Experience level: first safari
This was a great and very affordable trip
Wilson gave me the hook up.He is a good man and well trusted.Staying at the homebase outsise of the safari area was great too.I would do it again in a minute....except for the small fact I live half way around yhe world away.
Kenya is a great destination,Wilson is your man.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Terrific experience!
Best trip of my life. Can't wait to get back! Was such a wonderful experience.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent from start to finish!
During a safari, you practically spend the entire day with your tour guide because of all the driving. So it's imperative to be with someone who is patient, knowledgeable of area and personable. Godson embodied all three of the aforementioned traits, and candidly that's an understatement. From the moment he picked me up late at night from the Arusha airport, until the time he dropped me off I felt so welcomed by him and loved hearing him talk about the animals/tribes/etc I saw along the way. Another thing I liked is I never felt rushed; 3 days is not a lot of time to see the Serengeti/Ngorongoro but trust me when I tell you he packed a lot of activities into a short time period! Very grateful that he was as passionate about showing me the sights as I was to see them.
I cannot wait to go back to Tanzania to work with him again. Only next time I want to check out his hiking tour of Mt. Kilimanjaro or see other areas of the Serengeti. Thanks Godson!!!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari experience - “Wildlife Safaris” - http://www.wildlifesafaris.com
Amazing experience. Christine and Nic took care of everything. From helping organise flights, to taking us to Kruger, to checking in the lodge, to taking us on the best routes, restaurants, avoiding the queues, taking pictures, and finally taking us home! Always at ease and Nic is THE most experienced man in Kruger. 30+ years experience, nobody has worked in the park longer.
Can’t recommend this enough. Reach out to them, tell them what they want and let them take control. They know what they are doing!
Re price, you may find another firm $100 cheaper, but this $100 savings is given back in either longer queues, jam packed vehicles or poorer food. I wouldn’t look anywhere else, and I know 1 client who has come back to Nic and Christine over half a dozen times.
http://www.wildlifesafaris.com
Enjoy! Best of luck!
Blair
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Custom Tour in Kilimanjaro Area
We had a series of day trips including one to Arusha National Park and one to Tarangire NP. The other two days involved more local activities, one in the Marangu area and one in the Lawate - Sanya Juu area. The weather curtailed a few of our anticipated activities, but what we did get to do was very enjoyable. The food was plentiful and delicious. Norbert was a great driver/guide to the two national parks.
Communications could have been a little better at times. That may have been partly due to our somewhat last-minute arrangement of our itinerary, or due to the fact that we were staying at the lodge of a friend of a friend, so we coordinated more often with that friend than with Brian himself.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The drivers are incredibly knowledgeable and felt like part of our family by the end of the trip!
Harrison and Charles were wonderful tour guides. They are both safe drivers who allowed us to snap photos at our leisure while ensuring that we saw the best that Masai Mara had to offer. Both of them are very knowledgeable and they shared their vast amount of intel throughout the trip. The van was comfortable to ride in. Both drivers were prompt in their timing and kept our large group to a schedule to allow us to see as much as possible while in the Mara and at Hells Gate. We will definitely be booking with African Hagyko again for our next safari and highly recommend it to anyone traveling in Kenya!
An unbeleivably well organised trip of a lifetime which went way beyond our expectations
From the earliest contact and planning, right through to the end of the trip, the communication and advice from Kevin Nicholson and his team on the ground was always swift, professional and responsive to our needs. His experience and extensive knowledge of Uganda enabled him to tailor our holiday perfectly to us. From the moment our driver met us at Entebbe Airport and then met up with Brett and Rebecca we knew we were being really well looked after....indeed, their entire staff at the Karibu charmed us with their smiles, enthusiasm and desire to make us feel at home at all times. They made us feel special from start to finish. We were introduced to our guide Davis, who talked us expertly through the next 10 days of travel, lodge accommodation and national park drives, so we felt well prepared for it all. Davis turned out to be so much more than a guide.....he took us on an unforgettable trip around beautiful Uganda, always making sure we got the maximum experience and information needed whenever we asked. His knowledge of the wildlife ( particularly the birds of Uganda) is really impressive. Davis went the extra mile on several occasions to ensure we encountered as many different animals as possible. The lodges chosen for us were all different from each other, all very welcoming and of a high standard....the Mihingo Lodge in Mburo deserves a special mention for its location, quality and superb service.
Throughout the trip, we were never made to feel "just part of a party", the group numbers were always small, and the excursions were run to perfection. We spent the last 3 nights of our holiday back at Karibu, and it really felt like being back home....a perfect way to unwind in its beautiful gardens before returning to the reality of a British winter, withBrett, Becky and all the team treating us so well. It was an emotional farewell from there after what was a thrilling 14 days which included trekking elephants, giraffes, zebras, chimps, gorillas, tree lions and shoebills in their forest, game park and swamp habitats.......what a ride we had! To say that it exceeded our expectations would be an enormous understatement. Thank you so much, Experience Uganda, you really care for (and about) your clients.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari with Jocky Tours
First time in Kenya and on safari. Our driver/guide was excellent, friendly and very knowledgeable. Would recommend!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great time in Masai Mara!
Everything was great! I didn't expect much, but this tour was fun, well organized, and stress free. All of the accommodtions were adequate or better. This wasn't a luxury safari, but accommodations sufficed.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Trip
We had an amazing trip, started from moshi to the north Safari in Tanzania
At first we had some changes in our itinarary and Sylwia adjust the hotel and activities for us. If you plan a safari, you have to know that there is many factors who can affect your itinarary, (weather, conditions etc) so you have to be flexible as traveller. Sylwia made an amazing job switching the activities and operation to make it work.
Serengeti huge, amazing and full of animals, the Pumzika Camp was my favorite acomodation in all of my 20days trip in tanzania. Very welcoming people, good food and amazing view.
For me it was a bit hard, safari its very long, (10-11h drive in one day) hot and humide, in the dusty and very bumpy road, if you have motion sickness like me, try to arrange a flight to get there, I wish I could have know we could do that at first, I would have flight with no hesitation to get to the safari area.
The balloon tour company adventure Aloft also has amazing tour guide and very friendly pilots.
After the third day, we had some issues with the driver-guide. I write an message to Sylwia, witch was very avaialble and understandable and she arrange everything to make sure we are happy with our guide.
The guides are nice, but it would be good for them to be trained to provide more specific information about park, animals, environment, trees, etc. That would also be a good idea to provide some sort of booklet with all the annimals we can expect to see with a little description and some details of their lifestyle. i am sure it would make traveller very happy to learn about animals, vegetation and parks and would be some sort of a gift souvenir from the tour.
The africa Glamping camp was very good too, good food and professional staff.
The Ngorongoro Cratere was my favorite game drive dont miss it there is plenty of animals.
We also had a couple of day trip to mafia. We flew there without any problem and we got to the beach easily.
Also, end of november begin december is for me the best time to visit tanzania. Its the small rainy season, but we didnt have any rain at all, very good weather and no tourist at all, we had the full hotel for me and my boyfirend very often, so dont hesitate to book at this time.
The trip went very well, the service was amazing, Sylwia was very available for us at any time, professional and flexible. She make us feel like our satisfaction was her priority so a huge thank you to her for making us so happy.
It was a dream trip.
