Very well organised tour of Usambara and Tanga regions.
Our tour of Coffee farm on bottom slopes of Kilimanjaro, and visit to Kilimanjaro Base camp were photography tours. The we drove to Lushoto and Bumbuli on Usambara and had great time staying at Mullas. We then drove to Tanga and Pangani where we went to wonderful places. Car, driver, and accommodation were arranged by Kwesa Tours and we strongly recommend their excellent services
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Superb experience
Enjoyed every moment, guide and staff were friendly and supportive. Everything was professional
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Uganda Wonderland!!
We were in 2016 november/december in Oeganda!
Our special driver was Dauda a very special,concerned person who takes us very save through Oeganda.
He showed us a very special country with beautiful views.
We met a lot very nice persons.
Our visit was for the first time and we like to come back sometimes!
The prize money was total in balance >
Thank you Dauda for this wonderful trip!
GQ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing!
I have had the fortune of traveling to many places and this has been my favorite trip!! and part of that was World Air Travel, the attention was very good from beginning to end. We were in Kenya and Tanzania with different drivers, Isa in Kenya just a couple of days and John in Tanzania the rest of the days. The two drivers were great and John made a lot of effort to see the big five, goal that he achieve!
Elias was the one who managed everything from beginning to end and always responded attentively and quickly to our needs.
We did the balloon safari and my 2 year old girl could not go so they arranged everything to take care of her in the camp with the help of John who took her to meet us.
The food was delicious, the places in which we stayed and the attention, all spectacular, I have no complaint only good things to say.
Thanks to the entire World Air Travel team!!!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing trip due to the fantastic tour operator Augur Tours & Travel
I can recommend Augur Tours & Travel to everyone who would like to have a safe, interesting, enthusiastic tour experience in Uganda! I lived for one year in Uganda, and we used the services of Dauda a couple of times. Dauda always makes our trips incredible. He is super friendly, reliable, good in communication and has a lot of knowledge about all the different aspects in Uganda. We felt very safe with him, he is a good driver. Furthermore, Dauda is patient, he respects your privacy and is very humble, and the most important one, he makes us smile! Please keep on going like this Dauda, you're doing a great job!!
JP
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A wonderful and well organised trip to three different environments in Botswana.
We have been on African safaris in various countries before, but Botswana was new for us, and we hoped to see some places and wildlife that were special to the area. We discussed various possibilites and budgets with Natasha, and arrived at a plan which sounded just what we wanted. And it was. We experienced three different environments - Central Kalahari, the Okavango Delta and the Kwando River over the eight days. We saw lots of animals and birds, including local specialities which we hoped for - brown hyaena, aardwolf, Cape fox, side-striped jackal and wild dog were animal highlights for us; wattled crane, slaty and black egrets, lesser jacana and lots of raptors were bird highlights. We also saw many lions, and leopard and cheetah, as well as elephants, zebra, lots of hippos and a wide range of antelope. And the African landscapes and waterscapes as alway were spectacular. Everything went to plan - Natasha's outline of the camps we chose and the activities we could do was excellent, and the guides were phenomenal. The accomodation and food were great and the lodges clean and in beautiful locations with friendly staff. Altogether a wonderful holiday!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A fantastic time
We had an amazing, comfortable and memorable five-day tour in Uganda, thanks to Ceasar and Jackie from Katona. Jackie responded promptly and professionally to my questions, working with me to find options that would fit our budget. They gave great lodging choices - especially at Bush Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park, everything exceeded my expectations for a budget option. They even had a gentle hippo visiting the dining area every evening.
Ceasar drove smoothly and safely, and we had fun, informative conversations. He carefully planned details like breakfast time, departure time, and whether we would take packed lunch so that our tour or game drive would be optimally timed, while allowing us flexibility. On the day of the gorilla trek in Bwindi, he helped us secure a nearby gorilla family and even borrowed two trekking sticks from a nearby hotel for us. On our last day, driving from Queen Elizabeth to Kigali airport, he managed to stop at Lake Bunyonyi for lunch, arrive at the Genocide Memorial before closing, and help us run an errand downtown - and we hadn't even woken up early!
Since we visited Queen Elizabeth during the dry season, when the animals congregate around water boies, Ceasar worked extra hard. During the morning game drive, he read the body language of the kob, the presence of birds, and tracks on the ground to infer whether larger predators were nearby. We saw lions with cubs, elephants, buffalo, water buck, warthogs and smaller animals. Having worked in the park for years, Ceasar had interesting tidbits about every animal.
Though we never met Jackie as she's based in Kampala, she called to check in most days of our tour. The folks at Katona are conscientious, responsible and warm. I will book with them again if I return to Uganda.
Kwaza tours organised tour by car with accommodation for us to Usambara mountains and Tanga region.
We were taken to a lush green coffee farm and base camp at the foothills of Kilimanjaro and had great time. We drove to Lushoto and Bumbuli where the views were fantastic and really enjoyed our tour and stay at Mullars. We were taken to Tanga and Pangani which proved lovely places to visit. The beach in Pangani is outstanding. Accommodation was simple, very clean, and great. Our tour, organised by Kwaza in a very nice car and driver named Pemba, proved superb, caring, and we had a great time. We wish to go to Ngorongoro and Masai land next year and will let Kwaza plan the tour.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Based in Nairobi - so operates well within Kenya. SOL If you are planning to use them outside.
Where do I start? Here you go!
1. A/C did not work on any of the vehicles outside Kenya. Driver had windows lowered and with the muddy roads, there was dust everywhere.
2. One of the drivers (Charles) stole one of our smartphones and lied to us when we asked about it. Later we found that there was a social media account attempted to be opened under his name with this number.
3. We made the mistake of adding an unplanned point (Victoria Falls from the Zimbabwean side) to the trip. They not only charged us exorbitantly, but also charged us for services not rendered, and refuse refund the excess charge.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our honeymoon was seamless!
Greatest Africa helped us have a seamless honeymoon from start to finish. We had originally made reservations at 3 different accommodations ourselves, but Greatest Africa offered to take over our itinerary for us so that rather than us having to confirm with three different hotels, they instead did all the confirmations for us. As well, we were able to schedule excursions and transfers with them which made our transition from the craziness of our wedding, to the ignorance of traversing another country, that much more relaxing and enjoyable. Vanessa's communication was prompt and professional, including scheduling a last minute excursion we inquired about. There was a small mishap in regards to which days we were at which accommodation but Greatest Africa fully understood their mistake and was quick to give us complementary airport transfers to make up for this. THAT is top notch service and keeps customers coming back. We will definitely use Greatest Africa again if we do decide to come back to South Africa, and have already recommended our friends to do the same.
Thank you for making our honeymoon so memorable!