US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect
My family and I had a wonderful safari experience with SerengetiAccessSafari last year, and we can't wait to go back. We did a 7-day safari, and our entire experience was amazing. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and made our trip worthwhile.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The worst organisation of any company I've ever worked with
First of all, we booked a shared safari with Mousebird safaris, and we ended up joining a convoy of around 6 safari vehicles, each with 6-7 people in them, with unmarked or or unmarketed cars (I.e. they didn't have the mousebird logos on them). After speaking to several people in our tour, we realised that every couple or individual had booked with a separate and different safari agent. And we were brought together to join this trip.
This meant that almost everyone on the trip were staying in different places. This lead to us being picked up very early every day and taken to a meeting destination, often to wait for several hours before starting the actual safari, and spending much less time enjoying the nice lodges we had booked to stay at. (The meeting places were often very basic and not that nice to hang out in). The same was true for the evening, we would drive around after the safari ended, often for several hours, to drop people at their respective lodges.
The major consequence of this (not even considering all the time we wasted just waiting) was that almost every day, after collecting people and waiting for those camping to pack up, we only ever started our safaris at around 9 or sometimes even later. A far cry from the stated "dawn/sunrise safari" we expected.
We also never did any night or evening safaris, or any safari walks, which I have done on other safaris around Africa. Overall it was very poorly planned.
The drivers didn't even know where we were supposed to be staying half of the time, and we had to tell them, or keep an eye on Google maps to make sure they didn't go the wrong way. We were taken to the wrong lodge 3 times on our trip. Which was very tiring in the end. And during the drives to and from the lodges, it was not so easy to look for animals, as almost all the drivers had clearly learned to drive by playing GTA (they drove INSANELY fast and recklessly).
Speaking of driving, since we were driving in a convoy, there were over 10 occasions where one of our party (including our car at least 3 times), got severely stuck in the mud and/or potholes, and in some cases it took over an hour to get the car free. All the time we were all just waiting, with no wildlife nearby. We didn't see any other safari jeeps get stuck the whole time, only our group, which led us to believe that our drivers were not so experienced or trained in driving the terrain.
The days were very long, and we had no snacks or suitable lunches provided either. We are both vegan and booked this trip because the description said caters for vegan. We were told on booking it would be "easy". Most days we were picked up at 6-7am, waited around til about 9.30am to start, but only stopped for lunch around 2-3pm. And on every day we were there, we were given something non-vegan. Or there were minimal options for us. For instance the group would get meat, rice and some steamed veg. So for us, it was just the veg (usually just green beans and carrot) and some mildly warm rice, which just felt like they didnt even think about us at all. And we never stopped anywhere to get any snacks.
One day they almost didn't provide us with any water, but after a long argument, the driver finally took us to a shop and suggested we buy it ourselves... despite "free unlimited water" being written in all the contracts. We didn't agree and eventually, the driver got us water.
To top it all off, the contact we were speaking to before leaving specifically asked us to bring cash to do a final payment to "pay for some in tour activities", such as national park entrance fees etc. So we paid half on card in advance and brought the rest in cash as agreed. But the night before the safari, the organiser came to out hotel to take the cash and we never saw him again. So it mustn't have been for the entrance fees, in fact we never saw our driver exchange cash with anyone once, we believe it was just so we would pay them in cash instead.
I would not go with this safari company again, even if you paid me, as the hours wasted waiting have aged me by a decade.
LT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best choice we made and never regreted!
The best tour ever! Could not believe that it is possible to travel 2 weeks in safari and see new things every single day: all the time new animals. we saw all of them!!!
Rangers sometimes helped as team members as well as other tour operators- they are all one team!
We got lovely presents to remind us of the journey!
We were laughing all the time with our driver! We demanded him to dine have lunch and breakfast with us as it was not possible to stay without him. We needed to talk and plan and listen to his stories.
Never in my life We thought it could be so entertaining!
our driver/ guide was wonderful!!! He surprised us everyday!
A lot of fun!!!
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Makweti experience was exceptional in every aspect
Working with Greatest Africa remotely from Australia was a seamless, hassle free process and we were a party of 9. In-country travel and connections in RSA were trouble free and the game park recommendations "spot on". The Makweti experience of 4 nights was a perfect friendly and luxurious stay; we were treated to wonderful morning and dusk safaris conducted by our exceptional guide - Joseph who demonstrated phenomenal knowledge of both fauna and flora. Joseph displayed patience and determination to ensure we saw the full array of unique African wildlife during our stay - and were not disappointed in any way.
Thank you Greatest Africa for an experience of a lifetime.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Phenomenal!
Entering the van and listening to Afrobeats was a great first impression. I confirmed that we made the right choice and that what was to come would be unforgettable thanks to an excellent guide named Silas.
Always caring for us and answering our many curious questions, we immersed ourselves in nature and were able to observe and adore elephants, buffalos, giraffes, rhinos, hippos and a wide variety of birds among other animals. We also visited the Murchison Falls, a breathtaking place and take a boat trip on the river Nile.
In short, a wonderful few days to discover, connect, find peace and tranquility.
Very grateful for the great service provided by the human team of Kubwa Five Safaris.
SE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very interesting trip to a wonderful country
We had a wonderful week. We started in Watamu with two days swimming and relaxing. Then we had a three days safari with Tanke Tour Safari. Our driver/ guide was really good, we saw a lot of animals. After that we returned to Watamu again. Another hotel this time and some days at the beach again before we returned back home.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Short but wonderful
Kameraz of Afrika were great to work with. Our time at & Beyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp was beyond our expectations. We didn't know until after we were there that we were in the most requested Tent 1. It was rustic luxury, was private and had a wonderful view.
We had our own driver, Sam, that was great. While the weather was very wet and limited some access to certain roads, he made sure that we were able to see a great variety of animals.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
South Africa was a beautiful, diverse, welcoming 1st world country.
Kathi at Safari bookings did a wonderful professional job of steering us to things to do and places to see in South Africa.
Some highlight were:
* the amazing Cradle of Human Kind
* historical tours of
*seeing the “Big Five” and more on safari
*memorable tours around Cape Town including Table Mountain , the Cape of Good Hope, and a day of tasting S. African wines
*the beautifulydone Cape Town Aquarium
*we concluded our vacation with spectacular sunsets on evening beach walks in the sleepy little fishing village of Paternoster
It was a wonderful experience and highly recommend vacationing in South Africa.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Days and Nights
Since we were staying in and flying out of Johannesburg, we chose the closer Pilanesberg over Kruger NP so we would have more time viewing animals and less time driving in the two days we had for the safari. It did not disappoint us at all. We travelled extensively through the park and especially enjoyed when our guide Shade took us to the less explored areas where there were fewer people, beautiful views, and interesting animals. In our two days which included evening and early morning exploration, we checked off all the Big 5 and so much more! We watched a pride of lions hunt and succeed in securing a meal, watched the elusive cheetah have a morning drink at the waterhole, and adorable baby elephants. I'm sure some of the larger parks may have a more wild feel and vibe, but we were very happy with our experience in Pilanesberg!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Moses and John were so knowledgeable!
We had a blast! Moses and John made sure we saw the big 5! It was an unforgettable experience, I wish I could safari every day! I didn’t know lions could hangout in trees until Moses showed my husband and I. The accommodations were roomy, comfortable and exactly what we needed after a long day of safari. My husband and I are teachers and he knew how important it was to see the children at the nearby school. He made sure it happened and arranged it for us. Thank you Moses!
