Bush lunch in Maasai Mara National Reserve
Tazama Africa Holidays
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- AMREF, Eco Tourism & Tour Operators Society of Kenya
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $1,200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Maciej | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent!!!
Do it with Tazama!!!
It is an experience to remember. We had a wonderful time on this trip which was organized by Tazama Africa Holidays. Company kept us informed about possible options and itineraries and helped with uncertainties and local paper work before the trip.
Head Guide Antony was very helpful, also with some special requests of mine. He was very responsive and assisting! Way to go! Superb service!
On 4-day safari we went with John, who was our driver - he is a real credit to the company with his knowledge of wildlife. John is also a very good driver and knows best places to look for it. He attended to our every need as he also was really well connected to other guides and was able to take us to interesting action spots. We saw everything! Saw all the big 5 and we saw them very close. The game drives were an amazing and breath-taking experience!
We stayed at Ashnil Mara Camp – wonderful place located on the river full of hippos. Ashnil is impeccable hospitality. We loved the food, service and quality of accommodation. Tents are comfortable and spacious. They even have a pool!
We loved every moment of our short vacation and hope one day we will travel back to Africa.
Can't say enough about how much I would recommend going with Tazama Africa Holidays – if we return – for sure it will be Tazama!
Email Joe | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic 6 days Safari in Kenya
We had a fantastic 6 days spent on Safari with Tazama Safaris! Prior to travelling, communication with Anthony was great, always replying within a few days and always clear in his response to questions!
Our Guide John was great! very friendly throughout and made us both feel very comfortable, at ease and safe. He was very knowledgable about all of the animals we saw - and he made sure we saw a lot! He was always in communication with other guides in the park to find out where the rarer animals were, and as a result we saw multiple lions, cheetahs and even a leopard.
Additionally all of the lodges we stayed in (as arranged by Anthony) were fantastic!! great food, comfy beds and a very slick check in/out process
We would happily use Tazama again in the future, and would love to have John join us as our guide!!
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Email Daniel W. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Like seeing Kenya with an old friend!
We chose our tour based on price and itinerary, limited to the short window when both of our kids were home from college. From the first moment, Antony G. was patient, flexible, and informative, fielding questions and helping us get ready. He was also ready to go the extra mile, arranging transportation to and from the airport, procuring sim cards upon arrival, follow-on train tickets, and working around hotel availability during the WRC Safari Rally Race. We were slow and deliberate in making up our minds, but Antony never showed any impatience and was genuinely interested in ensuring we would get the trip we hoped for.
From the moment we arrived, Andrew, our guide, was delightful company and exactly the guide we needed! It would be understandable if a 12-year veteran guide occasionally showed a little boredom with visiting places he had been going for years, but Andrew was just as excited as we were to see the sights and the wildlife...his energy, enthusiasm, and expertise made him the perfect guide for us. He threw himself into everything we were doing, was always patient and fun, and from the very first day it was like having an old friend show us around places that he dearly loved and wanted to share. I would not hesitate to tour with Andrew again, and I would recommend him to literally anyone, including my parents in their mid-70s.
Tazama Africa Holidays, led by Antony and Andrew, delivered everything they promised and SO much more. We hoped to have the trip of a lifetime, and we got exactly what we wanted. I've never smiled so much or looked forward to the next bend in the road so much. An absolutely unbeatable experience! Thank you, Antony and Andrew, for giving us an extraordinary memory.
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Email Sara | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect service for an unforgettable safari experience
I can highly recommend Tazama Africa Holidays. The organization was perfect - Anthony responded very quickly to all of our questions. Also, the lodges which he chose, were perfect: very friendly stuff, good food and nice location.
Our driver Andrew was the best! He has a big knowledge about the animals and the area. He always knew where to look for the animals, so that we could see a tons of them from a perfect perspective. Also, he was so patient with us. He stopped everywhere as long as we wanted so that we had enough time to take photos and enjoy the moments. We could always decide by our own, when we wanted to do a game drive - Andrew always fulfilled our wishes and explained us a lot about Kenya.
We really had the best time and would definitely do a safari again with Tazama Africa Holidays.
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Email Varvara | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Kenya experience
My husband and I really loved our 6 day trip with Tazama! We’ve managed to visit Amboseli, Naivasha lake and Masai Mara, all trip was really nicely planned and organised, we did a lot of game drives and accommodation was super comfortable. Huge thanks to Antony and George from Tazama holidays for such a wonderful experience!
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Email Anna Julia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
100% recommend!!
Me and my partner choose Tazama Africa Holidays out of 6 other companies. It took us ~2 weeks to do our research but it totally worth it. We compared them to a lot other businesses and Tazama were highly the best in my personal opinion.
Antony (the managing director & head guide) were super helpful and patient through the process of organize our dream holiday in Kenya. We always could reach him very quick and easy and he was always ready to help us.
Our personal guide was Ephantus who I want to thank everything again. He is a very friendly, happy person, who made our trip amazing. He made sure we get a 100% personalized holiday and everything fits for our needs. We had a lot’s of interesting and funny coversations about almost everything. We spent every day in a very good mood and learnt a lot from Ephantus about the wildlife and culture which he had a real good knowledge about.
My partner is a wildlife photographer so I have to admit we had expectations regarding the trip which were absolutely statisfied.
We got way than more we expected. I highly recommand Tazama Africa Holidays, it’s a very trustable company. For sure we would book with them again.
We did the 7 days classic Kenya safari.
Email Emma | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic service, highly recommend
Absolutely wonderful from start to finish. Antony was a pleasure to book with, very responsive and helpful. We got picked up from our hotel and taken to Wilson airport before the short 40min flight to Keerok airstrip. Stayed at Ashnil camp for 2 nights and had safari adventures with our guide Henry who was amazing. Henry was so knowledgable and funny. Today we had the flight back to Wilson, picked up by Antony and taken to our hotel. So smooth and fantastic service.
We saw so many animals in such a short space of time. Highly recommend booking with Tazma holidays. You will not be disappointed!
Email Carey | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A truly unforgettable safari made possible by Tazama Africa
From the start Antony was extremely quick with his responses to all queries and nothing was too much effort for him. We were asked to make a payment by bank transfer which I wasn’t sure about initially but after studying the Tripadvisor reviews, I decided to go for it, and I’m so glad I did.
Antony arranged for collection from the airport to the hotel the day before the safari, and then came to the hotel to meet us and on the morning of the safari before we were introduced to our guide Josphat, who made our remaining 7 days truly amazing. We cannot praise him enough. He was very polite and professional from the start. After a few days we were well acquainted and felt like we received a really personal service. He must’ve answered hundreds of questions across the seven days but he always answered with enthusiasm and exceptional detail.
Now onto the game drive. What can I say! We saw the big 5, multiple times as well as various other animals. I couldn’t believe how accessible all the animals were due to Josphat’s excellent ability to find them and also with the guides communicating their sightings on the radio.
If you visit multiple national parks, there’s quite a lot of driving between the parks so be prepared for that, but with early starts we always got to our next destination by lunch. Our route was Amboseli - Lake Naivasha - Lake Nakuru - Maasai Mara. My favourite lodge was Ilkeliani Camp in the Maasai Mara with an exceptional menu and really great staff. It was the perfect place to end the trip. Our lodges were Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge (rooms a little small but really nice size resort, not too many people and nicely decorated), Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge (a little dated but in an elegant way. Beautiful buildings with wild zebra and deer roaming around the grounds and hippos that come close at night), Sarova Lion Hill Lodge (probably my least favourite only because it was quite a large site, but actually probably had the nicest staff, lots to do and was in a good location), and finally Ilkeliani Camp (beautiful tented camp accessed via a rope bridge. At night you can hear the hienas and birds so bring ear plugs if you’re a light sleeper. I loved how perfectly spaced each tent was so it felt really private, and most of all we loved the food there). Overall a great experience and as soon as I get the chance to return, I have no doubt that I’ll go with Tazama Africa again! Thank you!!
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Email Chad | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic custom 5-day/4-night Maasai Mara safari with Mike
I contacted Tazama Africa Holidays to see if they could do a custom 5 day, 4 night Maasai Mara safari for me, my brother, his wife and their two adult children - a total of five of us. I inquired about a custom safari as I wanted to combine Maasai Mara with the Serengeti and Ngorongoro in Tanzania. And while there are companies that include both Kenya and Tanzania, they seemed to include other parks. I wanted to focus on those three areas and doing a custom safari and piecing the two countries together allowed me to do just that by crossing from Maasai Mara into Tanzania at Isebania.
The communication with Antony was outstanding. He was very responsive and said he could arrange for our guide to drop us off at the border at Isebania. He gave excellent instructions for payment via wire transfer. He even upgraded our vehicle to a high-end land cruiser with roll-up windows for a more open viewing experience. Antony booked our accommodations at Mara Simba Lodge, which was very nice. The accommodations, food and staff at Mara Simba Lodge were excellent.
As good and seamless as my interaction with Antony was, it was our tour guide, Mike, who made our Maasai Mara experience truly memorable. It rained quite a bit on our first afternoon game drive, but Mike got us back to the lodge without any trouble. With over 16 years' experience in leading safaris, Mike knows the Mara like the back of his hand. He has even lead BBC film crews when they have come to the Mara to film documentaries. We saw so many animals with Mike: lions and their cubs, several cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, wildebeest, etc. Mike was constantly on his radio communicating with other guides and scanning the horizon for wildlife. With an uncanny ability of anticipating where an animal was headed, Mike would maneuver the vehicle to get us into the best spots for photographing the wildlife, all while being respectful of the other drivers and the natural habitat. Somehow, and I'm not sure how, he spotted a lioness in a tree just before it attacked a wildebeest. Mike also took time to answer all of our questions regarding animal behavior and Kenyan culture in general. He even explained the tribal culture in Kenya. We felt lucky to have had Mike as our guide. He was truly a joy to be around. By the end of the safari, he felt like our friend.
Because we had several days in the Mara, we were able to explore it in-depth without feeling rushed. We even did a full day in the Mara Triangle, a personal highlight for me. We started our game drives early around 6:30AM, for the best light, and usually ended around 5 or 6 PM.
I highly recommend Tazama Africa Holidays. You will not regret booking your safari with Antony and Tazama Africa Holidays.
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Email Janne | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Provided the needed with professional touch
Our guide Jospheat was great. Always punctual, always kept his word and did not make empty promises. Also we saw many different animals, even when other safari guides could not locate them, our guides experience and knowledge was top quality.