20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exceeded expectations!
We were looking forward to exploring Samburu as a group. One of the guys recommended Smart Voyage and Safaris.The beautiful Ashnil Samburu Camp was our home for the 3 nights . The camp is located in the spectacular backdrop of the mighty Ol Olokwe mountain with an amazing view of the Ewaso Nyiro River. We enjoyed the breathtaking game drives and we got to see the reticulate giraffes on of the rare animals . Loved that the camp offers different cuisines from local to international. My favourite was definitely the bush dinner. The sundowner was quite the experience. Our trip was very smooth and memorable. We all agreed Smart Voyage did a great job.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic experience
Great safari experience with the brilliant, friendly and knowledgeable guide Raymond. He made sure we would see all big 5 in the park by extending safari hours beyond what contracted initially. Strongly recommended, hopefully you will get a chance to go with Raymond.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Ilana is absolutely the best, professional and reliable!
We have been using Africa Travel for the past 5 years on all our weekend, December holidays or just small break-aways. Ilana at Africa Travel do all our bookings. Spending our December holidays in the Kruger International Park, she has done accommodation bookings from North to South in the park and made sure we received value for our money. No matter where we plan to go, we always get the best service from Africa travel and can rely on them to make sure every holiday is one of the best memories in our lives.
I will highly recommend Africa Travel to anyone!!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Safari Tour
We had a great time in Masai Mara with Lenchada Tours. We were picked up the first day and the tour operator handled all the details. All the communication was done with Whatsapp, which was very convenient. We stayed at the Sankale lodge, which was near the park entrance. Our driver Raymond made sure to bring us into the tour early in the morning and went out of his way to make sure we could see all of the animals we wanted. I definitely recommend Lenchada to anyone interested in the real Masai Mara experience.
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
perfect organisation
It was a long trip but with country musik from afrika and the 80 s was the trip very nice
Ab..... told us a lot about the country (uganda) political ,people and a lot off more
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent
We really loved our trip. The tour guides were really fun and very accommodating. Our experience was very pleasant and I highly recommend the company. Thank you for a great trip!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exploration at its best
Best camping, excellent hiking, efficient and very reliable air ticketing services experienced.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Full of Breathtaking and Memorable Moments
I organised a party of 5 from London to go on a 4 day Garden Tour of the Western Cape area. The itinerary was negotiated so that it was bespoke. Gems of Africa was chosen from a short-list of 2 based on value for money. I would not be surprised if the tour company just broke even as it was significantly at a lower price point that its competitors. The driver/tour guide was highly experienced and knowledgable. (he told us he is freelance and works for serveral of the South African tour companies). He cleared up the confusion of the name - Garden Tour. Contrary to what you may think it is not a tour of wild flower-filled fields! It is a tour of an ever varied landscape of the Western Cape region that due to its abundant rainfall is known as the Garden of South Africa.
We started from our accommodation in Cape Town and joined Route 62 and witnessed some spectacular scenery from rugged mountains to semi-arid dessert. We ended Day 1 at Outdshoorn, 260 km away where we stopped outside an ostrich farm and visited the must-see Cango Caves and visitor centre. We could stop at viewpoints to take photos and Benjamin, the guide gave us a commentary on the towns, wineries, history and landscape. Our guest house accommodation was of a high standard with a reasureing electronic gate and strong perimeter security as a precaution against burglary. Day 2-4 was a relative 200 plus Kilometres amble mostly through the coastal N2 coastal Route road, stopping at Knysna; Storms River Village; a half-day safari at the Bottlierskop private game reserve; Mossel Bay; Hermanus (whale watching); and lastly Stony Point (a penguin colony).
At Knysna we went on a guided township tour (Emzini) where the tour fees help to fund an orphanage for children of parents unable to look after their children due to being alcoholics. We visited the orphanage and made music with the children by playing drums accompanying the tour guides singing a song. We also went on a 90 minute paddle cruiser trip up and down Knysna Bay.
The accommodation on days 2 and 3 were a Lodge and a B&B respectively (the Lodge is particulary recommended where I saw two adult baboons taking a morning stroll oustide the front door of my room!).
I, originally had wanted to go on a self-drive tour to save money but there is no way that I would have been able to cover the territory covered in the allotted 4 days. The distances covered were sometimes vast but the roads are excellent, the equivalent of UK motorway construction standards.
As a party of 5 black Britons, there were some poignant sights on the tour such as black women with children waiting for minibus transport. One scene summed up the inequality in the Western Cape area - as we approached the outskirts of Cape Town, a young white man had just landed at the end of his paraglider flight on a grass area next to a beach. His equipment was then rolled up into a neat bundle by a young black man. A few yards away was an elderly black woman sleeping on the grass with her few possessions.
Race is still an unspoken issue which simmers under the surface post-Apartheid but I am amazed that there are only rare acts of hostility, (particularly between the black and Afrikaaner ethinic groups) which is a minor miracle. But tensions between locals and migrants from other African countries occasionally erupts (the black unemployment rate is 32%). However as a foreign tourist with a local guide I always felt safe and highy recommend visiting a country which has had the courage to go undergo a Truth and Reconciliation process. It was a privelege to visit a country that I had only been able to experience on the TV screen for the past 55 years during its turbulent social and political history .
The food portions can be gargantuan and excellent value. Meat particularly is good value but we also had beautiful sea food. I will defintely be going back. This tour would have been good value at twice the price. This tour made our holiday one of the best holiday experiences ever. We went during spring time where the temperature was in the early 20s and the roads and tourist attractions were were not overcrowded we did not face long queues. After paying for the airfare; accommodation, food and domestic travel is significantly cheaper than an equivalent holiday in the UK. The Western Cape region is a gem of a holiday destination.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best Safari ever
John is the perfect guide! He is kind, polite, punctual and has a super view that made us detect animals we otherwise probably wouldn't see. He speaks perfect Italian and English. We traveled with two children and he always patiently answered all their questions. Both of them cried when we finished our safari. We had a great time with him. I really recommend you to choose camptrek safari for your next trip! You will not regret it!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect!
Had a great experience booking with Leken Adventure! They were able to add us to a group safari just 2 days before it started. Everything went off without a hitch, and the free hotel was really nice. Bonus: the price was less than most of the quotes I got from other operators. Highly recommended!