35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Mashatu blew me away with its massive herds of elephants, its incredible Matebole hide and big cats
Loved everything about our stay at Mashatu. I took my Dad for his 70th birthday and there was no better way to celebrate our shared love of wildlife than a few hours in the Matebole Elephant Hide. Was just amazing - even though I only had a small camera and trusty iphone in the award winning photo hide! I managed to get a great time lapse of the ellies drinking under the guidance of C4's expert photographer (Kirsten Frost) despite my shoddy excuse for photographic equipment.
The herds of elephant against the dramatic landscape were just amazing. We saw so many big cats it felt like the leopards were "growing on trees" there. It was truly epic and we loved exploring the dusty dry riverbeds and endless plains. One of my favourite reserves of all time.
Mashatu Lodge was incredible. The suites were probably the most comfortable and well thought out of all the luxury lodges I have stayed in. My only complaint was that there was no outside deck but these have since been added which is brilliant. The staff, especially Peter Bale and our guide Eric and tracker kaizer absolutely made it for us though! A truly memorable stay in one of Africa's true gems!
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Safari in South Africa
As a family we took a 2 week trip to SA including 7 days of Safari. The entire trip was organized by Kerry of Pembury Tours. I cannot recommend her highly enough! Kerry created a memorable and magical trip for us. Her attention to detail and knowledge of the area made her the perfect person to plan our trip. Every driver, tour operator, guide and hotel/accomodation were first class. We went to two private areas of Kruger (Timbavalti and Sabi Sands), then Hazyview for adrenaline activites including zip line, fishing and riding elephants, and finally to Cape Town and wine country. Even though it is so far away we plan on going again next year as nothing compares to the beauty of going on safari.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent
We saw all the big five and much more in the Masai Mara game reserve. The roads to the Masai Mara from Nairobi were a mixture of good to really bad bone shaking with the latter part of the journey near and into the reserve the worst. The lodge that we stayed at was good although due to renovations some of the amenities were not available. Food was very good as was the friendliness of the staff. Scenery in the Masai Mara is not that spectacular apart from the wildlife. Our guide was excellent and knew his stuff to ensure we saw all that you could hope to see. Weather was ideal as it was not too hot. We also visited Lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru again both really nice and the lodge in Lake Nakuru game park was excellent.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Brilliant Tour Operator
I have just completed a twelve day safari holiday in Botswana and Zimbabwe with the highlight being a mobile safari in the Okavanga Delta, Moremi and Savuti regions with the trip being organised by Kalahari Breeze.
The campsites were delightful, the tents very comfortable and the food delicious and this is before the expert walks and game drives that ensured that we saw more animals than we could have believed possible. The guides were very experienced in the terrain and animals and made us feel very safe.
All our dealings with Kalahari Breeze were first rate with them going out of their way to ensure that any question was answered and that we were always happy. Kalahari Breeze was able to advise on a range of safaris and build the itinerary around what we wanted to see and do.
I can recommend them unreservedly
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Communication and Trip
Joseph's communication was great prior to the trip. He was very accommodating and flexible on time/dates and tour options. He met us on the first day with our driver, Kefa. The safari was everything and more than I could have hoped for. We saw the big five and was lucky enough to see the migration. The driver had great communication and was a very skilled driver. He easily navigated situations that looked impossible. He listened constantly to the radio and took us to all the highlight events. I recommend to bring a giant bag of candy for the kids in the area. The Masai village tour was very interesting.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They made everything easy and felt like we were taken care of every step of the way.
Features was helpful with the planning by providing several options to meet our budget and desires. Upon our first step in Kenya they took care of everything and even more than we expected. We truly felt that we were in good hands. The Safari tour was amazing, the vehicle was in great shape, and we had the tour to ourselves to dictate what we wanted to do. Our guide, George, did a great job of making sure we saw as much as possible and planned the game drives in a way that used our time best. Everyone that we met was extremely friendly and helpful. Karanja was very helpful in the planning and even with meeting us at the airport and taking us out to lunch on a layover so we could have a taste of Kenyan food. We highly recommend Features Africa
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thank you for everything.
quality staff. everything was exactly what they said. I would recommend it to everyone.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The most amazing experience
The communication service was great. Everyone was so friendly and i honestly had the best time.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari in Kenya and Tanzania!
My wife and I had an amazing Safari experience in Kenya and Tanzania and we couldn't be happier about it! Not only did we easily spot the Big 5, but we had a fantastic time in both countries and got to know a lot about the people, the culture, the land... We definitely recommend Africa Safari Classics and would certainly plan another trip together with them again!
We started by looking up a suggested itinerary from Africa Safari Classics found on safaribookings.com and together with Maurice Nzwii made some adjustements that made our trip unforgetable.
Since the first email right until our departure back home Maurice was very engaged, always available and with all his experience gave us very valuable tips.
We booked a 11-day Safari, with 1 night in Nairobi, 1 night in Lake Nakuru, 2 in Masai Mara, 3 in Serengeti, 1 in Ngorongoro/Lake Manyara and 2 in Amboseli.
Additionally we stayed one night in a private concervancy near Masai Mara where we also did a Night Safari and a Walking Safari. Both of them were spectacular and offered a whole new Safari experience!
Among the highlights we saw from very close a cheetah hunting and eating a gazelle, several lions with their cubs, leopards and their preys on the trees, millions of wildebeests and zebras taking part in the Great Migration, hundreds of elephants in all sizes, black and white rhinos with cubs and also some animals mating (such as lions, crocodiles and hippos)
During our trip we had 4 guides: David in our first part of the trip in Kenya, Abdul in Tanzania, Jones in our last part of the tour in Kenya and Samson in the private conservancy near the Mara.
Every single one of them was very friendly, helpful, had great experience and knew the parks like the palm of their hands. If it wasn't for them we wouldn't have seen the half of what we did and we surely wouldn't have learned so much about the wildlife and the two countries. To them a very very special thanks!
We stayed in very beautiful and luxurious tented camps located at scenic spots in the parks, such as the Eagle View Camp, Basecamp Masai Mara, Kirawira Serena Camp and Tanzania Bush Camp in Serengueti and Kibo Safari Camp in Amboseli, where all the local people were extremely welcoming and always made us feel at home. And the food was delicious!
We definitely recommend Africa Safari Classics to anyone who is considering doing a Safari in any or both of these countries! We were extremely happy with the services provided by Maurice and all his attention! It certainly was the trip of a lifetime!
FI
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great service always!
Roho Ya Chui is an exceptional tour company. I’ve travelled with them twice now and never had a problem. Ute is always so helpful and ready to answer all your questions within 24hours. If you are planning on visiting Africa contact Roho Ya Chui, you can’t go wrong!