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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best of Okavango ,Chobe National Park & Victoria Falls
This was our second trip to Africa after Namibia, the tents for accommodation were corresponding, traditional meals, the mokoro trail along the river was quite an experience to take home with, had time to see hippos in the Chobe and lots of elephants and the waterfalls in Vic Falls, enjoyed it like infants, we left the Vic Falls park so wet and didn't bother much .
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing experience!
I thought the whole trip was amazing. Expertly led by Andrew and ably assisted by Verena. Overwatched by the horse whisperer herself Talane. The girls in camp , Phoebe and Chritina were fabulous! Informative, inventive and brilliant at setting up food and camp etc. Colin and Nelson were also very helpful and cheerful .The trip was above expectation and just thoroughly enjoyable, if sitting on a horse for 8 hours can be so ! The scenery and route was like out of a movie. Would do it again!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Rose looks after every detail - dream adventure for us!
Rose and her team were beyond efficient. Any query during the planning process was answered immediately, we always felt in very capable hands, which was important because we were flying half way around the world for an adventure of a life time!
AND WE GOT IT!
We stayed in Nairobi the first night at:
Hotel 148:
It was so beautiful. When we arrived at 10:30pm, Ruth served us the most delicious roasted red pepper and tomato soup and an avocado-chick pea salad that was to die for! Just perfect, fire going in the room.
The grounds and the dining house were stunning and the breakfast delicious.
The next day our driver met us and took us to the smaller airport and we headed to:
Cottars 1920 Camp
Everything we could ever wish for! Elegant, Old Africa vibe, friendly, great food, looked after our every need. Amazing Masai guides, ours was Enoch, lovely man, these guides know the land and animals, and respect the land and animals, all while showing us incredible sights.
Our tent had such a beautiful view looking out over the savannah, nicely appointed and very private.
We saw a male lion roar and our chests vibrated with the indescribable sound! We saw everything we came for and felt such a connection with Masai Mara.
Hope we can go back one day, and if we do, Luxury Safari Company will be the first place we contact !
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome!
We booked safari tour with pride of Africa couple of months ago. Steven helped us create a type of safari we had in mind. We did 2 nights and 3 days @ Masai Mara Sopa Lodge. Steven was always communicating with us thru emails and whatsup to make sure the process was going well. When we arrived at Nairobi airport, we were warmly greeted by the team and had lunch at a nice cafe in Nairobi. Although the roads to the lodge were bad, they took all the appropriate care and precautions to get us there safely. We had a great driver, Jacktone, who took us out for game drive next day and surprisingly we were able to see more than 20 animals including the big five and atleast 6 species of birds during the 1st 6 hrs of our game drive!!! Impressive!! We only did one day of game drive and we returned back to Nairobi on our 3rd day of our trip. Great team of people at pride of Africa! I will consider coming back w kids in the future.
Btw, Mara sopa lodge was great!!
FYI: you may need to take with you a picnic blanket to eat lunch when u go out on a game drive.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing Safari!
We had a great time at Murchison Falls. Our driver and guide, Zavier, was amazing. He was very knowledgeable, fun to talk to, and accommodating. We had our 9 month old with us, and he had no problem adjusting schedules or timing to meet our personal needs. Booking the safari was also very easy. Simba never delayed in responding to our inquiries and they were easily able to tailor our activities to the desires of our group. It was an amazing outfit and I would definitely recommend them to others!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience, I was very well taken care of
An absolutely excellent experience!! Communication and service were outstanding.
Even though I had some issues that T-one did not cause, T-one took responsibility for me and swiftly and completely fixed the issue.
I was extremely well taken care of and had an absolutely amazing safari. Accomodation was luxurious. Would 100% recommend and travel with them again.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Personal Service and Great Response when things go wrong
We have used Native Escapes twice - once for a self drive in Malawi and one for a tour covering Victoria Falls, Hwange and Cape Town. Simon put together a great itinerary in conversation with us - and then made all the arrangements. These were quite complex with numerous transfers plus attention to accommodation for a family travelling with two 12 year old children plus grandmother. All proved to be excellent choices and all the transfers went smoothly with the exception of the car hire in Cape Town which was not delivered to our apartment when expected. However, Simon's response was rapid, personal and solved the problem together with understanding that this had messed up a morning for us - and so was able to get us the car for extra time. Things do go wrong, and being able to talk with Simon directly via email rather than go to a call centre was great. I would recommend them for any trip which is beyond the very standard that you can get from the big operators and where you need personal service and personal experience of where you are going.
KW
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Five star
Everything was professionally arranged.
Communicate with them is very fast and easy.
Living and services was five stars.
Travel is fun in all my trip round 10 days with my family 6 person . professional driver speaking English perfect .
In shortly, five stars agents ***** .
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fabulous trip for our family in Zambia and South Africa
It has long been a dream of mine to take my children now aged 19, 21 and 25 on safari. I have been several times but have waited to introduce them to the experience. Having put out an original brief to several operators, Rose was unbelievably quick in response despite the fact that she was in a tent in the bush at the time. By the time she had reworked the itinerary several times, other operators had not even responded.
The trip was superb, great locations which exceeded expectations, with incredible service and staff, and the logistics of the trip completely seamless. At every part we were met by very efficient and friendly guides who whisked us from one place to the next bypassing all sorts of queues we would have endured had we attempted it alone. I would have no hesitation in using the luxury safari company for our next trip and have already recommended them to others. Botswana next time Rose - Im already looking forward to it !
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
it was good and enjoyable,excellent services and good rates
excellent services--- in terms of booking..good customer care ,excellent communication skills from enquiry upto delivery.
The guides were very help-ful in handling any question i had.
Esther The Managing director was so help-ful and very informative in all the destinations i travelled,more over she had good interpersonal relations.