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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safari in Kenya NP
We, a group of 8 family member went for 12 days (8 nights at National parks, 3 nights at Nairobi) with Tall Masai safari. Benson, the director of Tall Masai safari was with us most of the time including airport transfers upon arrival to Nairobi and return. It was little longer safari than average (Tsavo east and west, Amboseli, lake Naivasha, lake Nakuru, and Masai mara national parks), Benson was very helpful to customize our trip and booking hotels of our choice. The trip was went very well as planned—— during middle of our safari, Benson realized that the Land Cruiser we are riding last 4 days might not in good shape—— he immediately decided to replace the Jeep and brought a another car from Nairobi overnight without disrupting out safari. Benson, Erick, and Martin —-all are very sincere, respectful and put their best effort to provide us with great, once in a life time Kenya Jungle Safari expriences.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari Experience with Maxvel Safari
Everything was so well organized. Charles is very friendly. We took a package that included everything starting from airport pickup, drop as well as Safari along with hotel stay and food. Everything was good. He is a very responsible person who is very punctual about everything. Overall we enjoyed our first trip to Kenya and got back with some amazing experience.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience with Msangai
- While many reviews highlighted how great it is to go on safari with Msangai (our experience are totally in line with those reviews) - we believe it's worth pointing out that Msangai can really plan things *beyond* the typical Serengeti safari and create a full itinerary for you. Some people add Zanzibar or they choose to explore other national parks. In our case, we chose to add a day hike in Kilimanjaro (from Marangu gate) and a coffee plantation visit and short waterfall hike in the foothills of Mount Meru. While we enjoyed our safari immensely, we felt like these two other days were also real highlights of our trip. - Our safari guide and driver Mark was exceptional. Thanks to him, we managed to see numerous animals (big and small!) throughout our time in Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and of course Serengeti (incl. Mara river crossing). We also believe his experience really showed in the way he made his decisions during the game drives (where to go, how long to wait, when to move on and switch spots, etc.). On a personal level, he was very warm and courteous. We always felt safe and well taken care of and we cannot thank him enough!!! - It's also worth highlighting that the service feels very personal! Communication during the planning phase before the trip was effective, and during the trip they also stay in touch with you to see how things are, and so on. Erick the founder of Msangai picked us up from the airport upon arrival, and took care of us during the post-safari part of our trip (when we were more based around Moshi) and drove us back to the airport. Lots of conversations and laughter were of course shared during those days. Thanks for the company Erick and we hope to hike with you again someday!
FR
Very well organized! Very friendly and competent guide!
I visited several iconic places in Jonnanesburg and Soweto with Pure Diamond Tour.
The guide spoke English and French and had a great knowledge of the country's history. He was punctual, friendly and educational. I was able to learn a lot.
I highly recommend
I visited several iconic places in Jonnanesburg and Soweto with Pure Diamond Tour.
The guide spoke English and French and had a great knowledge of the country's history. He was punctual, friendly and educational. I was able to learn a lot.
I highly recommend.
I had compared several tour operators and I think this is the most interesting and relevant from a price and quality point of view.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very good, very knowledgeable, well organised
I have just finished a 16 day private tour birding in Uganda with Wide Birding Eco Tours with guide Alex Gabiito. Alex has been a bird guide for 15 years and knew where to find all the birds. I saw 416 bird species in total as well as other fascinating wild life including gorillas and Tree Lions. Seeing Murchisson Falls was also a non-birding highlight for me. The trip was well organised, with local site guides included in many locations together with boat trips. I was paying for the more basic accommodation but it seemed more like mid range standard to me and I had no complaints with it. The food was better than I had anticipated. Uganda is a beautiful country, has abundant wildlife and lacks the tourist crowds of other countries like Kenya, Botswana and South Africa. This leads to a more personal experience. Also, due to it's prescence on a a plateau, the climate of the country is very pleasant and comfortable unlike other 'hot' climate countries.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
Our Driver David was excellent.He was extremely knowledgeable about the birds and animals.
I would highly recommend Twiga Tours and our driver David
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A trustable travel company for your Safari Adventure with safety and enjoyment.
In August this year, we embarked on a trip to Tanzania with trepidation. However, the careful arrangement of Fahari Safari not only eliminated our anxiety, but also as the experienced guide driver Nathan took us to try different routes, there were constant surprises every day. We watched the wild animals foraging, animals migration and thrilling river crossings. Unforgettable was that the big 5 activities and the lions was walking between the cars up close. This immersive feeling was wonderful. The seemingly arduous journey to Africa is actually a rare life experience and enjoyment of being in nature. Thanks to travel designer Jesse for making our Safari Adventure come true. Highly recommended.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beware: worst tour operator
Beware of Mamu Travels - they are truly the worst tour operator I have ever encountered in my decades of traveling! Mariam, the owner of the company, was very responsive in the beginning, sending through a full quote quickly after my initial outreach. She seemed very thorough in her communications and continued to be responsive after I pre-paid for our safari in full (nearly $3000 for two people). Then, the week of our safari, she went completely dark. She didn't send through a final itinerary so we had no idea who was picking us up, when they were picking us up, their name or contact information - NOTHING! We emailed and messaged her before our pick up date and she was completely unresponsive. We got ready for our pick up the morning of our first day and no driver came. The main phone number for the company listed on the website, which was Mariam's number, was completely offline - no one would pick up or see our messages on WhatsApp. The only way we were able to get in touch with someone at Mamu was through the Safari lodge reservation desk, which happened to have another phone number for the company. That new person, Patronilla, picked up but had no records of our safari or our itinerary because she did not have access to Mariam's files. She said she herself could not get in touch with Mariam. After much struggle, she was able to convince the transfer driver to come back and get us (he said he apparently came at 6:00am and waited 30 minutes for us but the hotel front desk said that was a lie). When he picked us up, he couldn't tell us much about where we were going, just that we were going to meet the safari driver. When we got to the original meeting up point, a run down gas station in a very run down part of Nairobi, the safari driver had already left! So now we had to chase the driver around the outskirts of Nairobi, culminating in us speeding down a cliffside road to finally catch up to him on the side of the road. When we finally got to him, he broke the news to us that Mariam had not sent him the nature reserve entrance fees ($800 for two days for two people, which we prepaid) so we would have to pay him cash and get reimbursed by Mamu. For her part, Patronilla sent us a note that the company would honor the refund, but unfortunately, no one from the company had access to the bank accounts except for Mariam, who was still missing, so the refund could only happen when she came back online. Well, we completed our 3 day safari, which was great, especially the lodge Emayian as well as our safari driver, Charles, but Mariam was still missing the entire time. We checked in again a couple of days after, but her team said she was still missing, so we just ended up doing a chargeback through our credit card company. Needless to say, this was the most AWFUL travel experience of my life and I caution everyone before working with this incredibly unprofessional company that will put you in stressful, dangerous situations!
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Twiga tours are excellent to travel with providing great comfort and excellent food choices.
We loved our safari with Twiga Tours. We had an excellent tour organiser in James Cracknell from Windsong Travel and our driver was David who was an excellent driver and provided answers to all our questions even googling to find the correct answer to difficult questions. We would thoroughly recommend this safari tour. We saw all of the big game animals and smaller animals and numerous birds.
RO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A reliable operator
It was my first time to use Family Leisure Africa Safaris to visit Maasai Mara for the famous wildebeest migration. The planning process was seamless with the operator giving very reasonable prices for my family.
We was picked by Simon, a very friendly tour guide who doubled up as the driver that explained every bit of the journey to us so well and was very patient.
Maasai Mara is my best destination and would not minding visiting every year. In addition to witnessing the migration of the Wildebeests across the Mara River, Simon helped us in spotting other wild animals.
I cannot appreciate the operator more for the above board service from the planning and execution of the trip.
The lodge that we spent at had very clean rooms, great food. The visit to the Maasai village to learn the local culture including their signature dance was spectacular.
I would work with Family Leisure Safaris any day any time.
