MY
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing tour with awesome guide and cook
What an amazing safari! We had the time of our lives in the national parks, especially in Serengeti! Seeing basically every single animal living there and most of them up close and/or several times! Our guide Mudy was very knowledgeable, super helpful and had amazing insights, even showed us the migration of Wildebeests! Every single day was worth it and absolutely wonderful and magical! We also had very good food, big shoutout to Luca, our cook, who spent a lot of time preparing amazing food for all the days!
Also Kolpath safari helped us with taxi from and to the airport and hotel for free which was very nice!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very nice private safari
We booked a private safari (Ndutu, Serengeti and Ngorongoro) with Serengeti African Tours. Our contact with Lucas was very smooth and he responded to all our questions promptly. We enjoyed the mid range accommodations very much, especially Suenos luxury camp, where hippo's passed our tent at night (we felt very safe!). We did not have one of the outgoing driver/guides as mentioned in the other reviews. We had hoped to learn a lot about all of the animals, our driver/guide was a really nice guy but unfortunately wasn't very talkative and did not explain that much about the animals, and did not really respond elaborately to all of our questions. Also the radio of our vehicle did not work: it made it more difficult to know where to go to see specific animals. Fortunately our driver made a big effort to talk to all other passing vehicles and he was a great animal spotter. We saw the big five and enjoyed a magnificent private encounter with a cheetah. All the food was delicious. Overall we look back at a great experience.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical experience - great guides, good service and so many animals
My partner and I embarked on our first Safari together. Our expectations were matched by Serengeti smile as a result of their welcoming, informative and chilled service.
They picked us up at our hotel promptly at 8am the first morning, we were greeted with cold bottles of water in the car which I'm sure you can imagine, in the hot weather was very needed! They continued to provide snacks like peanuts and other little bits throughout the day.
As we progressed to the different areas, they provided facts and information about the land, animals and tribes which was good as it adds that educational layer.
The tour guides always seemed like they had our best interest at heart, getting the good spots to see the animals and pointing out little things that we may have missed, for example a Dung beetle pushing a pile of poop with his little friend on it (you can imagine, this is fairly hard to spot in the Serengeti while driving)
I think the experience was good value for money (it was the most cost effective in comparison to the rest of the options), ways in which this trip could be improved is by providing better quality and more thoughtful packed lunch and upgrading the accommodation provided (the first accommodation was a tented camp, which was a great experience but not particularly luxury) however the 2nd lodge was lovely, it had better food options and better facilities. I think my partner and I largely share this opinion due to being foodies and having quite high expectations, so given that I would say the accommodation and food were sufficient but just not up to our standards. I also think that organising the permits well ahead of time would reduce any wait times and delays which in turn would improve the overall experience and make it more seamless.
Nonetheless, we had the most amazing experience - we saw all of the animals except for the Leopard, it was truly magical and we would 100% recommend this to anyone!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Amboseli National Park by Russell Corbett
It was great to see elephants and hippos in the water. There were a lot of water birds.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Tsavo East National Park by Russell Corbett
I had a lot of luck spotting birds. This was a great place for elephant viewing.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great guide and itinerary, but accommodation varied from super to awful
Our guide, Johnny, was fantastic and knowledgeable, with a great sense of fun. He made everything work and nothing was too much trouble. We thoroughly enjoyed the few days we spent with him.
Everything was well organized and ran very smoothly. The parks were astonishingly beautiful and Johnny did a terrific job of showing and explaining the huge variety of wildlife they have to offer.
Sadly, the quality of the accommodation proved to be highly variable:
The Lenchada camp in Mesai Mala was very basic, but decent;
The Flamingo Hill Camp at Lake Nakuru was an absolute delight;
The Dove's Nest in Naivasha was simply appalling.
This is such a shame as it cast a pall over the otherwise excellent work of our guide and good organization of the safari.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfekt
We were in Kenya for two weeks. We have visited the following destinations. Tsavo East, Amboseli, Aberdare, Samburu, Ol Pejeta, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara and Lake Naivasha. All the destinations we have visited have been very beautiful. Our guide Rama Ali was very good, he is very knowledgeable about the national parks. We saw many animals.
The accommodations were good, only the one in Maasai Mara was not okay. Overall, we are very positively impressed by go Kenya tours and safaris.
Many thanks to Clare who organized this round trip for us as we wanted.
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing nature and Wildlife
We spend an amazing 3 days tant safari with Crater Explorer. We did Serengeti and Ngorondoro. The views are breath taking!!! We saw all the big five several times and from really near! Frederic our guide had eagle eyes to spot them, and was really great. Funny & passionate.
Our cook renamed Chief by us, really take carte of us and the food was delicious.
We met also really Nice people « pôle pole »
If you havé Time only for one Park : choose Ngorondoro the views and animals are everywhere. Also you will see lit of Massai. So beautiful. We choose not to do their village but they are with their cattle all around Ngorondoro. We were in tents ( confortable!) and saw amazing sun set and sunrise.
I raté only 4 cause bad luke my bag was grabbed in Arusha by guys in moto ( this can happen everywhere of course) but we rented a car in zanzibar and each Time we took it police attested us to ask for money under any pretext. So just be vigilant!
Conclusion : Tanzania is amazing we hightly recommand to go for safari.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Animals in the Wild
Cape Town is a great city, from the mountains to the sea, we toured with a driver up to the Table Mountain,the cable car displaying fantastic views,down to the city and out along the coast and seaward,
The beaches were good and and close to the city,
We travelled out to a Safari Resort(,Along way from Cape Town) Mossel Bay, Botlierskop Private Game Reserve,
it was well worth the drive,
and everything there was wonderful, the Lodge and Meals excellent, the Rooms very comfortable with many types as options,swimming pool ,spa,etc
The staff and Game guides were perfect, the vehicles well maintained and comfortable, we saw many animals including Cheeters, Lions, Rhino, Hippo, Giraffes, Elephants, and bird species, we did 4 game drives, early morning and late afternoon, Each one stopping for refreshments along the way, each drive about 3 hours, recommend this Lodge
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beautiful place with lovely people
We loved the Serengeti. Just where there for 2 days but saw a lot of animals very close by. A 4 day safari would have been even better.
Don’t expect to see the rhino, though. Chances are below 5%.
And check the wildbeast migration map first, before you book a lodge.
The Melia Lodge was fantastic, though.