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Lush Africa Safaris
- Offices In:
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United States
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2004)
- Member Of:
- Association of Uganda Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Cody | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Trek through East Africa
Lush Africa Safari was a superior safari company to work with. I planned my East African adventure with Abbey to get the ideal experience I was looking for. I am a solo traveler. I had booked a “15 day “Big 5” safari and Zanzibar beaches” and traveled to Kigali, Rwanda and Uganda to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to trek with Mountain Gorillas with my guide Cyprien. We did a city tour of Kigali and had an amazing day! He was so kind and friendly.
Next, I flew to Nairobi Kenya and met my guide Sammy. He was an excellent driver and guide. We ventured into the Masai Mara to get photos of the “Big 5” and more. He navigated the dirt and muddy terrain like a professional! He was fantastic ! We then drove through the Rift Valley and then I crossed the border into Tanzania. That’s where I met Joesph my Tanzania guide. Joesph was safe driver and professional. He navigated the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater and conservation area with ease. I did the Serengeti Hot Air Balloon Ride with Miracle Safari with Moses and he was great also! Mid way through my safari I decided to make a slight change to my itinerary with my hotel to stay at in Arusha and Abbey was happy to see that I had an amazing time and he made the change I requested. After Arusha, I flew to Zanzibar and stayed in a Beach front bungalow that Abbey arranged for me on Nungwi Beach. The waves literally crashed right under my deck! The beach was absolutely beautiful.
Thank you so much Lush Africa Safari for a wonderful experience of a lifetime through East Africa!
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Email Sabrina Reed | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best trip!
I had such a wonderful time in East Africa and can't wait to go back! I worked with Abbey to help plan my trip and since I was starting as a solo female traveler, I had a lot of questions and he completely put me at ease! He was incredibly responsive and was flexible in helping me to build a trip as I made a lot of edits to the original itinerary with no problem at all! He was a great communicator the entire time from planning through the end of my trip when I arrived back to the US. I started in Uganda and was pleased to meet Derrick who is a gem- incredibly professional and kept me safe the entire time. We had some experiences with long drives and he was a great driver on some complicated roads. He is on top of absolutely everything and a wonderful guide. Uganda is not to be missed on your trip for sure- among the nicest people I've ever met in any of my travels. I next went to Kenya and had the pleasure of doing my own itinerary for a couple of days and then meeting Sammy who made our time in Masai mara very enjoyable. He was funny and enjoyable to be around and was so good at communicating with other drivers to ensure we saw so many animals. I seriously got the most amazing pictures during my time here. I ended in Tanzania + Zanzibar where our guide Joseph proudly took us around his home. I'm still amazed how one can have the entire Serengeti memorized- but he knows it like the back of his hand and was so kind and genuine wanting to make our time amazing which it was. Zanzibar was relaxing and a nice way to end the trip. If you are on the fence, I would definitely recommend this trip, you won't regret it!
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Email Kristy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best experience ever!
We did an 11 Kenya and Tanzania Safari. Abbey tailored it to exactly what we were looking for including a hot air balloon ride over the Masai Mara and a visit to a local village. We were able to see the big 5 and our Guides, Sammy in Kenya and Joseph in Tanzania, were excellent. They were always on time, drove safely and knew the roads very well. I was so impressed with our entire itinerary and the accommodations were exactly as advertised. Everyone with Lush was quick to help us when we were delayed getting into Nairobi. Can't wait to book another trip with Lush in the future!
Email Paul | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic Experience
We booked a 12 day safari through Kenya and Tanzania with Lush Africa Safaris and could not have been happier with the service they provided. We did not know where to start and stumbled upon Lush through some internet searching. From the first communication Abbey was prompt, knowledgeable and extremely flexible with what we wanted to do. We changed our itinerary several times due to health reasons and absolutely nothing was a problem for Abbey. In particular we wanted to see the Wildebeest migration and Abbey tailored our trip so that this would be possible. We were a bit nervous arriving in Nairobi and not knowing what to expect however there was no need to be as Abbey's staff met us at the airport as promised and they took great care of us until we departed. Our guides were Jackson in Kenya and Aubu in Tanzania. Both guides were knowledgeable and their passion and love of nature was infectious. They were also flexible with the itinerary and listened to what we wanted to do. I would have no hesitation in recommending Lush Africa Safaris
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Email Michelle | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lush Africa Safaris helped with every detail of our trip, making this the easiest experience!
From the owner of the company to the tour guides, every person we dealt with was professional, friendly and helpful. I can't recommend this company enough. They were flexible and accommodating, very communicative, and gave us the most amazing experience in Africa. We came away feeling like we'd made true friends, and hope to return to this beautiful country again one day.
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Email Laura | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything we expected and more!
The pre-trip interaction and assistance was fast, accurate and informative. They built the adventure we wanted without trying to sell us something we didn’t want. The camps were beyond our expectations and all transportation was timely, safe and comfortable. Our guides were great and Sam in Kenya was above and beyond excellent. The animals were amazing and the guides did all they could to help us get the best photos. The trip was fantastic!
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Email Wendy B. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional, thoughtful, detail-oriented and exceptional effort to ensure all sightseeing goals!
Lush African Safaris and the guides we had were professional, thoughtful and extremely detail-oriented to ensure our lodging, food, sightseeing and safety were at the highest standards at all times. Throughout the tour we enjoyed ongoing information and personable conversation that enhanced the trip throughout the itinerary as well. While celebrating our anniversary and a birthday, there were incredible gestures and effort to make them memories of a lifetime.
My family and I highly recommend Lush Africa Safaris for your travel plans. The communication, service, value, reliability and in-depth tour was exceptional!
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Email Kam | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent. Very attentive
We were very happy with the tour operator and the local tour guide.
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Email Frank | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Abbey was very accommodating, detailed, thorough and made sure our trip exceeded our expectations!
Simply stated, our African trip arranged by Abbey and Lush Africa Safaris was an extraordinary experience for the members of our travel party and truly exceeded all of our expectations.
Our trip encompassed 10 to 11 days and included time spent in Nairobi, numerous safari drives in the Masai Mara, time spent in Kigali and Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trekking in Rwanda.
Everything regarding our trip, from the initial planning to our departure from the U.S. and arrival in Africa, our stay and travel within Africa and our return to the U.S., went off without complications or delays. Abbey was incredibly accommodating and patient with our travel concerns/questions and significant requested modifications from the original plan.
Our Guides/Drivers arranged by Lush were knowledgeable, always timely, courteous and a major component of our incredible trip. The Guide/Driver for our numerous Safari Drives in the Masai Mara was Samuel and in a word, he was terrific. Always timely and gracious, Samuel was extremely flexible and knowledgeable and we could not have asked for more extraordinary animal sightings that his expertise provided. In Rwanda, Cyprien was equally courteous, knowledgeable, timely and flexible regarding our excursions for our sight seeing and Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trekking. Throughout our time in Africa, Steve and Abbey were present via phone and text messages to ensure our trip went off without complication.
In summary, our first trip to Africa exceeded all of our expectations and Lush Africa Safaris was a significant part of that success. Suffice to say that our future travel plans to Africa will be arranged through Abbey and Lush. Further, we will refer any relatives/friends/acquaintances who express an interest in traveling to Africa, to Lush Africa Safaris and Abbey. Thanks to Abbey, Samuel, Cyprien, Steve and everyone at Lush who had a hand in making our trip an outstanding success!!
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Email Hansruedi N. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very professional and quick responses.
We got within a extremely short time a beautiful and comprehensive quote including a lot of nce pictures, additional activities and a reasonable price.
The few question that were still open or came to our mind in the month before the trip started were answered within a few hours. Payment was quick and worked perfectly.
We had a trip with 3 different guides in 4 countries, all were safe and cautious drivers, highly knowledgable and would find us a lot of animals. They organised every detail of the 11 days professionally and reliable.
The hotels and lodges were very nice, spotless clean and with very friendly and well trained employees, enthusiastic hosts and very helpful and attentive.
Our trip was rather short with only eleven days but offered a few unforgetable highlights. Due to the strict timing of the trip we had as well some long drives and we would have loved to stay here and there a day or two longer, what would give the chance for more relaxation and even more experiences.
