US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Best Experience. Definitely recommend
Everything was amazing. Very professional.
I would highly recommend everyone to have them as your first option
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Days of our Africa Trip
I give Nandzana my highest recommendation. My wife and I travelled from the US for our 4-night, 5-Day safari with Nandzana as part of a larger Africa trip. I dealt with Alison via email to tailor our safari to match the window we had available. She came back with a terrific proposal that included our flights to and from J'burg, all our drives with Craig, accommodations, a night safari and a bush walk. Very friendly to deal with and we were lucky enough to meet her in person during the trip.
Craig picked us up at Skukuza airport and it was a short drive to Skukuza Lodge - the first of the two lodges we stayed at and the largest in Kruger. It had terrific amenities and restaurants and a beautiful view of the river with animals passing below.
Being January, it was a very pleasant time to be in the park - off-peak season, so crowds were smaller and just after the rainy season, with lush greenery. However, this makes it a little tougher to see the animals than in the barren dry seasons when water is a rarer commodity and the grass and leaf cover are thin. We didnt mind that trade-off at all. And we had Craig.
He designed a great tour route for us each day and we ended up seeing everything - big five, wild dogs, amazing herds of buffalo, hippos, crocs, hyena, zebra, giraffe, cobra etc.. Couldn't have asked for more. We spent all of our trip towards the south of the park, a long way from where Craig is based up in Phalaborwa. So thanks again to him for making the long drive south for us. The second lodge we were at was Lower-Sabie - again a beautiful location with amenities way beyond our expectations.
Each day was like being a kid again, looking for the animals on our drives and grabbing the animated picture booklets to check which antelope or bird we were looking at. Thanks to Craig, we also developed a keen interest in the amazing bird species at Kruger. Not only that, but the history, geology, flora, anti-poaching efforts etc. Each day was fun, unique and relaxed.
We stayed out as close to dusk as the curfew allowed and were the first at the gates in the morning (at 4.30am) to sample the a bit of the nocturnal and dawn bush - a really special time of day. Craig also knew some amazing hill-top look-out spots that were empty of people, but offered amazing views of the bush below with binoculars.
Unfortunately it had to come to an end when Craig dropped us back at Skukuza airport. We want to come back and explore another part of the park with him.
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience, Alexis was great in the 3 days game drives.
The axis safari was amazing in all steps of this journey, pontual, the driver (Alexis) was amazing, the 07 members of our van was great and fun, the Cabbanas on the camping zone were perfect and I could saw almost all the Big 5. Only the leopard that hasnt being seen. Great Experience
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding safari
My love for the beach is indescribable and had always wanted to visit Zanzibar. So I gave it a shot in January and must say the experience was mind blowing. First of all, booking the trip was a cake walk thanks to Parrot Safaris. Agnes made everything easy for me and my crew. She is great at customer service. I had a chance to visit Tsavo too and your tour guide was so amazing. Thanks Parrot Safaris for helping me have a great time and thanks to everyone who went that extra mile to make my trip a success. Will be using your services again!!!
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Gorilla! Gorilla!
My experience was very great, our tour guide Najib was amazing and became a friend am still in touch with. We saw the amazing gorillas and got alot of explaination. Am thankful for that adventure
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I was simply amazing. The driver was amazing. We saw a lot of animals from up close.
It was more than i expected. Everything was good. I’d def recommend it!!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic Climb
Upon completing my 3 months volunteering stint at a children’s home in Arusha, I decided that I was not going to leave Tanzania without climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. This was a last minute decision and I did not have a lot time to shop around so I talked to a couple of my expatriate friends who had been in Tanzania longer than I had and they referred me to Lazaro of Kilimanjaro Wonders Expeditions Safari Africa and boy he did not disappoint! I joined a group with 3 other climbers and initially I was a little worried that it might not turn out well but it worked out great. We each had a personal guide (Goodluck was my guide) and 3 porters assigned all under the lead of Lazaro.
The Trek to the summit was not easy as I experienced some difficulties on the third day when I started vomiting and even thought of giving up however Lazaro together with Goodluck intervened and gave me a cup of some tea and I was better in a few minutes. They also conducted daily oxygen tests on us all for our safety.
I only made it to the summit through sheer determination and motivation because I was really worn out but then watching the sunrise. I will never forget that moment, the fatigue that had been bogging me down just melted away. These are fond memories that I will carry all my life!
The service was superb!!!
I recommend Kilimanjaro Wonders Expeditions Safari Africa without any reservations.
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Hands-on, top notch
Together with some friends we booked a 3-day trip to Masai Mara. We choose CKC because of a very nice experience two years earlier when we visited Aberdares, Nakuru and Naivasha. This time again everything was nicely arranged for. John Muhoho is hands-on and joined driver Kennedy to pick us up on day 1 of our trip. The lodge (Il Kiliani camp) was excellent (it had a walking bridge to the reserve, amazing!) and Kennedy was a good guide and animal spotter: in twenty years of safari trips we only had had the chance to spot one leopard, now we saw two in two days. Conclusion in two words: top notch!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic Safari
This is our second trip to Tanzania with Regional tours and from the moment we stepped back in Tanzania Regional Tours has been with us giving us the time of our life on the 5 day safari. We requested for Joseph as our guide as he had been spectacular in the previous visit and we were very excited to find him waiting for us at the airport when we arrived. He is such a great guide and likeable person stopping at nothing to make us happy. We really had a great time in the parks and even managed to see the wild dogs in Tarangire. This time around we chose to do luxury safari accommodations to double the experience and the service was excellent.
Regional tours is a great outfit and is fully recommended
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic personalised tour. Great company that really took the time to understand what we wanted.
All Around Tanzania exceeded our expectations at every level. They couldn't have been more helpful in organising our tour. Our guide Marko was brilliant. Fiona and her staff worked really hard to understand the kind of experience we wanted and made lots of great suggestions. I can't recommend this company highly enough. They will put together a fantastic holiday that you will never forget!