MX
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Satisfactory service
Our safari guide was friendly and helpful. We feel that he could’ve been a little more informative, but other than that, everything went as planned and it was a good experience. The only disappointment was that we didn’t get to see lions, but of course that was not his fault. So I would recommend going to a different park like Selous as lions are more commonly seen there. We loved the place where we stayed, though - Camp Bastian. Super nice atmosphere and rooms, the food was great, too. Lenard was always timely and was flexible to make minor adjustments we requested. One thing that I do wish I had known is that the first day’s game drive is not inside the national park but on the road. We did see some animals there, but in the info we received it sounds like we would go inside the national park. We only went into the national park on the second day.
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great fun, coordination was a bit disappointing.
The tour was great fun.
However, a few things to note with regards to tour detail and coordination.
- Guests should be informed payment can't be made with credit card so we don't have to waste money on ATM fee
- Guests should not be forced to any "optional" activity at the lake
- Accommodation listed on the site was inaccurate, later it changed again from what we were informed by email
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical experience with great people
This was a magical experience! Kata ans Paul were amazing. Great food and excellent driving. Would definitely use the company again for future tours.
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Really budget infrastructure for a budget tour
The safari was good in overall. We saw a lot of animals missing just a male lion, leopard and crocodiles. However, we saw them because my husband was good in finding them and not our guide. He didn’t talk to us and didn’t explain us anything about animals and country, lost answered our questions sometimes. But he (the guide - Kobra) was friendly and helped us to get in the bus (the company got us very very bad bus that we had on the way back, instead of getting us the fast train). Our car was not suitable for safari (minibus) and we always got stuck in roads for hours sometimes and we had to push the car from mud, I guess it happens with everyone but much less when you have a suitable Jeep for safaris. The campings were okay but really wild - in our “cottage” there were holes in walls and holes in mosquito net so all the insects could come in. However, seeing a lot of animals was very pleasant that we forgot about many disappointments on the way.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience in an incredible country. Thanks to Wilson for his great job.
Reliable and professional tour operator. The trip was organized very well and Wilson was always present, available to every request and punctual. I spent an unforgettable 5-day vacation with my children, sharing all the emotions we encountered during the tour in Uganda. Gorilla, chimpanzee and lions on trees. Thanks for everything!
David and his team did everything they could to make sure my son and I had a successful tri
My son (with food intolerances) and I had a memorable trip visiting two game lodges in South Africa which David and his team arranged and very importantly followed through at each stage to make sure it was a success. They took time to try and find us appropriate lodges with the right qualities to keep myself, who has been on four or five safaris in the past, and my son for which this was his first, happy.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
In general all good, but sometimes a bit disorganized
We had really great safari and this is achievement on our guide!
Moses (https://www.facebook.com/moses.nnko.50) is really great guy, excellent driver, honest person and just very positive person. He made our trip, he knows where to find animals and how to get to them. It's not his bad but couple times because payments were not complete, we were waiting for an hour or so in front of the gates into national parks.
Organization before trip were a bit un organized as well, for example we were trying to get hotels conformations for a month (one month took us to get conformations from the hotels). With one camp we found the wrong dates and highlight this. in the end when we came to the camp nobody was there and we were needed to go to another camp. Thanks again to Moses (our guide) he was able to sort this out
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Tony and his team did their best to ensure my travel partner and I were comfortable at all times!
The food and accommodation on this mobile safari exceeded my expectations. Tony makes a lot of jokes, but is well educated on current political and cultural affairs and how they effect the natural environment. Tony is quick to reply in English via WhatsApp and email. The safaro was truly unforgettable.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Brilliant and well worth the money!
I cannot thank Baboon Budget Safari enough for making my first two weeks in Kenya so brilliant! Of course the accommodation was basic but thats what you're paying for. The team look after you every step of the way from airport pick up to finishing in Nairobi, Tabitha was available by whatapp whenever I needed her to sort out buses and pick up times etc, really settling for any solo or new travellers. Mansur was my guide and he was fantastic making sure we saw as much as possible! The itinerary does change depending on weather etc but I still did everything as arranged just in a different order. thank you Baboon Budget!
FI
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good safari
We spent 6 nights in Kenya with Shalom safaris. Joseph is an experienced driver who could negotiate even the most impossible roads.
We felt we were well taken care of and could rely on our operator. Also the price / quality ratio was great.
Some changes were done to itinerary in the last minute, and communication about this was not done in the best manner (hence only 4 stars).
