50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Hallmark Travel Planners is professional, knowledgeable, service oriented, friendly and world class
Levis from Hallmark Travel Planners was our key contact. We started our planning with Levis ~3 years ago and due to COVID, our trip was delayed. Levis (and his team) are truly world class, were timely with all our questions via email and were extremely friendly & service oriented. When you begin the daunting process of selecting the travel company you want to work with, it was not easy and after significant online research...my wife and I decided on Hallmark. We could not be more pleased! Our 3 week trip to Egypt, Rwanda and Kenya was truly magical. All small details were executed on flawlessly and we highly recommend Hallmark Travel Planner! If you are looking for a personalized experience with top notch attention to detail, Levis is your guy. Levis was always very open and honest with us, and shared all the needed details to assist our planning. He helped us better understand all the COVID policies for each country, process to follow to secure our visas and all other required travel documents. My wife and I really value the service Levis provided and his insight greatly brought us a "peace of mind" in knowing we had a true partner helping us plan our trip, not simply a vendor who was checking the box and taking our money. Levis proactively offered supplemental info to help us plan, listened to all our needs and then helped us design the trip that matched our "trip of a lifetime!". Simply a wonderful experience and we highly recommend Levis and Hallmark Travel Planners. Chris & Liz Van Anne from Colorado, USA
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very well organized itinerary, reliable and excelent communication and Services
Africa Starpal Safaris went beyond our expectations when we traveled to kenya to witness the wildebeest migration. We did 5 day Nakuru and masai mara safari with my wife then went to Zanzibar for 4 nights. This was the first time we all see the big 5 animals. We then took a few days on Zanzibar to snorkel in the turquoise ocean and sight see historic Stonetown where Paul assisted us with also booking our flight to Zanzibar. The local contacts were professionally-trained wildlife guides and more knowledge on wildlife . Our accommodations and meals were 5-star fabulous and the staff at each safari camp and beach resort went above and beyond to give us a memorable, luxurious experience. We will use Starpal safaris once again and highly recommend them to family and friends. Thanks, all the team, for a well organized, highly enjoyable, and stress free trip.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Red Africa Safaris delivered on everything they promised and gave us a once in a lifetime experience
Red Africa Safaris, and our guide Jaco, delivered on their promise of a trip of lifetime. Having never been to South Africa or on a safari, we were unsure what we were doing or how to make our dreams a reality. Red Africa Safaris took care of everything and put together an experience that was truly awesome. They took care of all the details and delivered on all of them, meaning we were able to relax and enjoy the magic of a safari in Kruger National Park. We couldn't have been happier with this stress free experience that kept delivering the 'wow' factor we were hoping for. The detail and planning that Red Africa put into our trip was outstanding, but what really made our safari the trip of a lifetime was our guide, Jaco. We spend 4 days with Jaco and he was unfailingly kind, fascinating, knowledgeable, reliable and easygoing. He took such good care of us and was deeply invested in making sure we had a fantastic time while also helping us to appreciate and understand what we were encountering. Could not recommend Red Africa Safaris highly enough or express our profound thanks to Jaco for bringing Kruger National Park alive for us. 5 Stars.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgeable, friendly and professional
We took this trip for our honeymoon and it was absolutely incredible - our guide Oswald was very friendly and knowledgeable about everything, helping us with anything we needed through the trip and packing the days with safari. Pendo and the Lion King company were incredibly helpful and went above and beyond at every opportunity, including helping sort out baggage that was delayed at the airport. The safari itself was amazing, full of loads of different types of animals and the lunches they provided were always delicious (proper rice, chicken, beans, veg lunch, not a sandwich in sight!). The accomodation was stunning every step of the way - if you are done with a game drive I recommend getting back slightly early for a day or two to enjoy the pools at the camps. A fantastic trip!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommended!!!
Our trip to Africa was an amazing experience, and Shadows of Africa made it happen. We spent 7 days in central and Northern Tanzania, touring through the Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti. We saw hundreds animals daily, with many animals right next to our jeep. We slept in a different lodge or tent camp each night, and we were well taken care of. Gerald Killian was our tour guide for this week, and he was friendly, knowledgeable , accommodating, and was invested in our good experience. After our safari, Shadows of Africa arranged a flight to Zanzibar and we enjoyed Stone Town and an all inclusive resort for a little R and R.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply Perfect!!!
Fantastic Safari! We visited Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorogoro crater with our amazing driver and guide ben. we then visited Zanzibar islands with him. His knowledge was superb and he looked after us very well. We saw hundreds of animals and the geographical features were awe inspiring. The lodges we stayed at were beautiful and all the staff everywhere were so welcoming. I would thoroughly recommend Kilimanjaro Economy Safari and our wonderful driver Ben.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
4 Day 3 Nights Safari – Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater
Our wish was to discover the endless plain Serengeti also to visit the so called Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.
Serengeti is fabulous can’t have enough words to explain about it. We saw cheetah, lion, leopard, elephant, giraffe as well as our target the great wildebeest migration. In the creter we saw the black rhino, zebra also so many types of birds. Thanks to Issa and Tom for making our dream come true.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very memorable trip
It is a very memorable trip for us and I think Joseph has us hooked to safaris. In fact we want to plan another safari trip with Kubwa Five Safaris. Our guide Joseph is very knowledgeable and experienced so we managed to learn the names of the variety of animals we spotted on our journey. Joseph also kept us safe and took good care of us during the trip.
We will definitely be back in Africa and book with this company.
IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good, all in all
The tour arranger was very cooperative from the first day and tried her best to accommodate us with the best budgets for a private safari tour. The drivers were friendly, informative; the lodgings were good as expected. We had an ease of things going at our own pace since we booked a private tour but good experience overall. Would definitely recommend them to friends and acquaintances for their future travels!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceeded expectations
Our South African adventure was way better than we expected it to be. Johannesburg is amazing and our tour guide James helped us navigate what we wanted to see and showed us how the locals enjoy their city as well. Our guide Bill took us everywhere and shared stories about each amazing destination. There were stops on the tour that were simply incredible and really showed us how diverse South Africa is. The Humala and Tshukudu game lodges were beautiful and very clean. The food is very good and they offer food for everyone's tastes. The game drives were more than we expected and we saw everything. Winter is a great time to visit because the animals are easier to see. Our guides and hotel team were like family and were equally excited for us for seeing so many species. Special thanks to Blessing at Humala Lodge and Shaddy at Tshukudu Lodge. Wonderful. We finished our trip in Cape Town where Jonathan, our guide, was simply amazing. He was knowledgeable, fun and made our tour of Cape Town so memorable. We cannot wait to return. Go Touch Down Tours did a great job helping us have the adventure of a lifetime worry free. We saw everything including the Big Five, we visited Kruger National Park and so, so much more. Excellent vacation for sure.