20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The team at Encompass go above and beyond, a truly wonderful company.
Encompass Africa arranged an amazing tour to South Africa in honour of my Mum's retirement.
I called around to a number of companies when planning this trip and I felt like Stephanie at Encompass truly listened to what we wanted to get out of the trip. It was great to work with the same person to tailor a personal tour. Everywhere we went was fabulous and suited us very well. We were given a variety of options within our budget, so I didn't feel like we were being forced into anything that was more than we wanted to afford. The process of booking was very easy and communication was always very quick. We especially loved having the TravelKey App so that our itinerary was always with us on our phones. We had some flight problems on the way there due to the airline and Encompass took care of everything to make sure that we were the least impacted. I definitely felt safe having such a capable team watching over us during our travels. We have already booked a second trip with Encompass Africa.
You will not regret going with Encompass Africa, they are wonderful to work with and are true Africa experts!
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tayloring Safaris adjusted on your budget. Team was flexible with very easy communication.
Msafiri Travels team prepared a well balanced trip to Tanzania in very short term (only 6 days before traveling). Since the beginning comunicaton was fluent.
Even though country is not prepared for stricts Vegeterians, Leina and the team were always in contact with the hotels to make sure everything was prepared for us (daily!).
Perhaps now (after the trip) I would had chosen another park to see more animals. That's the only point to improve from our trip.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Our journey to Africa
Everything went like a charm. Even the flighlink delay from Sironera to Zanzibar did not bother us much in the end as were in such high spirits. Will mail the photos soon. I would recommend using Safarihub.https://www.safaribookings.com/review/p1687
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
What a Memorable Experience!
It was absolutely brilliant. My husband and I spent the day in the Kruger and it was exactly what we wanted. We wouldnt have asked for a more memorable day. Amazing sightings, food, and entertainment. Adrian loves what he does and we could see that. Highly recommended!
CN
Andy is super helpful for my South Africa trip
I contacted Andy about Safari trips and he gave me a lot of suggestions which are very helpful. I really appreciate all his assistance and highly recommend him as your tour guide.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Easy to book, comfortable accommodation, and saw lots of wildlife
It was easy to book the safari online. The guides arrived on schedule and we had many wildlife sightings at Akagera National Park.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Masai Mara - short safari one evening; then full day (12 hr) safari next day
David arranged the most fantastic safari in Masai Mara, working around our schedule.
Our driver, Tim, picked us up in Nairobi on a Monday evening, overnight at a lovely hotel (can't remember the name) and headed off Tuesday morning for Masai Mara. It's a terrible road as you get nearer to the park, but Elida Tours has no control over that. It was a full day drive, stopping at a couple of "markets", arriving at Sopa Lodge mid afternoon. Tim took us on a short safari (about 2 hrs) and we were excited to see lots of animals, including 3 lions.
But the next day was INCREDIBLE! Tim seemed to know the best places to find animals! We saw everything (except rhino, which are hard to find in Masai Mara). We got "up close and personal" with lions, elephants, giraffe, ostrich, baboons, wildebeest, zebras... We saw 2 lions mating, hyenas and vultures fighting over a dead wildebeest, a leopard lounging in a tree, cheetahs lying in the shade, hippos sleeping on a sandbar, monkeys, jackals, cape buffalo, eland, topee, gazelle, hartebeest, warthog, mongoose, water buck, bushbuck, a crocodile and lots of beautiful birds.
I can't say enough about Tim... he was a fantastic guide! He knew the park inside out and gave us the best experience ever. It rained the night before we left and the road out of the area is terrible anyways, so with rain it was even worse... so many safari vehicles got stuck but not Tim... he got us through the most impassable roads!
I would highly recommend Elida Tours and David, and especially Tim!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Axis Expedition was great in communicating and organizing the trip!
Our guides, Bony and Albert were the BEST! They communicated well, extremely kind, and went above and beyond to ensure that we all enjoyed our Safari. I can’t imagine any other guides better than them! Our accommodations were great to, everyone is helpful and supportive.
BE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing SafariAdventure in Tanzania
I went with my family on a 7 day safari to Tanzania with Wild Secret Safaris. Out trip took us to Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, and Ngorongoro Crater. I visited their website and I had an easy time navigating. I was directed to contact Rashid and he was easy to work with. This was the first time that we were going on safari and I didn’t know a single thing about safaris. Rashid gave me extensive information on Tanzania and its sites and helped me select the parks we would go to and created an itinerary for us. He also answered all my questions with a lot of patience.
Mussa, our guide and driver picked us up at the airport the moment we landed in KIA. He was very friendly and amazing with the kids. He welcomed us happily and gave us cold drinks and snacks that were in the car. He told us a little about himself and I was impressed at his excellent English, personable demeanor, and experience. He told us what to expect and my kids were so excited to see the animals that they couldn’t sleep. During the actual safari Mussa showed us every animal there was to see. He could spot the smallest animal from a long distance. I was awed by his skill. He showed us 2 leopards, cheetahs, lions, a lioness hunting, elephants at a watering hole, ostriches, zebras, giraffes, rhinos, buffaloes, and many more animals. He also told us a lot about the animals we saw.
The lodges we stayed were luxurious with tents that were very nice and comfortable to sleep in. They had everything we needed. The meals we had were delicious. They even provided gluten free options for us and I was amazed.
Our first safari was amazing, thanks to Mussa and the Wild Secret Safaris team
SE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari tour
We had a 3 day safari to Mikumi from Zanzibar. It was very well organized safari, everything was according to our expectations or better.
Good support from TSS and Elvice and always fast answers to all our questions.
The safari tour was great and we had an excellent safari guide.