50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An attentive travel agency that understands your wishes to create your “magical safari” experience
I had an exceptional experience working with Teddy Shallytom and Jamlan Holiday Safaris. I had long dreamed of visiting Kenya and Tanzania during the Great Wildebeest Migration, so I spoke with friends and family who had taken similar trips. My sister had booked a 12-day safari with Teddy several years earlier and spoke highly of both him and his company. After researching other operators and comparing itineraries and pricing, I ultimately chose Jamlan Holiday Safaris—and I’m very glad I did.
After discussing my interests, trip duration, and budget, Teddy designed a customized itinerary that perfectly balanced wildlife viewing, comfort, and value. Our 10-day safari included Tanzania—flying into Kilimanjaro and visiting Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, and the Serengeti—followed by Kenya, where we explored the Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru, and Amboseli before flying home from Nairobi. The itinerary also included a land border crossing between the two countries.
What stood out most about Teddy and his team was their commitment to delivering a truly memorable experience:
1) Excellent Communication
Teddy took the time to understand exactly what was important to me and never tried to upsell unnecessary extras. He was consistently responsive via email and WhatsApp and was even willing to arrange a video call to answer questions in detail. Throughout the planning process, he also kept us informed about important health and political developments in the countries we were visiting, which gave us added confidence and peace of mind.
2) Outstanding Value for Money
The safari provided tremendous value. The accommodations, food, and overall service exceeded expectations, especially considering the price compared to other operators I evaluated. Some of the lodges were truly spectacular, particularly The Retreat at Ngorongoro and Amani Mara in the Maasai Mara. Memorable experiences such as the bush dinner at Amani Mara made the trip even more special.
3) Flexibility and Personalized Service
After my original booking, a friend and her family decided to join us. Teddy was incredibly accommodating and successfully incorporated them into our itinerary while keeping the same accommodations whenever possible. Having a private safari for our two families allowed for greater flexibility in setting our daily schedules and tailoring wildlife viewing opportunities to our interests.
4) Reliability and Safety
From start to finish, everything ran smoothly. The drivers were professional, dependable, and prioritized safety at all times. Bottled drinking water was readily available throughout the trip. At several lodges located close to wildlife areas, escorts were provided to and from guest accommodations, which was both reassuring and appreciated. Our Tanzanian driver went above and beyond with thoughtful touches, including wildlife reference books and binoculars that enhanced our game-viewing experience.
The wildlife sightings were extraordinary. We were fortunate enough to see the Big Five within the first few days and witnessed incredible predator activity, including a pride of lions feeding on a Cape buffalo and a hyena feeding on a zebra. Experiences like these made for an unforgettable safari.
Overall, the trip exceeded all expectations. Teddy’s professionalism, expertise, attention to detail, and genuine commitment to customer satisfaction made this one of the best travel experiences I have ever had. I would wholeheartedly recommend Teddy Shallytom and Jamlan Holiday Safaris to anyone planning a safari in Kenya, Tanzania, or East Africa.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable company
We had great time! Johny Jackson was always on time and available for satisfying any request.
The camp offered simple but good quality food and the accommodation was comfortable. The water shower is always hot and the place is very quiet.
The price over quality ratio is extremely good.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience but some points to improve
Communication: Monametsi is the point of contact, easy to talk with him either email or whatsapp but sometimes it may happen that he is outside on safari and that can delay a bit the information.
Profile of visitor: Couple (2 people) on a private safari trip.
Service: All correct, they are an integrator of services where they carry their own transportation inside botswana. At Zimbabue where we were picked, the service runs on the local lodge. Lodge was ok, but you expect a bit better when price is around 350 US dollars per day per person.
Also, it may interesting on advice that Victoria falls stroll takes around 2 hours. If you rather do some activities (extremely expensive compare if you do this in Europe) as ziplines etc. maybe 2,5 days, so you can economise as we may have done doing that in our day of arrival and move to Kasane or advice to profit a early flight over or the rafting activities.
Kasane boat was nice, done with an external company (Kalahari Tours) and we stay in a nice lodge (Nxabii Cottages) where we stayed a night for a morning game drive and transfer to Savuti.
Savuti totally deserves one or two nights, it depends if you can arrive to see the afternoon game drive, maybe you can just stay one night or two nights and take a flight to Maun to avoid the transfer to Moremi game reserve.
Moremi game reserve has the added point of the mokoro trip, which is a nice experience but really similar game than in Savuti, in our case less. So maybe if you are a regular visitor trying to have the safari experience, with one day should be good.
Support team is great, food is really good, the camping is nice, they are equipped with all that should have. Nothing to add here.
Here comes the negative I do see on the way the safaris are establish, transfers are done on these land cruiser modified to improve view during game driving making them last too long and quite uncomfortable. Also, when the support team has another one on camping place, that alternatively can be used for the game driving and use a smaller one for transfers.
- Transfer to Savuti was around 5h, it is 20km/h average when possibly with a smaller RAV4 or other 4x4 should have been 2.5h. When we arrived, since the transfer took that long we went directly to the game drive without passing by the camp, this end up in getting lost, arriving 1h in delay to the camp and got freeze not having the possibility to have a shower.
- Transfer from Savuti to Moremi, took around 6h-7h for the same reason, car is not the more appropiate when you can do this with a couple in a smaller car, this made that we rather not doing the game drive at our arrival.
Main important points:
- Well organised, we had a great experience. Mona communication and support was good. Overall prize is ok, neither hell of expensive, neither cheap.
Cons:
- Transport improve and maybe adapt the fees to the service. Overall, because economizing on timings and transportation, it may do more accesible the experience.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It was an unforgettable experience.
It was an unforgettable experience. The entire team made sure every moment of the trip was special and left wonderful memories. Everything was perfectly organized, and the food was delicious.
I had the opportunity to see a wealth of wildlife in the Amboseli and Serengeti National Parks, which was a dream come true. I especially fondly remember my driver, Hempri – he was incredibly professional, friendly, and made the safari even more enjoyable.
The night spent at the campsite, surrounded by the sounds of the bush and the sounds of wild animals, was absolutely exceptional and will remain in my memory forever.
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IL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Andasibe tour with friendly tour guide
The communication with the operator was easy and very responsive. The car we got was as described, arrived on time with a very professional driver (which proved himself as super driver on the road to Mantadia Park ) our English speaking guide was very smart with vest knowledge and explained a lot about everything from history through geography botanics and wildlife, and spared us no details. They were also very responsive to special requests for stops and such.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience in Africa
We had a wonderful time with our guide Denise. We have seen the big five, we stayed in very comfortable lodges, the people were very friendly and helpful.
FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An outstanding team for an Amazing moment
If you want to spend a sensational safari do it with 1001 pattes. You won t regret it.
The organisation is pro and we received a warm welcome.
Our guide Omar is a wonderful guy. He knows perfectly his country and how to find animals. He is very respectfull of them and he knows where to go to feel alone in the parc. He is very funny and very professional.
We felt like old friends.
Thank you to have make that safari a magical moment.
Pierre
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding Safari!!!!
Sere Safari were so attentive and ensured we saw all the best sights/attractions across Tarangire, Ngongoro Crater, Serengeti and Lake Manyara national parks. We saw the Big Five (elephant, black rhino, leopard, lion, buffalo) within our week-long trip. Such an amazing experience and would highly recommend! Hot lunches every day and a wonderful driver, Aly, who catered to our every need and was extremely knowledgeable and friendly.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Pays Attention to details hence creating perfect memories during the entire trip.
The experience was great, booked hotel was clean,with great food and hotel services.
The tour guide was really patient with us and he made sure the group had at a great experience at all the tour sites.
This was our third time to use Likyadi adventures and as always they gave us excellent services.
We can't wait for our coming trip next year.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing support!
Secret Namibia were excellent from start to finish. We are so pleased we booked our trip through them. The itinerary was well thought out and gave us such special experiences. The support we had from Secret Namibia was unparalleled from the off - our airline lost our luggage in transit and they helped us get it back within 2 days. We would have been scuppered without them! We also relied on them after a small car accident and the support, understanding and guidance was incredible. Couldn’t recommend them more!