African Safari Journals Blog

The African safari journals blog will keep you up-to-date with important safari related events and information such as...

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Uganda Tour Operators Reviews and Trip Reports

Learn more about various Uganda tour operators in these trip reports and reviews written by travelers who have been on safari with the company themselves.

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Kilimanjaro Tour Operators Listed Using Trip Reviews and Reports

If choosing between Kilimanjaro tour operators feels like a mountain to climb for you then use this reviews based list to smooth out the process significantly.

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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

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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.

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Kafunta Safaris Review

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 really

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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

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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.

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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 between

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Sardius Tours Review

We do not have any complaints about the accommodation which was all of a very high standard, the tour guides, who were wonderful and helpful, but I resent

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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 surprises.

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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

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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

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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 the

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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

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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 just

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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

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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 with

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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,

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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 together

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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.

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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

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Shamwari Safari Review

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

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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.

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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

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