amazing with helping you whenever you need it. Nome, for example, would always check in on me to make sure I was ready to go at the right time. And he always asked if I needed anything or if there was anything wrong, to let him know. Ronnie was very good with taking me wherever I needed to go, and he was very knowledgeable about the places where he took me. They were both great people that helped lead me through this program, and that, I believe, is the specialty of Africa Uncovered Safaris.
