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Faye   –  
New Zealand NZ
Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 8, 2016

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Good experience
4/5

Our driver Phennie was very helpful with our questions, not only informative about the wildlife but also helped us to plan our next step of our journey once we left him.

The communication was quite good before the trip also, although we would have appreciated the option to pay online or credit card!

Rebecca   –  
Australia AU
Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 8, 2016

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

My experience was awesomely packed with adventure, fun, amazing wildlife and culture
4/5

Overall, the trip exceeded my expectations in many ways. The tour, the service and communications allowed for an awesome experience overall. The tour group was also small which was great.

Some room for improvement in :
- confirming optional activities and officially adding them into the final itinerary
- having other methods of payment for tour
- making sure an official and most updated itinerary is sent out prior to first deposit. That way travelers know exactly what they will be doing each day and it includes the optional activities the traveler wishes to participate in, like the Batwa experience.
- giving advice to travelers about types of currency needed in certain areas and where it is best to withdraw money.
- would also rule out going to Bushara island. Didn't really gain anything from being there.
- something else needs to happen at the boomu women's group. Getting travelers to participate in local community activities would give them a great insight to what life is like for a local family.

Kathy   –  
Australia AU
Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 8, 2016

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Excellent review of Kylie & Kruger Park Travel's Booking experience
5/5

Kylie & the team at Kruger Park Travel did an excellent, value for money job on booking our 10 day holiday. Everything was taken care of as promised & the accommodation was fantastic for the price. My dad & I were really impressed. At 84 years, this was my dad's "bucket list" holiday & he couldn't have been more thrilled with the trip. Thanks Kylie for doing an excellent job with organising our tour.
The only thing I would suggest is when booking hotels, ensuring that there are twin beds available for people if required. I got to 2 hotels where there was only one (Queen or King) bed...BUT the hotels were extremely helpful & just changed them around to accommodate dad & I in separate beds...no problem!
We saw the Big 5 & some on our safari. The tour groups were kept small which was wonderful...we met amazing people on our journey & the staff at all the places we visited were fantastic. I would highly recommend Kruger Park Travel to anyone!

Maureen   –  
Canada CA
Visited: July 2016 Reviewed: Sep 8, 2016

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing experience - everyone should have the chance to go!
5/5

Makasa provided our family of 4 (2 adults and 2 teenagers) with a trip of a lifetime. Selma was so accommodating and easy to communicate with. Frank, our guide through our Safari, was amazing. Dina, in Zanzibar, made us feel like we were at home. The people of Tanzania are friendly, welcoming and so kindhearted. The wildlife was unbelievable and the beaches of Zanzibar were beautiful!!

John Juba   –  
Canada CA
Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 8, 2016

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Outstanding experience
5/5

We had an outstanding time on our trip with It Started in Africa. This was a first safari so we didn't know quite what was ideal. We gave It Started in Africa a general idea of how long we wanted to go and what we wanted to see and they recommended a great itinerary for us. We did a 6 day safari through Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and Central and Northern Serengeti. This was perfect in terms of length. Through it we managed to see all the big animals - lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras, giraffe, wildebeests, antelope, leopard, etc. - up close with the exception of a rhino (but these can be hard to find). The wildebeest crossing of the Mara river was really something special too.

All of the hotels It Started in Africa recommended for us were outstanding. We especially enjoyed the Serena Hotels we stayed at.

What helped make the experience so special was our driver Heaven. For one, he was very committed to making sure we saw everything we wanted to see, and also reacting to things he heard on the radio so we could see rare and unique things (for example, lions hunting prey, or crocodiles grabbing wildebeests). On top of being very good at his job, he was just a nice personal guy that we enjoyed getting to know and spending time with on our trip.

Following out safari they organized a post-safari stay in Zanzibar which again they recommended great hotels to stay at. Zanzibar itself was a relaxing end to a great trip.

Finally worth mentioning is they also organized all transfers to and from the airports in Tanzania and again in Zanzibar. This was great as we really had nothing to worry about except getting to the country in the first place. Highly recommended company!

Sylvia   –  
Italy IT
Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 7, 2016

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Memorable South Africa tour
5/5

I and my two Italian friends came back from a memorable South Africa tour a few days ago. Southern tours organized a customized 13 days tour for us. After our arrival in Johannesburg we went straight to the beautiful Drakensberg mountains where we spent one night in a wonderful lodge surrounded by a fantastic landscape. From there we continued our journey to St. Lucia, Hluhluwe, Swaziland, Kruger and then back to Johannesburg. Also all the other lodges have been chosen very well by Southern tours, especially at Hluhluwe game reserve and Kruger where we stayed inside the parks.
Bongizwe is not only a very professional guide, but also a very polite, responsable and helpful person, he always did the very best to meet our expectations and to make this trip an unforgetable adventure. He knows the bush very well and without him we would not have seen so many animals. It did not take us much time to see the Big 5!!
During this trip we also had the possibilty to learn a lot about African culture. Moreover Bongizwe has an excellent knowledge in history.
We are looking forward to planning our next trip with Southern tours!!

Angi   –  
Canada CA
Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 7, 2016

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing adventure through Odyssey Safaris!!
5/5

Recently back from an amazing safari adventure in Kenya organized through Odyssey Safaris. Odyssey tailored the trip to our specifications and instructed us on payment schedules, visa requirements, medical requirements, etc ... basically made everything simple and easy for us. Mark Cahill ensured that our flights were booked to take advantage of the best routes and prices and our accommodations were excellent (in fact we were given upgrades in a couple of instances). Our guide, Kieri, was friendly, knowledgeable and extremely accommodating -- he ensured that we got to enjoy the landscape and culture of Kenya. I would highly recommend Odyssey Safaris -- they will do everything possible to ensure that your safari experience exceeds your expectations.

fabio   –  
Italy IT
Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 7, 2016

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

3 days in the wildlife of Masai Mara
4/5

The safari booking process was clear and the price fair. The driver came to pick us up at the hotel and was excellent in driving along the unpaved road leading to the park. The three days were nice, and so was the tented camp. The bottled water was not present in the jeep in the quantity agreed.
Very positive experience.

Michael Pare   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 7, 2016

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Amazing Namib Desert Experience
5/5

I really enjoyed this trip put together by African Coast. It's not a safari for wildlife so much but mostly for seeing the spectacular scenery of the Namib Desert including the giant sand dunes and the area known as Dead Vlei. Climbing the sand dunes was very difficult for me so make sure you hit the stairclimber before this trip. The camping was on roof-top tents mounted on our SUV which was a lot of fun. We participated in making the camp fire meals with our guide Tino. We did see some wild life around the camps like the large antelope, "Oryx" and some jackals that visited camp nightly looking for food. Highly recommended!

Michael Pare   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 7, 2016

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Excellent Chobe National Park Experience
5/5

Kalahari Tours did an amazing job with our Chobe Safari. The hotel pick up and river cruise got us off to a great start. Our guide, Jensen was excellent and found us a lot of great wildlife including a chance encounter with a leopard. The camping set up and fireside meals were amazing. When I think of a true African safari experience...this is it! Highly recommended!!

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