35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The best holiday if our lives! Well run tours with authentic experiences. amazing times
We were taken to Cape Maclear for a beach riddled week of relaxation and fun. The tour operators arranged everything and more. Mumbo island and the walk around the island is engrained as the best times if my life. Nothing beats Africa safaris
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Crafted Africa showcased the warm heart of Africa to perfection
We were very lucky to find a gap in 2021 to travel to Malawi under the guidance and care of Crafted Africa. I had previously visited this beautiful country and enjoyed time at the Lake, and would do so again on this visit, but Crafted Africa uncovered the whole spectrum of what Malawi has to offer on this trip. We were shown the ultimate safari destinations, and managed to experience beautiful tea estates, cultural destinations, and towering granite mountains, all the while sipping on the beautiful wines their sister company provided for the trip. Thanks to Mike and his team for the best visit during a tough time. We will be back!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Friendly, Reliable, Incredible Knowledge of Animals and Parks
Shafiq is exactly what you would want in a Safari guide: he is reliable, on time, friendly, a great driver, and he knows all the parks in Uganda incredibly well and has incredible knowledge of animals. I absolutely give him my full endorsement and I know you will have a good time. He communicates quickly and speaks perfect English as well. He can set up a personalized tour trip for your team, so if you would like him to recommend a custom weeklong or three day tour he can design that around your interests.
On a side note, he is particularly knowledgeable when it comes to birdlife in Uganda. If you are interested in them then you would be crazy to look anywhere else.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Super Tour Guide ( Shafik) reflecting a great Tour Company.
We visited Queen Elizabeth National Park In Uganda (East Africa) , Give a Goat (Germany Projekt) in Kasese in December 2021.
Our Tour Guide by the name of Shafik is a friendly, remarkable driver, weil informed about the theoratical aspects of the National Park.
He takes his time to explain when one needed an indepth explanation.
We also cleared a payment for the company when stopped over by Police and we got our Refund back by the Manager of the Tour Company.
Kind regards
From Germany
FR
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A amazing Safari with A2Zebra Experience to discover the Big Five
A great adventure thanks to the excellent organization of A2Zebra Experience and its guide Samuel who knew how to find the animals and share his passion with us.
A perfect circuit in the parks of Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and the Ndutu. An encounter often at 2 meters and in complete safety without seeming to disturb them with a large number of animals, elephants, giraffes, monkeys, antelopes, gazelles, hippos, buffaloes and even rhinos and leopard descending from his tree (rare during the day), ...and unforgettable scenes from life: amorous moment between a lion and a lioness, a walk of lionesses with their happy and playful cubs, a feast for an attentive mother cheetah and her babies, a gang of young lions basking in the sun, and for sure I forget some!
An ideal time in January to see the impressive migration where thousands of zebras and wildebeests with their newborn calves head north, the zebras leading the way, letting the wildebeest pass first and then bringing up the rear.
An unforgettable trip to do and to do it again thanks to the experience of our guide and the know-how of A2Zebra Experience.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An amazing and professional bespoke service leading to the trip of a lifetime in Africa!
Crafted Africa really showed their pedigree when arranging our trip, they know the region and the accommodations like the back of their hand and created a perfect blend of bush and beach for our two week trip to Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
Every destination exceeded expectations, and the travel between lodges was seamless. I cannot fault the communications, service or value for money for this tour operator.
We would never have come close to the experience Crafted Africa provided if we'd attempted to arrange this trip without them.
A million thanks!
SD
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience with true professionals
Emmanuel is a true professional committed to quality customer service. This company provided me with the experience of a lifetime. My tour guide, Joseph, was amazing as well. He went out of his way to ensure I had the best experience, which I did. He's an intelligent man and a joy to speak with along the journey. He can provide an answer to any question you have regarding the animals.
The accommodation provided in this tour is top notch, especially the second night (if you're doing 3 days).
Overall, this company checks all the boxes. They handle everything from start to finish and really take anyway from the stress of planning it all.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great care when I needed it
I didn't know anything about Speke Holidays when I ended up traveling with them. I booked my tour through Timbuktu Travel, and Speke was their local partner, to whom they assigned me for the actual guide and details of the trip. But I want to review Speke itself because I think it's important to know what a company does when things don't go well, in addition to when they do.
For the first few days, I had a wonderful time on my tour with Speke. My guide was named Innocent, and we got along great and he took such good care of me that I had to make him promise to stop buying me things unless he'd let me pay for them! Otherwise I kept finding that when I mentioned that I liked fresh fruit, a trio of pineapples found their way into the van at an open-air market before I even had the chance to try and buy my own.
Then I got sick three days into my tour, from swallowing a few drops of bad water in the shower. Nobody's fault but my own. I didn't want to miss the things that mattered most to me on the tour, so I soldiered on... unable to eat most things available to me, and spending most of the driving time asleep in my seat from a side effect of the anti-nausea medicine I was taking.
Innocent couldn't have taken better care of me if I had been his own mother. I don't know what he said to the staff at Kibale Forest, but where most travelers were assigned in groups of six, I got not only a hired porter but my own private ranger assigned to me so that we could go at a pace I could handle. She found us chimpanzees almost right away, so I got to see them without having to walk far. Innocent was waiting for us when I staggered out of the forest and took me back in hand.
He found me a small-town medical clinic, but they didn't give me the one thing I really needed -- antibiotics. I don't know whether that was a mistaken choice on the doctor's part, or just that the clinic didn't have them available. I soldiered on, determined to see the gorillas at Bwindi no matter what it took.
It took a whole gang of porters and a thing that looked like a cross between a stretcher and a sedan chair, but I was carried up the mountain and back down again. The way to was terrifying and the way down was excruciatingly painful, but the gorillas were worth every moment of it all, and the guys Innocent hired to take care of me kept me safe every step of the way.
By the time we got back to the lodge after the trip into Bwindi, I was crying in pain and I hadn't been able to eat anything significant in six days. I had finally done the one thing I was determined not to miss. I decided that it was time to stop gutting it out, and get back to good medical care as swiftly as possible. So I asked Innocent the next morning what was the quickest way to get me back to Kampala.
Well, I found out!! I spoke to Tony, the head of Speke, on the phone briefly; then he arranged to have a plane held on the tarmac for me while Innocent got me and my things scooped up and raced me to the airstrip. He sent me off with a minimum of baggage, and followed by road with the rest of my things. I was in a Kampala hospital only six hours after I asked for help getting there, and settled in an Entebbe hotel that same evening, after a starter dose of antibiotics and a lot of IV fluids, already feeling much better.
From there, I recovered pretty quickly. Innocent and I even managed to do a few gentle activities in Entebbe during my last day or two in Uganda, like the behind the scenes tour at the zoo which allowed me to pet a friendly shoebill stork and throw fruit to the chimpanzees on their island.
But what's most important to me is the help that Speke got me when I needed it most -- both ensuring that even through my illness I could still see the chimpanzees and gorillas I came for, and then getting me back to medical care swiftly and effectively once I was willing to go get it.
Innocent and Tony did more than give me a good vacation. They handled a major medical crisis and kept me safe. I'm truly grateful, and I can't recommend them highly enough.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing driver for an amazing safari tour
We spent several days with Shafik (best driver ever) who was a remarkable driver: we always felt safe with him, and we also appreciated his good mood and his sympathy. we recommend him!
TR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable, kind, and knowledgeable!
We had an absolutely amazing experience with Epic Africa Adventure. Daniel was communicative, reliable, and very supportive, and he provided us with a perfect safari experience. The route, guide, and chef were all wonderful, and we saw so many amazing animals every single day!