HK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
all you can see
good value for money, amazing safari game drive, can see every animal we want to see.
a little bit rush that you dont have enough time to explore the accommodation
DK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Serviceminded
I absolutely enjoyed travelling My friend and the guide John from afritrek. We saw Akagera, lake buyoni, bwindi, kisoro, nyungwe. I Akagera John made sure we saw everything.
John is optimistic. He makes sure we will do everything and more. He is flexible and will listen to suggestions on the way.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our 5 days in Kenya // Excellent tour but can be improved
Our experience with Baboon Budget Safari was great, but it surely can be improved. We have booked 5 days tour with them. The owner Dennis and his team were very nice to us. Their response time was also quick and helped us with every doubt. On the last day too, Dennis arranged a vehicle for us to cover some other locations in Nairobi at an extra cost.
The driver was on time to pick us up at the airport. Our only bad experience was that the driver was not able to understand our English. He knew little English, and communicating with him was a problem. This continued for all five days. He even missed our lunch location but then Dennis arranged our lunch at a different location. But still, we lost time in the same.
But the driver was a very good-hearted person. He went the extra mile and even did offroading so that we could see all the animals. The effort was visible in him. He even asked other drivers about the spot of animals and then drove us there. He was with us at all times, and lastly drove us to the airport on time.
In short, I can recommend the Babbon safari to any traveler.
Babbon Safari- You guys can help improve the driver's English and provide him with internet access. He did not have Internet, hence he can't use Google Maps either.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good value safari
The Kruger Safari with Panorama Drive was an enjoyable experience. The lodge was nice, and the cost of the trip was a good value for the experience.
IE
Gentle
Good value tour. Everything went well. Had a great time out on Safari a time I will never forget. The food was good.
Paul was knowledgeable, very helpful, good interaction at the beginning and end of our trip.
We were on a lowish budget trip but we still saw beautiful places, ate delicious food and had a great experience in Africa. Our guide tried very hard to cover enough ground so that the group saw the scenes and animals they had on their wish lists. Plenty photography stops and great images captured.
We did have a patch where we stayed at several lodges for one night only and my advice is to stay 2 nights minimum to cover the ground and also to leave enough time to relax and not be packing your bags every day. However we knew that at time of booking and that proved good for the young and energetic!
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exciting
Overall, I really enjoyed my safari experience. I got to see leopards twice. I would have liked to stay a bit longer to watch animals in their daily activities such as the elephants- but the other passengers may have other interests and needs. The guides did their best to be accomodating. I tried a night drive which I would not recommend- I did not see much. My last drive was amazing- I went on a dirt road without other vehicles around and saw a few amazing birds since we went at a slower pace. The guide was very knowledgeable beyond the Big 5, which I appreciated. I was very lucky and saw quite a few animals in my first two drives, so after that it was a plus. I also did the Panarama drive. The scenary is beautiful but the driver was not very good at informing us how much time we had in each location- so we rushed through some of the stops that were gorgeous and then ended early. Fortunately, the driver allowed us to go to one more location that was not part of the tour. It would be good to figure this out at the beginning of the day. The tour company helped me figure out the logistics so that I could do everything that I wanted to in very few days- and the women at the lodge were also very flexible and accomodating. I would recommend this company to others.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unbelievable experience
We did a 5 day safari in Tanzania (visiting Tarangire, Northern and Central Serengeti, Ngorongoro) and it was a unique experience. Our guide Semle with his experience in the field definitely helped us to catch the big 5 very quickly. The accommodations were really good, beyond our expectations. Really high standard, all the comforts and most importantly, they were clean and the food was really good. The agency also supported us in our second part of the holiday in Zanzibar and managed to book us transfers from the airport and a great hotel in Matemwe (Villa Kiva). Once again the accommodation exceeded our expectations for the view, cleanliness, service and food.
We give 4 stars instead of 5 for 2 main reasons:
1) the trip was already very expensive (yes, and we knew it!) however, tips were “mandatory” every day as stated in a document from the agency 10 € per person per day. We are always happy to help but the agency should not force customers to give mandatory tips considering the overall cost.
2) the flight to Zanzibar was booked in the late afternoon so we lost 1 day of vacation with our guide going shopping (because we had nothing to do) and then he took us to the airport 3 hours early which was more than enough. We would have preferred a morning or mid-day flight.
Overall we are very satisfied with our vacation and Savannah Explorers is a reliable provider that we highly recommend ;)
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour guide, bad organization
We booked this tour online. Communication was through WhatsApp and it was unorganized at times. We were meant to be picked up from our hotel at 7:30-8 but the pick up did not happen until close to 9 with minimal communication. Once we were picked up, we were dropped off to our tour guide, Andrew. Andrew was absolutely fantastic the entire time and made the experience much better. We booked the mid range tour and you get what you pay for. The accommodation and food was not amazing but it’s what we expected. I would probably not stay there for more than two nights. Once on the safari though, everything was fantastic and again, Andrew made the experience much better going above and beyond to get us to see different animals. Would recommend if you are comfortable with the accommodations.
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing safari!!
We watched a lot of animals. Nature was so amazing and beautiful. I was impressed. My cook cooked out all food. It was so delicious. I want to eat that food again !!
