AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Safari
We booked with Karibu Safaris In Kenya, they fetched us at the Arusha Impala Hotel, it was a 3 hour drive, very pleasant. Border crossing was quick and there were no problems. We went to sentrim camp in Amboseli, where we received a warm welcome. We saw elephants up-close and personal, leopards, cheetah and most amazing Lions and lots of wildlife. We had a wonderful buffet lunch at the camp and then went for another afternoon viewing and next morning had game drive and dropped at the JKIA Airport in Nairobi. Excellent service. Thank you!!!!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Dream safari honeymoon!
From the first interaction with Megan and the Discover Africa team I knew I could trust them with my honeymoon plans. Communication was fantastic with all my requests and changes quickly addressed. They also provided great advice on accomadation and things to do. The trip itself was once in a life time and something my wife and I will never forget. Everything was perfectly organized allowing me to relax and enjoy our special time together. I would definitely recommend discovering Africa with Discover Africa!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A trip that was easy to organise and hard to forget.
We visited Madikwe and Madagascar for our honeymoon in 2014. It was a dream trip that was made possible by Discover Africa. The best part of their service was the ease with which it was handled. Their website is very clear and full of options and the consultants are prompt in their response. I usually book various parts of my holidays through separate operators because I feel I can mix n match as I please but booking the entire trip through Discover Africa left me feeling like I was in good hands and making the right choices. Madikwe and Madagascar were both fantastic destinations that I can recommend. We saw big 5 on our first day!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great value for money
We had a wonderful time on this safari. Honestly, I think 4 days and 3 nights are all you need. We had a great guide who found many animals for us, including the leopard and black and white rhinos. We did the Masa Mari and Lake Nakura trips. BTW, make sure you do the village visit in Masa Mari -- quite an experience.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
3 day Maasai Mara safari
We did a 3 day safari just last month, and had a great time. We planned everything through Beacon Safaris.
The airport pick up and drop off, the first day excursions and the safari went off without a hitch.
Robert was extremely helpful in suggesting places to visit and arranging transportation and entry for everywhere we went during our time in Nairobi.
Fred, our safari driver was very knowledgeable and did a great job finding the BIg 5 for us in just one day.
The hotel ( the Sopa Lodge) was recommended by Robert and was excellent. Food was great, staff were great and the hotel was exactly what I was hoping for.
I have already recommended Beacon to a friend who is planning a safari and would highly recommend them to anyone.
NO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent service
We had a fantastic trip to Tanzania with Paka Adventures. We wanted it all; beach, safari, Kilimanjaro. Toghether with Paka we made the perfect trip, just for us... First a couple of days on the beach sout of Dar Es Salaam, then safari, then Kilimanjaro and at the end a week at Zanzibar. The advices we got on where to go, number of days, routes on Kilimanjaro etc etc was excellent and we're so glad for all the advices we got along the way. The guides were fantastic! Both on the safari and on Kilimanjaro the guides made our day(s and weeks)! Also the follow up from Paka along the way made us feel really attend to the whole time we were there. If there were changes (like a cancelled flight), they informed us immediately and made sure we had activities for the time until the next flight.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent tour company which provided us a unbelievable safari in Kenya and Tanzania
Four of us did a safari with KET in late February. It was a great trip. Initially I contacted 4 Kenya based safari companies. All 4 had positive reviews on Trip Advisor. All 4 quickly responded with a recommended itinerary. I choose KET as they were the only company whose response fully covered the items I had in my request. Specifically the ability to include game reserves in both Kenya and Tanzania. The catch here is that a country specific guide is required and tour company had to hand us off between guides and Land Cruisers. The lead time on getting the safari arranged and booked was less than 2 months from our departure date. There were a few times that we had a lag on getting responses on emails, but as long as I sent emails from KET web site (as opposed to directly to their email address) I always received a prompt response.
We visited Masia Mara, Serengeti, Ngoro Ngoro, and Amboseli. All the game reserves were great. Similar, but also unique it their own way. Lodging at Ashnil Mara Camp, Mbalegeti Lodge, and Ol Tukai Lodge was outstanding. All were nicer that we expected. Great rooms, excellent food, and incredible service. We also stayed at Ganako Lodge near Ngoro Ngoro. Although we were the only guests we still experienced excellent service.
Both guides, Francis in Kenya and Ozzie in Tanzania were excellent. They both were extremely knowledgeable and did everything they could to make our trip enjoyable. They know you are there to see as many animals as possible and they delivered from their constant communications with other guides.
One final note – given we were on Safari in late February we were not there for the great migration at Masia Mara, but more importantly we missed the crowds. The lodges were about 30% full which was great. We consistently were on our own during game drives and only occasionally came across other Land Cruisers. We were always able to spend as much time as we wanted everywhere we went. A case in point, is in the Serengeti was watched a leopard in a tree for at least 15 minutes. We were told that doing high season, we would have been surrounded by Land Cruisers and been limited to only a few minutes. Additionally, we were able to see the start of the great migration in the Serengeti. Just amazing, but without the crowds.
I highly recommend Paul and Kenya Expresso Tours And Safaris. Honestly the trip, the service, the cost, the entire experience could not have been better.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Local but great & Liliable Company.
My first impression of Uganda was a little terrifying because I couldn't relate anything that I know to Denmark, where I come from! But then I met the drivers and guides from Cul Tours and Safaris they was the greatest people I ever met! They thought me about Uganda and made me feel safe and enjoy my time with them on the tour around in Uganda! They really showed us the Uganda culture and we got it under our fingernails! They are making a lot of fun, and you get the feeling that you are becoming very good friends! I will recommend them to everybody who wants to see the Uganda culture and just to experienced what Uganda have to offer!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent!!!
Michelle at Thorn Bush Safaris did a great job planning our safari. She took the ideas we had for a safari and made the best recommendations for the itinerary and activities. We spent two nights in Victoria falls and four nights in Botswana. Each of the lodges chosen were different from each other and gave us different experiences. All of the planning was seamless and we never felt disconnected from the planning. The flight we had scheduled out of Botswana was discontinued and before the airline ever let us know, Michelle was already contacting us and contacting the airline on our behalf. Thorn Bush Safaris was amazing!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Top one day trip to Ngorongoro Crater!!!
As a single traveler in Tanzania I was looking for a group to join for a Ngorongoro Crater tour, as my budget was limited. I was very lucky to get in contact with Mega Adventures, after couple negative answers from other touroperators. First of all they found a group for me to join even just for one day. As the group has already started the tour, guys from Mega Adventures organised everything for me in order to meet the group in certain lodge in the evening and continue safari with them next morning. Communication and organisation was excellent as well as care that Mega Adventures crew provided to me. Seeing that a single traveler is not very often interesting for companies, this is not a case for Mega Adventures. I appreciate a lot the way they treat a traveler and they give even more than traveler expects in order to provide him/her the best high quality experience. Nothing is a problem for them and make customer happy is their main aim. I recommend Mega Adventures to everyone, because these guys know what they do and they do it great! If I come back to Tanzania, I will definetely choose them again for any adventure. I wish there will be more companies like Mega Adventures who understand that traveler is not only source of money but first of all human who seeks authentic experience during the trip!!