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How To Choose Between Africa Tour Operators

Choosing reputable Africa tour operators for your safari trip is one of the most time consuming and frustrating parts of the whole safari experience. There are so many operators in the market that it becomes a nightmare finding the one that will be right for you.

So how do you decide on a company that will do justice to the safari you have dreamt about and provide a smooth, trouble free, and efficient service? This is a once in a lifetime journey for you after all, so your decision needs to be right.

Trip reports and reviews can help you choose...

Past experience from travelers who have already been on safari with a particular company is a telling indicator of what you can expect from them for your own safari in future.

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    All the safari company reviews that appear in the table above are independent and 100% real having been obtained by African Safari Journals through a telephone interview with the person that went on safari or been submitted by the safari participant themselves in writing using e-mail or the online forms on this site.

    The Rates Category bands per person, per night spent on safari are as follows:

    • Deluxe: US$650 and upwards
    • Mid Range: Between US$300 and US$650
    • Budget: Up to US$300

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    zebra Shenton Safaris Reviews
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    Shenton safaris is a family business owned and managed by Derek and Juliet Shenton. The Shenton family have been intimately involved in conservation in Southern Africa for three generations.

    Memberships:

    South Luangwa Conservation Society

    They operate exclusively from two small camps, Kaingo (built in 1992) and Mwamba, situated away from the hustle and bustle within the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia.

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    bushbuck EuroZulu Tours & Safaris Reviews
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    Situated in the town St Lucia this company specialises in safaris to the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve in Kwazulu-Natal South Africa but they also do turtle tours, a Cape Vidal Experience and salt water fly fishing trips.

    Jeff Asher-Wood is the owner-guide who has been described as South Africa's answer to the late Steve Irwin and he also has a reputation as the "big cat man" because of his knack for spotting felines on safari.

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    FGASA - Field Guide Association of Southern Africa

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    buffalo Across Tanzania Expeditions Reviews
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    Offers private safaris for individuals, couples or small groups of related individuals.

    Destinations include Mt Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara.

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    young leopard Ebright Travel Reviews
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    Connie Ebright is a US based travel agent that has specialized in African safaris for the past ten years.

    She is passionate about Africa and returns at least once a year to do site inspections of hotels, game camps and lodges, guides, rangers, food and quality of the gaming at each reserve.

    She is certified by ICTA (Institute of Certified Travel Agents) as an Africa tour operators specialist as well as being a master specialist from the South Africa Tourist Board and the Kenya Tourist Board.

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    Rhino Jenman Safaris Reviews
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    Founded by brothers Garth, Brendan and Andrew Jenman this company has been around since 1993, when it started off as a specialist camping operator.

    Since then they have expanded and diversified the product range to include the whole gamut of possible safari types in a total of fourteen African countries. Based in South Africa.

    Memberships:

    ATTA - African Travel and Tourism Association APTA - Association for the Promotion of Tourism to Africa Southern Africa Tourism Services Association ASTA - American Society of Travel Agents  Fgasa - Field Guide Association of Southern Africa ASA - Anerkannte Spezialisten fur Afrika Reisen

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    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 ...

    Galloping Safaris  Where do I begin our story of our Tanzania adventure? In January 2010, my Wife, Kids and I took a private safari through Galloping Safaris - an experience ...

    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 ...

    Warning - African Safari Club  I was very disappointed in the operator's indifference to their workers, they give 100% and get nothing in return, not even wages...it's disgraceful. Many ...

    Chimpanzee Volunteer Work  Enjoying the beautiful trusting relationship with baby chimpanzees was the highlight of my experience in Cameroon. Getting them to feel confident and ...

    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.


    Keith'...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    Tsavo Safari And Snorkel  Tsavo West with a bit more vegetation makes game viewing seem more natural, although, nothing can prepare you for seeing your first leopard lying along ...

    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 ...

    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.

    Jason'...

    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....

    Botswana Adventure  I have very recently returned from a three-week photo safari to Botswana in Africa. Prior to departing, I had read and spoke to individuals who told me ...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    Harnas Volunteer Review  People are walking in a tight group and stop to look behind as a male lion is seen walking through the bushes in a straight line directly towards us. As ...

    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....

    Luangwa Safari Leopard  My Luangwa safari wildlife spotting highlight was seeing my first leopard. They are much smaller than you would expect and move so incredibly nimbly and ...

    Kaingo Hippo Hide  I saw plenty of hippos. The Kaingo hippo hide is absolutely sensational and really great for viewing and photographing hippos at close quarters ( hopefully ...

    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 ...

    Zambia Lion Kill   A sundowner by the river, near a herd of grazing puku, was ended abruptly just after dusk by some approaching lions. Within minutes, we had a grandstand ...

    Disastrous Madagascar Safari  There is so much negative I could write about our experience with Jenman Safaris and its partner in Madagascar, Le Voyageur that you would be reading ...

    Mara River Crossing  The highlight of our Kenya safari was when the zebra started crossing the Mara river. And a day later: the wildebeest crossed the Mara river too. Ontdek ...

    Magical South Luangwa  The sightings were fantastic. I find it hard to single out any one of them in particular. The five leopards, seeing my first two kills by the “Hollywood”...

    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 ...

    Shenton Safaris Review  I went on a 150th birthday safari. Two friends and I all hit the big 5-0 together, and kindly let my husband join us on the celebratory holiday, most ...

    Ulusaba Sabi Sands Review  Everything was perfect - the travelling, the accommodation, the service, the guides are two lovely gentleman who were extremely knowledgeable and very ...

    Saki Treks Review  We entered at Sirimon Gate and hiked up Mt Kenya to Austrian Hut via Old Moses, Shiptons. We hiked out on the Chogoria route. Saki Treks recommended this ...

    Naipenda Safaris Review (Tanzania)  Due to my work and travel schedule I planned to do a safari in December 2006. One of my key criteria was: Go where the animals are likely to be. I had ...

    Amazing Kenya Safari with JT Safaris   Trying to decide which Safari to go on is hard enough, deciding which tour operator to go with can be a nightmare. There are so many different operators,...

    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 ...

    Minibus Safari Not The Best  While staying at the Zebra Lodge, a young Masai man took us on a walk along the river, and we saw hippos sleeping on the banks on the river. This was ...

    Short Safari  Highlights were lions stalking giraffe at dusk and a leopard sighted deep in the bush which eventually wandered across in front of us. Also young hippos ...

    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....

    Mt Kenya with Shez  We selected Boniface "Shez" Mutuhi as our mountain guide. Shez is a third generation mountain guide.

    He fully delivered what was promised with no ...

    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 ...

    Kenya Holidays  We rode horses at the Sandai ranch and that was a wonderful Kenya holidays experience. Going through a small village on horseback enabled us to see lots ...

    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.

    Larry'...

    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.

    Judith's Safari ...

    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 ...

    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,...

    Africa Adventure Part 2  The other male leopard had dragged an impala up in a tree and feasted on that kill during our entire stay at Kings Pool, while snarling at the hopeful ...

    Africa Adventure Company  Wild Dogs and lions were seen throughout our stay. Nick even invited our entire group to "crabwalk" within a few feet of small pack of wild dogs. Something ...

    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 - 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 ...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    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....

    African Safari Club Review  Lots of elephants, big and small... got charged by a bull elephant that woke us all up. The outstanding views and weather and peace and quiet of Africa ...

    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 ...

    Bearded Heron Safari  Dear Wilma, I just wanted to drop you a line and thank you for the recommendation of the Bearded Heron. Tina was fantastic in looking out for us and ...

    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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    Angola Safari  I loved the bush camping, and the drive on the beach up against the sand dunes, oh – and seeing real Himba people, where the children are a bit wary of ...

    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 ...

    Safari And Zanzibar  If you discount the wildlife, then the highlight of my trip was seeing the Masaai tribe on the way to the crater. I was amazed how these people live, all ...

    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 ...

    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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    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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    Paradies Safaris Review  Thanks to James we did not only see all the Big Five, but also rare animals like cheetahs. Our pictures are fantastic! He is also interested to teach ...

    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 ...

    Lion Volunteer Project Review  My personal highlight would have to be swimming with the cubs. Most cats have an inherent fear of water so the feeling when our largest cub Phoenix apprehensively ...

    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 ...

    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'...

    Hluhluwe Safari  The wildlife and the scenery on the trip were everything... everyone should experience Africa! I saw everything I wanted and have no regrets or disappointments ...

    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 ...

    JT Safaris Feedback  Julius arranged everything for us and our driver Abdul was fantastic ... he was very knowledgeable about all the animals, birds and also knew lots about ...

    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 ...

    Day Safari In Hluhluwe-Imfolozi  We saw bushbuck, waterbuck, impala, gnu, buffalo, nyala, zebra, giraffe, kudu, lion, cheetah, wild dog, white rhino and elephant. We spotted an elephant ...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    Hyena Raids Cheetah Kill  We saw a huge Python cross the road, and a rhino fifty feet away on foot while we were on our guided walk. The rhino ran away. We also saw a cheetah ...

    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....

    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 ...

    Kwazulu Natal Safari  On our night safari we saw an aardvark which is a very rare sighting. We saw a spotted hyena mother and her two young ones and a mother rhino and her ...

    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 ...

    Zambia Leopard Sightings  Four good leopard sightings were among the highlights, an incredible array of birds, porcupine sniffing around our door at night, hyena, a lion kill, wildebeest,...

    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 ...

    Affordable Luxury Safari  My son wanted to remain at Kaingo camp; my friend has wanted to repeat our whole experience. Since it was so perfect, I hesitate to ‘try’ to repeat it....

    Zambia Safari Adventure  We were treated like VIPs. The guides are exceptional which is why we chose this Zambia safari destination. The one called Derek is particularly good....

    Mwamba Camp Impressions  One of the best parts was the scenery and just being in the bush, and for most of our stay at Mwamba camp, having it to ourselves. The river, the oxbow ...

    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 ...

    Ontdek Kenya Review  Most of all I will never forget our last game drive with Ontdek Kenya in the Mara - sixteen cats in the space of two hours. Add to that over 250 species ...

    Shinde Island Camp Review  There is something marvelously exotic and frankly epic about flying across the Okavango in a small aircraft. Of course my sense of elation could have ...

    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 ...

    Leopard In Camp  I was taking photos of a bushbuck about one meter away from me that was being stalked by a leopard and I didn't know it until someone spotted the leopard....

    Botswana Birding Safari  Our focus was on birds, but also the big animals and other wildlife around. Even though it was the winter months, we found the birding to be excellent ...

    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 ...

    Private Tanzania Safari  Everyday we thought "this is the best" and the next day we would feel the exact same way. Very exciting as you just understood that you were in a ...

    Day Safari Perfection  Our Hluhluwe-Imfolozi day safari was extremely well organised. A blanket and added jacket were provided during the trip from the B&B (in St Lucia) to ...

    EuroZulu Safari Marriage Proposal  I took the opportunity to propose to my partner at the breakfast stop on a Eurozulu safari in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi game reserve. Jeff ( the owner guide ...

    Mt Kenya Altitude  Never before had we been at such an altitude but physically we were in shape. After the second day uphill the guides recommended an additional day to ...

    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 ...

    Africa On Foot Safari  Not too far into our walk we came across three bull elephants! We managed to get within 15-20 metres of them. That was an amazing experience - they truly ...

    Across Tanzania Expeditions Adventure   As we were driving through the Serengeti after a fabulous day, I was looking out the window, speechless, just staring at the beautiful wide open plains ...

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