35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely brilliant service from start to finish - excellent booking, transport and accommodation.
Vayeni has a unique business model here because they control the customer engagement process seamlessly, from the initial point of contact through out the travel, accommodation, tour experience including after service support. Similar business operations tend to get invloved in parts of the process - which makes the difference. Over and above all this, Vayeni's pricing model is so competitive that you wont go anywhere else after the first experience. Further, the team at Vayeni is so experienced that they give you enough options to make the right decision be it transport, accomodation, safari activities and such things. Kelly was absolutely a god send!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience at Right Choice Tours & Safaris
I had my first trip with Right Choice Tours and Safaris in 2012 and promised to you use them again after an excellent tour guiding and drive across Nairobi National Park. This time I decided to go big with my July Holiday at Maasai Mara National Park, and again, I could not resist but score a 5 star service and excellent tour guiding. I can't wait to have my next safari with Right Choice
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Well known for their excellent services,well planned itineraries and cheap budget safaris
Pega tours provided us with experienced tour guides who speak fluent English since i was accompanied by foreign visitors.Good and modern tour vehicles were provided,all open roof.
Office staff well groomed and very friendly,ready to offer any assistance to their visitors.
We toured the rift valley and it was the best experience with Pega Tours and Travel Agencies.
I would recommend them to any other visitors.
IL
It was hard to find a reliable agency. I worked with Kelley Austen from Vayeni. Excellent
Communication was excellent with a lot of patient.
I got all I expected and beyond.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience with Zazu tours
We did a 4 day safari with Zazu Tours, and it was a great experience. Better than we could have dreamed of.
A friend had recommended Zazu Tours, based on her previous experience with them. Moses was fast at replying to emails and questions regarding the tour, the price was good and we were in close contact with him both up to, during and after the safari.
The safari was great, we went to Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorogoro and managed to see The Big Five in the four days + a lot of other animals. We had a very competent driver, that went out of his way to give us a great experience, the chef was great and very helpful.
In overall we had a great experience and we can only send our best recommendations to use Zazu Tours. There are so many companies to choose from, and it can be difficult to know the difference between the different companies. In our experience one of the major differences is that Zazu Tours are very attentive in providing their customers with a great experience, providing a high level of service and in general being very attentive to their clients (both before, during and after the safari). We can highly recommend booking a safari through Zazu Tours.
GH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Adventure; Excellent Service; Fantastic Trip
We did five nights camping and six days, covering Tarangire, Serengeti and Lake Manyara national parks and Ngorongoro Crater. Service was great all around. Our guide, Fred, was personable and knowledgeable, very engaging and fun with great stories. Chef Bruno cooked simple and delicious meals and packed full picnic lunches. Everything went on schedule. This was a budget safari and it was a very good value for the money. We highly recommend Northern Circuit Adventure.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Ol Pejeta Conservancy by Russell
Exceptional wildlife viewing opportunities. Birding opportunities were limited. The vastness of the area meant that we rarely saw other safari vehicles. Fantastic safari destination for first-timers.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Masai Mara National Reserve by Russell
Perfect safari destination with exceptional wildlife viewing opportunities. The vastness of the area meant that we rarely saw other safari vehicles. If we went back, we would definitely stay there for at least three nights to make the most of the wildlife viewing opportunities.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Aberdare National Park by Russell
We were only there for one night, so did not get enough time to assess the area properly. That said, The Ark was a very special place with its own watering hole. We saw a limited number of animals, but the proximity to those animals, and photo opportunities, were excellent. Bird life was abundant first thing in the morning and towards sunset. The biggest regret of our safari was that we wish we'd have stayed at The Ark longer. One down side to The Ark as a safari destination is that you can't travel around the area in search of wildlife, so what you see is what you get. It is very much down to luck what you see.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Did Not Live Up to The Hype
We had researched the Lake Nakuru National Park before our safari, and were particularly keen to include it in our itinerary to get that National Geographic picture of vast amounts of flamingos wading along the shoreline. Unfortunately, we were met by a rising waterline covering an expanse of dead trees, morbidly picturesque in their own right, but a sad indication of how things are no longer what they were. We did see a small number of flamingos, some pelicans and other water birds.
The park itself is situated close to Kenya's fourth largest city, and is adjacent to a number of private farm lands. Fence lines were clearly visible making the area feel rather confined and did nothing to hide the fact that this is a purpose-built wildlife sanctuary. The roads/tracks within the park did not offer as good a view of the wildlife as at other parks/conservancies... but, from the animals' perspective, maybe that is not a bad thing!
Flamingo disappointment aside, during a late afternoon game drive, we encountered a variety of wildlife including a Giant Spitting Cobra as it crossed the track in front of us, a small herd of Rothschild Giraffes, several buffalo, zebras, a small herd of Eland, a giant tortoise, Impala, two Dik Diks, and four White Rhinos wandering the through the bush and grasslands.
Because of the paucity of the park's main attraction the previous day, the next morning our driver/guide returned to the lake where we did see more flamingos than the previous day, but still much less than expected. We were, however, treated to an audience with a lone White Rhino at very close quarters.
It is difficult to judge a place having stayed only one night, but Lake Nakuru National Park was probably our least favourite of the five conservancies/national parks we visited on our safari. It would be wrong to judge it on wildlife alone (although it would have scored fairly well based solely on that), but the rising waterline and dead trees mean that the days of witnessing flamingos in vast quantities appear to be few and far between. I applaud the park's purpose and am delighted that it protects so many species of animals. However, from a wildlife viewing perspective, its proximity to adjacent farm lands with visible boundary fences make it feel too confined and therefore often lacking "bush vibe". And so, whilst I would not discount Lake Nakuru National Park from a safari itinerary, I would advise against having such high expectations.