Your Safari Review Travel Opinions
Have you been on safari anywhere in Africa in the past 5 years?
If you have then you can share your travel opinions here by writing a safari review about your experience which will be posted on this website.
And then your safari trip report will become your entry into the contest to win a guided safari in the Kruger National Park in South Africa (learn more about the prize).
In your review, it will be helpful to answer the questions that appear in the submission box below, but feel free to add anything else that might not be covered in the answers.
Try and make your answers as accurate and useful as possible so that others can learn from them. Please note that all the questions need to be answered to qualify your review for entry into the contest.
What Was Your Safari Experience Like?
Simply answer the questions below to enter the competition to win a wilderness trail safari in the Kruger National Park in South Africa...
Example Safari Review Entries
Click below to see the reviews other safari travellers...
Base Camp Site Ltd Review Base Camp Site Ltd. gave us excellent value for dollar. We could not have asked for a better company to take care of us and we enjoyed every moment of ...
Self Drive East Africa We didn't use a safari company - we do like to travel apart from the crowd. We do have a LOT of experience and we knew before this expedition how to avoid ...
Freedom Africa Safari Review I left a little of my heart in Kenya, you can't help it. I feel like I was part of it and you are loved there not only by the people but by the animals....
Tanzania with Flash Safaris We saw the big 5 (lions lions everywhere!) plus spent many wonderful relaxing fun moments watching baboons, monkeys, hippos, giraffes, hyenas, mating ...
HM Safaris Review We saw the wildebeest migration, tons of lions, baby lion cubs, cheetahs, leopards, you name it. My favorite would have to be the lioness with her cubs ...
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 ...
Man Eating Lions When Shem learned that David knew about, and was interested in, the man-eating lions of Tsavo, he arranged for the game warden to take us down to see ...
Julius Safaris Review Our driver just seemed to know where the animals would be, he never told us what we were about to see, but driving round a corner and parking about 2 ...
First Safari Experience At one point we saw three lionesses begin to stalk a wildebeest. Hezron had told us how they stalk in a group, and they did just as he had told us. It ...
Gorillas in the Mist - Rwanda Rwanda is a small country with much to offer. The gorillas come first to mind but as Greg says in his review, the people of Rwanda are worth meeting ...
Phoenix Safaris Review The highlight of our trip was when we saw two leopards in one evening. Thanks to Jesse, our guide, that same evening we got our second leopard. We were ...
Overland from Cape Town to Victoria Falls Highlights of the trip were the Namib Desert and sand dunes, visits to native villages, Etosha National Park, the Okavango Delta, Chobe Park River Cruise,...
To The Top Of Africa Guides and porters seemed happy and well taken care of and they gave us help and encouragement all the way to the top. All 12 of us made it to the summit ...
8 Day Budget Safari It would have been helpful if we knew how "budget" the safari would really be. We camp all the time (roughing it) but this experience taught us a lesson ...
Ruaha Self Drive Safari We were sitting outside our banda one afternoon when an elephant came around the corner – he was after the pods on the tree where we were sitting. He ...
Kgalagadi Review We spent two nights in Twee Rivieren, one night in Kalahari Tented camp and two nights at Nossob. We saw lion twice and also had a sighting of a leopard ...
Tanzania Green Season Review Often, we were the first or only jeep at a sighting. One day as we were driving cross-country in the NCA, he spotted two cheetahs. A few hours later, we ...
Lake and Land Safaris
We just came back from a 3 week trip through Malawi and Zambia with Land and Lake Safaris from Lilongwe. A reliable company and a wonderful driver!
Frank'...
Jocky Tours We nearly drove ourselves crazy trying to pick a good safari company. It's really hard to tell one apart from another, unless they're one of the big names ...
Wonderful Safari in Zambia My friend and I enjoyed a fabulous safari at a wonderful lodge in the Lower Zambezi in Zambia. I'm in tourism, so I planned and booked the tour myself....
World Primate Safaris Review We tracked chimpanzees in Kibale and Kyambura Gorge and of course the highlight was tracking the gorillas twice. We were even charged by the silverback ...
Kenya and Kili I really loved our experience in Kenya, the continent of Africa is one which we have previously enjoyed having visited Egypt and Tunisia, but the purpose ...
Kenya Wildlife Trails Review On the game drive we came across a cheetah and her cubs. To our surprise she came directly toward our vehicle which had no windows or roof. She sat on ...
HITS - Kenya Safari Review Kenya is a wonderful country, from many good reviews I had read about Kenya, it was a matter of time and when my time came, I searched through many forums ...
Kamweti Route Trip Report
We used the Kamweti Route to climb Mt Kenya: it's the longest route and we were the second group that year to hike it. The scenery was amazing, and ...
Mt Kenya Expedition In the air hangs a rank smell of sweaty sodden socks. Outside it’s five degrees; inside the hut it’s three degrees warmer. As the thermometer falls, the ...
Tanzania Dream Safari We saw from the smallest dikdik to the biggest elephant, from the smallest mongoose to the biggest male lion, birds, reptiles and the list is endless....
Warning! Do not Travel in Africa with Solomon Moses Olemwaipasi Solomon Moses Olemwaipasi defrauded us of approximately $1000 beyond what we had already paid. I have wanted to visit sub-Saharan Africa since I saw my ...
Zimbabwe Safari - African Encounters Reviewed Hazary went on tour to Zimbabwe with the African Encounters safari company and gives a detailed trip opinion of what the experience was like and comments ...
Kenyan Lodge Safari Review - Willbell Tours We used a company called Willbell Tours and Safaris for our trip to Amboseli and Tsavo in Kenya. They allocated us a wonderful guide who was able to take ...
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| More About the Safari Trip Prize and How You Can Win It |
A 5-day guided safari for two in the Kruger National Park (value approx US$3500).
Transfer from OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg, South Africa) to the Malelane Gate at the Kruger National Park where your guide, Neil Heron from Bearded Heron Safaris - who is passionate about and highly experienced in wildlife and Kruger - will meet you.
Enjoy game viewing from an open-sided safari vehicle while Neil identifies species, interprets behaviour, ecology and relationships between them.
His hospitality chef will provide all your wholesome South African meals in a wonderful outdoor setting. Your private accommodation is a fully serviced (fresh linen and towels) en-suite cottage.
The Safari Prize Includes:
- Kruger conservation and entrance fees.
- Two game drives every day - no schedule for the length or diversity of the game drives except your needs, and what the bush delivers.
- On one of the nights a nocturnal drive (night drive) with spotlights.
- All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and refreshments such as South African wine, beer, bottled water and fresh juice.
- Accommodation within the Kruger Park in private en-suite units.
To whet your appetite have a look at this video which Neil took during one of his safaris:
The Kruger National Park, established in 1898, is world famous and plays host to approximately 147 mammal, 507 bird, 114 reptile, 34 amphibian, 49 and 336 tree species - not to mention bushman rock paintings and archaeological sites which are conserved along with the park's natural assets.
You can win this amazing 5-day guided safari by entering this competition...
How To Enter
Your safari trip review/report is your entry into the contest. Try and make it as detailed and as helpful as possible so that it can be a valuable aid to others who are planning their own African safari. Your previous experience gives you unique insights and travel opinions that can improve a safari trip for others.
I review every entry to make sure that it is useful enough to be entered into the competition and will let you know either way so please double check to make sure that your contact details are correct.
Before entering please read the rules of the competition and then complete the travel opinions form above with your safari review to enter the contest.
