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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
BEST SERVICE, BEST TOUR GUIDE I EVER GET FROM JOSHUA AND ATKEN, SO MUCH LOVE,CARE FROM THESE PEOPLE
I got the contact from my friend, who did safari from this company and explain to me how he was treated and I was so much interested because my last safari from another company in Kenya wasn't good and little bit disappointed , so he tried to convince me to come to Tanzania, so I took the contacts, my emails was replied on time, my questions was replied on time, and they even went extra to advice me about the whether and what clothes I should take, inshort they became my friend even before we met, Joshua did pick me up on time from Kilimanjaro Airport, and show me around Moshi which wasn't even comprised in my safari (was for free), and taught me some Swahili words, he took me to the nice Hotel in Arusha and came to pick me up in the morning for Safari, we started at Serengeti, he show me around before getting in to Serengeti, he explained to me sooooo much about animals we saw, he taught me a lot that I never even thought one leg of lion can be 50kgs plus, I was real in class, this man knows a lot, I couldn't get enough to listen at him (he was my teacher), then after we went for lunch then camp, the lunch and dinner was real perfect, I enjoyed the beauty of Africa for the first time, and he brought Makande and so much food of Africa which wasn't included in my meal, he spoiled me so much, and actually, this wasn't Safari was a FAMILY TRIP, he was a brother and not a tour guide, I wish the world could know about this Safari argent, inshort I will make sure each year am coming for safari in Tanzania for the love I got from Tulivu., I am looking forward to climb the Mountain Kilimanjaro next year. TULIVU YOU ROCK
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Armadillo Overland delivered a once in a lifetime experience!
Richard and Al delivered an incredible safari experience, I can't imagine how it could have been better. From the start, they got to know me and what I was interested in and catered the trip to me. Al is incredibly knowledgeable about the animals, birds, vegetation, and geology and how it all fits together. As a former park ranger, he KNOWS where to find the animals. He knows that park and other parks in the area. I learned SO much from him in six days. Whatever (few) questions I asked that he couldn't answer, we googled it when we got to camp. He's SO good at spotting wildlife, it became a challenge for me to spot something before he did. I rarely succeeded. There were so many times I missed an animal on my side of the vehicle but he spotted it from the other side of the vehicle! He's excellent at spotting wildlife and he knows where to take you to see the animals. And he knows animal behavior. He won a standoff with a huge bull elephant in musth. 'Normal' people would not have won, that bull wanted to trample right over us. Al knows everything he needs to in order to get people great sightings. And Richard's hospitality was awesome. He's an incredible chef that can whip up great meals on the braai. I was constantly amazed at what he cooked all throughout each day. One dessert we had was baked camembert covered in chili chocolate sauce that had been mixed with marula liquor. We ate it with biscuits and cheese sticks. This was prepared on a braai. It was incredible! This is only one example of the incredible food I had all week. If you want an experience you will never forget, do your safari with these guys, they are awesome, hands down.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Had no idea on what to do on my honeymoon they gave me best package to Seychelles
Communication was on time from the Travel consultant Nzisa and at the hotel services were in order .
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience with Meru Sopes (safari 6 days)
We hired a 6 day safari, sleeping in camping, with Meru Slopes, we visited Manyara, Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro.
We decided on the good opinions we read and I can say that we made the right decision. Although at first it is a bit scary to book everything online, the communication with Geoffrey is fluid and it complied with everything agreed.
As for the safari, it was all perfect, we saw many animals, the landscapes are incredible and the experience unforgettable. To thank our guide Benson and our chef Mathew for their work, their kindness and their sympathy because without them it would not have been the same. I recommend that you ask if it is possible to go with them because you will not regret it, and you will eat great.
They also worry that the group they join is related to you, which makes the trip even better.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Going to Namibia Then Use Cardboard Box to Plan the Trip
I relied on Cardboard Box to plan our adventure in Namibia. They were extremely patient in working through all of the options. Because we were dovetailing our trip with a stint as volunteers on an elephant research site, we kept changing our dates. CB worked through all of that and found us six superb private game reserves to visit before our sojourn with the elephants. There are a hundred private game reserves in Namibia and CB picked superb ones. And they worked up an 1100 mile drive for us with reasonable distances between sites. They gave us superb briefing materials including both maps and directions that enabled us to drive without missing a turn. As I say, they were patient with us and just kept helping us and helping us. Then when our flight to Namibia was cancelled by British Air, they worked us with to reconfigure the plan to accommodate our arriving a day late. We loved Namibia and could have spent 2-3 more weeks there. CB is definitely a professional operation that listens to its clients. We've traveled in 85 countries so we have had experiences with every possible type of travel agent. Thanks.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best tour operators I have ever used.
This was by far the best trip I have ever been on. It was beyond my expectations. The accommodations were excellent and the people working at them treated you like family. The food everywhere was delicious. The people transporting us were always there on time. I would highly recommend this tour to everyone.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience!
Where to begin?! A former client of Mr. Otieno recommenced KWSS, and we are so glad he did! Everything was perfect from start to end! We were a group of 8 who planned this trip over a year in advance. Communication was excellent and Mr. O was very patient with our requests, providing a very personalized experience.
We arrived at the very beginning of the season and were not sure we would see the great migration but we ended up in the middle of thousands of wildebeest! Our sightings included a leopard eating a gazelle in a tree, lions eating a zebra, lions mating, dozens of farting hippos (hilarious!!), Elephant herds, wildebeest giving birth, and the list goes on!
Our guide in Kenya was David- thanks for the adventure! In Tanzania, GodLove took amazing care of us (he felt like family). We are so grateful to have met them!
All hotels were clean and well appointed: hot showers, great food and awesome staff.
If you’re considering a safari, don’t hesitate to book with KWSS! You will not regret it!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing and Memorable experience touring my homeland, Kenya
From the first inquiry on reservations, communication was commendable, on time and follow up made. The services rendered were excellent from timely departure to the hotel to professional tour guides very knowledgeable on wildlife and culture. The hotel experience was relaxing with delicious food not to mention different variety of beverages. Time was managed very well and not rushed therefore allowing us to experience in our own individual ways. Afriqueen Adventure Ltd was recommended to us by a friend and so we had our own expectation on this tour. I can tell you we were not disappointed and our expectations were met. Being our first experience with them, I look forward to more tours and telling all my friends about it. Thank you Afriqueen Adventure Ltd for giving us value of our money!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing!beyond our expectations!Perfect lodge space & the game drives were spectacular!
The communication was good and the whole trip was beyond!highly recommend Afriqueen Adventures for your next vacation!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good communication, guide and accommodations, but need some improvements
1- Communication: fast and clear from the beginning till our arrival by Patricia.
It is better to have an intermediate (middle of safari) communication with the boss directly if in case we would like to clarify or modify Something. At the end of safari, the boss has a phone conversation, but it's the end of safari without really an effect on our safari.
2- Accommodations: Hotels were very nice. completely satisfied.
3- Guide: Very good at his job and could detect the animals very good. Very good driver. Not very communicative (part of the personality, so not a big deal). However, not very good at English. We had some difficulties to understand him or we need to repeat our questions in another way.
4- Safari tour: We had 7 days safari from Amboseli. The plan is nice and covers a lot of parks. HOWEVER, it misses early morning or late evening visits of the park, when in fact the animals are more active, rather than sleeping under bushes.
In fact, each day we were the last Jeep leaving the hotel to go to park (around 8am) or first one to return to the hotel (around 6:30pm). We entered the park, while seeing other jeeps coming back from pre-breakfast visit. For Amboseli and Masai Mara the guide told us it close at 6:30, however, online I checked and Masai Mara is open 24hrs. Couple of time we returned the hotel at the time when we exactly could see the actions (like lion was moving, éléphants were coming back, ...)
The last day, the guide told us there is no program and then I showed him that in our agenda it is written "pre-breakfast view". Then he agreed to have breakfast and leave hotel around 7am and have a short view (1.5hr).
This part is very important as watching animals sleeping during day is very close to our experience with Zoo. The point of safari is seeing animals in real action.
5- It would be great to have a binocular in the Jeep.
Thanks for the planning the tour. I recommend you for Safari, but with some modifications in the planning.