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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trustworthy professionalism that delivers a trip of a lifetime.
Crystal Safaris, and specifically Barbara, who we got to meet designs and arranges every detail perfectly. The Gorilla Safari Lodge, Ishasha and Crater Safari Lodge were great. She arranged our gorilla and chimp hikes and pur guide Joseph was the best. He tracked the tree lion tenaciously until he found it, was our liaison for every trek, and took perfect care of us. Highly encourage you to use this wonderful company and kind professional capable people. You will have an unforgettable time.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
I Went to Tanzania for 14 days for my honeymoon and everything was excellent.
Thanks you so much for this service
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Holiday of a lifetime! Pilot is an exceptional guide.
A really wonderful holiday - Pilot looked after us from start to finish delivering a blend of wildness, comfort and utterly memorable close encounter after close encounter with a huge range of wild animals.
From the moment we walked through arrivals at Maun airport to the moment 10 days later that we parted company, Pilot was focussed 100% on giving us the best holiday possible. The food was lovely, the campsites both genuinely wild and picture perfect and the game drives struck the right balance between making sure we had outstanding views of the animals while giving them enough room to feel we weren't encroaching. What a wonderful series of locations with a warm, knowledgable and fascinating guide.
We are already planning our next trip with him!
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under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They new what they were doing and everything went very smooth and successful.
The service was very good. They would always be there on time or even earlier to pick us up for our event. It has lived up to expectations and even more than I thought. The safari was very bumpy, but you got to see amazing things. The communications was all right but it could have been better. It was a lot of fun and I would do it again in the future.
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Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I wholeheartedly recommend Bantu Pathfinders for your Zambia and Botswana adventures
As a single female traveler, I am careful whom to choose for my tour guides. Bantu Pathfinders and my personal driver, Victor, not only made my trip memorable but also safe.
I asked Bantu Pathfinders for a private custom tour in Botswana with a few places in mind. The company was extremely flexible with my ideas and they also recommended theirs. I spent 4 days (3 nights) on the road visiting several national parks, participating in cultural tours, and attending activities such as 4-wheeling and flying over the Okavango Delta. Victor was a knowledge guide, a great conversational partner, and an impeccable gentleman. He managed to find all the wild animals that a tourist would love to see.
I hope to return and book a longer tour with this company.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a Lifetime!!!
As we just celebrated one year since the most memorable trip of our lives, I think of the trip fondly and write a review--myself, this time (my husband and brother wrote their's at the completion of our trip). But a year later, I look at the pictures again on the anniversary of the trip, and long to go back. It was, without a doubt, the best trip of my life. Michael and his expertise and knowledge of his homeland made us feel completely comfortable and at ease, on our first trip to Tanzania. Our young children were captivated each day on safari, seeing the beautiful animals and vast scenery. It was wonderful to see each unique lodge he had thoughtfully chosen for us, to meet amazing people I tearfully said goodbye to on departure, and make memories to cherish forever. We can't thank Michael enough, for making our trip so special. I HIGHLY recommend using him for your trip to Africa, you will be in the BEST hands and be glad you did so. I am proud to call him my friend...
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kombi Nation Tours-- above and beyond all expectations!
First, Steve worked with us for TWO years to arrange an itinerary in Uganda for our family of four that went through many changes and a year long postponement due to a medical issue. He was always extremely responsive, kind and friendly, and provided fantastic advice during the entire time. He arranged for a safari that involved many activities and four different accommodations. Each lodge or guest house was unique, beautifully designed, and set in breathtaking surroundings. Each provided great food and incredibly kind and attentive service. We knew we could safely eat and drink everything they offered and we certainly enjoyed ourselves doing so.
Second, when we finally embarked on our tour, which was split into two parts due to some other plans in Uganda, our first guide, Muhammad arrived the night before departure to our remote forest location, just to ensure he had the right place. This was an extremely generous act on his part and he attended some of our evening activities and we really valued getting acquainted in this way. We had two days and one night in Murchinson Falls and he made sure we saw and did everything while also somehow fitting in a little downtime and good conversation. Then-- while still driving very safely-- he had us back in time for dinner the second day.
Next, a few days later, we were picked up in Entebbe for a safari through Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake Mburo National Park by our second guide, Jonathan. Jonathan was friendly, kind, considerate, and punctual. He was very understanding when we were not always moving very fast toward the end of our three weeks of travel. He drove very long distances through a lot of road work and dust over five days, and yet always had the van dusted out and ready for the next leg of the journey. (The value of this will be clear if you have already taken a road trip between and through national parks in Uganda).
I most enthusiastically recommend Kombi Nation Tours!
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Above and Beyond!
Our trip was carefully planned and coordinated by Joshua Monah, the founder of Joash Africa Wilderness Insight. Joshua communicated frequently prior to our arrival, responded to any questions and changes promptly. All that he provided for this trip made it a once in a lifetime experience - arranging first-rate accommodations, meals and transportation for our time in Tanzania prior to the safari, during the safari and after the safari. Joshua picked us up at the airport, acted as our guide in the town of Arusha thus giving us a glimpse of current day life, an opportunity to interact with local people and provided a lot of history of the area. The safari was beyond our expectations - we went to three parks and saw spectacular landscapes, amazing wildlife, beautiful birds and plants. Joashua's knowledge of history, plants, animals and customs was astounding. And his respect for nature and knowledge of habitats allowed to see many of the elusive animals - including a sighting of the rare black rhino during dry season. This is a first rate company that clearly has established relationships in the parks, in Arusha and with the staff at the amazing accommodations that were provided. This was a very personalized experience for my daughter and I who met up with a friend and her son for this safari adventure. We love to travel in general and this is our first experience with a guide and it was great! Visit Tanzania and use the services of this company to have an in-depth, personalized experience.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Joshua is an exceptional guide, person and is committed to making you thrilled with your adventure
Joshua was diligent in creating a safari that was catered to us. If you want to hike, canoe, go birding, visit and stay at coffee plantations, have a city experience or sleep in the wild, just tell him. He has over 20 years being a professional guide and seems to know everyone! He is such a joy to be with. Joshua arranged for a surprise birthday party for one of our teens which was hilarious, because it wasn't her birthday. So fun.
Joshua is a Maasai who went to college to study animal behavior, is an alumni of National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Tanzania, and an exceptional ornithologist and photographer. He took hundreds of photos during our safari and shared them all with us, which was such a treat.
The lodging and food was exceptional, he has an electric cooler in the vehicle so you always have something cold to drink. Anytime you want to stop and look at animals, sunsets, landscapes while you are on your trek just let him know.
I can't rate Josh high enough. So looking forward to another trek with him in the future.
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Best river trip ever!
I've paddled-canoe, Kayak, raft- many North American rivers and worked many summers as a raft guide. The 8 day Zambezi classic was as good a trip as any I've ever had. Paddling the Zambezi amid hippo pods and crocs, I felt completely security under the excellent leadership of our guide Norman, accomanied by the the skilled assistant, Ranga. THey were clearly very experienced, knowledgeable, and, importantly, FUN to be with. We saw a lot of wildlife on the shores, heard wonderful African wildlife sounds at night under a night sky, unpolluted by light and filled with stars. The days were filled with paddling the river with its unique inhabitants, wildlife spotting on the shores. We stopped for breakfast, lunch and, when there was time, a siesta. Our campsites were on islands. We had plenty of good food, the tents were roomy and easy to set up with a couple of sets of hands, and the sleeping set up quite comfortable.
This was a truely memorable experience that could not be duplicated anywhere else.