US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
South African Safari +++
Our family trip to South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe was amazing!! Definitely the trip of a lifetime. We had the opportunity to experience everything we wanted to and more. It was such an amazing experience to not have to worry about any detail. Kylie from Kruger took care of everything for us. Transfers, reservations, excursions, helping with the planning and giving recommendations based on her years of experience. Thank you so much!! Would definitely go back and do it again.
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very special holiday, made to feel even more special by Roadside's care and consideration
Booking a safari for the whole family is a considerable investment and you want to be sure that it will all be worth it. Initially we looked for an agency based at home (Holland), but after continual issues, we were lucky enough to come across Tanzania Roadside Expeditions. Paul's knowledge and attention to detail meant that any hiccups that cropped up were smoothed away with barely any impact on us. He organised the perfect itinerary, readily tweaking it if we had any special wishes or requirements.
Once on safari, we were lucky enough to have James as our guide/driver. When you're thrown together with a stranger for over a week, it could be a difficult situation, but James readily made us feel very welcome. As a guide, he had an exceptional breadth of knowledge and was readily able to answer all our questions (and with 3 kids with us, there were lots of questions!). As a driver, he was also fantastic; we felt very safe with him, despite driving conditions that were often "challenging", to say the least. And as a person, James is a truly nice guy to spend time with, and we hope to meet him again on our next visit.
All in all, we were truly fortunate to find Tanzania Roadside to organise our holiday. I would heartily recommend them to anyone and everyone!
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect Safari in Kenya
We had an excellent journey in Kenya with Stephen (owner) and Elijah (guide and driver). Everything was just perfect and met or exceeded our expectations. The whole trip was organised by Stephen following our requests (not like with typical travel agencies where you have to buy a package in which nothing can be changed!!) Our driver was fun, flexible and had a great knowledge of all parks we visited (Massai Mara, Naivasha, Hells Gate, Amboseli, Tsavo East/West). Stephen remained available 24/7. Send an email and get an answer within few minutes! I challenge any major travel agency to do the same, especially on weekend!!!
Just perfect!
If you need any advice, ask Stephen for my contact.
Luc
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful great Safari experience!
We had the best safari experience, more than we could have imagined. From the beginning when we booked, Simon our contact was very accommodating of our requests and very professional. During the safari James our guide was exceptional! Very knowledgeable and knew exactly where to find the animals et c.c. lovely time. Highly recommend this tour company!
3 day Amboseli trip was a dream I have had and it did not disappoint.
The trip was put together at short notice. Dennis our guide was a bit dis-organised at first but his enthusiasm, especially for photography, quickly overcame that. Joshua, his driver and team mate, was someone I would travel anywhere with. He was understanding of our requests regarding the on-going buzz of the radio, stopping to watch birds, and generally a most considerate man. How he negotiated the Nairobi traffic remains a mystery! Amboseli was an amazing experience. Wide open spaces. Great game viewing. Large elephant herds as promised. View of Mt Kilimanjaro would have been excellent except for the overcast weather. Will definitely go again.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful and spectacular visit
It was wonderful being in the of Simon and all affiliated guides of KenyaSafari group.they made my visit to mara a worth to remember.
Wish to make more trips with them in coming future to other places
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
not recommendable
Arrangements before starting the trip were managed well. The trip started with a delay of 2,5 hours. No explanations were provided, neither an information about the timing of the later departure. The accommodation in the tent lodge was not good at all: the mosquito net was not arranged, the bathroom was really dirty, food was acceptable, service personal rather rude. The bus we were transported in was not comfortable and noisy. The driver drove safely, was friendly and adapted to our wishes along the game drive. The game drive was nice as the wildlife we could observe was stunning.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable safari experience!
We booked a 6 day safari with Ranger Afrika to Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park and Lake Manyara National Park. Our trip was custom made and nothing we inquired about was a problem as Ezekiel's responses were fast, clear and professional. The game drives in all the parks were great and the guide had a lot of knowledge about every park we visited and all the wildlife. We spotted a lot of wildlife and our stays at Kubu Kubu Lodge and Maramboi Tented Camp were amazing.
We had unforgettable safari experience and i would absolutely recommend Ranger Afrika to anyone who wants to do a Private Safari in Tanzania.
US
Experience level: first safari
it was very good trip with go explore safaris in tanzania
I would be so naïve if I had never planned this trip to Tanzania with this company after a period of searching on trip advisor and other travel websites I found go explore safaris and sent them my trip request for me and my daughters as they had gotten holidays from there college and I decided to plan for them a trip to Africa. Tanzania was the main destination so brian was the main correspondence person who responded to all my emails, he gave us a very nice tailor made trip proposal for 11 days in Tanzania visiting all the top destinations in Tanzania. so after a few emails and couple of questions we trusted this company and made our trip meet our expectations. my kids were so happy we had the very best of the trip we visited tarangire national park, Serengeti, lake manyara and Ngorongoro reserve which were so much full of wildlife and the evolving masai cultural visit in olpopongi in Arusha the lodges we slept in were very nice and clean me and my kids shared a very nice family room at Serengeti Serena lodge which had the best views in the plains hamza our guide was a very experienced driver guide and had a lot of information about his country and was happy sharing every moment making the trip so much fun I definitely have to recommend the services of your company to anyone travelling here in east Africa and looking forward to coming back to track the gorillas in uganda.
Fantastic experience, unbeatable service, great lodges, excelled in every aspect
Having only seen the reviews on safaribookings of a company I had never heard of I was stunned by the speed of responses to any query by Mr Otienio, I felt as if I was really valued. I asked if a safari could be modified expecting an extra day at the start or end yet I was given possibilities for during the safari where we could make the most of our time. Once on safari we found we were spending more time on game drives than with previous companies in fact we doubled the time. Our driver Rewer (Stanley) was great, we could spend as little or as long time as we wanted with each animal or bird whilst he considered where to get the best photos from. He listened to what we wanted from our safari - spending time with good views of animals rather than a quick view to tick a box and moving on, so not waiting for hours next to a bush waiting for a sleeping leopard to come out when all you could see was the size of a postage stamp and instead viewing heards of topi and zebra. The quality of our lodges was excellent - Tsavo East Voi Wildlife lodge fantastic lodge and location with loads of elephants visiting the waterhole, Tsavo West Negulia Lodge - dated but fantastic views and plenty of elephants and evening leopard, Amboseli Kibo camp - fantastic tent full of character with great views of Kilimanjaro, Naivasha Elsamere - beautiful surroundings, Nakuru Sopa Lodge - stunning quality, Baringo Soi Safari lodge - dated with fantastic views and very helpful chef, Masai Mara Sekanani Camp - fantastic tent in very private surroundings. Every lodge and tent was excellent each with their own character although because of the amount of time spent on game drives we did not spend as much time in the lodges. Please be aware that some of the drives between lodges can be very lengthy but this allows you experience the most variety of animals and views. The journey between masai mara and nairobe can be particularly problematic as there can be frequent massive traffic jams at the rift valley escarpment which can entail a 2 hour detour to avoid. Overall I was thoroughly impressed with the standard of service and especially considering the excellent price exceeded all my expectations.