Across The Wild Tours & Safaris top Guide
Across The Wild Tours & Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Member Of:
- ASTA, KATO, AMREF, Eco Tourism & TRA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $800 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Steve and Jill Hart | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic once in a lifetime experience. Across the Wild staff were very helpful and responsive.
The safari tour was incredible, we never imagined we would see so much. Fina from Across the Wild was always available if needed. What made an incredible holiday all the better was our safari guide, Kevin. Such an experienced guide with a cracking sense of humor. Once he felt comfortable with our group of four he just added to the laughter. All the lodges/tents we stayed in were exceptional, each for their own reasons. Tsavo West’s watering hole to Maasai Mara hearing hippos in the night, all recommend by Fina. Everything went to plan from picking up from the airport to dropping back off for our journey home. We even requested an extra driver for 2 days at the end of the holiday which was no problem at all. Could not recommend this company more, would certainly travel with them again.
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Email George | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing and Unforgettable 7 Day Safari at Masai Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater
My girlfriend and I went on a 7 day safari at Masa Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater with Across The Wild Tours & Safaris and had such an amazing and unforgettable experience (and got free safari hats).
It all started with the booking of the safari. Fina was absolutely amazing. She was so accommodating and easy to work with throughout the entire booking process. She paid attention to every detail of the booking and responded quickly to any of my questions. It was a pleasure working with her during the booking process. She was top notch.
The accommodations at Masai Mara Sopa Lodge, Kati Kati Tented Camp, and Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge, which included breakfast and dinner buffets and packed lunches were great. My favorite was the Kati Kati Tented Camp. It was such an awesome experience camping in the Serengeti. The food was terrific and the staff were absolutely amazing.
For the Masai Mara part of the safari, our guide was Kevin and for the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater part of the safari, our guide was Ekemba. Both of them were awesome. They both were very knowledgeable about the wildlife and went out of there way to make us feel comfortable and to accommodate all our needs. They always made sure that we got the perfect angle for all of our photos. They both had a great sense of humor and were fun to be around. We saw the Big 5 in addition to cheetahs during our safari. We saw over 50 lions and over 10 cheetahs, most of which were very close to us.
Kevin was very patient throughout the safari and his motto was "be patient." He even waited in one spot for us for 3 hours so we could see up close an old male lion, which finally came out of the bushes to get some water. My nickname for Kevin was "patience". We even saw up close the "Fantastic 5" with Kevin, which were 5 cheetahs that were brothers.
Ekemba was so great at spotting the wildlife and knew where to locate all of the wildlife in the park. It was like he had a sixth sense in locating the wildlife. My nickname for Ekemba was "eagle eye." We saw up close with Ekemba a pride of over 10 male, female, and baby lions just lying around. We also saw up close with Ekemba 5 lions that were brothers.
Kevin and Ekemba did a superb job in making this safari a truly memorable experience. They both are top notch guides.
I would 100% recommend Across the Wild Tours & Safaris and make sure to ask for Kevin and Ekemba, you will not be disappointed. Thank you Fina, Kevin, and Ekemba.
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Email Philip and Lota | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great company to travel with, very helpful and knowledgeable
Fina and her team set up a clear and excellent itinerary where we had chance to see every wild animal, stay in some great accommodation and experience a hot air balloon ride. We would highly recommend Across the Wild. They were quick to respond, very efficient and friendly.
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Email Jay | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wonderful Experience; Very Professional; Outstanding Company
We did a seven day / six night safari organized by Across the Wild. From the very first communication, Fina was wonderful to work with. She was attentive, responsive, and charming, working with us to customize our trip. As this was not our first safari, we made specific requests, each of which was addressed. Our guide, Steve, was superb! We were able to accomplish safari experiences that we had not previously had, primarily due the experience and patience of our guide. Everything during the safari was well-coordinated. We would work with Across the Wild again and will recommend them to others without any hesitation!
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Email Christina Ernst | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The BEST! Every moment exceeded expectations from planning to trip end
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I just had the most incredible safari and game viewing experience with Across the Wild Safaris. I booked my trip last minute and went with a local outfitter based in Nairobi based on positive reviews.There were 2 of us (both well traveled females)
and we were well taken of from the moment we arrived until our adventure ended.
We visited 3 parks in a week. We had a van (not land cruiser) and boy were we happy! We did ride in one land cruiser a few hours on the way to a balloon ride and we were so comfortable in the van.
Our professional tour guide, Joseph. We appreciated the little tips and advice he gave us throughout our stay about the country and wildlife. He made sure we understood what we were experiencing and does not break the rules. Across the Wild guides have walkie talkies so they can stay on top of the wildlife to help find the elusive leopard, pride of lions or cheetahs. We witnessed other outfitters harassing wildlife by driving off road or pulling directly up to animals while making noises. A good guide does not do this. They are patient and do their best to take you to the animal habitats. Nature truly is unpredictable. Our trip was amazing. We witnessed all of the BIG FIVE in one day in Maasai Mari. We were flexible with our trip but went by the advice of the guide.
Fina at Across the Wild made our trip! She was friendly and helpful. She knows her hotel product and set us up wonderfully to hotels that matched our needs. We did tour other hotels, and realize there is something for everyone.
One thing, be prepared for the long day rides to parks. Some of our days averaged 6 hours of driving, then you
Head out for a game ride.
We could not be happier with our experience with Fina and the Across the Wild crew. We look forward to booking again with them really soon!
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Email Sutatip | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best safari experience with the experts!
Fina from Across the Wild was very responsive and willing to customize all the program to make us happy. We contacted 5-6 agencies and chose Across the Wild because they were the most responsive to all our inquiries and tried to contact us via emails, WhatsApp, and calls to ensure we satisfy with the program. After hundreds of correspondence, we were very happy with the 12-days Kenya & Tanzania + Zanzibar experience we had. All the accommodation were luxury type as agreed in the program. The food was exceptional. Our driver/guide in Kenya was Patrick and the one in Tanzania was Lawrence. Both were very knowledgeable and friendly. I would recommend both of them. The safari experience with them were unforgettable. They drove us to all Big Five and many others! and made sure we could get nice photo shots. We learnt a lot about the animal life, Masai culture, Kenya & Tanzania life. Highly recommend Across the Wild Tours to anyone who want to have an experience of a life time.
Email VEERAKAN | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect for our first time!
We had a excellent experience. Miss Fina , the organizer was response us quick and helps us in very little things. Our driver Joseph,was kind, knowledgable and very friendly. The safari experience with him was unforgettable. He drove us to all Big Five and many others!
I’ll definitely call Across the Wind Tours and Safaris again next time!
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Email Martin | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great tour company to take care of your once-in-a-lifetime safari!
We booked a bespoke 5 day safari to the Masaai Mara with Across the Wild Tours. We had very specific ideas about where we wanted to stay, our game drives, even the vehicle. Fina at Across the Wild was fabulous. She checked it all out for us and, eventually, gave us exactly the package we wanted. She replied to emails, was always reachable on the phone, so everything was very transparent and reliable. I do not take such a great service for granted, especially if I order a costly bespoke holiday package from my desk at home.
On the day of our departure, Fina and Joseph, the driver/guide, picked us up at our hotel, perfectly on time. Joseph was fabulous, too. Over the next 4 days, he went the extra mile to show us all the animals we wanted to see, including a pride of lions hunting buffalo, a cheeta, a leopard with cubs etc etc. The Masaai Mara is such an incredibly rich place. Joseph is not just a very good driver but also an amazingly knowledgeable expert on flora & fauna. There was not he single animal or plant he did not know, he even impressed us with accounts of life inside a termite hill. Apart from all that, he is a great guy and fun to have around.
All in all, there was not a single thing we were not happy about. We are very grateful for the magnificent experience we had. Thank you so much guys. We will definitely book with Across the Wild again, to one of the many destinations you cover in the region.
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Email Piotr M. Kowalski | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent family/ photo adventure
Very nice camps from budged up to excellent, as agreed in the contract. Competent and non-pushy guide Duncun (thank you :-) ) worth to travel with. Animals guaranteed in umlimited q'ty. Very good and safe transfer from/ to the airport.
11 years old girl & her family will remember that awesome trip for a long time.
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Email Samantha | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service and strongly recommendable
We chose Fina because she is the most responsive agent and also provided the most reasonable quotation. After lots of changes from us and plenty of communications, we arrived in Kenya finally. Fina didn't disappoint us! The accommodation is wonderful, the gaming is amazing, and most importantly, the driver, Mr. Ederson is so experienced! Our trip will be much less interesting without Mr. Ederson, with his guide, we have seen so many unforgettable events. We will strongly recommend Across the Wild to our friends those are going to visit Kenya. At last, I only want to remind that please avoid booking AA Lodge in Maasai the next time, which is horribly managed, whose manager and staff kept lying and cheating.