CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good experience
Communication with Adam the manager was clear and professional. All was above our expectation. He took care of booking our hotel in advance in Arusha and was there on time for the briefing. The safari was done with a group of 6 in a confortable open-rooftop jeep vehicule. In the 2 days Tarangire and Ngorongoro was had the chance to see everything we wanted; many lions, girafes, elephants, cheetas, hippos and much more ! The driver was safe and respected the animals.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great communication to meet your Safari desires with best camps/lodges and knowledgeable fun guides.
Responsive communications with the owner. She does whatever necessary to meet your Safari desires and the best camps/lodges in your price range. They meet you at the airport on arrival and take you to your lodging. They recommend a day of rest to adjust to time difference and meet with you to go over the plan for your Safari and discuss your preference for game drive times. Flash will arrange for a balloon Safari and make necessary reservations. Magda does her best to make sure your Safari is unforgettable. Her guides for game drives are knowledgeable and observant to make sure you don’t misss a thing. This is our second Safari with Flash and if there is a third we will definitely book with Magda’s Flash Safaris & Photography.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Adventure Safari.
I did two days of private safari in Mikumi National park and I was very satisfied. I saw all the big five but the leopard. El who is my guide was quick in getting in finding the animals and a good spot for viewing. Trust me, it gets so crowded and because most of us are doing this probaly once in our lifetime, you wanna have the best vantage view point- El is good in finding those spots. Another thing that I want to mention is how they had treated me as a member of their family. They drove me from Morogoro to Dar es salaam (about 4.5 hours) and helped me find a hotel. They also stayed with me and helped in Boating issue From Dar es salaam to Zanzibar. To me, that is a good value you should be looking when choosing for a tour guide- one that really takes care of it's client. Best Adventure ever!
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beware of cheaters! In particular Yoeni Japheth . Safari was terrible
Bad! Poor execution and under-delivery of what has been agreed and paid for are my two biggest pain-points with drive tanzania ltd. Even if the company had provided as advertised, I would still not recommend it due to poor overall service (last-minute arrangement and changes), lack of tour briefing (we have to ask what's going on all the time) and the tour guides are not helpful.
So the whole impression was very bad, they were trying to deceive us every time they got a chance. So thank you, Yoeni Japheth for the spoilt safari and first impression about Tanzania. You're not even think for the future, I told you that if we'd love the safari we'd definitely go with your company fot the northern curcuit. And thanks God we found another great company with honest and pleasant people working there who changed our opinion to the country and people. We went back home absolutely satisfied and pleased. Tanzania is amazing!
We have all scans, documents, photos, programs, witnesses to prove my words. So, guys, be aware of that company and Yoeni Japheth . Actually we can even bring an action for the court, because they rendered their service not loke it was claimed in the contract and forced us to pay more money cheating us with accommodation.
KR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Honest and reliable plus budget friendly
I want to see the Gorilla.
But there is few information about it.
So I have to do it by myself.
I contacted almost every agencies on the web.
Almost everyone of them wants to sell their expensive tour.
All the agencies lied that I have to pay guide fee and entrance fee for NP and so on.
Only G.S.U.T was honest and suggested the right thing I wanted
with budget price.
Yes. You can choose a program consisted of the luxurious car and 5 star lodge and so on. But for someone like me, budget is more important.
I was not a big guest for G.S.U.T.
I needed only permit. They couldn’t make much profit from me.
But they really tried to help me from first to finish. I really appreciate GSUT
for everything about my gorilla trekking. Without them, it was impossible. I should gave up.
Thanks!! I really recommend them.
I already introduced them to my friend. He will join the gorilla in a day.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
MX
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service, with the best tour guide.. A safari that exceeded our expectations!
CATS Africa Tours, is an excellent option to make a safari to Kenya. They adjust the perfect trip to your needs.
We visited the main safari destinations like: Amboseli (amazing!!), Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara, where we were lucky enough to see the big 5 and twice!!
Each destination is meant to be different than the other one, where you can experience different things, meet new people and see different animals. In every place there was a new animal that we hadn't seen.
I truly recommend going to a Masai Village, because you get to know a different culture, their costumes and their lifestyle.
The hotels where great, very clean, nice, good food, close to the parks, and with excellent attention.
The communication with the agency was very good, they cleared all of our doubts and responded immediately.
About our tour guide...he was the best, he did everything in his power to make the most of our trip.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unbelievable experience, fantastic locations, wonderful camps
My wife and I took a 15 day private safari to Kenya and Tanzania in August and September 2018. We booked everything through Trip Advisor African Safari (TAAS) in Nairobi. The owner, Seth Vincent, was terrific to work with. He worked very closely with us over several months as we customized our itinerary and accommodations to exactly what we wanted and we valued all of Seth's input and guidance. Seth met us at Nairobi airport and was constantly in communication with us during the entire time. Our Kenya portion was a clear 5 STAR experience with a terrific driver/guide, Ken, who took us to all the right viewing locations and gave us great insight into the animals, land, people and culture. Unfortunately Kenya and Tanzania do not have great relationships when it comes to tourism an don't have reciprocal arrangements. That meant half way through our safari when we transferred from Kenya to Tanzania we also had to change driver and vehicle and go with a Tanzanian subcontractor of TAAS. We were disappointed with our driver as he was very uncommunicative and told us little about what was going on. He did take us to fantastic viewing and we saw everything we wanted to see. The lodges and camps were all spectacular. If there was a 4 1/2 STAR rating, I would have selected that, but the guide in Tanzania was significantly below standard.
We would highly recommend TAAS for any Kenyan safari. Seth is easy to work with and very knowledgeable. The value of this private safari was substantially better than any group tour we looked at. During our entire safari we felt very safe and couldn't be more happy with the overall experience and the memories we created.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very informative and invested in the clients needs and allows the experience to be memorable and fun
It was great and it exceeded my expectations overall. I enjoyed everything and in the end it was worth it. I would definitely book with the same tour operator. The service was well crafted and quite pleasing. All in all, my trip was enjoyed.
KR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The most excellent decision in Kenya trip
Actually I and my wife were nervous a bit, since it was our first visit not only in Kenya, but also in Africa. So even after reading so many reviewes of over 10 companies really carefully for some days in planning my schedule in Kenya, it was not easy to choose the one. (I could find really many tour companies with reviews on online, and safari tour was the most important for my african trip...) That was Beacon finally, and this decision was the most excellent one I made during this vacation.
Eric, our driver and guide, was really gentle and professional. He was able to answer any questions of us about animal, plant, life and culture in Kenya and safari. His driving was also perfect and we are suprised that he really knew all the paths and alleys even in savana, so it made us see all the wild animals(without only leopard!!!) and enjoy the long way move even on off road, "African Massage."
My trip was private for me and my wife, and for 4 days including masai mara, nakuru, and naivasha. The best way to enjoy safari tour is just following Eric's guide, (then he would show everything of wild savana), I'd like to recommend to take boat tour and walking safari (it's optional) if you are planned to come by lake naivasha in your itinery. It will be special.
I wish to visit safari again some day, I promise it would be beacon again. I want to say thanks here again to beacon and Eric(to Robert, also).