US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
African Safari Dream Come True With Seth Vincent
Hi
I just returned to California from 13 days African Safaris in Kenya and Tanazania including Zanzibar.
I spent August 2019 in Africa and a week in Germany on my way back to the US.
I had a dream vacation.
I was picked from Nairobi airport by Eric, a kind fluent English speaking guide and was brought to the fanciest
hotel you can imagine namely Sarova Stanley where I met Seth.
Seth is the organizer who arranges different guides for different activities and countries.
Eric was with me in Nairobi for the elephant rescue center, giraffe center and Tribes of Africa experience.
Another Guide, intelligent, fluent English speaking and kind by the name Morris drove me to dream places
including Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara and Lake Naviasha.
Upon crossing to the Tanzanian border I was picked by Sam Biagga. I enjoyed the company of a college educated,
kind hearted guide who even invited me for dinner at his house in Arusha Tanzania. Sam took me through the Seregenti
to Lake Maynara and to Arusha. Every question about wildlife was answered with thorough knowledge.
The selection of places and activities was excellent. I saw the Big 5 , wildebeest migration and much more.
In each border crossing and each airport the guides were waiting for me upon arrival.
Seth was monitoring each step of my trip and talked to me through whatsapp routinely to make sure everything is allright.
All the lodges and hotels were of top quality. Even in the middle of the Seregenti, surrounded by baboons and hyenas, the
lodge had electricity and wifi as Seth promised as I needed electricity for my CPAP breathing machine.
Each advice that Seth gave me came true: I went to Kruger in South Africa to see another safari. Though I do not regret visiting
South Africa and Kruger is an experience by itself, yet like Seth told me you can see all the wild life you desire in Kenya/Tanzania
and there is no need to go to South Africa.
Seth told me in Nairobi how much cash to prepare for tips and casuals. I did not listen and ended up wasting time on unnecessary trips to ATMs.
In my view Seth can arrange a dream safari/vacation for you for your money. He knows the travel business inside out. He knows to hire/contract the highest quality tour guides. He cares about you.
Before my trip people asked me in California: "What you are not afraid to go to Africa by yourself?"
Now Africa is big, but in Kenya and Tanzania you will enjoy hospitality, English speaking population and you are in countries
that respect tourism as it is so crucial to their economies.
Also if you are afraid that you will wire money to an operator on SafariBookings and you will become a victim to a scam, it
is very unlikely to happen. My Tanzanian guide explained to me that operators who appear on safaribookings are tightly licensed and
regulated by the governments of Tanzania and Kenya.
To conclude: Trust Seth Vincent and you will have a great vacation
Safe Travels
David Borovsky
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent for all guests. Antony and Simon were excellent knowledgeable guides.
Better than expected. Great communication . Service was impeccable
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience! Rely on Lydia! Great Safari!
Fantastic safari! Great driver very competent! Perfect organization!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience, guide and value for money
Initial communication was very easy and Robert sorted us out with what we wanted.
Anthony was a great tour guide throughout. Shared so much knowledge with us and knew where all the good spots were. We saw lions, cheetahs and leopards all on our first day!
We stayed at ilkeliani camp which was lovely. Would definitely recommend. Our tent was incredible, very comfy bed and friendly staff.
Thanks so much
AT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari, bush walks and hiking!
Our hiking tour through South Africa, Swasiland an Zululand was wonderful. Our guides Colly and Cloud from Sunway did a fantastic job spotting moving rocks as animals from far away, sharing all their huge knowledge about wild animals, history and living conditions with us and showing us very beatiful scenery on our hiking tours. They are very kind guys, well organised, excellent cooks and deal with all upcoming questions in a way everybody can feel well.
The accomodations were fine, it´s a good idea to stay two nights and than move on to the next. The small group of five made the bus to our mobile living room.
Thank you so much for the gorgeous experience!
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic self drive family safari in Namibia - breathtaking - one of a a kind road trip!
Communication with Allison, our travel agent, has always been through emails - very pro and friendly behind her keyboard! She has always been kind to answer my numerous and diverse questions from safety, to places to explore, campsites or lodges to stay at, where to fill up the gas tank of our land cruiser truck, what to pack etc...
Allison has been incredibly attentive to my requests as building, kind of last minute (end of May), our family trip to Namibia which was taking place in August.
I have been lucky to be recommended to Allison by a very good friend who was also travelling with her family to Namibia - Allison even managed to have our families cross paths and spend one night at the same lodge!!!
She has been very helpfull and even on vacation herself during our trip, managed to check her inbox and answered my email.
IN her summer leave, a colleague of hers has been able to assist us with professionalism as we got stuck in a sand storm at Sessriem and we could not image camping out a second night - Christee found a lodge where the five of us could be accommodated - that made quite a difference to have a last minute service :)
To experiment the Namibian spirit, camping in a tented roof is a must and absolutely valued as one of a kind experience amongst our family.
Best is to have the privilege, as we did, to rest in the beautiful lodges once in a while to enjoy the Namibian hospitality.
I recommend 100% Cardboard Box travel to anyone who wish to book a one of a kind self drive safari in Namibia!
CZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great driver and great guide in one person Bosco
I was preparing my safari with Aron Mugisha and I must say that communication and suggestions, everything was very good. Based on places I wanted to visit he gave me Bosco who knows those places and also all the animals very well. He was very friendly and nothing I wanted was problem for him. I enjoyed very much and can recommend both guys.
JP
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
They made our dream come true with politeness and kindness, and has good knowledge about all places
We did fully ordered tour to Amboseri, Naivasha and Masai Mara. Company arranged very quickly, and all our dreams come true with nature world. Driver is well trained, have excellent knowledge with animals and nature, and recommended as we want to. By last minutes, they tried us to enjoy, and take care of our family with polite and friendly.
We had very excellent experience in nature world with them.
I will recommend, and come back here in the future, and ask them to arrange the tour again!
Thank you so much!!!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dishonest.
I emailed the company prior to arriving at nakuru to get a price for 2 people to hire a safari van and driver to visit nakuru national park. I was told 10,000KES as per the website was correct plus 2000kesfor the driver. When booking we were told the van would be for just the 2 of us and would be a 6:30am-6:30pm full day game drive. The driver collected us at 7:30 an hour later than agreed and there was already 2 other passengers in the van. We were told we could have 1000kes discount on our price per person but then this was retracted. The game driver was finished by lunch time and we were back at out villa for 2:30pm. Huge disappointment as we didnt get to see all the animals and how they behave during different times of the day. Avoid this company at all costs. Dishonest, unreliable, overpriced, under delivered! Poor customer service only interested in your money!!!!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience with this company, well looked after and great knowledge
What a great tour!! Travelling in a group of 9, the 2 safari drivers that we had were excellent! Boss man Tommy and Ken were extremely accommodating to specific needs and both had fantastic local knowledge of the roads and consistently got us to the required location in good time!! Amazing communication with other safari drivers to ensure we saw the best animals when they were out. Also, they were conscious of all tourists ensuring that everyone had the chance to view at the best position. Service stops for food/breaks were planned well. Overall, a fantastic, out of this world experience, feeling safe and catered for throughout.. I would highly recommend this tour!! Finally, a massive thanks to Trip Advisor Africa Safari!!!