http://www.african-safari-journals.com/african-safari-blog.html Stay up-to-date with new additions and changes to the african-safari-journals.com website including the most recent Africa safari trip reports and reviews.Subscribe here. en-us african safari Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:03:23 GMT Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:03:23 GMT african-safari-journals.com http://www.african-safari-journals.com/uganda-tour-operators.html 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. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:03:23 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/kilimanjaro-tour-operators.html 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. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:00:26 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/mala-mala-review.html 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 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:43:49 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/zambia-camping-safari.html 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. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:11:11 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/kafunta-safaris-review.html We saw 6 leopards, 30 lions, more than 100 elephants, hippos, buffalos, impalas, bushbucks, kudus, zebras, waterbucks, crocodiles, giraffes, warthogs, Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:07:29 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/quiet-safari.html 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 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:30:22 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/excellent-birdwatching-guide.html 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 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:07:02 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/maasai-wanderings-review.html 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 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:08:25 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/self-drive-overland-safari.html 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 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:34:23 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/pilanesberg-safari-review.html 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 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:34:12 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/minibus-safari-not-the-best.html 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 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:56:39 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/short-safari.html 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 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:49:54 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/tsodilo-hills-review.html 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. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:45:47 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/self-guided-safari-is-the-way-to-go.html 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 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:53:12 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/sardius-tours-review.html 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 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:55:17 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/mt-kenya-with-shez.html 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. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:41:55 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/ol-mesera-tented-camp-review.html 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 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:46:55 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/rongai-route-review.html My Kilimanjaro highlights include sunrise over Mawenzie viewed from Kibo, Uhuru summit, views of Kenya and Mawenzie from all angles; the security we felt Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:12:24 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/team-kilimanjaro-review.html 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 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:20:19 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/rhino-safaris-review.html 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 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:13:19 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/rhino-safaris-review-part-2.html 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 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:43:45 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/masai-mara-balloon-flight.html 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 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:16:17 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/mountain-gorilla.html 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 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:45:20 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/sossusvlei-mountain-lodge.html 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, Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:20:30 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/roy-safaris-review.html 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 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:44:30 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/edeni-safari-review.html 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. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:26:00 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/jackalberry-in-thornybush-is-tops.html 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 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:16:11 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/shamwari-safari-review.html We saw loads of wildlife! Black rhinos, giraffe, elephant, springbok, impala, hippos, lions, zebras, baboons, big spiders, warthogs, ostrich, wildebeest Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:29:50 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/kenya-elephant-safari.html 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. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:27:29 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/big-five-tours-and-safaris-review.html 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 Tue, 25 May 2010 16:46:50 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/kzn-safari-review-long-version.html Apart from the short e-mail interview Kevin also wrote a KZN safari review long version containing all the nitty gritty of his trip. Tue, 25 May 2010 08:56:55 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/albatros-safaris-review.html 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 Wed, 19 May 2010 16:32:16 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/overseas-adventure-travel.html 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. Wed, 19 May 2010 13:18:37 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/livingstone-devils-pool.html 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 jumping Tue, 18 May 2010 21:03:11 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/intrepid-safari-review.html 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 Mon, 17 May 2010 21:24:52 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/go2africa-safari.html 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 Mon, 17 May 2010 20:07:18 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/kenya-holidays.html 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 Fri, 14 May 2010 10:39:43 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/kenya-hotels.html This list details the top Kenya hotels in Nairobi, Mombasa, Masai Mara and Samburu National Parks and was compiled by using trip reviews Fri, 14 May 2010 10:36:29 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/selfguided-etosha.html 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 the Mon, 10 May 2010 21:18:01 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/tanzania-paradies-safaris.html The Seronera lodge at Serengeti and Wildlife lodge at Ngoro Ngoro were beyond our expectations. Excellent service, unique locations, great buffet food. Sat, 08 May 2010 15:13:38 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/saki-treks-captain-joe-warning.html 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 Mon, 03 May 2010 20:00:34 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/african-sands-review.html 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 Mon, 03 May 2010 13:42:28 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/abercrombie-kent-review.html Generally, the guides were excellent although some were better than others. The guides were flexible regarding the starting times and length of our game Sat, 01 May 2010 18:42:59 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/detasa-review.html 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 Sat, 01 May 2010 18:19:18 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/southern-africa-deluxe-safari.html We saw everythingseveral lions, leopards, tons of elephant, wild dogs, jackal, hyena, snake, birds, hippos, rhinos..the only thing I would have liked Sat, 01 May 2010 14:34:28 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/knp-self-drive-safari.html 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 Sat, 01 May 2010 13:54:37 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/private-safari-masai-mara.html 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 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:05:30 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/satara-safari.html 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 Details: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:54:39 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/kruger-review.html 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 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:03:37 GMT http://www.african-safari-journals.com/tropical-birding-review-part-2.html 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. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:42:27 GMT