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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Extremely Accommodating and flexible with good team of excellent employees
Extremely Accommodating and flexible with good team of excellent employees.
David - our tour guide who was our driver for the whole trip was very very helpful, knowledgeable and made sure every single opportunity to see if and any and all wildlife. He made our whole Kenya experience the very best. We all loved Kenya and the safari.
Our overall experience with Silver Spark Safari was extremely good. The reason for giving 4 stars is -
out of our whole trip of 10 days - 3 accomodations were extremely good (Samburu- Nakuru and Kibo(Amboselli). These made our experience unforgettable.
but 4 accomodations were really bad (the 1st night hotel in Nairobi, Milili Hotel- Maverick Camp in Aberdare- Lake Naivasha and the last camp at Amboselli).
We had to pay extra out of pocket to get another accomodations from Aberdare and move to Lake Nakuru.
Would highly recommend even if the ratings say good but please please check them more in depth).
If we keep the accomodations aside, Silver Sparks on the whole, Abongo our main point of contact from beginning to the end and on top of everything David made our Kenya safari the best.
Highly highly highly recommend this company.
Thank you Silver Sparks for everything for making us our family unforgettable memories of the lifetime.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An unforgettable trip arranged in every detail possible
Uganda is a beautiful country with an amazing culture, wildlife and landscape. It surpased all our expectations and we are happy we booked with Hail Tours for this unforgettable trip!
Our guide was incredibly knowledgable about the country and the places we visisted. Also he cared for our needs in any way possible. As we are both vegan our guide helped us with our dietry requirements at every meal to ensure they would take it in account. Everything came with a personal touch which makes the experience even better.
The lodges are amazing and our 9-day itinerary was well planned as you will see a lot of wildlife (Big 5, giraffes, wharthogs, primates, birds, you name it) and a lot of the country (mountains, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, savannah, forrests).
Also did Hail Tours care for our needs as much as before the trip as during to ensure evertything was meeting our expectations and we had the best possible time we could think of. I would highly recommend Hail tours as per quality of the trip, communication from preperation to on-road travel and care throughout. Also their flexibility is amazing so if you are in need of any changes in your itnerary or some extra days because of flight schedules, they can accomodate very well!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent tailor made tour
Ongeri Expeditions organised an excellent tour for us. Communication was very smooth and fast and we received excellent advice in the choice of the destination. We were not well informed when we made the first inquiry and some questions from the organiser brought to surface that our interest can be met with a tour very different from our original idea. Within a very short time we received a completely new offer which proved to be exactly matching our desire.
Service was excellent, on time, very hospitable, friendly and knowledgeable guides, paying attention to our interest and not hesitating to spend more time than planned on some things we especially liked. We also liked that Abner took photos on the trip that he shared with us, as this took some pressure from us having always to be alert + he knew the best angles and spots for photos.
It was great value for money, i can only recommend. Reliable, competent, experienced organiser whom you can fully trust. We had two tours together, both memories for a life time.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Had a good adventure with Back of Africa Adventure
Kudos to Allan and Back of Africa Adventure
They planned the six day Safari to Maasai Mari, Nakuru and Ambroseli with a beach vacation to Mombasa. Good experience, wonderful lodges and excellent driver, Elliott. He was very knowledgeable about the drive and the animals.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Spectacular guide and couldn't have asked for a better guide.
It was an amazing experience and our tour guide took care of us very well. We got to see almost all the animals up close and was an overall incredible experience. Worth every dollar and would definitely go again!
NL
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An outstanding touroperator with their own office and very helpful staff in Arusha, Tanzania.
Tanzania Specialist the right choice for a trip to Tanzania and Zanzibar:
With my wife and daughter booked a trip with Tanzania Specialist for a 15 day trip to Tanzania and Zanzibar. The choice fell on them not only because of a wonderful trip that they had put together for us, but as an extra plus as the only tour operator having their own office in Arusha with employees and own vehicles and guides.
This choice turned out to be very justified afterwards.
Left last June and I can confirm that this was a great beautiful trip. With our guide Glory beautiful safaris in Tanzania made. Great accommodations and beautiful lodges including the Sound of Silence. We enjoyed the vast nature and the many species of game and birds.
Also the resort In Zanzibar, Next Paradise was great!
But during the trip in Tanzania, an accident happened to me. At the entrance to the Serengeti National Park, I stumbled into a building and landed with a hard blow against a point of a stone building, resulting in a large massive bleeding head wound.
Thanks to the resolute action of our guide, the bleeding could be stopped somewhat and she drove us with great urgency in 30 minutes to the nearest medical post. There the wound was sewn (provisionally) closed. For further medical treatment I had to go to a hospital in Arusha. And that's where the great support of the employees of the Tanzania Specialist office in Arusha begins.
They arranged a flight for the three of us from the Serona Airstrip Serengeti to Arusha. There we were met by a driver from Tanzania Specialist who took us to the hospital. There we were met by another employee who helped us throughout the day until 11 pm in the evening with arranging the various investigations and the payments thereof.
In the evening I was successfully operated on there and we were able to leave the hospital at about 11 o'clock the next day. In the meantime, a hotel was arranged for us for the day of dismissal to recover. Because we were fortunate to be able to continue the trip, Tanzania Specialist booked another flight from Arusha Airport to the Serona Airstrip Sergenti for the next morning.
Also that day we were taken by the driver to the airport in Arusha who also arranged all the formalities for us. When we arrived in Serengeti, our guide was already waiting for us and we could resume our journey!
It is unbelievable how much was arranged for us and how we were supported.
We are very grateful to Tanzania Specialist and their staff for that. Without them, things would have looked different for us. For us, Tanzania Specialist is the only tour operator where you have to book such a trip!
Karin, Yvonne and Wim Jansen, July 2022
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Twiga was professional, responsive, experienced and amazing’
We received multiple quotes, we went with Twiga Tour because they are family business, operated by locals and were cost effective.
Mukami was so responsive, we had to change our itinerary around but she was able to accomodate.
We organised a private tour with a land cruiser. Our driver/ tour guides, Seif and Peter (Our tour guide in tanzania) were excellent! Seif was so professional, experienced and knowledgeable, they made it easier for us to learn the local culture and helped us with settling in. They provided binoculars, hand sanitiser, gifts when we arrived. Our accomodation for all places were wonderful!!
Masa Maara and Serengeti national parks were our favourite! We didn’t get to see the great migration but it was still amazing!!
Would highly recommend!
PT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
very well organized itinerary, reliable and excelent communication
Lilly of Great Explorations Namibia has a great ability to translate wishes of a trip to Namibia to a very well organized itinerary with reliable partners. The transport (self drive 4x4) that was organized was very reliable, the places we stayed were all of very high quality. Most importantly Lilly is a great communicator and was always available if we needed support. We highly recommend to use her organization to organize a Trip to Namibia.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect Partners for a great personalised Safari adventure
With the patience and expertise of our Spirit of Kenya representative - Andre - we planned and experienced a wonderful 2 location 6 day / 5 night Kenyan safari in Lake Nakuro and the Massai Mara. We really appreciated the flexibility and guidance provided that enabled us to personalise our adventure. From pick up first morning to return to airport on day 6 everything went to plan and was amazing. We stayed at Lake Nakuro Lodge and Pride Inn Massai Mara - both great and different experiences - Lodge and Tenting. Buffet food was really nice, varied and plentiful. Service throughout warm and welcoming. We got to see THE BIG 5 and so much more - a lot of it in 'action'. Victor, our personal guide / driver was very knowledgeable, patient and committed to giving us the best experience, but also very respectful to allow us and him space during breaks.
My top 3 tips...
- book a 2 location programme over 6 days was perfect - 1 location may have got limited, 3 locations too much in between driving and packing up... definately choose accommodation near on within safari, to minimise early morning and late afternoon to and fro driving
- driving transfers to and from airport, and safari location though 5 - 6 hours gave us a good insight into Kenyan life
- the choice of safari vehicle?! - we choice a 'roof opening up' vehicle which worked fine - allowed us to stay warm and comfortable when driving around especially early morning versus an open sided / soft sided vehicle
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgeable Helpful first class service and safe hands.
My cousin and I were both celebrating our 60th and retirement with a safari holiday. We had limited knowledge on how to go about booking and originally requested a quote from a well known British travel agent which turned out to be extortionately expensive so I looked at African tour companies. after research on prices and reviews I settled on Tekko Tours. They had excellent reviews on various sites.
My tour representative was Carol and I can't praise her enough, she practically planed my whole trip singlehanded she listened to my brief of what I expected from my holiday and gave options, she organised flights and answered all questions no matter how idiotic some questions were.
Thanks to Carol and Tekko Tours I had an amazing safari holiday and I'd highly recommend this company to anyone who requires the high level of customer service that we received.
Special thanks to Carol our tour consultant.