DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic all-around experience
We had an incredible 9 day safari with MJ. Some of our group had been on safari before and we all agree that this was our best experience. MJ always went above and beyond and his funny, upbeat and caring personality helped create memories that will last a lifetime. One of us is a photographer and was particularly impressed with MJs knowledge in that area. He always knew where to stop the car to get the best shots, no direction needed. His deep knowledge of literally hundreds of birds allowed us to spot many we never would’ve noticed otherwise. We fully recommend booking your safari here to everyone.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The owner was wonderful and did anything she could to make our trip perfect and amazing
Across the Wild made our trip absolutely perfect. The hotels were wonderful, the Safari’s were amazing and they went above and beyond making our trip simply the best ever! The best part about it was our guide Richard, who was so knowledgeable about any question we would ask him from anything you want to know about an animal to the Africa culture. He was so fun to be around every day and making our trip the best for us was his primary goal, which he did superbly we hated to leave him so badly!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari.com put together a fantastic experience for us!
I was struggling with putting together a trip for me and my wife so I contacted Safari.com and they did all the work for me. I told them what I'd like to do and my time parameters and budget and they created a fantastic trip for us including air travel, connections, lodging, you name it! We loved the two lodges we stayed at (The Wallow Lodge in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, and The Elephant Valley Lodge near Chobe National Park in Botswana), our air travel was super (Airlink was a great airline!), we were always greeted promptly for our transits from plane to lodge and lodge to lodge, and we had absolutely no problems with anything they arranged. Plus, the package they put together was less expensive than if I had put it together myself--and I avoided all that stress. Our contact, Zene Devine, was easy to contact, very helpful, and a pleasure with whom to work. All in all, I would strongly recommend Safari.com to anyone planning an African adventure!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great
We had good driver, he was clean, neat and prseentable. His name is Willy
Thank you
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly professional
Thank you for the wonderfully well-organised trip! Everything was smooth, enjoyable, and exceeded my expectations. I definitely enjoyed every moment. Highly recommend!
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, organized and prompt.
My husband and I booked a 17 day experience of Kenya and Tanzania with Rachael from splendid vacations.
Even before arrival Rachael's, experience, organization and professionalism provided us with a lot of confidence in Splendid Vacations even from the first interaction and were the reason we felt so secure in working with Splendid for this trip of a lifetime.
Unfortunately there was an outburst of violence in Tanzania when we were scheduled to arrive there. Fortunately Rachael and Timo were quick to arrange alternate safaris and accommodations all in Kenya. We were initially skeptical but found that Rachael and Timo had clearly put a lot of thought into the alternative itinerary as each park brought a new, exciting and different experience. We didn't feel like we missed out at all and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience!
Timo as our first driver was an exceptional guide, getting us to see almost the entire big 5 (bar elephant) including a rare and close view of a leopard on our first day!
Throughout our incredible Kenyan experience we were fortunate to have great viewings of all of the big 5 (with a large herd of elephant in Samburu park being a particular highlight), the ugly 5, the Samburu 5 and many many more!
Timo's knowledge of animals, birds, plants and the parks were exceptionally insightful and his contacts with other guides allowed us to always be thrilled with how much we saw on each and every game drive!
We were aware that Timo's schedule would have had to change unexpectedly as ours did since we were originally going to have a Tanzanian guide for about half the journey but he was able to pivot and provide a great experience throughout the extended Kenyan itinerary.
We were also fortunate to have Rono for the Nairobi portion of our journey who was prompt and safety conscious in a city where the traffic and road conditions can be unpredictable. Rono also provided a good game drive for us in Nairobi national park.
All in all we were very pleased with how Splendid vacations was able to make lemonade out of the lemon provided by the unfortunate civil unrest in Tanzania and always felt that our safety was paramount.
Asante sana Rachael, Timo and Rono
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Prompt, professional and attentive to detail
My wife and I booked a 17 day experience of Kenya and Tanzania with Rachael from splendid vacations.
Even before arrival Rachael's, experience, organization and professionalism provided us with a lot of confidence in Splendid Vacations even from the first interaction and were the reason we felt so secure in working with Splendid for this trip of a lifetime.
Unfortunately there was an outburst of violence in Tanzania when we were scheduled to arrive there. Fortunately Rachael and Timo were quick to arrange alternate safaris and accommodations all in Kenya. We were initially skeptical but found that Rachael and Timo had clearly put a lot of thought into the alternative itinerary as each park brought a new, exciting and different experience. We didn't feel like we missed out at all and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience!
Timo as our first driver was an exceptional guide, getting us to see almost the entire big 5 (bar elephant) including a rare and close view of a leopard on our first day!
Throughout our incredible Kenyan experience we were fortunate to have great viewings of all of the big 5 (with a large herd of elephant in Samburu park being a particular highlight), the ugly 5, the Samburu 5 and many many more!
Timo's knowledge of animals, birds, plants and the parks were exceptionally insightful and his contacts with other guides allowed us to always be thrilled with how much we saw on each and every game drive!
We were aware that Timo's schedule would have had to change unexpectedly as ours did since we were originally going to have a Tanzanian guide for about half the journey but he was able to pivot and provide a great experience throughout the extended Kenyan itinerary.
We were also fortunate to have Rono for the Nairobi portion of our journey who was prompt and safety conscious in a city where the traffic and road conditions can be unpredictable. Rono also provided a good game drive for us in Nairobi national park.
All in all we were very pleased with how Splendid vacations was able to make lemonade out of the lemon provided by the unfortunate civil unrest in Tanzania and always felt that our safety was paramount.
Asante sana Rachael, Timo and Rono