35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic
Brilliant service, exceeded expectations. Safe, reliable and affordable.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A fantastic guide and safari company!
I can't say enough great things about our safari guide, Elias! His knowledge of nature was astounding. He did a fantastic job of explaining anything interesting that he saw, and any question that we had, he had a fascinating answer for! Elias knew the parks like the back of his hand and we were able to see every animal that we were hoping to see (plus many more!). He also taught us so much about the different cultures and people of Tanzania as we were driving through various areas. Everything went so smoothly. We knew exactly where we were heading and our guide did a great job of informing us how long it would take to get to our different stops.
Overall, it was a fantastic experience and I would highly recommend this company!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Safari Honeymoon
We went on an 8-day safari for our honeymoon at the beginning of October. The planning process was so smooth with William (pre-booking) and Naomi (post-booking), which made us feel at ease and taken care of before even getting there. The company was always very quick to respond and was able to create an itinerary that hit all of the places we wanted, with plenty of time so it didn’t feel too rushed.
When we arrived, a driver was waiting at the airport for us, and the next day our guide, Elias picked us up bright and early to start the safari. We had been looking forward to this trip and planning it for quite awhile and it exceeded our expectations. Elias was a great driver, kind, friendly, and so knowledgeable about the parks & wildlife. We were blown away that we could point at any animal/bird and he would be able to name it and tell us about it. It was clear that he was an experienced guide - we enjoyed our conversations with him, always felt safe, and learned a lot. We were sad to say goodbye when the trip came to an end, after spending 8 great days with him.
Every park we went to was so unique and had its own special experiences and landscapes. I would definitely recommend including Tarangire National Park, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater in your itinerary. And the lodges were amazing - we especially enjoyed watching the watering hole from the pool deck at Tarangire Simba Lodge and the amazing hospitality and balcony views at Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge and Lions Paw.
We saw so many elephants (our favourites because we had so many close up encounters with them), lions, hyenas, giraffes, hippos, gazelles, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, etc. Elias was always able to put us in a position to have a great view of the animals and was in touch with the other guides to share locations when something exciting came up.
African Big Cats also arranged for us to do a crater rim hike, which was incredible. It was nice to experience the area by foot and the view was amazing. If you’re thinking about booking a safari, I would highly recommend booking with ABC, they handled everything for us and it made for a relaxing and bucket list trip we will never forget!!
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional
John really professional and the itinerary was well organized , most importantly the driver /Guide that we had , Dan was well experienced and we were able to see all the big 5 at Masai Mara trip , I recommended to experience the service of Beyond the Plains😊
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing!!
Absolutely amazing experience from start to finish! Great organising and communication from grace! Can’t fault her choices. Made our experience so magical. We all had such a perfect magical trip and we were 11 people some kids.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip of a lifetime!!
I couldn’t have imagined a more spectacular and memorable bucket list trip to Kenya and Tanzania, and Leadwood Holidays is all to thank. I am always the trip planner, making detail oriented plans to the hour, but relented the itinerary of this trip to the experts.
The focus of the trip was seeing as many animals and as much natural beauty as possible, and what we experienced vastly exceeded my expectations. Beautiful lush savannahs and grasslands, mountains, rivers, the Big 5 and herds of thousands of animals, was absolutely magical. We were also able to experience some of the city, beaches, and countryside as well. The guides were so experienced, knowledgeable and professional. The safari vehicles we rode in were spacious and comfortable and included amenities such a coolers and charging stations. The lodges and campsite were clean, modern, with staffs committed to the highest level of hospitality.
It is clear that the experts at Leadwood Holidays know this area inside and out. They listened to my wish list and made it all come true. And even more surprising is that over a 15 day holiday, we did not have one set back or problem. Despite spending a good amount of time traveling from one destination to the next, crossing borders, traveling by cars and planes, we did not have one delay or mishap.
Thank you to Leadwood for the trip of a lifetime!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
What an amazing experience. Me and my company of 3 other friends had an amazing time
We got to the national Park ready to go to the Safari walk but Jim convinced us that the game drive would be a wonderful experience and we went for it.
I can't emphasize how amazing it was. From the minute we got into the park and the drive started it felt really great. Jim's car is way comfortable and we were able to all stand right through the sunroof throughout the drive.
We got lucky and were able to see lions,giraffe, hippo, Elland, zebra, hartebeest, crocodile and a lion on its hunt.The black and white rhino were my favorite.
Jim was amazing throughout giving us some history on the National Park and he would give us enough time at each stop to view the animals.
If you are thinking of doing a trip at the Nairobi national Park please don't think twice about using Jim.Super friendly and his car is really comfortable.
CZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome comunicative they know english really well👍
Our guide was really good , he found every animal we wanted even a rhino which is really hard to find. He cared about our safety, and had no problem with everything we wanted.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
He's the best
The approach was very friendly, he explains everything into details by telling us more about the park, he tells different species of animals, he ensures that you atleast see all the animals
Animals we saw includes the Hippocampus, Lioness, ostrich,zebra,rhino, gazelle, and the crocodile
BM
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Welcoming, adaptable, wonderful!
Me and my boyfriend used meijo safaris for my 30th birthday. Mr Edmond was our driver and was extremely knowledgable. He could spot a cheetah in a second while we were driving past, he even heard a sound whilst we were watching an animal and knew it was lions chasing an animal and took us straight there.
We were very impressed with Mr Edmond’s versatility, we were supposed to do ngorongoro crater one morning on the way to the serengeti but it was cloudy so he advised to do a full day at serengeti and come back the next afternoon early when the weather was perfect.
We also added on a 1 day hike of kilimanjaro and the guides were great! We climbed it two hours quicker than expected so they took us to coffee and cave plantation to fill our time up before our flight.
We want to do the full climb of kilimanjaro and will definitely use meijo again! If anyone has any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.
