AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect organisation, great experiances with animals, amazing lodges and delicious food.
We were very enthusiastic about the safari. The people are very hospitable and try hard to ensure you have a nice trip. We saw all the animals except the lion and the leopard, which are very difficult to find. The lodges are a dream, there is very good food and even a pool. It's really impressive what they can do in the middle of the bush! I would repeat the safari at any time, it is worth every euro.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It is a very well organized tour operator
We choose the massai Mara and lake Nakuru safaris (3 night 4 days trip from Nairobi). Our tour guide Roger was very well prepared and he love to share his insight about the animals and landscape that we visited. We had the chance to spot all the big 5 and two times the Leopard ( it is a such rare events). Our trip from since the organization was amazing I strongly recommend it
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very bad communication
Would not recommend, this company has taken out money and didn’t book the tours.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Safari Experience
My girlfriend and I had a wonderful 4 day safari with African Big Cats Safaris. All of the logistics were organised very smoothly ahead of our trip. It was an incredible experience to visit Lake Manyara, Ngorogoro Crater, the Serengeti, and Tarangire. We were able to see the big 5 (black rhino from a distance) and even witness lions hunting their prey. Our guide Venance was amazing. Without his sharp eye we would have missed out on numerous sightings of rare animals. His knowledge was also extremely impressive and his comments added to each sighting of a new animal or even native trees/flowers. I can't stress enough the importance of a good guide.
Thank you Big Cats Safaris, and in particular Venace, for an unforgettable trip!
UA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable, stress resistant, attentive to details
First of all, safari - this is a must do at least once in your life, especially in Tanzania, which is #1 on the list of countries for safari.
This is not a zoo, it is a real life, which is protected - you can't feed animals, you can't touch them, only see. Of course the crowds from cars on the paths is not something good, but seems animals accept them as part of the savanna and do not pay attention.
Beauty is expetional - we've been in the beginning of July to Tarangire (after lunch) - full of wild life and wonderful landscapes with baobabs, Ngorongoro (whole day) - unbelievable place (after lunch animals are sleepy, but before it is just wow), and Manyara - here we haven't seen a lot, I wouldn't go there if I knew that bigger part of savanna is covered by water that time and the road there is not accessible, that was a dissapointment. But altogether we saw herds of zebras, divers antilopas, giraffes, elephants, lions, buffalos, plenty of birds (small and big), hippos and (far away) rhinos, fantastique!
Secondly, about arrangements.
I found out about Fondness vacations from a friend, and Steven was very attentive to details, changes in the itinerary (as I wanted a tour different from their standard ones). After we agreed about all, it appeared to be impossible to book a trip from Ukraine – all bank transfers are blocked. I don’t know if we would ever get on safari without advanced payment with another agency, but Steven arranged everything, we tried out so many ways, so the patience of this person is endless Communication was smooth and in all important moments we had a connection – transfers, trip, doesn’t matter early morning or late evening, very safe and reliable company. Another doubt for me was travelling with two kids who don’t eat almost anything – but the staff addressed this problem, children were not hungry but happy.
So, to sum up – safari with Fondness vacation was an unforgettable experience!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely and perfect service with great communication, and treat guide and driver
I booked this tour operator on the. Last hour but they made my dream very successful I have just completed my 4 kibale and Queen Elizabeth, rooms where good, to my expectations with nets, Caleb my guide was good with a smile and good information about his country , Emma was very good driver in the rauogh roads of Uganda, I can't recommend this tour operator Mugenyi Eco Yours and I finish , but I hope to come back and I will use this tour operator. When IAM with my friends
100% recommend
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Proactive, reliable and communicative
We were a large family party (6 families), including teenagers and children so, it was 'complex operation'. The holiday would take us from Nairobi to Tsavo West, Tsavo East, Mombasa, Kilifi, Malindi and back to Nairobi, with various people joining and leaving (because of work and school, etc) at different points in the 3-week Odessey - Complex operation.
With all that, Award Tours and Safaris came through magnificently. They were proactive, responsive and effective. At the end of the day we all thought the organisation of the holiday was superb.
GR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mixed Feelings
So me and my friend , booked a 10 days safari trip in both kenya and tanzania.
That included : masai mara, amboseli national park, lake nakuru and lake naivasha (kenya ) and serengeti national park, ngorogoro crater ( tanzania ) . Food , camps and hotels as well as transportation were all included . The total cost was around 1850usd . For starters, the kenya side was perfect, the driver-guide was always on time and did everything he could to make us have a great time and see as many animals as we could as close as possible.
Then it was tanzanias turn. To begin with , the driven wasnt on time as the hotel the first day when we were in arusha( before going to serengeti) . Secondly, we were supposed to do a 3 hours afternoon drive , before restinf at the camp. Not only didnt we do that but in addition on of the girl with whom we were having the safari , asked for a stop to see some hippos, the driver completely ignored her and continued going towards the camp. The driver-guide didnt seem to know how to drive, we stopped multiple times , during our 3 days in tanzania in order for him to find another driver and help him with his gear transmission. He also got lost multiple times going in and out of serengeti park making u turns every time until he finally finds the way. To sum up to this , at our first night at simba a camp in serengeti, regardless the fact that we have seen fire occuring at 17:00 when we reached the camp at 18:30 and we decided to inform the company( which knew nothing about the fire) we full understood the extent of the disaster. The camp was full of gas due to the fire and it was literally impossible to stay there ,beacuse we were only inhaling gas. After multiple messages and phone calls with the company , they told us that the lodge campa are way too expensive to pay(400 usd per person) and that all other camps were full . The result was that we werr forced to sleep there all night,putting our health at risk by the huge amount of gas he inhaled.
The company told ua that the tanzanian part wasnt run by them, but by another partner , the 7wonders, so they cant practically control all things
After returning back in nairobi, we told the office about how terrible the driver in tanzania was( he was a free lancer with 3 more times in the serengeti park as he told us) and about the fire etc and we demanded a compensation at least for the days we lost in Tanzania. They offered us either a day at the giraffe centre in nairobi or 50usd as a compensation.
Regardless the fact that the kenya part was perfect the real reason about this rating is that when you pay 1850usd for a safari in kenya you are hoping for better solutions when a huge problem appears.
KW
Amazing
What an amazing experience just as I hoped it would be ever since I was a child. I really liked my guide (Loth) who was not only patient with me but also hospitable, friendly, and knew exactly where to possibly spot the animals!
A Really amazing adventure that I would cherish for the years to come
MO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
Our guide Hamis is super nice and knowledgeable and he has a super gps in his head and he has eagle eyes to spot any animals. We are so lucky to collect big five in 4 days and a live lion hunting session. We even saw a lion lying on a rock like the lion king. The rhino was miles away but he still can spot it. Peter is sweet and gave us really special souvenir and help us arrange night game and all itinerary. Frank was very responsive when we were doing enquiry and help us tailor make the most exceptional holiday. Every meal is delicious and authentic local food. Everything is excellent.
