7-tägige Safaris, um großartige Migration zu sehen

This review has nothing to do with the animal sightings and observation. PROS: - Chef (Dennis) was friendly and provided delicious, plentiful meals. - Guide/Driver (Simba) was very knowledgable about animals and parks. - Guide/Driver (Charles) was excellent as a guide with knowledge and as a driver. - Charles' vehicle was in better condition that Simba's vehicle. CONS: - Vehicle was not in the best state of repair. The 5 guests had to push start it twice when it wouldn't start. Luckily, it wasn't in an area where dangerous animals were. Also, we had two flat tires, the windows were hard to open/close and when they did they made a terribly loud screeching noise. The refrigerator also did not cool drinks. - We did not stay in the places where the itinerary noted we would. The camp in Serengeti was an absolute dump, especially compared to the camp in Ngorongoro. We also didn't follow the itinerary as it was laid out. - We left on our first morning, but stopped less than 30 minutes into our drive when it was discovered we needed tents. We lost 60-90 minutes while they were brought to us at a roadside art stall. - Subsequently, our driver drove fast and recklessly. A couple of guests asked him to slow it down a bit. He didn't seem to like that. He drove fast several times, and the guests were not comfortable with that. - Simba would come up quickly on animals sometimes, instead of slowly, and that would spook the animals. It was frustrating. Guests spent a lot of time looking at each other over Simba's behavior and words. - We would agree on times to wake up and start the day, and then the next day we would leave later than agreed. Simba would say something the night before, and then the next morning say he didn't say what he had said the previous evening. We were always late getting out of camp. - Information wasn't readily presented to the group as to what the plan was day-by-day. Guests were always asking each other if they knew what time was a meal, a departure, the schedule, etc. - All 5 guests complained about their experience to varying degrees. Three of the five were really disappointed by the experience, while the other two were disappointed in a few details. - We witnessed our baggage being shoved, punched, and jammed into the vehicle, and we had little to no room to move around as bags and equipment were in the back between and on seats. - Our stuff was on the vehicle when they were packing it, and a piece of my photo equipment was missing when we departed. I noticed it missing and asked Simba if it had been taken off the vehicle when they packed it. He said no. I found it all the way in the back when the vehicle was unpacked again at next destination. There was no concern shown or offer to help look for it by staff. - We did not feel safe many times during the driving, and did not feel comfortable many times, as well. This all negatively impacted the animal viewing experience.

The contact with David and his brother Ernest was very easy and friendly. We trusted them immediately. David set out a very nice route for us and included all of the accomodation of our wishes. Unfortunately due to Covid we had to postpone our (honeymoon!!!) trip, but David was being a helping hand and made changing our whole trip possible. It was very nice to have such a good safari provider. In the week before we left, David emailed us that he could upgrade our lodges due to the changed prices in Covid times, very nice that he did this. We got a lot of suprises during our honeymoon at the different accomodations, it was very special! Our drive Jackson was very good, he drove safely and exactly knew where to go to show us the big-5 (we only missed the rhino, but difficult to see in this season). The lodges were fantastic, but mostly the Sound of Silence really stood out. We really enjoyed our trip with Jackson. We would like to thank Kili Slope tour for our amazing honeymoon!

Alles hat meine Erwartungen übertroffen: - Auf die Anfrage im Internet habe ich innerhalb eines Tages eine maßgeschneiderte Offerte erhalten. - Die Buchung war einfach. Die Anzahlung konnte entweder bei Kreditkarte oder Überweisung gemacht werden. - Zuverlässig wurde ich wie vereinbart am Flughafen abgeholt und ins Hotel gebracht, wo mich der Manager (David) von Kili Slope bereits erwartet hatte. - Tags darauf wurden ich pünktlich von Jackson (Guide und Fahrer) abgeholt. - Bevor wir mit der Safari starteten, half er mir ein lokale SIM-Karte zu organisieren. - Auf Safari hatte sich Jackson als großartiger “Tierjäger” erwiesen. Er kommunizierte stark mit anderen Guides, um die Tiere zu finden. So habe ich die “BIG 5” und noch andere gesehen. - Hatte Jackson die Tiere gefunden, konnte er mich stets in eine gute Position bringen, so dass ich großartigerem Fotos schiessen konnte. Die ist vor allem seinen Fähigkeiten zu verdanken, zu erahnen was die Tieren als nächstes tun werden. ~ Die Lodges waren sehr luxuriös. Das Personal außergewöhnlich freundlich und das Essen gut. - Am Ende der Safari wurde ich wieder von David erwartet. Dabei hat er sich nach meiner Zufriedenheit erkundigt. Anschließend brachte er mich ins Hotel. Nochmals herzlichen Dank an Jackson und David für die unvergesslichen Erinnerungen!!!