Tropical Vacations
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2001)
- Member Of:
- KPSGA & pack for a purpose
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $450 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A well organized vacation!
We recommend Tropical Vacations strongly to others while, from the start, they organize everything very well. When we decided to go on vacation to Kenia, we send an email to several organizations and Matthew of Tropical Vacations was one of the few who wrote back to us with a lot of payable suggestions.
Matthew is very professional and friendly!
Everything went as planned and he choose an excellent ranger/driver named Wilson!
They made our vacation one of the best have had (and as airline staff we know what we say :-)
MA
Email Mehdi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent reactivity
You can ask all the questions you have, someone will answer immediately... very good reativity and good service delivered
ES
Email Nuria | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a very nice experience.They tried us to see as many animals as possible.This is also a lucky
Despite having had a little misunderstanding with the trasnfer from Tanzania..they tried us to enjoylooking for animals in different National Park.
They are good professionals and know many things about animals.
The service was very good...although I would like to have seen more nimals..but it is a lucky question..because they are wild.
I recomend the experience.It is definitely worth it and people are helpful and lovely.
PH
Email Bernt | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A solid budget experience
We spent 3 days and 2 nights in Masai Mara, including travel from Nairobi. If seeing the animals is your priority, this tour had everything, although we thought being the rainy season would limit what we could see. During the second day with all day game driving we had 5 encounters with lions, really close - we could almost touch them from the bus. We also spotted all of the other Big Fives, except the rhino. Comfortable travelling and game viewing with only 4 passengers in the bus. Be aware though that accomodation in tents and all the meals are the budget variety, but enough. Jacob, our driver/guide brought us back and fortht and around the national park safely and had good knowledge of the park and the animals.
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience and a wonderful 9 Days Kenya Safari !
I and my 2 friends had booked a 9 Days Kenya trip with Tropical Vacations starting with a night in Nairobi on arrival, then to
Masai Mara game reserve, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasaha , Amboseli National Park and finally drop off a at
Watamu.The tour was well organized. Our flight landed at 8 p.m. and Mathew and the driver met us with a car as agreed for a transfer to our hotel in Nairobi.
The car was a mini-van. It is quite decent, the seats are comfortable and there were no major breaks. Wilson could use the maximum the car can provide! :))
and we must say everything was excellent from planning to execution....first of all, our emails were responded to in time,
with all the answers we sought and at some point we had to change our initial itinerary..but it still worked out perfectly.
The Guide Wilson was a nice professional who was keen to show us around and drove carefully...he was also punctual on time
...the accommodation options we chose were booked and were perfect, staying in lodges, (Amboseli Sopa Lodge was nice, but a little far from the park!)
We were lucky to see most of the wildlife, with at least 4 of the Big 5 and to sum it up, Mount Kilimanjaro!
We were generally happy with the services and would for sure use this company again...also recommend to our friends....
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
great safari and city tours
I felt very well taken care of and had a great time on safari. Some problems with car and traffic but that is not the operators fault. They went above and beyond in making sure I was comfortable and safe; and since I was a woman traveling alone that was very important. Great guides, funny, informed and open.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best experience seeing wildlife in a wonderful landscape
We enjoyed a lot our experience in Kenya. We saw lots of animals and learnt a lot about them. We were guided toward excellent landscapes and drived secure in the middle of difficult paths. Both, tour guide and driver are excellent profesionals. Both were kind and amazing. We enjoyed their way of travelling, out of the typical tourist routes but without losing the most important scenaries and qualities of the people in the country.
FR
Email André | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing safaris in camps In Amboseli and Masai Mara
The safaris booked on internet where as per my expectations.
There were safaris in camps and I must say the camp in Masai Mara was really great.
The one in Amboseli was good: what an experience to face the Kilimanjaro when waking up!
Mathew has taken good care of me being there the 1st morning before I joined the group.
He was also there when I came back to Nairobi so we could debrief the safari.
All in all no bad surprise as I was wondering how it would go when booking on internet.
Happy with the choice of Tropical Vacations.
Maybe not as much lions as I expected, but this is the beauty of safaris as this is not an exact science and you never know in the morning which animals you are going to see. Of course if in Amboseli you don't see elephants then you can consider your guide is very bad. I've seen several groups of elephants there so no complain.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good guide but Unfortunately the accommodation and food were really bad
We had a good guide and the team tried hard. The masa mara was stunning and even though we only saw 1lionness and a cheetah it was a magical moment. However the food was particularly bad (and we are based in Ethiopia so we are not spoilt) and the accomodation was old and tired.
DE
Email Christina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Paid in advance, nowbody showed up in Arusha...until now no refund!
Mathew Adams is a lier and a thief!
He still owes us 630 USD!!!