CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent professional yet personal service
I can only give a positive response to all my encounters with Yoga safaris and they exceeded my expectations.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic Safari and Kilimanjaro Climb
I can't say enough about how great our trip to Tanzania with Shadows of Africa was. From start to finish, everything was handled professionally. Our trip began with a five-day safari in Lake Manyara National Park, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater with guide Siriko and cook Silvanos. Siriko was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. We still can't believe how he managed to locate those leopards! His easy laugh and laid-back attitude made the experience very enjoyable.
The second part of our trip was the highlight, hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro in seven days via the Machame Route. Our head guide August has been guiding up the mountain for close to 20 years and his experience and calm demeanour inspired our trust. Assistant guide Amiri was equally capable and supportive, often setting the pace for our little group. Our guides and team of 12 porters, cook and server worked hard to make our lives easier.
Last but not definitely not least, we have to mention Natasha and the office staff in Arusha, who welcomed us back, allowed us to hang out at the offices and use the Wifi and loaned us a driver and vehicle for our last day before our evening flight back to Europe. Our trip was nearly over--they didn't have to be so accommodating, but they made us feel like family friends.
We would highly recommend Shadows of Africa for a safari and/or Kilimanjaro hike.
CL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Overall we had a great experience. Everything went according to plan.
Our experience was wonderful. We were a party of three and went from Kampala to Bwindi Forest, to Queen Elizabeth National Park and finally to Fort Portal with Matoke Tours. Everything worked smooth and as planned. Our guide and driver, Katende Geoffrey, was fantastic in keeping us safe, interested (had a 13+ hours drive), well fed (webale muno Geoffrey for the pineapples and corn) and took care of each need we had. He went all the way from showing us and explaining about the birds we found in the road to leading a number of villagers on clearing a road of a fallen tree that was cutting the only road back to lake Mutanda.
We highly recommend Matoke Tours and thank them for a superb service.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thank you for such an incredible trip!!!
This trip exceeded my husband's and my expectations! We did an 11 day trip exploring the beauty of Kenya and Tanzania. All the drivers, especially Joseph, were extremely welcoming. They were always willing to share their knowledge and did their best to find all the animals for you. We were able to see "The Big 5" within our first two days! Before the trip, Michael answered any questions we had, and he even met up with us a few times during our trip to see how we were doing. He also arranged seemless transitions as we switched from Kenya to Tanzania. We absolutely loved this trip and would book through Ancient Wild Safaris again!
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect trip
Everything was perfect. The experience was unbelievable.
Our drive was really friendly. The van was a little bit old but we travelled alone then the trip was ok.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best experience with the best company
101% recommendable. The personnel and the driver were very kind and profesional. We have enjoyed a lot the saffari!! We met the CEO's company (Otieno) the last day to thank him all his support.
Great day at lion park kzn
Thank you so much for the fun filled family day we had at the lion park. Great picnic and ice cold beers. Rowly was very knowledgeable about the wild life. I was also impressed about his knowledge of birds. Once again thank you Rowly. Great family day and money well spent. Moxey Family
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Gorillas, lake Kivu, Kigali and more!
I had a great experience in Rwanda and Pearl Afric tours was excellent in organizing and managing the trip from beginning to end. Everything went smoothly and I loved visiting Rwanda; my guide was personable and knowledgeable, and I came away from it feeling like I had had a truly unique and special experience. I would happily recommend Pearl Afric to anyone!
HU
Owner really needs to improve after sales service....Else would have been an excellent experience
OT (the owner) was extremely responsive to our needs before I booked the trip. We went for a 10 days Safari covering Tsavo, Amboseli, Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha and Nakura. Due to flight delays, we had to make some changes in the itinerary and that is when the problem started. Although he tried to be flexible, he did not talk to us directly to understand if we were satisfied with the change. He was just not responsive. He did not remember the extras we booked, did not instruct the driver about the plan properly, gave a different hotel name to the one we were originally booked for to the driver in one occasion and so on. The trip was excellent but these things and the fact that for 2 days out of the 10 days trip he booked us in sub-standard hotels really spoilt our mood. On one occasion we had to wait for OT to give the driver the money for the park visit thereby delaying our visit.
The driver-guide (John) was excellent and did his best to cover up for these short comings. I think OT has a good team of people but due to mis-management he will start getting not so good reviews.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour was spectacular from start to finish
My initial contact with this contact was Elias Njenga, who helped me customize a tour addressing the interests of my family of 5. We have gone on many "soft" adventure tours, and thanks to Elias, this was the most seamless trip of all. We were upgraded several times at no cost to us. The accomodations were superb, much nicer than we ever imagined. We started in Kenya, went to Tanzania and finished in Zanzibar. Each leg of the tour was spectacular. We saw an incredible number of animals from our very first day. Our guides were professional, personable and knowledgeable. The pop-up vehicles were very comfortable and all 3 guides were great drivers. This is a small company who delivers more than they promise and do so expertly. Their trips are reasonably priced and I would not hesitate to use them again if we are able to return to Africa. I have recommended them to many of my closest friends and colleagues. My deepest appreciation to them for a job well done !