35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great Planners
Falcon Safaris handled the hotel booking for SeedCo Tanzania LTD, we very much appreciate for all their assistance even though made last minute changes.
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Sunny greeting from Africa!
This has been a wonderful journey you have compiled for us. The Rivertrees was great - the Tloma Lodge even greater! Actually you shouldn't just travel through, it's too good for this! Such a luxury, a wideness and so friendly people... and the coffee was awesome!
And the Next Paradise excels everything we have ever witnissed... You can really recommend that!
OM
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very enjoyable challenging experience of life that cannot be forgotten
Excellent and prompt online communication for booking our tour. Very good arrangements and services made by tour leader and tour guide, both of them know their job very well. The tour of Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti were beyond our expectations. It was really marvelous.
BG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience
We had a private safari to Amboseli and Tzavo West organized by Jocky and enjoyed every minute of it. The minivan was comfy as can be with a professional driver who took very good care of our comfort and safety. With his persistency and experience he managed to show us all the animals we wanted to see including a lioness and a baby lion, which are not so many in Tzavo. The lodges in both places were ok, but one can pay for a more luxurious accommodation. We had all the costs negotiated from the beginning and were not asked for anything in addition. Reliable company
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional Camping Safari
As a senior single female I found the camping experience to be very comfortable and safe. I was very pleased with the cleanliness of the tent and the beds and bathroom with hot water shower adjoined to the tent.
The game drivers worked hard to reach every interesting animal encounter/occurrence of the day. I did the 4 day 3 night safari and was thrilled to witness lions mating, several lion kills, a leopard, a mother cheetah with 4 babies and much more. The birds are spectacular as well. I had 2 different drivers and they never gave up the chase to find great animal encounters and then wait patiently until everyone in the vehicle had taken all the photos they wanted.
Meals were filling in a serve yourself style with lots of tea and coffee included. Other beverages were available for purchase. The staff at the camp was very efficient as well as friendly and polite.
Overall this was an extremely good experience and I will recommend Jocky Tours to my friends as a trust worthy, well priced, good value for money company
AT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good, solid budget safari
Samburu trails delivered what was promised and I had a very satisfying safari.
It’s a budget safari, so for those who need/want luxury look elsewhere. Otherwise the organization was very correct, timetables were respected, there were no hidden costs, game drives were as promised.
The accommodation was in a tented camp, simple but clean and quiet and each tent had its own bathroom and shower. There was even hot water every now and then and electricity a few hours a day.
The driver was brilliant and tireless, fairly knowledgeable and very friendly to us, we did get to see a lot of wildlife.
The food was abundant and well prepared.
My few complaints: we had lots of space in the van the first two days but they packed it full on the third day. It would be nice to have an extra person on the van that can tell people a bit more about what we are seeing.
I saw many many more animals than I ever thought I would.
I went in November, which borders on the rainy season. It was overcast much of the time, which was good. It kept us cool, and it did get hot when the sun came out. There are so many animals. In the middle of the night, I would hear constant noises from animals, near and far, all directions. The only protection was our tent, which is a little scary, but exciting at the same time. There was a giraffe grazing among the trees about a 50 years from our tent on afternoon. We almost witnessed a kill by a cheetah, but the she stopped upon hearing its young cry from its mother. We did see a carcass of a gazelle in the trees with two leopards. The next morning, they were nowhere in sight. The number of animals I saw was surreal. It was an amazing experience that I recommend to everyone.
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The safari was exciting and quite unusual for me. An experience to live at least once in one's life.
Globally nice, with kind and skillful people. About lunch boxes, I suggest to add a paper towel, and to vary the sort of juice, could be once apple, and the second day mango, or something else, and so one.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic safari experience
I booked a 15 day safari for myself and my wife through Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater and Manyara national park, ending with 4 days at Ocean Paradise resort in Zanzibar. Everything went flawlessly, the guides were very good and found us pretty much every form of animal, game and thing we wanted to see. They were well connected with the other guides helping each other find key predators. The accomodations were excellent for tented camps, and they threw in a good mix of proper hotels every 3-4 days to get a bit of a break from tents. But I would recommend you check the tented accomodations before hand to be sure you are up to that type of living. I would not recommend staying at Serenity-on-the-lake, which while it was a fantastic resort, there were just too many flying insects at night. Our first night also was not great, at an eco camp called Maji Moto. It was run by the local Masai, and huge positive was to spend time with them and learn from them on their ways and history. Downside was that the shower and toilet were outside the tent, so if you needed to go at night, it was a bit complicated. But if you are okay with that, the camp itself was a good experience.
The other camps - Mara Bush camp in Masai Mara, and Kenzan camp in the Serengeti were very good, and had the necessary attached facilities to each tent.
The Serena lodge at the rim of the Ngorongoro crater was unbelievably good, with an incredible view of the sunrise and the entire crater.
Ocean Paradise resort in Zanzibar was also a great experience, with the only turnoff being the little crabs that live in the sand. But it didnt get in the way of enjoying the resort. The resort itself is top notch and beautifully laid out and run.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I thought their dedication to my experience was second to none.
I had an absolutely awesome time, I experienced 6 full days of awesomeness, I must just say that it might have been a full five star rating if we had a little less scheduled to be able to relax for a day or so.