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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic First Safari Experience. Very Confident in Wild Ways.
My husband and I just returned from our 6 day/5 night safari with Wild Ways (April 2019).This was our first safari so I don’t have anything to compare it to, but everything was exactly as we hoped. Wild Ways is currently a two person team: Alpha-the organizer/office manager and first point of contact and Mariki, the driver and guide.
Before the safari-- What immediately stuck out to me was how communicative Alpha is. He is very timely, usually responded within an hour or two and was happy to answer my questions and make adjustments. We went back and forth for a while to create a perfect itinerary with the type of accommodation that we wanted, within our budget. What I liked is that they listened to what we wanted, even specific accommodation requests like Migombani Camp & Ngorongoro Farmhouse. Our itinerary included Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire Parks as well as a half-day cultural tour of Mto Wa Mbu village which included a local lunch.
During the safari--Pick up from our hostel was on time, we stopped at a grocery store in Arusha to pick up some personal items and got a latte for the road at Kahawa Cafe. Then we ventured to Lake Manyara. Mariki really knows about animal behaviors, habitats, what to look for and where to find them. You can ask him pretty much anything. He is familiar with photography and will consider the placement of the vehicle and lighting to help get good photos. He also has a stockpile of reference books in the vehicle so we could look up birds. It’s evident he knows every road and even trees within the parks, he drove safely and navigated the bumps and dips in the roads with ease. We even came across an accident with two overturned vehicles and Mariki was prepared with a towing chain and leapt into action to help pull the vehicles out of the road. Out of the other 8 safari vehicles, no one else had the tools to help. His preparedness and experience really shone in that moment. On our last night, Mariki planned a nice dinner with a private chef, George, who stayed at our campsite and served us, it was a really thoughtful touch and made our trip really special. On the conclusion of our trip Alpha met us in Arusha and drove us directly to the Kilimanjaro airport (with a coffee stop) for our flight.
I would definitely recommend Wild Ways! My advice is to be communicative about what you want or don’t want and your expectations. I feel that they will do their best to create the experience that considers your interests, budget, and lifestyle. I think they get a feel for what their guests are like and try to read each individual situation. Personally, we are go-with-the-flow, like some independence, camping and being closer to nature, later mornings and have an interest in birds and landscape photography (in addition to all the awesome animals). If you have questions, be sure to ask them. I think during the safari, a little more communication about logistics (like distance between parks, what happens when we arrive at camp, etc... ) would have been helpful, but we learned to ask about these things. Everything was at our pace and we didn’t feel pressured to adhere to any preset things. Though, we went in low season so this may be different in the high seasons depending on the camps and the park. Thank you Mariki & Alpha at Wild Ways for helping us create a trip of a lifetime.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Efficient, well organised and good value for money; we will go with Uzuri again.
Edris put together a personal 5 night, 6 day trip from our Kampala hotel to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Straightforward pick up and drop off.
We were given a Landcruiser rather than mini-van. A good choice for a long cruise, with some bumpy safari roads.
There was a good balance between activities and relaxation time in the Bush Lodge.
The Bush Lodge is a magical place, great food, helpful friendly staff and a chance to have breakfast 15 meters from a a feeding elephant.
3 great game drives; Cob antelopes, Waterbucks, buffalo, leopard, baboons, lions, elephants, warthogs all on show.
The boat trip allowed close views of over 200 hippos plus fish eagles, Nile monitor lizards, drinking elephants and buffalos.
The 4 hour jungle walk to see the chimpanzees in the wild, was a mysterious, magical trip through 'impenetrable' forest, just off the roadside, with 2 guides/trackers who were good company.
The biggest surprise was to the Lake of Salt, meeting the local people working in a difficult, challenging conditions in a hostile environment. They were fine people and told us a lot about salt mining in a very delicate ecological environment, going back 500 years.
Vincent, our tour leader and driver, and also a very welcome dinner companion when we asked him; a careful driver, knowledgeable on local wildlife as well as the local customs. Good fun to stop off at roadside markets and buy local food, including a few chickens [$5 apiece, for Vincent's family]. Everything about this tour, including value for money, was spot-on. We will go with them again.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was fantastic, unbelieveible wunderfull, we love it.
we were totaly lucky und happy
we have seen all kind of animals, who live in this countrey.
We want to do the same journey again.
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Going on Safari was one of the best and most amazing experience I have ever had!
Doing Safari in the Kruger Nationalpark was amazing. We have been so lucky with the weather and the wildlife. In only 4 hours we saw all of the BIG 5. So close to us, that you thought you are still dreaming. It was an indescribably feeling to watch the animals in their natural surrounding. Our guide was very good in spotting animals. He saw everything, even a little camelion next to the street or a lot of rhinos in the distance. He was very smart and had a huge knowledge about every animal we saw. We felt so lucky to doing safari with safaribookings. Everything was just perfect!
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A thoroughly wonderful experience
Everything about the experience was well organised and exactly as advertised. We saw lots of the animals we wanted to see, we were provided with great food and entertainment in the evening. All in all, a must visit! Highly recommend.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Alex is very professional, caring, offers interesting tours. Has a great sense of humor.
Alex is excellent on communicating about different types of safaris and the number of days, places to visit, places to stay that would fit into one’s budget. While on safaris or tours his staff is knowledgeable, friendly and willing to go the extra mile, eg. visiting “flea” markets.
Either Alex or one of his stall will meet you at the airport.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great experience from start to finish!
We booked a last minute 1 night/2 day trip from Nairobi to Amboseli with Natural World safaris. The booking was straightforward and smooth, with regular emails covering all our questions. Our driver Evanson picked us up from our hotel and drove us in comfort to Amboseli. He stopped off to buy water and was astute enough to realise it didn’t taste very nice so picked up some more which was much better!
We did two game drives and saw pretty much everything we’d expected - but in much greater quantities and much closer than we could have hoped for. Evanson stopped and waited as often as we wanted to and lent us his binoculars too!
Our accommodation at Kibo safari camp was a mid tier choice but amazing! Comfortable beds, amazing views of mount Kilmanjaro and lovely staff. Buffet for dinner and breakfast both excellent.
Couldn’t have asked for a better experience and will definitely use this company again if I am fortunate enough to return to Kenya.
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Planning and execution with the best level
Heidi helped us with a 14 day luxury tour and we were absolutely happy with her recommendations and also the very fast response time and friendlynes.
The plan was adapted to our needs and budget and since we landed we got amazing experience.
Highlight was: Nottens Bushcamp and Ilala lodge.
The private guide in Cape Town was also very friendly and very well prepared.
We felt that all services provided by Heidi and the company were perfect price/ratio
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome!! Mufasa is a great company and makes any trip unique.
Musafa Tour and Travels is a really well-equiped company.
They are really helpful people that make all the efforts to ensure a great adventure since the beggining.
We went to Lake Naivasha for a weekend. The bus was confortable, the camping was great and the safari was unforgettable.
I really appreciate the experience and for sure if I come back to Kenya, will do another trip with Mufasa.
Asante sana, my friends!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari trip from the guide to the accommodations ! Really enjoyed our stay in Kenya ! Thks
The safari experience was exactly as described on the website. We had the chance to see giraffes, elephants, lions, zebras... The safari lodges were exquisite ! Really recommend Natural World Kenya Safaris.