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A big shout out to our guide, Aaron, for the best safari

Just finished a two week Southern Africa Magic tour and wanted to give a special shout out to our... read more

Reviewed 6 September 2024
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If you enjoy the outdoors/ camping this has me so connected to Africa.. amazing(you can do room upgrades

I did two tours back to back and they were both fantastic so I’m going to copy and paste... read more

Reviewed 1 July 2024
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Reviewed 28 July 2019

Wow, amazing time with the local tour leaders, drivers and the international group of people! The information was great, the places we’ve visited very beautiful!

Date of experience: June 2019
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Michelle L, Sales & Marketing at Acacia Africa, responded to this reviewResponded 29 July 2019

Dear partick_boersma

Acacia are so happy that you enjoyed your experience - thank you for letting us know you had a wonderful time on tour! Hope to see you again :)

Kindest Regards
Acacia Team

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Reviewed 24 July 2019

We travelled with Acacia for 12 days; from Livingstone in Zambia, through Botswana and to Swakopmund in Namibia. It was a great trip, amazing adventures and memories for life. The guide and driver was local, telling stories about life in Africa, and those are the things that you really remember. Travelling to Africa for the first time, it was a great way to combine nature, culture and the different aspects of three countries. Will definitely recommend this tour if you enjoy outdoor- life and are not afraid to sleep in a tent, sometimes with elephants walking around and the sound of a hippo close by. Fantastic experience in an amazing continent.

Date of experience: July 2019
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Thank Mari H
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Michelle L, Sales & Marketing at Acacia Africa, responded to this reviewResponded 25 July 2019

Hi Mari H,
We are so pleased you enjoyed your time on tour with Acacia - what a wonderful experience! Thank-you for the review & we hope to see you in the future!
Kindest Regards
Acacia Team

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Reviewed 20 June 2019

Fantastic trip. The guide Moyenda was funny, informative and kept his cool and the drivers were sociable and friendly. We did a huge variety of things and we never ate the same food twice. Money well spent, trip of a lifetime

Date of experience: May 2019
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Michelle L, Sales and Marketing at Acacia Africa, responded to this reviewResponded 21 June 2019

Dear Culture44407869720, thank you for sending your tour review, much appreciated! We are really happy you had a great trip and we will be sure to pass on your compliments to Moyenda and team.
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The Acacia Team

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Reviewed 16 June 2019

I highly recommend booking an African tour through Acacia Africa. As a young, solo, female traveler I felt comfortable and safe the entire trip. Our lead guide Moyenda is an asset to the Acacia team, he is kind, knowledgeable, patient and funny. Our drivers Gledman and Clement were also incredibly kind and funny. The accommodated hotels were fantastic and the campsites were also very nice. I booked the camping option for the trip but was able to upgrade to a hotel room for a very reasonable price at each stop if I wanted (except the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, obviously). Zanzibar and Kendwa beach were spectacular and almost all of the excursions were fantastic. I’ve made so many friends on this trip and am so grateful for Acacia and their Africa expertise :)

Date of experience: June 2019
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Thank Keirsten W
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Michelle L, Sales and Marketing at Acacia Africa, responded to this reviewResponded 18 June 2019

Dear Keirsten, Thank you for sharing this amazing review on our page! We are happy you enjoyed the Highlights of Tanzania tour with Moyenda, Goldman and Clement and will be sure to pass your compliments to them.
Thanks again!
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The Acacia Team

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Reviewed 12 June 2019

I had been to Africa before and did Southern Africa in 2015, and as the saying goes - once you go to Africa you never go just once.

I went on this particular tour to tick off all the gems of East Africa in one go - and 36 days camping was unlike any other trip I had done before - and I was apprehensive to say the least.

However - it surpassed all expectations I had of a camping trip. The guides were so patient and helpful in getting you set up and feeling comfortable. The tents are simple to assemble, that even an inexperienced camper will feel like a certified explorer in no time.

This tour had amazing accommodation in Zanzibar - which was welcome luxury in the middle of the trip! You'll find yourself getting the best of all worlds on this trip - desert, beach and jungle!

You'll find the overland truck to be your huge and comforting second home - you'll spend some long days in there (a given of any Africa overlanding tour) getting cabin fever - but there's not much a deck or cards or a good book can't fix.

You'll also grow to love your driver and your guide like family - a huge shout out to Pete and Francis for being the power couple taking us through Africa - getting us through any terrain and any border crossing! Not only that but kept us incredibly well fed, with food that is better than any home cooking I've had before.

This trip had amazing game drives - highlights being the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater - where I saw a pride with 5 baby lion cubs that brought tears to my eyes. We saw the Big 5 as well, with multiple leopard sightings as well as some Chimpanzee spotting as well.

The Gorilla Trek was the biggest highlight of the tour - the 2hrs spent trekking in the Ugandan Jungle was rewarded with 45 minutes of quality time spent with a family of Mountain Gorillas - including the Silverback male of the group. Who showed us his brawn and strength when he charged at the group twice - but our certified guides didn't even flinch and assisted us in the difficult terrain when needed.

Over-all I would highly recommend this tour for anyone who isn't afraid of adventure and is willing to commit to the Africa experience. I highly recommend travelling between December and March as the campsites were more quiet - allowing no wait times for showers or toilets.

You never regret travelling to Africa - and you won't regret travelling with Acacia - the true experts in all things Africa. All guides are ethical and professional - whilst delivering on everything you'd want and expect from an African adventure. Thank-you Acacia, and I look forward to booking my next African adventure with you in the near future again soon.

Date of experience: December 2018
Thank Karlie D
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Michelle L, Sales and Marketing at Acacia Africa, responded to this reviewResponded 13 June 2019

Hi Karlie,

Thank you very much for sending this amazing review! We are so happy you had a wonderful trip especially seeing the mountain gorillas and your visit to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater - such memorable highlights of East Africa. We will be sure to share your compliments to Pete and Frances. Thanks again!

Kindest regards,
The Acacia Team

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