IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
We loved moafricas arrangement a d coordination. We will never forget the punctuality and great customer behavior of Arnold, who was our driver.
We would like to come back again
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My operator Simon was absolutely incredible. He was kind, knowledgeable, and made me feel safe.
I had the most amazing trip of my life with my tour guide Simon from Qualified Tours. My 6 day private safari included Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro National Park, and The beautiful Serengeti. I saw everything including the BIG 5! All the other animals were amazing to see from the safety of my jeep including the Zebra, Giraffe, Baboons, monkeys, ostrich, hippos, cobra, Giselle, antelopes and warthogs!!! Simon took me to a single origin coffee farm and roaster, where I had the most incredible coffee of my life. He took me to the Tanzanite experience, the African Cultural museum, for a massage and sauna, and to meet the local Masi tribe, all while teaching me some words in Swahili. The accommodations were beautiful, the food was amazing and the service and entertainment was world class. I will definitely return and bring my friends. I have so many incredible photos of the landscape, the people, the lakes and the volcanos. My favourite part of the journey was my wonderful tour guide Simon!!!! Everything he did for me to make me feel safe and to insure that all of my needs were met was above and beyond. The people of Tanzania and Qualified Tours made my first trip to Africa one of the best times in my life! Thank you sooooo much Simon. Sincerely, Kia Kadiri (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgeable and very informativeit
It was a very smooth and safe ride from Joberg to Hazyview. Victor supplied with lots of good info about the route, about South Africa, and about the history. And politics. Very friendly and caring.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful
We had a wonderful 7 days safari organised by Jocky tours. Our driver and guide John was super. Very kind, helpful, and professional. The week was very well organised. We are super happy to have chosen Jocky Tours. Very good value for the price we paid. We visited Masai Mara, Amboseli, Naiwashi, lake Nakuru, Hells Gate. And we saw the big five and many more animals
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Truly Memorable Trip
Some background. We have traveled extensively in North America our home territory. We also covered a lot of Europe and Asia having lived and worked in both locations. That being said South America, the Middle East and Africa remained uncovered when we retired some 10 years ago.
This trip was long time in the making, planning started in 2019 with the trip to occur in September 2020. Circumstances beyond our control delayed the trip until 2023, some three years later. We were fortunate in that GoFan survived and that the passage of time did not result in significant price increases or penalties.
Why Gofan? Like others I sounded out friends who had done safari in Africa and a mate who I worked with when we lived in the UK used GoFan on his first trip to Kenya. He and I discussed itinerary, accommodations and expectations. I put the trip out to bid with my long time tour operator Country Holidays of Singapore who had more recently been absorbed by Scott Dunn and the aforementioned GoFan. All for a private safari for two people, about two weeks in total and driving rather than flying between parks/sites.
We ended up going with Gofan as the pricing was significantly less and were thrilled with our trip. As we were driving not flying between parks, there was less of a need to stay inside the park confines likely resulting in lower accommodation costs. Communications with GoFan were excellent and they were very responsive to queries. Note, always good to download and know how to use WhatsApp, the defacto universal communication tool.
We were met at the airport by our driver/guide Onesimus who was exceptional and a huge reason the trip was a success. His knowledge of the terrain, parks, and wildlife was excellent and he also gave us big insights into the country and people. His calm demeanor and experience always put us in a good place. We got the big five in the first week and totaled three leopards and fourteen cheetahs during our two weeks. Even Onesimus said we did well
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Musa, Charles, & their team's outstanding Kilimanjaro Trek
I know this review is long but I hope you take the time to read it because I cannot say enough good things about Musa, Charles, and their team. If you can book them for your adventure up Kilimanjaro, do it! You will not be disappointed because they are the ones who got me to the summit of Kilimanjaro. Without them I would not have succeeded. While the gear was top notch (great tents, thick sleeping pads, very warm sleeping bags, fantastic private toilet tent, plus more) and the back office support of Easy Travel great, it was the dedication of and service provided by Musa, Charles and the trekking team that stands out. Their attention to detail and regularly providing service above and beyond the call of duty was inspiring and much appreciated. For example, on a number of the days, after breaking camp, carrying everything to the next site and setting it up, many of the team back tracked along the trail to meet us to lend support and encouragement. Our “trail angels” as we took to calling them, seemed to know just when to show up to lighten our load, providing us with that extra spark of encouragement that enabled us to see the day through to the end. Something, that at my age of 63, I’m not ashamed to admit that I needed. Also other hikers, after observing the attention we were given by Musa, Charles, and the team, and asking if we were paying extra for the heightened level of service, were surprised to find out the answer was no. They also seemed a bit envious. However, it is not surprising coming from a team that has a commitment to the single unifying goal, which they shared with us several times, of getting us safely to the summit and then down. A commitment they demonstrated time and again, putting actions to their words. And I would be remiss if I did not also call out the outstanding food provided by the team Chef, Said. His delicious dishes provided us with the energy we needed to power on. So, if you have the dream of making it to the summit of Kilimanjaro, Musa, Charles, and their team can help you fulfill it! They truly are dream makers.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I feel very comfortable from beginning to End
I booked a 2 nite 3 day Tour to Tswaso West. From booking to the tour, Hotel and animal watching ist all perfect. Highlight was 6 Lions around the Car in 2 m distance.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
6 Day Easy Travel Tanzania Safari with Denis
I can't say enough good things about Denis who drove us around the amazing parks of Tanzania for 6 days on our game drives. Although I have no other driver to compare him to, I can’t think that many, if any, could surpass his game spotting ability, attention to detail and service. Every morning Denis arrived ahead of schedule and ready to go with a cleaned and stocked Land Cruiser. And then once we were on our way we were thrilled with all the wildlife Denis was able to show us. I know I will miss some but from multiple Cheetahs, Leopards, Lions to numerous to count, Hyenas, Elephants, Giraffes, Rhinos, Hippos, Dik-diks, Wildebeest, Impalas, and Baboons, Zebras, and Gazelles galore, along with Denis’ favorite - the Topi, he showed us it all. His game spotting ability was typified by him spotting a python in a tree as we drove down the road. How he was able to pick it out in a tree while driving down the road is still amazing. So if you want to see all the game Tanzania has to offer as well as its lovely landscape then Denis is your driver and Easy Travel the team to make it happen with him.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Emanuel, our tour operator was professional, friendly, communicative and organized.
AMAZING!!!! I would give Crater Explorers 10 stars if I could. Our experience was absolutely amazing from start to finish. Emanuel had great communication with my husband to arrange the whole safari. We had transportation and accomodations set up for us with no issues. The safari was everything we could ask for and more. Our tour guide was so knowledgeable of everywhere we went, as well as all the animals. Every night's accomodations were perfect and the staff at every lodge was amazing and so friendly. The food was also good throughout the entire trip! Emanuel was even kind enough to meet with us after our safari to make sure everything went smoothly and we were satisfied. I highly highly recommend booking with Crater Explorers for an amazing and stress free safari experience! It was worth every penny we spent! Go boom your tour now!
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful
Wonderful Safari throughout. Organisation with Romeo was very easy and the lodged were beautifully picked. Our guide for the 3 days, Mujidini was very knowledgable, with great english. He was so nice and incredibly patient with Eagle eyes for sure!
Only star that goes away is for the lunch boxes. We are both vegan and both lunch boxes were not vegan but vegetarian. We are paying a lot of Money to stay in those nice lodges, so at least make it work. Again here, our guide was very kind and offered us his vegan part of his lunch box. Thank you again