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!
“Excellent! We loved every minute of the trip. Ray was an excellent guide who has a wealth of knowledge and is a wonderful person as well. It was truly the trip of a lifetime that lived up to our high expectations!! The information provided ahead for planning was very helpful and it was apparent that Karen and the rest of the company have a lot of knowledge about the country and all of the possible sites. Also Access was very responsive to any questions we had.”