US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great 12-day trip with Spot Kenya Safaris
My husband and I had a great 12-day private safari with Spot Kenya Safaris in January 2015. We flew into Nairobi and went to Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha, Amboseli National Park, Tsavo West and Tsavo East, and then returned to Nairobi. The parks are amazing and you will not be disappointed! When we (hopefully) return in the future, we will try to go during the great wildebeest migration in August/September, as we heard that is even better!
We were very happy with Spot Kenya's responsiveness during the planning phase and its willingness to design a private safari based around our interests. We ultimately chose Spot Kenya because Geoffrey and the rest of its staff were very responsive, provided a competitive rate, and had good reviews online.
Our guide and driver, Harun, was friendly and professional. He knew lots about the animals and he seemed skilled at navigating the parks and the roads. He also was good at finding the animals and getting us up close to them. We especially appreciated that he was willing to take us to a few places in Nairobi on our final day, even though they were not on our original itinerary.
We loved the places we stayed in Masai Mara, Amboseli, Tsavo West, and Tsavo East. The other places we stayed were okay (fine but not as good as the others), and we conveyed our suggestions for changes to Spot Kenya after our trip. We liked the food everywhere we went, and, as a vegetarian, I was happy with the selections.
One suggestion for future travelers is to ask about the driving times between parks, as we did not realize ahead of time how much driving we had in store. We probably would not have changed things anyway, but some travelers might revise their itinerary if they knew how long it takes to get between destinations.
Happy travels - we hope you get to visit Kenya!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The safari in Chobe National Park was fantastic! We saw lions, hippos, giraffes & crocodiles day 1.
Chobe National Park is a gem! Our guides were very patient and knew a lot about animals. We drove in open jeeps and had great access to photograph the beautiful birds and wild-life that we saw.
The park is teeming with life! We witnessed a pregnant giraffe, playful baboons, kissing hippos, grazing elephants ( swimming elephants, nursing elephants - over 200,000 elephants in Botswana) an angry lion and many impalas and kudus. The scenery was lush and green and the Chobe river was full of fabulous surprises like hippos and crocodiles! Do go!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Overall, it was great, and our guide, Dan, was wonderful. The vehicle was a bit old though.
The experience lived up to our expectation, and Dan was informed and flexible to our needs. The accommodations were first class, food good, and we saw all the animals we had hoped to. The customized trip to a Water School project in Nebbi District went according to plan, and was a lot of fun.
The only criticism was that the original vehicle we were given had seat belts which didn't work. Roads are dangerous in Uganda, and I considered this a serious lapse. We were given a replacement vehicle with working seat belts, but it was pretty old, and struggled up some hills. You could use newer vehicles!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
5 days safari with Northern Circuit Adventure.
We went on a 5 days/4 nights safari to Lake Manyara, the Serengeti and the Ngoro Goro Crater. We got good and complete information from mr. Ndalla before booking the safari, he could offer us exactly the safari we wanted. The safari itself was beautiful and good organized. We saw a lot of animals and enjoyed the stay at every camp. The guide Elias is a safe driver with sharp eyes for animals, and knows a lot about the wildlife. The cook Ibrahim made very good food every night. We enjoyed out safari very much and would recommend it to everyone.
NO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
i had a good tour package with yebo tours to murchison falls and quuen elizabeth.
Yemen Boniface is the best tour guide i have got.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
good safari with the family
For booking very attentive and client friendly treatment. during the trip a reliable and safe car, with a driver who was driving proper and carefull. during safary a very experienced driver with lots of knowledge about the park and the animals. Driver was next to that good in checking program, cross checking interest of the group. All in all a good time of fun with the family
DK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
safe and exciting journey through Kenya
First of all, I must express my deepest admiration on behalf of the drivers. They where all fully committed to the job at all times, delivering top class service, ensuring safety and communicating in a way that even our children understood. (11 year old danes). As we did spend up to 65% of the time in our cars, they indeed made the trip for us.
One big debate when we stood in line for the flight back home, was which of the 5 drivers was to be the best.
-We will most certainly come back.
Many thanks :)
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tour guides very knowledgible and friendly.
We were two 50+ women travelling from North America. We were concerned with booking everything on line and not having TICO protection or personal contacts. Although it was tough at times to correspond thru emails with our questions Noah tried his best to answer all our questions. The guides were wonderful and we were lucky enough to see the "big 5" within the first few days of our trip. Noah took care of booking resorts, airfares, transportation and guides and although there were a few hicups the trip was more than we could hope for.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
a good trip
the 2-day trip was amazing,the first day tarangire,the second day ngorongoro. Good driver&guide,good partners and good view. the Lodge is ok, but not as good as expect. but the trip and everything inside the national park was terrific. we love it and enjoy it very much.
SK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice 3 days safari (Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Manyara) which corresponded to price we paid.
Everything OK, especially accomodation in Rhino lodge which I can recommend to everybody. Exciting morning when we have seen buffalos and antilopes feeding next to our terrace. Great drive in Ngorongoro! Weak point was the car - need complete service.