20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful
I had planned a one day tour of Wasini Island and Marine park by this tour operator. It was great. Everything was well arranged and on time. Mildred was very resourceful and she communicated often; before, during and for feedback after the tour. The understanding and responsiveness was really helpful. In my view, the service and the fun of the tour was beyond my initial expectetions. I am convinced to choose this tour operator again.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Delivered as promised.
We did a 9-day, four national park safari with this company in December 2017. Everything was organized by email some months in advance. Hannington, the owner, was prompt in his correspondence and was accommodating of our requests. Once he obtained the chimpanzee and gorilla tracking permits, he promptly emailed copies. Once we arrived in Kampala, we had a vehicle waiting at the airport that took us to the hotel directly. The next day, we left on our safari. Many of the meals and bottled water along with lodge accommodation was included as well the driver and the vehicle. All park entrance fees was paid for. We really did not have to pay for anything more. There were a couple of issues with lodges with regard to our medical needs and Hannington worked with us and the lodge to resolve the issues. We did not see the tree climbing lions but Hannington made extra effort to find them (but we still could not). The chimps and gorillas were the main attraction for us - both those went flawlessly.
Overall, I highly recommend this company and Hannington. He is eager to please his customers and will deliver as promised. The vehicle was reliable and did not break down even once despite the rough roads in parts of the journey. Hannington joined us (along with the driver) for the whole safari to make sure everything went smoothly. I thought this is a sign of him going above and beyond what is required of him.
There are many companies in Uganda and when booking from far away, it is difficult to know who is reliable. In our experience, this company and Hannington were very reliable. We are very happy with our decision. The trip itself was fantastic! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wow oursome in did great experience.
Everything was great I saw lions ,elephants, giraffe etc I can't wait to do another game drive with wild Africa Safaris...
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I enjoyed this trip because I was with experience some you can work with
Everything was excellent no comments so I encourage all of you who wants to visit Botswana to use this campaign
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our honeymoon could not have been more perfect.
After reading Benson’s reviews on this website, we contacted him about a two-week honeymoon in Tanzania (one week Safari, one week in Zanzibar at the beach). Benson responded within a few hours with two different offerings, each containing additional options we could pick. Although he is specialized in Safaris, he managed to organize a very beautiful hotel in Zanzibar, too.
After discussing some details with Benson, we booked our trip nine months ahead and payed a deposit. Benson sent the confirmation that he received money, which is a very good service, as it was not an insignificant amount.
Our plane landed in Arusha with almost 3 hours delay, but the driver, Zablon, had been waiting for us that long. He was very welcoming, helped us with the baggage and gave a quick and funny introduction to Swahili while driving us to our hotel.
On the next day, Goodluck, our safari guide and driver for the upcoming week picked us up. While driving to the first national park, we realized that we forgot our wallet (money, credit card, bank cards, identity card) in the hotel safe. Within an hour, Benson himself went to the hotel and looked for it. He kept it in safe custody for some days. This is exemplary for Benson’s commitment to his job. Thank you very much!
Goodluck showed us around the national parks with great knowledge about the animals, plants and the history of the country. He drove very securely and listened to the ranger’s radio to know where to look for animals. Without him, we would have passed a lot of animals without notice; he has really good spotting capabilities. Goodluck let us as much time as we liked to observe the animals and did not hurry from one spot to the other. We enjoyed that and often saw lot more as other tourist groups stressing around to mark the “Big Five” with a tick as fast as possible.
The jeep was designed for 7 people (+ driver), so the two of us had plenty of space. We were provided with cold water, cola and other drinks all the time and there even was a (good) binocular we could use. Extra cushions helped to soften the “african massage” on dirt roads.
All the hotels somehow knew that we were honeymooners and gave us their most beautiful rooms with very romantic flower decoration. We were really amazed!
After the safari, we flew to Zanzibar for another week. Again, we were picked up at the airport. The next day, we had a very informative tour around Stone Town before we were taken to our hotel at the east side of the island. For this drive, we met Taib from “Authentic Zanzibar Tours & Safaris Ltd”. He was contacted by Benson to care for us while in Zanzibar and he did an excellent job. Taib told us so many things about politics, the ups and downs of the country and generally about life in Tanzania. With Taib, we did day excursions to the Spice Farm, Cheetah’s rock and Jozani Forest.
To summarize, we had a perfect trip to Tanzania and Zanzibar. We are really glad that we booked our trip with Benson and can highly recommend it. He and his crew cared about us very well! Thanks again!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
What a wonderful 2 weeks
I went to Uganda for a two week trip and thanks to Dauda it became an incredible ánd care free experience! He took care of everything we desired and was very flexible as well. He knows exactly where to find all the beautiful animals, the nicest places to stay, where to eat, or anything else you'd like to know. Uganda really stole our hearts and become an unforgettable experience thanks to Dauda. THANK YOU!!
PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari
We just came back from our first safari in Africa and it was above our expectations. We took 12 days safari in Kenya with KWSS and we had a really unforgettable trip. Mr.Otieno was very professional and prompt in replying all our questions and provided us with a customized itinerary.
We visited Tsavo East, Tsavo West, Amboseli, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, Lake Bogoria and Maasai Mara. Each place was attractive and beautiful in a different way, we enjoyed all of them. I would only skip Lake Bogoria, because due to long distances and roads condition it sometimes took longer to travel between the parks than assumed in the itinerary.
Every day we had a very good accommodation (the lodge at Lake Nakuru where we spent the New Year's Eve was a highlight) and an excellent food.
Special thanks to our guide Ken. He is a very experienced driver and has an amazing eye for spotting all the animals at such a distance. He did the best to show us the wildlife as much as possible and patiently stopped each time when we wanted to take a photo. Ken took really good care of us and we felt very safe all the time.
We had a wonderful time, saw amazing wildlife and we will definitely go with Kenya Walking Survivors Safaris again. Asante sana!
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
wonderfully organised and special experience!
We had a great time on our safari, we were picked up and dropped off from where we were staying both before and after. Our guide, Jesse, was amazing and I would recommend him and Blue Mountain Trekking Safaris to anyone who wishes to enjoy their time in Kenya. No words can actually describe how amazing it was! Hope to be back one day and will be contacting these guys again for sure!!!
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was great, Andy was very helpful and friendly throghout the process.
Everything was very well organized, would definetely recommend the service to friends and would do it again in the future. Loved the safari, it was everything we expected and more.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The whole trip surpassed our expectations, with a wonderful guide.
Everything about the tour was brilliant. It wasn't comfortable at times - bumpy roads, accommodation with no electricity for 21 hours a day - but that was all part of the experience. And our guide, Saloum, was amazing - so helpful and flexible. He found us every animal we could ever have hoped to see in the parks, including a leopard and tree lions. All three places we visited - Selous, Udzungwa and Mikumi, were fantastic, and so free of other tourists. I highly recommend this tour, given that it was much better value than others we found.
