35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely incredible
Tanzania is an absolute must destination in your life time. From climbing Mt Kilimanjaro to a 10 day safari through the Serengeti, everything was more than I could have imagined. The visual beauty of what I experienced is unforgettable.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing from start to finish
I could not have asked for a better experience from Viva safaris, from help with enquiries as to which safari to book to the whole team on site - it has been an amazing trip from start to finish and cannot recommend them enough. Thank you guys so much for an incredible experience and making everything so easy and enjoyable!
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
breathtaking
breathtaking is the word that sums up the experience that I lived! gerald and the guid were always kind, helpful, friendly and taught us many curiosities, without ever making us miss anything just like the cook. I highly recommend their agency because we have shown all the animals that the paroc hosts. if you come here rely on them.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Walter Kohrs was absolutely the best travel agent we could imagine!
This was our second time booking a trip in Africa through Walter. The first one was in South Africa and Botswana about ten years ago, and it was so wonderful that we decide to book a second one to Zambia and Rwanda for 17 days. Four of us stayed at 4 magnificent lodges in Zambia, with great lodging and food, and all of our safaris and trip to Victoria Falls were wonderful with great guides. We flew in a couple of smaller planes to save time, and all of our travel connections went off like a charm. We then flew to Rwanda to see the great apes, and totally loved the lodge, the hike and time with the gorillas and golden monkeys, and our driver was wonderful too. We have recommended Walter to many of our friends, and they have all been equally impressed and happy with Walter’s services. Thank you!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My tour operator was very knowledgeable and professional!
When I arrived in South Africa I had limited time, so I tried to book something quick but impactful! This was the perfect choice! Hands down, the best experience I could ask for!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing! Explorian Safaris go above and beyond to give a once in a lifetime experience!
We had the privilege of doing a two day / one night safari with Explorian Safaris visiting the Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro Crater.
This was a once in a lifetime experience and we cannot thank Atif and our guide Ayubu enough for organising and taking us on this amazing two day safari!
We arranged the safari very last minute however Atif very kindly and quickly (outside normal working hours!) provided us with a detailed itinerary of the two day safari they offered. Our guide, Ayubu, picked us up from our hotel at the agreed time, which was early morning to enable us to have as much time as possible on the first day of the safari at the Tarangire National Park. Our guide Ayubu was really knowledgable and we learnt so much about the animals we saw! The one night stay at the Flamingo Lodge Hotel was brilliant, the food and hotel room was lovely, and the staff were really welcoming! The hotel staff even really kindly prepared breakfast for us extra early so we could again make the most of our second day! The second day at the Ngorongoro Crater was a once in a lifetime experience, if you go on safari in Tanzania the scenery here is spectacular!
We’d like to give a special shout out to Ayubu. Ayubu was absolutely brilliant, his knowledge of the safaris he has taken us on is outstanding! During each of the days he really took the time to give us very detailed and interesting information about the animals, the different areas etc. He was a genuinely nice person and a pleasure to have spent the two days with him. Ayubu went above and beyond to ensure the safari was an amazing experience and we can’t thank him enough!
We can’t recommend this Explorian Safari’s highly enough!
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice safari
The safari was nice. Both your guide and the guide from pilanesberg park were nice and they were open to answer to your question.
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Magnificent experience
A tour of Pretoria and Soweto.
Our guide HAPPY was superb.....knowledgeable, articulate, well informed and with an enchanting personality.
This is the second time I've used the services of this company and all guests have been completely satisfied both times.
I heartily recommend and endorse this reliable company.
Reasonably priced and excellent value. Punctual and meticulous service
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Almost a great safari
Let me start with the good as most of what we bargained for we did receive.
Silas was quick to respond to requests for information. He was waiting for us personally when we arrived at the airport in Nairobi. We did get to the parks that we requested. We had no changes in price or what was delivered. Our guide, Isaiah, was a good driver and answered most questions that we had with a Hakuna Matata "no problem" attitude.
Things that could have gone better? We were to meet Isaiah at the hotel where we stayed overnight so that we could be an early start to go to Samburu Reserve. We went to the reception area at 5:45 for a 6:00 start. At 6:00 I walked out into the parking lot to see if someone was waiting for us and saw no-one. At 6:20 I spoke with the receptionist at the hotel and mentioned the name Apodiformes and she said she had seen the van further out in the dark parking lot. Eventually we learned that we needed to go to the parking lot to find our van rather than be met inside our lodge at each park.
Not having Kenyan shillings with me I asked if we could stop at an automatic teller on our way to the first lodge. No problem. It was six days and multiple request for tipping money and small cash to buy souvenirs before we finally made that stop.
I made a specific request for a driver experienced in photography and birds, but found Isaiah was familiar, but not proficient in either. In spite of repeated questions about locations, animals, and history we only go brief answers to our requests, and occasionally inaccurate. In the case of the Ernest Hemingway bar at the Amboseli Sopa he replied that here was nothing special about it. It was just the second bar at the lodge and it was up on a rock. A quick Google about the bar reveals that it was actually a home built by the author and the stories told by the bartender about his uncle and the writer are worth stopping for a drink all by themselves.
We scheduled two nights at both Masai Mara and Tsavo East in order to make more that one game drive. At each we only went out one time in spite of the extra time allotted.
A little extra time in planning could have put us either in a lodge that made those game drives possible, or a stop at a smaller place of interest overnight could have shorted our multiple 7-9 hour drives between lodges.
The price was fair. We saw what we had scheduled. I got some wonderful pictures. It could have been planned better and a bit more interest in our safari could have taken this from a "B-" to an "A'" without a major investment in time or money.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Seamless & Spectacular Safari!
My family and I absolutely loved our extended day tour to Chobe National Park with Cuckoo! To be fully transparent, though we booked with Cuckoo and they drove us to the Botswana border, the tour was actually provided by Puku Safaris - as I understand it, they have some partnership and work together. Either way, it was a marvelous experience and I highly recommend the extended day - yes it means getting up before the crack of dawn and it's a marathon of a day - but it's so worth it for the wildlife experience. We lucked out by seeing not only one lion but an entire pride. There must have been close to 20 lions! It seemed like we were able to stay twice as long as the other tours there because we had more time to spare. We also got up close with giraffes, elephants - SO MANY ELEPHANTS - and on the river cruise, crocodiles. Our guide Cobra was fabulous - he seemed to be a local celebrity the way everyone knew him. He was funny and informative. The buffet lunch was delicious. Cuckoo/Puku made the experience - including crossing over into Botswana - seamless. The staff at Cuckoo was very communicative and answered my (many) questions prior to the trip. I could not have imagined a better day trip safari!
