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
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A trip in a million
- Great company to work with. Cape Town and the Garden Route was an experience we wont forget soon. Thank you Jason
MA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Safari Tour, very Professional people
We had an amazing 4 days Safari with this Tour (Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro). it is a land rover 6 window seats. The driver Emmanuel knows almost all species, he is very good driver and so friendly. The Cook is nice as well, enough food during the whole safari.
The organizer Humphrey takes care of everything concerning your Safari planning. He responds quickly on Whatssap and advise you. Communication was perfect and it felt like I know him since a long time. We chose the tented campsite in Seronera (Serengeti) and in Simba campsite (Ngorongoro). Best experience ever, surrounded by wild life, sounds, smell, feelings... it was really great.
Don't forget to bring really warn clothes in ngorongoro crater , the night is freezing. Also, bring your own sleeping bags for more confortable and warm night.
All in all, I really recommend this tour, people are very professional, trustworthy and reliable.
Good job guys!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
had an overall excellentexperience with the whole package
excellent communication skills. updated regularly about the package.
the accomodation in serengeti was excellent with beautiful views and very good food,
the driver was well informed about the safari and answered our quesions promptly,
book and fly director Mr Ali made sure that our trip went smoothly as possible
very happy with the level of service and dedication. would recommend to others
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lack of flexibility , poor quality vehicles, sub-standard accommodation
We chose Encompass Africa to assist us with our African safari as they espoused flexibility, ensuring they were up to date with migratory patterns and were able to change their plans, itineraries and accommodation locations to cater for the unexpected and unpredictable nature of the environment. This was not the case. We spent three full days searching for the elusive big 5. Only a few wildebeest could be found. The great migration was delayed due to unseasonal weather patterns. There were very few animals. We were told this prior to traveling to the Serengeti by other travelers who had already experienced this. When we relayed this information to Encompass Africa, they refused to change the itinerary and relocate us to where the action was - central Serengeti. After the third day and only after we strongly insisted, did they move us from one camp to the other. Both of which, by the way, were well under capacity. We finally saw what we came for - animals in abundance - lions, leopards, hippos, many buffalo and of course wildebeest and antelope.
The vehicle we had was very old and run down. Roofs either did not open, or closed unexpectedly - luckily escaping serious injury. The seats were bereft of cushioning and the air conditioning did not work. Very disappointing.
Part of our trip was to visit a Maasai school at a local Maasai village. When we arrived, there were no children. They claimed it was school holidays, however, after seeing the empty classroom, it appeared the school had not been in operation for many months. Rat droppings covered all the children’s desks and the teaching materials looked ‘staged’ leading us to question the purpose of this visit.
We were told that tipping at the village was not expected, however, we were lead to their ‘jewelry’ market, where the Maasai women made and sold bracelets , earrings etc. We felt obligated to purchase many of their items, as we were lead around the area several times. The Maasai women continually appealed to us to buy their beads. We felt very uncomfortable, almost believing we may have been rude or offensive if we refused their products, leaving us in a very awkward position. It appeared we visited the village under the ruse of seeing the children in the school, when really it appeared to be all about selling Maasai beads for exorbitant prices.
I would not recommend this tour operator. We need to be honest with our reviews so that others are not left disappointed as we were.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
FABULOUS, AMAZING & AWESOME SAFARI
I recently thoroughly enjoyed an amazing safari experience with Above & Beyound.
From start to finish, the ease service and friendliness and expertise from the whole team. They were able to bring one of the most amazing safaris I have ever had. I could not rate their professionalism highly enough. Fabulous holiday experience that I will never forget. Thank you so much for the whole team!!!
Take care and looking forward to see you all soon.
Regards,
Zeca
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
In a word, Dancing Zebra was FANTASTIC -- most helpful with all of our questions and concerns.
Communications: Jessica with Dancing Zebra was super -- always quick to respond to every question we had.
Service: Dancing Zebra provided terrific service in every aspect. Timely and clear. Provided great details, travel hints, etc.
Expectations: Exceeded our expectations.
Safari Tour: The Tour was amazing. The three locations (all Lemala camps in Tanzania) were each different, providing interesting variation. Through emails and phone conversation, Jessica designed a trip that exactly matched what we wanted. She is very passionate about making sure our experience in Tanzania was the best possible.