AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing Hospitality
A few weeks ago, I took a break and went on vacation to Zanzibar. My tour with Kensai Tours and Travel, coordinated by Eve, was a dream come true! Highly recommend.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Chenggong Tours is very welcoming and offers affordable safaris to your destination
Chenggong Tours is affordable and friendly. They are quick to communicate and assist you with any enquiries. The tour was amazing in their van. The guide was very knowledgeable and I enjoyed my game drives. They give you a chance to choose an accommodation that is within your budget which is good. I will travel with Chenggong Tours once more.
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Spectaculair Snorkling Trip
Together with my wife and daughter we spent some weeks in Kenya in January. Thanks to Starnley we had the pleasure of going on a splendid snorkling trip to Kisite, near the border of Tanzania. It was a wonderful experience from discussing the trip to coming back. Fair prices, proactive support and most of all a trustworthy partner. We had fun, we saw part of this magnificent country and ocean and we’d do it again in a heartbeat!
Asante Sana, Starnley!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic Adventure in Namibia
My wife and I completed the 11 day accommodated Namibia Experience with Blue Cranes Safaris this May (2024).
We are experienced travelers and have done safaris in Africa before. All our expectations were exceeded in every single way with this tour. Namibia is a beautiful country with wonderful people. We were able to explore this magnificent place the way we wanted with this tour. Sammy, our guide during the entire tour, is a professional with many years of experience doing his job. He has great knowledge of his country and enjoys sharing the information he has. He's very patience and has a great sense of humor. We truly enjoyed his company during this tour.
We selected Blue Crane Safaris because their formality and professionalism since the first time I contacted them. They had all the answers to my questions and were upfront in all details. We did not have unpleasant surprises at any time.
All the selected accommodations were excellent (very clean, very comfortable and with very good attention). The food was consistently great in all the lodges we stayed at.
Our trip to Namibia was a fantastic adventure with Blue Crane Safaris.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A growing tour operator that deserves trust
We selected this Tour Operator for a good balance between price and professionalism - probably there are more experienced companies but we wanted to give a chance to a smaller one. Willingness to do good, improve and grow; great communication and reliability. Patrick has always been ready to support and respond to queries; Joseph is a great driver even in difficult conditions (muddy roads). The tour was well structured and allowed us to see many animals despite the rainy season.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
Whenever I travel to Kenya I always want to go for Safari's, actually that is what I love most about Kenya. A friend mentioned about Kensai Safari's and how amazing their services were. And true to her words, Kensai is one of the best. I have used many Safari's before but none beats Kensai. Their services were also top notch. The tour guide was also patient and understanding. I can't wait to book my next safari with them in December when I go to Kenya. Keep it up Kensai
PT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
❤️ 3 unforgettable days❤️
We had the best days with Michael!
He was super nice, attentive and made our expedience even more special .We will never forget these 3 days, we were so lucky to be guided by the best 5 ⭐️ profissional person.
Kihindo Tours 5⭐️
Mikumi National Park 5⭐️
Mighly recomendo this Safari.
We had a lovely time!!!❤️❤️
ES
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A friend guiding us
Zanzibar is an spectacular place and if it is your first time in Africa and you know nobody to show places or to tell you about its history, I recommend you 100% to contact with Fessal. He will make you feel very comfortable and he will help you to understand life in his country. The tour were perfect in all senses. Thanks a lot Fessal for everything.
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
PERFECT!!!! Marvelous
The tour was excellent, it allowed us to get to know the wonder that this country is very closely. always attentive to all the details, absolute punctuality and impressive knowledge of their country, of which they are very proud. 100% recommended, we always feel safe and welcomed. Fassel, thank you so much for making us part of that wonderful little piece of your country.
unquestionable price quality!!!!!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A wonderful safari experience, the staff are pros and know what they are doing.
We loved our 6-day Botswana safari with Tony Mobile Safari so much, we honestly don't know how it could have been improved. Our driver, Jack, was so calm and chill, he read his surroundings and pointed out the animal footprints, trees that were rubbed or bent over or bark eaten by animals, and was so knowledgeable about his country and his surroundings. He was a wonderful guide, we soon learned to just trust his instinct and we would find the animals. He had a good repertoire with the other drivers and they would share info on what they had seen and where, so you felt as if you really weren't missing anything. He would work so hard all day and still be very patient and funny and nice, he was a joy to be around all day. Back at camp we had Bongo cooking all our meals for us including fresh baked bread (!!) and he would pack a hot thermos of water for coffee and tea while we were out on the road every day. We are established campers and it felt very indulgent to have someone else preparing all your meals. It was such a treat to roll into camp all dusty and everything was set up for you by Desho. He would have a fully zipped tent set with two cots, pillows and sleeping bags inside ready to go. The tent had a front shade structure attached with a small basin of hot water to wash your dirty face - what a nice touch! They also had a small table and chairs as well as a light for us to eat our meals. The back of the tent unzipped into a private, walled-off bathroom area with a pit toilet and camp shower, which would be ready to go with hot water for a shower. It felt like a luxury to have a toilet right there, it made middle of the night trips easy, peasy! Tony is part of a small group of operators that share camping areas within the park, so there was always plenty of shade around our tent, as well as the tents for our staff. They would have a small fire welcoming us back home each night, which was a great touch.
The night before our safari left Maun, we had drinks with a friend who lives in Botswana and supplies food to other tour operators. She was asking how much we paid for our safari and when we told her she was surprised and impressed. We felt we had a very good value before we started the safari, and afterwards felt all the more confident that we really couldn't have had a better time. Our three staff were all so pleasant and easy going, life at camp was relaxing and chill. Our days in the jeep were as comfy as possible. It had a canopy for shade, was super padded everywhere, had power outlets to charge cameras, and a large cooler to keep drinks cold. We felt all the necessities were well thought out and looked after.
I will say, however, that this experience is not for everyone. My husband and I are tent campers on the regular, we think having a cot to sleep on is fancy as we usually sleep on an air mattress. If you don't like sleeping in a tent then you still won't like it in Africa. There are bugs, there are animals right outside your tent so you cannot leave it until morning (which I think is exciting, having a lion prowling around on the other side of your canvas wall?), and you poop in a pit toilet right next to where you take a shower. If any of these things sound bad to you do yourself and the tour operators a favor and book a safari where you sleep in a hotel at night. We saw other guests on safari (thankfully not with our group) who were high maintenance and complaining. If you're very finicky this is probably not the right vacation for you.
A few tips: It takes a long, dusty, bumpy, jeep ride every day to get out to see the animals in their natural habitat. Be mindful of your underwear - lace looks nice but after a day of bumping around any lace or large seam will rub and annoy you, so wear comfy, flat seamed underwear. If you're sensitive to dust bring a face mask or bandana you can cover up with when needed. Absolutely bring a good headlamp, you will need it inside your tent. Don't overpack, bring one warm jacket and pants which you will absolutely need in the early morning and late night, but you can wear the same pair all week long. Not having large luggage helps inside the tent also as you can cram your stuff underneath the cot. They provided us a towel each, so we didn't need to bring our own (saves space). Be patient, sometimes we would drive for a while without seeing much, other times it was a bonanza of animals. Trust Jack or your driver to find them, they've done this many times and really are the experts, let them do what they do best.
You will see so many animals, up close, just relax and enjoy the scenery. Our safari was absolutely amazing.