65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very nicely organized trip to Maasai mara
Lucy at Alkebulan went out of her way to ensure that I had a good trip to visit Maasai Mara. shame this week gave me a range of choices for places to stay overnight., and I was quite happy with the lodge that we chose - the Masa Serena, which I highly recommend for its proximity to the park, good service, and beautiful rooms noted into the cliffs overlooking the park!
Lucy also made herself available to troubleshoot when small issues came up along the way, and recognizing that I was foreigner in East Africa, for the first time, she ensure that there were cars/drivers to pick me up and bring me to my hotel on all ends of my trip. She was also very helpful in identifying a few additional hotels during my stay and negotiating a good price at those hotels.
Overall, I had a very positive Alkebulan!
LV
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The safari itself was amazing and unforgettable, with incredible wildlife and landscapes.
The safari itself was amazing and unforgettable, with incredible wildlife and landscapes. However, future travelers should be aware that the organization was quite challenging.
During our 7-day safari, we changed 3 different groups and 7 different vehicles. Groups were mixed between different safari bookings, and we had to double-check the plans, vehicles, and arrangements almost every day.
The company also forgot our night-time airport pickup, so we had to find our own way to the hotel.
Accommodation varied: some places "got" but had no Wi-Fi or hot water, and electricity in few camps switched off during the all night or half day.
Also, be prepared for additional expenses throughout the trip — tips, donations, currency exchange, and various mist pay small payments can come up frequently.
Despite these chalenges, the safari itself was fantastic. Max was always friendly, responsive, and supportive, which we really appreciated.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Unforgettable 7-Day Kenyan Safari with Peter Kapino & Axis Safari
Our 7-day Kenya safari with Axis Safari was wonderful! We visited Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha and Amboseli. The camps and food were excellent. Being vegetarian, I enjoyed spinach, chapathis, vegetable curry and lentils, similar to Indian food. Peter Kapino explained the animals and birds beautifully, making every drive interesting. He even returned my forgotten phone. Highly recommended!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience to Remember
We booked our safari which include various locations in Tanzania for game drives, and concluded in Zanzibar with a "blue safari" Prior to our arrival I was able to easily communicate with Destiny Explorers. They answered any questions we had. I did ask a question in regards to local currency (Tanzanian Shillings) if we would need to have some and I was told yes. So we did currency exchange upon arrival at the airport as it was not available in USA. Our guide, Nicholaus, or as he had us to call him "Nico" was AMAZING. He was with us the whole time of our game drives. He was very knowledgeable about the animals and the tribes. We learned so many things about the animals and the cultures of the different areas we were in. Our guide only took us to local shops for souvenirs so the money stayed in the tribes, which we preferred. All of the accommodations through out our journey were great. All the staff at the various locations were very friend and helpful. We always felt safe. Throughout our trip it was easy to contact Destiny Explorers. They always responded quickly with any questions or concerns we had. The only negative things I have to say is we could have done without getting the shillings. It seemed like the preferred currency was USD that may be a result of the choices of our guide, I do not know, with that being said we would not have wasted the time and resources on shillings had we known this. We had such high expectations after spending so much time with Nico, we were quite disappointed the first day in Zanzibar when we were handed off to multiple people for roughly a 2 hour activity which did not go as described in our itinerary. I contacted Destiny Explorers and the next day we had the same guide throughout our 8 hour excursion that day. Overall we were very satisfied with Destiny Explorers.
CZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Peter was great, he addressed all my questions and concerns and helped me plan the trip perfectly
Peter was great, he was flexible and the price was really good for everything I got to see and experience.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great tour guide
I had a wonderful time in Nairobi and the Masai Mara. The accommodations were great. We saw plenty of animals. We dined at great restaurants. We learned a great deal about the people, the culture and the animals. We took wonderful - breathtaking pictures. My only complaint is that the roads to the Masai Mara are not well paved. This is beyond the control of the tour guide. But I would hope that the government would consider allocating some of the tourist money to paving the roads.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good value for money.
Pre trip planning was excellent. Josero contact person/s gave very good choices and guidance. Though there were few hiccups like last minute change of accomodation (but it turned out to be better) and in prompt communication ( they can have someone in the office to make sure customer requests, queries are addressed on time ) , largely the service was reliable.
They had on the ground crew to great us at the hotel, make sure we board the flight to the reserve etc in Nairobi. (Because of some logistics issues at their end, we arrived the Wilson airport just in time.).
Game reserve experience was the highlight. The assigned guide Mr.David was very kind, with excellent interpersonal skills and his proficiency in English was very good.
He guided us very nicely and even suggested few other places and activities that infact turned out to be memorable.
Even the other guide Julius who replaced David just for a day, did a wonderful job.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Though the tour started off with us having to constantly call the tour rep, the trip was good.
The safari itself went well. The game rides were amazing. Our guide, David, was a wonderful person. He went out of his way to make the trip memorable. I would definitely recommend this company.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Elena ********
Only here we saw the blue monkeys and a close encounter with an elephant and appreciated the enormous trupeter and ground hornbills and the bushback antelope we saw only here and huge baboon families
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good
Good, complete tour.. We've seen a lot and was very fun! Alber is a good guide/driver; works hard and is very knowledgeable.
I booked via Viator; there was no option between 'basic' or midrange.
Been automatically put in the 'basic' option; wich was in Masai Mara very very basic.. The other places were good!:)