Africa: Reviews from our travellers

"Jessica was extremely efficient and helpful right from when we started planning our trip and we would have no hesitation in recommending her and Expert Africa to friends and family.

The website is helpful and informative and contact via phone and email rapid and easy.

There were two glitches in our travel plans, neither of which were EA's fault (Coastal cancelled some of the flights booked with them and our first camp was evacuated due to unseasonably heavy rain); Jessica dealt with both of these rapidly and efficiently so that our trip was only minimally affected - exactly what we would want and expect from a high quality travel company.

The only reason for rating the overall trip "fairly satisfactory" was the unseasonably heavy rain which impacted our experience in Ruaha and Nyerere to some extent. Obviously the weather isn't in EA's control but, if we return to Tanzania, given the high overall cost of such trips and because climate change appears to be making things increasingly unpredictable we would think twice about going in Jan/Feb and camps like Kigelia clearly become less attractive/available in these circumstances." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 17 on a Tanzania safari

"This was my first trip overseas!

What an unbelievably fantastic adventure it was. No words or photographs can capture the experience. The trip was so much more than my expectations.

Nancie was absolutely wonderful and so helpful with out never ending questions.

BRAVO to one and all!" Read full review: 26 nights in Africa; 13 on a Kenya safari

"Overall trip was beyond expectations." Read full review: 26 nights in Africa; 13 on a Kenya safari

"This was the trip of a lifetime!

All the places we stayed were excellent, the service was superb and the food was delicious! Being up so close to the animals was an unexpected thrill.

I would highly recommend the trip!" Read full review: 26 nights in Africa; 13 on a Kenya safari

"Our overall experience of Expert Africa was excellent.

They listened very carefully to what we wanted to achieve and created a really good programme for us in terms of locations, drive times, variety of landscapes and things to do and see. This absolutely ticked the boxes in terms of history and culture which particularly interested us, while enabling us to enjoy the classic Cape food, wine and landscape experience.

In other words, our holiday was exactly what we wanted, delivered with care and attention to detail." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 11 on a South Africa trip

"We had a lovely holiday and, as has happened twice before, we’ve come back wanting to go again!!!

Everybody we met in Africa was welcoming and helpful and all the camps we stayed in were delightful. Our tents were luxurious and the grounds well-maintained and pretty.

We had excellent wildlife sightings overall, even if those in the Mara National Park were a little disappointing, and we eventually had our fill of big cats!

Our visits to the Elephant Orphanage and the Giraffe Centre were a pleasant way of beginning and ending our holiday.

Richard couldn’t have been more helpful during the booking process and with our visa applications and everything run like clockwork once we arrived." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Kenya safari

"We love our trips to Kenya to see wildlife.

The combination of the Laikipia area and the Mara works well for varied wild-life viewing." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Kenya safari

"Not as good as most previous years due to lack of access to the Triangle and to the Mara.

Mostly due to weather conditions but also due to lack of investment in terms of accessing the conservancy." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Kenya safari

"Jessica put the perfect itinerary together and met all our expectations" Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 16 on a Kenya safari

"The guide we were assigned by Asilia was extraordinary. The most kind , knowledgeable and lovely man … 10 days with a stranger can have its issues but he was fantastic from day one. I cannot recommend Natho high enough. He looked after me - with mobility issues - and my family superbly. I cried when we said farewell which tells you much. Please pass this on to the Asilia management

I was prior to arriving in Tanzania unaware about the distance we would travel. Our guide told me we drove 1455kms !!!
We got infested with tsetse flies in Tarangire… you may wish to advise your clients … wasn’t pleasant

This was our 5th safari you organised for us and beyond the best. Your ground arrangements were superb from beginning to end … KLM NOT SO …

I would like to see a section here about the Guide and our view of them" Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 10 on a Tanzania safari