35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic guide, flawless arrangements, best holiday ever
Lynn was fantastic at arranging our safari and stay at Waybury with only four weeks notice. All the arrangements worked like clockwork and the guest house was wonderful too. Hoppy was the most amazing guide and the best company ever. We saw all the "big 5" and his knowledge of all the other flora and fauna was amazing and really made the experience so much more interesting. We're saving our money to come back as soon as we can.
Thank you to everyone at Wildlife Safairs for the best holiday ever
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience - very exciting - always safe - very good value for money
I had a great time with KWSS in January 2014! OT - the company boss - cares a lot about his clients.
To be in touch with them - via email and in person in Nairobi - is very important to him. He's the one who normally picks you up at the airport and explains to you, what is going to happen.
The communication via email in advance was very fast! (which is VERY different from other tour operators I know..)
The driver, Mike, did a very good job. I've seen A LOT during our game drives in Lake Manyara N.P, Serengeti N.P. and the Ngorongoro Crater. The cook, Sami, did an excellent job!
It was very impressive to see what he was able to provide for you in those simple kitchens. I've gained weight, that's for sure...
About staying overnight during the tour: We talked about improving the tents and mattrasses - but that's it. Everything else was great. I especially enjoyed those little huts next to Lake Manyara N.P.
The Toyota Landcruiser with pop up roof is the ideal game drive vehicle. In ours it was even possible to charge camera batteries during the drive! (How awesome is that???)
I'm looking forward to travelling with KWSS again!
Thanks a lot once again, Gentlemen!
Ben, Stuttgart, Germany
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Guide Ever!
Elijah of Kenya Turacos Safaris was an outstan guide. We took a tour of Masai Mara with Elijah of Turacos Safaris in August of 2012 and couldn't stop telling our friends about it. Elijah took care of us every step of the way and made sure we were comfortable and safe. We saw amazing wildlife -- hippos fighting, cheetah catching an antelope, hyena taking kill from a cheetah, leopard stalking Impalas -- and best of all, tens of thousands of wildebeest migrating across the Mara river and its banks. Elijah seems to have a sixth sense to spot and find animals. And if you need a good photographer to record your sightings, Elijah can always do that too!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Stay and Great Tour
I stayed at Sakina Camp and booked a Mount Kilimanjaro six-day expedition through Robert and Oltumure Tours & Safaris. It was my first time mountain climbing, and I found that the tour operators did everything in their power to make my trip fun, exciting, and most importantly, safe.
I highly recommend Oltumure Tours & Safaris.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Safari with much animals to see and a nice and funny group!
We booked a 3 days safari in Tansania and we are very glad about it. The group was in our age so we had much fun. Every day we saw more and more animals and fascinating landscapes. In the camp there was a pool and traditional evening animation at the bar/restaurant. All-in-all, we were very satisfied both with the safari tour itself and the communication before and we would travel everytime again with kibanga tours.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience in a life time!
We had an absolutely wonderful safari (9 day/8 night) and great service with KWSS in February. One of the crucial things we learned: your guide/driver matters very much. Go for an experienced one!
Before: Indeed, OT was always very prompt with his replies and I am glad we trusted the earlier reviews about KWSS on safaribookings.com. We were worried about carrying the balance in cash to Nairobi but there was no problem at all. We booked at least one night in Nairobi inclusive of the tour just in case any of our flight segments had been delayed. But we DID arrange with OT for an airport pickup and were able to meet him and finalize payment the following day. (Having SOMETHING pre-arranged for a ride from the airport was essential.
Guide/Driver: It turns out that a talented guide is SO important. The guide must be able to watch the road (constantly, all roads have terrible potholes), scan the horizon for animals or indicators of animals, understand where they are within each national park (without stopping and checking a map), frequently (safely) pass trucks on the roads between parks, and listen to the radio for animal spotting. We had Allan, and we were happy to spend 8-9 days with him. He was friendly and ethical; he was quiet when we were and talkative when we wanted to talk and ask questions. He could spot animals like nobody's business every time we were in the parks. He knew his way around, even in the Serengeti where there are many side roads with nothing posted. He drove so very patiently on the roads in between parks, passing safely when possible and always slowing down carefully for the speed bumps and the potholes. Allan genuinely wanted us to have a good experience, and had a real love for the animals. So he really WORKED at trying to figure day-by-day the best route or places to go within a park, and checked road conditions with all of his friends among the guides across all of the companies. We have no doubt that being with ALLAN was one of the most important reasons we enjoyed our safari so thoroughly.
We where three and the safari van 4x4 was seven saeter As other reviewers have noted, this permits us room to switch seats and to have luggage right in the back. BUT IN ADDITION, we think that the ride would have been even more smoother.
All the route OT choose was excellent and great. So I think you can trust OT (OTIENO)judgment in choosing where to stay and go
I am so incredibly glad we did it in this order.it was such an awesome introduction to Africa for me. I know that what you see varies, and that different safari reviews illustrate different experiences. We had plenty of lions, elephants, water buffalo - all up very close - and our best look at the shy warthogs, plus many different hooved animals and birds at ngorongoro crater. Also, great baboons. At Tsavo West, we picked up great leopard viewing - not just the leopard fed at Ngulia - especially one that walked along the vehicle! We also had fantastic elephant viewing. By Amboseli, ironically, we never had the close-up views of the elephants that we enjoyed
Based on OUR experience, I'd say that Maasai Mara are "can't miss". But I couldn't have skipped any of the other places - except Bogoria. The water levels are deepening at Nakuru and so it is now a free option to spend the morning driving up to Lake Bogoria to see the thousands of flamingos. We did this - and while the sight was really great and enjoyable, it did not offset the long, long drive and the tough sections of road. We'd have been better to have more time in either Nakuru park or Naivasha park - and seen the huge flamingo flock via National Geographic TV. The Mwangaza tented camp Mara is just inside a gate at Maasai Mara, rather than just outside, but also had a long, really punishing approach between deep within the Mara and the lodge. Again, the Sopa was probably worth it but next time we go to Maasai Mara I'll be tempted to to stay in a different area of the large park.
In summary, we strongly urge you to use OT (OTIENO)and KWSS (Kenya walking survivors safaris ltd. And try to get Allan .
Don’t forget they are pocket friendly
I really recommend KWSS to anybody
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable, accurate, just perfect!
This was the second time we booked our safari with Desiree and Fay of Afroriginal Tours. And again, they did not disappoint us. Referring to our wishes, Desiree created a itinerary of 5 days and also gave some good advice of other places to go to, to maximalise the chance to see a lot of animals. We visited Lake Manyara, did a bicycle tour at Mto wa Mbu, went to see the migration of the wildebeests in Ndutu, did a balloon safari above Serengeti and ended up in de Ngorongoro Crater. We stayed in a basic banda (small room in a round house, self contained) and two tended camps. Especially those tented camps give you the whole nature experience while buffalo's, elephants and other animals get very close to your tent during the night. The staff at all those places are friendly and welcoming, the food is good and also the lunch boxes they provide, contain more than you need and expect!
Our guide was Emanuel (Ema). It was nice to see that even he still enjoyed to find and see the animals, to see his enthusiasm exposed. He was very friendly, new a lot of facts about everything that had to do with the environment, the animals, birds.... We even got lucky and saw a lion catching a baby wildebeest next to our car...
The car was in good condition and comfortable and more than enough drinking water is available during the whole trip.
If you want a reliable and accurate safari company to organise your safari, we recommend Afroriginal Tours and Safaris!
We had a wonderful time....again!
Thanks to Desiree and Ema!!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome!
I just returned from the third safari with World Air travel and tours in Tanzania and Kenya and would like to drop them a "thank you note". Again. Their experience in the region is undoubtly one of the best in the region. I would never go without mentioning my ever smiling driver John, he is superb. he posses all the knowledge about wildlife and all the parks and he is the BEST GUIDE I have ever met in any tour. His spotting knowledge is excellent. No day ends without remembering Africa...and its courtesy of World Air Travel and Tours. I will always recommend them to anyone looking to travel their way..East Africa, because on my previous trips everything went just the way it was meant to, even better.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
Our safari tour with Kanuth Adventure Safaris was absolutely amazing! We got to see the big 5 and got really close to the animals so you could experience them up close. The food that was provided was also excellent with a good breakfast, great (and big) lunch boxes and amazing 3 meal dinners each night. Overall I highly recommend Kanuth Adventure Safaris if you're thinking of going on a safari in Tanzania!
SE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent with Wildness Safari
We are a family from Sweden who visited Tanzania and Mikumi National Park with Wildness Safari Ltd. The tour operator is very easy and nice to communicate with. Fast and accurate answers when e-mailing. Very good service when booking the safari tour and the accommodation. Excellent guiding during gaming in Mikumi National Park. We were very well taken care of and our guide was really nice, competent and attentive and we experienced many "once-in-a-lifetime"-moments. Superb! Really enjoyed our visit in Tanzania.