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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great value!! Amazing animal viewing but company seemed disorganized.
PROS: Great value! The cheapest tour we could find in Kenya and we saw all the same sites! Our guide made great use of the radio network to find the most amazing animals!!! We literally saw every animal you could think of - in one day in the Masai Mara! Literally EVERY animal, including endangered and rare animals. Sami knew where to go to find everything, including the elusive and amazing dik-diks.
CONS: Company seemed disorganized. We were passed around a lot before the tour started and it felt chaotic and unsettling. They changed our itinerary to add 2 guests for the weekend, which resulted in a lot of backtracking on the dangerous Kenyan highways. Our guide was fairly quiet and answered questions when we asked, but spent a lot of time on the radio with guide friends. Every day was a long driving day.
Overall: Great value and worth the cons for the cost.
FI
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great guides and staff!
We stayed at Ang'ata Camp in North Serengeti. Our guide Josephat were very experienced, professional and friendly. The game drives were fantastic and we saw a lot during the three days we spent at the safari. Also the staff was very helpfull at the lodge and the food was very delicious.
The way the tour operator organised the information and communication between our guide and us was lacking. We didn't get proper information on time about the changes in our flight schedule and it caused a lot of stress both before and after the safari.
NG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional
We had a private 2 days & 1-night safari trip to Masai Mara.
Millicent and Mr George were very helpful with the enquiry and trip customization to suit my group's needs. They answered all our questions prior to the booking and also agreed to our payment option.
Mr Ken, our guide and driver is experienced and knowledgeable. He made sure we saw as many animals as possible. We ended up seeing 4 of the Big 5 (the Rhinos refused to come out of their hiding) and some other animals like the Cheetah despite our short time on the trip.
Our accommodation was clean and the service including the food was good.
The only thing I will change is the meals at the stops. The restaurants didn't have much to offer especially for foreigners.
Overall, it was a nice experience and good value for money.
BD
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reassuring, friendly and quick at problem-solving
Had an amazing 7-day Safari tour with Absolute holidays. David was our contact point for the whole tour and when we arrived in Kenya and met him at his office in Nairobi we felt tremendously reassured. He helped us exchange currencies and arranged for one of my missed luggages from the Nairobi airport to be sent to Masaimara on the following day. We booked the 7-day tour package (amboseli, masaimara, nakuru) and saw all the magnificent animals in all its glory. Our tour guide Richard even took us to an additional place out of the itinerary --Lake Elementeita -- where we got amazing views of flamingoes. We spent a lot of time on the road but it hardly seemed tiring because the weather was fantastic as was the driving by Richard. All in all, an incredible experience that I will cherish for life.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing and helpful
Kibe was fantastic in helping us plan a weekend getaway within a short period. He really did come through for us and made us enjoy our stay. Definitely impressed by the service offered
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great organisor, and easy gooing
We had a great expirience whit Lucky our guide, driver.
We did see all what we hoped for and more.
We had to reschadule 2 because off covid and there was no problem dooing this.
De trip was wel orginised , 1 time we had a bad expirience whit hotel and this was solved the next day , whit out any problem !
All in all we had the time off our live :-)
Robert ( dutch )
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Unforgettable experience
I made a 5-days trip to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and I certainly wish I had more time. The country and the people are beautiful but what made the trip even more enjoyable for us was my tour guide Phillip Samuel from Manyara travel club. He is a very knowledgeable, accommodating and has a great sunny personality! Since this was my first trip in Tanzania, I relied a lot on Phillip’s expertise on how to best spend my short stay and what the local customs are. Overall, it was quite an enriching experience which wouldn't have been possible if I didn't have an excellent guide like Phillip. I wanted to see many places in a limited amount of time, but Phillip was able to create an itinerary for me that suited what I wanted and packed it with some of the most exciting activities possible given my short stay...
I are very happy and would definitely recommend Manyara travel club to my friends and family who plan to visit Tanzania. Thanks Phillip for enormous support towards my success to Uhuru peak.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
It was an amazing three day experience in the Mara. We saw the big four on day two but we missed the migration. Stayed at an amazing hotel with great food and service.
Loved the service of the company and the driver was on time as agreed. Very patient young man called Dennis. It's what I would call value for your money. The Masai village was a nice experience as well. Getting to know the culture is still rich.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The guide/driver (Abednego) was fantastic, friendly and came to pick us on time.
The experience was amazing. The company is very reliable, offer excellent services and definitely give value for your money. The agent assigned to us booked our holiday on short notice. The agent was also very kind and helpful.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A reliable very involved tour company.
I first used Skywide in 2017 for a family trip abroad. Peter was very reliable and was always available in the event of a challenge. I have used the company several times after due to their excellent service delivery. Peter is also very good at planning an itinerary.. this helps especially when you are visiting a new area. I have loved all the trips I have booked through them. And looking forward to the coming October trip.
I highly recommend this company.
