50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely superb service!
Susan was recommended to us by a friend of a friend, and I am *so* grateful she was! We were planning a trip to South Africa, and were overwhelmed by choices and really unsure how to choose between them. Susan gave us excellent advice and made some superb recommendations, from which we picked Umlani Bush Camp from the Timbavati reserve. Susan took care of all the arrangements, and sent us a super useful itinerary and travel guide, which we relied upon heavily throughout our South African adventure. She also helped us find a hotel in Johannesburg and gave us really good advice about building our itinerary there.
We had the most magical four nights at Umlani. It was everything Susan had said, and more. And she was available on email and WhatsApp throughout the period leading up to our stay and during it. We were confident that we were well informed, well supported and enthusiastically cared for. Susan helped us build a really special holiday, the memories of which will last a lifetime.
I would not hesitate to recommend Susan to anyone wanting to book a safari - or indeed any element of a holiday in South Africa. Pembury Tours are excellent value for money, superb communicators and deliver all they promise.
IT
Experience level: first safari
Super professional and caring
We had a great Safari with African Big Cats. They were really professional and our guide was fantastic and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Chloe and team were amazing! Seamless logistics and beautiful properties
The team was a pleasure to work with! Extremely communicative and even worked through their holiday break to meet the last minute request we had about overweight baggage! Would recommend to anyone looking to travel to Botswana
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Makes sure it all works out.
I would always pick Kajie Safaris again for a tour through Uganda. The response and organisation of my trip was super easy and the team was very flexible on making sure I get all I was looking for during my 7 days in Uganda. Thanks to Ronald and Josephine for helping me out with all my requests. Needless to say that all the accommodations were top notch, from the Bweza Gorilla Lodge, Aakvard Safari Lodge, Chimp Nest - I loved them all and I was always sad to check-out after 1-2 nights only.
The biggest shout out and thanks go out to my on site guide Casmir aka Herbert who was not only my guide and driver but also my babysitter, 24/7-entertainer and car-pool-karaoke-buddy becoming more of a partner in crime (metaphorically speaking of course) during these past 7 days. Making sure we were always safe on the road, never missing on one of the scenic routs instead of the main-road, finding the best coffee places with a view and making this week of looking for wild-life and being in nature into one of the best weeks in my life. Travelling solo is not always easy, but with a guide like him there was no single moment to be worried or to be bored - time was flying way to quick, even during the long hours of driving/roadtripping across the country - he was really the best company I could have asked for. (althought he did not let me win at pool. ;-))
Thank you - it would not have been the same without you. ♡
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great
We had a wonderful trip. Great itinerary and guide Ben went out of his way to make sure he gave us the best experiences.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great, took care of us and great value
A great tour! I paid for a tour to pick me up from Joberg airport at 7am and take me to a nearby transfer at 12 (with an AC car with charging ports and one break for toilet and food), and in the lodge at 1220. The lodge was budget friendly but still there was a lot to do - free breakfast and dinners, with paid lunches and drinks. A pool and loungers, a badminton net, chess, jungle gym. Everyone was so friendly as well. They offered a sunset game drive 3 30 to 6pm so got something done straight away with a Jeep and a nice tour guide and met nice people, then had dinner with them. Then the next day there was a sunrise/full day game drive from 5 30am to 3pm. This includes a packed breakfast, and a place where we bought our lunch at 1pm, but great value and quality. Then another dinner at night after the pool and an optional additional sunrise tour at a price (530am to 11am) then checking out at 11-12. The bus picked me up there and took me directly to Joburg without the transfer. So overall a great stay! I stayed in a tent with a bathroom/air conditioning and it was a really cool experience. It was all zipped up so safe from insects though I did have a mosquito in my room which was hard to get rid of. Wayne also the owner of the tour presumably, was very responsive (instant replies to emails) and very helpful. I would overall recommend this place/tour though I'm unsure how much it would have cost without the 5 hour transfer etc. 5 stars!
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Brilliant Ben successfully listened to all we wanted and enhanced the experience beyond expectation!
Starting with finding the right package, Jackson was so quick to respond and helpful. Arriving at the Airport, Andrew was such a cheerful sight to welcome us and get us safely to our hotel. THEN the piece de resistance (crowning glory) was our safari guide Ben. He was so cheerful, knowledgeable and most importantly he listened to what WE wanted from the safari. He worked so hard and made such an effort to deliver what we asked and MORE! Accommodations were all very good and what we expected. The vehicle was well kept and perfect for the Tanzanian “massage” roads. All the viewings were so exceptional, from the birds, our focus, to the magnificent beobabs, fabulous wildebeasts with zebras, to the magnificent large cats. We saw it all and not just in the distance but up close and personal. Our first day walking safari in Arusha led by Michael was most informative and thrilling to be walking amongst the buffalo, giraffes and viewing the waterfall. Thank you all at Topy you really did make our dreams a reality.
HIGHLY APPRECIATED AND RECOMMENDED. Hakuna Matata.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing! Every penny well spent on this provider, always cared for and left extremely happy!
The tour review: we got very lucky with our driver Jose, he was simply amazing. The kindest and most knowledgeable man we met on this entire trip. For the whole 5 days of driving us around and taking us into the Masai Mara, Nakuru and Naivasha, he was always smiling, always showing us new things and he knew a lot about the history, animals, tips and tricks and he was funny! The tour was very well organised, from our tented accommodation to our two hotel stays, we didn’t have to worry about a thing, we were taken care of start to finish. Jose is very very experienced and on the game drives he knew exactly where we were in the park at all times, he was always in communication with other drivers and where they spotted animals, and he was also very clever in his ability to predict where animals will be in the 10 minutes based off their behaviour, which allowed us to see all of the Big 5, spot black rhinos and even the very very rare leopard within a few meters of the vehicle. We watched a cheetah hunt down prey, and I was able to take the most magnificent pictures. If I could rate this tour more than 5 stars I would. Also speaking to other tour groups and tourists, we had paid less than everyone, had more benefits like a boat ride in Naivasha paid for, and we were blessed with the luck of seeing animals lots of people missed out on (this partly testament to Jose’s expertise!)
Extras: We got picked up from the airport and dropped off at the airport at no extra cost. At every stage, I could reach out via WhatsApp and someone replied very usefully. Everyone speaks great English, everyone was SO friendly and accommodating, loved Kenya so much!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience
Had a great safari trip with The Kruger Safari Co.
Pick up from the airport was smooth & the drive was also good with enough breaks (so no worries about the 5h trip)
Accommodation was alright.
Safari’s itself were amazing. I had 2 Full day safari & 1 Sunset Safari. During one safari i was able to see All Big 5 in one day.
Guides were knowledgeable without talking too much 😃. But whenever you had a question they were always helpful.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Totally recommend!
Seamless communication from the team and exceptional customer service with great attention to detail that made the trip really wholesome.