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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
friendly, knowledgeable and educated
All of the guides were well educated, friendly and accommodating. When we went to Kruger, Rocky did a great job working with other guides and knowing where the animals were. He organized the afternoon and put us in front of many animals we would have never spotted on our own.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great communications, value for money
Kennedy was super responsive over email while I was looking at booking. Went with Bienvenido purely based on the pre booking communications. The safari was very well organised, you will be in a group with people who have booked via other providers, so many offer the same tour, after speaking to the other group members Bienvenido were slightly cheaper and Kennedy was way more responsive.
Accommodation is budget, but comfortable, clean and has everything you need. If you're lucky enough to get Stanley as a tour guide you'll have an amazing time, he really did make the tour what it was. Friendly, knowledgeable, funny and super amazing, went out of his way to make sure we had the best time, Stan you rock!!
If you have a suitcase/big backpack, you can leave it at the office in Nairobi, and take a smaller bag, you can either collect on the way back via the office or they will meet you near the airport to drop it off.
Well organised, on time for everything and I don't regret picking them for a second, thank you.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our tour operator was friendly, professional, and knowledgeable.
My husband and I booked a private tour with Beacon Safaris and opted for the safari Land Cruiser and we have no regrets! The driver picked us up from our hotel on time, made sure we had appropriate and safe stops while on the road, and was a great mix of personable and professional.
The hotel lodge that we stayed at on the tour was also exceptional and we thoroughly enjoyed our time there! We felt that the pricing was extremely reasonable for everything that was included in the experience. Would highly recommend and would book with them again.
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Experience level: first safari
BEAUTIFUL HONEYMOON
We relied on Savannah Explorers for the safari in Tanzania and relaxation in Zanzibar.
Our guide Geofrey during the safari was super prepared, very kind, friendly and very empathetic, we had a great time! Thanks to him we managed to see all the big 5 and many other animals! TOP guide and unforgettable travel companion!
Stunning accommodations in unique places with spectacular views!
Super staff! Excellent food!
Perfectly organized stay in Zanzibar!
We highly recommend Savannah Explorer to anyone wanting to go on a safari in Tanzania.
A honeymoon we will never forget!
We will definitely be back sometime!
MAMA AFRICA in ❤️
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome Safari Company!
I recently went on a 6-day safari with Long Way Expeditions. We visited 3 different National Parks and I’m happy to say that I did get awesome pictures of “The Big Five” animals during my safari. I can’t say enough good things about Ann and Abu, the owners of Long Way. I received excellent, personalized service while booking the trip as well as upon my arrival to Africa and throughout the safari itself. Abu is very knowledgeable about the animals, the parks we visited, and he has an eagle eye for spotting wildlife that I could hardly believe. On a few occasions, it took some effort for me to find an animal through my zoom lens that Abu spotted with the naked eye as we were driving! Although the parks are navigated mostly via dirt tire ruts all over the place, Abu never hesitated on making a turn or ever consulted a map. He has many years of experience travelling through the parks. The day before my safari, Ann personally came to see me at my hotel, and we sat together as she explained what to expect and how the safari would work. Ann and Abu were both very responsive to texts and emails whenever I needed information. There are larger safari companies out there, but I’d highly recommend this family run business that gives a more personal approach any day. Highly recommended, they are truly a 10/10 safari company. I couldn’t say “Asante Sana” enough for their work.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exceptional
All i can say, I had the greatest time of my life. Everything was on point. Always on time, good at communicating, service was 10/10 and I enjoyed my tour. They are the best at tour guiding.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely amazing
We had an amazing time. Our guide Milly was extremely knowledgeable and friendly and gave us very detailed and insightful commentary throughout our day. It was so much better doing this with a guide rather than trying to navigate it all ourselves. Recommend highly
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Best company to climb Kilimanjaro with!
This was my first trip to Tanzania and I cannot recommend coming to this country and utilizing Trek 2 Kili enough. From picking us up at the airport, shuttling us around Moshi, and organizing our entire trek up the mountain they had us fully taken care of. We did the 8 day Rongai route and had a group of 12. All 12 people were fully taken care of and hit their goal on our trip. The food was so delicious and our accommodations , tents, and gear that was rented was of the highest quality. Our guides made sure everyone was safe the entire time but also took the time to teach us Swahili, educate us on Tanzanian culture, and teach us more about the wildlife and going up the mountain. Our lead guides all had dozens (if not hundreds) of summits and were well equipped for any situation. I don’t often write reviews but I will go out fully on a limb to say this is one of the best companies and travel experiences out there. Don’t hesitate and compare with other companies just go straight with Trek 2 Kili and finally come see one of the best countries on earth without any stress or hesitation. 10/10 review.
Update:
My summit certificate was lost, so I reached out to Trek2Kili. They sent another one out to me immediately and communicated the entire way through to ensure I got it.
The best company in all of Africa and for sure to climb Kilimanjaro!
Do not hesitate to use them they have gone above and beyond for me and everyone I know that has used them
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Enjoyable
Zack (our guide) was very friendly, knowledgeable, and enjoyable. He used his experience in the area to give us the safari of a lifetime. Our overnight uh accommodations were perfect including the sounds of hippos nearby. Got close to many species including lions and elephant herds. Would highly recommend Zack to anyone wanting a quality tour.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Caring and professional experience
We took a chance and booked our 6 day 5 night safari with Ndutu Green Explorers. One of the reasons we chose this company was that they were not overly pushy with trying to sell us the package and were open to suggestions about changes. Tom was quick to reply to all my emails and even though it took us weeks to decide he was always patient with us and responded in a plesant manner. Everything was explained to us about our booking for the private 2 person safari. Communications was top notch and once where we had a mis understanding about some documentation this was quickly rectified and new quotes sent over listing all the required detail.
Our package included flights to and from Zanzibar and pick up from our accomodation went smoothly and the flights were comfortable and convenient. My friend is Italian and speaks English but not very well so we were offered an Italian speaking guide. This was invaluable to her having an enjoyable experience because the guide was able to explain things to her in Italian where I was not. The tour itself was good and I liked that it included some alcoholic drinks and snacks in the vehicle as part of the package. This reduced our overall cost as we didn't have to worry about stopping to buy expensive snacks and drinks from shops during the trip. We travelled because of my friend's birthday. Tom arranged to have a cake brought out to her on one of the dinners and she received a traditional singing and dancing routine from the staff at that accomodation when they brought out the cake.
We had a mix of accomodation of varying levels of comfort but the vehicle was very comfortable the entire journey. As there was only 2 of us we had loads of space to move around. We had hot meals for every lunch and my friend said it was the best chicken she's ever had. I'm vegetarian and the meals weren't the best for me but there was something that I could have. I ended up towards the end taking makeshift sandwiches from the breakfast spread to have for my lunches which was fine. We were able to tailor the drives a bit and the driver focused on trying to find animals that we were most interested in seeing. We got to see all of the big 5 which I felt extremely lucky as I've been on safari before and didn't manage to spot a leopard on that occasion.
Payment was extremely easy and I liked that we were able to pay via credit card, though at an additional cost, before we arrived as that eliminated the concerns of travelling with a lot of cash. I highly recommend using this company for your safari needs.
