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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in A Lifetime
Mike, our driver and fearless leader, took the time to get to know us and to alter the safari to our liking. He helped a group of strangers connect as friends. He was knowledgeable about the animals and their habitat. When given a request, he did his best to exceed what we wanted to experience this once in a lifetime safari. If and when I go back, I will definitely allow Mike to be our organizer and fearless leader again.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
It was an unknown area and we felt looked after and very well taken care of.
Communications were always prompt and especially on a self drive we always felt there was someone we could contact if we needed to. Fortunately we did not. but the comfort factor was good.
GPS phone and coordinates worked well, always accurate especially where road signs were lacking.
CH
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 days 2 nights Masai Mara group safari
The 3 days 2 nights Masai Mara Safari was excellent.
We were picked up from our hotel by the team, even though it was not near the city center.
Our driver Sam drove very carefully, we felt very save with him. He also knew a lot about the Masai Mara and the animals living there. Thanks to him we got to see many animals like lions, cheetahs, elephants, leopards, buffalos, hippos and crocodiles. We could even do a walk along the river guided by a ranger.
Our accomodation was nice and the food from our cook was delicious typical kenyan food.
All in all everything was very well organized and we could enjoy our safari without having to worry about something
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime experience
We really had such an amazing time in Uganda. Our guide, Hannington was absolutely amazing and friendly and allowed us to see and experience part of the Ugandan lifestyle. We were always curious about the things we saw along our journey, and were always satisfied by the knowledge he had to offer. We did the 4 day Gorilla Trek, which was unbelievable and would recommend to everyone. Such an epic opportunity to experience, and made some friends along the way too. We'll be back :)
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65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An Awesome Experience!
This was our third Safari with Flash and once again we were not disappointed. Magda is so responsive to my e-mails answering any questions and taking care of every detail to ensure we have a wonderful experience. The camps she selected for us were very nice and our guide was experienced, pleasant, and made sure we enjoyed our safari. We were fortunate to see all of the big 5 on this trip as well as the migration crossing the Mara river. It was an amazing trip and I wouldn’t even consider any other safari company to arrange my future trip. I knew I was in good hands with Flash from the moment we landed to our last day saying goodby to Edward, her partner at the airport. The communication with Flash made me feel I had nothing to worry about, I knew we would be taken care of by Magda and Edward and they did not disappoint. I hope to return with my daughter and granddaughter in 2 years and Flash will be who I will go with.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A dream we didn't want to wake up from!
The period before the trip was a real struggle as we couldn't decide which tour to chose. Since there are so many offers but with no guarantee.
So we contacted Joseph, he replied very quickly. He was honest and very helpful to guide us with our choice. Then we decided to pick his company tour. The rest was a dream....
The driver Jaymes was funny and so friendly and so helpful. The ride to the park from Nairobi took so long but we enjoyed it anyways.
Jaymes did all he could to make our safari as perfect as we wanted it. He managed to help us see the big 5 with his aigle eyes haha.
The hotel was just PERFECT.... as we were really scared that the hotel won't be good and ruin our experience but it was really nice. It has a beautiful gardens and activities every night.
The game drive was a happiness moment ...
If we go again we will definetly go with Joseph and Jaymes again.
Thank you very much for a safari that we will never forget...
P.S: On the way back to Nairobi, jaymes helped us find our hotel because it was so complicated to find it.
The only thing that i would change for next time is to pick the randge rover instead of the van haha
IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceptional experience
We did an 8 day safari with Features Africa. Right from the initial contact by email with Karanja we knew we were in good hands. The whole trip was well planned, each hotel/ lodge was well chosen. Our tour guide George was knowledgeable, kind and funny, we thoroughly enjoyed his company for our trip. He knew so much about each park and all the species of animals we came across and always positioned the jeep so well to ensure we had a good view and could take good photos. Our luggage was lost by the airline on the way over but to ensure we were never stressed at any point Karanja kindly sorted this out for us and liased with George to let us know where it would meet us, this meant so much as we could just enjoy our trip. I highly recommend features Africa and we are very thankful we chose them. Special thanks to Karanja and George for a fantastic trip.
LT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great communication and organisation of the tour
Stella was extremely organised and it was easy to communicate concerning the tour. She brought nice small presents before the tour and organised a discount where possible (e.g. rent of binoculars or smaller deposit payment). They also had no problem to pick us up and drop off in the suburbs of Nairobi where we were staying (an extra 1 hour drive from the center of the city).
However, as it was only 3 of us, Stella joined us to the other group travelling with other agency, so in fact Baboon travel agency took us to the Masai Mara rather than Kenya Dau Tours. The guide was friendly, he found a lot of animals for us and seemed to know other drivers well, so he got a lot of advice where to go to find animals, though the driving was sometimes agressive. The cheapest lodge (Miti Mingi) that we stayed in was really close to the park gate, but it was very very basic - no hot water, tent cramped with 4 single beds, common spaces very cheap and uncozy, though you get what you pay for.
Overall Masai Mara was a great experience and I would really recommend contacting Stella with any travel plans in Kenya.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Communication was Awesome and the tour itself was Amazing
My safari with Oakland tours was well arranged. Communication was excellent and the operational manager Madam Felistus was a nice lady. I really enjoyed my tour and wish to travel again with this tour company.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Gorillas, Chimps hanging out feet away, lions eating a wildebeest. Who could has for anything more?
They created a website just for our trip that showed pictures of the lodges and gave lots of information on our activities at each place. They arranged for us to get all our necessary permits, our air travel between Entebbe and an airport near Biwindi, and then later Entebbe and the northern Serengeti and then back to Kilimanjaro. They worked closely with Wild Frontiers that ran the lodges we stayed in, and provided a terrific guide in Uganda who drove us all around Uganda and made sure we were on treks to see gorillas and chimps that we could manage. My travelling companion and I are both 74 years old, and she has COPD, and could only handle a short climb to the gorillas and a slow walk to the chimps, and our overall guide arranged all that. The different safaris, to see gorillas, chimps in Queen Elizabeth Park and in Kigale forest, and then to see the wildebeeste crossing, and all the Serengeti animals were beyond expectations. It was a great trip.
