DE
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
very competent and reliable! We enjoyed our competent guide Kenneth Muhindi!
In preparing the safari Gatatu proved to be very flexible in dealing with our wishes. Everything worked very well as promised. The guide was very competent and engaged to assure, that we could really find embarrassing observations of animals in the park. Accomodation was perfect! We had a good time! Thank you!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
8 nights in Kruger
This company was recommended to us by people who had been on over a dozen safaris. They said this was the best they had been on, so our expectations were high. Our expectations were in fact exceeded! Ryan and Thale are wonderful hosts, guides and now friends. It is an overused expression, but I can honestly say this was a holiday of a lifetime. Recommended.
Recommending Hosking -Safari guide with Africa Remote Safaris
Hello,
We just returned from a safari in Kenya where we visited Amboseli, Tsavo West and Tsavo East . Haron was our guide. An amazing guide indeed who spoke fluent French and English.
The Safari organisation exceeded our expectations. A very big thank you to Amy for responding to all our emails and arranging a memorable safari. We spent magical moments in the reserves, especially in Amboseli and Tsavo West. The nights in the Kibo tented camp in Amboseli was a unique experience. We also had a great time relaxing in Ngulia Safari Tsavo West camp, watching the animals from the terrace of our room!
Regarding reserves, it is at Amboseli that we saw most of the animals.
Tsavo West park is a great place to enjoy nature with vast rolling hills and Leopards.
However, we did not see a lot of animals at Tsavo East Park.
In summary, we highly recommend Africa Remote Safaris and thank you to Amy for the organization, and our expert guide Haron.
Larry
AT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Sky Safari
I have the following points to share:
- The most luxurious holiday I have ever been on.
- From the pilot to the game drivers and guide everything was very professional.
- Beautiful lodges, delicious food and an excellent wine selection
- Worth every penny............
Well organised trip, accompanied by qualified and very pleasant staff.
We booked a private safari (NP Nakuru/Naivasha/Hell's gate) trip of two daya, fully to our satifaction:
1. Nice programme;
2. Very pleasant staff (driver and cook);
3. Nice meals and basic but good accomodation;
4. Active driver, eager to get the most out of the trip for us;
5. Booking: accurate communication, except for not dsending the final programnmae as agreed upon...
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Second rate at best, owner has no integrity!
Where do I start, the food in the camps was good but that's about it! A party of 6 doing a 12 night trip all paid for before we arrived. 3rd day we are at Speke Bay Lodge for one night, our safari landrovers turn up at 1300 hours to collect us, they are immediately blocked in by a tractor and trailer, the management of the lodge inform us that East African Safari and Touring company (also known as EastCo) had not paid for our stay and would not let us go until they did, our luggage was locked in reception. The lodge management then phone EastCO and ask me to speak to the owner Mr Simon King, this I agreed to as I was not happy, after a long chat Mr King asked me to pay off his debt with my credit card, I suggested he use his own credit card, as we had paid for everything up front, he hung the phone up!! About an hour later Mr King phoned and asked to speak to a different member of our party and ask them to pay his debt, again told no, again he hung up. After we had been held hostage for 4 hours, I'm afraid to say that with no help from our tour company, I threatened to kick in the reception door and I would move the tractor (I'm a farmers son) At this point the lodge management get us go, this would turn out to be the first of 3 safari drives we would miss out on due to EastCo's lack of integrity. We drove for 5 hours, mostly in the dark, to arrive at our next lodge at 2100 hours. So lets talk about our 2 Landrover defender safari jeeps, both 15 years old, most of the seals round the doors were gone, so we were covered in dust most of the time, One only had 4 gears out of 5, the other sometimes 3 or 4 gears ( this would cost us another game drive later as the gear box would fall out) this jeep also had 6 warning lights on from day it picked us up! On another day one of the pop up roofs would not stay up, so we were only able to look out of the side windows, most of which were stuck shut! On 2 days we drove for 11 hours between camps, only to be told on arriving at EastCo'c tented camp there was only enough water for 4 people to shower, on the second day at the tented camp 5 French guest arrived to be told there was no water for showers! Ok, I think you are getting the idea of how our trip went, missed game drives, charging a lodge without telling us, the 2 drivers did the best they could with the resource they were given, each time we entered a Game park the drivers had to fill in forms and pay cash which took about 30 minutes, while all the other safari companies stopped for 30 seconds, showed there passes and drove on.
Do not use this company.
GR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent! beyond my expectations!!!
When you arrive in Arusha with endless number of Safari companies...you are lost in chaos! I suppose i was very lucky to find Meru Treks. Ibrahim was so informative and honest and after 1/2HR i was convinced to take a 4 Day Safari with another 2 people. If i knew there quality i would take 5 or 6 Days!
Day 1 TARANGIRE NP was fantastic with beautiful landscapes and close up views of animals. Tarangire River provide some fantastic views of Elephants. Staying at night in Panorama Camp was an experience by itself! Cleanness,Service,Views...all perfect!
Day 2 SERENGETI NP a long drive to the Gate but it pays you well after you start a Game Drive through the endless planes. Our driver Omani was super! we spot all Big 7 in the Park! Afternoon Game Drive finished at 7pm at Seronera Campsite. Another lovely meal prepared by Marcus our excellent chef and sleep with the sound of a rain!
Day 3 The night rain clears the atmosphere so when we start our 6:30 am Game Drive is was very fresh and clear.Highlight of the morning was the spotting of a Cheetah. 11 am back to the Campsite for a Branch and then Game drive out of Serengeti at 3pm and then drive to Simba Campsite .
Day 4 6am early drive to Ngorongoro Gate and descend to the Crater for an unforgettable Game Drive at the floor of the word biggest Crater. We started with Lions and finish with Rhinos! In the meanwhile: Elephant,Buffalo, Zebra,hippo,hyena,jackal,ostrich,gazelle etc...After a lovely breakfast by a Hippo Lake we drive back to the Camp for Lunch. An Elephant pay us a visit just before we left, what a perfect way to end our great experience!
Fantastic people and fantastic Safari. Thank you all!!!
LK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kilidove- professional, reponsive and prompt
We booked our Kilimanjaro climb and three day safari to Serengeti and nogorongoro with Kilidove. George promptly responded over 100 emails we sent with questions, comments and changes. When we arrived we were always introduced to our guides And information clearly passed down and explained to us.
Max our guide on the mountain was fun and kept us going with his humor, Boniphus our safari guide has an amazing eye for spotting animals from great distances! And he made sure we saw the big five in just two drives.
we are glad we chose kilidove, because they ensured that we had an unforgettable experience in Africa!
BD
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
it was a fantastic experience
It was a great 3 day package with absolute safari. Stanly was exceptionally well as a guide and he drove fantastic. We experienced hunting by a leopard.food was delicious and was a comfortable stay. Hope to be with absolute safari again.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible Experience - 6-day Kili summit & 3-day safari
Wow! We could not be more pleased with our experience with Milestone/Honey Badger. My husband and I were heading to Tanzania from the USA for our honeymoon with aspirations to do a first-class safari and Kilimanjaro summit on a reasonable budget. All of our expectations were surpassed thoroughly and we would recommend Milestone enthusiastically and wholeheartedly! A few specific notes:
- Kili: we chose the 6-day Machame Route hike and were led by Martin & David. They are such a special pair of leaders -- Martin in young, strategic, knows the mountain cold and is a great decision maker as we navigated the mountain. David, who I called "mayor of kili", knows absolutely everyone on the mountain from the caretakers to rescue teams to porters and other guides. He knows every single flower, view, history and he makes the hike a complete and total delight. Additionally - we had our camera on us - he's an amazingly talented photographer and gave us wedding-picture-level documentation of our trip which was totally priceless. We reached the summit successful on the 5th day and were out by the 6th. It was a transformational experience and we were lead by the expertise, professionalism and joyous personalities of our guides.
- Safari: perfect safari. Our guide was George who is excellent, a joy to be around and a great story-teller. We saw 7 rhinos, 24 lions, a cheetah, hundreds of elephants and hippos. We also - given we were on a budget but didn't quite want to camp (after Kili) - were set up with a great deal thanks to Amos who problem-solved with such ease how to make the safari work for us. We stayed at Farakah (?) lodge, a camping site/lodge nestled into a village near the entrance of Mayanara and it was perfect. Our chef, Rama, was one of the best too. His attention to detail -- adding a bit of fresh ginger to the tea water, for example -- was amazing. Top notch food!
- Honeybadger in general: we used honey badger as our home base and it felt like home. It was an amazingly special experience being there -- everything is curated with such care. On top of this, it is a thoughtful and powerful example of social enterprise at work -- using a lodge/travel company in a Moshi village as a catalyst for community development. We were so impressed from top to bottom -- the service was lovely, impeccable; the food was excellent (having traveled in the region before, my expectations were not too high re food, and I was super delighted to find great salads (beet+feta), creative pizzas, inventive cocktails at Honeybadger); the rooms are beautifully designed and simple; and the pool is unbeatable.
All in all: we couldn't rate this experience more highly or enthusiastically and wholeheartedly recommend to anyone looking for a carefully curated, delightful, community-inspired and driven environment to explore Tanzania's many wonders.