TH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great, hassle free way to organise a trip!
Great customer service from Bison safaris. Excellent communication while organising the trip, thanks to Maggie! We had an excellent driver who knew the land well. Excellent value for money. I would definitely recommend Bison Safaris to anyone travelling to Kenya.
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent holidays in Kenya with Wildebeest Safari
Best services and best safari experience with this tour operator
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very helpful. Delivered what they promised
We had a good experience with them. Oscar was very helpful and accommodated to all our needs.
He personally drove us to and from the start and end of the tour, crossing borders, and it was all a breeze.
We ticked off all animals we wanted to see as well, even a leopard.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
FANTASTIC!
My life experience is my solo trip in Tanzania with Migo African safaris. Was 6 days safari The trip and people I met bring my life in the world unite me community service being offered with Migo African safaris team was high light my trip. Awesome people. Thanks for the team and all people I met in the trip. Once again thank you so much
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime experience
Gilbert was our tour guide for the most memorable 10 days of our lives.
Gilbert was an amazing guide, super professional and such a lovely guy and was one of the best drivers we have ever had. We have to navigate some extremely treacherous roads and his handling of the vehicle was outstanding.
His English is also fantastic and his knowledge and experience was second to none. I can’t wait to come back.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful trip to South Africa and Mozambique, organised by Kathi Simon.
The whole trip was absolutely seamless! All my drivers were there absolutely on time, and they were all lovely people. Kathi choose a super hotel in Mabuto and a fantastic beach resort at Viancoulos. The driver who took me through the border into Mozambique was from Mabuto, he knew the ropes, and I was through the border in about 30 minutes. I absolutely love Africa and can’t wait to go back!
MX
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
The communication before the trip was borderline bad. I never got a description of what the safari would look like or more details about the company or experience as a whole so I was pretty much betting on the descriptions in this site. I also got really worried because they never asked for my phone number or anything to contact me for pick up except the name of my hotel.
Regardless of the unclear communication at the beginning of the trip the Safari itself was amazing! The lodges where we stayed the first two nights were incredible and very comfortable. Given that I was traveling solo I shared with someone else who was also traveling solo (another girl). The cabin was very spacious, each bed had it’s own very well set mosquito net and we even had a nice shower and toilet inside the lodge with warm water! The food was good, the drives were the best. Our driver was James and he went above and beyond to make our Safari an unforgettable experience. On the first day alone we were able to spot Lions, Cheetah, elephants and giraffes along other animals. On the second day we say a leopard as well which he mentioned was a rare sight.
Our van broke on the third day on our way back to Lake Nakuru and be speedily arranged for us to be driven by someone else to our lunch area so we wouldn’t waste time while he fixed it.
As promised, he picked us up after lunch and we were back on our way to lake Nakuru. So tip here: there is the possibility to do Naivasha on the way to Nakuru. I think he insisted on it because one of the new passengers had it included in his tour, he didn’t force it on us though. I do not recommend doing Naivasha unless you are into birds a lot. It’s very plain and the boat tour lasts nothing and is pricey (20usd). The main reason we agreed to it was because there is nothing planned for the afternoon of the third day. This was very very lame. We initially thought we would be doing an evening game drive as we had on Masai Mara but apparently the ticket is not good for two days in Nakuru. I would recommend changing the departure time from Masai Mara so that it doesn’t feel like the afternoon is wasted. I would recommend booking with them but definitely think something should be added to the afternoon on the third day for those doing the 4 day safari as it ends up feeling more like a 3 day safari than a 4 day safari.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Big 5 and many more
Our guide Ayoni went above and beyond and we saw the big 5 in our first few hours of the game drive, this included the black rhino which had not been spotted for a while by anyone. Overall amazing experience and plenty of wildlife to see.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very familiar staff and perfect organization
Motto Tours organized for my family a very special trip to Kenia. They were really concerned about our wellness and did their best so the trip were perfect. We had a spanish speaking guide and a driver just for the family and they were really kind (specially with the kids) and proffesional. Good means of transport, acommodations and good price for the whole trip. They solved in a satisfactory way all the little problems that came across the trip.
I would hardly recommend to travel with Motto Tours.
Fraudulent Tour Operator
Baraka and Ken with Congo Discovery Safaris have refused to refund me for a portion of the tour they weren't permitted to take me on. I booked a 4 day gorilla trek and volcano climb in Virunga National Park with Congo Discovery Safaris last year and upon arrival in Kigali in February I found out they could not take me to Virunga as promised because of a rule change with the National Park and I would have to book directly with the National Park, which more than doubled my cost. I ended up having to pay the national park directly for my tour and only used Congo Discovery Safaris for help with my visa and transportation across the border to Goma. Because of this they promised to refund me $850 of the $1050 I paid them since I could not go with them for gorillas or the volcano. I was told they didn't have the cash because they spent it on a mineral investment and would send me a refund once I got home. For months they asked me to wait for the refund because they weren't getting a lot of business and I was patient, but it's been many months since then and they have stopped responding to any of my texts or emails. Ken and Baraka were really helpful and nice to me while I was there with the problems with the national park, but they will not refund your money if you have any problems. There is no reason to book anything in Virunga including transportation there, gorillas, and the volcano hike through Congo Discovery Safaris because you can book directly with the national park on their website.