CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very easy to organize and book our amazing adventure!
First the best...Lenchada were very easy to book with and Alex was always accommodating with communication, making plans, customizing and even helping to book our train tickets. He and his team were very easy to work with. The price was very competitive and we were all happy with our budget accommodations. The various booking agents seem to subcontract to different drivers that coordinate to transport clients that are staying at a variety of locations and have booked with different agents. This would be fine as we knew this was not a private booking but our only complaint would be that the advertised vehicle was not our transport and we were very crowded with 8 passengers rather than the 7 maximum. We spent many hours in the jeep and unfortunately it was very old and uncomfortable with inadequate suspension and no padding on the seats. I had a variety of bruises from being banged around in a crowded vehicle. This wouldn't have been an issue if all of the vehicles were in such poor condition but there were many jeeps that looked much more comfortable. Our driver/guide was wonderful and tried his best to make sure we had some amazing experiences and juggle the needs and wants of a very mixed group of passengers. The co-ordination of drop-offs, pick-ups, and trying to please everyone led to some stress but in the end Dickson tried his best to make everyone happy. We had an amazing time and are now laughing about the hiccups. If you are realistic about your expectations for a budget safari than I would recommend Lenchada.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very nice group tour
I booked a safari with Arusha Trips in the Netherlands. They co-operated with Leon Expeditions and Inno Africa to organise my group safari. So this review is about Arusha Trips, Leon Expeditions and Inno Africa.
I really enjoyed it! 4 days, 3 nights is just perfect to see Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Not too short but also not too long. The guide Omari and the cook Bryan were FAN-TAS-TIC! With their expertise and skills they really made the trip. Staying in Mambo Hideaway Arusha is a good choice if you like to stay in a quiet area (you can easily go to the center of Arusha by local bus).
There was a problem during my trip, but communication with the tour operators was easy and good. Car breakdowns are common, and so it was during this trip. But they fixed that we were picked-up by another car.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good service, friendly and knowledgeable driver.
Lovely safari time. Beautiful accommodations. Just sad about the drought conditions, and some animals dying due to lack of green grass to eat. Seeing Mt Kilimanjaro in the distance was beautiful.
PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very flexible and reliable but with strange surprise at the end.
First of all, we would like to thank a lot to our guide and driver – Eddie Nsubuga Kizito. A friendly, wise, responsible man with a great sense of humour and a lot of insight into Ugandan wildlife, culture, society and history His ability to spot and recognise animals and plants was impressive, just like his knowledge about animal behaviour. A careful but decisive driver in sometimes very difficult terrain with map of curvy park roads in his head. We managed to get away from many difficult situations only thanks to his great commitment. He always found a smile for us. Apart from everything that was planned he used spare time to show us things that extended our knowledge about the country. Without him, our trip would be worth much less.
As for the agency – it was flexible, adjusted itinerary to our needs, replied to all mails with lightning speed and there was no problem with initial payment. Hotels, gorilla and chimpanzeee tracking were all properly booked and we made all the points of our itinerary. So it was weird that agency gave our guide money suffficient just for the trip. When extra costs appeared (tyres to be fixed), they asked us to lend them money so that our guide could pay for our last night and petrol to come back to Entebbe – this money hasn’t been returned...
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good assistance
Hello,
I did a Serengeti park safari for 2 days. I was very well assisted.
I highly recommend dmc honcho
Nadia
DK
Great Round-trip Kenya and Tanzania
Fantastic experience! We watched the big 5 and many more animals. It was a rough travel because of the roads!
NL
Fantastic
Had a very well organized trip. Got to see a lot during our safari, including the big five with a very experienced and super fun safari guide. A poor country, but at the same time very rich. Getting to know very nice and nice people. Visited the maasai, which in itself was quite an experience. Slept 3 nights in the bush camp (fantastic) In one word great! The country has a kind of indescribable attraction. Would like to go back
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SS
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fair price. All the accommodations were good and Jeff, our guide, was amazing!
We saw a lot in the first day and a half! Was amazing
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Felt well taken care of - great experience
We had a really good experience going on a 3 days trip to Serengeti and Ngorongoro. We saw many animals, it was beautiful! The cook was excellent and took well care of us. We advice you going during low season before the rain season (march) , we went in February it was perfect, they weren’t too many tourists.
The first camping site was awesome. We were by ourselves. The second one was busier and the toilet not the best but we still had a good time meeting people and watching a beautiful sunset.
The people at Suricata are so nice and helpful! We advice it.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Nice easy safari day trip from Joburg
Easy to book- good service. Friendly and knowledgable guides. Recommended if you want to see Pilannesburg but only have one free day in Joburg!