US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The beat of your heart
South Africa has such great experiences to enjoy. The ocean and mountains in Cape Town makes one feel as though you found a hidden secret in the world. The beauty and calm that one experiences is certain to be a memorable journey. Go dolphin chasing in on a kayak, drive to Cape Point through Chapman’s Peak, watch a sunset off of signal hill over looking the ocean, ride up a cable car to Table mountain, climb Lions head, a winelands tour are just to name a few. Plenty more things to do but do not miss out on staying in the Cape. I highly recommend for a 1st Safari to go to Kruger National Park and make sure you have a guide. I used Wild Wing Safaris which was very reasonable priced but you can go to more expensive places too. Your guide is key to tracking and making sure you see the Big 5 and many animals. Pamper yourself in relaxation at The Saxon Hotel in Johannesburg before your long journey back home. It’s a masterpiece of a hotel with great food, spa and absolute luxury. No question you will fall in love with South Africa!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Beyond expectations
Beyond expectations. We went for a nine day safari with African Starpal Safaris and it was a great experience. We went to Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Amboseli and Tsavo east and west.
When we first got in contact with them Paul the manager answered always very fast on my questions and that made me to book with African Starpal Safaris.
After booking we kept good contact till we arrived at the airport in Nairobi. Unfortunately one of my bags did not arrive, but Paul went beyond his efforts to look a few times at the airport if the bag might have arrived.
On the safari everything went well our guide Boniface showed us all the nice places in the parks and we saw loads of animals. Not once I had the feeling being unsafe in the minivan.
We booked a medium accommodation package and all the hotels were of surprising good quality.
Also the food in the restaurants was nice. A few it was a la carte dining, but mostly it was a buffet.
I can highly recommend African Starpal Safaris and the great guide Boniface to anyone who likes to come to Kenya. They gave me and my dad a holiday to remember for a long time
Kind regards,
Gerben and Gerhard Post, the Netherlands
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Kruger National Park by Diane P
You see plenty of animals and bird life. A great place for 1st safari but always a great experience
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari with the best driver, Aruni!
It seemed impossible that such an affordable safari could happen with no issue. I will always recommend Karibu Safaris, everything was perfect. Even our driver and guide Aruni was unbeatable.
I will forever remain grateful.
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic safari experience
One of the best experiences in my life.
First, our guide was very friendly and passionate. We got to learn a lot of interesting facts about animals and local life.
Second, of course the animals! Lots of them, in different locations and from different perspectives. It was way beyond our expectations. We got to see the whole big five!
Next, the chef was incredible. I can't remember a single dish that was just "ok". Everything was delicious.
So, we're absolutely happy with this experience and would higly recommend Suricata Safaris to anyone who plans to go on safari trip.
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing 6 Day Safari trip - Thanks!
Serengeti African Tours is amazing and one of the main reasons it is so is because of Lucas who is the director of this company. He is the reason that I booked with Serengeti African tours and from the time I was discovering my trip to booking to the entire trip, I kept working with Lucas on various questions/inquiries - he is always available and takes care of the guests really well.
About the safari, it is a really good way to do Serengeti, Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro and Moshi town Coffee plantation/waterfalls. The trip is really well organized and everything is done smoothly to a very high level of efficiency. I am a vegetarian and every meal was custom made to my preference. Guides/Drivers were really good including Godi, Edgar and Max. The hotels where they put me up were amazing but special mention to Ngorongoro Marera Mountain view lodge - I had the pleasure of staying here for two nights and this facility including its staff is just exceptional. Also, almost equally good was Angata Ngorongoro camp - I truly enjoyed staying the state of art tents there. Seronera wildlife lodge is a bit rundown but also had amazing staff and cook who made me Indian food. While Safaris are true delight, the coffee plantation and waterfalls tour on the last day is amazing too - don't miss it and highly recommend Serengeti African Tours for Tanzania tours. Thanks Lucas!
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience in all aspects
It was great! We saw a lot of animals, many of them were very close so we could take nice pictures. Camping was good as well, we always had all the facilities needed for a good stay.
Special thanks to our guide who was great and helpful, and to the chef. The food was delicious, way better than we expected!
Definitely an experience we’d like to have again in the future.
JP
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Kenya & Tanzania safari with reliable tour operator
I had an amazing experience with Silver Spark Africa Safaris on a two-week Kenya & Tanzania safari, the entire trip was extremely seamless and without any major issues - Abongo made all of the park and hotel arrangements and my tour guides David and Waziri were extremely knowledgeable about the local wildlife and made my entire trip quite enjoyable.
My two week tour hit the major destinations of Maasai Mara, Amboseli and Serengeti while also hitting some of the other surprisingly amazing smaller destinations like Ngorongoro and Lake Nakuru. Trip ended with a three night stay in Zanzibar to unwind after a busy yet fruitful safari. I didn’t know where to begin when I started out so I’m glad I had Abongo to plan and arrange everything for me - do not expect five stars from your hotels but they were all in the least secure, sufficiently comfortable and with a good selection and quality of food.
If you don’t have two weeks I think you could still get a complete safari experience by focusing in on any of the big three destinations mentioned, but my personal recommendation would be to go with either Maasai Mara or Serengeti for the richest experience.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience!
We were planning a trip to Uganda and contacted Lulu Safaris. For a fee months Lulu Safari supported us with a thorough planning process and made an amazing itinerary for our needs and adjusted to our budget. After some uncertainty with the Ebola Virus we spontaneously had to cancel the plans and decided to go to Tanzania instead. Lulu Safari helped us even then as they had partners in Tanzania, they planned our trip again specifically to our needs and put us in contact with the partner company in Tanzania.
We had an amazing time and Lulu Safari was so kind to always check on us throughout. If we ever get to go to Uganda we will definitely reach out to Lulu Safari again.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience
It was a great experience organising our safari and beach goliday through wayfair. They planned a great itenary for us and made sure to provide the best accommodation and service based on the budget we had. We stayed to Naibor camp, it was a dream . Excellent service from everyone in this camp.