SE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was an excellent tour with a very experienced guide
It was one of the best days I had in south Africa. Transport bothways from hotel and to the park was great, Our guide had knowledge of the animals and the food was great
TH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Memorable Experience
Thanks Crystal Safari for helping me realising my dream of encounting the mountain gorillas. Thank you Joseph for taking such good care of us, making sure that everyone was happy. 'Til we meet again, beautiful Uganda.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experienced, cost effective, flexible, friendly, committed & good English speaking Driver.
Esther was very responsive and responsible. We had an issue with couple of accommodations and she changed it to make us happy. She also paid for the Masai Village tour and the boat ride in Naivasha. We never expected this. Though November is not a good month for Safari due to rains, the Driver Tom went the extra mile to show us as many animals as possible. He also spent extra hours to drive us around in Nairobi and helped us fill the time since our flight was late in the night.
I would recommend Estleon Adventures for anyone planning to Kenya.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a lifetime! - contemplating on booking? JUST BOOK IT!
Our safari experience was more than I ever could have imagined! We booked an 8 day trip including 5 day safari through Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorogoro Crater and 3 nights in Zanzibar to end the trip. The safari was by far the best part of the trip - I highly recommend visiting all the parks we visited! We saw all of the Big 5 animals and even got the chance to see 2 leopards up close which is hard to find! All of this is due to our amazing driver, Sule. He made this trip all that it was! Sule was incredibly knowledgeable, fun and personal, and is a very experienced driver. I never once felt unsafe and he made the experience so much fun. I definitely recommend asking for Sule - we got so lucky having him as our driver! Overall, shadows of Africa did an amazing job. They are great at communicating prior, during and after your trip, booked the best places for us to stay, and truly made this experience very enjoyable. I highly recommend booking with Shadows of Africa!
EE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience with great people! Must repeat!
We were two families who went first time to Africa. We were extremely lucky finding Paul Tickner who planned us very nice trip to Ruaha and Selous. With his experience and contacts in Tanzania you do not have to worry. About anything. Just wake up when it is told. Our itinerary looked very nice and reality exceeded the expectations. For us, mostly novice in Africa, the web based read ahead package was very informative and useful. All in all, the preparations went with ease. And one should not be worried if Paul is not answering quickly. He might be in the bush and there is very limited internet access. Which is good. You can focus on the wildlife.
Ruaha and Selous are hidden gems in Tanzania. There is a lot to see and very few people to see it. Every drive we did was with pumping into something new and had different experience. The vehicles were very comfortable and some snack and cold drink (also some GT or beer) was always available. Just enjoyable!
I will not describe what we saw or what we did not, as this is the main reason to go there and see it yourself! I can tell that there is a lot to see, hear and smell. Day and night.
Another great aspect on our trip was that Paul himself agreed to join us as guide. However, the local people are very trustworthy. It was very easy to establish good relationship with everyone and it felt that you are on the adventure with punch of friends. Every guide had its own stories to tell.
One thing I can suggest is to have honest expectations, tell who you are, where are your standards and surely you will be suggested where to go and which camp to use for accommodation.
By the end of our trip to bush, we were overwhelmed and started to talk when to come back. Moreover, we are waiting when we can host Paul and show him one, 100 years young country he has not visited :)
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
new experience and excitement were allover but Face...thanks ngoni safari....... communication was
Perfect as it was......new experience and excitement were allover but Face...thanks ngoni safari....... communication was ok.....will come again next year.....it was soooo cool n fun to travel with you...thank you
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nightmare. Tourist trap!!! Bad food!!! Only one our game drive
Wast off money. Every day we leave the camp as last one and be back as first. The tents and sleaping bag were full off mold. The lunch was poor. Just cookies and chewey chicken. But most off all. We only spend 1 our off game drive in serrengeti. It takes 7 our to get there and 7 to go back. The second day the Car broke down. It's not big 5 butt big zero!!!!
Be wise. Don't give this compeny your money.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
just a completely satisfying package
The communication is just so easy as long as you have internet or a travel sim on you. They handle everything from pick up to drop off and you will not feel left alone at any point. For the price point this is one of the best safari you can have.
NL
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They were very kind and helping
The safari was very cool and the seats were very comfortable. The driver told us a lot about the wild animals and personal experiences. It was very interesting!!!
Very nice tour!!
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Best Tour in Kenya
We had the best time exploring Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Nairobi with our driver Raymond.
Ray went out of his way to give us the best views of all the animals in the parks. Ray has a vast knowledge of the all the wildlife and the land. He was very accommodating of any requests we had and was in great humour throughout the whole trip, despite the long drives he had to bring us on. Would 100% recommend to a friend.
10/10.
Thanks a million, Ray!
Fiona (Ireland)