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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
You can count on E-trip
E-trip consists of a couple who live in Arusha. With such a small operation you get to know the people well and get excellent service. We exchanged dozens and dozens of emails planning the trip. They answered every single question we asked. They made us feel comfortable and prepared for our first trip to Africa. When we had a hiccup with an airline (NEVER fly Precision Air) Ben was immediately in action on the phone trying his best to help us with Precision customer service. It was great to have someone to call whenever you needed help. E-trip offered competitive pricing and was the only company we spoke to that provided a detailed break-down of costs, which we appreciated because we knew what we were paying for.
We got to meet the E-trip family when we stayed at J&J Guesthouse. They live upstairs and the bottom floor, a very nice, British style home, is a bed and breakfast, where you can also eat dinner with the other guests. We got to talk to the other guests about their trips and we were able to talk to Ben about our trip and ask any questions we had about the upcoming safari. The house and grounds were very nice and we enjoyed staying there. The home-cooked meal was very good.
We spent almost 1 week in Uganda with our guide Milton. He is the best guide you could wish for. He speaks very good english and so we were able to learn a lot about the culture and the parks. He took very good care of us. We did chimp trekking as well as gorillas, which is not to miss. We highly recommend going to Uganda, because of the wildlife and culture, but also because Milton took such good care of us and was so interesting to talk to. In addition, he is passionate about animals and the environment and has worked at the National Parks. Your guide is with you about 12 hours a day and is critical to a successful trip. Make sure to tip well. They work so many hours and give such great service.
Our guide in Tanzania was David. David has been a guide for 20 years and so he knows the parks very well. The wildlife distribution depends on the time of year and he knows exactly where to look for each animal. If we were self-driving we would have seen 10% of what we saw with David. He stopped for as long we wanted for any animal. As soon as we stopped he turned the car off so we could take good photos.
Amazing trip. We will be sending our friends to E-trip.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing safari experience!
This was my second trip with EastCo and it exceeded my expectations in every way yet again! We started out in Uganda staying at Queen Elizabeth National Park before going on to trek with the chimps and then the gorillas. This was definitely one of the best experiences of my life and a definite highlight of the trip.
The staff were extremely helpful, organised, friendly and knowledgeable.
We continued on to Tanzania and the Serengeti and it was yet another amazing safari! Our drivers and guides, Izakyo and Wilson were very well educated on the animals and the environment.
I can’t thank EastCo enough for the amazing experience for the second time!!
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent tour guides and wonderful experience!
Had a wonderful time on the safari. The communication with the tour company was very good and our questions were answered prior to the safari. The choice of lodging and services were very good and every effort was made to make the entire experience a memorable one that we would look back on with some excellent memories. An exceptional experience; one I would recommend to others without reservation.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Masai Mara National Reserve by photoautomotive
Animals/animals/animals, as far as the eye can see.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Lake Nakuru National Park by photoautomotive
Nice mix of wildlife, easy drives.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A great park when you have very young kids.
Good selection of wildlife, easy enough to get the iconic shot (picture) of Giraffe and the Nairobi skyline in the background. Rhino both Black and White were easy to see when we were there, they even had a calf. A great variety of water birds, we also saw a pair of fantastic Crested Crane. Marabou stork were wandering around as if they owned the place. Loads of cheeky Baboons and other monkeys trying to steal chocolate bars and ice creams just made it a very good day out . Make sure you get good guide/driver with a 4x4. The one thing that you need to know is that cash for the entrance fee is not taken( that's in all the parks) either have a credit card or M-Pesa we found that it took a while to activate, so we ended up using a credit card.
LV
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Mikumi National Park by Eva Narovska
Everything was brilliant - wildlife, nature! And Angalia tented camp was interesting experience!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Kenya by photoautomotive
Kenya is a great place to see wildlife of all shape and sizes, people are friendly and open. The landscape is very dieverse cooler in the hills, and arid on the Masai Mara. We have been on safari there twice, and had a fantastic time. Will be going again soon I hope.
LV
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magnificent!!!!!!!
Our trip with kids was amazing - Safari was very interesting and Tanzania itself was amazing! Hope to go back one day!
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I had amazing time in Kenya. Dont' worry much. AfriShare will take care of everything!
Just like most people who visit Africa first time worry about many things. I was the one of them. When I started to plan my safari trip I have written a message to at least 10 companies. Afrishare replied to me within one hour! They not only offered me many choices, so the safari could be tailored to my needs, but also guaranteed pick up from a hotel and drop off us to a hotel.
I guess for someone like me, who was in Kenya for the first time it meant a lot. I have mostly contacted Mr. Ibrahin, he always kindly answered my questions in no time. Mr, Emanuel (our professional guide) took take care of everything we concerned about since beginning.
During our 7 days trip (Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli) we felt safe and could focus on relax, which was the main aim of this trip. Our driver was an excellent guide, during games ride in Amboseli, Nakuru, and Masai Mara he told us some good facts about animals. A professional guide is really important for your safari trip since the guide is the one who can take you to big 5. I and my wife knew Mr. Emanuel, our guide did the best. We saw everything we wished for because of his effort. If you are the first timers, just shoot an e-mail to them. They will take care of everything.
NOTE: I have seen many tourists did not bring a binoculars and a dust mask. I highly recommend you to bring both. Trust me, you will need both during Safari trip. I have only good memories and if I come back to Uganda or Tanzania next time I will ask them to organize my trip :) Thank you AfriShare!!
