Maningo has a deft touch, both in interpersonal relations (his great sense of humor, and ability to imitate American accents helped) and in sensing the group’s interests and needs. If I had to make a criticism, I’d note our occasional frustration as to where he was taking us on game drives; at times we would have liked to know that, “we’re driving down near the river, hoping to see X or Y,” but I’m pretty sure he was reluctant to spell out his plans because he didn’t want us to get our hopes up.
Talking to travellers we met I felt most of them thought THEIR guide the best in the business; with Maningo, I’m pretty sure he really WAS one such guide!
“Flexible and seamless process from planning to on the ground. Lots of back and forth with Casey during the planning right up until changing the plan somewhat on the last day (driving instead of flying). And then once we landed – we were in the hands of our guides who took care of everything. Thinking about the logistics – A2T did an unbelievable job. Everything went smoothly.”