IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience highly recommended!
I planned the Safari in 2019 to celebrate my girlfriend's 30th birthday.
After reviewing and contacting several companies by email, we've decided to do the Safari with Seven Wonders Safaris.
The experience overall was wonderful, and I would like to list all the points for which I highly recommend such company if you are lost in the decision of which company (they are so many!) to choose for this unique experience:
1) Very smooth, fast and precise communication remotely with Evelyin (Tour Consultant of Seven Wonders). She has been answering all of our questions and helped to organize exactly the kind of trip we wanted (we had a 4-days Safari visiting Lake Manyara, Serengeti and NgoroNgoro). She has been very patient and provided information about the trip, the car, the services included and organized sharply all the transfers we needed from the airport (we landed in Arusha and left from Kilimanjaro airport).
2) Highly flexible and understanding behavior. When Covid came we had to postpone our trip of more than 1year and half and they have been very helpful and willing to keep the deposit we gave without applying any penalty.
3) Salim (our guide) was absolutely a game changer in our experience (and we strongly recommend him also for your future trip). 26 years of experience that you can feel when you drive around immense parks looking for animal in the wildlife. He has been extremely professional and informative but also pleasant and we had a lot of fun together.
4) Everything in the organization was perfect and respected as agreed. Transfers were punctual and the game drives done to the maximum extent. Lunch in the park was prepared by a cook that came in the car with us, and also such meals were prepared very well, delicious!
5) For our trip we decided to sleep in 'lodges' and not in 'tents'. Although lodges are a bit more expensive than tents we are very happy we chose such option as the places where we spent the nights were really nice, clean, and comfortable with very good dinner and breakfast. I also believe that if you are up to a bit more of adventure you will enjoy the tent as well, but lodges will for sure give you the small comforts (nice bed, hot showers, electricity) that can make the difference to make sure you rest well and are full of energy during the days for the game drive.
6) Animals were amazing!
Overall, the experience exceeded by far our expectations. The Safari itself is a magic experience, very emotional, but without such organization and team it would not have been so memorable. Value for money is really satisfactory!
As a side note, we believe we were also quite lucky doing the Safari with a couple of young guys (we were a group of 4 visitors doing the Safari together) that we didn't know before and that were very easy going and nice people. During such Safari you can be in close contact with people you do not know (unless you organize a private Safari trip) and if the chemistry is not good it could affect your overall experience. But this didn't happen at all with our group (thank God!).
Last but not least, Seven Wonders Safaris is a local company and if you chose them you will also be supporting local entrepreneurs!
Well done Seven Wonders. Keep up the good job and looking forward to our next visit!
PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing
Bring a face covering as the dust can be a little inconvenient.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our Best Honeymoon trip to Tanzania
Oscar africa gave us the honeymoon trip of our lifetime . I and my wife its was our first time to be in Africa. We really enjoyed our stay in Africa with beautiful Serengeti we wish we could stay there forever. The honeymoon was more than excellent than we could have ever emagine. Much thanks to our oscar africa team for their perfect safari.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exactly what you want from a tour company
Excellent! I don't even know where to start with this review, because every aspect of my experience with Mufasa Tours was wonderful. Their communication before the trip was great, and gave me fantastic recommendations. When the first lodging fell through (not their fault at all), they immediately found an amazing place. They set me up with an amazing guide, Mike, who was knowledgable, kind, and fun! Every detail of my trip was taken care of by Tony and Joseph. It was one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life and that was in large part because of Mufasa tours -- thank you again!
HU
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, friendly, flexible team
We went on a private safari with my wife with African Big Cats Safari in the August of 2021. Private tours are surely more expensive, but you don't have to adapt to a group and can enjoy the safari to your own rhythm and with the extra comfort of having the jeep only for you .
Emanuel and his office team were very professional in organizing this 4 nights/5 days tour for us, being flexible in tailoring the programs to our wishes and being very informative in choosing the best parks and accommodations up to the season, the wildlife and also our budget. We have seen really a lot of the nature, all kind of animals including the big 5, and experienced fantastic , unique moments , "short stories " of the wildlife like a lioness attacking a giraffe and many more, that we will always remember. Our guide, Lordi, is a superb man: a truly professional guide who knows literally everything about wildlife , flora and fauna of the parks and people and society of Tanzania. We had interesting, informative conversations and we learned really a lot from this great man .
An african safari was on our bucket list, and I feel very lucky for having found African Big Cats Safari and Lordi because thanks to them this wish came true, and we experienced a safari much over what we could ever expect ! Thank you African Big Cats Safari, thanks a lot Lordi !
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
My Most Excellent Botswana Safari Adventure
I started planning my trip of a lifetime many months ago, and I was intrigued by the Extremely Wild Safari website and their offerings. I messaged Isa (proprietor and expert guide) who always responded promptly to my many questions. Based on my queries, Isa suggested that I might like a private 10-day camping safari. From then on, I knew this was the authentic safari adventure for me. The fact that this was a local Botswana company and staff was also a big plus for me.
The 10-day tour from Maun to Kasane exceeded my expectations. Each of the 5 unique parks and game reserves we visited presented different ecozones and habitats, providing insight into the ecology and adaptations of the wildlife. Wildlife was super abundant on all days, and by day 2or 3 I saw 4 of the big five. My guide Patrick was extremely knowledgeable and patiently explained the behaviour and ecology of various species. Patrick was a very perceptive tracker, finding more elusive species such leopard and white rhino that we saw up close. Nico, the talented chef and camp manager, prepared delicious meals each night, which I enjoyed accompanied by excellent South African wines.
This was a true camping safari, but I consider it closer to glamping with comfortable beds, excellent meals and nightly showers under the starlite southern sky. I wholeheartedly recommend Isa and Extremely Wild safaris. You will not regret it
PS Botswana is a very welcoming, safe and stable country with the best opportunity in Southern Africa to observe wildlife in their natural state. I also used the same company for a day trip to Vic Falls in Zimbabwe
IL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Michael Ismael had very good influance for this travel
Everything was taken care of at the company (with Michael) level, we had no worries, the service was amazing, With the help of Michael we were able to achieve extraordinary moments in the safari, Michael was very nice and very helpful and helped us even in personal moments of crisis. It certainly exceeded all expectations. My husband is a photographer, thanks to Michael he got great angles and pictures and always made sure we were in the center of things.
US
Great experience
We did a 3 day Safari to Maasai Mara with Mufasa. The booking experience was easy. We communicated with Joseph who was quick to reply to messages, which I appreciated. He also sent us a packet with the different tour options which answered a lot of my questions and made it easier to book. In terms of pricing, they were competitive with other operators and it was great value for the money. Our tour guide (also named Joseph!), was very knowledgable and gave us a lot of details of various animals. We got to see all the major animals up close with the exception of the rhino, which is pretty rare. We went with the land cruiser option which had plugs to charge our phones and bottles of water which was a nice touch. Also, the roads were pretty rough, especially after it rained so I think it was a better option over the vans. Overall, I'd recommend Mufasa Tours and Travels!
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very professional and correct. Jimmy the manager is always available and attentive.
Concerning myself, I had a wonderful experience with this agency.
The driver Clémence, always very punctual, warm, careful driving, attentive and smiling, I was alone in the taxi from Dar el Salam to Mikumi.
On the spot my guide was Jacob, perfect English and very professional, I learned a lot of things about the animals of the park, the birds, he is passionate about his job. I was alone in the jeep, great private safari!
I was staying at Camp Bastian, very clean, very helpful staff and all-you-can-eat buffet meals.
Visit of the very authentic Masai village, I expected a tourist trap but not at all. I was alone with a whole family to discuss their culture and way of life, fascinating.
I spent 3 unforgettable days, I thank Jimmy and his team for their professionalism and availability.
I highly recommend them, I saw lots of animals very closely, I was well accommodated, unbeatable value for money!
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IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
Amazing staff, thanks to them and their organization the experience was incredibile!!