Nov 14, 2025
Truly the most incredible day! - The partner and I went on this safari trip on the 7th of November and it was one of the best days of our lives!
Kyran picked us up from our apartment at 5:30 and the journey was about 3 hours, it was smooth and he stopped many times so we could have breaks and drinks if we needed! He was a great guide and really informative about the areas we were driving through, a great start to the trip. Once we arrived at the reserve we immediately stumbled across two lionesses hunting wildebeest, it was so exciting! We were taken on tour in the morning by our wonderful guide, Wonderboy! He was amazing and we saw 4/5 of the big five, we even saw a rare leopard which no one could believe! The tour is so worth while and after lunch we went out for another 3 hours! I can't recommend this enough, the tour is great, the people are so kind and so knowledgable. I wish we could do it all over again! It exceeded my expectations of something I have dreamt of doing.
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Nov 5, 2025
Fantastisch - Very, very nice and interesting. Driver and Guide very friendly and helpful. We have to see a lot of animals.
Thank you very much
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Sep 15, 2025
Our tour started with a... - Our tour started with a 2.5-3 hour drive to the reserve. Our driver, Thabo, made the ride enjoyable by providing a great historical background of South Africa. The reserve was beautiful and our guides worked very hard to ensure that we saw as many animals as possible during our 7 hour safari.
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Jun 1, 2025
Utterly Fantastic - The guide was wonderful and the animals even better. It was everything we hoped it would be. We give it 5 stars.
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May 11, 2025
Great safari experience - We had a great experience at the Manyoni game reserve. Driver who took us from Durban was very nice and provided lots of information on country. Safari guide was excellent providing lots of information about wildlife. The day includes about 6 hours of game drive and 6-7 of driving.
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Mar 5, 2025
Great Experience - Let me first start off by saying with this being a once in a lifetime activity, I went thru all the tours to make sure I picked the best one.
Pickup was right on time, the driver was great, made a stop along the 3 hour route to the reserve, and arrived there at 9am. It was nice that it was just my wife and I along on the ride and not a van full of guests. The driver was very personable and made the trip go by fairly quick.
As soon as we arrived, the safari jeep was waiting, and the best part was it was just us two on the tour! The excursion said Ziess binoculars were included, however we never did receive those, however we were able to get so close to the animals they were not even needed. The tour lasted 6 hours, and the guide made sure to get as many interactions in as he could, stopping for as long as we wanted to for pictures.
Overall, I am very pleased with our experience, I was a little disappointed that in the listing it didn’t say what the game reserve it was, and we were unaware 6 of the 12 hours were going to be traveling back and forth, but 6 hours time was long enough to be on the safari, and don’t feel shorted. So even though it is a 12 hour excursion, the tour was only six hours..
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Dec 1, 2024
Wonderful experience - We had a great time!! Grant was an excellent guide. He arrived early, told us all about the area as we traveled to the safari, and ensured we had everything we needed. The safari guide was very knowledgeable and ensured we had a diversity of encounters and saw a wide variety of animals. It was a once in a lifetime experience that we will carry with us! I would highly recommend Wild Safaris to anyone traveling to this area. From our booking to our drop off back at the shop, they communicated, were extremely knowledgeable, and ensured we had an amazing experience.
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Sep 15, 2024
Great experience in beautiful reserve. - The driver, guide and staff were are excellent. We saw many amazing animals including rhino, giraffe and several others. It was an easy and well organized trip we all enjoyed.
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Oct 7, 2023
Excellent tour from start to finish! - I don't know where to start. All in all this safari was the highlight of our trip! From the start, working with Justin the founder of Wild Routes was easy and great with communicating to us about pick up and drop off information, and was very speedy in replying when I had questions. Grant who transported us to the Amyoni reserve was a wealth of info about the region and also had great suggestions for us about other things to do for the rest of our trip. He was super courteous and very personable and started our day off right. Our game driver, Mzamo, who took us out on safari was very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna and very friendly and engaging. We did the one day big five safari and it didn't disappoint! Mzamo got us as close to the animals as he could while respecting safety. At one point we were within 3 meters of a lioness, and at another we were the just as close with a cheetah and her cubs while they were feasting on a freshly caught impala. It was amazing! We saw a wide variety of wildlife in the reserve, Giraffe, cheetah, Impala, wart hog, wilderbeast, zebra, rhino, lion, just to name a few. Just remember there is no guarantee what you'll see as this is not a zooand these are animals in the wild, but know that you will have an unforgettable experience. I highly recommend Wild Routes and it is a very good value for your hard earned money! Thank you Justin, Grant, and Mzamo for an amazing trip! We will be back again for sure.
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Sep 24, 2023
Amazing experience - It was a lovely experience - as a young woman travelling alone I was really worried, but everyone in this company made their best to help me feel safe to take this journey. Everyone was kind, they attended to my needs and the safari was an unique and amazing experience I will never forget. This park might be smaller than others, but this makes the guides know it better and it is truly beautiful. I can't wait to come back.
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