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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Communicative - helpfull - friendly
Perfect.
Administriation and communication before the trip were excellent.
The guide realy helpfull for our friend with difficulties.
Love How they respect environment and animals of the park.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Efficient and dependable
I used Kisoro tours for a gorilla trek, starting in Rwanda for a tour in Uganda. Dan was very helpful in arranging transport for me from Kigali to Bwini to see the gorillas. The trek itself was wonderful and the gorillas were magnificent. The tour was value for money (much cheaper than Rwanda) and the accommodation was surprisingly good, even on a relative budget. It’s helpful that Dan uses WhatsApp as well as email to keep in contact and I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our tour exceeded all our expectations
I gave Cuan and African Ubuntu 5 stars for two reasons.
Firstly the tour itself, wow what a blast!! I wanted this safari to be a special trip with my son and there’s no question, it was. The tented mobile safari was outstanding, from the wildlife that visited in the camp, to the staff, the excellent food and the game drives, each time I looked at my son, he had the biggest smile on his face and he kept shaking his head muttering “I can’t believe this “
Secondly, the only spanner in the works was entirely my own doing and once it was well and truly jammed in there, I emailed Cuan for some advice. In short order, Cuan rang me from overseas, clarified this situation and had it entirely sorted that same day. It was a tremendous relief and an indication of the service and care that he offers.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best service that you could get and very easy to communicate with!
Have used SWAfrica many times and love their professionalism and good service. Can give them my best recommendations.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
This camping safari experience was indeed an adventure of a life time!
Jane was very quick in responding to queries and provided a well designed two-week safari. You do not fly between camps, but rather drive and once and awhile may even get stuck in the sand temporarily, which adds to this African adventure. We were camped in national parks, thus stayed where the animals lived with an elephant or two walking through or near the camp. Falling asleep to the sounds of lions roaring, elephants trumpeting, and hippos snorting was fascinating. May was a great month go since there were few crowds. In fact, Jane was keen that we observed animals without the crowd of other vehicles. Often we were the only ones to witness a giraffe and Cape buffalo drinking, a leopard next to the trail, a lion calling to two 18-month old lion cubs and seeing them bound out of the grass. We held our breath as we observed a young lion stalk and chase an impala. We were thrilled to see a three-month old lion cub nursing, African Painted Dogs playing, elephants (cows, bulls, and many calves) everywhere, cape buffalo, zebra and wildebeest herds on the move, giraffes with calves grazing the tree tops, honey badgers dashing, warthogs running, dozens of various birds, hippos in and out of the water and the the list goes on...
Aside from amazing animal observations, the Ulinda crew provided delicious meals all cooked over an open fire. They even baked a birthday cake for my husband. The tent was large with a double cot, nice touch. Showering in an enclosed, open to the evening sky shower was priceless.
If you are looking for a camping safari, Ulinda is certainly worth consideration. Enjoy, we did!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Most amazing experience of my life
From start to finish, everything surpassed my expectations. Communicating with Robert of Beacon Safaris was so easy. He went out of his way to answer all questions. We need to thank him especially for hooking us up with our guide Ken. He was the perfect combo of professionalism, knowledge and charm, making him the perfect catalyst to the perfect trip. He was intent on introducing us to the big five and then some. He was so in tune with the animals that he amazed us by recognizing a lion that we had seen the previous day, pointing out the scars on his face. He always made us feel safe and calm (even when an elephant bull charged our jeep). Our accommodations were termed "luxury tent lodges" and were comfortable and clean. We felt like we were living a scene from Out of Africa. Taking the boat to Crescent Island was an added perk. We got to see some beautiful birdlife and got to walk among the giraffes and zebras. Even the weather cooperated. Temps were in the mid 70F range with just one short rainfall which actually was a blessing in disguise because we got to see the most beautiful rainbow.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Top! Approvated! 5 stars! The driver Kk is fantastic!! Thanks a lot
My guide KK is fantastic! The tour is nice and accomodations are beatiful.
Thanks a lot
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a pleasure to work with Lucia on planning our trip of a lifetime to South Africa.
My dream trip was to travel to South Africa. It was great working with Lucia in planning the trip. She was vey thorough in explaining what to expect. Lucia made some great suggestions and was always available to answer my questions by phone, text or email. It was also nice to view the video of South Africa prior to our trip.
The safari experience was wonderful. I never thought I would ride in an open jeep and see so many animals in their natural habitat. In the morning we enjoyed having a muffin and a cup of hot tea or coffee in the bush and also watching the sun set while drinking a glass of wine.
The Cape Town Tour was educational and spectacular. We enjoyed Robben Island, Table Mountain, Wine Tasting, Botanical Gardens, The Ocean.... I could go on and on. Shopping was great. The food was simply superb.
Our accommodations made us feel like royalty and our tour guide treated us like royalty.
I would highly recommend Go Touch Down Travel and Tours for traveling to South Africa.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Better than expected.
We have been very lucky in two ways -- the unpredictable May weather turned out very nice all three days of our safari, and secondly we saw more animals and at closer distance than is common. I credit our guide, Harun, with the latter. Let me give you an example of what an good guide can do: At one one point he recognized one of the several black dots about a km away as a rare black rhino, and moreover he knew what the rhino was thinking -- namely he wanted to cross the road near where we were; so we just waited for him.
Our "group" had just my wife and me, and Mama Savana organized the trip specifically for our needs. They provided hotel, meals and transportation starting and ending at the Arusha airport. The hotel they booked for us was embarrassingly luxurious, but it was during low season, when hotels were mostly empty. I would describe all the meals as western, not Tanzanian, more specifically in the English style. Food was very good and service was over-the-top.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing trip
Right from the start James responded very quickly and was very helpful. He took on board our request and suggested the best plan for our safari. We stayed 2 nights in the Masai Mara, 2 nights in Lake Nakuru and 1/2 day around Nairobi. Up to a day before our departure, James was still answering our last minute queries and panics!
Once we arrived in Nairobi, John our guide for the next 5 days was there waiting for us and explained step by step what was going to happen for the following day. He was very patient, extremely knowledgeable with the animals, birds and Kenyan culture. All along we felt really safe and knew what was happening.
We celebrated our 20th Anniversary, this will be a trip to remember and I would definitely come back here and choose Alliance Destinations without any hesitation. They might have less review than other companies, they are slightly smaller but I am glad I followed my heart an de pick them. Thank you