AMS Directors and Tour Guides
Amazing Memories Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- ASTA, KATO, AMREF & Eco Tourism
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $130 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Barbara and Doug | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing 17 day Safari through Kenya’s major Parks
We have been to Kenya many times and love the beautiful scenery and especially the amazing wildlife.
Our tour operator Anna from “Amazing Memories Safaris” was fantastic during the preparation phase and worked with us to plan and adjust the Safari exactly to our wishes. She also provided us with an amazing guide and driver, Daniel, who has in depth knowledge of all the animals we saw, about Kenya in general, and who was a really great guy to “be stuck with” for 17 days. Daniel went absolutely above and beyond to make this the best possible Safari for us and to accommodate every request we had. When we had a medical issue, Daniel made sure to get us to a very good hospital, stayed with us the entire time to guide us through the process and also called ahead to the next lodge to set up a follow up doctor’s appointment there.
He also is a great photographer and made sure to put us in excellent spots to take great pictures. In addition, and extremely important for a Safari, he was
great in spotting animals.
The car was in good shape and the lodges beautiful. Everything was handled very professionally.
We hope we will be able to go back to Kenya in 2 or 3 years, at which time we will use the same operator and definitely go with Daniel as guide.
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Email Aga Rzezniczak | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience
Everything was very good in terms of the service. The communication was great before and during the safari. We were taken care of from the airport to the end of the safari. Eliud was a great companion, professional and really helpful. He is calm, knowledgeable and thoughtful. Would recommend to anybody.
We did a 4day safari in Naivasha (Sopa Lodge) and Mara (Sarova Mara). Both accommodations were good, in Naivasha we had hippos strolling by our house at night and Mara was a bit chilly at night due to the rainy weather.
Eliud took care and did his best to show us the beauties of both parks.
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Email Ruta | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari with Amazing Memories
My husband and I just returned from an 11-day safari in Kenya and Tanzania, and we will enjoy "amazing memories" for the rest of our lives, thanks to the advice, planning, and execution provided by Anne and her staff. When we first started planning this safari, we were literally overwhelmed by the large number of safari companies and tours available. We chose Amazing Memories based on the favorable reviews it had received -- and without question, we made the right choice. From the very start, we knew that we were in excellent hands, as Anne was terrific to deal with. She replied to all of our e-mails promptly, answered all of our many questions, made appropriate suggestions, and customized our itinerary and accommodations to meet our budget. We were fortunate to meet Anne, and she is as wonderful in person as she sounds in her e-mails.
We spent 2 days in Ol Pejeta (great for viewing rhinos), 1 day at Lake Naivasha (hippos at night on the lawn of the country club were amazing), 3 days in Masai Mara, 2 days in Serengeti, 2 days in Ngorongoro, and 1 day in Amboselli (largest elephant herds that we saw). The lodgings Anne recommended in each location were excellent, staff was very friendly, buffets were plentiful and good. The most important thing, of course, were the game drives, and they were superb due to our outstanding guides. James was our guide in Kenya for the first leg of our safari and became our friend. He had an incredible skill in finding the various animals, and we saw the Big Five within the first few days of our safari. In addition, he was a wealth of information about the animals and their behavior, the areas through which we traveled, the various local tribes and villagers. Ikamba, our guide in Tanzania, and Daniel, our guide upon our return to Kenya, were similarly knowledgeable and personable. Aside from being great guides, they also were great drivers on the often challenging trails in the game parks and knew how to position the vehicles for optimal photos. Moreover, they "shepherded" us through the border crossings and made sure that our check-ins at our various lodgings went smoothly. Since so much time is spent with the guides and the success of the game drives depends on them, it is critical that they be top-notch, and James, Ikamba, and Daniel certainly were.
One final note. Planning a safari (especially for the first time) can be daunting, and choosing the right tour operator can make the difference between a marvelous experience and a mediocre one. Amazing Memories Safaris lives up to its name -- it is truly amazing and does not disappoint. Our safari was as perfect as a vacation can be, and we are grateful to Anne and Amazing Memories for making it so. We recommend them most highly and without reservation.
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Email Maria | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exciting and Interesting Experience
We are very happy and satisfied to have chosen Amazing Memories Safari for our safari that we had long planned with many expectations and thanks to them with their good service everything was fulfilled.
Anne was our first contact from the moment we started making inquiries. He always responded very quickly to our concerns even when there was a big difference with us, being midnight or early morning in Nairobi.
We were four people with an eleven-day private safari between Kenya and Tanzania. We had a program at the time of making the contract which they complied to the letter. Despite having this program on the road one can make variations, we did some but always with the good advice of the guides and all at the convenience of us.
In Kenya we had Daniel as a guide and in Lawrence we went to Tanzania. Of them we only have good compliments, attentive, kind, friendly and the best, experts in safaris. They were always on time to start each day. They know where to find the animals that is not always easy but they with their experience were very successful and we were lucky to be many times on the site and at the right time to see moments of much action that you do not always have the fortune to witness.
With Daniel and Lawrence we learned a lot about animals, about plants, nature, about the different villages we pass through, about different cultures, about geography and many more things that they are very well informed about. We were very happy with so much interesting information.
We must also highlight how good drivers are because there are roads that are impassable but they are experts in passing any obstacle making one feel safe and we never had any setbacks.
It was a great experience with many emotions and much learning and all thanks to Amazing Memories Safari that knew how to meet all our expectations and much more.
We would only have one suggestion for Amazing Memories Safari and it is that when hiring the safari they give a little more information about the optional activities and their respective prices. Several activities such as visiting a Masai village and hiking, among others, must be paid in cash at the time of doing them. Knowing this in advance is one prepared with cash because they are really worth it and are not included in the safari.
Thank you very much to all of Amazing Memories Safari for their good service and having made our safari something unforgettable and that we only have pleasant memories and beautiful hats that they gave us with the Amazing Memories Safari logo.
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Email Kaitlin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best trip of our lives!!
Doing a safari had been #1 on my bucket list since I was a child so we decided a safari would be the perfect adventure for our honeymoon. After many, many hours of online research and contacting various different safari operators Amazing Memories came out on top. They had great packages with great prices and so many genuinely wonderful reviews, Communication with Anne was always friendly and quick, even with the 9 hour time difference from western Canada to Kenya,
Absolutely every detail of our safari went perfectly! From airport pickup to airport drop off we were taken care of. We chose a 14 day package which included a 10 day safari in Kenya with a few days of relaxation in Zanzibar at the end. Our guide Joseph was great! He was very friendly and he genuinely cared about our experience and all the animals he helped us find! I am still blown away by how many animals we were able to see! We even got to see the spotted zebra foal at Masai Mara!
Our lodges were all very nice. We especially enjoyed the Samburu Simba Lodge and Sweetwaters Serena Camp. Our hotel, The Sands in Zanzibar was also wonderful! Beautiful location, friendliest staff and very delicious food and drinks. We would 100% recommend anyone to visit Kenya and to use Amazing Memories Safaris for their trip! We hope that we will be able to come back again one day!
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Email Marilyn | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing sights, accommadations, and experiences
Amazing Memories Safaris designed a two week trip including 8 parks and 2 countries. In Kenya, our guide/driver Daniel found us some incredible sights like a Cheetah walking down the road, elephants crossing the river, lioness nursing three kittens (fourth hiding in grass), a leopard marking his territory, a cheetah mom with older kittens, a lion having breakfast, a jackal catching a bird, hyenas, zebras, rhinos, hippos fighting, wildebeest fighting, giraffes necking, and so much more. In Tanzania, Icamba found us the incredible sight of a lioness trying to drag a half-eaten water buffalo from the edge of a pond while four cubs “helped” by eating/riding the water buffalo with a fifth eating on the side. We laughed so hard at the lioness’s struggle to drag the carcass and her disdain of the water, the cubs growling at each other and their precarious perch on top the buffalo, and the cubs crawling all over each other on their precarious perch. Icamba found a cheetah family and we got to see the kittens warm greeting when mom returned. The baby jackals playing while waiting for mom were adorable. With over 2500 pictures and memories, it was definitely a trip to always remember.
Such wonderful memories like picnicking in Maasai Mara under an acacia tree, bird watching on Lake Naivasha, a balloon ride over Maasai Mara, a hike to see the hippos along the Mara River, the Rhino Encounter at Ol Pejeta, the numerous prides of lions, the week old baby elephant whose mom had to pick him up when he fell, the cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, the large herds of wildebeest and zebras, and just the hillsides covered with mixed herds of wildebeest, gazelles, ostriches, zebras, elephants, and other animals.
Of course, the tents/cabins at all the hotels were superb. We were amazed and pleased with our tent at Samburu the first day, yet the tents/cabins kept getting more impressive. We especially loved Ol Pejeta and the Ngorogoro Crater accommodations, just WOW!
The scenery, the people, and the animals made the trip so special. Because of Amazing Memories Safaris attention to details, I was able to concentrate on our African adventure and not worry about driving, accommodations, or anything else. Thank you Anne in the office for your hours of work getting all the details planned, finding the best accommodations, drivers/guides, helping us choose the best itinerary for us, and for you advice/help.
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Email Ruchira Sawant | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was very Excellent experience and will cherish those moments
My wife and me choose Amazing safaris after reading all reviews and really it was best choice with Anne helping us with package and best places to stay in Masai Mara.. we loved the hotel in Masai Mara, nice and comfortable.. Our guide James was excellent. worth to mention he had very sharp eyes and your spot animals from far off distances.. Overall it was a very memorable trip for my family and my kids really enjoyed.. Already recommended my friends..
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Email Taylor | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic 13 Day Safari Through Kenya & Tanzania
Amazing Memories Safaris coordinated a 13 day safari through Kenya and Tanzania for my wife and I. We had a wonderful trip full of many great memories and amazing experiences.
Anne was extremely helpful from our very first inquiry through our return home. She planned our dream safari and made sure it exceeded our expectations. We are very thankful to our guide through Kenya, Musa. His experience really showed throughout the trip as he knew exactly how to put us in the best positions to experience incredible wildlife. For example, Musa would position the vehicle to even view wildlife with the best lighting. The little things made a big difference. Charles was our guide in Tanzania and his passion for his job was evident. He loved sharing his knowledge of the animals with us, and we very much enjoyed our conversations with him. Both guides were top notch!
We felt completely safe with Amazing Memories Safaris. The guides were excellent drivers, and we felt they really cared about us during our time. My wife and I would definitely recommend this company, and we are very glad that we traveled with them!
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Email RAlam | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional Kenya Safari: Amboseli, Nakuru, Naivash, Masaai Mara, Nairobi
We loved our 1st Kenya/Africa safari trip! It was an experience of a lifetime. We would highly recommend Amazing Memories Safari to our friends/family & anyone else traveling to Kenya.
We loved our 1st Kenya/Africa safari trip! It was an experience of a lifetime. We would highly recommend Amazing Memories Safari to our friends/family & anyone else traveling to Kenya.
Anne Waithira was very professional & thorough. All the communication was very prompt and detailed. And the itinerary was very well laid out. Selection of lodges was great! It was wonderful to have the stay split into various places as we got to experience a wide variety! Staff was always very friendly & courteous.
Joseph Thuo, our Safari guide, was very nice, patient, funny, timely & knowledgeable. He made extra efforts to accommodate our likes & dislikes & went the extra mile! We loved that he loves the wildlife so much even after seeing it on a daily basis!
We saw many different animals on the safari thanks to him.
The wildebeest migration, breathtaking balloon ride, Giraffe feeding, wildlife at its best [esp. Lions, cheetahs], visiting Maasai village, staying in the stupendous lodges and gorgeous/expansive views along the way were some of our top favorites!
Note: Beware that the drives are long, dusty and bumpy. Washrooms enroute are not clean. Nothing can be changed on this front but good to be aware of it.
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Email Thomas | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
14-day East Africa Safari including Zanzibar
My mother and I took this safari in July-August 2019. We visited the Amboseli, Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Zanzibar. I first contacted Anne about this safari in May 2019 (!). With such a short notice, she was able to put together our customized itinerary. Her communication was excellent, the service we got was great. All the hotels were up to expectations, some went beyond and were truly luxurious. The drivers were all great, friendly and helpful. The safaris were awesome, we saw more animals than we could ever hope for. All in all, we have really amazing memories to remember. I especially recommend the balloon ride for anybody who goes to visit, and of course Amazing Memories Safaris is highly recommended.