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Rosa   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 11, 2018

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Phenomenal
5/5

Excellent overall. The only complaint was the box lunches.

Dhaval Patel MD   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 11, 2018

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing guide and adventure!
5/5

Isa Jackson was our safari guide and he was amazing! My sister, myself, and parents undertook our trip starting at Maun and had game drives throughout Chobe as well as Moremi game reserve. It was an amazing experience and we were able to see lions, leopards, elephants, giraffes, hippos, African wild dogs, crocodiles, hawks, baboons, vervet monkeys, and many different birds. With the lions, we were able to be within ten feet, which was frightening to say the least.

Although seeing the animals was a great experience, what sets any safari apart is the guide. Extremely Wild Safaris has a great guide in Isa. He is very knowledgeable of animal behavior, scientific understanding of the geological processes taking place in the Okavango Delta, and has a great ability to track and find animals. An enthusiastic guide, he made our wonderful trip truly once and a lifetime. Thank you!

Tejas Bora   –  
India IN
Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 11, 2018

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Highly Recommended!!! Best in hospitality, management and professionalism.
5/5

So the team Elieza, Jumma, Michael, and Jackson delivered what they promised. It is tough to choose between so many tour operators and eventually, you need to trust your guts before you book one of them. Being a vegetarian they took good care of my needs when it came to food. The accommodation was simply decent. Our guide Jumma made sure we see all the big, ugly and small five. Due to his patience, we also got to see a hunt and it was once in a lifetime experience. Keep up the good work guys.

Jamey Degner   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 11, 2018

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Fantastic trip seeing over 100 species of animals and birds.
5/5

Charles booked our trip and was very helpful in every step from timely communications to helping us get our Visas. The lodging and safari camps were equal to or better than our expectations. The 12 day itinerary: Amboseli, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Masai Mara and Lake Naivasha was perfect for our group of six. The guides were informative and helpful.

Jose from Miami   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 11, 2018

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Excellent
5/5

Was everything I was expecting and more. Had a great time with the crew and staff. Will recommend to my friends and family.

Evelyn   –  
Kenya KE
Visited: April 2018 Reviewed: Jul 11, 2018

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

They were reliable.
5/5

Their communication was timely
They took initiative to make my trip worthwhile.
I absolutely got value for my money.

Gail and Tony   –  
Australia AU
Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 11, 2018

65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Great choices of accommodation and guides and impressive flexibility.
5/5

The tour totally lived up to our expectations. We had already been to Zimbabwe some years ago but hadn’t been to safari lodges in Botswana, Zambia or South Africa. I especially wanted to see rhinos as we saw none the last time. So even though we were only in Zambia for 1 night we saw 8 White Rhinos!!! Darren did a terrific job of organising our 2 week trip - starting in Joberg and ending in Cape Town. The lodges were small and personal attention was terrific. The food good to excellent. We loved things like hippos munching on the grass of our safari lodge back yard. Combining both the river and land in Botswana was superb. This is the second time we have travelled with Darren - the other trip was Morocco and we loved the accommodation and experiences there too - so we didn’t hesitate to ask Darren if he organised Southern Africa trips too.

Hannah   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: April 2018 Reviewed: Jul 11, 2018

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Best guide ever. I had a lovely time, thanks to Timeline safaris.
5/5

My husband and I just came from an amazing and wonderful safari in Kenya’s Masai Mara and Tanzania’s Serengeti.

We had the best moments of our honeymoon! Timeline tours and Safaris was the perfect planner for this trip. We couldn’t simply ask for more.



The game viewing exceeded our expectations, thumbs up to our experienced guide Joseph This guide is “hawk eyed” as he can spot wildlife from a far. We highly recommend him!

Due to his vast experience, we were able to see the big five ,(Lions, Rhino ,elephants ,leopard and herds of buffaloes), plus many more animals and different species of birds.

We were interested in watching both the big and smaller animals. We were fortunate to learn more of the different animals. Of such a surprise to me was to know that there are different types of Giraffes and Zebras!!!!!



The accommodation we stayed in were all 5* and high quality and in serene locations. We were looking for such lodges which were safe and clean. We didn’t want any disappointment to our honeymoon. The staff were friendly and warm. We truly felt like “little kings”. I recommend the facilities if you choose to have some that needed luxury.



We had a balloon ride safari and the experience of watching the animals from an aerial view was just amazing!!!We saw a big family of elephants and that was just but an awesome experience.



We loved the experience we had in a Maasai village, we were able to socialize with a few Maasai’s who spoke some English. The people in the village were friendly. We were thrilled on how they lit fire using traditional method.



I highly recommend this company to any honeymooner, individual, families or group of people wishing to travel to Kenya and Tanzania.

Thanks to Joseph our guide and all those who made this trip come true!!

Terenzio   –  
Italy IT
Visited: July 2018 Reviewed: Jul 11, 2018

65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Trip very well organized, excellent the driver, lodges and resorts marvellous.
5/5

The trip to Serengeti was very well organized. At Zanzibar the hotel is according the standard requested by us. The transfer from to the airport was sharp

Melanie H.   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 11, 2018

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

WOW! Amazing from start to finish! HIGHLY recommend!!
5/5

We were very happy we booked our safari with Ute at Roho Ya Chiu! This site, safaribookings, gave us great info, and the reviews were accurate.

Our family was a mom, grandmother, and 11-year old son. We chose a private safari (really the only way to go!), and got an incredible and experienced driver/guide, and fabulous safari vehicle. We spent 7 nights/8 days in late June 2018 in 3 camps/lodging facilities, and we visited 4 parks while in Tanzania.

Our safari was customized for us and where we wanted to be (Ute was very flexible when I kept tweaking our plans!). We were coming from a church mission trip in Uganda, so our flight arrived at 1pm (versus coming from the states & arriving at night). I changed from 2 doubles to one triple as my husband decided to not go, and we changed locations, dates, and number of days on safari more than once. So, Ute had to change things around for us more than once, and was always doing it quickly and with a pleasant tone in the email communications (I'm sure it was painful on her end).

We were picked up at the airport with our names on a sign, so our driver was easy to find. He stayed with us until HE put us AND our bags on our plane in Senora (Southern Serengeti). We were given choices on our lodging, so I looked up each option in TripAdvisor before agreeing to them. This helped me feel more comfortable and in control of our safari, which is kind of scary when booking (you never know if you are going to get what you paid for -- we did!!).

We paid by wire transfer (again, kind of scary for paranoid Americans), a deposit when booking and then payment in full before leaving the USA. Ute was always answering my many questions and ensuring our requests were taken care of. She emailed us right before and then followed up again right after our trip. She made sure everything went smoothly from start to finish! We did not need to contact her during our trip as we had no issues, but she was available in case we did.

Hassan, our guide & driver, was incredible!!! He was always very professional, attentive to all our needs, patient, extremely knowledgeable, and could find animals we could barely see with the binoculars! He could find animals even hidden in the tall grass and up in the trees! We were constantly amazed by his knowledge (every bird, animal, plant, & tree) and his sighting abilities. We looked up animals & plants in our guidebook we took with us, and found him to be accurate about everything. He taught us some Swahili words to use during our stay as well (asante!). He was truly a blessing to have for our first safari experience!!!

Our vehicle was a newer, pale yellow Landcruiser with popup roof that was very well maintained. No heat or A/C, but plenty of windows we could open plus the roof, and we were never uncomfortable (we took blankets for cool mornings and a pillow my son used for a nap one day). There were 6 seats in the back area plus a driver and side passenger (some groups required a translator in addition to their guide, which all speak English and Swahili). We had plenty of room to all be on one side of the car comfortably when the animal sightings called for it. Our seats had cushions on them, so they were very comfortable on the bumpy roads (sometimes long drives). We also had a small fridge stocked with plenty of water and could put our Cokes and snacks in it as well.

NOTE: We saw several cars with all the seats filled, which looked extremely uncomfortable! Either they did not get a private safari, or they had too many people in their group. Be sure you have enough room to spread out -- you spend a LOT of time in the vehicle! I think 4 people in one car would be the max for comfort, even though there are seats for 6-8.

We did request extra binoculars for our car, so we got 2 pair and brought 1 pair so we could all enjoy the sightings (you definitely want them!). We also brought lots of snacks with us as the lunches made by the lodges/camps were not as filling as we needed while out all day.

We highly recommend this company and especially Ute!!! Thanks to her for our memorable trip!

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