Kilipath African Safari
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2022)
- Member Of:
- TALA & AITA
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $180 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Kam | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A wonderful private and well organised safari
We had the great pleasure of having a custom private safari organised by Felix oƒ Kilipath safari for 4 weeks over christmas and new year. If you have particular aspect you want included, Felix will do his best to get it incorporated into your safari. We had a wonderful time and were lucky enough to see all of the big five. Some of the wildlife get very very close to the Land Cruiser. Our drivers were very knowledgeable, not only about the wildlife but general information aswell.
The hotel/lodge’s and camps were all very good our best three were Suricate Boma Lodge, Ngorongoro Manrera Lodge and in Zanzibar the Tembo House Hotel. A minor issue was a tyre puncture, not that unusual considering some of the terrain we went over. During the game drives we had a packed lunch which included a good variety of food ( just watch out for the monkeys that also want your lunch). We also had an early morning balloon ride. An absolutely wonderful experience which gave a unique aspect on viewing the wild life. I would recommend Kilipath Safari.
Email John | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Efficient and adapted the itinerary to our needs.
Amazing range of animals and birds seen on this safari made all the more wonderful by our excellent tour guide/driver (Christian). Our tour guide/driver was knowledgeable, safe and reliable. He met our requirements in terms of what animals we hoped to see and had excellent information on the animals.
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Email Chris | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice Tour for Safari Starters
The Safari was our first and well organized. The contact from killpath was always available and very kind. We booked The 3 day basic camping Trip. I enjoyed The crater much more since in serengeti by that time in October it's lots of dry grasland and it's more difficult to find the animals and its a long and tiring drive. When they are found, almost all cars gather around them, kinda like in a zoo. Because of that, I would do it again but around January or Feburary and with one more day in Serengeti to get more North. But we still saw lots of animals with a really good view and our driver was reallly nice! The camping was in total okay. The food was good and we had enough water for all. I would recommend bringing a pillow and own toilet paper with you since that was missing.
DE
Email Katharina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Enjoyable safari with good food & accommodation and a good guide!
Overall, we had a good time. Though on the first day before the safari started the Organisation had some struggles with picking up the guests. We had to wait for almost an hour for our pick up and it seems like the other guests had similar issues. Apart from that the Organisation and the whole safari worked out perfectly. We also got picked up from the airport and brought back to the airport 2 days after the end of the safari.
We stayed in mid-range lodges, which we enjoyed!
SE
Email Julia | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Adventurous
They make time for you to see all animals that comes along and taking pictures. I’ve seen all the big five, some at closer distance. Be prepared for a bumpy ride which is kinda fun but also a little dusty and the food they offer is very good.
GR
Email Elena | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good experience, excellent Safari driver/guide
Good services by kilipath african safari.
We had a 3 days safari trip flying in and out from zanzibar. They arranged our flights as well, however if flying domestically you need to be careful with timing as there are many delays.
The communication prior to booking was excellent. Felix was really helpful, quick in replying, and explaing every detail.
Our safari driver-guide was Lu, and he was excellent!! You would be lucky to have him.
We spend 1 day in Tarangire national park, 1 day in Ngorongoro and 1 day in Materuni waterfalls and village. Great experiences all of the days, we got the chance to see all of the animals that we were expecting to see.
However, we had some inconveniences. The last day it was planned to have the trip with a different driver, and he was 40 min late to pick us up from the hotel. During these 40 min we couldn't rich out to anyone from the office. This delay cost us for the remaining time of the trip, as our sceduled (domestic) flight was also changed to 1 hour earlier. To that end, we were a bit in a rush during our Materuni visit.
Another unfortune remark is that even if it is mentioned in their website that the bank charge is 3,5% and that is the amount we were charged while paying (online) the 10% of the money upfront, when we started the safari and we payed the remaining amount (by credit card) they charged us 4% extra without really explaining why. The 4% was calculated and added in the payable price, not as an automatic charge by the bank in the transaction.
As a tip, ask to start from Arusha really early in the morning if going for safari to any of the national parks. We were picked the first day at 08:00 o'clock in the morning, but it would have worked much better if we were picked an hour or 2 earlier.
All in all, we had a great experience as our safari guide was really really good!
Reply from Kilipath African Safari
Posted on Oct 24, 2023We appreciate your feedback regarding your recent safari experience with Kilipath African Safari and would like to address your comments and concerns.
It's wonderful to hear that you had a great experience during your 3-day safari trip and that our safari driver-guide, Lu, made a positive impression. We'll be sure to pass on your kind words to him. It's always a pleasure to hear about the enjoyable experiences our clients have in Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro, and Materuni Waterfalls and Village, including the successful animal sightings.
Regarding the inconveniences you encountered during your trip, we apologize for the delay on the last day and the difficulty in reaching our office. We understand the importance of punctuality and clear communication and will work to ensure a smoother experience for future travelers.
we would like to address the point you raised in your initial message. We understand that you mentioned our machine incurring a 4% surcharge imposed by the government for card payments. It's great to clarify that this surcharge is not an additional fee charged by Kilipath African Safari, but rather a government-mandated fee. We offer multiple payment options to accommodate our clients' preferences, including card payment with the 4% government surcharge, payment via a provided link with a 3.5% surcharge, bank transfer, and cash payment.
Your feedback is essential in our ongoing commitment to providing the best possible services. We hope to have the opportunity to host you on another adventure in the future.
DE
Email Mel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Family Safari Adventure
We had the pleasure to enjoy a 7 day long safari to the hot spots of Eastern Africa‘s wildlife. The tour organizer in this case was Kilipath. They are operating with guides and chefs ( cook) as we decided to go on a shared safari. We highly recommend Peter as the best driver and his lovely chef de cuisine David. David is the world class cook. We enjoyed fantastic fresh meals three times a day along the safari. The only part I would like to mention as a consideration in case you choose the budget package as we did, the Arusha Inn Hotel is a place I would not recommend to stay.
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Email Weli | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing tour with awesome guide and cook
What an amazing safari! We had the time of our lives in the national parks, especially in Serengeti! Seeing basically every single animal living there and most of them up close and/or several times! Our guide Mudy was very knowledgeable, super helpful and had amazing insights, even showed us the migration of Wildebeests! Every single day was worth it and absolutely wonderful and magical! We also had very good food, big shoutout to Luca, our cook, who spent a lot of time preparing amazing food for all the days!
Also Kolpath safari helped us with taxi from and to the airport and hotel for free which was very nice!
Reply from Kilipath African Safari
Posted on Feb 15, 2023we so much thanks Weli for your feedback