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 Dominik & Liza | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari with the best driver and great organization
We highly recommend to book the safari tour with Tazama African Holiday!
We travelled Kenya for our Honeymoon, and had a 7-day tour with the greatest tour guide Alex. He was a real professional! He had the deepest knowledge about each and every animal, he went above and beyond to help us catch all the animals and see them at best angles! Alex could spot and show us amazing scenes of wild life (the cheetah with 2 little ones eating a gazelle, which was the highlight of the trip! )
Our guide was very punctual and helpful, very sociable and fun! He was a very safe driver! He was willing to tell us all about Kenya, local people and traditions, introduced us to local culture and traditions! He helped us with all arrangements apart from game drives and gave us great advice!
We absolutely loved it! Thank you for making our honeymoon so unforgettable!
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Email LEE | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Africa experience
I finished my family Africa safari travel with excellent experience.
First, thanks to good communication with Anthony. On-time & right answer to my question, it let me feel solid confidence about this far-far-away traveling plan. To my family, C/P value is not my 1st priority, but this company if could be trusted and reliable. Finally, Tazama Holidays proved it.
Second, thanks to our driver & tour guide Alex. In these 6days/5nights travel, he drives carefully all the way, even from one-site to another-site 6~7 hours driving. About searching animals, he can precisely forecast animal next walking path to let them pass beside the car. That is exciting experience to my family. At last, he is a funny and nice person, which make us feel comfortable all the way.
Thanks for everything
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Email Mihai | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Outstanding organization - Antony from Tazama Holidays created a wonderful safari experience for us.
I have over 20 years of tour guiding and tour leading experience all over the world and this was my fifth time on a Safari in Kenya. Needles to say, I wanted this to be a perfect experience to share with my wife and my friends who were visiting Africa for the first time. Antony and Tazama Holidays delivered above all expectations.
Communication was fast and to the point at all times - Antony never took more than 24 hours to reply to my emails, even when he was leading another Safari. Also, in the week before the trip, we connected on WhatsApp and this way we could iron out all last minute details very efficiently.
He suggested and made changes to the initial itinerary in order to deliver an even better experience based on our requests - this happened seamless. He re-quoted the itinerary several times without skipping a beat based on my change requests.
While Antony, the owner of Tazama Holidays, led our safari himself and we felt very fortunate about this, we met with other Tazama groups during our journey and the travelers seemed very happy with their guides. He always made sure the hotels took great care of us, giving us great tents or rooms. For the few experiences we had where he did not guide us himself, he made sure to choose the local guides very carefully.
The car was spotless every time we got in for a game drive, the cooler always fully stocked with water, he was always friendly and positive and gave us great insights not only in the wildlife we saw but also in the life of the people of the Kenyan villages we drove by.
Antony is a great wildlife spotter and ha a very good knowledge for all the parks we visited. I was used to the way Safari guides use their radio to share information on the animals spotted so their clients can see the great Kenyan wildlife and Antony made good use of this feature - if you have been to Kenya before you are probably used to this - a whole bunch of safari cars gathered together to see a pride of lions, or a cheetah, etc. Antony, though surprised me a few times by seemingly driving the opposite direction from everybody else, sometimes even turning the radio off and then, suddenly, we would be the first car on the spot for a great sighting - the best of all was spotting a leopard in Samburu, an old male, that had not been spotted in over 5 months. He seemed to have a 6th sense for these things.
At the end of the trip we asked him for arranging a dinner for us in Nairobi since our flight was around midnight. I was familiar with Carnivores in Nairobi having a relationship with all Safari operators, being taken there several times over the years at the end of my trips and I find it quite touristy. I mentioned this to Antony and he assisted us with finding another venue - we ended up having dinner at the Talisman restaurant instead - a fantastic and unexpected fine dining experience in Kenya. We all loved the choice and can only recommend it for other travelers.
All being said, I cannot praise Antony and Tazama Holidays enough for making this experience so wonderful for us.
Thank you Antony!
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Email Deborah | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
Very good driver, skilled, precised, we saw all the animals with some explanations about them. The driver adapted the safari, excellent !
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Email Simone | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect Safari holiday!
We had a fantastic 3-night Safari to Massai Mara with Tazama.
Booking and arranging everything with Antony was easy and uncomplicated, he always replied quickly and responded to our wishes (such as a different drop-off location instead of Nairobi). Besides, when our original camp was flooded he quickly arranged for a different and equally beautiful lodge. We knew we could trust him from the start.
Our guide and driver Alex did a wonderful job! Not only was he the best animal-spotter we could possibly imagine, he was also fun to spend time with and told us a lot about Kenya and the animals. He was also a good and safe driver, both on wet dirt roads in the park and on an 8-hour road trip!
We can fully recommend booking a Tazama Safari experience!
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Email Francisco Schepeler | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best week of my life! Asante Tazama!
Have a blast thanks to Tazama! The whole experience was so amazing, since day one till the last day. Even before arriving to Nairobi, Antony was really kind and always answering my questions, doesn´t matter the time. We had to change hotel in Samburu because of the flood, but Antony booked for us a better hotel with no extra charge! But now going to the experience, e and my girlfriend had the best 7 days of our life. We had the best guide ever, Alex, he was such a good driver, good guide and he knows everything about the animals and from Kenya... but when I say everything, it´s everything! Now I know that they are more than one tipe of giraffe, funny but true. All the driving, the accommodations, the visit to the villages, everything that Tazama provided us, was first class. And now I´m already getting a quote to come back for great migration, and of course with TAZAMA. I know you have many companies in Kenya, but choose this one and I promise you, you won´t regret it.
Antony and Alex and everyone in Tazama, asante and hope to see u soon!
Hakuna Matata
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Email William | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing 7-Day Safari
We just got home from our 7-Day Tazama Special Kenya Safari tour. It had always been our dream to go on safari in Africa, and we were not disappointed. We had a wonderful experience and highly recommend Tazama Africa Holidays.
We were initially a little skeptical about Tazama because its online reviews seemed almost too good to be legitimate. However, we can say that the multitude of 5-star ratings are well deserved.
All of our questions regarding tour package options, payment, and other details were addressed almost instantly by Antony. No matter the time, day or night, he always responded quickly and professionally. Payment was also relatively simple and safe. We used the PesaPal option. (I had to contact my credit card company to authorize the transaction, but it went smoothly afterwards.)
On the day of our tour departure, we were greeted by Antony in our hotel lobby in Nairobi. He waited with us while our guide, Mark, arrived.
From the beginning, we found Mark to be personable and professional. On our way to our first destination and between parks, he told us interesting facts about Nairobi, the countryside, and Kenyan people. On our daily game drives, Mark shared his rich knowledge about the diverse animals of Kenya. He also worked hard to spot and get as close as possible to the animals we were most interested in viewing. Throughout our game drives, Mark remained in contact with other guides, always hoping to locate the most elusive animals. Thanks to Mark, we were able to see all of the Big 5 animals and many others.
Thank you very much to Antony, Mark, and Tazama Africa Holidays for an amazing experience.
Email Sallie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Phenomenal Experience!!! Beauty of nature was plenty I enjoyed my 3 day safari thank you Tazama.
Antony was attention to detail,
self-driven and industrious. Tazama Africa Holidays exceeded my expectations. Knowledge about wildlife management was vast. I truly enjoyed this amazing experience!!!
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Email Nelson | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime thanks to Antony who is trustworthy, fun, and knowledgeable! Highly recommended!
My girlfriend and I booked an 8-day Safari to Amboseli, Lakes Nakuru and Naivasha and of course the great Maasai Mara during September 2020, just a week before leaving! I had been corresponding with over 5 companies who each had a great reputation and strong offers but I went with Tazama Holidays and could not be happier!
This was the best trip of my life! I have been to 25 countries for holidays/vacation but this was one of the most special. Antony is the main reason for this. As a small business owner and driver/guide, he made the trip special. First off, he welcomed us at the airport and took us to our hotel, despite our 8-day safari not beginning until the next morning. My girlfriend and I felt very comfortable and confident in him from our first encounter. He has a warm smile and a calm, confident demeanor. Throughout the trip he was respectful, knowledgeable, patient, funny, and also very attentive. He also possesses a good command of English.
Antony was knowledgeable of landscapes, culture, history, and most importantly – the animals! He had a vast knowledge of birds and mammals. There was no question that stumped him! He also has a funny and anecdotal education style which is engaging and memorable. Antony is also adept at providing great viewpoints of animals for photography by predicting their next move. Antony has a like-new 4x4 Landcruiser in excellent condition which he kept clean for us throughout the trip, equipped with a fridge full of bottled water and internationally adapted charging ports.
He drove well on the game drives and was skilled in finding animals. We were often the first vehicle in front of lions, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos, hyenas, etc. He is very familiar with all of the parks from his 13 years of experience. He even was familiar with several families of cheetahs and lions. Personally, we saw 3 of the big 5 in the first 24 hours of game driving and saw all 5 during the safari. He went above and beyond to get us a great shot of a leopard eating a gazelle carcass in a tree, drove tirelessly to get us close up shots of a rhino and its baby, etc.
Antony has a humble and serving nature that makes the guests feel very special and welcomed. He remembered little details from the day before and always checked in on us to make sure we were happy with our accommodations and extracurricular activities including bike riding through Hell’s Gate NP and our cultural Maasai village visit. He took care of all problems that arose throughout the trip without fuss. Antony was always early and waiting for us before the crack of dawn with great eagerness and enthusiasm to get started.
My one regret is not listening to his recommendations for accommodations. I went against his advice on one and was disappointed I did not listen to him. His recommendations are truly for his clients' best interests. He was the most responsive person to emails and very honest throughout and never set false expectations.
If you are worried about COVID-19 and your ability to go then rest assured that Antony has a fantastic policy to ensure your confidence in booking and the Kenyan government is strict about following COVID-19 protocols. I even witnessed local police arrest citizens on the streets who were not wearing a mask. I felt safe the entire time.
I highly recommend that you get a tour through Antony at Tazama African Holidays. He puts an incredible amount of effort into ensuring that you have a wonderful trip. You will not be disappointed!
PS Here is a list of animals he found for us –
Pride of Lions, Parade of Elephants, Tower of Giraffes (Rothschild, Articulated and Maasai), Tawny Eagle, Leopard Faced Vulture, Dazzles of Zebras, Coalitions of Cheetahs, Herds of Water Buffalo and Wildebeest, Eland, Topi, Jackal, Dikdik, Vervet monkeys and Baboons, Mongooses, Flamingos, Warthogs, Hippopotamuses, White Rhinos, Waterbucks, Cackle of Hyenas, Impalas, Lola bird, Grant and Thompson Gazelles, Egyptian Geese, Cape Teal Duck, Hartebeest, Iguana, Crocodile, and Bats.
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Email Sergey | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari holidays
I am not good in writing reviews, but in this case I will do an effort :) Our guide Anthony did a great job and made our trip unforgettable:
- the tour was well scheduled and flexible for any changes we wanted (5 days tour: Masai Mara - Nakuru - Sweet waters);
- Antony chose very nice hotels/camps and advised how to save $ with no harm to quality;
- the jeep was new and comfortable with unlimited supply of water, face masks, sanitizer and even a fridge;
- everything possible was done so that we see lions, leopard, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalos, rhinos, monkeys, antilopes and lots of others;
- covid testing was well organized and the result was delivered to our hotel in Nairobi.
- during the whole tour we never felt unsafe or unhappy.
Couple of advices to keep in mind in order not to blame anyone:
- early morning and late at night it might be chilly outdoors, so take clothes;
- during safari you will have to travel long hours in the jeep off-road.
- be patient when looking for animals :)
Book a flight, pack your stuff and go for safari !
