DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari experience
Eric from Foot Slopes Tours & Safaris was very helpful, he has answered us every question quickly and I had many questions. ;-) When we had problems to book the bus tickets from Uganda to Tanzania, Eric booked the bus tickets for us. Many thanks again to Eric. On the safari we had a perfect guide with Hilary. He was always funny, he knows a lot about the animals and knows where to find them. We have seen cheetah hunting, 2 leopards and many lions and also baby lions. And, of course, many other animals (elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos,...). But unfortunately no rhinos. Many thanks again to Hilary. Our personal cook philipp cooked us very well. Many thanks again to Philipp. We had a 5 day safari and we went to Serengeti (off road), Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Lake Manyara. The last day in Lake Manyara we could have saved. By the exciting days before, the day in Lake Manyara was not so interesting. We can recommend the safari with Foot Slopes Tours & Safaris.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Stunning safari with great guide and service
Great experience. I can highly recommend Benson Safaris. Benson arranged everything for us and the communication was very good and fast. We had an excellent driver and guide.
I would recommend to pay by Credit Card as the bank in Tanzania (Barclays) can't handle a transfer via IBAN.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari of a lifetime
Olivia at Adventura set up the perfect Safari for us. It was our first Safari and could not have gone better. Excellent communication and Adventura makes the whole process very easy.
DK
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great - great - great
We did the "Samburu Five and Big Five Safari", and as the title says: everything was great!
Planning of our safari was done by email, and we received good and detailed information. We made a few changes and booked a little extra, so a number of mails went back and forth. Every time we received a reply within a day or two. Payment was handled online without any kind of problem.
We were met by our driver/guide Peter at the airport, and he took good care of us during the entire safari, until we were back in Nairobi. Peter is an excellent driver and has been in the business for many years. He even helped with a little "white lie" - since I had booked a balloon flight in Masai Mara, that was to be a surprise for my wife. With Peters help it was kept a secret, until we were parked in front of the balloon basket.
On the first day in Kenya, we had chosen to have a day in Nairobi, with visits to Giraffe Center, Sheldricks Elephant Orphanage and Karen Blixen Museum. This was a great start, and it also left time for some relaxation after the flight.
The safari itself was fantastic - the places we visited on the "Samburu Five and Big Five Safari", and the order in which they were visited, is a great experience in our opinion. We saw such different kinds of landscape and the specific animals living there. And of course we saw both the Samburu Five and the Big Five - and apart from seeing them during daytime, we also saw all of the Big Five on one single night game drive (in Ol Pejeta)!! Certainly, the Masai Mara is special, and something you must see - but we wouldn't miss Samburu for anything! In fact, all of the places we went (Aberdare, Samburu, Ol Pejeta, Naivasha and Masai Mara), had their own special values.
The camps/lodges, we stayed at, were all great. And it was like every time we moved to a new place, it added something more to the experience. And ending up at Sarova Camp in Masai Mara was perfect! The tents were fantastic and the food was fabulous!
Carsten Udsen, Denmark
Travel experience in Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa and Egypt
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Nine days in Kenya
We had a wonderful trip organised by It Started in Africa. I think we were especially lucky to have had Martin as our driver/guide. He was always polite, informative and did a fantastic job in driving us around. As you know we booked to cover a great deal of Kenya in a short time!
All the places you suggested that we stay, were lovely. Especially Tumbili Lodge and our last camp outside the Masai Mara, Basecamp. They were both very special places.
It was interesting to travel from Tsavo West, to Amboseli and then up the Rift Valley and then back down to the Masai Mara and definitely worth the trip to the North to see the flamingos on Lake Baringo.
I guess the highlights were seeing a leopard in Tsavo West who allowed us to study him close up very early in the morning for 15 minutes, and then the lovely mixture of non aggressive animals in Amboseli. The Masai Mara allowed us to see lion, cheetah, elephant, rhino, and so many other animals too many to mention.
We have already recommended your company to our friends and I shall send through a few photos.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Diani with Travelers Chalet
Excellent and timely communication. Everything that was promised was delivered. The staff are very friendly and enthusiastic to help you get the best out of your vacation.
TW
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Attentive and satisfactory！！！
Nice service and reasonable cost for Big Time Safari Ltd. Martha is a wonderful women to arrange everything to meet our request. Care about our feeling and feedback,she helped us in every possible way. Good experience in Kenya safari，nice car and professional guide to share many information with us. We also book 5 days Mt. Kilimanjaro tour in Tanzania, both are wonderful memories for us. Believe me, You just list your request for sure will get the nice talk and the best service and arrangement from Big Time Safari. We are very enjoy it in East Africa!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organized 10 day camping safari with outstanding guide and cook, highly recommend
Planning your 1st safari experience from the comfort of the USA can be daunting at 1st, but dealing with Romeo from Safari Multiways was a smooth and efficient process from the beginning. We worked together to create a custom itinerary that fit our desires, and once we arrived in Arusha, we were well taken care of for the next 10 days.
Amos our guide/driver took great care to find every animal on the list, and even tweaked our itinerary once he found out about our affinity for the big cats. We were rewarded with a day full of cheetahs and lions, almost as if Amos knew where they'd be in advance. Due to the length of our itinerary, we were able to stay with a lion pride for an entire morning, and were happily rewarded with an actively hunting pride. Once in a lifetime experience for certain.
Moses took great care to provide us with good food and a big smile every day. Also making sure we practiced our Swahili every chance we would get.
Overall, a 5 star experience dealing with Romeo and his people. We had a tremendous time, and very much enjoyed our extended experience in the Tanzania northern parks.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful trip, fantastically organised & great guide and service during our Safari!
We have just returned from a 4 day safari with Soul of Tanzania, and can thoroughly recommend this company to anyone considering taking such a trip. From my initial inquiry, Francis was very helpful in suggesting the most suitable itinerary for our time-frame, and very prompt in answering any and all queries I had. In addition he was also very helpful in organising an additional tour of Kilimanjaro area to fit into the limited amount of time we had available. The service from when we first arrived in Tanzania was also fantastic. We were given some very useful tips during our briefing on the first day, and all staff were extremely helpful in all ways. A special thanks to our guide Nico, who I would highly recommend to anyone considering a Safari in this area. Very friendly, extremely knowledgeable, and always willing willing to share this enthusiasm with us. Made sure we were able to see all of the big 5, and was great in ensuring we could find best and most interesting places in all the areas we were in during the Safari. Any queries or small requests we had were also immediately & helpfully handled by him. The van used for our trip was very comfortable, and all the accommodation was excellent. In addition, following the end of our Safari, the company very kindly offered to assist us in any way they could should we need any help or advise during rest of our trip in Tanzania. So a big thanks to all in Soul of Tanzania for arranging what was truly a fantastic trip for us, and for the great help and kind assistance provided during all parts of organising the tour and experiencing this fantastic country!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
100% fantastic experience in all ways
Escape Adventure provided us with a wonderful safari experience - beyond anything we could imagine. We entered the west gate of Serengeti and spent 7 days in what felt like a magical place. We were able to see thousands of zebras - experience them in watering holes, and hippos, and lions (after a kill) and families of elephants to greet us in the morning! Every day was new unbelievable adventure. Food was very good and hotels they organizes were terrific. We always felt safe and very comfortable. Escape Adventure also spent time with us in the city before we left on Safari and helped us to organize visits to schools and orphanages. They helped us shop for supplies to bring to school and were absolutely invaluable everywhere we went. Our time is Africa is embedded deep within our hearts and Escape Adventure made this possible. Our appreciation to Anael, who was our guide and helped us to experience Africa with his extensive knowledge of animals and his calm way.