65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
With Dunas Safari everything work and we work with them many time from 2010 Namíbia SA Botswana 7***
Last tour was to visit Kagga Kamma and Cape Town in SA. Perfect! Accommodation, meals, transport and transfers and good prices. SUPER!
I am an artist and my intention was visit the rupestral art of Khoisan people and Kagga Kamma was intense.
Thank you Dunas Safari.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
RELIABLE & WELL ORGANISED
We opted for 3 day camping safari from 14-16 November 2022.
1. All arrangements as advertised by the operator. Emmanuel organised everything perfectly. Clear & immediate communication.
2. Game drive was absolutely amazing! Needs to be experienced for itself.
3. Great food by Emmanuel (different from the organiser) & a good description of the overall flora/ fauna by David (driver-guide).
4. Good arrangements at the campsite.
Overall a great, value for money experience!
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good tour operator with excellent guides.
It was a great experience. Very good guide in Pilanesberg and the lunch was nice.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime safari experience
Booked with Uwanda for my first safari and it really was a once in a lifetime experience. The tour itself was incredible due to the experience and knowledge of the guide, Mr Martin, and his driver - who were both top rate! I never expected to see as much as I did. As for the service more generally - Uwanda were always immediately available on Whatsapp and extremely reliable. Transfers were always there waiting for us and the whole four days /3 nights were seamless. Thank you Uwanda yours and especially Mr Martin!
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Hakuna Matata, wildlife heaven, just a magical journey ...
What an adventure! Hakuna Matata ....
After arriving in Johannesburg and exploring the city for 1 day, we flew to Hoedspruit. We’ve started with the Simbavati Trails Camp with glamping facilities and clear star skies in Greater Kruger (2 nights). We enjoyed encountering animals on short distances from small to big and to learn about their footprints and behaviour. After a scenic walk in the evening, we were surprised with a sunset Gin Tonic and a hot bubble bath under the stars. It was a unique experience in an unfenced Camp, where elephants drink from the swimming pool by night. The food served out of that basic kitchen was 1-star quality and versatile. Thompson is an excellent chef. The facilities were clean, confortable and we had everything we needed or wished for. The staff was outstanding. Donald brightened our days.
After 2 nights, we’ve moved to another area (Klaserie Private Nature Reserve) and the Simbavati Amani Lodge (also 2 nights). We had close encounters with the animals while enjoying the afternoon at the swimming pool. The water hole in front of the lodge is a dream come true. We had the feeling the whole Lion King movie just passed by ;-). In the morning and afternoon we’ve enjoyed fantastical game drives with drinks and snacks in-between. Our guide Julius was amazing. The facilities were luxurious, and we felt very welcome and as part of the Amani family. For us the combination of the Trails Camp and the Lodge with game drives was a perfect fit and the ideal combination between luxury and proximity to nature with close encounters. We always felt safe and got very close to those wild animals.
We definitely recommend Safaribooking and the Simbavati Trails Camp and Amani Lodge. Everyone helped us to make our dreams come true.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience & service! Thanks Richard!
We did a 6- day shared safari and highly recommend Jocky tours for their responsiveness, kindness, and the full safari experience. What a great value!!
From the very beginning Minneh and Eric were very quick to answer all of our questions and organize the reservation and pickup at our Nairobi hotel.
We were in a shared 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser (9 seater) that was in great, clean, new condition/reliable and comfortable. It was perfect weather (no/little rain) and we saw the Big 9 including lots of lions, 2 leopards, rhinos etc even though November wasn’t considered peak/high season to go on a safari.
Our guide Richard was AWESOME. Safe driver and very friendly and informative about all of the animals and the areas we visited. He knew all the places to go to see a variety of animals and we always felt taken care of and listened to if we had requests to stop for the bathroom or to see an animal for longer. Ask for Richard when you go!!
The accommodation was “budget” but we were very comfortable. There were warm showers at the first tented camp which we were not expecting, and the other 2 accommodations were hotels not tented. If you aren’t expecting luxury you will be fine, especially since you don’t have much time at the hotel/camps and most of the time is in the car driving.
Plenty of food to keep you full, never ran out.
Few things to call out that we were not expecting:
- At one point in the tour we had 8 passengers plus the driver in our 4x4 car even though the booking says we’d only have 6 guests max. It was only for 24 hrs so wasn’t the full trip, so not a big deal
- Since it is a shared tour, not all guests on our trip had the same itinerary. So on the way to Lake Nakuru we had to wait for 2 hours while the other guests did a boat tour on Lake Naivasha ($25/pp) that wasn’t included in our tour but we could have paid more to go. It would have been helpful to know before the trip that this as an optional add-on instead of finding out the day before or day of.
Overall an AMAZING experience and would book again with jocky. We were so glad we did a shared tour to save money and meet some awesome fellow travelers. It was fun to share this incredible experience with others.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Easy Travel made this the Best Vacation Ever!
We had an INCREDIBLE safari experience and trip to Tanzania all thanks to Freddy, our Easy Travel Safari Guide and Norah with Easy Travel. A friend recommended Easy Travel and our Safari Guide Freddy and we are SUPER glad that he did that. From the beginning, Norah was super helpful and answered ALL of our questions. (We had a lot.). She would check in with us and followed up to make sure we had the correct paperwork and information to make it into the country easily. Norah even checked in with us by phone halfway through our safari, which was very thoughtful and hospitable.
The moment we landed in Tanzania, it was Hakuna Matata. Freddy picked us up from the Airport and brought us to our hotel. We didn’t have to worry about a thing once we arrived in Tanzania. Easy Travel took care of all the driving and logistics for us, which was very helpful. We met daily to discuss wake up time and agenda for the next day. Freddy even taught us basic Swahili vocabulary words to make our trip better. Our Safari experience would not have been the same without Freddy. We would not have seen all the animals we did without Freddy’s safari experience. He knew where to look for animals and was in constant communication with his colleagues to make sure we were able to see hard to find animals.
We saw more animals than we dreamed we would see. We saw the Big 5 within our first two days of the safari. We saw MANY groups of lions and lion cubs, a leopard, two groups of cheetahs (one group had cheetah cubs), a white rhino and a black rhino, many elephants and babies up close, giraffes up close, zebras and wildebeast migrating, hippos and babies, two Nile Crocodiles, pink flamingos, caraca cat (hard to find), hyenas, warthogs, jackals, vultures and so much more. The Safari vehicle (Toyata Land Cruiser) was very comfortable and perfect for view the animals from the pop top roof.
We stayed at the Tortilis camps during our Safarj and I cannot say enough good things about the hospitality we experienced there. Everyone was so kind, friendly and went above and beyond to make sure we had a great experience. We highly recommend staying at all of the Tortilis camps during your safari!
We also did the guided day hike to Mt Kilamanjaro through Kestra with Easy Travel. It was a fun hike. Kestra was great guide and taught us a few things about the rainforest and Mt Kila along the way. He carried our lunches and rain ponchos and completed all the paperwork for us. Would recommend Kestra as a Day Hike Guide!
Thank you SO much for the trip of a lifetime. We will be recommending Easy Travel and Freddy, Norah and Kestra to all of our friends and family!
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari Adventure
We arranged a 3 day / 2 night safari with Rhys. We were picked up on time at our ship and taken to the border where we were met by Wayne of Endless Summer. We transferred to his vehicle and proceeded to Kruger. We really didn’t know what to expect but the lodge we stayed in worked out to be really nice. The first day we did the afternoon safari with the lodge. We were amazed at the number of animals we saw. Returning to the lodge we were surprised that Wayne, our driver, was also our chef. He had made a beautiful barbecue of beef, lamb and pork. The next morning at 5.00am, Wayne had made coffee for us and we set off with him ( just 4 of us) for our own private tour of that section of Kruger. Wayne was extremely knowledgeable about the animals and the park. We had a good breakfast at a restaurant and continued with the tour until 1.00pm. We had some free time until our lodge organized sunset safari. Another great tour followed by another wonderful meal made by Wayne. The following morning, if you can call 3.30 am morning we got up for the 4.00 am lodge safari. Another great tour, followed by another of Wayne’s culinary masterpieces. We left the lodge around 10.00 am for the drive to Johannesburg airport. We had only gone about 5 miles when we ran into a small traffic jam. To our absolute delight there were 5 or 6 lions lying in the middle of the road refusing to move, an amazing sight. The trip to Johannesburg was smooth and we arrived in good time for our flight. If you are thinking of a safari, you won’t find a better run outfit that Endless Summer.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Nice 1-Day trip to Arusha National Park
Our 1- day Walking safari was well organised. We had friendly and helpful guides and it was an overall wunderful experience. The car was well equipped and the lunch was delicious.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible and Unforgettable experience
From our first email exchange with Emperor Safaris, we had a wonderful experience. All of our inquiries were swiftly addressed, and we had complete confidence in the company's ability to handle our travel arrangements.
We definitely suggest this firm and without forgetting an amazing driver, Mr. Khalifa, who was great and made our vacation more enjoyable with his expertise, friendliness, and professionalism.