DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience and well organized!
In June we were going on a 5-day hiking trip to Mt. Kenia with Axis Africa Expedition & Safaris. The communication with Axis in advance was perfect, we got all the information we needed for preparing our trip and they were always answering very fast.
The trip itself was also just perfect: Not only that the landscape at Mt. Kenia is absolutely recommandable, we also enjoyed being with our guide Jimmy and the whole team and had a lot of fun. They were always super friendly and definetly made this trip a memorable experience for us.
Unfortuantely, Mt. Kenia is wrongly undervalued due to its "bigger brother", the Kilimandscharo.
Summarized I can say, it is absolutely worth it! Five Stars for this tour!
US
Most Excellent Service by Far
My husband and I were thrilled with our recent private 12-day safari experience in Tanzania and Kenya provided by Seven By Far Tour Company. From the planning stages to post-tour, Sylvester Sila, the company owner, stayed in close contact with us, making sure we were pleased with all arrangements. He personally greeted us at our hotel in Arusha on day one of our safari and then met us at the Carnivore Restaurant to say good-bye on our final day in Nairobi. Toward the end of our safari, he even upgraded us for three nights to the new and luxurious Maisha Mara Lodge in the Masa Mara. In addition, on the day after our tour officially ended, Sylvester provided us with a complimentary car and a very nice driver named Philip, who took us to the Giraffe Center, the Karen Blixen Museum, the Kenyatta International Conference Center, and the Utamaduni Crafts Centre for shopping, and then transported us from our hotel to the Nairobi airport at 3 AM for our flight out the next morning. We had wonderful drivers in both countries who went above and beyond to make sure we saw as many animals as possible but also made sure we were not physically overtaxed (we are seniors) with our daily drives. During our time in Tanzania, we formed a special connection with our driver Cosmas. Besides having a great sense of humor, he had an uncanny knack for knowing when to hang around at an animal sighting. More often than not, when we stayed a bit longer, exciting things began to happen! We were very satisfied with our comfortable lodgings and the wonderful meals provided by each and just delighted with the warm and friendly staff we encountered everywhere. Our Land Cruisers were also very well maintained and comfortable. In light of our experience, we would not hesitate to recommend Seven By Far for your safari booking.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Holiday of a lifetime
Thanks to Bushman Safari we genuinely had the holiday of a lifetime!
Kate was incredibly helpful with our planning - accommodating our numerous individual requests and working with us to resolve questions or challenges with regards to planning. She was very quick to respond in communication and was eager to tailor the trip in order to meet our specific desires.
Our tour guides, Camillus (Tanzania) and Steven (Uganda), were incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and patient. They kept us well informed throughout our experience and were a pleasure to have accompanying us.
5 stars isn't enough!
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience
Our tour was organised by Kilimanjaro tours agent Rajab and was exactly what we hoped it would be. Our tour guide Kileo was very kind and knowledgeable, and with his 38 year tour guide experience gave us great insights on everything. He also knew all the best places to observe the magnificent animals in the parks and in our short time we saw many animals that we thought would be difficult to find. Overall we really enjoyed our tour and would recommend to others.
AT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing trip to Tanzania
This trip to Tanzania with Popote Adventures exceeded all my expectations.
Sobino helped with the itinerary and organized all the permits, accommodation and activities. We had a great vehicle, stayed at top lodges and had the best experience at the parks. We've seen all of the Big 5 and a lot more.
We had a great guide Michael who was patient and professional.
I highly recommend Popote Adventures.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
the icing on the cake
My uncle and I booked Kilele Climb via SummitClimb.
We received a warm welcome as soon as we arrived at the airport.
The four-day safari was absolutely breathtaking and very exciting. The driver was super nice and it was always just the three of us in the jeep.
We enjoyed the trekking very much (Swiss people usually love mountains (:
Everything was well organised and we always had wonderful food on the mountain. The summit day was the hardest day of all (12h hiking time) but we were successful.
Many thanks to the safari driver (Asman), the guides (Yitzhack, Frank & Douglas and the crew.
And many thanks to Rebecca for the organisation.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mikumi & Udzungwa NP Tour with Tony
We had a fantastic Safari experience in Tansania! Justine was very accommodating with the contact beforehand, and made sure we would already have ferry tickets for after the Safari, as well as a transport on Zanzibar to our hotel - so even services beyond the Safari were provided to us which was very assuring for first time travelers in Africa :). Tony was our guide for the Safari and he is a very friendly person with good humor and did an excellent job! Quite an adventurous route in the mainland but with Tony‘s driving skills I felt very secure. Having him with us was also great in the National Park as he is very knowledgeable about the wild life around and gets just as excited about all the animals :) in order for us to catch the ferry to Zanzibar on the last day, he started driving very early in the morning - 10/10 recommend his dedication to get us there in time! We will be back for another National Park for sure :)
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful trip
We knew it was going to be a trip of a lifetime, but our 2 weeks safari exceeded our wildest expectations!!!
The experiences we have had were unforgettable. Thank you for the great planning, the beautiful accommodations and of course the best dishes we enjoyed.
We saw the big 5, gorillas, chimpanzees and many more animals. Many moments that we will never forget.
I can't recommend Private Trip Uganda enough.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Every day stress
The experience is fantastic, seeing animals every day is amazing. The problem is that we never knew what was going to happen that day or the next, the guide had no information. Every morning we would leave and we didn't even know in which hotel we would sleep. Everyone in the group had different itineraries with different hotels and different activities (many of which we didn't do). We made the reservation and payment with them more than six months ago. But then we found out that nothing was paid for. Neither the hotels, nor the entrance fees to the parks. We have had to pay our entrance fee to the Serengeti park and we don't know at this point if we will get our money back, the other people in the group don't even know if they will be able to travel tomorrow (we suspect that the company Capture Tanzania has not yet bought the tickets). The whole problem seems to be one of the owners, who seems to have had an accident (of which we have three different versions) has not been able to send the money to his partner who does nothing but lie to us on the phone saying that we will get what we paid for and at the end of the day we are still staying in hotels that were not in the offer, of lower quality and every day we have done less hours of game driving. If you are thinking of doing a tour with them we recommend looking for a serious company, because so far the only thing I can say is that we feel scammed by this company.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Experience with Amazing Company!
My husband and I had a fantastic time during our 10-day Uganda tour with Africa Adventure Vacations! Our tour guide was Najib, and he was so helpful, friendly and fun (and put up with our constant questions). This was our first visit to Uganda, so we were eager to explore as much as possible, and had a jam-packed itinerary. Some days we spent quite a few hours in the car, traveling to our next destination, but we enjoyed Najib's company and the scenery and snacks (Rolex!!!) along the way. It is hard to pick just one highlight of our trip, but mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest was incredible and so rewarding. With such a busy itinerary, we stayed in quite a few different accommodations (maybe 6 or 7?) and each one was fabulous!!! The Ugandan people truly were so welcoming and friendly, and I really don't think we could have had a better time. We would absolutely recommend using Africa Adventure Vacations as your tour booking company - shout out to Robert who made getting booked and sorted easy! And a huge shout out to Najib - best guide/driver ever! Genuinely cannot wait to return.