AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastically beautiful
It was simply wonderful, fantastically beautiful. An unforgettable experience. Perfect 5 days and our guide Ezekiel was very competent and knew everything. Great accommodations. Close up animal sightings.
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AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very nice
The trip was very well organized.
The hotels/tents were really great to look at.
Our driver Ezekiel was nice and was able to explain all the important details to us.
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BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable, excellent trip!
17-09-2024 - 2 person trip (couple)
We booked our private Kenya trip (12 days) with Meektrails and we can only recommend it!
The first part of our trip was the climb of Mount Kenya. We were accompanied by Elija's wonderful team who carried our backpacks all the way up and down, settled our tents, provided us with the best, freshly prepared food (they carried it up the mountain!) and learned us all secrets the mountain had for us. They were always ready for us, we could not have had a better experience.
Part two of our trip were a series of safaris with our guide Philippe. We had high expectations and they were only beaten. Philippe really has a passion for the animals and in every park we visited (Nakuru, Masai Mara, Naivasha, Hell's gate, Amboselli), he showed us every corner and every animal the park had to offer. We realize we had a bit of luck to see all these animals, but we also felt like Philippe really knew where to wait for them and he had a good communication with other guides in the park, so we could catch up with them if they saw a specific animal. We do love animals ourselves and we came to discover as much animals as possible and to learn new facts about them. For us, it felt like the perfect match with our guide, he really shared his passion and told us so many interesting facts. It was always discussed at which hour we would meet in the morning and also during safari it was always asked if we were satisfied to go back to the hotel. We even had a game drive from 7am until 6pm because we (and also our guide) could not get enough of it. Every day we ended in a beautiful lodge where we could enjoy good food and a good night of sleep. In most lodges there was also a swimming pool to relax, although we did not want to make time to use those.
Our complete trip was arranged by Pauline, she was always ready for any questions we had. We had contact via WhatsApp. She even bought us train tickets to visit the coast after our meektrails trip because I could not book these tickets from home (only accepted payment M-Pesa, which I did not have). Also the transition between part 1 (mountain) and part 2 (safari) was smoothly, our mountain guide was in contact with our safari guide, so by the time we came out of the mountain, the minivan for our safari was waiting for us.
Maybe one last recommendation: we did the complete trip with a minivan and did not pay the extra fee for a landcruiser and we would recommend that! It was a comfortable car, the roof could be opened and we really had a good view.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely fantastic. Experienced! Trustworthy, resonable costs!
Amazing experience! Our guide is Antony, he’s experienced, knows animals very well and where they are in the park. We got to see the big five closely! Couldn’t love this trip more!
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, hospitable and kind - five stars in kindness
The team at Baboon arranged a wonderful safari for my wife and I's honeymoon. Carefully accommodating the time we had available. Compared to some Safaris at many multiples of the cost, perhaps the vehicles weren't quite as new, but we all came to marvel at the same natural beauty. We saw every animal we might anticipate to and more, accommodations were comfortable, the food outstanding. (Occasionally the internet was patchy, but this is not Baboon's fault, sharing more to make other travellers aware).
The Baboon team itself however really excelled in hospitality. They set up a WhatsApp group for us, and were always a message away if we had questions. Don't hesitate to book with Baboon! Thank you Jemimah especially.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best itinerary, best price, best customer service.
This was the most amazing trip to Cape Town and Botswana. There are no words to describe how wonderful it was. It went seamlessly and could not have been any better. Megan Warrington arranged our trip and we really can’t say enough good about both Discover Africa and Megan. Megan was so attentive, always available and graciously responded to all our questions and inquiries. When we first started planning our trip, we requested information from many different travel companies. Discover Africa rose above the rest in many aspects. It had the best customer service (Megan), was one of the only companies to offer a mobile safari (Letaka Safaris – which are also amazing), had the same itinerary as another highly rated travel company however Discover Africa was much cheaper and Megan was much more responsive and helpful from the very beginning than any other representative. We highly recommend this company for your safari.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect Safari trip
The safari trip, which we had been dreaming of for so long, was a success. The accommodations were perfect, and the teams always looked after us with care. Our guide went above and beyond, he helped us explore landscapes and spot variety of animals. We felt like we were lucky enough to see everything that makes the Tanzanian parks so special.
One thing we really admired was the teamwork among the driver guides in Tanzania. They helped each other to find the Big Five.
In short, we highly recommend Good One Tours they truly live up to their name.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Choose Spirit of Kenya!
We have just finished a 6 night safari with Spirit of Kenya and it was brilliant!
First and foremost our guide, George Munyi, was absolutely amazing and made our trip so special. He was very knowledgeable, warm and easy to talk to. He learnt early on that in addition to seeing the big animals, we had an interest in birds, and made sure that he pointed out the interesting ones we passed and had great in-depth knowledge about all of them. We were very impressed and learnt a lot! We'd recommend George to anyone visiting Kenya and we were sad to say goodbye at the end of the week. Asante sana, George!
The organisation of our safari was seamless from start to finish. Jorge was always very responsive and tailored the trip to what we wanted, for example, adding in mt Longonot and hells gate which weren't on our original itinerary. They also helped with airport transfers and booking internal train tickets. We felt very comfortable throughout the trip and feel very fortunate to have chosen Spirit of Kenya.
Thank you so much!
Josh and Charlotte
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
lovable and kind, And great food.
They are really easy to talk and negotiate. Pretty reliable.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A sight to behold
It was a great experience. Long drive but our guide was informative and took us to areas where the animals were. We didn’t manage to see Rhino but all other big 5 found. Water buffalo seen on our journey home so all happy. It was a wonderful day.