IE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime
From the very beginning, booking with Hadzabe was smooth sailing with great communication from Herman throughout. The trip itself was incredible, the vast landscape of the Serengeti alone is so impressive I could have enjoyed it without seeing the many animals we came across. This was added to immensely by having the company of knowledgeable and accommodating guides. I'd recommend Hadzabe for organising your safari as it was completely seamless. The accommodation was incredible and the safari itself unforgettable.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Communicative, knowledgeable, kind, funny!
I highly recommend booking with Buyaga Safaris! Our trip was an absolute dream. Peter was so communicative with us from the start and made everything very easy by answering any questions we had. Our trip was amazing and we had no complaints at all. The lodges were all beautiful with exceptional views and great food. We saw so many different animals throughout our time in Uganda, including 3 leopards! I would book with Peter’s company again in a heartbeat and go all over again if I could.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing service with great guides
Amazing safari operator. I went on the tour solo on a shared safari and it was amazing. Our guide, Rahim, was amazing. (Ask if you can get him). Super kind and was very communicative. It also felt like the entire trip he was asking guides where the good animals were. Highly recommend!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, thoughtful and will always ensure you have a great experience
From our initial enquiry my wife and I felt extremely comfortable with Brilliant Adventures and Safaris which is why we ended up choosing them over other companies with more reviews online. We must admit this did worry us a little at the beginning but I cam assure you that Brilliant Adventures and Safaris really do live up to their name.
I booked our trip rather last minute but Jane was friendly, helpful, full of suggestions and advice. She was very patient with our many questions and happily answered them all. She even helped us save money on our trip. And it was a really sweet and unexpected touch for her to meet us at the airport on our arrival and again to wish us farewell when we left.
The service continued to be of top quality from our booking onwards; Jane prepared an planning pack with advice on what we would need to bring and do in advance, and continued to be quick with answers with all our questions. Once we arrived this service continued with our guide, Bonnie; a really happy and friendly guy who made us feel instantly relaxed and welcome and before long had us feeling like old friends. From then onwards everything was fantastic. The vehicle we had for our 6 days was clean, comfortable and perfect for long game drives. The accommodation was beyond our expectations, specifically the Into The Wild Serengeti Campsite. It is a truly wonderful place to stay on safari. Bonnie also made sure that each meal and lunch hamper accommodated my wife's vegetarianism, which made everything easy.
But the important part, the animal sights, we experienced so much more than we had dreamed of. And though the Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater do seem to have a different animal behind every twist and turn of the roads, a lot of the specific sightings were down to Bonnie. On our initial drive from the airport he asked us what we had come to see, what we really would love to see and went over and above to ensure we had the best chance of seeing it. And in every one of our requested sightings he delivered 10 fold. He is also extremely knowledgeable, flexible and has a great sense of humour, which made it a pleasure to spend 6 days with him and heightened our whole experience. He taught us so much about the nature but also of Tanzanian life and culture in general our sightings felt all the more special and our trip all the more fulfilling.
So as I'm sure is evident at this point I would highly recommend Brilliant Adventures and Safaris, they have a great team and provide an excellent service, and we will most certainly be returning in the future
SG
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very efficient and helpful. They made our trip very enjoyable
Our first trip to Africa and we were a little nervous. But Anthony and Lavender gave excellent advice on planning the trip. Arnold met us at O R Tambo Airport and drove us to Pilanesberg national park and back to Sandton. Extremely helpful and he made every effort to make the transfer smooth. He even took us on a game drive inside Pilanesberg on our way to our lodge. Thank you MoAfrika!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well Advised Safari and Wonderful Guide
Our experience with SoT was very positive. Our guide, Wilson, was second to none. His knowledge of the wildlife, culture, history, landscape, and people is astonishing. Having him as a guide enriched our experience beyond the visual aspects of safari, and helped us to better understand how Tanzania has become the place it is today. There are so so many options for operators and guides when choosing a safari, and many good ones no doubt, but from a guide perspective I cannot imagine having a better experience than we did with Wilson.
KW
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It's good, comfortable cars, good staff & customer is their priority.
Absolutely amazing
I can't forget the sipi falls
Surely you can't complain about your money b'se indeed it'll be put into use.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime with the most knowledgable and thoughtful guides
I visited Tanzania and Rwanda with Dancing Zebra last month and had the best trip of my life. My itinerary was:
- 1 day to rest and recuperate on a golf course in Arusha
- 1 day/night in the Ngorongoro crater
- 5 days / 4 nights in the Serengeti
- 1 day/night in Kigali
- 2 days / 2 nights at the Virunga Lodge
Our safari guide, Ian, is an animal whisperer. We were first on the scene to every interesting animal siting in the Serengeti. Although he said he couldn't promise anything, when we asked to see a leopard he found two over the course of an hour. He got us up close and personal with some lions feuding over a kill, hippos jostling for dominance, and baby elephants following their mom.
The accommodations were incredible. The staff were so kind, friendly, and thoughtful and made us feel comfortable throughout the trip. The food was great and the location was incredible, particularly for the lodge in the Serengeti and the lodge in the Virugna moutains.
I felt like we spent the right amount of time in each location. If you needed to cut time off your trip, you could do one less day in the Serengeti and skip the day in Kigali.
Thank you to the Dancing Zebra for giving me the experience of a life time! I've already shared the itinerary with friends who want to take the trip after seeing my pictures and it was a no brainer to tell them to leave it all to Dancing Zebra to plan it perfectly.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience - expectations exceeded
What was advertised as a “budget” experience turned out to be incredibly nice. From the airport pickup, to all of our meals (very abundant and always including fresh fruits and vegetables) to our guide Douglas who was enthusiastic and knowledgeable, he managed to spot all the most hidden animals and answer to all of our questions. Him and our cook Khalid always helped us loading our bags in the car and setting up the tents letting us a lot of free time to relax and soak in the beauty of the park. Also all the campsites advertised as “basic” were were lovely and very well equipped (sometimes even with warm showers!). We didn’t have a SIM card but WiFi is available at almost every camping and every picnic spot
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great for low budget backpackers!
The experience is amazing and Suricata Safaris has options which makes it more affordable for the low budget travellers! Everyone in the company was lovely and the guide tried to help us see as many animals as possible
