US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Mission trip transportation and NNP safari
We have used Gofran for the past four years. They are reliable and always feel safe and secure in their care during our daily transports. On safari days, very knowledgeable and helpful with finding wild life.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Really trustful experience
Kevin Our guide was really great! He knew a lot about the parks and animals and provided us water. Especially that we got sick on the day (not because of the tour!!), we were really happy to have Kevin with us to help us at the hospital. We felt really safe and enjoyed our day a lot! :) would recommend it to everybody!!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
5 Day Safari in Kruger National Park and Panorama Route is a Must Do Tour.
My family and I had a brilliant tour professionally organised by Christine and led by two fantastic guides Nik and Nick. Both guides were qualified, very experienced, knowledgeable and so much fun to be with. We managed to tick off the Big Five along with many many other wonderful sightings. The food was excellent and large portions. We opted for accommodation inside the Kruger Park for the Safari portion of the tour and stayed in the African huts which although dated were very clean and comfortable. Staying at the huts added to our experience. When selecting accommodation please consider that you spend most of your time viewing the wildlife. Once outside the park, for the Panorama Route, we stayed at first class accommodation organised by Christine. If you are a first time traveller to South Africa and Kruger National Park, Christine will provide you with all the information you need for a great trip including what type of clothes to bring. I want to thank Nik and Nick for a memorable and fun 5 days. Finally a big thank you to Christine for organising our tour and sharing contacts for the rest of our South African itinerary. I can keep writing about how much fun we had on this 5 Day tour. My message to anyone considering a Safari in Kruger is contact Christine at Wildlife Safaris. I place this tour and experience as one of the best my family have ever taken.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Safari Experience
I went on a 2 day safari with Tanzania Wild Destination in January of 2020 with 4 friends. We went to Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro Crater and we spent the night at a camp at Lake Manyara.
Mark was our guide and he was excellent, very knowledgeable about the parks and animals. The food we had at camp for dinner was so delicious and the packed lunches were really nice too. On our 2 day safari we saw four out of the big five animals on safari (elephant, rhino, water buffalo and lion! we didn't see a leopard) We also saw a ton of zebra's, giraffes, beautiful birds, etc. I was so happy with the animals we saw and the experiences we had in such a short time. We slept in huts at Lake Manyara and there were bathrooms with showers that we were really appreciative of.
I would absolutely travel with Tanzania Wild Destination again, we had such an incredible time!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent, personal service!
From the first email and Skype call, Brenda at Tanzania Choice Safaris made every aspect of planning easy. Our itinerary included meeting up with our son in a remote area and she made it happen seamlessly.
PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
excellent, perfectly prepared safari with a very competent guide Nathan
Mamalandsafaris did not let us down for a moment. Our 7 days on safari will stay in our memory for a long time. Contact with the agency from the moment of booking until the end perfect. Everything is clear and legible. Our guide Nathan will rise to the challenge. He was very helpful and competent. We saw a lot of animals, and above all gorillas in Bwindi NP, lions, leopard, chimpanzees and many more. Our lodge was very clean and comfortable. We recommend Mamaland with a clear conscience. If we return to Africa it's only from Mamaland.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing South Africa Vacation Trip
We normally arrange all of our own vacation trips, but wanting to have a great safari experience and concern about some of the logistics associated with our family trip to South Africa, made me think we'd be better off with some professional planning. I put out feelers with a handful of tour operators, including Matthew Grace at African Safari Guru, and he was by far the most responsive and helpful. Matthew is so knowledgeable about South Africa. He has a good awareness of what are the best things to see and places to go at various times of the year - he really listened to what we were looking to do, gave us some great advice and laid out a series of options for our trip rather than a standard tour operator package, and put together a fantastic itinerary for us.
We spent our first 5 days based in Cape Town, and Matthew arranged an outstanding hiking excursion to the top of Table Mountain, as well as day-trips along the coast and into the wine country -- with excellent guides for each. Then we traveled to Kruger National Park for an unbelievably memorable safari experience at Lukimbi Safari Lodge. Lukimbi was a perfect fit for our family -- not sure how Matthew figured that out, but it really worked out great. The safari guides and all the staff at Lukimbi were welcoming, enthusiastic, fun, and really, really good at their work. The game drives were spectacular, and the food and accommodations at Lukimbi were first-rate.
Matthew also arranged for all our transfers, and every one was flawless. In addition, Matthew stays in daily communication with you while you're on your trip, via WhatsApp, and was always available to answer any questions or resolve any issues that cropped up. Not only that, but he personally met us at the Nelspruit Airport and was our driver for a day as we transited to Lukimbi (and he knew some great spots to view some of the wildlife in Kruger on the way to Lukimbi, so we had kind of a bonus game-drive on the way in!). Matthew tries to meet up in person with each of his clients at some point on their trip, which is a great indication of the individual attention he provides as a tour planner.
When it was all said and done, we had a fantastic holiday and I can confidently recommend African Safari Guru. Matthew's professional knowledge, honest and straightforward advice and hands-on approach to planning, and his great customer service paved the way for what each of us agreed was possibly the best vacation we have taken as a family.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Uganda Safari
Zander put together an excellent safari (7 days 6 nights) to add on to a visit with our daughter who is teaching in Jinja.
Moses our driver met us at the school and drove us to 3 different lodges. We went to Murchinson Falls National Park and loved the Murchison River Lodge directly on the Nile. Having hippos wander the grounds at night is quite amazing. Do take the extra hike to the top of the falls. It is strenuous but worth the prize.
Then a long drive to Kidepo Valley National Park. Zander recommended a 3 night stay which was the correct call after the long drive. Kipedo is stunning and was not crowded at all. Worth the long drive to see a different type of park and more of the Ugandan countryside and villages. Spent 3 hours sitting on the porch at Kidepo Savannah Lodge using binoculars to watch elephants cross into the park from South Sudan in the distance. Not something everyone can say they have done!! We enjoyed the game drives particularly the afternoon drive which had us out for sunset. The walking safari with a Kidepo park ranger was a highlight. Incredible to be walking through the grass with antelopes, giraffe, zebra, buffalo and warthogs all around.
Finally a stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and Amuka Lodge. Hard to describe what it is like to be only 20 yards from a rhino in the wild with only some brush separating us from 3 rhinos.
Our driver Moses did a great job, always explained our day, reminded us when to get packed lunches from the lodges and answered questions as they came up. He dropped us off at Entebbe Airport with plenty of time to catch our flight.
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
Our guide (Emanuel John) was very good, we saw all the animals and we had a great time in Tanzania.
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience!
Communication was perfect and the service was great through out the experience. It was my first time going on safari and it was over my expectations. We even saw lions which were a very good luck!