BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic 3 day tour through Masai Mara!!
Ronnie gave us a 3 day tour through Masai Mara, I enjoyed every moment of the safari. He first picked us up in Kisumu from where we had a long drive to Masai Mara. He is also a very talented driver, even in demanding conditions he managed to drive safely :).
He always placed us in the best position so we could take beautiful pictures of the animals. The accommodation he arranged for us was perfect!
He is friendly and very professional, I highly recommend him for a great safari!
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Tour Operater
This Safari Operator is Top Quality from all levels of employment. The Owner was very genuine. The Tour Coordinator, Fredrick, was very organized and prompt to respond to any email. The guides were very knowledgeable and constantly looked after their client’s requests. The Mara Sopa Lounge was a fantastic choice, and the Safari 4x4 Land Cruisers were comfortable and the best quality vehicle I saw throughout my entire stay.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent and reasonably priced Safari
We had a great time in Tsavo East and West on a three-day safari. It's a brilliant package and very reasonable compared to other Safaris I have been on. Saw almost everything (Except rhino). Our guide was helpful and fun. Would very much recommend.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
What an amazing Safari in East Afrcia!!
Our driver, Michael, was so great - he was knowledgeable and did everything he could to get us amazing views of all animals. He is a professional at driving through the parks and knows the ins and outs so well! We could not believe how much we saw and how close we got to all different types of animals - it was a dream come true! Booking process with Vincent was great, she helped with all questions we had. We stayed at the comfort level for both trips and the places were great- Amazing food for all the meals and clean rooms!
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience Kenya for something different
My wife and I, first time in our lives We booked safari to Africa through Sino Africa Safaris. The experience was memorable to say the least and the animal life in the Masai Mara, Tsavo East and West Game Reserves was both stunning and memorable. We saw ''the big five'' and lots more. The bird life too is brilliant
What particularly pleased us was the organization which was tailor made for us and above our expectations, we found the Kenyan people a delight and their warmth is not ''put on.'' Yes, there is much poverty but lots of good things too. The accommodation and food in the cities and game reserves, on the whole was of a reasonable standard and always clean, although air conditioning was not always available.
One of the best experiences of our lives and very different from the routine standard package holidays. Full marks to Mr. Le and his team at Sino Africa Safari for their honest activities to make our visit such a wonderful event. Good value too.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari experience with a highly professional team
The booking process was easy and Mr. Le was very responsive. We booked luxury accommodation and stayed in Ziwani Temted Camp in Tsavo West, Ol Tukai in Ambroseli and Satao Camp in Tsavo East. The lodges were as different as the parks and very good.
Ali, our guide and driver was exceptional. Extremely punctual and knowledgeable, with a heart of gold for all creatures large and small. We saw a lot of animals (elephants, giraffes, zebras, lions, cheetahs, hippos, crocs, etc).
We had a large Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep to ourselves, making it easy to store our luggage for the duration of the trip.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amboseli with a great organization
I and a friend decided to do a short safari (as we did not have much time).We were recommended by a friend and decided on Sino Africa Safaris. We went to Amboseli National Park on a 2 day, 1 night trip. From the beginning Fredrick was great at communicating through email and had everything setup quickly for us. The price was reasonable and the experience was amazing! Our guide, George Mbugua, picked us up from our hotel in Nairobi and dropped us back off at the Airbnb we would be staying at the end of the trip. George was a great guide, very informative and with his expertise we were able to see many animals! We were even lucky enough to see Mount Kilimanjaro on the second day since the skies were clear! If you are looking for an affordable and fantastic experience, I highly recommend this organization！
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
07days exciting safari experience in the jungle
The best tour company with the best tour packages at an affordable budget... I experienced the best safari from this tour company, they got the best customer services one would wish to get
I highly recommend landrail safaris ltd
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic safari to a competitive price and with flexible team
The short version: We had a fantastic time, and we both agree it's the best safari we have been on in terms of animal encounters, camps, and nature!
The long version: After some offers from different operators, we finally went for Twinkle Star, since the package offered was most in line with what we were looking for, and that to a competitive price and nice and attentive service. James at Twinkle Star was fast and good in his communication over mail upon setting the itinerary. We asked for loads of different extra options and modifications and ended up getting about 5 different itineraries from James who patiently replied to all our different requests. In the end, we changed one camp and added one extra night at Pumzika in Serengeti, on top of the original itinerary.
In the end, we stayed one night in Lake Manyara NP at Tortillis Camp, 2 nights at Pumzika in Serengeti and one night at Tortillis in Ngoronogoro. The Tortillis camps were absolutely wonderful in every sense (and identical)! Pumzika was nice too with lovely interior design, but more basic (shower water only on request, without mosquito net and the need to ask the staff to help chase away two spiders from the tent, but hey, it's a tent in the grasslands, so it's still fantastic!).
Our driver Eremes was great at finding animals! He really seemed engaged in finding us different animals, and did manage to bring us close to the big 5 many times over (except from rhino that we only saw once :-) ). He knew a lot, although we had to ask questions for him to explain about the different things we saw - we would have loved for him to tell us more facts spontaneously, as we sometimes didn't know what to ask... He was young and quite a daredevil, in a good way - he went mud-racing to take us to the more inaccessible parts of Serengeti, where we got to see a leopard from 5 m, a cheetha with cubs, etc. Not a drive for the faint-hearted or those who fear mud, but super fun otherwise (and I think he adjusted the speed to fit our personalities)!
We loved the combination of the different parks with their different flora and fauna. We are really glad we added one extra night in Serengeti so that we had the time to get deeper into the huge park, which otherwise would have been impossible to manage time-wise because of the risk of getting stuck in the mud (which many other cars did - Eremes though was a splendid driver).
Some general advice:
- If you don't love animals and animal spotting the way we do, 5 days in a car on bumpy roads may be too long. We wouldn't have wanted to change a thing, though!
- it rained every night, so the roads were suuuuper muddy. Also, the grass was high at this time of year, so animals were quite hard to spot (that's one of the reasons you need an experienced guide)
- It's good to be aware of the long distances: a lot of the time was spent in transfer (most of the time in beautiful nature although few animals).
- Although Tortillis Ngorongoro was heaven on earth, it's good to be aware of that the fact that it's located about 90 min from the gate to the crater.
- For Lake Manyara, make sure to book a camp inside the park. Most seem to be located outside.
So to the few and small downsides:
- the communication ended after the itinerary was set and the bank transfer was made. We got a bit nervous as we didn't hear anything as the trip came closer, but after sending a WhatsApp message to check if everything was in order two days before the safari, we got confirmation immediately. As one is used to get automated email reminders about almost everything nowadays, it would have been nice to get a confirming mail a few days before the start.
- After reading reviews about Twinkle Star, we were prepared on getting another tour operator to actually carry out the safari - something that wasn't communicated until the actual pick up. It would have been nice to get the notification about the affiliate operator in Tanzania before the pick-up, as to avoid the confusion at the parking lot when we in vain searched for a Twinkle Star driver. Apparently, our guide Eremes was booked only the day before.
- We had some minor issues as the first camp didn't book us a double but a twin room (but quickly changed to another room), I sometimes didn't get a vegetarian lunch box.
Finally:
Should we recomend it? YES!
What would we do differently next time, now that we've been there? Stay at Tortillis in Serengeti, too, because Tortillis was heaven!
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Guide
For our safari we traveled with Sino Africa and had a great time, our guide Juma was great! Friendly and helpful person, made us fall in love even more with the parks and the nature that surrounded us, thanks to him we saw so many animals. Always attentive to our requests, prepared, punctual and precise made us experience emotions that we will remember over time. When we have the chance to return to Kenya for another safari, we will surely rely on Sino Africa and we would still like to have Juma as a guide to experience another extraordinary adventure!