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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent. I went on a private 12 safari. I would recommend staying in the park.
My sister and I picked 5 national parks and resorts in the parks. This is very important to save time and maximize longer drives on your safari outings. We saw so many lions, approximately 100, cheetahs and cubs, leopards, rhino and the great wilderbeest migration! Our driver Lawrence was very accommodating and wanted to please us.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible, very beautiful
fantastic experience with blue range connect. everything was perfect as we asked for our personalized safari (Masai Mara-Serengeti-Ngorongoro). as for the guides (moses) for the masai mara and (richard and papa) for the serengeti and ngorongoro they were all fabulous. the price for 10 days was very good and the lodges were beautiful, especially Engilerata Lodge Camp.
Best regards Leonardo and Lorenzo
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
unique experience
We traveled with Safari Africa United and it was a blast. Cornelius was attentive to our needs from the first contact at the airport. Our guide Tesha, who accompanied us during all the days of the safari, was attentive to our requests. I must say that he is a magnificent driver and an excellent guide, 100% respectful of the animals, which we really liked. The accommodations went from good to better and at the end of the safari we had a meeting with Cornelius to talk and exchange opinions. Everything was much better than expected, 200% recommendable experience with them.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Trying hard but not there yet
I've been on over 200 safaris to East Africa in the last 25+ years.
When my first 2 vendors were not able to assist me on this trip I turned to these guys.
I was told they worked with many photographers in the past and understood what was needed.
We struggled to get our guide to do what we wanted/needed for the right shot - all within the rules. He was nice enough and kind BUT he was often on his phone making it difficult to communicate with him as we had to repeat ourselves almost every question/statement.
The guide did not even have binoculars - how can you be a guide and not have binos?
The vehicle was not in great shape. It did what we needed but for only having 3 in the car it was tight, narrow, and the way the rear seat was positioned it meant that the person riding in the back often hit their head on the top of the interior - this was often with the way our guide drove - often going way too fast over certain parts of the roads.
The camps we stayed at were all fine - I'd stayed at them before so knew what to expect.
The value was OK as their price was very aggressive, but the overall level of service was not up to the standard I like.
I give Kameraz a 3.5 out of 5.
BG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Two weeks adventure in Botswana
We spend two weeks in Botswana and Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) with Moonlight Safaris.
Everything was perfectly organized. Guides Bogosi and Judah took great care of us from arriving at the airport till our departure. They are very friendly, knowledgeable and answered all of our questions about the animals and the life in Botswana.
We visited the Victoria Falls and made several boat tours on the Chobe river. Went on a special camping in Savuti, Khwai and Moremi for a 6 nights with two vehicles and support team of 4 people. They set up great camping for us, cooked delicious meals and made our life in the bush a real pleasure. It ended with two days boat tour in the Okavango delta with a one night special camping in the delta and a panoramic flight above it.
Needles to say we saw a lot of animals during these two weeks - elephants, lions, giraffes, leopards and cheetahs, wild dogs and zebras to name a few.
It was a great adventure and we returned full of unforgettable memories. I would highly recommend Bogosi, Moonlight Safaris and his team for everyone looking to experience Botswana's wildlife!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, knowledgeable and intuitive to what we actually wanted from our time in Southern Afri
Our trip was everything and more. Matthys from discover Africa was very professional and knowledgeable. Easy to make contact with and listened, working with me to put together our trip. Clearly not his first rodeo.
The places and safaris we did, so well organised . Not touristy, home cooked food , local enthusiastic guides. Incredible experience.
Highly recommended Discover Africa
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Uganda's Best Guiding Company
Where do I start? We wanted to go with a local agency to avoid the rip-off that is paying an external agency a huge mark-up.
We chose Kajie for the reviews and they only exceeded expectations. We did a 9 day trip including 2 days of gorillas and chimps, QE national park, Murchison Falls, and Rhinos.
Firstly, Ronald, the founder of Kajie, was our tour guide. He is an exceptional human being and travel partner. My partner and I had such fun sharing the nine days with him and felt such a sadness leaving him behind. He is extremely bright, sharp-witted, superbly knowledgeable, an organisation machine, with a gigantic sense of humour and a big heart. From the first day we knew we had not made a mistake!
The tour itself was exceptional. Gorillas incredible (recommend more than one day) as was the area of Bwindi. Kajie organised exceptional accommodation (especially in Bwindi at Bweza and at Turaco Treetops, being the notable highlights). Chimps incredible. QE incredible. Murchison incredible.
Honestly there is nothing I can fault about this trip. It was a once in a lifetime experience and it was made all the better by sharing with such a great companion and guide.
Thank you so much to Kajie and Ronald for the passion toward guiding, nature, and conservation.
Vamos!
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
We saw almost everything possible!
Our guide was Noel, and he arrived punctually to pick us up. Once we were in the national park we immediately started seeing lots of wildlife. We only had three days to spare and he made sure we got our monies worth and more.
He was very patient with us, allowing plenty of time to watch the animals. While some people may not care a lot about the dikdiks, we saw 35 in about 1 1/2 hours the first afternoon. He delivered us to the safari camp and we had a good meal. When we were signing in animals were coming in to water just out back. During dinner our server mentioned to us 6 lions were out back in the darkness if we wanted to see them. It was pretty cool. Noel was great and we will ask for him again since we will be going back. Feel comfortable booking with Tanzania Comfort Safaris. You can’t go wrong!
US
Fantastic personal service from the best tour operator out there!
We went on a personal winged safari in Namibia for two weeks in August 2023. Derek Jacobs, the owner of Blue Crane, is everything you would want in a tour provider. First, he and I worked together to choose our locations and lodges. He is flexible, patient, and informative. The tour itself was fantastic, with the exception of Hoodia Desert Lodge, which Derek is no longer using. Derek keeps in timely contact with his clients, both before and during the trip. He goes out of his way for you and really cares about you and your needs. For example, the dates of our Botswana and Namibia tours accidentally overlapped. Though the oversight was both of our faults, Derek took complete responsibility, reordered the dates on our lodges, and paid the extra charges himself. THAT is impressive, but that is Derek. Likewise, he extended himself and offered personal services on two other instances when I changed gears on him. Blue Crane Safaris is an impressive, top notch safari provider run by a top notch guy. I cannot recommend him and Blue Crane highly enough.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wild Africa Travel Company for Ovavango Delta experience
Wild Africa Travel Company suggested Oddballs Camp for our trip to the Okavango in Botswana. We wanted to be among the animals and away from the sounds of vehicles and this was perfect for us - a couple in our early 60s. Oddballs Camp was great and the staff fantastic. We enjoyed great meals with the other guests. The accommodation felt like we were in Africa and was more than adequate for our bush experience. We chose to camp out two nights, reaching the camp spot by mokoro, with just our guide and one assistant. Magic! When we weren't doing walks with our guide (sometimes for four hours) identifying footprints, poo, animals and learning about animal behaviour, we were at the camp enjoying cups of tea, hot showers to wash the dust off and watching animals come to the water. It was an ongoing wildlife documentary! We want to do it again.