Guest Testimonials & Tour Reviews
Guest Testimonials
& Tour Reviews
Real reviews from real guests, most pulled directly from our Google Business listing — unedited, name and all. Currently averaging 5/5 across 11 published reviews.
Reading between the reviews
What Guests Consistently Mention
We didn't write these patterns first and fit quotes to them — they're what actually repeats across independent reviews left months or years apart.
Consistent Tiger Sightings, Not Luck
The most repeated theme across these reviews is sightings across multiple drives, not a single lucky one. One guest saw tigers on 6 of 7 safaris, another saw 5 tigers across a single trip, another 3 tigers alongside a bear and a crocodile. That consistency comes from zone strategy built around current activity, not a fixed template.
Hands-On Involvement from the Founder
Almost every review names Hardik Patel directly — not a generic "the team," but the founder personally planning, communicating, and in several cases accompanying the safari. Guests describe him as reachable throughout the trip and flexible when plans needed to change on the fly.
Logistics That Actually Hold Up
Reviewers repeatedly describe the planning itself as "zero glitches" and "immaculate" — pickup, gypsy booking, resort coordination and permits handled as one connected trip rather than separate bookings guests have to stitch together themselves.
Stays and Food Guests Call Out by Name
Several reviews single out specific lodges — Kohka Wilderness Resort, Bagh Kothi — for their service and food quality, alongside the safaris themselves. It’s a detail that’s easy to overlook in trip planning but shows up often in what guests remember afterward.
Reviews (11)
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Dominique Jacoy ✓
Google Review · 1 year ago
Booked: Tadoba Tiger Safari ↗
My group had an amazing experience at Wild Excursions during our 4 day safari! From start to finish, Hardik and his team made sure our trip was top-notch. His drivers and trackers were very talented, and we located many tigers and other cool animals several times. Out of our 7 safaris, we saw tigers on 6 of them. Some of them we saw up to 6 tigers in one safari! The views were incredible, including beautiful sunrises and sunsets, and the food provided was also super tasty. We ate lunch next to a sleeping tiger at least twice. It was an experience I will never forget! Book your safari with Wild Excursions for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—you won’t be disappointed.
Shabbir Khan ✓
Local Guide · 11 reviews · 17 photos · Edited 2 years ago
Booked: Tadoba Tiger Safari ↗
Amazing, specially Mr Hardip is a guy with a very high level of patience. In addition to his business, he gives personal attention. Everything went very well and was professionally organised. We had a very good experience. Lovely trip for us.
Ashmi Gala ✓
2 reviews · 5 photos · 1 year ago
Booked: Tadoba Tiger Safari ↗
We visited Tadoba and had a wonderful experience—an amazing safari witnessing tigers on all three drives, a superb stay with yummy food, and a very good experience overall. Great job, Mr Hardik Patel. Thank you so much.
Vishal Jampekar ✓
5 reviews · 6 photos · 2 years ago
Booked: Tadoba Tiger Safari ↗
The safari arranged by Wild Excursions was really fantastic. Also, the resort—Kohka Wilderness Resort—is nice. The service provided by the resort was good, and the ambience was overwhelming. Thanks to the Wild Excursions team for all the nice arrangements. Special thanks to Hardik.
Venkat Palakodety ✓
Hyderabad
Booked: Tadoba Tiger Safari ↗
We were fortunate to get in touch Wild Excursions Hardik Ji for our Tadoba visit. We were team of 16 people with quite a few demands in terms of stay, food, conference room and of course sighting of tigers during Safari. Hardik made wonderful arrangements and met all our requirements and we did see 5 tigers. The stay was excellent, food was amazing and arrangements were immaculate. Hardik was in touch with us continuously during our stay in Tadoba. He was flexible and met our on the fly requirements with alacrity. Our overall experience was great and strongly recommend Wild Excursions to take care of safari visits.
Aravind Sivakumar ✓
Mumbai
Booked: Tadoba Tiger Safari ↗
Extremely well planned Tadoba trip with zero glitches. We had a great time with some amazing sightings. Hardik carefully crafted our safari experience and accompanied us on all safaris. His knowledge of the park and the tigers is amazing and made our trip even more interesting.
Vidya Barde ✓
Nagpur
Booked: Tadoba Tiger Safari ↗
We had a lifetime experience during the Safari at Kesala Ghat. Hardik was very helpful and made sure the process is smooth. He was very thorough with the instructions and made sure there are no impediments during our visit. We would recommend Hardik and would like to avail his service for the next time we book!
Sourav Das ✓
Hyderabad
Booked: Tadoba Tiger Safari ↗
Everything, starting from stay to safari arrangements and the complete experience I had with Hardik is superb. Bagh Kothi is a lovely resort. Definitely a first preference for those staying at Kolara side. This is my 3rd visit to Tadoba and was the best one. Any day anytime my preference will be to book with Wild Excursions and enjoy the trip hassle free.
Neha Vaidya ✓
Mumbai
Booked: Tadoba Tiger Safari ↗
Excellent experience from start to finish. Thank you for organizing an amazing trip, Hardik. You have been great and honest at communicating and suggesting things and very easy to reach at all times. Overall super experience — all thanks to your knowledge and experience we could spot 5 tigers for the first time after doing so many safaris. This was the best and most memorable.
Ishaan Deshmukh ✓
Mumbai
Booked: Tadoba Tiger Safari ↗
Booked jungle safari with Wild Excursions during 7th-8th Apr'23. Hardik from Wild Excursions was very helpful throughout the booking, resort selection, cab pick up-drop, and gypsy booking process. Had a wonderful time at Nimbde gate and Kolara gate. Sighted 3 tigers, a bear, a crocodile, along with other regular animals.
Rishabh Lakhotiya ✓
Nagpur
Booked: Umred Karhandla Wildlife Safari ↗
It was a nice plan organized by Wild Excursions with confirmed sightings of T6 and cubs at Gothangaon, thanks to the knowledge and networks Hardik has. Great energy and positive vibes with a homestay having tasty and homemade, locally popular dishes. If you are planning a visit to UKTR, go with Wild Excursions — as the name suggests, it is clearly a cub-special safari tour. Thanks for this awesome plan.
Questions
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Are these real Google reviews?
Yes — every testimonial on this page is a real guest review, several pulled directly from our Google Business listing (shown with the reviewer’s Google metadata, like "Local Guide" status or photo count). We haven’t edited or invented any of them.
Can I see more reviews before booking?
Yes — search "Wild Excursions" on Google to see our full review history directly, or ask us and we’ll point you to recent reviews for the specific park you’re considering.
Do these reviews cover all the parks you run safaris in?
Most of our published reviews are from Tadoba, where we run trips most often, plus Umred-Karhandla. We run the same team and process across every reserve we operate in, even where a written review hasn’t been published yet.
Who is "Hardik" that guests keep mentioning?
Hardik Patel is the founder of Wild Excursions, and personally involved in planning and, often, accompanying the safaris guests describe in these reviews.
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