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Hi Nick,

I am pleased to advise that we had a great holiday and thought I would send you a note whilst the memories are fresh – we got back this morning.

The two reserves we visited provided a good contrast. I particularly enjoyed Lake Manze as you effectively had 2 safaris in one– both water and land with both offering great sights.

I think we saw everything we could have hoped to see including leapord and a honey badger and a pack of wild dogs numbering 23 in total. My son took thousands of photos!

Great hosts at both camps but Trudie, in particular, at Mwagusi is a star and good fun. Mwagusi bandas are a bit more luxurious but you pay for that.

By contrast, Zanzibar was sedate and the Villa Lisa at Milele Villas suited us as we had all the space to ourselves and we were well catered for! We explored a lot of the island using a driver for only $20 dollars a day which I thought was great value in contrast to $80 for a half day snorkelling excursion organised by Hannes which seemed expensive and not many fish! In reality there is no car on offer (it’s Hannes car and frankly you are a lot safer with a driver. Also, the canoes don’t steer and as Hannes said the currents are strong so we gave that a miss. I didn’t ask further about bikes! Overall, It’s a bit isolated but that suited us as we enjoyed chilling after the early morning starts on the safari.

It was all a great experience! Thanks for organising it.

Best Regards,

Alastair, Mary Ann & our boys

Alastair, Mary Ann & our boys

Morning Gemma, just about recovered now!

We had so many highlights, but a few things that really did stand out were the elephants in Amboseli, and especially at Satao Elerai, the water hole there was always busy with game coming and going. The bush sundowner in Satao Elerai was something we’ll never forget, it was amazing!!

We saw a leopard in Masai Mara and we were the only people there, she came so close and allowed us to take some amazing photos.

We also witnessed the start of the migration, so many zebra and wildebeest, as far as the eye can see. And finally, the food in Waterlovers was something else, we honestly felt like royalty, and we had the whole place to ourselves!

I’ll send a few photos across that I took with my phone because we haven’t looked through the camera ones yet.

Thank you for all of your help, it was perfect!

Laura

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Laura and Shaun

Hi Gemma

Words cannot describe our honeymoon!

An unforgettable experience from start to finish, thank you so much! It was amazing 3nights in Roho Ya Selous on our first safari (which will not be our last) and the remaining 5nights in Zanzibar. On safari we saw plenty of Game including wild dogs, lions and quite a few babies!

So many stories to tell and special moments that we will cherish forever. We cannot recommend you and your company enough!

You has been so helpful throughout, from planning our trip, within our budget, to giving us handy tips beforehand, you were always there if we had any queries with a quick response. Everything ran smoothly - no stress. A professional and friendly company.

I'm not sure how we can ever top this holiday! We have fallen in love with Africa!!

Lauren and Ross

Hi Nick

The holiday to Uganda was a very successful and rewarding adventure. I have a lifetime memory of a beautiful country, the diverse scenery, the friendly Ugandan people, amazing variety of fresh local good food, and most especially the Gorillas and the Chimpanzees - and the commitment to their conservation. Once again, thank you and best wishes.

Shall be in touch re future adventures.
Jackie

Jackie

Dear Gemma,

We had an excellent trip with all logistics and travel plans working as expected. You put together a good itinerary taking in The Selous, Ruaha and finally Mafia island.

We especially wanted to travel in the green season to see the difference from the burnt dry landscapes. We knew it would be hotter and humid in February but were a little concerned that the wildlife would be difficult to see. It was certainly hot, especially in the Selous but we had no problems seeing wildlife which was very abundant.

In the Selous we saw a huge pack of 27 wild dogs with cubs twice, three separate prides of lions one with very young cubs , several breeding herds of elephants, buffalo and of course multiple Giraffes and Impala. We stayed at Roho Ya Selous which is a new tented camp beside one of the lakes . The staff were excellent and our guide Penuel who stayed with us for the three days was very knowledgeable. The tents are very well appointed with all round mesh and inner mosquito nets.

You are very close to Hippos which provide a wake up call as they return from grazing in the early morning. The cooling air above the beds was helpful for sleeping with the very high humidity at this time of year . The boat trips made for an interesting change from the vehicle Safari and we came across hardly any other vehicles when out on game drives. We saw the wild dog pack again during our stay and also leopard walking through a wooded area on the way to the airstrip for the flight to Ruaha .

In Ruaha we stayed at Ikuka camp which has one of the best views in Africa looking out across the park. The rooms are very comfortable and open all round to maximise the view which is even better than the photographs on the website. Being higher up it was cooler than the Selous and pleasantly warm. The grass was tall but again we saw plenty of wildlife and in particular large herds of elephants.

Bird life was very varied. The Buffalo herds were not in the area at this time of year but everything else was around. Ikuka is a very special camp with excellent guiding but it is the view that really sets it apart. Unfortunately the park authorities had banned walking safaris due to the thickness of the bush at this time , however this did not really detract from our experience and it was really good to observe wildlife in such a green and lush environment . We hardly ever saw another vehicle on game drives so we felt we had the whole park to ourselves . I could not recommend Ikuka and Ruaha more highly!

We then moved onto Mafia island staying at Pole Pole . This was more than a beach holiday , I would liken it more to a marine safari experience with excellent daily excursions many of which are included in the room rate . The hotel is located in the marine park providing snorkeling trips followed by lunch on exposed sandbanks and all using wooden Dhows made from mangrove wood .

The highlight for us was swimming with whale sharks arranged by the hotel through Kitu Kilbu a tour operator who follow responsible codes of conduct and are researching their behaviour with a marine biologist accompanying every trip . We swam with four separate whale sharks on the half day trip . Worth travelling to Mafia island just for this experience . Pole Pole is well run with good food and service with pretty beachside huts. The ceiling fan was essential with the high humidity . The beds were a little uncomfortable compared to the very high quality we had become accustomed to at the safari camps but this was sorted out very quickly by the hotel manager Julie.

An excellent trip!!

Many thanks for all your help

Best regards

David

David and Julie

Hi Gemma

We had an absolutely amazing time. Thank you so so much. You and nick were fantastic.

Your advice was amazing. I don’t know how the safari could have been any better - just wow!!!

We will certainly place a review on trust pilot and send any business we can your way.

I will send some more information when we have settled down a bit.

Thanks once again. It was better than we could have hoped for!

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Skylar and Hannah

Dear Gemma

We are indeed home from the safari. I wanted to say a massive thankyou to you for organising it - everything ran smoothly overall and we had an absolutely amazing time.

Definitely one of the best holidays we have ever been on!

Firstly, Kimondo camp was absolutely stunning - from the management, to the accommodation, to our guide Musa (superb!), to our housekeeper Charles - they made this stay phenomenal. They were so attentive to detail it was unreal. Musa was such an adept guide - he knew pretty much where to find the animals (of which we saw a cheetah kill on the first afternoon), multiple lions, even a jaguar plus a host of other things. His demeanour was such that he was calm, explained things to us, let us take ample photographs and was very flexible around times to go and leave drives. We thought this made it such a wonderful personal touch to our holiday. The food was also great too.

Overall, we would definitely recommend Kimondo and we had a great time there. Namiri unfortunately, had its issues and should really be sold as a luxury accommodation with the option of seeing occasional game if one wanted to. I just wanted to be honest about our experience with Namiri to you so that you were aware of what went on.

Kind regards

Faisal

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Faisal

Hi Gemma,

Thanks so much for all your work in booking this amazing adventure for us!!! We loved the three different components of our trip!

The connections you booked for us with Coastal Air all worked very well for us. The Lake Manze Camp in Selous was simply amazing! We appreciated that each group of guests had private safaris with the same vehicle, guide and driver each day. Even though there was only 3 of us in the camp for two days, the other person had their own jeep and safari crew. It meant that the guide got to know our interests and what we had already seen. Each evening we planned what kind of safari Gary and I wanted to do - we chose a full-day (9 hr.) safari one day, two evening boat safaris on the river, a 'bush breakfast' safari where we went off early morning for 1/2 day and ate breakfast set up on a camp table.

One day we chose to just sit on our veranda for most of the day and watch the animals in the camp then go on a 4pm boat safari. Our hosts and managers were very hospitable and saw us off each day and welcomed us back when we arrived. There was no Wifi in the camp which added to the ambiance in the evening where we gathered for drinks and dinner at a long communal table where we could chat with other guests. There was no electricity in the camp at night and it was very romantic with coal oil lanterns and candles for dinner.

This safari area is much less touristy than some other we heard about and at most we saw 3 other jeeps on one day of our safari, all gathered around a den of lions. Other than that, we rarely saw other vehicles so if felt like we were in the wilderness by ourselves. The food was amazing! We can't say enough about this camp and would highly recommend it to anyone.

We were very pleased with Multichoice Safaris and our driver who picked us up at the Onsea and drove us to the Amini Maasai Lodge. However, we would not recommend a safari in Arusha National Park. There are very few animals and offroading is not allowed in the park and therefore if you see any animals they are usually at such a long distance away that you can't take photographs. Even our guide said that there were not many animals in the park and that most tourists go to the Serengeti or Ngorongoro crater. We cut the safari to a 1/2 day from a full day and returned to the Maasai Lodge for lunch because it was hot and quite boring.

The Maasai Lodge experience exceeded our expectations and was one of the highlights of our trip. The Maasai were so welcoming and friendly and so eagar to teach us about their culture. The service was outstanding and staff worked very hard to please us. Our mud hut was very comfortable and well planned. We were served coffee and tea at dawn each morning in our hut so that we could watch the sunrise over Mt. Kilimanjaro. We used the infinity pool frequently on hot afternoons. Our 'life in the day of a Maasai' was an unforgettable experience and we came away with many stories and memories which we will savour for a lifetime. We recommend at least a 2 day stay with the Maasai to fully immerse and appreciate the complexity of their culture.

Overall Gemma, you did an amazing job for us putting this trip together and we can't thank you enough for making this trip such a 'trip of a lifetime!!

All the best,
Arlene & Gary Dickson

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Arlene and Gary

Hi Gemma,

Thanks for reaching out!

The safari was fantastic!!. John was a great guide, and we saw so many incredible sights along the way. The entire experience was very seamless and the sites you identified for us to stay were excellent across the board.

Thank you again for all your help!

Best regards,
Nate

Nate

Hi Gemma,

Thanks so much for checking in - we had an absolutely amazing time, all places were incredible!

We particularly enjoyed how different the experiences were in both Little Govenors and Ol Seki Hemingways - the terrain in each part is completely different and we were able to see different animals! We managed to see all of the big 5 except for the Rhino - which means we'll have to go back! The camps organised some wonderful little honeymoon surprises for us as well which were wonderful.

As for Zanzibar, Baraza was absolutely beautiful and we had a really lovely relaxing time!

I just wanted to mention, not sure if you were aware, but Safari Link do direct flights from Wilson airport (Nairobi) into Zanzibar. Some other guests staying at Ol Seki did that and avoided the day's wait in Nairobi for the evening flight. Perhaps this is something that would be good at arranging for next time, not sure what the cost difference would have been?

Thank you so much for organising this, it was truly an unforgettable trip!

Alex & Alex

Alex & Alex

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