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Apodiformes Adventures
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Member Of:
- Kenya Tourism Regulatory Authority, AFRICA TOURISM ASSOCIATION & FRIENDS OF NAIROBI NATIONAL WILDILIFE CONSERVATION
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
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- Price Range:
- $75 to $250 ppper person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
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Reviews
Email Carlos | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Chased by Armed Park Rangers with kids inside the Jeep
Be very careful, Silas’ tour driver, lied to my an my family about the Jeep being broke down. He stole the money I payed to entered the Masai Mara Park & left us stranded at the hotel instead of taking us to the National Reserve. Silas made excuses not to refund the money stolen and never payed back. The day before, this driver Peter didn’t stop at a Ranger security checkpoint, and the rangers chased our Jeep with guns while I had 3 small kids & 1 baby inside the car. After raising a formal complaint to Silas about his driver, He never reimbursed the money stolen and the time we lost. Be very careful with this company, don’t be fooled. Awful experience in a Africa with kids, being robbed and chased with family when we just wanted to have fun at the Masai Mara Park. I will never come back to that place and never would consider using this thieves’ company.
Reply from Apodiformes Adventures
Posted on Feb 24, 2020Halo Carlos,
We are surprised that you have extended your threats to this end!
I want to state as follows;
1. You did not book this safari through safaribookings.
You were referred by a client who had booked a succesful safari with us through Tourist Link. His good experience with us made you book this safari!
2. We organized for you a 2 night safari to Mara Mara of which I personally picked you from the airport and handed you to our driver who was to be your tour guide.
3. You went for safari and came back a happy man with your family and Upon being dropped to the airport to take your flight home, you gave the tour guide some good tip , an indication that you were so much satisfied by our services. You did not express any dissatisfaction
4. Two days later I got a whatsapp message from you complaining that the same tour guide you tipped some good money did not deliver to you . You have come up with so much allegations that the driver did not take you to all the game drives as required .
For this reason, you have kept demanding and threatening the Company to refund you half of the money you paid ( that is half of 1500USD which 750USD).
When we saw this review on safribookings this morning , we realized that indeed you are not genuine and consider you as someone who is out to destroy and bring down our Company as you have severally indicated in your past whatsapp messages . You have repeatedly made it clear to us that you will bring down this Company by all means.
5. You have gone ahead to say in your allegations that you were chased around by game rangers at the park and that you missed game drives . Now brings me back to my question : Before departing to Masai Mara I briefed you about the tour and made it clear that your tour guide who was your driver had all the money for your park fees. I gave the guide all the money in broad day light with you sitted and watching.
Masai Mara Game Reserve has specific entries where all vehicles use. You cannot get into the park with tourists without paying. I find it hard to belive that you entered the park and the rangers kept chasing you around.
6. Finally despite having two nights in Masai Mara, you never bothered to call me informing me about the problems you were facing. Why did you tip the guide after all this bad experience? Why did you wait to reach home and start threatening me while you had my phone number and email during safari ? If indeed you were genuine you could have called or even informed the lodge to call me following all these problems you were experiencing . You have severally threatened and insisted that you will make sure our Company is bankrupt or closed! Is this the right way to solve issues?
We are a professional Tour Company in Kenya which operates on strict ethical guidlines .
kind regards
Email Angie W | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trustworthy and dependable Tour Operator!
I used Safaribookings to start my search for a six-day Safari Tour in Kenya. Many of them responded in a timely manner, but Silas from Apodiformes Adventures stood out for his prompt replies and unbeatable price.
Silas was always ready to answer my questions. He kept everything up to his promises during our packaged tour. He was on time to pick me up on day one, and quite frankly, I didn't have a high expectation on punctuality in Africa, but Silas and our driver for the next few days surprised me in a good way.
Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru, and Amboseli were amazing places to visit. I'm glad to be able to see these places with help from Silas at Apodiformes Adventures. I would highly recommend Silas and his company to anyone who's interested in coming to Kenya.
Email Nathan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Masai mara and Amboseli 5 day safari
The safari was superb, from start to finish. Excellent planning, accommodation was good, great drivers and a wonderful experience. I fully recommend this company.
Email Joseph | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Prompt communication and committed to the itinerary
A well organised tour for my family of 3 right from receiving us from the airport and dropping us back to the airport. Our 3 nights/4 days safari was indeed an experience and our guide cum driver was very clinical and safe in his driving. His knowledge of the animals, it’s behaviour, the grasslands added up as also is knowledge of the country and its history and culture.
Email Clyde | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best safari and city tour
I would like to thank Silas and all at Apodiformes for making our Safari amazing. Silas was waiting at the airport for us when we arrived, took us to our hotel. Next day he took us to the giraffe and baby elephant sanctuary it was amazing, we got to feed the giraffes and touch the baby elephants. Silas then introduced us to James who was our driver/guide for our Safari. We visited Masi Mara, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli. Silas also gave us the option to upgrade our accommodation which I’m happy we did, we got to sleep in a beautiful bed in a luxurious tent listening to the beautiful sounds of nature at Kibo Safari camp. Our driver James was very knowledgable about the animals we saw and amazing at spotting them. We spent our last night back in the hotel in Nairobi then Silas took us the airport the following day to catch our plane home.
We would like thank Silas very much for giving us an incredible holiday.
Email Laura | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful safari holiday
The service Silas provides is second to none. Both he and our safari driver James took care of us with the highest professionalism and made our Nairobi city tour and safari (Masai Mara, lake Naivasha, lake Nakuru and Amboseli) a great experience we will never forget. Thanks a lot to both, we wish you all the best for the future and hope to use your services again soon.
Email Mikko Penkkala | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This was really value for the money
This safari went over my exceptations. We saw all what we wanted to see and our guide/driver really took good care of us all the time. We are deffinedly coming back!
Email Niels Andersen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolute perfect
We booked our tour at Apodiformes Adventures and everything was running perfect from first second in Nairobi Airport and until we got safe back to the airport. Silas from the office recommend Sopa Lodge and it was a very nice place = value for money. The must important for a good safari is the tour guide / driver and we was together in 10 days with Jackton and you cannot get a better tour guide than him. We really like him and he was bring us around all over in the parks and gave us “the big 5” + a cheetah hunt just in front of the car. He really loves his job. All in all our tour was the best holiday we ever had. I can only recommend Apodiformes Adventures. Best regards Niels Andersen, Denmark
Email Jose Pereira | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 nights safari in masai mara and nakuro
Great safari. The acomodation in masai mara was pretty nice in tents with all the conditions. And our driver James makes all the diference seeking the animals. We had a great journey with him. Silas was very eficient by whatsapp make the things happend, tooking us in the hotel. Overall everything was good for the price paid
Email Traveler T | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A budget tour and you get what you pay for
Definitely a budget option, and you get what you pay for. Accomodations were a little run down, but functional. Food was good East African fare. I had two drivers/guides during my trip. The first was not very social and his van was very rickety. We almost broke down and got stuck multiple times. He got us to the animals, but also tried to talk us out of a morning game drive. The second driver was much more personable and I really enjoyed riding with him.
Overall, I would consider booking with them again, but will probably pay a little more and go for a smoother experience.
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