65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beware beware beware, never again
In a group of 11 and we all paid in full for a Safari holiday to African Marvel. Expecting a holiday to remember but what we got was their management not paying hotels, lodges and park fees and we lost big chunks of time where we should have been viewing Kenya and Tanzania wonders. What we got was hours waiting at park entries, or in hotels not being able to leave because the bill wasn't paid by African Marvel. Tourism is very important for Kenya and Tanzania but this experience has left a bad feeling and we have told family and friends our experiences, a nightmare of failed promises by management. That said the guides were amazing, hotels, lodges, food were also amazing. Even the guides weren't getting paid and relied on our daily tips to survive. So based on my experience, do not use this company, find a company that you can trust. Yes we paid in full but that doesn't guarantee a flowing, wonderful holiday with beautiful countries, animals and locals. Find a financial operator that does put your money into your holiday. Beware, please beware.
Update, now been over 3 weeks and no promised money has been transferred from African Marvel to our group. All words and clearly no action or no care!
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Steenbok Safaris is a highly recommend organisation due to his great experience
Steenbok Safaris organised 20days of visit to various national parks in Botswana for us with great expertise. Moabi is a highly skilled guide wo knows all about animals, birds included. He was accompanied by the cook TT , who prepared delicious meals for us over a wood fire.
We had a wonderful trip with this organisation and can highly recommend Steenbok Safaris
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional
Our 3-day safari to Samburu with Marula Horizon Safaris was amazing! Everything was well-planned, and our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. We saw lots of wildlife, including the Samburu Special Five. Highly recommend Marula Horizon Safaris for a truly memorable experience!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable
I booked a 5-day group safari and a 2-day private safari with Vafe Tours and Safaris, and everything was very well organized. Maila is very helpful and prepared a tailor-made trip for us, according to our expectations. Thank you again!
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ES
Amazing
My experience with Africa Magical Scenery Tours and Safaris was truly exceptional from start to finish. Communication was clear, prompt, and friendly: they were always available to answer my questions and made sure every detail of the trip was well organized. The service during the safari was excellent: the guide was professional, knowledgeable, and passionate about the wildlife and landscapes. Everything ran smoothly, and I always felt safe and well looked after. In terms of value for money, the experience exceeded my expectations. The accommodation, the jeep, and the tour were all good, and the itinerary was perfectly balanced between adventure and comfort.
NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Johnathan and his team were excellent
From the very beginning we felt that everything was well organised. The accommodation was very good as were the activities. We never felt too rushed despite the number of times we needed to go places including across borders. I would definitely recommend this tour operator.
FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Un incroyable voyage ! (An incredible journey !)
An incredible 4-day trip to Tanzania. Our guide Richard was able to show us the most beautiful parks in his country! He is a true connoisseur of the animals of the savannah and he gave us many explanations. 🐒🐆🦒🦏
Richard is also one of the beautiful encounters, attentive, cheerful, always in a good mood, and an attentive driver, he knew how to make our 4x4 trips real moments of sharing: Hakuna matata! You can trust him, he gives good advice and speaks perfect English and French.
He is the best contact to have in Tanzania for those who want to discover this fabulous country. 👍
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
First Safari, Completely Amazing operator!
This was our first safaris in Africa, so we had to reach out to several tour operators before settling on Silver Spark Africa as our tour agent in both Kenya and Tanzania. With Silver Spark Africa, our communication was straight, easy, on time and documents shared with details of our tour were of great quality.
Our driver and guide were on time each day, very polite and understanding all through the tour, nice and always smiling. We had a good game drive and greatly appreciated Samwel, as our guide, he knew the animals and names. The jeep was great, we had no trouble with the vehicle, even during the second day, when it rained heavily in Maasai Mara, we never stayed stuck and our Samwel was a pretty good driver!
We had a great Safari tour and we loved Maasai Mara, Bongoria, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. In Bongoria, Samwel always took the time to bring us where he thought we would see birds and animals, we are such animal lovers that he did that extra mile for us in Lake Nakuru on the morning of us leaving for Lake Elementaita.
The accommodations that were booked across all parks and reserves were all nice and some were incredible, like the Kilima Lodge in Amboseli, Lake Nakuru lodge and Tukaone Serengeti center. All the meals we ate were delicious, at the hotels and even as box lunches because we had the Big Lunch Box with "hot complete meals" and cardboard box lunches. That was great, we really appreciated Silver Spark Africa.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friend
Rajab is an incredible person, a friend more than a guide
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safe driver and good guide.
Very punctual, good car, water on board. Safe driver.