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Mwema Africa Safaris
- Located In:
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United States
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $65 to $250 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Kate | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
6 Days Amboseli-Lake Nakuru-Masai Mara
High Five for Mwema Safari! Big thank you to Simon and Anthony. Simon was very responsive in all my queries while Anthony took good care of us during our 6 days trip. Thank you so much guys. Hoping to come back soon.
US
Email Jennifer Thornton | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect in every way.
Our experience with Mwema Africa was excellent from start to finish. After deciding to go to Ol Pejeta, Samburu, and Meru, we reached out to 5 companies for information and quotes. Simon provided the most comprehensive and helpful information by far and one of the lowest quotes. He gave us tips for saving money, and made a great suggestion to upgrade one tent camp for a slight price increase, which we found very much worth it. Simon's communication was prompt and thorough from inquiry through departure, making recommendations when we wanted them and booking things we decided on. We stayed at Serena Sweetwaters, Samburu Inrepids, and Ikweta in Meru.
Our driver James was incredible. Unlike me, he was always early - and waited patiently. With 25 years experience, he knew Samburu and Ol Pejeta inside out. Meru isn't as commonly visited (we only saw one other car in 1.5 days of game drives) and he competently navigated that park as well.
Our safari far exceeded our expectations from day one. James was a superb spotter and freely shared his vast knowledge about all types of wildlife. We saw the last two northern white rhino, a huge male lion, several prides of lions, approximately ten cheetahs, tons of elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalo, all species of antelopes, and many rhinos and hippos. James went to great lengths to also find an elusive leopard in a tree. We saw a number of Somali and regular ostriches and were treated to a mating dance by a pair in Ol Pejeta. That is quite a sight! We were in a safari van, not a land rover, and he still got us very much offroad for the best viewings.
As we spent 6 days together, James also answered various questions about the Kenyan economy, life in Nairobi, etc.
And for anyone wary of aggressive driving, James is a 100% within the speed limit type of driver (who very competently navigates Nairobi traffic as well as the many unpaved, challenging roads shared by cars, motorbikes, pedestrians and livestock.)
They are a small company that has been around for 20 or so years. I hope to return and would absolutely book with them again.
US
Email Brooke | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Best Experience
My friend and I decided to go on a safari after volunteering for a few weeks in Uganda. We were a little concerned prior to booking due to the fact that we are both younger and don't have much experience outside of the country without our families. However, I don't think we could have picked a better company. I personally picked this safari due to the good reviews and they did not disappoint! Everything was clear and went smoothly. We received a pre-departure packet prior to leaving that had a detailed description of everything we would be doing throughout the trip. Simon was always quick to answer our emails/ questions and our tour guide was amazing! He made sure we saw all the animals possible and we were lucky enough to see the Big Five within the first two days. I can not say enough good things about this safari. Highly recommend this company to any first timers looking for a smooth, well planned out, and fun safari tour where you're able to see lots of up close animals!
RU
Email Anna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari and such a nice and professional people from Mwema!
Easy booking, answered all questions before trip!
Perfect trip through Tsavo East and to Salt Lick!
Saw Giraffes,Elephants, Lions, Cheetas, Hippo, Zebras and much more!
Simon - best safari ranger ever!
Thank you Simon and Simon:)
DE
Email Sadat | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very Good
We would like to sincerely thank everyone who has made an effort to make this safari tour for us.
Especially with Mr. Simon, who organized everything very well. Our driver was very dedicated and competent. Our accommodations were also very good.
Mwema Africa Safaris is highly recommended. Thanks again for everything.
CZ
Email Hana | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very good cooperation - all O.K.
Very nice 3-day trip. I recommend this company. Everything was according the plan and the organization was excellent. Many thanks!
PL
Email Joanna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Grwat trìp
We were on 2 days safari tour to Tsavo East. The driver was polite and helpful. He knew that we were interested in see lions, so he was trying to find the lion. And he found :) We recommend this company.
CL
Email Santiago | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience with professional services
We booked this with A LOT of time, maybe 6 months in advance. I asked via SafariBookings for quotes on lots of agencies. Simon was very honest with what to expect and very helpful in deciding the best places to go. I'm a very picky customer, so I have to say he was very pacient.
He gave me a very good price and we went to awesome hotels. The experience so far was awesome: Ol Pejeta as first place is impressive. The hotels are amazing. Serena hotels is just a whole different experience. We even fed a rhyno!
The we went to Lake Nakuru. As a park it was nice. We went to Mara Sarova. It was a very very nice hotel (5-star), great food. After that, we went to Masai Mara for 2 days. Amazing experience, we saw the big five.
Reviewing our stay:
- Serena Hotels are amazing, in my opinion, way better than Mara Sarova. I mean, both are exceptional hotels, but for me Serena are a bit better and more beautiful.
- Our guide, Anthony, was a very good guy. He really tried as far as he could to show us the best animals. He has a very good will in terms of showing us everything, he really tries to explain you everything, and when there are problems, he fixes all of them. We felt very safe with him and we were sure we were going to see everything (he took the best places on the parks). As a feedback: (1) maybe try driving a bit safer, but that might be something cultural (2) he speaks with every guide on every park, which might be a bit annoying (3) I would love if the can explains you more things instead of you asking. These are all little details which didn't change the overall awesome experience
- For us, 5 days was more than nice.
- We took the van, which was nice. We had some technical issues but Anthony was very fast in solving them. He knows a guy in every place of the world who can help him.
- We went on our last day to Lake Naivasha. We saw some hippos on the water (nice) but the other part was very poor. Not recommended for the price.
Overall, the experience was perfect. It's like a National Geographic documental but live.
I would DEFINITELY recommend (indeed, I have already) Mwema for anybody who wants to take a great safari. The price is nice, Simon is always willing to help you and for sure you will get to see everything you are expecting and beyond.
ES
Email Coral Patiño Sanchis | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari, the best people and company to do your safari! We would choose them again for sure!!
From the beginning the company showed very good work, organitation and responsability, fast answer and best tips for our safari.
The hotel was one of the best experiences, very good people, service, food and very very peaceful. It was absolutely wonderful!!!!
Our guide was, without a doubt, the best guide ever!! he explained everything about culture, languaje, animals....very funny and responsability!!
Email Rebecca | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari honeymoon
We chose to spend our honeymoon in Tanzania, booked with Simon at Mwema Safaris, and it was amazing.
Simon was always on hand throughout the planning and budgeting stages to help with recommendations on where to stay and what to see and do. He was able to offer various accommodation options, according to our budget, and we opted to stay mid-range rather than go to budget or 5* extremes, and we were very happy with our choices. Simon arranged all our transfers, accommodation, meals, park entries and we had an internal flight.
We opted to do a 4-day private safari and visited Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara (we are sociable people, but would totally recommend a private safari so you don't have any other group members to worry about!).
Our guide was aptly named Goodluck, and he was very friendly and knowledgable about the areas we were visiting and the animals - he was definitely our good luck mascot, as we were lucky enough to see 4 out of the Big 5 (no leopards in sight, but we did see tree-climbing lions, which was pretty awesome!).
We would definitely recommend Mwema Safaris and hope to be able to return and book with them again.
Thank you Mwema for making our honeymoon memorable!