DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
super awesome it was so enjoyable
The gorilla tracking was great. Everything was well arranged in advance and kept good contact via the mail about booking,the treacking and our experiences!!
Thank you
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Customized Trip of a Lifetime
Duma Explorer organized a custom safari for 6 nights/5 days for my family and friends and it was absolutely fantastic. From the accommodations (tent camps) to the food to the customer service provided by our driver and camp staff, every detail was well thought out. We visited Ngorongoro Crater, Seregenti National Park, Ndutu and Tarangire. I was so impressed by our driver, who was able to spot animals from a mile away but also was incredibly knowledgable. He knew where to go, how to find the big 5 and his driving skills were first class. We chose to stay at the camps that Duma owns and they were beautiful. You felt like you were in a 5 star hotel room only you were glamping! It was really cool to hear the wildlife at night, including lions roaring! We had delicious food cooked throughout and hot showers to order. They even brought us tea/coffee in the morning directly to our tents. If you want to go on a safari with the highest level of customer service and stay in comfortable and thoughtful camps, you should definitely book with Duma. Stacy is very easy to work with through email and very responsive.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Counting down to my next trip with Matoke Tours!
I had a fantastic 16 days trip through Uganda (Sipi falls, Kidepo, Murchison falls, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth NP and Lake Mburo)!
Uganda is a beautiful country! Everything is green, the people are very friendly. I travelled alone (with my driver) but didn't feel unsafe at any moment.
Lorna did a great job during the booking procedure, she gave a quick answer to all my questions and the trip was exactly where I asked for. During the trip she asked regularly if everything was still fine. And yes everything was perfect and well organized!
Ibrahim was my driver/guide. He is an excellent driver. Very friendly and full of energy to tell me everything about Uganda and to show me many beautiful places.
The hotels were great; friendly staff, good food, nice rooms and often magnificent views!
This was my second visit to Uganda, came back to see the leopard and I succeeded!
Thanks Matoke for the memorable experience !
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Uncomplicated, professional and knowledgeable.
We contacted Pembury Tours initially to gather prices and ideas of what we could do for our first time in South Africa and organise this ourselves, but we were so impressed with Tammy and her passion and knowledge and grasp of what we wanted as a group and as individuals, we decided that to not use their service would be a mistake. There were originally 6 of us in the group unfortunately this changed to four just weeks before our departure date and without any complications our accommodations and various tours and excursions were amended accordingly with no fuss. From the moment we arrived in Cape Town and then our tours through the wine regions up in to Ostrich country and then on to the Garden Route, Cape L'Aghulas and back to Cape Town for a few days, our internal flights to the Kruger National Park for our Safaris the Lodges and Tours not a thing was missed out, we all quite simply had the bestest of times and this was soley due to Tammy at Pembury Tours.. THANK YOU!..the Steele party..
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tarangire and Ngorongoro safari
The crew was so nice. The guide and driver is always in a good mood, answer you any questions and you learn so many things from him. He is very professional even in the tiny details. The communications with Olivia was also perfect. She is very nice and clear since the beginning.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Experience, flawless arangement.
All was excellent. Communication was more than we expected. Flexibile accommadation options, they make suggestiong but these can be changed to suit. Everything went with no problems, met and picked up as promised at every point of the trip. Accommodation all as described and very comfortable. Saw nigh on every animal on the Safaria and in good numbers- excellent game spotting. Couldnt want for anything more except Penguins!! (Private Joke with our Driver). Excellent vehicle with well stocked fridge, charging for electronic phones etc. Pop up roof. Little unexpected extras, including....... well we will leave you to find out. As with other Tanzania Business a 5% charge for credit or debit card, we paid deposit by credit card, which gives protection for the total costs and paid the balance by Bank Transfer.
We have no hesitation in recommending Lion King Adventures.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great Honeymoon experience
We had picked Kenya for our honeymoon and wanted a mixture of relaxing beach time and safari. Looking into the safari offers we stumbled upon Mattaw Safaris and eventually went with them as they were super friendly while being professional and seemed to have a much smaller operation than most other, much more commercial offers. - We were not disappointed.
It is important to note, that many of the tourism businesses in Kenya are owned by foreigners for example Chinese or Indian businesses so most of the profit does not contribute to any local development. Picking a safari offer we were happy to have signed with Mattaw as they are running only four Safari vehicles and put every penny into running an orphan village in the west of Kenya. Bud never smeared it into our faces, but the locals we met working for him were openly happy and glad that Mattaw Safaris is not just another foreigner making quick money in Africa but someone who contributes to the local community.
Bud organized the full week: transport, lodging, itinerary. The plan was pickup and drop-off in Nairobi and visits to Amboseli, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara National Parks. Charles was our guide and driver; he is very knowledgeable, and we were glad to have him as he also knew the parks very well which contributed to a great experience. We learned a lot about Kenya and Kenyan culture. All picked accommodations, as well as the order of National Park visits, was great. We would go with him again any time and having seen others crammed into Minibuses, we definitely recommend and appreciated having our own guide with our own Land Cruiser.
Before we went to Kenya, working out our personal travel plans and picking a safari offer we were a little freaked out by not finding any review on Mattaw which was not 5/5 stars. We deemed it too good to be true, having returned home now, we understand. They deserve every star out of those 5, so “unfortunately” our review will not be any different .
Thank you, Bud and Charles for making our Honeymoon a great experience.
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Most wonderful travel experience ever
Our experience with Africa VIP tours was excellent. The organizing part was very professionally done and they always went the extra mile. We felt very special and had the most memorable travel time.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful 9-day safari in Tanzania
We did a 9-day safari as a couple and visited Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Lake Manyara. We had a wonderful, relaxed and really amazing time with Ombeni, our guide, and with the company Gosheni that organised everything very well and smoothly. The lodges and tented camps were great. Most importantly, our guide Ombeni was extremely nice, very professional and experienced. We saw so many different aminals, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, he knew all the places where to go. We also were very impressed by the wonderful landscape, he explained many details to us plus he solved our minor problems within minutes. We really had a great time together. We can only recommend him and Gosheni!
HU
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Expert and provide excellent service
The communication regarding the trip was very smooth , taking care of each details, responding immediately to questions , queries . The safari was fantastic with a very professional guide . Absolutely meeting my expectations , I felt safe ,comfortable , inspired and enjoyed the Tanzanian adventure.