HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A perfectly planned Kenya & Tanzania safari with outstanding guides
We just finished an unforgettable trip through Kenya and Tanzania with Morning Star Safaris, and we cannot recommend them enough.
From the very first message, Joysharon was incredibly responsive and thoughtful. She handled everything quickly — even mid-trip changes like switching drivers and adjusting our route were sorted out without any stress. She even arranged a free upgrade to a beautiful riverside camp in the Maasai Mara, and prepared a lovely birthday surprise for us, which made the whole trip feel truly personal.
In Kenya, our guide John was outstanding. On our very first day in the Maasai Mara he managed to show us all of the Big Five — including a rare black rhino — and we were even lucky enough to witness a cheetah hunt. The sunrise hot-air balloon ride over the Mara was another once-in-a-lifetime moment.
In Tanzania, our guide Hassan amazed us with his knowledge. He could identify and explain every little animal we passed, from birds and reptiles to the smallest creatures, and shared so much about the animals' habits as well as local culture and history. Thanks to him we saw a white rhino and — the absolute highlight of our trip — two spectacular wildebeest river crossings.
Everything, from the camps and food to the transfers and cross-border arrangements, was arranged seamlessly. If you are planning a safari in East Africa, go with Morning Star Safaris and ask for John and Hassan. You will not regret it!
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful, thorough, responsive, professional, and easy to deal with.
My wife and I visited Amboselli Park in Kenya a couple of weeks ago, months after we started planning our dream trip.
We began working with Mercy at Kichaka, and she created a wonderful itinerary, five days and four nights, which was a perfect timeframe for us.
Our flight arrived in Nairobi on Tuesday night, and we were transported from the airport to the Crowne Plaza, where we had a wonderful dinner and good night’s sleep.
Our guide, David, picked us up the next morning at 7 am for the four hour drive to Amboselli. David was our guide the entire trip, and he was a wonder of information and congeniality.
We stayed at Serena Lodge, within the park, for four nights, and had five days of drives to see all of the animals we came for.
Serena Lodge is a beautiful facility, and our package included all meals there, mostly buffet style. The food was excellent, and our room was lovely.
On our last day David drove us back into Nairobi, and we spend 6 hours in a day use room at the Argyle Park Hotel, a beautiful five star facility. We were able to take long naps and showers before our flight back to the states.
Every aspect of the trip, except the flights, was planned and coordinated by Mercy and the Kichaka team. Things all went off without a hitch, and communication was always good.
We would highly recommend Kichaka to anyone planning an African adventure.
EG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Saddam always put us in the best shooting position to take the best pictures.His company is very fun
It was easy to communicate with their tour consultant (Maurine) to settle on the trip. The facilities they booked with their partners/vendors were quite nice and of good quality. Payments were smoothly executed, whether online or on premises
Overall value for money is excellent
GT
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
My dream safari
For years I was dreaming of this trip and African Big cats made it possible beyond our imagination. The detail oriented in all our Hotels, our tours was incredible. William help es us arranging everything for months and then Naomi was in change of the operations. Our guide Claus has over 20 years in experience and that made a huge difference. He Payed attention to all our requests and small details ma king this trip more special. I would recomend it to anyone with my eyes closed.
GT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Personalized Excellence
My mom’s dream trip was a Safari and we had no idea who could help us. Through some friends we got in touch with this amazing company and started communicating with William since February. We had so may questions regarding itinerary, places to visit, lodges etc and he was amazing in answering with detail and patience all of them. He made sure we got the best out of our time and budget. It felt custome made for us since day one. We asked for a tour in spanish and got Claus as our guide for all the trip. He was extremely helpful, took care of every single detail and made sure all our expectations were met. The company made us feel listened to and safe in every possible way and they had so much attention to detail it was amazing. We would definitely travel again with African Big Cats Safari.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Serengeti National Park by Jennifer Smith
The movie the lion king was based on the Serengeti. We also saw a large variety of birds big and small
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Jennifer Smith
We saw not just the hippos in the water but a huge hippo getting into the water. We were surprised to see pink flamingos. I’m very sad that there are so few rhinos. The zebras and wildebeest hung out together. The vultures look like giant gargoyles. I saw a huge giraffe eating as the sun was coming up. We saw a lot of babies, elephants, lions, cheetahs, so sweet.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Serengeti is amazing
Tour was excellent. In Arusha you can visit the African art museum and shop for souvenirs. We saw everything imaginable on our 3 day safari from a lizard a group of mongoose, to rhinos, hippos, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, lions, leopards, cheetahs, baboons, monkeys, ostriches, vultures even pink flamingos! The safari was well planned to include meals and where we spent the night! It was great!
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An unforgettable experience
We spent our honeymoon in Kenya and did a 5-day tour.
Gideon, our guide, picked us up at the hotel and provided everything for us. He answered all our questions, not only about the animals but also about the country and its people. His knowledge as a native Kenyan was very valuable.
The lodges were all satisfying and the game drives were stunning. Gideon always tried to give us the best view of all the animals.
One lodge very spontaneousely couldn't accommodate us, but Laura the coordinator found a quick solution and we got upgraded to another lodge.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A fantastic place where all types of sceneries are blessed and blended with hope and delight.
You may expect to have an unforgettable memory here, since the wilderness and the breathtaking scenery may amaze you at any time, in various ways and places. Have fun and enjoy!