Excellent, first-rate!
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!
“Very positive. Casey was very responsive and helpful in planning the trip. We told him vaguely what we wanted to do and he planned an agenda. He also explored options that we were interested in but in the end did not include in our trip. He was willing to meet with us personally and walk thru the trip with us which was very helpful in answering questions and dealing withthe anxiety we had.”