CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional planning of the tour & great driver + guide!
When I started looking for African safari, I was not sure which tour company to pick. I have researched and requested quotes from many tour companies from Safaribooking website. We wanted someone with local knowledge and expertise. I researched hundreds of safari companies, reading reviews, looking for any bad reviews or experiences people shared. Now you don’t have to the search. Just in case if you are searching Topy Tours reviews and company info, " Quaggay Topy Tours was the original name and to keep it simple they now known as Topy Tours. I am so glad that book with Topy Tours and you’ll have a top-notch safari experience! Everything was perfect for our 9 day tour.
Communication was very easy with JACKSON prior to and during our tour. Everything was made easy from inquiry to booking till the very end of our tour. Tour Coordinator Jackson was extremely helpful, informed and an excellent communicator. We were able to customized our own, private Serengeti safari within our budget. I changed my mind on our dates & itinerary multiple times, so that my family get to see the most in given times frame before finally booking and Jackson was incredibly patient and helpful. Cost of tour is the best I got when compared to different quotes I received from other companies.
We tour almost all the world famous National Parks in Tanzania, customized all in one Safari trip - Arusha, Tarangire NP, Lake Manyara NP, North / West / Central / East / South Seregenti (chasing great Migration ) , Lake Natron and Ngorongoro Crater. At the end of the trip we added at the last minute and decided to visit Wild Life Sanctuary near Arusha and it was the best decision of our trip. At the sanctuary, we got to feed and pet the fully grown wild animals including Giraffe / Zebra / impalas / Antelopes / Lion. We had no idea how completely unique and stunning our tour will be. The lodges were carefully selected and also very good, well maintained and exceeded our expectations. It was a unique experience for us to stay overnight in the wild. We experienced wild life outdoor night experience and saw many animals around the tent lodges. The tented lodges are very safe and security all the time provided you stick to the rules and regulations.
Our driver & guide AMOUR was exceptional, extremely knowledgeable about the Safari National Parks, friendly, relaxed and open to whatever we wanted to do & wherever we wanted to go. On one occasion, we spend long game drive time n the park and it got dark. And when is dark in serengeti, it is really "dark and scary". Our driver had exceptional GPS skills and we found the lodge which was newly built and had no visible directions. nOur safari was a magical experience thanks to our wonderful guide, We couldn't have asked for more. During our 9 day trip, we were able to see BIG FIVE, although RHINO was difficult to see and only found in Ngorongoro crater, we were able to view from distance but we managed it. We even saw LEOPARD, which is the rarest of all the animals to see as they live on trees. Overall we did approximately 3000 km ( 2000 miles) cross country game parks
We did not visited Tanzania only, but in fact we made friends for long lasting relationship !!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Friendly and knowledgeable
The day was good despite the absence of lions on our visit. Lovely to see many rhino.
The elephant orphanage park was excellent and we were there in good time.
The garage santiary was also a worth while visit especially for our Irish visitors.
The whole day tour was well organized and went smoothly.
SA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good service, overall experience good
The tour guide / driver, Tiyani was helpful and very friendly.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very responsive and competitively priced
We had a good time overall in Kenya and Tanzania. In Amboseli, our driver Paul was a local and displayed very good knowledge of the wildlife and their behaviours. He predicted several times the movement of animals and herds, which meant that we often found ourselves in excellent positions to view them up close. Our tour organiser Derrick was very quick to respond to questions that we had. However, the organisation could be improved. We were picked up late on the first day by an hour, and we were given inaccurate information regarding the number of members in our Kilimanjaro trekking crew, which meant that we had to scramble to ensure we had enough for tipping. On the other hand, Eta was flexible and quick to make last minute changes to the itinerary when we had decided quite late that we wanted to spend an extra day trekking. All staff members we came across were very friendly and courteous, and they even met us at the airport to send us off with parting gifts!
SG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari Travel offers great value for money with honest and reasonable pricing
I found this Safari Travel on Google, and chose them because their prices were reasonable and matched our budget. We were a group of seven, so one car was just perfect for us. Although their replies were a bit slow at first, their attitude was always friendly and helpful.
Throughout the trip, we were very satisfied. Our driver made an effort to take us to see the animals we were hoping for, and he really knew where to go.
Special thanks to Mike, the service manager assigned to us — even during the busy peak season, he always responded to my questions in a timely manner, which I truly appreciated.
All in all, a great experience. Highly recommended!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Knowledgeable with a personal touch
Our guide and driver made the experience worth it for my nephew (6 year old) for whom the Safari was for. Mufasa like my nephew called him answered all his questions and made sure that he was safe.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good overall, small hiccups with organisation and miscommunication
Very good communication from beginning of booking process until the end of the trip and responsive during the trip. Put us in contact with good drivers and companies for the various activities we undertook (Mt Kilimanjaro, Amboseli safari, markets, etc). There were a couple events of miscommunication between eta and other companies which led to us having to mediate between them to resolve issues.
Was not enough to dampen overall experience but could have done without the unnecessary stress from these incidents.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We thought our guide did an outstanding job with what he had to work with.
When we reached out to Big Apes Africa - the itinerary sent over was very professional-like. However, it was never communicated with us that we needed our e-visa before arriving to the airport. With hours to spare and not enough time - we reached out to say we needed to cancel our booking and then, miraculously for an additional charge, we got an expedited visa.
With that out of the way, we loved the chimpanzee and gorilla trekking experiences. We do want to make others aware that the drive times were not communicated clearly and we spent 7-9 hours traveling each of our 4 days.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner were provided, however, one of the day days our driver got lost (no GPS) and we arrived to our lodge at 10 PM and chose to skip dinner. All in all, we would recommend, but would be interested to see what a longer experience.