DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great recommendation
We chose the 4 day safari with Suricata and couldn't be happier with it. The whole organization from start to finish went smoothly. Everyone was on time, friendly and we had no problems whatsoever. The campsites chosen were decent (we heard from other safari guests that they had worse campsites). The safari was incredible and our guide told us a lot of interesting things about each animal and gave us enough time. We had a chef who catered to my allergies and cooked really delicious. We felt safe and comfortable at all times. We can wholeheartedly recommend Suricata!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Mikumi National Park by suj
it is a good size park which is evenley balanced to see the various animals in there naturally habitat without binoculars
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
very friendly and welcoming
country which is freindly and welcoming you feel safe travelling around
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magnifique
What an amazing stay! We took full eyes! We are still on cloud nine. Thanks to Joël for organizing these 8 days of totally flexible safari as we wished. Indisputable value for money. Efficient exchanges by WhatsApp.
The lodges were excellent, the food too.
Parks done: Serengeti, Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Lake Natron.
Special mention for our guide Ayubu, very attentive and who answered all our questions.
We were lucky enough to see the lioness land next to the wheel of our car.
In short, I do not have the words to describe what we experienced. Just a word of advice: go ahead, go for it with your eyes closed!
Thank you Joel and Ayubu
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Longing to relive an amazing experience!
It's been close to 3 weeks since we got home and if there was ever a trip we didn't want to end and would like to repeat without changing anything, it would be the trip my family took in Southern Africa in August. From the beginning when I reached out to Craig, the experience had been excellent. Between Bianca and Craig, every detail was worked out keeping our requests and tastes in mind while leaving an enormous amount of room for last minute requests and changes. And the suggestions both Bianca and Craig gave were definitely worthwhile and they also worked with us when we wanted to books specific Marriott hotels as I had tons of points to spend.
Initially a trip that should have only been 10 days ended up being 27 days when the planning ended and included 5 countries - Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. And we enjoyed every minute of the trip regardless if we needed to get up at 3 AM to take a hot air balloon ride. We just saw so much including incredible scenery, animals on the various safari, Cape Town (one of the most beautiful cities I have seen). And we also had amazing food and stayed at some excellent bed and breakfast places, farm houses and hotels.
But the best part was the time spent with Bianca and Craig. Not only did they take care of our every request, but they made sure we an amazing experience. And it's the extra things they did which made the experience great. One of the places we stayed at suggested a restaurant for our dinner, but before it was decided on, Bianca and Craig checked them out and their menu. There were many similar behind the scenes things that Southern Africa Tours did from the first time I reached out to them and this made the difference. We can't wait till August, 2025 when we return for Malawi, Namibia and Zambia and look forward to traveling with Bianca and Craig again.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
GREAT AGENT
The safari was great Lennox replied quick to any questions and Peter our driver was excellent, he did everything he could so we could have the best view of the animals and so we could enjoy the safari, we saw the big five. Everything was great. The camp we stayed at the Lenchada has no electricity they run on a generator so they only have power for a few hours in the evening and a few hours in the early morning, also no wifi so if this is a dealbreaker ask Lennox for an upgrade and get a midrange or luxury facility. Not a big deal for me, I totally recommend Axis Africa Safaris, great service!!
US
Wonderful to work with and delivered an amazing experience!
The Bright African team was exceptional to work with! I originally reached out to several companies for itineraries and quotes, and in the end we went with Bright African as having the best of both. Our group did a 9 day safari to multiple parks plus 3 days in Zanzibar.
Like many others, we had originally planned to go in 2020, but ended up deferring until 2022 due to COVID. So I worked with Salim in sales/planning for about 3 years!! We went through many changes including changing our group size/members, adding days, locations, and activities, and Salim was so flexible and kind throughout the entire process. He was quick to respond, open to requests, and ready to provide suggestions when asked. Even when I had multiple email issues (check your spam folder!), he was always patient and professional. Our itinerary was excellent and very customizable, and we enjoyed every lodge/hotel/bush camp we stayed at that Bright African chose! Bright African also had nice eco friendly touches on safari, such as refillable (clean) water canteens and reusable metal lunch sets with plates and silverware; most other companies used paper lunch boxes (provided by the lodges which will prep the lunches for safari goers) that generate lots of waste.
On safari, our guide was Hamis. He was absolutely amazing! He was very skilled and safe behind the wheel of the Land Cruiser we were in, especially on the rough and bumpy game drive roads. He also knew everything about every animal, bird, plant, tribe, everything!!! You can tell he has so much experience as a guide, navigating the vast game roads for the best spots, chatting with other drivers to tell them what we found and vice versa to make sure nobody missed out, and of course spotting animals - one time he caught the ears of a red buck poking out of the grass!! We learned and saw so much thanks to him!! I also feel very grateful that Hamis was our guide for his personality. He was so friendly and open, always had a smile on, and was quick to laugh and eager to chat. Our whole group felt very comfortable with him. This matters a lot; you are with your guide pretty much whenever you're not sleeping, and sometimes even then even you doze off in the car!
In Zanzibar, Juma was our contact and he arranged the activities we did with local guides along with transportation. This was a completely different vacation compared to safari so we spent more time at the excellent hotel that Bright African arranged, but all activities and taxi rides we did went very smoothly. This was also very flexible; we were able to customize activities and change around what day we did them. If I could do the vacation over though, I would not have booked activities and just relaxed at the hotel the entire time!
I'm very happy we went with Bright African Safaris. Throughout my research, I saw they were very highly regarded especially in the forums here on Trip Advisor, and now having worked with them for this trip, the reputation is justified!!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Honeymoon safari experience with All Time Safaris. Exceeded all of our expectations!
We booked a migration safari in the Masai Mara and Amboseli with All Time Safaris in 2020 for our honeymoon. Unfortunately, we had to reschedule to 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Titus and the company were very understanding about this and were quick to rearrange our dates. This highlighted to us from the start how professional and reliable this company was.
The safari organised by All Time Safaris was one of the best experiences of our lives, and we have All Time Safaris to thank for this once in a lifetime experience. Everything from the hotels we stayed in to our knowledgable safari guides made the experience so memorable for us. We want to personally thank Titus, Richard and Sammy for making us feel welcome on our first trip to Kenya and for making sure we were able to see the beautiful and diverse array of wildlife. They organised everything for us so well, we highly recommend this company for all your Safari bookings.
We hope to return for more safaris and we will definitely use All Time Safaris again.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well done!!!
This tour was the best to experience in Kenya, and her natural heritage. We booked as a group for seven days safari and the experience was extremely awesome we definitely recommend
MT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari Experience
We went to 4 different areas - Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. I would suggest checking if it’s flamingo season before going to Lake Manyara.
We opted for the package which included lodges as accommodation. We highly recommend doing this as the accommodations were lovely and had great food.
Our guide Rocky was great and made our experience a fun one.