DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Ticked off the bucket list
A Safari holiday was always on our bucket list. It was a great experience and we saw a lot of wildlife throughout the trip as well as the migration in the Serengeti which is unusual for this time of the year especially near Seronera and up to Nabi gate. Our driver Eric was a jolly fellow always in high spirits with the knowledge of an encyclopaedia. We have now returned home with some very nice memories and 3 hard drives of pics.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Short Safari tour to Maasai Mara
I was very pleased with the overall service provided by Mr. Otieno and his staff Peter and Sam. The pickup from the hotel and transfer to the airport were perfectly on time, quality of food was excellent (they even managed to offer vegetarian meals throughout the trip on my request!) and the game drives themselves, although short due to the limited amount of time, were excellent - Peter, the driver, was extremely knowledgeable and knew a lot about local animals and best spots to find lions, cheetahs etc. The stay at the tented camp was also basic but very good and comfortable. On top of all this, the price is extremely competitive, as I was asked, for the same kind of trip, three times as much by several other operators.
In brief, I would definitely recommend you book your next safari trip with KWSS !
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Pocket friendly tour
I organized a group tour for my colleagues and i. We needed a budget package that our pockets could have accommodated. These guys did not disappoint us.They planned the trip exactly the way we wanted and gave us the best driver guide.Thank you Kenya Walking Survivors safrais.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An excellent adventure, lots of great mammals and birds, guide and support staff were the best.
My Letaka 6 night mobile safari was part of a 3week trip to Southern Africa. I needed to keep costs down, which is a bit tricky in Botswana, but Geraldine at Letaka was really good about working with me on that. The Letaka mobile safari was great. We saw dogs, lions, leopard, lots of elephants, many other mammals and a long list of birds. (Also a couple of good reptiles.) It's warm and a bit rainy in January so the logistics got a little challenging for the staff but they pulled it off very well. The trip exceeded my expectations. I would highly recommend Letaka.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Photographic Safari
Letaka Safaris organised a private trip for my wife and I in January/February 2014. Areas included Okavango, Savuti and The Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The trip was geared toward natural history photography. Activities included game drives, guided walks, excursions with San Bushmen and helicopter flights. All communications were via e-mail. Replies were prompt and comprehensive. The Lataka team is obviously familiar with arranging complex itineraries. There were no misunderstandings. We even requested itinerary changes during the trip in order to take advantage of certain situations. These were handled without fuss or bother. Our guide was Nkosi. A gentleman and all round good guy. He created numerous good photo opportunities, a number of excellent ones and one exceptional opportunity. Food and accommodation was the best we have encountered on a mobile safari. Support staff were a real pleasure to be with. Vehicles were highly capable, adequately comfortable and well equipped. To provide support for long lenses I recommend a combination of Really Right Stuff Safari Rigs with monopods, Manfrotto Super Clamps and an extra large bean bag. Although vehicles are equipped with inverters, there is probably benefit in taking a back up solar charging system if you have several devices. Bruton products worked well for us. Overall, it was an outstanding trip and excellent value for money. If you only have one chance at such a trip, I thoroughly recommend Letaka Safaris.
RU
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Green Vegetation
I love the green plantation. I enjoyed my travel in Uganda. The country is so green and I was told that it’s called the pearl of Africa. My favorite part of the journey is when I met the gorillas these animals are so amazing, I saw the mother gorilla taking care of its little one and It reminded me of those days when my sister was young. Wow, a great journey!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lovely, impressive and great budget safari with the BIG FIVE
We had the pleasure to do a safari with World Tours and Safaris Tanzania. Though first we were not sure if everything would work out like we wished it certainly did! We enjoyed our time with our guide. He was very friendly, helpful and taught us a lot about nature and animals. We had the privilege to see all big Five, a fight between a lioness and a leopard next to our car included. Our guide was very open to drive and wait where we wanted. He showed us more than we expected and he even went longer than we thought. The operator upgraded us for free to a lodge instead of a camping spot. The food was good. We went early in the morning to see a lot of things. The guide even helped us in the end to organise a bus for our travel the next day. We were very satisfied. It was such a good service, though it just costed 360$ per person for two days, which was the cheapest offer we got from various companies. They certainly should get a big recommodation from us, because they really wanted to make the safari special and good - and it was a great success! We even had the privileg to be just us two - private safari :) The car was older but it still worked very good. Thanks!
It is worth your choice!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
FRAUD ALERT - this tour Company is defrauding tourists
In January 2015 “Bushtroop Tours & Safaris” company from Nairobi, Kenya refused to return the rental car deposit. We regarded this situation as a fraud and highly recommend extreme caution in any dealings with “Bushtroop Tours & Safaris” and personally with Jacqueline Mwathe and especially Moses Mutiva Ombeva.
My name is Nikolay Zagrebelnyy. I am 34 years old and I live in St. Petersburg, Russia.
In January 2015, me and my wife Natalia Klementyeva traveled in Africa: Kenya - Uganda - Rwanda - Congo - Burundi - Tanzania - Kenya together by car. The total mileage was about 5000 kilometers. This was our third visit to Kenya and sixth in Africa.
The car was rented in Bushtroop Tours & Safaris, Toyota RAV4, 2010, registration number KCB-573G. The company based in Nairobi, Kenya. Bushtroop Tours & Safaris has been selected on the Internet recommendations and the car availability. Our previous companies from Nairobi or could not be contacted or did not have the right car at the desired time. Many times we took a car in various countries and have never had problems, including previous trips to Kenya.
The car was given 31.12.2014, in good technical condition. Prospective route was agreed with Bushtroop Tours & Safaris, we made the contract and received the necessary documents. We paid the full rental price and a deposit - 1200 USD in cash.
When returning to Nairobi on 01/31/2015, we returned the car without any damage, which was confirmed by representatives of Bushtroop Tours & Safaris Jacqueline Mwathe and her colleague.
Despite this, Jacqueline Mwathe and her college refused to return the deposit, citing the fact that they put our deposit to the bank, and today is Saturday evening and the bank is closed.
At our request, the company chief Moses Mutiva Ombeva arrived and confirmed this information, also refused to return the deposit.
Bushtroop Tours & Safaris offered to transfer money to the bank card, or through Western Union. Moses Mutiva Ombeva Ombeva written receipt with a promise to transfer money and signed the contract.
The fact that the signature on the receipt does not match the signature in the other documents, I found only in the preparation of this site. Nevertheless, I guarantee that this signature of Moses Mutiva Ombeva.
The situation raises many questions, but in was already late evening and to return flight was only a few hours, so we went to the airport. At the airport Jacqueline personally promised to transfer money tomorrow. At that moment I almost believed her. We passed the car and flew home.
After four months, we have not received the money. Several times I called Jacqueline on the phone. In the last conversation, she promised to transfer the money on 28 April. This has not happened.
Conversations:
We regarded this situation as a fraud of Bushtroop Tours & Safaris and personally Moses Mutiva Ombeva. We highly recommend extreme caution in any dealings with Bushtroop Tours & Safaris and personally with Jacqueline Mwathe and especially Moses Mutiva Ombeva.
VN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour has been arranged perfectly from the beginning to the end. Driver has long experiences.
The tour was well organized and met our expectation. Good driver cum tour guide keep the tour on time and made game drive more exciting. Hotels and camp were also very nicely arranged.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
8 days of Heaven !!!
We were in Uganda for 8 days and had booked Katona Tours to organize our trip. Jackie was fantastic !! She was very quick to respond to our our emails and answer any questions we may have had. She was excellent at suggesting time lines and was very flexible when we wanted to make changes. The price was very competitive. We booked all budget accommodations and they were perfect. We wanted something very rustic and close to nature and we got exactly what we wanted. The food was fantastic !!
Richard our driver was amazing. He was always on time and organized. He kept us on track and ensured we had an amazing experience. He had many suggestions for us and customized our trip to make sure we were well taken care of. He was a fantastic driver and we always felt very safe.
Overall I would highly recommend this tour company and we would definitely use them again