DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding 3 days Masai Mara safari with Terminal Tours and their driver Cyrus
We had an amazing Masai Mara Safari with Terminal Tours. Before we decided for a tour organiser we got in touch with twenty-five different operators. At the early beginning Terminal Tours turned out to be very fast with their replies and Nelson, we dealt with, seemed to be experienced and flexible, sine we booked our lodge separately. At the end their offer was competitive as well. Finally we decided to do the tour with them and agreed on the program. Since there were only a few days left before we wanted to start, we did not even need to pay anything in advance which gave us even more the feeling that Terminal Tours is a reliable organiser. Just for your information. Most of the tour organiser insist on a advance payment, which is even the entire amount in some cases. So, Terminal Tours picked us up and started our Masai Mara Safari in time as agreed. Our driver Cyrus was very flexible, skipped lunch stop on the way we we had wished for, in order to arrive faster and had more time in the national park. Cyrus is and extremely confident, good yet safe driver. He was also very knowledgeable about the animals and was able to spot them at great distances due to his work experience as a safari guide of over ten years. He seems to be knowing every angle of the park and seemed to be very motivated to show us the best areas to see the different animals. So everything worked very well and we spent a great vacation.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My lifetime trip to Tanzania was fully realized with the help of Balletto African Adventures!
With the help and excellent suggestions and guidance of Balletto African Adventures and the superior knowledge of Mr. Balletto himself, my trip to Africa became the dream adventure I had always longed for. The service, accommodations provided, information and daily safari expeditions into the bush made each day a special discovery. Our guide, JB always seemed to know where to find the animals we wanted to see and surprised us daily with unique sights and amazing visual treats.The cultural connections we made with Masai tribes and bush people who our guide personally knew, were a wonderful and enlightening part of our expedition, also, and made it even more interesting. Balletto African Adventures helped me fulfill my lifetime trip in the most organized and delightful way possible. I would highly recommend the company for anyone looking for a great safari experience.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The most professional and personalised safari experience
My wife and I had the perfect honeymoon in Africa thanks to African Ubuntu Safaris. Our trip was amazing and all of the recommendations we were given on where to visit, stay and eat were spot on! Cuan and his team were always fast to respond to any changes we wanted to make, any concerns or questions we had and delivered an incredibly personal experience for us. If you're looking for a team that truly want to make your experience perfect then go with these guys. We will certainly be going through them to organise our next adventure! Thanks again for the perfect honeymoon!
NO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari in Tanzania
I was in Tanzania for the month of July for the first time and I went on Safari to Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Manyara national park. It was so lovely, the tour guide from Global insight Safari was great, we saw majority of the animals that were looking forward to see. Ngorongoro, was the climax of our safari as we were able to experience unique and untouched ecosystem of the park. This is something one has a to experience at least once in a life time. Thanks to Global Insight team for making our safari memorable.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The gorillas’ feet resemble that of a human being
When scientists said that our closest relatives are gorillas, I wondered why. Actually, it never made sense for me since from the few videos that I had watched about these animals, they had too much fur compared to any human being. Although I’m not a scientist, I now believe what they said because I observed it. Gorillas are so playful, every time they try to show their gymnastics. As one was playing, it flipped itself over and I managed to take a photo of its feet. I was just taking random photos; I never had it in thought that I should take a photo of its feet. When I went to my hotel and a little relax at the couch, I got out my camera to see some of the images that I had taken. Wow, there I was with a photo of a gorilla’ feet. This was a treasure to me because Immediately, I counted the toes and they were five. I said to myself, did I take a photo someone’s feet or it for the gorillas, I realized it was for the gorillas. They really resemble us some way. This was a science exhibition for me-so much entertaining and educative.
A piece of advice though, you must be in good health to do a gorilla trekking safari because you shall be required to climb mountains which some meters above sea level. Thank you gorilla tour booking safaris for a wonderful tour to Uganda
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A superbly executed tour down to the last detail. Our guide, Yusuph, was fantastic!
From the first contact with E-trip, we had an excellent experience. Ben is extremely knowledgeable and answered all our questions with patience and confidence. Every transfer, meal, and accommodation, was handled beautifully. Ben helped us balance cost and extravagence in every part of the trip by breaking down each expense. I greatly appreciated being able to build the safari that was exactly right for us. The best part of the trip was our guide Yusuph. He knew every animal, bird, and plant. He answered all our questions about identification, animal behavior, geology, culture, and history. Yusuph knew exactly how to position the vehicle to get the right lighting for our photography and to have the best views of the animals. On several occasions he moved the vehicle to the perfect spot so the lions and leopards came directly towards us! Unbelievable pictures! Yusuph worked extremely hard to make sure we saw all that we wanted to, including driving for long hours to the western boarder of the Serengeti to make sure we saw huge herds of wildebeest. Our safari and our whole experience with E-trip exceeded our wildest expectations!
DK
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience - 3 days in Masai Mara
We (Father 55 + son 24) went for a 3 days safari in the very first days of April 2015.
During booking Paul was very responsive on mail - and upon arrival in Nairobi he and our driver (Steven) were at our hotel exactly as planned.
The rest of our safari was just as well organised and we had the luck to be the only two persons in the Toyota Landcruiser - a luxury!
Steven was a very good guide and driver - really gave us a perfect safari w. 3 of the "big five", cheetah (!) etc. - and got us very close so we could take great photos.
The camp was superb - kind staff and luxurious "tents".
All and all: A perfect first-time safari experience - and I'll gladly recommend ketsafaris.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
unforgetable trip and wonderful experience
Our safari was very well organized and we had great hotel accommodations with excellent service and a very professional personal driver who had 15 years of experience. Communication was very efficient and pleasant. We had a fantastic journey; thank you for giving us the trip of a lifetime!
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Ruaha N.P. with Ernest is a must
Ernest is a guide who love his work. He is an expert of Ruaha N.P. We had a very good safari with him. The cooker was excellent we ate very well. He looked after us very well since we arrived in Tanzania worrying about everything
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Basically a well-organized safari, but tour description was not correct
We were a bit late to book the safari tour, but the communication of Bush Routes was fast enough to have the tour fully planned before our vacation started.The price however was a bit higher than initially displayed on safaribookings.com. Due to our late booking we should pay the safari at the time we got picked up in DAR, but unfortunately we had some problems with the ATMs there (and did not bring enough money with us to pay the whole tour). Thanks to Bush Routes that they drove us to several ATMs, so we still could manage to start the tour just with a little loss of time.
The tour itself then was well organized, with just one drop of bitterness...:
Actually in the tour description it was written that we will have a "knowledgeable English speaking driver/guide". And we cannot confirm this at all! Okay, we had a very knowledgeable driver (thanks Alfons) and he always brought us to very good places to see all the animals and made the Safari fantastic. Unfortunately he cannot speak English very well, so he could not share his knowledge with us... And we had another guy who was said to be our guide, but actually he was a trainee and was just starting to become a guide. For him it was the first time in the National Park as well and he had no knowledge about all the animals. His English was better than the driver's one and he understood the basic things, but did also not understand us when we were asking something about the animals or environment or anything else. That was a pity, because we thought (and we wanted) to get some more background information about everything. Anyway, he tried his best and was very friendly, was always looking if everything is okay, organizing the meals etc...
Nevertheless, this was not part of the tour description and if it would have been written correct, we would probably have booked another tour. For us it was important and this costs 1 star of the overall rating... The rest was fine and if someone is not very interested in the background information and just wants to see animals I can recommend this operator with no doubts.