DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience with a really trustful company
My wife and I booked a four days tour to Mount Meru with Africa Magic Holidays and tours. I got contacts with Lazaro (the owner of the company) who was providing me all the information required and he was really responsive via WhatsApp.
Lazaro organized an amazing team for the hike. Our guide Alex visited us to the hotel to check the gears. They provided us the missing equipment without charging extra. During the hike, everything worked perfectly. The cook followed our food requests. The three meals we received a day were definitely rich (most of the time we could not finish the food).
Once back from the hike, we asked Lazaro if he could spontaneously arrange a day tour to the Materuni waterfalls for the following day and he did it with no hesitation. He drove us personally to this tour, so we could spend the entire day with him. He is a really nice person and fully available to help you to make your trip and experience best as possible. We totally recommend Africa Magic holidays and tours for your safari, tour and hike. its motto “come as guest, leave as family” totally fits to their mission.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent, experienced guides with superb customer service
Esther and the team at Leisure Escapes tailored our holiday to the places we wanted to see and were always on hand with advice, support and suggestions for how to make the most of our trip. Jeff, our excellent guide, took great care of us and was a constant source of fascinating facts about the animals we saw and the places we visited. Overall they helped make it the memorable experience we’d hoped for and we can’t recommend them highly enough.
IE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience with Jeff.
Everything was perfect, the whole team is really nice and professional. Everything was clear from the beginning to the end. Jeff, our guide, has a great knowledge of the animals and knows Masai Mara by heart. He is also an excellent driver. We even got to see a Leopard (among elephants, giraffes, lions, cheetah....) and all close up. Just to quickly sum up: fantastic, attentive and friendly. Every second was fabulous.
NZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best choice for your African safari
From the moment we first made contact with African Big Cats we knew we’d picked the right company. Communication was fast and helpful and prices competitive. On arrival we were met and given a briefing before our pickup the following day. Our guide Moses was fantastic - knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and a superb safe driver. He found us a huge range of animals and birds that we’d never have spotted on our own and was always ready with an interesting fact or the correct name. The lunchtime picnics were a real treat.
The accommodation options were fabulous - highly recommend Simba Lodge next to Tarangire Park. The proximity to the animals and especially the elephants was a once in a lifetime experience. Marera Valley Lodge also a good choice with excellent food.
Highly recommended and would love to visit again one day.
PL
Nice and funny tour guide with big knowledge
Everything from the start was great- starting from the planning part to the finish line. Barbara helped us to make the trip fit our needs. When choosing to visit Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe be preapared to spend long hours in the car. Thankfully the car itslef was very comfortable, spacious and had A/C. The hotels varied in range- from exquisite ones to mid-range- all clean and nice. We spent one night in a tent in the heart of a bush, but don't worry it had running water, hot showers and the breakfast was served in a beutiful lodge nearby. During the entire trip we only had amazing food- almost each night the guide took us to a great, local restaurants and let us choose anything we wanted a'la cart (which was included in the price). The wildlife we witnessed was breathtaking. If you love elephants, there is no better place to see them. We highly recommend taking a helicopter above Victoria Falls- worth every penny. To make it a 6 stars out of 5 we would need a few extra days in Mauritius and would suggest it to anyone who can take a longer leave than us :)
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Really well organised trip, absolutely wonderful safari & accomodation.
Our trip was tailored to our needs, and we were able to add an extra day. We were unfortunate that our luggage did not arrive into the country, but on the first day, the Lion King driver picked us up & took us to the shops to buy the essentials. The Lion King drivers then collected our luggage when it arrived, and delivered it to the Serengeti airfield where we were able to collect it, en route to our accommodation, three days later. Although it wasn't very nice not having our luggage, Lion KIng took the stress out of it for us.
The actual safari was wonderful. Our driver Mashula was great, so knowledgable and knew all the right places to find the big five, and many more. It was great spending time with him and learning all about the animals & their surroundings, he is very friendly & we felt comfortable with him from the beginning.
The lodges we stayed in through Lion King were fanatstic. Very luxurious, with pools and really great fresh food in the restaurants.
We would throughly recommend booking your safari experience with Lion King.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organized, friendly guide, amazing experience, nice camp.
We had a blast on this amazing Safari. Everything was well organized, we saw a lot of animals and our guide Jacques was so good and friendly. We did a three-day tour and it was really amazing. We stayed at the Enkorok camp which was also so lovely. A trip to remember forever.
CH
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional, friendly service throughout the booking process and on the tour.
We had a fabulous 13 day tour of Namibia and Botswana with a final day at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. The booking process and communication with Derek was first class with very prompt responses to emails and answers to questions. Our guide John was fantastic; very experienced, knowledgeable and friendly. He was an exceptionally careful driver, with an extraordinary ability to see game and birds no matter how well hidden! The perfect companion for our trip! The accommodation and food (I'm vegetarian) was excellent and staff were welcoming and really did their best to make our stays even more enjoyable.
The tour itself involves quite a lot of driving, but we got to see so much in a short time. Both Etosha and the Okavanga delta are extraordinary places to observe wildlife and we absolutely loved the whole experience. The tour was well worth every penny and we can thoroughly recommend Blue Crane Safaris!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
He created an unforgettable trip for us
We are absolutely enthusiastic about the safari and can recommend it 100%.
We looked at different safaris in our hostel and finally went for this 2 day tour to the Tarangire National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater.
On the first day we were picked up at the hostel in the morning and drove directly to a mall near Arusha Airport. There we could use the time and buy a few more snacks and drinks until our fellow soldiers joined us.
Thereafter, we went on a direct route to the
Tarangire National Park. The drive took about 2 hours. At Maingate we could directly meet the first monkeys and again briefly visit the toilet before we went to the beautiful National Park. This one was simply insane and clearly showed why one should definitely make a safari in Tanzania! We saw elephants, giraffes, lions (not 2 meters away from our car) and monkeys pretty much everything that the Tanzanian wildlife gives. For lunch we went to one of the campsites where there was very tasty food (rice, meat, fried vegetables). After this refreshment we continued our safari and besides many smaller highlights we saw some very large herds of elephants and zebras.
The first day finally ended in a very well maintained lodge with great dinner, music and acrobatics program.
The next morning, after a rich breakfast, we went straight to Nborongoro Crater. There we were also received at the Maingate by very interested baboons (windows and doors better to keep closed ;) ) and we were able to continue directly to the crater. Arrived there we immediately saw the first lions, which stayed right on the road. During the safari we were able to observe several times larger groups of lions (partly also witnessing lion cubs). There were also countless zebras and wildebeest here. The highlight here was definitely the hippopotamus pool with about 15 animals. Also here there was very tasty lunch, similar to the one the day before. After we left the crater in the afternoon we went straight back to Arusha.
Finally only a huge praise remains to our guide Joseph who did a great job and was able to give us some unforgettable memories.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One more time, please
Communication with Bushtop Safaris went very well. Once we arrived in Nairobi, our guide Henry was waiting for us on time. The days at Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara were very eventful. Henry is a very good driver, knows a lot about the animals and landscapes and was always in a good mood. The pick-up in the morning went very smoothly. We would book with Bushtop again on our next trip.
