GR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Adventurous Tour
Lovely tour to Masai Mara. You always need some luck to see as much animals as possible. The driver Geeman was kind and helpful. We had an adventurous trip full of surprises.
The roads are really tricky so always keep in mind your own safety.
The food was ok.
It was a lovely trip around the park. Would totally recommend to choose your safari with Axis. It was a great deal/ value for money!
CO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
GR
Geeman is very good and kind!!!
The guide was good.
The camp was clean.
I'm very satisfied!!!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
He’s perfect, and knowledgeable at what he does.
Moses is very articulate, punctual, organized and efficient. There is timely communication/feedback. Activities are executed as stated in the itinerary and also well researched. Not forgetting, he is knowledgeable of all the places visited. My family and I enjoyed our trip to Murchison Falls. He values feedback and is willing to improve where things go wrong. Last but not least, you get to have a photographer as well. He took really nice pictures of our trip.
QA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A good place to visit.
We were there in Kenya for 06days covering Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha, Amboseli and Taita hills. The stay was good - some places lacked WiFi connectivity, some places the food was mediocre. The game drive was very interesting, wildlife encounters were exciting. The journey between different places was a bit stretchy and consumed half of the time we stayed in Kenya.
The people was kind and sociable. The Masai tribe were welcoming and all the hosts from different hotels were very accomodative.
Family Leisure Africa Safari tourism was our tourism provider. They organised the tour well and our tourist guide was knowledgeable.
Overall, a very satisfiable trip and would repeat it if the moment comes.
NO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Richful in nature
Happy to have taken a safari tour to Tanzania, got to experience rich wildlife. In Lake Manyara, we saw sleeping lions in trees, many exotic animals, and not least a whole giraffe family, all up close. I found Tarangire a bit boring, nothing much to see except for elephants and ostriches. Ngorongoro was epic, the wildlife, the nature, and the sheer size of the place. We saw nearly all the animals, except for the cheetah. All in all, I recommend taking a safari tour.
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful sightseeing
A wonderful country to visit and for meeting the very kind People. It is the good time to go in the parks everywhere is secured.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A safari to remember
Before settling for It Started in Africa I did a lot of research. The company was suggested by a friend, but I wanted to be careful in my planning and make the best quality-price ratio for such an important trip.
The turning point for me was the caring and helpful attitude of Bernard, the owner of the company, through the stages of the planning. We exchanged almost 50 emails in 5 months and I always received a quick and kind reply.
We chose a Five Days Safari with one day in Tarangire, one day in Ngorongoro Crater and 3 days in Serengeti. Since the Serengeti is immense, we thought of moving to Serengeti North for one day in the hope of seeing the animals crossing the river. Unfortunately, we were not warned that the journey from the Central Serengeti to the North would last between six and eight hours, spent entirely on the main road without taking advantage of the game drives.
The day after we decided to return to Central Serengeti earlier and after we explained to Aaron and Elia (our driver and guide) that we weren't pleased with how the last day went they did everything they could to make our safari the best experience possible. Elia and Aaron were super helpful and accommodated all our wishes: we followed only game drive routes to go back and saw beautiful settings and a lot of animals!
At the end of the safari, we saw 4/5 of the Big Five!
A special mention goes to our trip to Mataruni Village. On our first day in Tanzania, we arrived at 1 pm at Kilimanjaro Airport. They came to pick us up and organized a trip to the village, famous for its waterfalls and coffee plantations. Our guide was Abdul, the main organizer of the trekking on Kilimanjaro: he gave us a warm welcome to Tanzania and after the trip drove us to Arusha to start the safari.
To conclude, my advice is to read a lot about the places you want to see, and the best routes for the period you are planning to go and not be shy about asking a lot of questions.
I recommend this company. They are small but nice, the lodges and camps were very good and the price was competitive compared to others with the same offers.
Thanks It Started in Africa: it was truly an amazing experience!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
King Charles
Wonderful trip and King Charles was fantastic. Great guide that went above and beyond to help with our needs.
I do not give 5 stars though due to water not being paid for on a very hot trip, after already paying a hefty amount for the trip. It makes it seem like LuLu doesn’t actually care that much for it’s customers.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience
We went on the seven day mid range safari with Karibu, which included Masai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha and Amboseli in October 2024 and had the most amazing experience. The tour was well organised and our guide Edward was the best, he ensured we got to see the big five and more. Some of the accommodation was disappointing for the mid range option, but overall I would highly recommend.
