50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
They were very determined to ensure our holiday was all and more than we hoped for.
All went to clockwork. Professional kind and very friendly staff. Exceeded our expectation. The tour was just amazing.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
More animals than we expected and best trip ever.
This was the best holiday ever. Our guide Saleh was the best. He worked so hard for the five days he was with us, over tough terrain and warm conditions, he always knew where to find the animals. We saw 3 different leopards in one day and two lioness with cubs in the Serengeti and finally, in the Crater, we landed our Big 5 with a great long distance spot by Saleh of a Rhino. I was anxious that March was not a great time to go to Tanzania with the wet coming but we saw so many animals and with a smaller number of tourists - it was a great time. Thank you Saleh for your expert guiding and great attitude every day. Thank you Anna for your communication before our arrival in Tanzania and coming to see us the day before the trip.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Vast but sparsely populated
Visited both Tsavo East and Tsavo West. They are quite vast, but sadly not a wide variety of animals are present. You see plenty of elephants and zebras, some giraffes, and that's almost it! We spent 2 days and only saw 2 lions in Tsavo East on our very last hour after a very frantic search for them (our guide had been told where to go and look for them!). There was the occasional monkey and one buffalo. This is all over 2 days! If you really want to see animals go to Maasai Mara, Amboselli, etc.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Vast but sparely populated
Visited both Tsavo East and Tsavo West. They are quite vast, but sadly not a wide variety of animals are present. You see plenty of elephants and zebras, some giraffes, and that's almost it! We spent 2 days and only saw 2 lions in Tsavo East on our very last hour after a very frantic search for them (our guide had been told where to go and look for them!). There was the occasional monkey and one buffalo. This is all over 2 days! If you really want to see animals go to Maasai Mara, Amboselli, etc.
MX
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Samburu National Reserve by Veronica Alvarado
It was a little dry, but we know it was because of the time of the year, but it´ is great to see animals in diferent scenics.
MX
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Masai Mara National Reserve by Veronica Alvarado
We could see all the big five, and much more.
MX
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AN UNFORGETTABLE AND AMAZING EXPERIENCE
If you are hasitating in visiting Kenya on february, do not do it! The weather is perfect, not to hot, with no rain. We could see the big five in the fisrt day, and a lot of other animals. The Masai Mara is wonderful, with great sightseeings, it is not to crowded. All the hotels are really great, the service is impecable, you can see everyone with a smile in their faces. Our tour was wonderful beginning with our guide, that has a lot of experience, always taking care of us, the transport is quite good, we had the car for ourselves. The food is very good.
DK
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our tour for 25 days around Tanzania was the result of very good cooperation during almost one year!
Communication between very differently thinking people can be difficult, but also very giving - hopefully to both parties? "Dating" this way about new travelling experiences is like a lottery, and this time we won!
The cooperation and playing "ping pong" in the planning phase with Selous Ngalawa Camp fully lived up to our expectations - and more! We really feel that we got "value for money", and in addition to that we had the pleasure of meeting very kind and helpful people from the company and their cooperating partners!
We will never be afraid of trying this way of planning and travelling again, and the days in Tanzania gave us SO many exciting and new impres-sions and experiences that it fully covers for the tiny points of "dissatisfaction" (which we have long forgotten!!) We will remember this tour for the rest of our lives ......
SK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
good office interaction, driver not perfect
Minneh was great helping get this organized at the start and was quick to respond to our questions and queries, which was fantastic. But there were some mixups on what time we were supposed to be picked up at our hotel to start. Not a big deal, but we were told three different times and ended up ready at 7am while the driver said he was told to get us at 8am. A bigger deal was the 45min wait at the tax office coming home while our driver sorted out permitting issues on the way out. Other safari teams came through the tax checkpoint quickly, showed their receipts, and left -- less than 60 seconds -- while our paperwork wasn't quite right, and so we waited and waited and waited.
The animals of course were great, which is what you want to remember from the experience. And Keekorok lodge, while dated, was a great location and had super friendly staff.
I'd probably be okay using Jocky Tours again for the ease of payment and organizing, but just double and triple check how things are supposed to go on timing. And maybe avoid Leonard as a driver. We didn't get as a warm a fuzzy with him as we might have liked -- he'd clearly done this a lot before, but spent a lot more time on his phone while driving that we would have wanted.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Charming, professional and a wonderful adventure!
The best memories because Kilivel Adventure Africa left no stone unturned ensuring everything was wonderous. My wife and I were looked after every step of the way and we were both made to feel we had discovered the beauty of Africa!
Friendly, professional and personable. I highly recommend Them!