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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
John (Coop) not only brings local knowledge and expertise, he adds a lot of fun to the tour
My young family and I had always wanted to travel to Africa but were daunted by the exercise of planning and choosing the right places to visit, stay, etc. John made the whole trip so simple and enjoyable for us. I am sure the trip would have ben nowhere as fulfilling if we had not had him guiding us every step of the way.
Coop has clearly built long lasting relationships and friendships across Africa, which become of great benefit to you, when you travel with him. We were welcomed like old friends every place we went.
We have travelled the globe extensively, however traveling to Africa is one of the most unique experiences you will ever have. I highly recommend it but it is not your standard holiday. I strongly suggest you enlist the support of someone like Coop to make the experience as amazing as it can be.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
This was our first travel group to Tanzania and the guidance to set our itinerary was amazing.
Our drivers were exceptional - arrived on time for our morning departures. As new visitors to Tanzania, the group had LOTS of questions and both of our drivers were gracious in answering them. When we ended up with a free afternoon, our driver suggested a visit to a Maasai village. We were welcomed with traditional dance and had the opportunity to go inside a boma (house). It turned out to be a great addition to our itinerary and will be included again next time. We spent 2 days on safari and the sharp eyes of our driver made it possible for us to see the big 5 in these 2 days. We were up close and personal with lions, zebras, elephants, giraffes, hippos and more. Couldn't have asked for a better safari experience.
I highly recommend the services provided by Tanzania Choice Safari.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredibly proficient, efficient and professional safari company that gave us a trip of a lifetime.
If we didn’t live it, we’d hardly believe it ourselves - had the most stunning 10 days of our lives - thanks to East Travel’s team especially Lizbeth and Ombeni.
Started by “messaging” a few tour companies through TA and others with a “shadow” of a thought on visiting Tanzania (being in a lockdown probably had us thinking on breaking out big). Most firms sent us back uninspiring and disinterested messages about their website, days and a link to their credit card processor.
Lizbeth from Easy Travel responded back asking “questions to our questions” on what we hoped to see, days, and if we preferred to go as a group or in private. She then re-appeared a few hours later with a detailed a la carte safari that touched on an opportunity to see the migration in Northern Serengeti, game drives through Central S. culminating in Ngorongoro. She took the time to account for the age of our child in keeping him engaged and untaxed. While other you companies seemed to want to pigeon hole us into a category of safaris, she gave us the places of accommodations at various price points - allowed us to select. Then allowed us to further customize some accommodations based on what we’d seen on TA and our whims.
Once set, she kept us in the loop through the 3-4 months in between with detailed updates on visa procedures (opted for VOA- very smooth), updated us on Covid protocols and sent us detailed information on what to expect, best practices, payment schedules and in general built up a sense of excitement and welcoming to her country more as a friend than client.
Every aspect of our stay in TZ was a marvel in efficiency and care. She put us in the capable, personable universe of Ombeni- our guide and fixer through the entire time in there. He was engaging, knowledgeable, caring - equal parts accomplished guide and close friend.
While everyone in every safari truck seemed to get out every breathtaking sight that Tanzania had to offer, we seemed to be the ones privileged to be experiencing it all in the company of “our extended family“… Easy Travel just seemed to be placing together pieces of a jigsaw puzzle with practiced expertise.
From arranging for breakfasts before hotel personnel got a chance to wake up to calling ahead and insisting that they try to put together meals that satisfied our adventurous palettes (I mean - the pastas and pastries are incredible at every place but once you maharage or bhajiya, pesto seemed stodgy);
from patiently waiting in the truck for hours to allow us to get a chance to see the Mara River crossing - (saw 2 crossings) to timing out washroom breaks or driving back an hour to pick up forgotten camera batteries
From Ombeni “sniffing out” animals and then teaching us the flora and fauna (he’s even got a library on his dashboard to cross reference) to teaching our son secret handshakes and goofy camera poses looking down Ngorongoro crater. Easy Travel, Lizbeth, Ombeni and the others behind the scenes made sure we had the trip of a lifetime and start making plans to go back soon.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Extraordinary!!!
Dexter was the best tour guide ever! He was Extremely knowledgeable about the terrain and the animals and he was super accommodating! I recommend 10 out of 10!!!
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
It was amazing! Wonderful experience, extremely attentive staff! Really recommend.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience!
I stayed 3 nights at Ndzuti Safaricamp and I just loved it! The accommodation is so special, because there is no fence around the camp. I could watch elephants, giraffs, antilopes, warthogs and baboons drinking at the water holes while I was sitting in front of my tent. You really feel that Judy and Bruce run this camp with passion and so much experience, you learn so much when you just talk with them! Judy, Troy and Sydney did a fantastic job at the game drives, Sydney spottet so many animals, it was amazing! Troy can tell you everything about the animals and even though I had a scary moment with an elephant, I felt safe with them, because they knew, it wasn't dangerous. Oh and the food was amazing, too! I just want to say thank you and would definitely recommend this place! I'll come back, that's for sure!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Impeccable
You are an exceptional and out of the ordinary safari experience, great in service and very professional.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience, very helpful
Great trip with Gems of Africa. Solo traveller in SA for business and had a weekend in Pilanesberg. Special mention to Janine for her help, I was extremely well looked after before, during and after the trip!
Black rhino lodge great, saw the big five
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65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Heidi to the rescue!
two of us booked a month long adventure tgat Heidi Bedford put together for us.
3 safari camps 2 big cities and great road trips in between
We were especially thrilled when our booking agent Heidi joined us for a day activity!!!
Then I had a camera melt down and Heidi was able to get parts and have the pick up driver deliver to me. Phew! talk about over and above service!!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect trip to Namibia for 2
My wife and I just came back from a fabulous 2 week tour of Namibia, courtesy of Nature Travel Namibia (NTN). In short, the entire trip was even better than we had hoped, from planning through execution. As far as planning goes… from an initial conversation in July, our trip was planned in August and we travelled end Sept / early Oct. NTN did a great job working with us on all the details, and tailoring a trip to meet our needs. The plan NTN provided included literally everything – not just an itinerary but all the transfers, excursions, safari drives, accommodations and meals. The execution was even better than the planning. On arrival in Windhoek, Lucky, our guide for the trip came to meet us. Lucky is an exceptional guide – he is passionate about animals & Namibia and made sure our trip was enjoyable throughout. He was also a fascinating travel companion - our conversations ranged from regional history & culture to world affairs. Finally, he lived up to his name – we had exceptional wildlife spotting in the 5 days we spent in Etosha (although in reality it wasn’t simply good fortune - Lucky deployed all his experience & planning to make sure we found the animals). So overall a 5 star experience for us… and we are planning a return trip with our son to fit in the bits we missed!