JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari 3days!!!
We went to Serengeti N.P. and Ngorongoro C.A. for 3days on November in 2015. We could see BIG5 clearly at both of them and it was so amazing they were so close to us. We felt that our guide tried to let us see BIG5 and other animals, and we enjoyed every meal which our chef cooked for us, and which we liked the taste so much. Everything was perfect and we're satisfied with 3days with Kilimanjaro Vikings!
ID
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
First rate company for our first safari to Kenya
Just excellent services from the staff all the way to the owners, Minaz and Rahim. They made sure we were alright from the day we arrived in Nairobi, during our safaris in Meru, Samburu and Masai Mara till the day we left Kenya. The guides assigned to us were experienced and know their animals very well. We were so lucky to be able to see the big-5 including the elusive leopards and cheetahs. During the 10 days we were there the guides became our good friends and it was sad when we had to leave. Thank you Minaz & Rahim for the 5-star accommodations and the great service. We will come back. Haryanto.
HK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great time!
I had a great time on my short safari with Rowly. The communications between myself and him was great. The animals at the reserve were magnificent! I think the trip was a great value for the money because Rowly is your private driver - you are not with a group. As such you are able to plan out exactly what you want to do and when. I would definitely recommend.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good experience with Kibobo in Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru
Clare was really helpful in organizing our trip, happily answered all questions and organized a tailor-made trip for us, and with quite short notice. The actual trip met our expectations. We enjoyed the whole stay and Jackson, our guide, was very nice and knowledgable. He provided very good information about everything we saw and the country in general. And all this for a great price. Definitely recommend Kibobo safaris.
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
ngolongolo&Masai village for 2 days
We went to Masai village & ngolongolo for 2days. And I really appreciate that they responded to our request that we have a desire to visit to Masai village & Ngorongoro for 2days only. They did so flexible work. I recommend killimanjaro vikings!
3 Day tour of Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Hi Rowly, just to thank you once again for the wonderful time my friends from Malaysia and I had on our recent tour to Hluhluwe Game Reserve. You were a great guide, giving us all your attention and time, and you really took good care of us. Thanks also for suggesting this particular park, you were so right, we enjoyed the laid-back atmosphere and the beautiful surrounds, and the game was superb. I am sure they will be back and will want to experience another one of your tours.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I really enjoy!
I'm a Japanese volunteer living in Tanzania. My friends came to see me from Japan in September 2015, so we went to Ngorongoro and Serengeti for safari for 3days. I talked with Charlie about our request in advance and he perfectly organized our safari as we had expected. We enjoyed it so much.
I asked him to give us pick-up and drop-off services between Kilimanjaro airport and Moshi just few days before our safari, but he willingly accepted them. The driver picked us up on time.
In our 3day safari, one tire of our vehicle bursted but our staff (one guide and one chef) worked hard for us. Their work made us relieved so much that we're NOT familiar with outdoor activity.
I advise you to ask your guide about the detail itinerary as he didn't mention to us so much. But he explained everything we asked. And his enough knowledge about nature, wildlife and the national parks surprised us so much. He could find animals so fast!
We three all totally enjoyed the safari with Kilimanjaro Vikings! We strongly recommend you reading my review Kilimanjaro Vikings:-)
Asante sana, Charlie.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome trip and very smooth organisation!
I recently did a tour with Arrive Africa Safaris for 5 nights/6 days, Edith from Africa Arrivals organised a guide/driver for me and everything went smoothly and I highly recommend them because of their professionalism, organisation and value for money.
Customer service - from the beginning to the end Edith from Arrive Africa Safaris has been very helpful, transparent with costs and she responds fast. I came up with a draft itinerary as I had s very tight time frame and budget but Edith was always very patient and informative with her responses.
The guide/driver - I had Moses as my guide as well as my driver for the week. Moses is very experienced and knowledgeable as he's been in the industry since 2000 and also has a very gentle and kind heart. Moses was always on time, gave clear briefings the night before and went beyond the call of his duty to get me pain killers as I slipped on a slippery rock while doing the gorilla trekking. For half of the trip I was in pain while sitting in the car and this trip involves quiet a bit of driving. I know Moses became extra careful while driving since I had my mini accident as he would drive over potholes on his side and get my side of the car on a smooth surface as much as possible.
Bonus - another reason why I highly recommend Moses is that he volunteered to take me to visit a local fish village. Most guides and drivers just want to tick off things on the itinerary list then go back to their accommodation and rest, but not Moses. Moses also took me to local restaurant to eat lunches to save money and would wait for me in his car for hours when I'm doing the chimps see trekking and the boat tour. Very reliable and understanding.
Value for money - from the very beginning I've told Edith that I have a very tight time frame and tight budget and I wanted to spend minimum money on things like accommodation, foods, extra staff members etc. so I found cheap accommodations myself, only eat one or two meals a day etc Edith was very accommodation with my requests as I know many other tour operators would just say no to me or tell me what I want to do is not possible or below their standards. But Edith was different, if she does say no she explains why so that I understand and come up with other options or compromises. If you have $2,000usd plus additional money for flight, you can easily have a really good time and do both gorilla and chimpanzee trekking, stay in nice places and still have money left over after a week of holidays in Uganda.
I had a great trip, Uganda is different to Tanzania, different to Rwanda (do you know that they speak French there?) and they have amazing trees and animals on the side of the roads, it's just so beautiful and full of surprises :) I hope you have s chance to visit Uganda one day :)
CR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellente organization with very professional and friendly guides
I have gone to two safaris with Cape Dog Safaris, on the first one I went with my wife and another couple. On this first safari we went to several parks and to Central Serengueti, we had a great time, lot of action, the guide was very profesional and friendly, the hotels very nice with excellent service. Both couples had such a good experience that both decided to go back a year later with the rest of the family. In our case we went with our son and daughter, this time we went mainly to North Serengueti, we had the opportunity to see the river crossing, the big five, on this second safari we had another guide from Cape Dog, he was as profesional and friendly as the one we had on our first safari.
On the second safari we had an airplane maintenance problem and lost the connection, arriving one day late to Tanzania, we had god communication with Cape Dog Safari and they helped us to organize things at our arrival in order to get to the camp with no delay.
Right now we are planning to do our third safari at South Serengueti, and for sure we will do it again with Cape Dog Safari.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Services and Great Package Pricing
The operator was very flexible in customizing tours for us. Follow up questions were also responded to in a timely manner and all questions regarding the packages answered satisfactorily. Everything was well organized from game drives to accommodations. I enjoyed the meals and I had a wonderful experience.