65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Bucket list visit
My Safari was 10 days through 4 National Parks. Samburu, Maasai Mara, Hells Gate and Amboseli.
All of the parks offered plenty of wildlife and I am happy to say we ticked all the boxes.
My driver was wonderful and managed to keep us out of trouble, there were huge rains in Kenya in April/May so some roads were either very tricky or closed.
We stayed in lodges and all of them were very good, wonderfully friendly staff and more than happy to help you out with anything. Apart from the lovely staff and my accommodation, I cannot praise highly enough the restaurants and kitchens. Every meal was fantastic and it is a wonder how they put together such lovely meals. I am a vegetarian and I never felt left out. Lots of vegetable dishes, salads, rice and curry style dishes.
A definite choice for those wanting to focus their holiday on animals, country and people.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience during rain season
I had an amazing time during my safari. I read april is not a good time to go, but I would definitely recommend going around this time! Everything was very green and beautiful, this makes it slightly harder to spot animals, but I have seen a lot (complete big 5!). And during this time there are not as much tourists, we watched many animals which were very close with only three other cars (our guide told us this can be around 100 during high season). Amazing experience!!
HOWEVER be aware that during low season it is hard to get full groups, meaning that the organisation can be a bit chaotic. I was with a group of 7 in total, some went on safari for 2 nights, 3 nights and 4 nights and one person booked a more high end trip and had different accomodation. This also confused our guide quite a bit, he was not always aware of our schedule. Organisation and communication about change in plans could be improved. The order of parks was different and I also stayed in different accomodation (I only camped one night instead of 4 which was nice), this is no problem but it would be nice to receive an updated schedule in advance.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Many impressions with the Big Five and more.
Price-performance was great!
Everything was very well organized. In two days in Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro Crater I was able to see the Big Five and more. The leopard first thing in the morning and the large herds of elephants fascinated me the most. The Ngorongoro Crater was gorgeous! The accommodation was also great, the food was delicious and everyone was very friendly.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Amboseli National Park by Angela Metcalfe
There were not as many animals as I hoped, but sometimes that’s how it goes.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Hell’s Gate National Park by Angela Metcalfe
Same as Amboseli. There were not as many animals as I hoped, but sometimes that’s how it goes.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Lake Nakuru National Park by Angela Metcalfe
Fantastic on all levels.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Masai Mara National Reserve by Angela Metcalfe
Brilliant
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Samburu National Reserve by Angela Metcalfe
Wonderful, so much wildlife 5 minutes after driving through the gate.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Noor
Not very exciting after visiting other parks, there are not many animals to spot. The water was very high so many roads were not accessible.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Noor
Amazing place to spot animals and beautifull surroundings, also during rainy season. However, I can imagine that during high season it is very busy with cars since it is a small area.