Hippo Creek Safaris

My friend and I recently worked with Nina and Dan at Hippo Creek Safaris to book our trip to East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda). We found the pre-​trip communication to be excellent but feel that the service while we were on the trip was out of this world!
We had a few hiccups with a lodge in Tanzania. I was pretty upset with the situation and emailed Nina. I believe that there was a 6 hour time difference between where I was at and where she was at in New Jersey. Even then, I received a return email back from Nina almost immediately. She contacted the managers at the lodge as well as the senior managers at And Beyond; within the hour, we received an apology from the lodge management and a gift for our troubles.
As you can imagine, anything can go wrong when you are half way around the world. I took a lot of comfort in knowing that there was someone who could help in my time of need. I liked Nina and Dan so much that I booked a trip for 2015 to Southern Africa for my elderly parents. Nina even personally wrote the owners of a camp in Botswana to see if they could fit my parents in especially since the camp was «sold out».
If you have never been on safari before, I highly recommend that you use Nina and Dan. I know that in the age of online bookings, you might be able to organize the trip yourself. However, the camps vary widely in quality and access to these camps are typically by small plane charters. Having someone who knows the best camps and the best time to go will save you a lot of money and heart ache in the long run. Please note that this is a once in a lifetime experience for most of us since the «average» 10 day luxury safari will cost approximately $ 15k per person (excluding international air fare).

My husband and I used Hippo Creek Safaris to book our trip to South Africa. Nina was recommended by a close family friend, who is a world traveler.
We are extremely satisfied with our decision and thrilled that we got the recommendation.
Nina and Dan are professional, organized, always available to answer questions & excellent at their job. We told Nina how much we were able to spend and she worked within our budget to create the PERFECT HONEYMOON. (We could not be happier with the vacation planned).
When traveling to a place far away like Africa, and spending more money than usual on a vacation, it’s important to work with people/​company you can trust and who are reliable. We would therefore HIGHLY RECOMMEND Nina & Dan of Hippo Creek Safari.
(side note, Jeremy who works on the South Africa side is very present as well. he checked in on my husband and I while we were there, and took a phone call from us at 5am S. Africa time).