US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Responsive during the planning process and excellent guide!
Noah was always very prompt returning emails and answering questions throughout the process, from our initial inquiry up until we left for Kenya. I can’t say enough good things about our guide, Eustace, he was truly exceptional and really made the Safari a memorable experience. We were very pleased with the lodges that were included in our package and our vehicle.
This was our first (but not our last!) Safari and I could t be happier that we selected Wildbeest Safaris, they delivered an amazing experience.
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best African adventure
We send a request to Bimos Travel and we had great quote, options from different lodges. Whatsap calls really helped to understands our needs. We were picked up on time the driver was knowledgeable and vehicle was good. The safari was 4 four of great experience. We spotted the big five in Mara national reserve.
Great Safari, terrible organisation & communication.
We booked a 10 day trip with Skywide. A safari followed by Mombassa beach to relax at the end.
The Safari was great but the relaxing part was anything but. We arrived at our so called 4* hotel in Mombassa and we arrived to a green swimming pool with mould everywhere, dirty bathrooms and flies on food. We called Skywide immediately to say we wanted to move to a hotel closer to what we had been promised without a mould and an out of action pool and their communication was quite frankly terrible- the hotel is FLAMINGO BEACH- (DO NOT STAY THERE!!!).
The hotel refused to move us to sister hotel with a clean pool in use because they said Skywide refused to cover the cost, two hours later and no news from Skywide after several calls and emails we took matters into our own hands and booked a trusted hotel and left as soon as possible.
We lost a whole afternoon (of a short 3 day break) sorting this out ourselves and Skywide would not reimburse the costs claiming it was far more expensive than Flamingo, they refunded us the stay at Flamingo and the price was half of what our new hotel cost.
On leaving we arrived at Mombassa airport to learn our flight to Nairobi had been cancelled and no one of Skywide had notified us, the consequences for this could have been massive as we had a connecting BA flight to catch to England. Skywide arranged the airport transfers and booked our internal flights therefore this was their responsibility, the flight was cancelled 9 hours earlier and they hadn't let us know, Kenya airways were shocked no one had contacted us from as they let the booker of the flights know about cancellations.
We got a flight with only 10 minutes to spare thanks to Kenya Airways running us through security, this was all due to Skywide's lack of communication and has we arrived at the airport on time and not early for our flight we'd have missed the earlier flight and our BA flight home.
So the Safari was great but I'd argue most safari companies out there would offer as good a service, after all the Masi Mara is it's own experience regardless whose arranged it, but the trip ended stressfully and as my mums trip of life time at 60 years old I was very angry she had to encounter this stress.
This was my third time to Africa and the worst company I've used I wouldn't recommend them.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing lifetime experience
We booked a 5 day Great Rift Valley Safari with Namayiana Safaris. We were not sure about what to expect since we were going to Kenya and Africa for the very first time. The booking itself was simple and Mpairo (John) kept checking with us and answered all our questions. We were picked up in Nairobi and our journey started from there. We were very pleased that Mpairo and Corrina were there with us in Maasai Mara. They are all on our game drives, sat down with us for lunch and dinner. Our accomodation Fisi camp had such nice hosts. They prepared a fantastic meal for new years eve. All in all, we have a very nice time.
The game drives themselves were at "out of the world" experience. Mpairo is just excellent at tracking animals. He is always the first one to spot them! Then the other cars arrive: D We managed to see the Big 5, in addition to lots of other animals and were very happy. We visited the nearby Maasai village and it was very nice.
After the Mara, we continued to Lake Naivasha and Nakuru where we had 2 more game drives. We had some small problems in Lake Nakuru, but Mpairo intervened and solved them in minutes. This is a lot.
We would definitely like to visit again and would recommend them to family and friends.
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RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was an amazing experience. Thank you Jayson for saw the big five and for the interesting story!
It was really great experience to visit Masay Mara park and Nakuru lake with this company.
Transfer from airport to hotel was in time. First of all guys from Okoa Africa Tours met us in the airport and transfered to the Okoa Africa Tours office for paying the trip, then they tranfer us to the our hotel.
Tomorrow morning they met us in our hotel and tranferd to the met point for starting the safary trip. By the way, emploeey of Okoa Africa Tours helps me to buy local sim-card.
I whant to tell the big thanks to our guide Jayson for showing the big five! It's amazing, we have also seen two representatives (lions and buffalos) of the big five in the firt day of our trip!
Jayson told us very interesting facts about animals, their habits and lives! He gave us the opportunite to saw animals as close as possible to be safety!
In the Nakury Lake we saw rinos! It's incredible, because I've never seen these animal before this trip.
So the big thanks to Okoa Africa Tours and our guide Jayson for showing us the magic world of safary!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very Good Budget Tour
Karibu Safaris was very prompt in responding by email to any questions that we had beforehand.
Our driver/guide, Arony, was excellent. He was friendly, experienced, and very knowledgeable about the game and where to find them. When one of the tourists on our trip became ill on the last night, he took the initiative to find a good doctor and see that he received proper treatment.
In most ways, the safari was as advertised. There were four minor ways that differed: 1) At Masai Mara, we did not stay at the Mara Springs Tent Camp, but instead stayed at Miti Mingi Eco Camp, which is probably equivalent. The camp was close to the park entrance, and we had warm water for showers, and a private bathroom with flush toilet, shower, and sink. It was not luxurious, but fits a budget tour. 2) We did not go for a game drive on our last morning at Masai Mara, but instead visited a nearby Masai village. This was interesting, but does involve some extra costs ($15 pp entrance, money for souvenirs). 3) On our way from Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru, we stopped at Lake Naivasha and went for a boat ride ($20 pp). There we saw a number of birds and got very close to some hippos. We could also see some game on an island, but were not close. 4) One small complaint - we were provided with some water at Masai Mara, but needed to buy our own for the trips to Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru.
Even though it was not high season, we saw a large variety of animals. At Masai Mara, we saw many wildebeast, impalas, gazelles, buffalo, elephants, zebras, warthogs, baboons, and hippos. We also saw giraffes, waterbucks, lions, hyenas, cheetahs, a few crocodiles, and a rare leopard. We also got to see a pride of 7 lions hunt a family of warthogs and bring down a young warthog. I was surprised at how close we could come to many of the animals. At Lake Nakuru, we saw many impalas, buffalo, baboons, gazelle, and some elands. We also 7 white rhinos, including one with a baby. We saw one giraffe (which was different than those at Masai Mara), a python, and a large number of flamingos and pelicans. There are apparently not as many flamingos as there used to be, since the lake flooded about 3 years ago with heavy rainfall, and the saltiness of the lake was decreased.
I recommend bringing a camera with a telephoto lens, or good zoom capabilities. I had a video camera with 80x zoom, and was able to get much better pictures than others in the group who only had their cell phones. Though for many of the animals (including lions and cheetahs) we were able to get right next to them.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful Cultural Excursion to Enduitmet WMA
Working with Mack and the Killiholidays Tours & Safaris was a wonderful experience. Mack was very communicative before our trip to ensure everything was in order; he responded promptly to emails as well as WhatsApp messaging. They arrived on time the day of our trip and we departed for a seamless road to our destination. The cars were very spacious and comfortable. The cars stayed with us the entirety of our trip (3 days) and the drivers were extremely professional and polite. They provided great knowledge about different animals during our safari drives and also very good company. Killiholidays Tours & Safaris provided a great experience for our group of 10 people and I would recommend them to anyone!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Well Organized Trip to Less Visited Destination
Just returned from an amazing trip with Kiliholidays! The student group I was leading departed from Arusha, and made the short two-hour drive to Enduiment Wildlife Management Area. Mack and his team did an excellent job. We were able to see a huge amount of the WMA, along with countless amounts of wildlife. Especially valuable was Mack's willingness to accommodate our group's unique needs, as we were spending the majority of the short trip interacting with the Sinya area Masaai community. They were able to bring us to different sites, such as the clinic, with no hesitant. All of the drivers were friendly and knowledgeable. Thanks for a great tour!
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best tour guide in the world
Safari with Saimon was amazing experience. He is a very friendly and patient person and he has a huge knowledge about animals. Everything was perfect. I recommend safari with Saimon everyone.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing
from start to finish the whole thing has been amazing . It was nerve racking at first using a S/A based agent to organise our tour here from the UK but using a company that has the local expert knowledge paid off . After a few months of discussion back n forth via email we finally settled on a trip that suited us ( father n daughter) 15 days to include kruger NP, cape town n zimbabwe with additional activities booked. Im just back from that trip and i can honestly say we've been amazed at how smooth the whole process has been, and how wonderful the accomodation has been at every destination. The whole trip went as planned in the itinerary . From the transfers to the activities we booked to the hotels we stayed at. We've had the best few weeks in africa that we will definetely be coming back at some point in the future
