DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfekt
We were in Kenya for two weeks. We have visited the following destinations. Tsavo East, Amboseli, Aberdare, Samburu, Ol Pejeta, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara and Lake Naivasha. All the destinations we have visited have been very beautiful. Our guide Rama Ali was very good, he is very knowledgeable about the national parks. We saw many animals.
The accommodations were good, only the one in Maasai Mara was not okay. Overall, we are very positively impressed by go Kenya tours and safaris.
Many thanks to Clare who organized this round trip for us as we wanted.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great guide and itinerary, but accommodation varied from super to awful
Our guide, Johnny, was fantastic and knowledgeable, with a great sense of fun. He made everything work and nothing was too much trouble. We thoroughly enjoyed the few days we spent with him.
Everything was well organized and ran very smoothly. The parks were astonishingly beautiful and Johnny did a terrific job of showing and explaining the huge variety of wildlife they have to offer.
Sadly, the quality of the accommodation proved to be highly variable:
The Lenchada camp in Mesai Mala was very basic, but decent;
The Flamingo Hill Camp at Lake Nakuru was an absolute delight;
The Dove's Nest in Naivasha was simply appalling.
This is such a shame as it cast a pall over the otherwise excellent work of our guide and good organization of the safari.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical experience - great guides, good service and so many animals
My partner and I embarked on our first Safari together. Our expectations were matched by Serengeti smile as a result of their welcoming, informative and chilled service.
They picked us up at our hotel promptly at 8am the first morning, we were greeted with cold bottles of water in the car which I'm sure you can imagine, in the hot weather was very needed! They continued to provide snacks like peanuts and other little bits throughout the day.
As we progressed to the different areas, they provided facts and information about the land, animals and tribes which was good as it adds that educational layer.
The tour guides always seemed like they had our best interest at heart, getting the good spots to see the animals and pointing out little things that we may have missed, for example a Dung beetle pushing a pile of poop with his little friend on it (you can imagine, this is fairly hard to spot in the Serengeti while driving)
I think the experience was good value for money (it was the most cost effective in comparison to the rest of the options), ways in which this trip could be improved is by providing better quality and more thoughtful packed lunch and upgrading the accommodation provided (the first accommodation was a tented camp, which was a great experience but not particularly luxury) however the 2nd lodge was lovely, it had better food options and better facilities. I think my partner and I largely share this opinion due to being foodies and having quite high expectations, so given that I would say the accommodation and food were sufficient but just not up to our standards. I also think that organising the permits well ahead of time would reduce any wait times and delays which in turn would improve the overall experience and make it more seamless.
Nonetheless, we had the most amazing experience - we saw all of the animals except for the Leopard, it was truly magical and we would 100% recommend this to anyone!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very nice private safari
We booked a private safari (Ndutu, Serengeti and Ngorongoro) with Serengeti African Tours. Our contact with Lucas was very smooth and he responded to all our questions promptly. We enjoyed the mid range accommodations very much, especially Suenos luxury camp, where hippo's passed our tent at night (we felt very safe!). We did not have one of the outgoing driver/guides as mentioned in the other reviews. We had hoped to learn a lot about all of the animals, our driver/guide was a really nice guy but unfortunately wasn't very talkative and did not explain that much about the animals, and did not really respond elaborately to all of our questions. Also the radio of our vehicle did not work: it made it more difficult to know where to go to see specific animals. Fortunately our driver made a big effort to talk to all other passing vehicles and he was a great animal spotter. We saw the big five and enjoyed a magnificent private encounter with a cheetah. All the food was delicious. Overall we look back at a great experience.
MY
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing tour with awesome guide and cook
What an amazing safari! We had the time of our lives in the national parks, especially in Serengeti! Seeing basically every single animal living there and most of them up close and/or several times! Our guide Mudy was very knowledgeable, super helpful and had amazing insights, even showed us the migration of Wildebeests! Every single day was worth it and absolutely wonderful and magical! We also had very good food, big shoutout to Luca, our cook, who spent a lot of time preparing amazing food for all the days!
Also Kolpath safari helped us with taxi from and to the airport and hotel for free which was very nice!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari experience
We had a very good 4days trip safari in tarangire , serengheti and ngorogoro.
We saw all the big five even 4 rhinoceros which is so rare !
We had Edgar ( driver ) always searching for us the best , explain a lot of thing and ask us if we are ok to wake-up earlier to be first to some spots
and Tito ( cooker ) made every meal different and so delicious always with the smile !
Edgar and Tito were so nice and amazing with us, treating so well and doing all they best to enjoy our trip !!!
We do choose to do camping tente and its was amazing the tente were big and perfectly waterproof. The experience was crazy we heard during night some hyena on the camp and buffalo. This experience will
Be always in my head
The company manage the tour perfectly even more than we was expected they took/drop us to the airport and book for us hotel arrival and departure.
Thank you so much Hilary , Ali , Edgar and Tito for this amazing trip
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
welcoming, well organized, professional
The welcome and presentation of the safari by John and Abraham was of quality. Everything was well organized with constant attention to ensuring that everything went well. The guides Isidore and Pascal were very nice and the safari magnificent. A very professional agency !
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
My operator was helpful and determined to find what was right for me.
I had a memorable and most enjoyable 4 night stay at Tremasana Camp this past week. Although the camp was a little bit “run down” the setting and staff more than made up for it. They were kind, helpful and made every effort to be accommodating. The guides were fun, knowledgeable and we were lucky enough to see a lot of very good game.
The food was wholesome and plentiful, so all in all, I would recommend it highly.
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a Lifetime Safari Experience
We had a lovely guide who explained everything professionally.
We saw A LOT of various animals. ALL big 5!
The wildlife and the landscape was marvellous!
All of the lodges were beautiful, however we did not see a lot of it. We always arrived very late.
In total we did the safari with 7 people. We were split into 4 ppl who did loging and 3 who did camping. Due to this we lost a lot of time.
Other than that we loved the Safari and this unique experience.
The communication with the company was very easy an reliable.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Accommodating, full of energy
The porters really make the experience so much better, they try to cater to your every need and work so hard to get you to experience the summit and the beauty of the mountain. We did the 7 Day Lemosho route! Truly an experience of a lifetime. I cannot fault our team at all! They dedicated those 7 days to getting us up and making sure all our needs were catered to! This is also bearing in mind that I had never camped before in my life, so an all around new experience! I did donate some of my gear afterwards to the company, in hope that it would go to a porter that needed it, especially a women.