20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very Professional with great packages, wonderful guide and full of information.
Everything about our trip was amazing. The safaris were unimaginably wonderful. Great packages and value for money. Thank u for the wonderful, relaxing service you provided during my trip to Victoria Falls. Wonderful guide full of information around. She was amazing, enthusiasm and laughter.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Reliable!
We organized with them the excursions in Zanzibar and Hassan made it so easy for us!
Everything went well and we will recommend the services for anyone travelling to Zanzibar!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good experience overall
Safari was very successful. We’re able to see all the major national parks with lots of success with animal viewings and game drives. Highly recommend Ismail(Guide), he was very knowledgeable, polite, sociable and catered to our needs and requests. He provided us with a great safari experience. We had a fun time on the safari and all the accommodations were very well put together.
The only two pieces of feedback for the company would be
1) included lunches could be better. Surprisingly the lunches provided by the tented camps were of far higher quality and enjoyable than those from the hotels/lodges.
2)provide accurate and detailed information about the places, activities and accommodations as our last stop in Lake Natron was not at all enjoyable. Accommodation was sub par, weather was too hot, and activities were very limited and were not a good use of time. Lake Natron is also very out of the way from all major national parks making for very long driving days.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable
After having duly inquired about the different safari agencies.
We finally chose great escape trail for several reasons: first, although the comments were few, they were very positive. They describe a small, local agency, with experienced and attentive guides. The reviews were true to our own experience. We contacted them before the tour to share our questions and requirements. In addition to being very responsive, they organized everything according to our wishes, and this for a largely affordable price.
Then we came across an exceptional guide, Cornel, who made this experience more than perfect. A guide who knew perfectly about all the animals and the best places to observe them. In addition to having had the chance to see all the animals of African safaris in a short time, we had a great time on the road, chatting with him. We also learned a lot about the local culture.
All this to say that we thank this agency for making this trip unforgettable.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great staff, but beware a bargain
My day trip to Saadani via speedboat from Zanzibar was a wonderful day out, but not without its complications. Abdallah was helpful and communicative from the start, but I had to pay $17 in Tanzanian bank fees to pay a deposit to hold my spot (not the operators’ fault, I appreciate). When the day of the Safari had to change due to adverse weather, the communication and rebooking process was excellent, and they even drove me to a different part of the island afterwards at no extra cost.
My main complaint is that the boat that took us from island to mainland and back was barely seaworthy. I couldn’t believe it when I saw the small size of the vessel, and learned that we had to wade through knee-deep water to disembark (I had asked beforehand if I should wear a swimsuit and was told no so I got my clothes wet!). En route back, the motor actually stopped working and we had to travel back at a very slow pace as a result, taking almost 3 hours instead of 75 mins. It was worrying, to say the least.
The Safari itself was indeed fantastic, and our park guides were very helpful and friendly and spoke excellent English. All in all a great park to visit if like me you only have one day. We saw giraffe, Impala, elephants, many more animals. It was the ideal first Safari experience.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great 4 Day Camping Safari
Managed to see 4 of the Big 5, food was great and the guides were very helpful. The camping experience was also very good as you really felt like you were in nature.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible perfect!
We had booked 4 days of safari via Kibuyu, and it is without any regret. The exchanges in French with Marie before the departure are very reassuring. The lodges were perfectly suited to our desires, and the guide (Peter) was incredible. The 4x4 in great condition, accompanied us comfortably during these 4 days. It's a 10/10 without hesitation, I recommend this small authentic agency with my eyes closed. Thank you again !
IL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once a live time adventure
We had a unjque experience. Our guide, Maiko, made a lot of efforts for us to experience and see the safari life. He has extensive knowledge and knew how to answer any question we asked. At every lodge we stopped, he took care of all our needs, including kosher food which is really not obvious. From conversations with other travelers we came to know that we experienced and saw things that others did not get to , mostly thanks to the guide. Highly recommend the company in general and Maiko in particular
IL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was one of the best trips we've had
We had an excellent guide - Maiko. Maiko was extremely helpful, took care of every detail and knew how to answer every question in detail and with great patience. He was sensitive to our every need - whether it was stopping for the bathroom, coming back or waiting to see animals. Maiko knew how to take us to the places where the animals we wanted to see were. We became good friends during the days we were together and we will miss him. The jeep was excellent and Maiko was an excellent and sensitive and very careful driver. In short, the driver is the company's representative for everything and he made sure we had the best experience.
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simon and Chris have organized everything great!
It was a great round trip through Uganda over eight days, we have seen and experienced a lot. Safaris, boat trips, hikes, markets. We also visited the locals, who welcomed us very nicely. The highlight was the gorilla trekking. Our guides Simon and Chris were always there for us and planned the accommodations and tours for us. It was a very great experience.