Holiday Reviews
We invite every traveller who books a holiday via us to send in a review. Because we don't run the holidays they're completely independent and unedited... remember to read between the lines though, as two people on the same trip can have different views!
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Zanzibar holidays: Unguja, independent reviews
 Reviewed 31 Jan 2008 by Elizabeth Sutton |  |
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The sheer diversity of it: From our wedding at Matemwe, to watching two male cheetahs, and reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Research your options and set your budget.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?
Yes (carbon footprint from external and internal flights aside). We always had direct contact with local people who spoke openly about the benefits of sustainable tourism in their country.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
An experience of a life time.
| Reviewed 17 Jun 2007 by Will Redding | |
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The whole holiday was just amazing, we saw and did so much. But if I had to pick one thing, it would be seeing the sun come up over the Maasai Mara.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Don't pack too many clothes, use mosquito repellent, take a notebook to record what you're taking pictures of. Don't just go looking for the obvious animals on the safari - finding out about the whole environment, the animals' habits and social behaviours, and the sheer diversity of species of animal, bird and plant life made it a hugely rich experience for us. Our guide was hugely knowledgeable and we learnt a lot!
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?
Yes - everywhere we went used local staff. Our guide was clearly extremely knowledgable about conservation and respected wildlife and environment in the way the safari was conducted.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Just perfect