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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unbelievable experience, fantastic locations, wonderful camps
My wife and I took a 15 day private safari to Kenya and Tanzania in August and September 2018. We booked everything through Trip Advisor African Safari (TAAS) in Nairobi. The owner, Seth Vincent, was terrific to work with. He worked very closely with us over several months as we customized our itinerary and accommodations to exactly what we wanted and we valued all of Seth's input and guidance. Seth met us at Nairobi airport and was constantly in communication with us during the entire time. Our Kenya portion was a clear 5 STAR experience with a terrific driver/guide, Ken, who took us to all the right viewing locations and gave us great insight into the animals, land, people and culture. Unfortunately Kenya and Tanzania do not have great relationships when it comes to tourism an don't have reciprocal arrangements. That meant half way through our safari when we transferred from Kenya to Tanzania we also had to change driver and vehicle and go with a Tanzanian subcontractor of TAAS. We were disappointed with our driver as he was very uncommunicative and told us little about what was going on. He did take us to fantastic viewing and we saw everything we wanted to see. The lodges and camps were all spectacular. If there was a 4 1/2 STAR rating, I would have selected that, but the guide in Tanzania was significantly below standard.
We would highly recommend TAAS for any Kenyan safari. Seth is easy to work with and very knowledgeable. The value of this private safari was substantially better than any group tour we looked at. During our entire safari we felt very safe and couldn't be more happy with the overall experience and the memories we created.
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
5 day Safari - Impressive Tanzania - What An Experience
Well, what can I say...Tanzania Horizon Safaris were fantastic! We did a private 5 day Safari through Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorogoro with Tanzania Horizon Safaris. Our guide Joel was fantastic and had the eyes of a hawk ensuring we saw so many animals, including 5 leopards, 3 cheetahs and even a several cat and wildcat, on top of numerous lions. The lodges we stayed in were all great, the views of the lake from Kirurumu Maynara Lodge, being right in the midst of the wildlife in Kati Kati tented camp and our favorite, Ngorogoro Farmhouse with its amazing gardens and beautifully fitted out rooms. We couldn't have asked for a better Safari!
SG
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well Organized Tour Company
Had an amazing once in a lifetime experience with Saso Uganda Safaris. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a well-planned and affordable safari trip.
I was very impressed with the knowledge that both the tour operator, Wilson and the tour driver Fred. All staff went over and above to accommodate myself and my family, including my dietary needs as a Vegan. Wilson and his team provided us with a personalized 6-day itinerary planned around our interested and what animals we were particularly fond off. We managed to see 4 of the big 5 and were able to have close contact with both Elephants and giraffes.
From the start I felt he really understood what we were looking for plus he was able to get what we wanted within our budget! He made some valid suggestions to our itinerary which in the end made a huge difference to our trip. The safari totally exceeded our expectations. The lodges and tented camps he selected had great food and facilities.
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Operator, safari and guide: everything fantastic
Jacky from Kichaka Tours made her best to answer my wishes and expectations. It was a litle expensive for me, but in the end it was worthy.
The safari was a gratefull experience. Our guide was an experient and lovely person - Sam. He was very patient with us and make his best during all the safari time.
The acomodation was fantastic. "Voiwildelife lodge" and "Voyager Ziwani" are located near the parks, so we could see animals also on the lodge. The food was also good. I prefer the meals from "Voi lodge" because was buffet and they had also typical swailli food.
Another time i ll think about make a safari i ll do it with Kichaka tours and with Sam :)
Asante sana
aAmazing experience. Experient and lovely guide - Sam. Fantastic lodges
NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding fairly priced safari with an engaged and extremely knowledgeable guide.
My wife and I (plus two close friends and a new friend we made of the trip!) have just had the most marvellous experience with Wildlife Safaris in the Kruger. I can only offer them my sincere congratulations and thanks. One of their senior guides, Hoppy, is absolutely brilliant. He was unfailingly attentive to all our needs, conservative, responsible, sensitive to the animals, and fun to be around. He clearly has a deep knowledge of the animals' distribution and patterns of behaviour, and this served us extremely well. We saw some simply amazing things which none of us will ever forget.
In my opinion Wildlife Safaris position themselves in the safari market perfectly for the needs of professional people who don't want "basic", but who are also not particularly interested in a massively expensive luxury event. I suspect that in some of these operations there would be a danger of the pampering potentially compromising the actual safari experience. Our safari was very fairly priced, way more than adequate from the comfort point of view, and simply outstanding in the areas that were important to us (seeing the animals and learning about them from an engaged knowledgeable guide). The company also allowed us to alter our safari itinerary on the fly as certain things grabbed our attention and we prioritized some experiences over others. Highly recommended!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 day safari in Pilanesberg National Park.
Excellent experience from start to finish.
Well organised and trip tailored to exactly what we had time for.
Very friendly and knowledgable driver for airport transfer, as well as for all the game drives.
Perfect hotel with dining overlooking wildlife.
We saw more wildlife on the game drives than we ever thought possible.
Everything organised perfectly by wild wings including all the game drives and a boma outdoor barbecue dinner.
Would highly recommend.
CZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Richard is the best choice
We were travelling with Richard in 2016. It was our first experience with Africa and everything went quite well. We did more journeys later and after that we realized how good Richard had been. We can compare him to other African tour operators and due to this comparison Richard is really good choice. According to our experience you need someone clever, knowledgeable, with ability to think flexibly, when things go wrong and you are forced to change a plan, someone, who can give you in this situations new options and tell you truly pros and cons. These skills are more common among european or american professional tour operators, but in Africa are not. Then if you add his sense of humor and perfect English, you will have a great time with him with assurance, that he can handle problem situations.
We wish him good luck with tour guiding and many satisfied clients.
Katerina and Jiri, Czech Republic
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari experience in Tsavo East and West
We booked the highlights of Tsavo (East and West) with Netherken Safaris & Tours, and had no complaints about this whatsoever!
We got picked up at the hotel as scheduled and our guide Mahmud drove us through both national parks, finding as much wildlife as possible.
Everything was well arranged, from the safari-van to the bookings at the lodges. Mahmud took care of all our needs and made sure we saw everything there is to see!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wildlife Safaris and our extraordinary guide Hoppy, made this one of the best experiences ever.
Organizing the safari with Christine was a pleasure. We were fortunate to have Hoppy as our guide. He was good humored and was a wealth of information on flora, fauna and animal life. We were lucky to see the big 5 on multiple days including the elusive Black Rhino. Our safari exceeded all of our expectations and was the highlight of our ZA visit.
IL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The greatest days in my life !!
I think that I met the nicest people in Tanzania in this company.
The team was so kind and they just do the best they can for us to feel comfortable and safe.
Everything was right as we told it will be.
The timetable was like they say at the beginning, The food was the best we had in all East Africa , and the conversation we where able to make with the guide and the guy's in the office make this experience more interesting.