35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime trip!!
We worked with Alym from East Africa Wild Adventures. Communication was amazing from the start. Alym worked with us and changed the itinerary based on our preferences. He was a pleasure to work with and had amazing ideas for us. On the trip, all our transfers were on time and each driver was nicer than the last! We enjoyed every second of this trip and it was planned wonderfully. The hotels were all excellent, flights were smooth and on time, safari was exciting and views were breathtaking. I would recommend East Africa Wild Adventures to anyone thinking about a safari!!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Not 1st time in Kenya.The tour guide, his equipment, and knowledge provided exhilarating travel.mdd
This was not the first time I went on safari in Kenya, but it was my first time with this company. They are fabulous. You will never forget your trip. I was glad to have a tour guide who loves what he does, the actual owner of his business. He knew where to find different animals in the park, and had an impressive advanced knowledge of the ins and outs of the park. In Nairobi National park, we found a black rhino whose picture I really wanted to take, but I had not mastered my new cannon 70D. No problem. Mr. Karanja s a fabulous photographer. He set the camera, and I came away with wonderful shots. So there was that extra advantage of having tech support when I needed it. You need a guide who stops when you want to stop, and Mr. KAranja was always willing to stop when, if, and as long as we wanted. I had not booked him for my trip to Nakuru national Park, but he gave us invaluable advice about it. He was very friendly and his van was super comfortable, and I definitely loved the way he got along with my teenage daughter who was traveling with me. I will travel to Kenya in the next two years, and I will not spend a moment looking for anyone else. I have used other companies before, but not any more. If you are planning to visit Kenya, look no further. If you are in a group or a family, you will be in good hands.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Gorgeous 5 days Uganda tour and Gorilla trekking
I contacted Africa Tours Adventure encouraged by the extremely positive reviews found on Safari Bookings: they were truthful since, from the very beginning, Nicholas (the boss) managed the tour in a very professional way. He always answered quickly and exhaustively to my inquiries and the tour has been little by little tailored according to my desires.
My family and I started the tour in Kampala; our driver Harrison was great: competent, attentive and cultured, he explained us a lot about wildlife, local habits, traditions, history…
We visited at first Queen Elisabeth NP for a chimpanzee tracking and a boat cruise on Kazinga channel; then we went to Bwindi NP for the gorilla trekking (the core of our tour) and I can say that it exceed our expectations: we reached a family with a 6-months-old cub that was really amazing. In the afternoon, we visited a Pygmies community for an instructive and touching experience.
The following day, we agreed with Nicholas to be dropped off in Kigali, Rwanda to avoid a longer back way to Kampala.
We have been completely satisfied with ATA service, so I can highly recommend it.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent safari
Camped for 4 nights through the northern parks.
Amazing safari with amazing food (an excellent bonus), fresh soup every night.
Couldn't recommend it enough!
NZ
Incredible. The best money I've ever spent on a holiday. I will never forget the experiences we had.
Aje organised a great safari for us tailored it to our budget and itinerary. He even arranged for us to be picked up from Lake Victoria on the other side of the Serengeti. Our driver/guide was outstanding. He was affable and friendly but respected that we were on our honeymoon. He had unbelievable eyesight and almost a 6th sense for where the game was. A particular highlight was seeing a litter of 3 cheetah cubs. We loved the camping aspect and our cook was a fantastic host. Four years on, my wife and I still talk about the food - especially the crocodile-shaped bread after our close encounter that afternoon. I can't wait to come back and create more memories. Asante sana mzee. Tutarudi siku nyingine.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience very knowledgeable and proficient guide.
We were very impressed with the organisation and guide. Justin was very knowledgeable and knew the parks and animals well. The camps were also very good. Good value for money and a holiday of a lifetime. We will definitely be booking with Paradise Safaris again.
I am not a big fan of writing reviews (as I don’t get impressed easy:).
I am not a big fan of writing reviews (as I don’t get impressed easy:). However my colossal experience on my recent trip of wildlife expedition (Masai Mara – Nakuru) at kenya with Mowgli Expeditions has compelled me to write this review so more people can experience the thing which I have experienced. The group trip was well organized. It was a boutique like experience. The trip was planned in such a way that I felt the trip was organized just for me. I saw Africa in its rawness, I’m novice in it so we had great discussion about the wildlife. I met great people along the way. I got so so much for fraction of the cost what other travel agency charging me!!! For anyone who wants to travel to Africa or go on any other expedition- I highly recommend you checkout mowgliexpeditions.com. I’m constantly checking the website of Mowgli Expeditions to know where I’m going next !!!.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great.
Ken, our driver, was really good. He navigated across half of Kenya from memory. He was able to show us all the wildlife and all with professionalism and affability.
All contact, communications and payments went smoothly. The whole experience was delightful.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The bare minimum in both the company and the driver!!!!
Well emails were essentially good in the beginning we had conflicting prices attempting to recharge us for something we've already paid for. Having to walk two blocks at 11:30 p.m. with all our luggage in downtown Nairobi only to be left by the driver another 20 minutes to go get the car. On the way to the safari he drove very slowly to get to our destination on the way back he speeded 15 miles over. No communication between the operator and the driver didn't know our agenda argued about it with us didn't know about meal prep didn't know much nor did he point it out to us. It was horrible didn't have water had to remind him about it. He was more of a glorified cab driver than a guide. Choose someone else for Safari so you're not stressed out on your trip because of the owner and the driver.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An absolutely fantastic safari with one big issue
When we looked at options for safaris we choose Hello Tanzania because one of the safaris listed was a 'migration' safari. Our goal was to witness the great wildebeest migration and my husband was very specific about that when he booked the safari. He literally wrote 'the only thing we care about seeing is the migration of the wildebeest'. We met with the representative the night before departure and she gave us our tickets and the name of our camp. After she left I looked on line to discover the wildebeest pass through that camp area in March and April. Needless to say it was too late to make any other arrangements and we went on an absolutely fabulous safari. We did give the rep our feedback when we returned to Dar regarding our disappointment of signing up for a safari that wasn't what we got. Hello Tanzania took care of every detail: they picked us up at our hotel in Dar Es Salaam and took us to the airport, they arranged for air tickets, we were met at the airport near the camp and brought back to the airport after the safari and we were met back in Dar Es Salaam and taken back to our hotel. It made it so easy for us. The camp was of of several owned by the Asilia company and I must say we are very impressed with their concern for the environment and how they have created a model for other companies to show respect for the environment. They also plow money back into the communities. So for instance they help support the education of 12,000 primary school children. The camp used solar power for electricity and to heat water for showers, no plastic water bottles were used in this camp. We were issued stainless steel bottles and they were replenished every time we left the tent. The accommodations were superb with a large tent that was kept spotless, an indoor and an outdoor shower, a toilet with a wonderful view of the Serengeti. The bedroom had a very comfortable king size bed and a wall of screen that overlooked the Serengeti and the river that ran through the camp so we had lots of animal viewing from our tent. We loved our accommodations. We also loved the staff. They were friendly, fun to be with and so accommodating. Every need was addressed immediately although most needs had been anticipated and taken care of in advance. The food was healthy and delicious and any special requests were taken care of. In my case I am lactose intolerant so no whipped cream on my dessert for example. Our guide was a delight and had an eagle eye for spotting game and knew so much about the habitat, the physical characteristics and behaviors of the animals and birds. In 2.5 days my husband took 700 photos because there was so much to see with our guide. His name is Lenga Nasa and I highly recommend him. When we found out he was a Masai, we asked him about his culture and we learned a lot and were grateful for his willingness to share. The trip in every way far exceeded our expectations (this was our third safari by the way. 15 yrs ago we did two safaris in Zimbabwe.)