Mega Wild Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $570 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Connor | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great company to work with
We spent 6 days in Kenya and 4 days in Rwanda with Mega Wilds. It was all around an amazing experience! Working with Anne was very easy - she was very responsive and had lots of good information to help us get the itinerary just right. She addressed all of our questions and concerns and checked in with us to make sure everything went well. Both of our drivers were great too - Stephen in Kenya and James in Rwanda. Stephen had many years of experience and made us feel very comfortable as he knew all the good spots, other drivers, park workers, where to stop during long drives, and how to position the vehicle for the best pictures of animals. He was very kind and flexible, often checking with us to see what we wanted to do. There wasn't a question about the animals we had that he didn't know the answer to. James was also very good, had lots of good information on the country and history of Rwanda and got us to our treks on time, called ahead to check on hiking conditions, and provided suggestions and ideas for how to structure our days while staying in Nyungwe. Our highlights of the trip were the impressive landscape at Amboseli, the big cats in Masai Mara, chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe, and visiting a tea plantation in Rwanda. Everything felt very secure working with Mega Wilds - would highly recommend!
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Email Clarize and David | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari tour operator- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
Great Migration (Kenya- Tanzania (and Zanzibar))
Working with Mega Wild Safaris has been one of the best decisions we have made especially when we finally decided to do the Great Migration Kenya-Tanzania Safari Tour. I have reached out to more than 10 companies and none of them gave me the time of day to help me customize our trip and work within my budget. When I reached out to Mega Wild, I got in contact with Anne and she has been nothing but patient and amazing from the pre-planning stages all the way to the end of our trip. She helped us customize our trip to what we wanted and did her best to work within our limited budget. We have never done a multi-day tour before that was arranged by a tour operator so we were a bit apprehensive about the quality that we were going to get. However, we were very surprised and amazed by the quality of our tour guides and the accommodations that we were able to get during this trip. Until now we still could not believe the quality and service that we got especially with the budget that we had. Not only that, communications have been phenomenal and Anne and Yonafika always checked to make sure everything was running smoothly and if we had any concerns throughout the trip. I also want to give a huge shoutout to our tour guides Henry and Gabriel for making our trip so enjoyable and interesting. We thought that they were just there to show us the animals, but we were completely wrong, they taught us so much about the animals, their behaviors, and their way of life. It felt like we were in a live version of Animal Planet.
This trip made us so happy that we are already considering when to go again. I will highly recommend them to our friends and family!!!
Thank you so much for making this bucket list trip an amazing one! We will never forget this trip
Thank you, Anne, Yonafika, Henry, and Gabriel
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Email Harald Wachauer | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Value for money is very good
Everything worked great. Very nice guide and booking was easy and uncomplicated. All of our questions were answered quickly.
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Email Maria | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable tour operator with high standards
We asked Mega Wild Safaris to organize 15 days for us between Kenya and Tanzania. The organization of the tour was very smooth, Anne was able to satisfy all of our requests. During the tour, we had a small issue due to a change of flight timing and Anne was immediately able to support us.
The tour guides were nice and friendly, always available to answer our questions.
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Email Val & John | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience in Tanzania & Uganda
We went on a 12-day safari through Tanzania and Uganda with Mega Wild Safaris, and can highly recommend! It is a professional company, with terrific personnel. The trip was extraordinary from beginning to end.
Emmanuel met us at our hotel in Arusha, and just an hour or so later we were experiencing incredible wildlife at Tarangire National Park. I mean - up close and personal with giraffes, elephants, cheetahs, zebras, buffalo, wildebeest! Amazing start. We spent the next three days in various parts of the Serengeti and were wowed by many lions, a leopard right above us in a tree, hippos, and thousands of wildebeests making the Great Migration across the River Mara!! Wild! Ngorongoro Crater was beautiful too... so amazing to see so many different animals all within a 360 of the jeep. There are no paved roads in the Serengeti, so be prepared for a lot of bumping and jostling ("the African massage") and dust. Emmanuel was fantastic! He regularly arrived at the perfect viewing spot well before the other safari vehicles, and worked hard to make sure that we got the best vantage point. He is extremely knowledgeable about the land, the animals and the people (apart from speaking several languages fluently) and was excellent company throughout the drives and meal times. At the end, he made sure we were safely checked in at the Kilimanjaro airport.
Mega Wild booked our flight from Tanzania to Uganda, and it went off without a hitch. Dalson picked us up at Entebbe Airport, and we were immediately with a new friend :) We drove for several hours across beautiful lush Uganda, and Dalson helped interpret what we were seeing at every step. Our experiences with the chimpanzees and with the gorillas were beyond belief. Such close access, such magic. We felt that we really got to know something about Ugandan life through our long chats (and laughs) with Dalson, which put everything we were seeing into context.
Our accommodations were all fine, with some of them being quite luxurious and others more basic. Sometimes there can be power or hot water issues along the way, but these were usually resolved quickly. Everyone at the lodges treated us well, and the food was quite good. We are vegans but were flexing to vegetarian for the trip. Emmanuel and Dalson always communicated with the lodges, so that we almost always had good variety and tasty food at dinner. Breakfast and boxed lunches were sometimes a bit sketchy, but there was always plenty of fresh fruit and bread and we had brought granola bars and other snacks to augment. In Uganda, we recommend the Ride 4 a Woman lodge near the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - they provide lovely accommodations and food, and all profits go to help local women develop skills and independence.
We had good communication with Anne Bright before and during the trip. There were some last minute changes made to the itinerary, but most of these were for the better.
There are tons of safari companies out there. We chose Mega Wild because they were local, the prices were reasonable, and we appreciated the good communication in our early enquiries. We were happy with our choice!
Email Alasdair Morrison | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing honeymoon to Kenya with Mega Wild Safaris
We just returned from a breathtaking 9-day safari through Kenya with Mega Wild Safaris, and we can’t recommend them enough! From the moment we were picked up by our guide, Edwin, in Nairobi, we knew we were in for an adventure of a lifetime.
Our journey took us through stunning locations including Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, Masai Mara National Reserve, Lake Naivasha National Park, and Amboseli National Park. Each destination offered unique wildlife experiences and unforgettable landscapes. The combination safari was intense and action-packed, but every moment was exhilarating and worth it!
Anne, the Managing Director, was exceptional in her communication and ensured that our itinerary was perfectly tailored to our needs.
A special shoutout to our guide, Edwin! His passion for wildlife and dedication to making our trip magical truly set him apart. We loved our long drives filled with conversations about the animals and Kenyan culture. Edwin’s professionalism, extensive knowledge, and great sense of humour made every day memorable.
If you’re looking for an unforgettable safari experience, look no further than Mega Wild Safaris. Thank you for making our honeymoon so special!
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Email Martine Verbeke | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Communicative - helpfull - friendly
Perfect.
Administriation and communication before the trip were excellent.
The guide realy helpfull for our friend with difficulties.
Love How they respect environment and animals of the park.
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Email Anica (IG: thismorningiwokeupin) | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent service, a looot of hippos :D
My friend and me did 3 days tour to the Queen Elizabeth National Park. I was a bit scared to go as 2 girls alone, because of different stories i read, but i never ever felt endanger.
Our tour guide was Onan. I have to say that Onan, beside his great personality, has excellent driving skills. One time it was so stormy and foggy, we were going up the hill on muddy cliff road, i was so scared, but Onan drove all the way up and down without problem. Eh, if you have experience of traveling in Africa, you will know why i am mentioning driving skills. Trust me, it is very important.
We had spacious 4x4 land cruiser.
We saw all big 5. However, we saw only 2 tree climbing lions, but it can happen that you see many or none... who knows, maybe you will see more :). I am also glad that we saw leopard from a super close distance. Onan was never making pressure on us to hurry up, he let us stay anywhere as long as we wanted. He would spend a whole day driving around safari and he has great knowledge. We saw so many hippos, birds and elephants. And hippos were animals which i wanted to see so badly... hehe, now i can tell i saw 100s of them (when we did a boat ride on Kazinga channel)... Oh, and to not forget! We saw a crocodile literally one meter from us!!
Also, since his family lived nearby, we asked him if we could visit his village/city and if they could prepare for us traditional food. He accepted :)), that made us happyyyy... the best fish i ate in Uganda!! Please, if he is your tour guide, let him bring you there... or maybe a suggestion for Mega Wild Safaris, include visit to his fisherman village to the tour :)... even there you can see some elephants or buffalos (one was maybe 30 to 50 meters from us when we were walking :D)...
Before safari, i communicated with Anne. She is clear, fast and efficient. Great management skills!
About the accommodation, we decided to organize our own... i was familiar with accommodation in the region so it was fine, but if you are not, then better let them organize it for you.
I would definitely take a tour with them again! Maybe next time Gorilla tour, since they are also doing that one :))
Thanks for everything, you are great! :)
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Email Walter Spalding | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our guide made this experience unforgetable.
Working with Anne Bright to confirm our reservation and working with Onan, our guide, made this trip easy to customize to our needs and to have the best experience. Not only did we see all of the signficant animals during our safari, which few do, but we were able to visit four sponsored children during our stay. It was obvious that Mega Wild Safaris empahasize customer service and adapt their normal safari distinations to accomodate our needs. Being from the United States we had to adapt to the Uganda enviornment and the reduced public services but this was made easy by such a rewarding experience.
I contacted a number of safari companies and by far Mega Wild was the most responsive and affordable. There is no question that the next time we visit this part of Africa we will do it again with them.
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Email Jerry Hsieh | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Once in a lifetime experience with a top notch Safari operator
It''s a difficult time for all the travel operators around the world. We booked a 7 days private luxury gorilla and chimpanzee tour with Mega Wild Safaris in mid January. The trip was due to start in Mid March. In late Feb, Covid-19 hit the world, we were worried that we may not be able to start our trip in Mid March. Fortunately, we were able to get in before lock down. We were one of the few guests to see this beautiful countries before everything shut down. Initially, there was a small mixed-up with itinerary, but it did not affect the trip much. Overall, the trip was well organized and the tour guide was very experienced. The tour had exceed our expectation. We loved everything and we were really happy with our choice. I have dealt with other African safari companies before and I can tell you this is a very honest company which is very important when we are under Covid-19 pandemic. At moment, the last thing you want to worry is a dishonest tour operator. If you are planing to come to Uganda or East Africa, I will highly recommend you to use their service.