GN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good experience
A wonderful 3-day experience in the Masai Mara. The guide was very experienced and available.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Missing safari in Kenya already. Our guide made the trip unforgettable!
Our entire trip to Kenya was amazing, far exceeding our expectations! Especially in comparison to Tanzania, having a good guide makes all the difference. The variety and excitement of the wildlife we saw in Kenya was ten times better than in Tanzania! This was all thanks to our guide Kasaine senei, who was professional, dedicated, and very attentive. He drove smoothly and had an incredible eye for spotting animals from afar, even being able to tell how many and which specific animals were in the distance. While driving and looking for wildlife, he also kept an ear on the radio to know where the action was happening, and he would take us there! From the beginning, communication with the owner George was simple, straightforward, and efficient. The entire experience was fantastic!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Helpful, knowledgeable, organised, friendly and made us feel comfortable and safe at all times
Wow, what a trip we had! We completed the four day gorilla and chimp trekking experience in Uganda and absolutely loved every minute. Buyaga Safaris (pronounced “woo-yaga” Safaris and means cool breeze in local language) organised a trip that ensured we could squeeze so much excitement and diverse experiences into our four days. Our accommodation and the activities organised were all incredible. As we went through our journey, our guide, Simpson, was an expert at making sure there were no hiccups and everything went according to plan - smooth sailing! All we had to do was sit back and enjoy it all. Simpson was an incredible guide who made us feel so comfortable, safe and happy at all times. He started off our trip saying that we will be friends rather than him being our guide, and great friends we were! Any question we asked of Simpson he answered. We learnt so much about Ugandan life, culture and the communities. There was a lot of driving in the four days but the Ugandan country is so stunning we enjoyed every moment. We would highly recommend this tour company to anyone looking for a genuine, seamless and exciting journey through Uganda. Thanks again Buyaga Safaris and especially, Simpson! 😁
IN
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent.
Excellent tour.
Great hotels and Jonathan was a wonderful driver cum guide. He was always smilng, very knowledgeable about the wildlife and always knew the best placement for getting superb photographs.
We will always ask for him whenever we return.
Food could be better . The Quality of Indian food was not good.
Need a better car.
But hotel rooms were very good.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very nice trip I love it
I love everything in kenya thank you so much i love all places that I visit also the food was very delicious
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommended Tanzanian tour company
I had a wonderful experience with Jasmine of Sarafika Tours. Jasmine was super responsive and attentive to all my questions and concerns while putting together a 4 day safari and 3 night stay in Zanzibar in less than 3 weeks prior to departure for my mother and I. It was also important for me to support a Tanzanian owned safari company and Jasmine didn’t disappoint. The private safari was fantastic- our guide, Godfrey, was great and we enjoyed all the accommodations. Everything went seamlessly and Jasmine checked in regularly throughout our entire trip to make sure we were satisfied. I highly recommend Sarafika Tours.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Efficient, Knowledgeable and Adaptable
Climbing Kilimanjaro
This trip was part of my 80th celebration and the company was recommended to me by an International School friend. I was not disappointed. They are absolutely reliable.
Horizon has excellent email communication and the website is clear and workeable. Service was exceptional on and off the mountain.
On the trip. I found it too cold and the guide, Colman, found a way I could get down more quickly. I would not have made it without the guide, the chef - who cooked great food that met my vegetarian diet extremely well - and the chief porter. I might have made it to the top without the guys, but definitely not down!
As I haven’t priced other tours I can’t comment on the value for money. I was happy with the cost.
The tour was tailored for me. It was excellent - saying more than that would be redundant!
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great Experience and Best Service
Many thanks to Frena Adventures for this great trip. The dialog with Fred, the owner of the agency, was always professional and every question was answered very promptly.
A Uganda trip was tailored exactly to our wishes and all my ideas were taken into account. The selected lodges and hotels were all good, very good or top class! The Turaco Treetops Lodge in Kibale deserves special mention here. An incredibly beautiful jungle hotel in the middle of the forest. That alone is an experience in itself.
Our driver Ronald also deserves extra praise. He was always available and guided us very well and safely through Uganda. And anyone who has seen or even experienced the traffic in Uganda knows what I'm talking about. We felt we were in good hands at all times. We have traveled to several African and Asian destinations (including Bangkok!), but the roads and driving styles in Uganda are in a class of their own. The closer you get to the cities, the worse it gets. Driving directions, traffic signs and traffic lights are at most a friendly recommendation, but depending on the time of day and day of the week, little or no attention is paid to them. And Ronald has the full picture. After a day at the latest, we adopted the African serenity and the journey became a pure pleasure, no matter who comes towards you when, where and in which lane or takes your right of way as a matter of course. And if something didn't go as planned, which can happen in Central Africa, an innovative solution was sought and always found.
In addition to the numerous birds, antelopes, zebras, crocodiles, hippos, warthogs, elephants and giraffes, we were also able to marvel at lions, leopards and chimpanzees (at close range!).
The scenic beauty of the Nile Valley, the highlands, the jungle and the numerous waterfalls etc. also speak for themselves, and you can't help but be amazed. And above all, there are the incredibly poor, but always friendly and smiling people, especially the countless children.
To sum up: An all-round unique and fantastic experience.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The experience of a lifetime - absolutely amazing and a real privilege!
I travelled as a solo woman and joined a group of others. Everyone was really friendly and welcoming and I felt completely safe at all times with Papa (our driver) looking out for us. We saw things I could never have imagined and couldn't believe I was so lucky!! Papa was brilliant at getting us close to the action and in prime spot for photos. I couldn't imagine a trip anywhere else being better - we visited Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru, both of which were incredible! It was organised really well with pick ups and drop offs, all of the accommodation and food was great, and I thought it was worth every penny by the end of the first day, let alone the following three! I can't recommend Jocky Tours and Papa highly enough - look no further for the ideal safari adventure!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tailormade is exactly it.
After getting a few quotes and itineraries for our Safari & beach honeymoon from elsewhere, we stumbled across Rob and the team at Tailormade Africa. From the moment Rob started talking, we knew he was an absolute expert in his field. He was very open and honest about the value proposition offered by some of the other itineraries presented by other suppliers, but also had extremely valuable additional context on various locations that other operators hadn't mentioned. For example, Rob informed us that one of the camps we were considering had just recently started a huge road construction project nearby, which had displaced a lot of the wildlife from the wider area. This wasn't mentioned by other suppliers, and wasn't readily discoverable from reviews or information online. Lo and behold, on our way back to the airstrip at the end of our fantastic trip, we drive down a very wide road, under construction, with no animals in sight... and then the camp we had considered with another supplier! That would have been a very disappointing mistake, and one that required an up-to-date expert on the area like Rob to identify. His knowledge of the various camps and areas is clearly extensive, as we mentioned each camp suggested in other itineraries by name he was able to immediately place them and comment on the various amenities - only possible when you're truly familiar with the various camps and locations. He very carefully listened to what was important to us, and provided us with a number of options to help us identify what was most important to us, and what budget was needed to give us the best value for money and what we were looking for. And the trip we ended up with was perfectly tailormade for us - the exact experience we hoped for, excellently delivered. Throughout the whole planning, booking, traveling and returning process Rob was extremely communicative, providing support in advance of arriving with the camp and resort, and then assisting with the remaining admin on our return. An absolutely incredible service all round! We've already encouraged a friend to book with Rob, and will hopefully be doing so again ourselves very soon!
