20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Hospitality!
The meals were really good. Obviously the game drives were fantastic, and our guide was amazing. The tent we were shown to was spacious with a great veranda where we sat and listened to the birds foraging in the trees overhead, a few steps away from the river. I would definitely visit again.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
African Travels made our African dream come true!
Thank you to African Travel our trip to Botswana and Victoria Falls was just perfect. Usually we do organise all our trips on our own but when it came to organise our trip to Africa we immediately realised that to achieve what we were dreaming of, we would have to involve a local travel agency. And we are so glad we chose African Travels! Marijnke and Marieke helped us trough the decision process of what type of trip to organise (a self drive or a mobile wildcamping tour), always being super responsive to our thousand queries. All options presented to us (pre-organised tours and self drives itineraries) were very well explained and both Marijnke and Marieke gave us a lot of advice on also a personal level, which we truly appreciated. In the end we chose a 14 days wildcamping tour, the Botswana Wildside, which was easily one of the best trips of our entire lives. The tour is subcontracted to Sunways Safari, nevertheless, Marijnke and Marieke checked on us during the whole trip to make sure everything was good and as per our expectations! Well… This trip exceeded all expectations we had.!!!!!
Also they responded immediately when we had a slight problem with our last accommodation in Vic Falls and they prompty helped to resolve it. What can I say? Next trip to Africa, should it be a mobile camp, an accommodated tour, or a self drive adventure, we will for sure go with African Travels again!!!!!!
Thank you Majinke and Marieke for making this adventure possible! You are the best!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Magical Safari Experience in Masai Mara
We were very warmly received by the team. We had booked 4 days/3 nights safari and had a great time. Our guide was exceptional. Best game drive at Masai Mara, good place with good food and excellent views.. We had a magical safari Experience. Can't want to go back!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Incredible!
The game drives at Samburu were spectacular- huge herds of elephants, lion, even a leopard. And at night enjoying conversation and buffets and the fabulous atmosphere- just perfect! Wonderful people of Samburu tribe present with insight and stories. Our first two nights on safari and we couldn't have been more elated. Beautiful luxurious tents, amazing surroundings. Hilarious vervet monkeys stealing sugar packs from the restaurant. A magical place.
NG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Underdelivery
Vehicle not up to expectation
Timelines of Itinerary violated
Important landmarks of the itinerary skipped
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Never let us down, put together a fabulous trip, thank you
From our first dealings with Blue Crane via e-mail to our farewells at the airport, Derek and his team were always "can do" and delivered! Guided us in putting together a fabulous holiday, great value for money, no hidden extra's, would thoroughly recommend Blue Crane Safari's. We will definitely use them again for our trip to Botswana.
FR
Very good organisation
Communication simple with the office
Smooth trip, very well organised
Choice of quality hotels with friendly and competent staff
Very good choice of guides for Kilimanjaro and the safari
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Top Notch safari
We are a family with a 10yo girl. After careful comparison, we decided to book a 4 days/3 nights safari tour with Safari Northern Tour including Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro parks.
The company arranged hotels for us before and after the safari in Arusha which was really helpful. We got picked up from Kilimanjaro airport when we arrived and sent to the hotel directly. The driver even agreed to take us for a tour in Arusha because we wanted to buy some souvenirs. We didn’t need to worry about transportation etc at all in Arusha.
Our Safari guide/driver Deo was very experienced after working as a safari guide for 15 years. He could answer all our questions about animals and got the amazing ability in spotting and recognizing animals. Once in Serengeti, he spotted a cheetah from an unbelievably far distance. He stopped the car for us to take photos whenever we asked him, without any complaints. He knew the best place to stop to have a good angle for pictures. We had lunch in the picnic areas in the parks every day and the food prepared was always delicious. He asked us at the start of the tour what we would like to see the most and then would particular look for those animals for us. In the last day of our tour, the car broke down but Deo and the company immediately arranged a private car to send us back to Arusha and then next day to the airport.
Thanks a million to everyone in Safari Northern Tour for giving us an unforgettable experience
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical safari!
My husband and I took the 7 day tour with Safari Northern Tour and the experience is absolutely magical. The guide Nixon was patient and knowledgeable and has lots of experience in the area.
Everything was safe, well prepared, but at the same time, surprising. I will not spoil the details and let you explore you own experience with Safari Northern Tour!
Highly recommended!
KW
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional!
We just came back from our first trip to Kenya, that included a 6D/5N safari with Wasili Kenya Safaris, visiting Amboseli, Lake Naivasha & Hells Gate, and Masai Mara. My review will not include listing of all the animals we saw as there were plentiful so just say we were NOT disappointed. The focus will be on how impressed we were on the company service. We did the Economy option and still the service and accommodation level was very high. We booked the trip directly at the company and Julian was very helpful the whole way in the administration process. The payment through Pesapal that I was not familiar with worked fine. We were informed 2 days in advance of who to pick us up at the airport and the driver was waiting for us at arrival. We had chosen to get a nights sleep in a hotel before starting the safari, so the next morning we were picked up at the agreed time by Peter our guide for the safari. He was just an amazing guide. Knowledgeable, good humor, and listening to our wishes and did everything to make sure we kept the schedule. Some roads in Kenya is really poor and with a lot of heavy traffic making it a challenge to get from park to park, but Peter handled that to perfection and we were feeling very secure all the way. On our way back the owner even called to hear if we had a good trip. After the safari we had 3 nights at a hotel in Nairobi and the company still offered transport to the airport! Just good service! Again we were even informed of the driver who would pick us up and he was there at the promised time. So everything described at the company web, was as promised. We can highly recommend Wasili Kenya Safaris. Thanks!!!!
