ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A new point of view for my inner development taking mother nature as spiritual guide
We had only two days for the safari, but thanks to Isaac explanatios it was so enriching, seeing the perfect balance of the nature beyond of our human understanding. Thank you for teaching me and showing your passion and respect for nature.
I hope to see you again!
OM
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good experience in Kenya.
Driver is very kind and experienced. Animal is too much and scene is very nice. Food is just ok and the accommodation is also expressed.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great budget safari for Serengeti and Tanz National Parks
The owner/ manager Mike was very helpful, personable, and responsive to our questions and requests. He asked if we had any dietary restrictions so that they could plan the meals accordingly, and gave us detailed itineraries of what we would be doing and when. He even helped us arrange tours with other companies on the days we weren't on safari and got us a more affordable mode of transportation to the airport (which was HARD to find!) We looked at other companies and this was one of the more affordable safaris we could find, and being able to pay online cut out extra exchange fees.
The safari itself was great, better than I would have expected. What made our trip though was the driver and cook (Hassani and Pius, request them!!) They took EXCELLENT care of us, were super friendly, professional, overall wonderful people. Our driver/guide was a walking encyclopedia of information on the fauna, flora, geography, culture, etc of the area and he was a very safe and cautious driver. We talked to other groups at the campsites and it was clear Hassani was one of the most experienced, professional and friendly driver/guides around.
I would recommend anyone I know to use this company.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Personalized safari with a great guide
Brian helped us to plan a fantastic trip with a wonderful mix of locations that allowed us to experience the diversity of Tanzania's preserves with just the right mix of game drives and down time. In line with our request, the accommodations ranged from basic to luxury, with some lodges and some tented camp time. Our guide Tryphon Kappia was incredibly knowledgeable about the wildlife and the areas we spent time in and was great company. The birthday cake they made for my husband's birthday at the tented camp is just on example of the thoughtful, personalized service. When our son was ready to go on Safari, we sent him to Brian and Ecological Wilderness Adventures, knowing that he too would have the trip of a lifetime.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing trip from Kilimanjaro to Serengeti
Our 17 days trip has been very well organized in every details by Roberto, Greyson and the staff of Savannah Explorers. All tour guides (Richard and Rama for the Kilimanjaro and Paul and Joel for the safari) have proven to be extremely well prepared, competent and always ready to provide support in a professional and accurate way.
In particular, we would like to underline the professional and personal skills of Paul, our tour guide for the safari, who has made our trip an amazing and unforgettable experience: Paul has always been available, flexible, ready to help us with any requests and an endless source of information regarding animals, environment and local people.
Also Greyson and Roberto have always been available during the trip and ready to quickly support us in case of needs and additional requests.
We definitely highly recommend to travel with Savannah.
Deb, Vale, Massi e Fabio
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent company to travel with
I booked a 4 day trip to Murchison falls through EWS with some trpidation as there was so little about them on the internet. However, I needn't have worried, the tour was excellent from planning to completion.
They planned every aspect of the trip in line with my wishes and budget. The tour was only our family which made travel far more comfortable than some other companies I could mention. Our tour guide, Noel, was fantastic - friendly and helpful. He was always open to doing things our way and full of useful advice.
One of my worries before we left home was that the tour we agreed to would not be followed. At no point was this the case. Everything happened as we had requested. The Safari was wonderful - I'd love to go again and I know that EWS will be the first company I talk to.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good accommodation, Good people, Poor planning
Let me start with Positives:
I started planning for my safari about 2+ months before my travel and that's when I contacted Simon from Wild Race Africa. He has been fantastic with answering queries and clearing all the doubts you may have about your travel plans.
The accommodations provided were good (except for Kimana lodge in Ambseli, where the lady who was managing the lodge seemed least bothered about the guests) for budget safari. Best one was in Masai Mara (Mara Wildebeest camp).
Negatives:
I was kinda asked to change my itinerary just couple of days before my travel (which was fixed from couple of months), which resulted spending one day less in safari.
I was told that as soon as I land at Nairobi, we'll be going to Amboseli. Actually, we were first taken to Wild Race Africa office and then after couple of hours we started for Amboseli.
Time to cover distances were wrongly told, I was told about time taken from Nairobi to Amboseli would be 2.5 to 3 hours and I'll be able to take an evening safari there. Our driver drove for 120 kmph on highway and still we reached after 5 hours. Day wasted.
Itinerary said, after morning game drive in Nakuru we start towards Masai mara for evening game drive. We started on time (after a hurried game drive in Nakuru) and reached Mara by 7 pm. Which means no evening game drive.
We were clubbed with a family which had different itinerary than us. It was left to us on how we manage that. Fortunately the other family decided to change their plans to suit our itinerary. Just wondering what would have happened if they had not changed their plans.
Booked the cab from Wild Race Africa again for Nairobi city tour. Driver came an hour late.
Fortunately I had checked on google maps about the distance between the places and based on that I had calculated the time to travel. Had we planned according to timings provided the driver then we would have completely missed #1 attraction in Nairobi, David Sheldrick elephant orphanage. Being locals there, they were completely unaware of best sequence to cover all attractions in good way.
We had to finish National museum in one hour (we could easily spend 3 hours there) and then we were free by 4 pm in the evening.
I would say again, they give good accommodations, very nice people they have as staff who'll help you plan your trip but many tiny little goof-ups can make difference.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A wonderful experience
I did the short classic 8 day trip and it was amazing! The guides were exceptional - experienced, knowledgable, professional and lovely people. Everything went very smoothly, from booking to transfers to the trip itself. I would highly recommend using Natureways.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best safari experience!
We decided to go to Tanzania for a safari as part of our honeymoon. A friend who lives in Tanzania and has used East Africa, recommended the company to us. From the first emails we exchanged with Lewison we decided to book with East Africa. We had looked around on the Web for different companies but they were either too expensive or we didn't like the itinerary they were proposing. Lewison came back with a very nice package, easy to do in the limited number of days we had but good so that we can have the best experience. And very very affordable!!! The safari itself was just amazing! Our driver was fantastic, he didn't rush us at all, would stop at the numerous requests of my husband in order to take photos and knew where to take us to see really good Game. And with the excellent food that our cook was preparing for us every day (breakfast, lunch and dinner) we enjoyed every single moment. Lewison went further than what he had to do, as on our departure day, our Air line changed our flights and we had to fly from an airport twice the distance from where we were originally supposed to fly from and he drove us all the way early in the morning. We really appreciate it.
Thank you East Africa for helping in making our honeymoon an unforgettable experience!!!!!
Tanzania, safari
Beautiful yourney in NP of Tanzania, I realy want to come back and visit another parks and rural places.