27/08/2025
Dear Fine Bush Tours,
We've just approved a new review by Tom from United States.
Rating: 5/5 stars
Tour date: June 2025
Title: An Excellent Safari Company
Review: We looked at many companies and narrowed them down to three. After communicating with all of them we chose Fine Bush Tours owned by Ms. Ihani Saalale. We were extremely happy with our choice. Ms. Saalale listened to our requests and worked hard to find us the perfect 9 day safari experience. Unlike other safari tour companies we checked out, Fine Bush Tours is a Botswanan, women-owned company, which also factored into our decision. Ms. Saalale is very knowledgeable and experienced in developing African Safaris. She has experience working with Kwando Safaris, which operates a number of high quality concessions in Botswana, two of which we stayed in for our trip. Ms. Saalale also has worked with Moremi Air, one of the few airline companies servicing the bush camps. Ms. Saalale was also extremely helpful in resolving some issues we had with our international flights on Botswana Air from Johannesburg. Without her assistance from Maun I do not think we would have been able to resolve our issues satisfactorily.
One of the requests we had for our safari was that we wanted to see wild dogs, which can be very difficult to spot. Ms. Saalale worked with the guides at the Kwando Concessions and identified camps where we were most likely to see wild dogs. Incredibly, on our very first morning game drive our guide took us to a den site, where we not only saw a pack of dogs, but were first to see the litter emerge from the den - a truly amazing experience! And that was just the first day of nine filled with incredible sightings and experiences, including a aardwolf, civets, genet, cheetahs, leopard, a baby hippo on land, over 200 bird species, as well as numerous, lions, elephants, giraffe, and many other species.
Upon arrival in Botswana, Ms Saalale met our group at Maun airport and again prior to our departure. Her communication with us preparing and during our trip was excellent. She also continued to assist us after the trip with some additional questions we had. I really can't say enough about the friendliness, expertise, value, and communication we have enjoyed with Ms. Saalae and Fine Bush Tours. I highly recommend Fine Bush Tours for anyone wishing to experience the Okavango Delta and other safaris.
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Average rating: 4.9/5 stars, based on 27 reviews. Fine Bush Tours is a Travel Agent safari firm established in Maun Botswana, Southern Africa, and owned by Ihani
