IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a fabulous experience as we visited four national parks and had a wonderful game viewing.
Magical Retreats and Adventures turned out to be an excellent service provider, taking care of our every need during the eight-day safari covering four national parks. The two guides we had during the tour were very friendly and knowledgeable and we enjoyed our travelling and safari with them. Pamela was always in touch with us and took pains to ensure that nothing was lacking. The accommodation and the food during the safari were excellent. We enjoyed the safari thoroughly and also witnessed the great migration at maasai mara. On the whole, it was a lifetime trip.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful tour to Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti with Wild Secrets
My friends and I went for a 7 day safari to Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti in Tanzania with Wild Secrets Safaris which has turned out to be the most exciting adventure of my life.
Our travel contact Rashid was the best. He worked with us and came up with itinerary according to our wishes. The guide can make or break your safari; we count ourselves lucky that we had Nathan as our guide. He was just amazing!!! He was professional, dependable, great conservationist and a skilled driver. He drove very safely, following all the rules, and never exceeding the speed limits. He had a knack for spotting animals that we couldn’t see. He was very excited to point out the animals for us. With him, we saw rhinos, leopards, lions, and many more animals. He also showed us the 3 wildebeest crossings in just 2 days.
Our experience was heightened by the wonderful lodges that Rashid suggested and booked for us. They were wonderful pit stops after a day of game drives.
My friends and I are definitely going back to Tanzania with Wild Secrets Safaris and would want Nathan to be our guide again.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply the Best!!
Every aspect of our trip right from pre-planning to planning to booking to payment to communication to actual trip and beyond was spectacular. Highly recommended and would use again in a heartbeat. Kudos to Adventura Africa. We have already recommended them to many of our friends!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Barack looks after you very well
We went on the Nyiragongo tour organised by Barack. Barack was very helpful and organised everything we needed. He was conscious of limiting our costs which was great as we are backpackers. He welcomed us into his home and drove us to the starting point himself. Thanks for looking after us Barack!
FI
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Safari with KWESA
We have just returned from a wonderful summer vacation safari in Tanzania. Lazaro Edward the director of Kilimanjaro Wonders Expeditions Safari was personally involved in planning our safari. He was patient as we must have exchanged over 50 emails before we agreed on a 10 day itinerary to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater together with a cultural visit to Bushmen tribes and a hot air balloon morning ride.
We had Goodluck as our guide and driver. Goodluck became my kids’ hero. He was a talented driver and guide. He knew exactly where to find the animals that by the end of our trip we had seen more animals than we expected including all the big 5 and some rare finds like a pack of wild dogs in Tarangire, a Pangolin in Serengeti, leopard with its kill, lions mating, a lot of birds. The experience with the Bushmen with Goodluck as our intermediary was very wonderful with their simple way of life dances, showing us their hunting spears, arrows, huts made of wild leaves, bark cloth, caves.
I am very grateful to Kilimanjaro Wonders Expeditions Safari for the wonderful experience and when we return we will definitely use Kilimanjaro Wonders Expeditions Safari.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing
This was our second trip with BAJ. We had amazing 3 nights at Mara. Our camp was right beside Mara river. It was incredible to sleep hearing the hippos and have breakfast close to them. The staff was very helpful and the location is great. An exquisite camp tucked in the Mara bush, calm and relaxing atmosphere. Hippo viewing and fantastic location for good game drives. The diver was informative and keen to share his immense knowledge about the Mara and wildlife.
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was an unbelievable beautiful and unforgettable experience!
We had a wonderful safari and saw really a lot of animals including many lions, leopards and cheetas in amazing landscapes. . In Masai Mara we had the luck the see a wildbeast/zebra river crossing. In Amboseli was the elephant paradise (many big herds of elephants), lions on the trees in Manyara, lions at breakfast in Ngorongoro and the biggest hippo pool in Serengeti were other highlights. Also the village tours (Masai village, Mto Wa Su, and Coffeefarm) were great and we were almost the only tourists while the tour. All the very beautiful Serena lodges were in the heart of the wilderness with wild animals in the garden of the lodges. Everything was perfectly organized from Simon and we could enjoy every minute of our trip without wasting time. It was an unbelievable beautiful and unforgettable experience.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Safari Experience with Kevin Mlay and Natural Life Experience Safari's
This review may take some time. I first met Kevin Mlay on Safari in 2015. He was what made our first 10 days in Tanzania so special. At the time he was working for another company in Tanzania, but I could tell right from the start he was a special person. We kept in touch for the last 4 years and when I wanted to go back with a group of 6, I contacted him and discovered he had set out on his own and started Natural Life Experience. I had not one bit of hesitation booking a 10 trip with him just this month, and we have just returned to the US on the 8th of August and here is our review, and his first review as an owner operator.
First there are a lot of choices out there for one to book a Safari to Tanzania. After 3 trips there over the past 6 years, I can say that the guide and the services they offer are the most important pieces of making it both enjoyable and educational. Kevin put the 6 of us in first rate lodges in Arusha, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Ruaha State parks. They were beautiful lodges, with exceptional service and food and amenities. There was not one detail left to worry about, from the minute he picked us up at the Kilimanjaro airport to the time he saw us on our plane ride back home, he was there at every step of the way. There was not one detail left for us to worry about. Everything was handled with care and professionalism. 4 of our travelers were visiting for the first time, and all are making plans for a return trip in the future. I can't say enough about the Duluti Lake Lodge in Arusha, Neptune Lodge in Karatu, Lemala Kuria Hills in the Serengeti, and the best of them all, Jabali Ridge in Ruaha. All 5 star properties, with 5 star meals, service, game viewing, and amenities.
But it was Kevin's expertise in the game and the birds that made it all worthwhile. This was a private tour, so we could do whatever we wanted when we wanted, and he was there all the time to see we had a great time and enjoyed Tanzania in the traditional way. We were the envy of many others as they stopped him numerous times asking for info and getting some advice on best game viewing. We saw the big 5 in the first 3 days, and then came the birds, and had the pleasure of seeing the Migration at its best. All in all, we had high expectations for this trip, and they were met and exceeded.
If you are looking for the traditional Bespoke Safari to Tanzania Kevin and Natural Life Experience Safari's is your place to go for personalized individual service. Great care to detail, great knowledge of the areas and the properties, and a great Safari vehicle. We come to find out that the real difference is the guide, and the second most important is the reliability and comfort of the Safari vehicle. Kevin had both! If you want to work directly with the person you are going to be with on Safari versus a broker or agent in London or Boston or far away location, then I suggest you give Kevin and Natural Life Experience a look.
I recommend Natural Life Experience without reservation, and I am happy to converse or correspond with anyone who is looking to have a trip of a lifetime!Show less
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A MOVED BUT BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY
For the first time with this agency on a trip through Kenya. Everything was arranged nicely, although due to circumstances that the agency could not really do much about, we had bad luck with the guide. But you make your own journey and we have had wonderful moments. the lodges were beautiful! The communication with the agency was very smooth and open and if there were any problems they were solved quickly and efficiently. We are also planning a next trip with Bushtop! We saw many animals, visited DSWT in Nairobi and Tsavo. Our trip ended in Mombasa to wash all the dust off and rest. We Love Kenya!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safe, interesting and very well prepared safari
We as a family are very satisfied with Shadows of Africa prepared safari. Everything was perfect, well organized, we had influence on what we do, our driver Dickson was great :) and we saw a Big 5... And we was quite ecological and not produced unnecessary trash... not like the many others we saw