Lake Manyara Tanzania
Chaz Tours and Travel
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- NTB & APTA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $130 to $370 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email jane | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
thsi was the best company i have use there serivce, the staffs are well behaved and very helpfull
From the moment we arrived at Nairobi airport, the chaz people were very friendly and took well care of my team. Communication was excellent , service was excellent and exceeded our expectations. I would recommend anyone travelling to Kenya to use Chaz tours
Email brian | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
kenya safari
chaz tours and travel is the best and there drivers are the best they understands there clients
Email Phillip john | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
chaz tours and travel is the best tours in kenya
chaz tours and travel are good in communication they have great services and good experience in the safari
chaz tours and travel provided us with excellent... and great safari Service
I and my family are very thankful to the entire team of chaz tours and travel for arranging such a wonderful stay to kenya masai mara .Must stay the hotels provided to us were excellent...Service provided was very good .There were timely feedback calls to ensure everything is going smooth.....Overall very comfortable trip....Thanks again for gifting us with such a good memories for lifetime to cherish.
Email Cate | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Incredible experience from start to finish!
Our trip was just just fantastic, when our driver Mr. Daniel came and picked us up, Chaz Tours and Travel had some gifts for us, they gave us the Masai blankets and some maps or books for information. Our children loved Mr.Daniel, they even made a Mr. Daniel song for him. He had an eye of an eagle, his eyesight was so spot on, we didn't need any binoculars because he can spot like cheetahs and small animals far away. On our way to our 4 day trip Nairobi - Lake Nakuru -Masai Mara - Nairobi trip we first stop at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint, it was such a sight and if you read up about the Great Rift Valley you will be amazed. Next stop was lake Naivasha with island stopover to have a close encounter with giraffes, wildebeest, gazelles and water bucks. Lots of different bird species at the lake, we even had the chance to feed fish to an eagle. You will see some hippos soaking up at the lake too. We had lunch as a stopover and grabbed some coffees in one of the malls on the way to Lake Nakuru, remember to grab some drinking bottled water to Lake Nakuru - Mara or snacks and fruits and bring your own shopping bag as they don't provide this in shops in Kenya (plastic free). In Lake Nakuru, you will see the pink flamingos, we spotted a black rhino and serval cat, we stayed at Lake Nakuru lodge. Water is not drinkable but its so soft and made our hair and skin so soft. Next stop is Mara, Mara is a long journey with mostly rough roads and it takes around 6 to 7 hours drive from Nairobi, it is also very dusty. April is supposedly rainy season but for the entire week we were there, there was no rain. It can get a bit chilly in the mornings but after that it gets hot during the day. Mara was amazing, it's a dream come true to see the animals in their natural habitat. We stayed at Masai Mara Sopa lodge and it was a great place to stay. We visited Kekoorok air strip where we bought some souvenirs, try and bargain if you can, we visited also Masai Village and had some look around their livelihood. we learned so much in this trip and would use the same company again and recommend them in the future. Thank you for making our trip so memorable.
Email James | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent tour operator
We did a 5 days safari with Chaz Tours and Travel from April13-17, which included the Masai Mara, Hell's Gate, Lake Nakura and a half-day hike at Longonot.
We had an amazing experience with them from the planning phase until our departure. Martin, the tour consultant, responded almost immediately to all my emails when I was planning the trip and was very helpful and positive in all of our correspondence (even though I asked a ton of questions!).He was also very accommodating and flexible with the trip. We're very active people so wanted to add a hike at Longonot. They allowed us to do 4 days as part of the small group and then arranged another driver so that we had 1 day on our own. We just modified the schedule so that we had less "down time" and managed to fit in Longonot without missing out on anything. It cost a bit extra but sure was worth it!
The company also picked us up from the airport and brought us back there, even though our arrival and departure dates were different than the trip dates! My boyfriend and I arrived at different times. They picked us both up and even got him from the hotel so he could be there to greet me since I hadn't seen him in months. (Extra airport trips cost a reasonable $20).
As for the safari.... WOW! That was absolutely incredible! We saw all of the Big Five and our driver sure worked hard to make sure that we saw as much as possible! We saw hundreds of animals every day! All the safari companies appear to do the same things when in the parks and the drivers work together to find the best animals, so I doubt the experience will be much different if you use a budget company vs a high end one. I think the main difference will be in the hotels and food you get. We were very happy with the eco camp and the hotels. The food was very good in some places and just okay in others (a lot of the same things served), but for the price we paid, we were very, very happy with it and it was much better than we expected.
If you go to Hell's Gate, I highly recommend biking and doing the hike at the Gorge. They were amazing! Just be sure to know whether or not the hike is included in the price you pay before you get there.
I highly recommend Chaz Tours and Travel if you want a great safari experience with friendly and reliable staff (if you don't need 5 star hotels or food). They were great... especially Lawrence who got us from the airport, hiked with us at Longonot and sent us some amazing photos from our hike! I spent many hours researching companies before I went and I'm so happy I chose this one. I would certainly use them again if I ever go back to Kenya. Thanks so much to Martin, Lawrence and our safari driver for making this such a great experience!!!
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Email Eden | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best tour i ever had
This trip was easily the trip of a lifetime for our family of four, and it will be quite some time before we stop talking about it!! We have a done a lot of travel with our children alongside us, but the adventures that were found around every corner on this African safari were beyond our expectations, and FAR beyond theirs!
We were literally surprised around every corner as we found something unexpected, from a tote full of gifts upon our 5am arrival to Nairobi from our agent to a bag full of top-notch coffee mugs from our last hotel upon departure, not to mention the incredible services and attention given to us at both safari properties between.
Chaz Tours and Travel was clearly working behind the scenes throughout our trip to ensure that we were safe, well and taken care of, and she organised our family into perfect accommodations and safari properties for us. It was obvious that she took everything we told her during our planning stages and applied it to her trip framework, allowing us to get everything we were hoping for out of our trip to Africa, and MORE!
Email Maingi Michael | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Chaz Tours is a prolific planner and organises lifetime memorable trips
Chaz tours organised a two tier tour for me and my visitors from the UK 6 days in Kenya and 8 days in Namibia. From the excellent planning and communication to delivery of the trip, we enjoyed ourselves to the brim. I can safely say this is the best trip of our lives. Memorable and delivered with care and skills. My friends were thrilled with game drives in the Mara, the train ride through the famous Tsavo game park only to be awestruck by the blissful beaches on the nothern coast of Shanzu.
For me the trip through Namib desert, the sand dunes and the out of this world scenery just became my most memorable trip ever. I will definitely go for more tours with Chaz tours and thank the amazing team. I highly recommend Chaz Tours, good job they are doing!
Email Jane | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb Experience safari in kenya
My impression of Chaz tours and travel is one of an authentic, professional, unique and considerate tour operator who goes an extra mile to deliver exemplary service to its clients. Superb 8 days safari from Nairobi, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara, very well organized with a great range of experiences; from the massive wilderbeast migration to the game drives, balloon safaris and boat rides. It's an experience to remember.
We had such a good time, the tour guide was very knowledgeable, amazing food and great accommodation.
Thanks, Chaz tours and travel and team, you surpassed our expectations.