IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Near-seamless organisation, the tour ran as arranged and fairly punctual, quite content :)
We booked a 3-days safari to Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Kilimanjaro and our guides were warm, friendly, and informative with everything we asked him. It felt like traveling with a friend. African hub serengheti arranged everything for us and catered to our every need. Their local wisdom and knowledge about the national parks and reserves was extraordinary and helpful, as it felt like a a journey with true native and local experiences. Tom’s good communication skills and English language allowed us to understand the experience to its full extent. Timely arrivals and departures can be expected and assistance with every wish is taken care of.
The Wildlife in the the crater and parks was spectacular and our guide made every attempt to show us the animals of our choice. We are absolutely content. The budget option stays could provide better food, especially protein rich breakfasts as the breakfast we recieved left us quite hungry. Apart from that, everything was quite nice. Thanks to Evaline for all she's done.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Discover Johannesburg
Tinyiko is the best guide end the tour in Johannesburg is good
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Nairobi National Park by Juan
Nice park right next to the city. It certainly has less wildlife than the other ones but the location works great for a day safari. The best part is definitely the elephant orphanage.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great country with a lot to offer
Kenya sure is a great country to visit. From hand feeding giraffes at the conservatory in Nairobi to spotting cheetah in the wilderness of Maasai Mara and petting baby elephants at the elephant orphanage it has something for everyone. Definitely a once in a lifetime kind of experience.
Highly recommended.
UA
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An excellent half day safari in Nairobi Park
Francis, our driver, looked after us well, picking us up at the hotel and returning us back. There were just four of us in the jeep and he remembered our names and prompted questions with each of us.
He managed to find many animals including some lionesses. He explained in detail information about each animal and bird that we saw. In particular, he talked about conservation and also found us both species of rhinos. If we mentioned a bird or animal, he drove us to see them.
I feel it would be helpful if the Kenya Bush Expeditions explained how to pay the entrance fee with e-citizen in more detail. We struggled to do this online but Francis helped us. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience, comunication can be better
Our safari experience was very good. We saw a lot of animals also thanks to our driver Antony. The company was quite responsive on whatsapp but sometimes we got some schedule change without no one explaining us the reason. In the end the plan was reasonable but some further explanation could be better. Price was the lowest we could find.
CR
First time Safari, it was good!
Lambs has a great sense of humor and he was very informative! We had a complicated traveler that was very hard to please. She didn’t make it easy for him and still he managed to to share info about the wild life.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Good and professionally booked tour
We were picked up promptly around 5 a.m. from our hotel to visit Mikumi Game Park. Our guide, Mohamed, was with us throughout the entire day until we checked back into the hotel around 10 p.m. Additionally, we took a trip to Nakupenda Sand Island in Zanzibar, where we were also picked up on time at 6 a.m. and taken to the ferry. We had a wonderful time exploring Zanzibar and our driver met us when we returned to Dar es Salaam.
MY
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional and trustworthy
We are a group of 18 from Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. Decided to try Fancina Africa Tours and Safari (FATS) on recommendation of a friend
We chose the budget safari tour.
6 of us flew in early and stayed in Acacia Tree Lodge, which gave us a wonderful 1st impression of Kenya’s hospitality. Love the place ( see my review of the place)
Our 1st safari with FATS was to Amboseli Nat park. Terrific. Saw alot of game there.
With the rest of the group, we travelled via 3 vans ( 6 per van) to Masai Mara. Spent 2 days there. Didnt know the entrance to the park was USD 200 per pax per day! ( it the peak season)
The accommodation outside MasaiMara was very basic. Imagine the lock on our door was just a bend nail! The ladies understandably felt insecure.
The Nakuru Nat park was awesome. The wildlife there blew us away. The optional boat ride and Sanctuary walk was amazing. On our last day, we cycled in Hell’s gate and visited the gorge
We were touched FATS presented a cake to our birthday girl.
In summary, even-though, we chose a budget safari tour, we managed to see more game that we expected ( and more than those on the luxury tours). The food including breakfast/ lunch/ dinner was palatable and adequate and there were free H2O in our vans.
My group was lucky to have Mike as our driver. He was knowledgeable, polite and most importantly a safe driver. ( traffic in Kenya is terrible)
This tour by Fancina Africa exceeded out expectations and most us had a great time.
Will definitely recommend them
SG
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great tour guide, accommodation mismatch
Our driver-tour guide Bariki is above excellence. He is knowledgeable about the habits of animals in the bush, birds as well as plants. As a result, he made our journey a truly memorable experience. Added to that, Bariki's good sense of humour kept us looking forward to each new day.
Gosheni sold us a mid luxury package which had a couple of disappointing hotels- Olkarien Eco Camp and Acacia at Tarangire. Both are part of the Acacia chain, I would steer clear of them. These were not four star but the former was really below three stars. The Olkarien is badly in need of upkeep. However, the staff at both tried their best and we were happy with their efforts. We also stayed at hotels in the Karibu chain, and those were a cut above.
Gosheni needs an operations person, badly. The sales person who sold us the package started ghosting us just before and at the beginning of the trip. That was terrible.
Overall, Gosheni has to try to ensure a more consistent standard, not just good tour guides.