How To Choose Between Africa Tour Operators

Observe Animals in Silence  It was wonderful observing different animals' behaviour for a long time in silence rather than spotting the actual animal. Also, we loved the beautiful ...

Kenya Safari and Mombassa  The definite highlight for me was when Julius our guide found a family of elephants with a new born calf. They mingled all around our vehicle; could have ...

South Africa and Botswana Safari  The sheer amount of animals we saw was amazing, and just being there in the middle of them. Wildlife programmes back home have a whole new meaning for ...

Wild Journeys - Botswana Review  The absolute GREATEST thing about Lagoon Camp was the plenitude of African Wild Dogs (my husband had previously vainly searched for them in South Africa,...

Overland Safari With GAP Adventures  My African Safari was amazing! I had a wonderful time. However it was not because of the company I went with, it was because of Africa itself. The animals ...

Arathusa Safari Lodge Review  The service was generally very good. We liked the professional and caring attitude of the staff. As we were repeaters, we felt a little bit at home and ...

Wildlife Safari and Whale Watching Combo  The boat ride itself was probably the highlight of my trip, other than the wildlife. It was a thrill ride just trying to get out to see the whales. You ...

Marangu Hotel Trek Review  Mornings on the mountain were beautiful... the rising sun, a cup of coffee, the clouds below you... I rate my climb 7/10... only because I didn't reach ...

Variety Safari in Tanzania  Our guide was perfect, he spoke good English and was like a walking encyclopaedia, he knew all the animals, he was attentive and very funny, just a nice ...

Camping Safari Tanzania  We visited Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater. Tarangire was a highlight; it really is a beautiful park besides the animals ...

Overseas Adventure Travel  We saw all of the big five except for the rhino. We saw two packs of wild dogs, zebras, and giraffes. The spotting highlight was the lion and leopard....

Go2Africa Safari  We met a group of college students in Entebbe that were just full of wonder and questions. They were so friendly, fun and gave us just a great feeling ...

Saki Treks - Captain Joe Warning  I am writing to warn about the subject person and his company organizing treks and operating in Kenya and in Tanzania.

Recently, the owner of the company ...

Aberdares Hiking Review  The best parts of the hike were the welcome by a herd of elephants across our campsite on the first day; to stand at the highest point Peak Satima and ...

Lawson's Birding and Wildlife Tours  Personally my favourite moment amongst all the wonderful moments was seeing 6 Wild Dogs (quite rare these days, I believe) running along the track in ...

Tarangire Tented Safari  What really made our adventure so great was the terrific preparation and sense of friendship that preceded our departure. I think that Connie Ebright ...

Tanzania Private Select Safari Ltd  We saw the big five, and myriads of other animals. The highlight was a leopard in a tree with its kill lodged in the trunk.


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African Jungles Safaris Review  The gorilla trek was the main reason for my tour and also the wildlife highlight! Other highlights were the visit to the pygmy village, my great guide ...

Volunteer Work in Kruger - Part 2  We watched two elephants tumbling over each other in a water hole. These majestic animals played for about half an hour as the sun set behind them, and ...

Pollmans Safaris Review  We took a hot air balloon in the Masai Mara. It was one of the highlights of the entire trip. I initially worried it would just be an expensive touristy ...

Sun Trek Safaris Review  On the road from Treetops to Nakuru the clouds hid Mt Kenya in the distance, however just at one point the clouds parted and in the distance we had a ...

Somak Kenya Safari  We arranged an extra day in Nairobi so we could visit our sponsored elephant at Sheldricks - amazing. We also got to go back in the evening to put all ...

Tanzania Private Safari Part 2  It was absolutely thrilling to see a pair of lions mating, yards from where we were and completely unconcerned by us. We saw the same pair in the morning ...

Schotia Safaris Review  Experiencing great South African food and hospitality was truly amazing! Highly recommended – for us, this was a once in a lifetime trip!


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Safari from Mombasa  The trip was amazing! We stayed in some of the most incredible accommodation I have ever seen, the views were out of this world, the people were just ...

Cheetah Hunt Witnessed  We watched a mother cheetah hunt and bring down a Thompson's gazelle in the Ndutu area of Serengeti and then feed with her 3 cubs while vultures and ...

Buffalo vs Lion  Our most exciting experience was when a pride of lions was eating a recent wildebeest kill and a herd of cape buffalo came up and challenged the lions....

Access2Tanzania Review  This was a dream come true for me. I had a strong desire to go to Africa and see wildlife in their own habitat since I was a child. I'm 60 now. It is ...

Sunworld Safaris Review  We saw so many leopards, cheetahs and lions; it was like a dream come true! The more time I spend in the bush, the more time I want to spend. [Rosemarie'...

Masai Mara With Sunworld  We saw a young male leopard Kali (from Big Cat Live) who showed himself very well to us for several times, and I know how hard it can be to spot leopards,...

Utalii Safaris Review  It was not our first time in Tanzania and we visited already many villages and made many new friends we go and visit every year again. We just love Tanzania ...

Flash Safaris Review  The highlight of the trip must have been the party with local people on a deserted spot at Zanzibar (of course, there was someone of the lodge who was ...

Flash Safaris and Photography  The lodges were like a fairytale, meeting people was very warm and special. Everything was wonderful and organized very well. This was the holiday of ...

South Africa Tour  We were a group of 18 people between 39 and 68 years old, and travelled South Africa by bus for 24 days including Johannesburg, the Panorama Route (God'...

Euro Zulu Safari  We can't fault Euro Zulu - from Annemarie in the office to the guides and the good food provided. All were warm and friendly ready to answer questions ...

Rain On Safari  We saw about 5 giraffes on the side of the road. We stopped and watched them then decided to move on as there was a car behind us. One of the giraffes ...

Self Guided Kruger  I would not exchange for anything the magic sounds of Africa at night time and the wonderful pictures I took back which allow me to revive the holiday ...

Mt Kenya Trek  Captain Joe, our guide, was outstanding. I cannot say enough good about him. His knowledge, patience, and sense of humor were remarkable.

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Safari Review - Africa Travel Resource  The sincerity and hospitality of our guides – particularly our guide (and the entire staff for that matter) at Lebala, was a highlight. Our guide was ...

Botswana Dream Safari  On my first 2 days I already had spotted one leopard on a night drive, had listened to hyenas close to my luxury tented camp on stilts, seen a pack of ...

Gametrackers Safari Review  Leopards resting on tree limbs in Nakuru was the highlight of our trip. We saw abundant wildlife and birds everywhere, including the Big Five in abundance....

Mana Pools Safari  I found the Mana Pools canoeing enjoyable, but I think just the peace of mind that the whole region and experience brought, no work or worries throughout,...

Cha Luangwa Safaris Review  We spotted 4 leopards. One of them we saw was during daylight. The leopard was lying down in the grass just a couple of meters away. We were all taking ...

Migration Safari Report  For me the best part of the safari was to see the wildebeest migration. Twice we saw lions mating and we also found a huge pride of twenty five lions....

Jenman Safaris Review Part Two  Accommodation Guma Camp is on the edge of the Okavango Delta and was a pleasant surprise. We had to drive for miles through the sand and scrub brush ...

South Luangwa Wild Dogs  South Luangwa is home to the Thornicrofts giraffe and Cookson's wildebeest however the highlight of the trip for me was seeing a small pack of wild dogs....

Huge Lion Pride  The wildlife highlight of our most recent trip was seeing the Mwamba lion pride near Kaingo. There were 17 lions and this was apparently only half the ...

Robin Pope Photographic Tour  In terms of unusual sightings how about: Lions mating right next to our car, lions swimming across a river to get to the other side, a leopard with his ...

Bushbaby Safaris Review  We spent two hours cruising the Chobe river, watching the birds and the animals. Nearly got dunked in the river when the pontoon boat tilted forward ( luckily ...

Guided Madagascar Road Trip  Seeing the endangered tree-dwelling indri in the wild was a highlight - but more significantly, hearing their haunting wail. To me, the indri song is ...

Kruger, Swaziland and St Lucia Safari  We did a self-drive trip and had no problem with self guiding, the details on the excel sheet were very appreciable and easy to follow. We booked it all ...

August Safari to Kenya and Tanzania  We went on a 21-day trip to Kenya & Tanzania visiting various parks. The safari companies were recommended by friends. It was good and we saw all the ...

Big and Small Cats on Safari  An exciting moment for me was a serval cat hunting right next to our truck (maybe 10 feet away). I am a huge fan of the small cats so it was a real treat....

EASTCO Private Safari  We had a fantastic experience with Eastern Africa Safari and Touring (EASTCO). I highly recommend them. We saw the big 5, went to a Masaai village and ...

Kobo Safaris Review  The guides were knowledgeable and respectful, they knew about animals of course, but also about the local customs and traditions which made our trip very ...

Solo Safari Best for Photography  Since a young age I've been dreaming of a safari in Africa and my dream came true in April 2010. I was anxious to see the wildlife and different lifestyles ...

Natural World Mombasa Safaris  10 out of 10. I don't like giving anyone full marks for anything, but I really can't think of anything that went wrong. With kids, the short overnight ...

Two Night Safari Too Short  I wish we had booked on safari for longer, we only had 2 nights and 3 days, wish we had gone for at least another day. Wish we had seen animals a bit ...

Independent Pilanesberg Safari  We spent one early morning at Mankwe Hide and were rewarded with a fishing frenzy by the local population of African darters. This behaviour, coupled ...

Dream Safari Come to Life  On our way to the Serengeti, in our small plane, it was overcast as we flew out to the western corridor and really could not see anything but fog. But ...

Tailor Made Safari in Southern Africa  Our safari was a wonderful experience and we are planning our next trip to Africa already. We saw all the animals of Africa and a lot of birds.

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First Time to Africa at 75  We had a fabulous safari in Kenya and Tanzania - our first trip to Africa. We are 75 years old and finally decided that we'd better go if we were ever ...

Kalahari, Delta and Hwange  The Delta has by far the most wildlife. It was flooded and beautiful. My highlight was 4 black maned lions just resting - we watched for about an hour....

Botswana and Victoria Falls Safari  The trip fully met my expectations – would have loved to have seen a leopard whilst on safari but you can never predict wildlife! I had a wonderful time ...

Gondwana Tours & Safaris Review  In every camp the accommodation was excellent; all beverages were included; I had enough space in the car – even for my extensive photographic equipment....

Mara Gates Safaris Review  Especially the Kenyan guide was excellent. He was well informed of plants and animals. Had a good balance when to talk and when not. Was an excellent ...

Pretoriuskop Safari Review  The highlight was on the day we were leaving we saw a male lion walking right past our car, on the way out to go back home we saw a leopard which is hard ...

African Budget Safaris Review  Thanks again for your site's help in making me realize Africa was within reach for someone like me trying to arrange via the internet. We had a great ...

Cats and Dogs on Safari  On the third day we saw cheetahs just across the road but standing in the grass and watching us. One leaped a distance away and the guide told us they ...

8-week Overland Safari  The definite highlight was the gorillas. Definitely the best thing we have ever done. The excitement when you see that first gorilla and the adrenaline ...

Lindberg Holidays and Safaris  We saw everything. The highlights were when a black-maned lion walked within touching distance of our jeep, and when we were nearly charged by a bull ...

Wildlife Photography Safari  Free access to your "Better Safari Photography" before the safari was appreciated and useful. It was particularly helpful to me in selection of a digital ...

Tanzania Wheelchair Safari Review  The crater was the absolute best! Cheetahs walking right between the vehicles, lions mating on the side of the road, at least 2 lionesses with cubs of ...

Odyssey Safaris Review  Our guide, Eliud, has 19 years experience and was both extremely knowledgeable about the land and wildlife and a solicitous and excellent traveling companion....

Private Safari Review: Tanzania  One of the things I liked most was eating dinner with our guide each night. It was a totally unexpected bonus to sit with him and chat about Tanzania ...

Cape Town and Safari  The trip was a perfect 10. Everything went exactly as planned, no luggage problems, no delays. When a transfer was scheduled our driver was on time and ...

Colobus Trust Volunteering Report  I loved my volunteering stint. The Colobus Trust works in different areas – animal welfare (rescuing injured & orphan animals) + feeding, creating enrichments ...

Orphaned Giraffe: Volunteer Work  The highlight of my trip was to look after Duke the orphaned giraffe; he was only 2 weeks old when he came to the centre as he was dropped on a rock whilst ...

Exceptional Kilimanjaro Guide  Joshua's insight, compassion, humility, knowledge and self belief, attention to detail and assertiveness is exemplary. Looking back on what we achieved,...

Chagga Tours Review  I used Chagga Tours, Moshi, Tanzania for my climb of Mt Kilimanjaro. They did fine – the guides, food, equipment, and porters were all good. I chose them ...

Summit Expeditions & Nomadic Experience  Reaching the summit was something I never thought possible and I will always remember the incredible feeling of standing on the "top of Africa". The 4 ...

Kiliwarriors Review  My decision to choose a good guide and porters team was taken in Arusha after I met other guides and porters teams. It was difficult for me to choose ...

Sunny Adventures Kilimanjaro Climb  We climbed Mt Kilimanjaro successfully. It was a trip of our life, in particular for my wife because it was her first time visit to Africa. We booked ...

Kilimanjaro Report  I did summit thanks to the guys at Team Kilimanjaro!! They are the best!! Couldn't have asked for anything else!! I was travelling alone and was a bit ...

Ringo Expeditions Review  I thoroughly recommend the climb, as long as you are fit enough to walk for about 6 hours a day, no other expertise required. It was very rewarding and ...

Kilitreks & Safaris Review  I chose the Lemosho route – it's longer and allowed more time to acclimatize – starts in the Rain Forest. The highlight of my Mt Kilimanjaro climb was ...

Kruger With Wild Wings Safaris  The highlight would have to be having a lovely breakfast on a picnic hill watching elephants and hippos in the water as a herd of about 700 buffalo descended ...

Variety Safari  It was really nice being in different parks and several different camps each place. That way you get different guides and experiences giving you more ...

Safari and Beach  Safaris are very tiresome, both physically and mentally. A week to 10 days is probably long enough for most people. If possible prolong your safari at ...

10-day South Africa Safari  Fabrice and his friends and family did a 10-day trip taking in the Blyde River Canyon, Kruger National Park, Swaziland and the St Lucia area in KZN where ...

Leopard Causes Traffic Jam  We actually got to see the Big 5 in ONE day and that was thanks to an unknown driver who stopped us turning right at the H1 – S114 junction to say there ...

Simba Safaris Review  I did a trip to a Masai village which was very interesting and would say that it was the highlight of the safari apart from the actual landscape and animals....

Jambo Tours Review  One special wildlife sighting was five lions 1-2 metres from the car; another was wild dogs feasting on a newly (2 minutes ago) killed young impala. We ...

Tanzania Safari With Nature Discovery  My most heart stopping moment was seeing a herd giraffes wandering along the lake side at Lake Manayara. For my husband it was seeing a Leopard in a tree ...

Dancing with Masai Warriors  While staying in Kilima Safari Camp I had the opportunity to watch the Masai Warriors perform their tribal dances. Towards the end of the performance ...

Mushinda Safari Review  At Jabulani, we went on safari by jeep and by elephant… what an experience. I got to ride Jabulani on our first night trip… all I can say it was the most ...

Kirkman's Kamp Review  I really enjoyed Kirkman's Kamp. Can't forget the rose petals and champagne they put out for me the first night after dinner – if only my honey had been ...

Matetsi Water Lodge Review  During a morning drive we saw a herd of buffalo tucked closely together so our amazing guide drove up closer and we spotted what we thought was a hyena ...

Self Guided Garden Route Road Trip  Our Garden Route holiday was very rewarding and satisfying. Self guiding was easier after reading your e-books . My only regret is that we did not have ...

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge  We saw thousands and thousands of giraffes, elephants and zebras! Also the zebras in a beautiful sunset was memorable.

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Madagascar Cruise Review  Given the abrupt changes in our Madagascar itinerary totally out of their control (see below), Travel Dynamics did an outstanding job of adapting to the ...

Worry Free Safari  We saw so many animals, that it would be impossible to list them all here! But my very favourite moment was spotting a leopard with a kill (a gazelle ...

Ziara Safaris Review  We found pairs of lions resting in the midday sun in tiny patches of shade, and another male lion hidden under a bush. You got so close them that you ...

Trip of a lifetime with Jenman Safaris  After being in several tours over the last 10 months I would have to say that Jenman Safaris is definitely one of the best.

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&Beyond Safari Review  We were very lucky to see 3 kills - a mongoose killing a francolin, then protecting his kills from fellow mongoose; a leopard killing a jackal, very sad ...

Wilderness Safaris Review  There were lots of babies around so we saw lots of nursing animals and we actually hung out a little too long with the elephants and were charged by a ...

Fascinating Wildlife on Safari  The funniest thing we saw was a dung beetle. Our guide spotted him on the side of the road. It was fascinating to watch this industrious and determined ...

Expert Providers Ensure an Excellent Safari  Even the weather cooperated. We experienced one short period of rain, but that was after we had just arrived at our "tent" in Bushtops and were sitting ...

Survived a Hippo Attack  Our paddle down the Zambezi River was beautiful and we survived a hippo attack, which while frightening, gave us great stories to tell on our return. Other ...

Rissington Inn and Kruger Safari  We went on three night drives in total, the one from Lower Sabie was absolutely fantastic - the guide was really knowledgeable and we saw the Big Five ...

Passionate Guide Makes All The Difference  One of the leopard sightings was particularly amazing because we were the ones to find it! Our guide told us that the monkeys were using alarm calls which ...

Magnificent Kruger Safari  A male lion feeding on a zebra was a highlight and the first of the big five we spotted about 15 minutes into our safari the first afternoon when we arrived....

Glorious Safaris Review  Our wildlife spotting highlight would probably be watching a group of lions stalking a herd of buffalo. What a breathtaking experience. We also visited ...

Tanzania 2000 Adventures Review  One morning, we headed down into the Ngorongoro Crater and had a very eventful safari viewing and managed my Big 5 (Black Rhino, Lion, Leopard, Elephant,...

Governors' Camp Masai Mara  I enjoyed seeing a rhino roaming around outside our tent! The guards were there straight away to move him on; it was a little scary but very exciting!...

Wild Dog Safari  Jacob at Robin Pope Safaris was one of the best guides we have ever had. Extremely knowledgeable and knew a lot about photography – i.e. how to position ...

Aruba Lodge Safari  We saw plenty of scruffy Tsavo lions, including a group of lionesses stalking a gazelle. The lions were using the dried up river bed as cover, we didn'...

Selous and Wild Dogs  We managed to follow a large pack of wild dog on a morning hunt, trying to keep up with them in our land rover as they chased and made two impala kills ...

Masai Mara Day Safari  What amused me was the fact that before we started our tour our guide told us that there is a lion 'harusi' which translated meant wedding, and we were ...

Kariega Game Reserve  One evening we were walking back to our room just behind a giraffe – the guide walked with us. We could just see the enormous, magnificent giraffe outlined ...

Nkorho and Self Drive Safari Combo  Our South Africa safari was great. Combining self drive safari with private lodge one was a good idea, given the totally different experience. We loved ...

Garden Route Safari  We saw so much more than any tour operator could have shown us. We stayed 4 hours by Carol's Rest waterhole (your suggestion) and saw two ostriches chase ...

Cape Town and Kruger  We had a great time at Kruger and the preceding week in the Cape Town area. I had very high expectations and I think it ended up being the best vacation ...

Namibia Lodge Safari  Something I noticed whilst booking this holiday, was that the size of the camps is significantly larger than in many other parts of Africa. This meant ...

Pal-Davis Adventures Kenya Review  Pal-Davis adventures especially David Wathiani, were fantastic and there is absolutely nothing negative I could say about this company. It was a last-...

10 Day Safari  We visited local villages, learned how to hunt with the bushmen, played with the children and had 5-star treatments in lodges and restaurants. I saw two ...

Into Africa Review  We were protected by Masai worriers as we slept, slept under the stars and experienced the big 5 in their natural habitat. A truly remarkable experience....

Hands On South Africa Safari  My highlight was staying at the bush camp at Kruger national park, having no phone, no electricity and no indoor shower or kitchen. It was a welcome break ...

African Wedding on Safari  The amazing sight of elephants nursing... swimming with the dolphins and watching traditional wedding dances performed by local people in traditional ...

Kenya Beach and Bush  We had a good experience but we also had very bad experience with the tour company and my boyfriend does not wish to come back to Africa let alone Kenya....

Tanzania with Thomson Safaris  Watching lionesses stalk wildebeest, giraffes whacking their necks at each other, elephant coming up the road to our rover and leopard walking under our ...

Southern Africa Gap Safari  No more than 10 metres away the most enormous male hippo popped its head up in the same pool of water as us. There is nothing more beautiful and overwhelming ...

Faru Faru Lodge Safari Review  We saw part of the great migration because this year Kenya was so dry, the animals were confused, they came back down south. It was extremely rare, never-...

Emerald Expeditions Review  We saw a lion with a dik dik that it had just caught but hadn't started eating yet. There are quite a few graphic photos of that experience. It was fascinating ...

First Time Self Drive Safari  The freedom of a self-drive safari was great!! It allows you to go when you want, where you want. We could stop when we wanted and it was fabulous. We ...

Masai Mara is the Best  We saw tens of hippos at Lake Naivasha. It was a clear day and we got really close with our boat to a bunch of hippos. This was amazing and what a moment ...

Kisima Safari Review  We found having the safari planned with/for us was really great and e-mail contact made it easy to organise from Australia with a Kenyan company. The ...

Ithumba Camp Review  The highlight and reason for going to Ithumba was to meet the elephant orphans from the David Sheldrick Foundation who are now being re-introduced into ...

Mapito Tented Camp Review  We had a fantastic safari, it was everything we could have imagined and even a little more. Ebright Travel provided wonderful advice and service and how ...

East Africa Migration Safari  Viewing the migration of the wildebeest from either the Serengeti or the Maasi Mara was the impetus of a safari to Kenya & Tanzania. While there we wanted ...

Safari Review - Animals Everywhere  Given the (VERY) last minute planning of our trip, I really can't say there is anything truly disappointing about any of the trip. It went VERY smoothly,...

Up Close and Personal Safari  We saw everything! We had no idea that we would be so up close and personal with the animals – what a privilege to have had this experience with nature....

Perfect Safari Lodges  The trip to South Africa far exceeded the expectations of my wife Patti and me and the safaris were absolutely perfect! When you are surrounded by a herd ...

Kruger Walking Safari Review  We had been briefed that cats would be difficult to find and that we would probably track rhino or buffalo, so it was with great excitement that Steve ...

Lake Eyasi Safari Review  I think we saw every bit of wildlife there was in those parts of the country. The hightlight of the whole safari was a lioness hunting, where we saw everything ...

Uganda Wildlife and People - Review  African Jungles Safaris exceeded our expectations and I cannot wait to book another safari with them in the near future!! My father was apprehensive at ...

Uganda National Parks Holiday  As it was my second time to Uganda, I knew what to expect and everything worked out well for me. Apart from the wildlife, the best part was hiking at ...

Mt Kilimanjaro with Zara Tours  Uhuru peak, reaching the top and seeing the sun rise over Africa was just amazing. The trip was fantastic and we had nothing to complain about. We had ...

Family Safari and Zanzibar  We saw everything but the rhino. We didn't expect so much birdlife, which was a pleasant surprise. The highlight was 7 very hungry lions!

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Mt Kilimanjaro - Lemosho Route  The early morning of summit day you feel bad, your feet are taking you forward, it is very cold, the water has frozen in your bottle, it's dark and you ...

Lemosho Route Climb  The benefit of climbing earlier was that there were absolutely no other people on the trail or on the summit. It definitely made the trip awesome. Not ...

Zara Tours Review  My highlight has to be the same as everyone else, reaching the summit with my three friends. So much preparation and determination went into this once ...

Big Five In East Africa  One highlight was seeing more than a dozen lions having a feeding frenzy on the carcass of a cape buffalo (the photos and video captured the sights and ...

Mala Mala Review  Saw all the big five on the first day and every day thereafter. This safari was my trip life experience, well beyond a vacation. Being able to be within ...

Zambia Camping Safari  The highlight of my trip was the view from our camp site. I loved walking a few feet and having a view that overlooked the river with hippos and monkeys....

Kafunta Safaris Review  We saw 6 leopards, 30 lions, more than 100 elephants, hippos, buffalos, impalas, bushbucks, kudus, zebras, waterbucks, crocodiles, giraffes, warthogs,...

Quiet Safari  Nature was the highlight of my trip. The silence, the birds singing, animals making quiet noises as they eat or play. Working for a busy office with the ...

Excellent Birdwatching Guide  The planning was very good; our guide Leon was excellent, very knowledgeable and handled all of the challenges that we presented him with. His expertise ...

Maasai Wanderings Review  I found Maasai Wanderings in the Lonely Planet. They were wonderful; fabulous in every respect. Easy to work with on the front end, very helpful, excellent ...

Self Drive Overland Safari  Our wildlife highlight was seeing a lion kill in Etosha. I attribute this to being on a self-drive trip and being able to wait around to be in the right ...

Pilanesberg Safari Review  The highlight of the trip was the sighting of 6 elephants (3 adults and 3 babies) who came down to the waterhole at dusk to drink and play around in the ...

Tsodilo Hills Review  Tsodilo Hills were amazing. Somewhat humbling as a European living with a few thousand years of history to be in a place with 80,000 years of human habitation....

Self Guided Safari Is The Way To Go  We saw a male lion first thing walking down the road towards us on the main road & ended our drive with a cheetah near Crocodile Bridge rest camp. In ...

Ol Mesera Tented Camp Review  I went for a hot air balloon safari over Serengeti, that was a great experience. Seeing the wildlife from above and feeling like a bird flying over their ...

Rongai Route Review  My Kilimanjaro highlights include sunrise over Mawenzie viewed from Kibo, Uhuru summit, views of Kenya and Mawenzie from all angles; the security we felt ...

Team Kilimanjaro Review  The whole climb was amazing, and realizing that walking above the clouds we were up where a lot of planes fly. If I had to pick one highlight, it was ...

Mountain Gorilla  The main reason it is so unique is because you get so close to them and you get to stay with them for some time. You are not just driving by as it is ...

Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge  If you want to see the Big Five, this place is not for you. We saw a surprising amount of game for such an arid area, though, including leopard, giraffe,...

Big Five Tours and Safaris Review  In Masai Mara a spotted hyena was eating a kill made by a cheetah. There were three cheetahs but they dared not touch the kill. The hyena would let the ...

Kenya Elephant Safari  Apart from wildlife, we were surprised at the way people lived and worked, the apparent poverty and the lack of decent roads in largely populated areas....

Shamwari Safari Review  We saw loads of wildlife! Black rhinos, giraffe, elephant, springbok, impala, hippos, lions, zebras, baboons, big spiders, warthogs, ostrich, wildebeest ...

Jackalberry in Thornybush is Tops  Jackalberry Lodge in Thornybush was one of the best run operations. Their guides are extremely friendly, tried incredibly hard to find the big 5 for us ...

Edeni Safari Review  One of the highlights was watching a boomslang in a tree above us when we parked for a sundowner. A beautiful green, potentially lethal, snake to watch....

Roy Safaris Review  The wildlife in Tanzania was absolutely amazing, highlights
of the trip include seeing the lions feast after a recent morning kill, and the leopard ...

Intrepid Safari Review  The Intrepid trip was a very good mixture of culture and wildlife. We took the trip called Masai Heartlands and manage to interact a lot with local people ...

Livingstone Devils Pool  The highlight (non-wildlife) was going to the 'Devil's Pool' on Livingstone Island at the edge of Victoria Falls. You can see Youtube videos of folks ...

Albatros Safaris Review  We saw all the Big 5! We were lucky to see lions, a leopard, 2 cheetahs, hippos (we saw many of them also out of the pool!). I think everyone who is thinking ...

Self-guided Etosha  There were 5 cars at the start. The lions were sleeping. The cars left then the lions started playing. The light turned golden. It was super. We were ...

KNP Self Drive Safari  At 7:45pm we heard a rustling and thinking it was Davey fiddling around in his tog bag we ignored it – but it soon got louder so we jumped up to see an ...

Abercrombie & Kent Review  Generally, the guides were excellent although some were better than others. The guides were flexible regarding the starting times and length of our game ...

DETASA Review  Our guide was excellent. Very knowledgeable about the country, animals, plants etc. He let us make the determination on when to move on and always shut ...

Private Safari Masai Mara  Probably the most intense experience was watching a lioness stalk a wildebeest, bring it down, and then the rest of the pride – 5 other lions – jumped ...

Rhino Safaris Review  I'd rate my holiday at a 9. The wildlife was a 10, the lodges were a 10, the guide was a 10, the balloon safari was a 10... but the vehicle and the amount ...

Masai Mara Balloon Flight  It was nothing like we had seen on previous game drives... or ones after for that matter! Animals were everywhere which is exactly what you want. This ...

Rhino Safaris Review - Part 2  We couldn't believe that we were seeing such a rare animal in the wild with our own eyes! It was amazing! He wasn't even hiding in the bushes. He was ...

Southern Africa Deluxe Safari  We saw everything…several lions, leopards, tons of elephant, wild dogs, jackal, hyena, snake, birds, hippos, rhinos..the only thing I would have liked ...

Kruger Review  I arranged our safari through African Safari Journals - they are family friends. They were very, very good. The organisers did over and beyond what we ...

Tropical Birding Review Part 2  With the tips in the e-book, I was able to change my composure from the whole animal to a shot of only part of the animal i.e.: eye, tail, mane, ear, etc....

Tropical Birding Review  Our guide, Josh Engle, was outstanding!! His attention to our enjoyment and complete safari experience was above and beyond anything I expected.

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Satara Safari  On our sunset game drive we had a family of elephants cross in front of us and after sunset we came upon a leopard eating a kill.

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Tropic Tours Review  We saw black rhino, millions of flamingoes, leopards, lions, elephants, birds. Our most intresting was at Masai Mara when we found a cheetah in action ...

Big Cats In Masai Mara  I was very lucky and had some spectacular game viewing. Certainly the big cats were around and I got some great photographs of leopard and lion both with ...

African Sands Review  We recently went on an Africa holiday with African Sands. We found them on the internet and were a little nervous about booking a holiday with a company ...

Kruger and KZN Family Safari  The day drive with Jeff (of Euro Zulu ) in Hluhluwe was the best day of our trip, he is so kind and can see an hidden lion at 300m! This park is great ...

Cape Town Day Safari  I went to Aquila Game Reserve near Cape Town for a day visit. I found out about them in a brochure. It was the most beautiful place and we would like ...

Kruger Birding Safari  We saw many birds, the highlight being a martial eagle bathing about 12 feet away (for a very long time!). We also saw lots of lion, elephants, rhino,...

KZN Safari Review  If the trip had any shortcomings, I missed them. I always believe in being 'open to change' and have learned that this is a definite prerequisite for ...

Africa Calls Review  The best part of my safari was tracking animals (lions) by following footprints. Also witnessing the cycle of life, both wildlife and plant life. Overall ...

Salt Lick Lodge Review  The main highlight for us was the stay in Salt Lick Lodge surrounded by elephants and being able to see them not five feet away from us whilst having ...

Guided Kenya Safari Feedback  Our safari was absolutely fantastic and we have some brilliant photos. However our safari driver/guide was a huge disappointment and it was annoying to ...

Fox Vakanties Review  We would have missed the highlight of our tour (3 lion cubs (1 month old) playing around) if we had not been looking behind us. Everybody was focussing ...

Mid Range Safari  9 out of 10, I suppose, for minor inconveniences, but really it was what we expected and then some. I can't believe we saw up close so many animals in ...

Thomson Family Safari Review  This was amazing and unbelievable; the trip of a lifetime for my extended family. What a gorgeous place! You cannot help enjoying it there.


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North Coast Hunters Tours And Safaris  I found the safari company through local recommendation. I couldn't fault them at all. Our driver/guide was Liston Mwanza (Papa) - very knowledgeable ...

Gamewatchers Review  The only thing that didn't live up to my expectations was the scenery and wildlife in Amboseli although this was totally down to the drought and nothing ...

Thomson Safaris Review  I really believe the safari was made that much more special because of Leonard and the fact that we had a private trip so that the three of us could really ...

Zambia and Botswana Safari Review  We had a great trip, a couple of minor mishaps but to be expected in the grand scheme of things.
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Lions At Breakfast  At the breakfast spot we saw a large group of Vultures that had gathered at a fresh carcass. Little did we know a pride of Lions were just below us in ...

Kayila Lodge Review  When we arrived to Kayila Lodge everything was just perfect. Our great guide, the staff, the food, the surroundings and the feeling of being in the real ...

Tented Camp Tanzania Safari  Meeting Masai people, Datoga tribe and going hunting with bushmen were all highlights. Staying at Rhotia lodge was very special also. It was in a beautiful ...

ATC Overland Safari  It was great making friends from all over the world on our truck. I'd do it again in a heartbeat! Malawi was the highlight of my overland safari - a wonderful ...

Volunteer Work in Kruger  This female leopard crossed the road right behind us. She was trying to get to her kill, which was an impala stuffed up a tree, but a young male lion ...

Uganda Photo Safari  We saw a pride of lions lying down in the grassland. There were no other tourists around and the area was eerily still. A few kob and buffalo stood nearby ...

Arunga Expedition Review  Our safari was excellent, and Arunga Expeditions provided us with a really good guide and chef - everything was great. I give Arunga my highest recommendations....

Group Safari Uganda  I am an amateur birder and the different species were fabulous. I saw fish eagles, grey crowned crane, bee-eaters and so many more. The birds in Africa ...

Jackalberry Safaris Review  Sitting in the open game drive cruising trough the park was really beautiful. Issac Banda, the safari guide, really knew what he was doing. He seemed ...

Independent and Guided Safari Combo  Our trip was absolutely fantastic!!!!! So many highlights it would take a book to tell you about. Jeff & Scott's safari photos »


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Well Organised Safari  On our Kenya safari we spotted two kills: both times it was a lioness killing a pumba. Which makes you realise everyone is part of the circle of life....

Camping Safari In Botswana  The highlight of my trip was the great company I spent it with – the other travellers were very kind and fun loving – which to me was important considering ...

Madagascar Tour  The warmth of the local people and their caring, giving and welcoming nature was a highlight on my tour to mainly the East side of Madagascar.


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Tanzania Private Safari  After much searching Hezron spotted a group of four cheetah lying in the grass not far from the track. When they became aware of us they arranged themselves ...

Addo Camping Safari  We saw lions on three separate occasions and saw two young males fighting over a female. Being right there when they came out of the bush fighting was ...

Zimbabwe and Botswana Safari  The small aircraft flights were great. The people of Botswana and Zimbabwe were very warm and provided us with some great food and a comfortable stay....

Gomo Gomo Lodge Review  We followed a leopard that was stalking an impala. We found the leopard around late afternoon one day and kept following it until darkness.


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Leopard Hills Review - Part 2  I would say the highlight of the trip was probably my birthday, but really every single thing about it was a highlight as far as we were both concerned....

Leopard Hills Review  The leopard is our favourite animal, and one drank from our suite's pool one night. It was the most amazing experience I have ever had!
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Bush Ways Safaris Review  Our safari guide was superb, the food provided by our cook was brilliant, and I enjoyed the experience of sleeping in the bush a lot! I found the whole ...

Independent South Africa Trip  On our elephant tour, I took an elephant named 'Marula' for a walk. She was just amazing, so careful and gentle. Her skin was so soft and smooth with ...

Wildlife and Tribes  The colors, the landscape, the atmosphere, the people, the children - it was all a highlight. The only disappointment was to have to leave; the only regret ...

Self Drive Lodge Safari  Arnaud Melchior from France arrived in Johannesburg on the evening of 24 September 2008 and spent one night at Africa Sky Guest House near the airport,...

Mt Kilimanjaro Warning  I'm J. Rivadeneira, a mountain guide from Ecuador/South America. A lot of years I was collecting money to realize a dream: I wanted to climb the highest ...

Africa Dream Safaris Review  We saw lots of cheetahs with babies. One cheetah family had six cubs that climbed on the tires of our car. The leopards were my dad's favourite. We saw ...

Somak Safari Review  We watched elephants cross the road ahead of us in the Masai Mara, and a female lioness under a bush. She yawned, got up and wandered off. It blew my ...

Safari Engagement  We saw elephants and lions in a tussle which made me a little nervous, giraffes fighting, a gazelle born, cheetahs and lions with fresh kills, and ate ...

Independent Kruger Safari  Believe it or not, we saw wild dogs on three separate occasions. One of them was when a pack of 10 chased off some poor little guys! We have pictures ...

Safari Expectations Beaten  The best part of the trip outside of the animal encounters was talking and learning from our guide every day. We learned about animals, African culture,...

Cheetah On The Roof  A one year old male cheetah jumped on the hood of our landrover and then onto the roof and sat down. We were astounded! He looked down at us through ...

Unoto Retreat Review  We visited a Masai village when we were at the Unoto Retreat. It was one of the highlights of the trip. The people were so gracious and so excited to ...

Sandibe Safari Lodge Review  I have never been that close to a wild elephant when not in a vehicle and safe. On our next game drive I thanked the Jesus bird (who walks on the surface ...

Khwai River Lodge Review  After our game drive and breakfast we head back to the Chitabe airstrip for our 20 minute flight to Khwai River Lodge in the middle of the Moremi Reserve....

Islands of Siankaba Lodge Review  My thoughts on Vic Falls are to skip it unless you go to the River Club (an elegant all inclusive lodge with a fabulous story telling owner) and the falls ...

Camp Jabulani Review  Today we have a one hour 45 minute private jet charter flight from Vic Falls directly to the South Africa bush. It costs the Bank of England but saves ...

Leadwood Lodge Review  After breakfast it is time for our charter flight to Leadwood. Our individual suites are really villas as they are enormous and there are only four of ...

Singita Boulders Review  An hour drive brings us to another Sabi Sand lodge, the most divine of all, the legendary Singita Boulders. Singita was the first hotel in the world ...

Tailor Made South Africa Safari  We saw all of the Big 5! Saw all but a leopard at Kruger one day and we followed a leopard for about 5 minutes the next night at Kapama. That was definitely ...

Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Better Than Kruger  It was a wonderful experience to have Jeff on our safari. Beside the vegetation, animals Jeff is a part of the park with his five senses involved. He ...

Serengeti Safari  The first group of lions we saw was several adult females with cubs, they were hanging out on a rock outcropping. There were quite a few buzzards out ...

Tanzania with Unique Expeditions  Most of all I loved the people! The children were just gorgeous and just like ours here at home, all different. I was amazed by the gentleness and humbleness ...

Selous Safari  We saw a pride of lions. We managed to see them on three separate occasions. It was amazing. The beauty of this game reserve is that you can go off road ...

SENE Review  Our group of 6 just returned from climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, and except for summiting in the worst weather of the 2 weeks (Tues, 10 Feb), it was a truly ...

Biyamiti Bush Camp  I'm a very keen amateur wildlife photographer and achieved my APSSA in 1972 "Nature Photography". Hoping that other wildlife photographers will benefit ...

Kilimanjaro Climb with SENE  Our guides, Herman and Ayoumwi, were the perfect pair, and we loved them. They both offered something so different yet so rich and valuable, and they ...

Tanzania Elephant Safari  Meeting all the African people on our trip was a highlight. I wish I could do it again. I loved Africa – the people, the scenery, the wildlife! There ...

Botswana Self Drive Safari  Adrenalin rushes were rafting and traditional canoeing in the Okavango when you did not know whether a hippo may just rise next to you, then you had no ...

Private Group Safari  I really enjoyed the 'overlander' truck. I have done about a dozen safaris before, but never in an overlander. I thought we saw much more than in a regular ...

Tinga Safari Lodge  The Sabie River has the highest recorded density of leopards in Africa, and one of the highest predator densities. All the game comes to you, although ...

Gamewatchers Safaris Trip Report  Although Morani was classed as tame, all animals are unpredictable so, with that comforting thought in mind I went and met the animal today and considered ...

Private Group Self-Drive Safari  Trying to get out of the park at sundown going toward the Orpen gate was stressful yet amazing. Every breed seemed to parade right across the road in ...

Solo Safari, Okavango Delta  The people of Botswana are the best - always friendly, always willing to lend a helping hand. The wildlife highlights were first of all lions: I followed ...

Unique Expeditions Safari Review  The wildlife was magnificent! I have a photograph on my lounge wall of a lion that when I look at it every day, I have to pinch myself to remind me I ...

Wildlife Safari And Orphans  Apart from being on safari, I really enjoyed spending time in our guide's (Kaaya) village, and spending time with the orphans who live with him at the ...

African Travel Review  We saw it all: leopards, lions, cubs, rhino and baby rhino, elephants, baby elephants, bush baby and more. We also had a micro flight in Victoria Falls ...

Tshukudu Safari  23 September 2008 We left Barberton in the early morning, passed through White River, Hazyview and finally Hoedspruit and entered the security gate ...

Enjoying Madagascar With Jenman  The highlight has to be at Andasibe, where we got to visit a place called Lemur island. Here we were able to see habituated lemurs (although they live ...

Machame Route With Arunga Expedition  I managed to summit, thank God. My guide Stanley was very good and he took care of me very well prior to summit day, as he was aware that I usually ...

Prolific Luangwa Predators  A few hundred meters from the camp the guide and spotter were clearly not yet in the groove and drove straight past a dozing leopard. After relayed messages ...

Disability No Obstacle On Safari  I have Parkinson's disease, but that at no point affected my safari. It was particularly satisfying for me when at the end of the tour Mike shook my hand ...

Governors Camp Insights  The Masai villagers danced and sang for us and we joined in. They took us into their village, started a fire and showed us the inside of one of their ...

Dramatic Serengeti Safari  The most dramatic moments were in the Serengeti where we encountered two lions mating and a mother cheetah with her cub. Another incredible moment on ...

Zambia Hippo Haven  A fish eagle calls as we watch a family of elephants on the other bank and some hippo’s grunting midstream.

Suddenly there is a loud rustling behind ...

Jenman Safaris Review  During the evening boat ride at Chobe we saw over two hundred elephants at one time. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. They would ...

Kibo Camp Experience  We started our day very early at 6 am because of the heat and we went off for a game drive until 9 am, in which we go for the less crowded places. Then ...

Kenya Walking Safari  We enjoyed the walking safari especially as this was very safe and fantastic to walk with zebra right beside you just a few meters away. We saw all the ...

Ontdek Kenya Review Part Two  Accommodation We opted not to go 'top end' for accommodation to keep the price down but were well pleased with everywhere we stayed. La Mada Hotel Nairobi ...

Sirimon Route Climb Report  We entered Mt Kenya via the Sirimon route and exited via the Chogoria route. I strongly recommend this as Sirimon is drier, offers great views of the ...

Botswana Is Best 
The 8 days camping in Botswana was terrific! We had never camped before and had the time of our lives. We really felt like we were in Africa! My advice ...

Wild Wings Safaris Review  Ten minutes into the first game drive the big male leopard was right in the tree above us and I got the perfect photos. We managed to get the big five ...

Climbing Mt Kenya  Reaching the peak of Mt. Kenya and the flowers, birds, monkeys and elephants were the highlights of our climb. The trek started at Nanyuki and both my ...

Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Safari  We saw two groups of lions: some females and a male with cubs ( next to a very smelly kill ), and a group of four male lions, right next to the car. We ...

Ebright Travel Trip  The trip was fabulous — even more then I expected. Sabi-Sabi was marvelous, Dulini was even better but Royal Legend was not up to the standard of the ...