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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Yes Yes Yes
Absolutely wonderful safari. Everything was taken care of and we had a great time. Shout out to Kin and co for making our trip fantastic. We loved the fact that we were sleeping outside and getting a true camping experience in Chobe. Great ready for thousands of elephants!! We cant wait to book our next trip!
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a life time, Off the charts, Ker Downey representives were exellent.
Great trip, excellent providers, the trip it-self was far beyond our expectations.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Race to the Bottom
73 days from Nairobi, Kenya to Cape Town, South Africa, Jan through Mar
Do you enjoy people not following rules that affect you directly?
Disregard of 10pm curfew, smoking and noise restrictions, or environmental welfare?
Recurring theft of your well-marked belongings (food, drinks, power cords, etc.)?
Repeat damages to your stuff due to negligence (sleeping bag, backpacks, etc.)?
Incessant juvenile jokes about farts, vomit, drunkenness, burps, sex, or making fun of others?
Constant loud music rather than enjoyment of nature?
Purposeful ignoring of guide’s requests to the extent that it may endanger you…
Person buying drugs in broad daylight and near cop – you could be made guilty by association
Person drinking while driving, guilty by association if open container found by authorities
Lack of food because some people abuse how much they take or stash away
Waiting for the people who are not prepared, not following the schedule or could care less that they are enjoying themselves while you WAIT – hey you paid the same price, but they enjoy while you WAIT
People not sharing the workload saying they have more important things to do like washing hair, downloading pictures, making phone calls. Once again you paid the same price, but they enjoy while you WORK
People who make you miss optional events you sign up for because they came back too late or crossed your name out of events you have signed up for replacing it with their own?
People claiming that they don’t have money to give tips (the way many survive in Africa) while they carry thousands of dollars of equipment, have money for drinks every night, buy drugs, give each other’s birthday gifts, etc. Embarrassing to be associated with these uncaring people. What bad reputation!
People pushing elder of a village out of the way to take picture? Others entering locals’ homes without asking? Clearly invading their privacy, acting as if these people don’t matter.
People refusing to share tents, storage areas, workload, space to take pictures, etc. The me, me, me syndrome leading to people being hurt due to pushing to be there first, etc.
Most of this could have been address by the guide but he chose not to be involved so it festered for 73 days, making the bullies get all they wanted and the non-bullies, second citizens – incredibly sad.
THANKFULLY, Africa, its people and nature are AMAZING, and you push that aside long enough to enjoy it until you return to the bus and face the sad reality of your tour cohorts.
Overall, this felt like a race to the bottom or the lowest common denominator instead of an uplifting experience.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Extraordinary Promises but Ordinary Delivery
My husband and I decided to skip our wedding and use the money for a once in a lifetime trip to Tanzania. We choose EJ because we wanted to climb Kilimanjaro before going on a luxury safari and beach trip.
Our final iteneray information regarding our treking company was wrong upon our Intial booking. Once our final documents were sent to us 3 weeks before our trip, our trekking information was incorrect again. After pointing out several inconsistentcies we were provided with "correct" information. Once in Tanzania and meeting with our guide the provide and confirmed information was incorrect again. Examples are if our sleeping Bags were included as part of our climb, having space for them in our bag, if we were going to be tested for oxygen levels daily and the tipping process. Additionally our Kili guide was told a different time than we were to meet him and ended up waiting for over 2 hours because of EJs mistake while we were on a planned day excersion.
As for our Intial arrival we booked an escort through customs. The escort did not arrive until we were through customs and already received our bags.
Our one day trip to Arusha National Park was supposed to include a walking safari. However when I asked the guide about it he seemed very surprised and we had to abtain an additional permit at an additional cost once we arrived at the park.
We arrived at our final destination in Zanzibar and there was some confusion as to our included beverages. EJ said we would have cocktails on the beach, ect however once we arrived we were told no cocktails were included. Upon reaching out to EJ I was told "we are not always aware of what "premium drinks" mean." It is my expectation that if a luxury travel company makes a recommendation of a location they are aware of what is provided.
Overall we were very disappointed with the level of organization and execution. Especially when you are promised the moon when booking. It is unfortunate because we spent close to $25,000 on a 2 week trip and the amount of mistakes was truly extraordinary.
We have voiced our disappointments along the way but we often get canned responses with no real action.
With the amount of travel companies out there I highly recommend you choose someone else if you have multiple legs of your trip.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Safari Trip - professional and well planned by Trevaron Tours
HANNAH was really awesome and super helpful in planning our itinerary for this trip right from the get go. She made sure she answered all our questions and concerns and put together a great 10 day trip for us. It was wonderful to see her receive us in the airport at 11:30 PM upon our arrival. We were provided with a brand new land cruiser for our trip and an A class guide SIMON who made the trip very memorable for us. He was super friendly, very knowledgable about everything in Kenya (safari, animals, places, weather, history, interesting facts and current affairs) and shared a wealth of information. He interacted with us with utmost care and respect and is very compassionate as well. On our way to Masai Mara, a few vehicles were stuck in a swamp and he helped getting them out of the mess and got them back on the road. All the places that we stayed in were beautiful resorts and very comfortable as well.
We got to see a lot of birds / animal sightings and best part of the trip was the view of the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro in Amboseli from our resort.
We strongly recommend all to visit Kenya / Tanzania through Trevaron Tours.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best price, excellent guide, great Safari
we had an awesome time with Kikitu in Mara, he exuded happiness and he created a great atmosphere amongst the group.
We also loved Peter in Amboseli, he’s super knowledgeable and we managed to see and learn loads!!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly and perfect travel manager
Our 6n 7d trip to Kenya was just awesome. Hassle free travel and very friendly people - Charity, Joseph and Peter was our companion during these days. They provide very affordable price and quick in response to all my queries. They go beyond their way to make sure that the customer is happy. 5 stars to this company. I will definitely recommend to avail the services of adventure 360 if anyone is planning to visit Kenya.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Joe Mouti was amazing
Tour was awesome. Joe the tour guide did an outstanding job. He knows how to navigate the safari. His knowledge was instrumental in us seeing the BIG 5. We have some really nice view of the animals and he shed light on ones we did not know. The experience is one I will not forget.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
11 days trip in Rwanda/Uganda
In August 2018 we took a very nice 'private' trip in Rwanda, Uganda and initially also RDC with Africa Tours Adventure.
ATA is a very professional company with a high focus on client safety and satisfaction.
Plan B was organized due to the closure of Virunga NP (RDC) in May.
August should have been a "dry" month but this year it wasn't really the case, our guide Kaye gave us his advice "in live" and proposed other options for the planned activities that we had to drop due to bad weather conditions (like climbing the Visoke).
His pieces of advice were most valuable.
If you would like to travel to Rwanda and/or Uganda, Africa Tours Adventure is certainly the best choice.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience with Ranger Afrika
We just came back from our safari trip and it was more than what we expected. None of us had been on safari before, so we didn't know what to expect. From the moment we landed at Kilimanjaro to our last day, every aspect of our trip was well planned and all that we requested was provided. The interactions with Johnbosaco were excellent and his Itinerary suggestions were very well thought and detailed. Johnbosco & Co organised our amazing stays at KIA Lodge, Burunge Lodge and Kati Kati Camp. We also did the Hot Air Balloon safari and we had the best views of the sunrise. I highly recommend this Tanzanian owned and operated company.