20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Outstanding Zanzibar holiday trip
Planned a safari trip to Tanzania in on 17th June, Guess what? Got an exciting discount on wildlife safaris packages and experienced a very nice & reliable service. Visited Zanzibar islands, Kilimanjaro, and Serengeti National park. Got a discount on my holiday packages.Thanks Team.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We are happy to have travelled with a professional staff
Communications: We didn't have internet for the most part of the tour, so it was difficult to contact them and we receveid our flight tickets to Livingstone only the day before departure
Safari: Excellent and fantastic guide (Victor). Above expectations
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great guide. Great experience.
10 out of 10. Myself and girlfriend had a 8day tour of Uganda and it was amazing. Initially I wanted to see all of Uganda but after speaking with Cate we concluded it would be much better to not go up north due to time and concentrate on the west and south. This way our days would have less driving and more time for activities, also it would allow time for stops and photographs on route. We had a mid range tour, travelled in a land cruiser.
The whole trip was amazing Stephen our guide had a amazing knowledge of all wildlife and really made an effort to show us everything. It was very interesting to chat with Stephen about any subject matter and he really made our trip special.
Cate was great at organising the trip and would respond within hours overall we had about 80 messages back and forth but she was always eager to help organise the trip.
I would recommend spending the extra for mid range as I have no complaints about any lodge we stayed in and no problems with transport.
Prime safaris was an amazing tour operator and I would recommend to anyone I know. Uganda is amazing and I will be going back again soon.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible Safari in Uganda.
All arrangements with Teresa were swift and excellent. we added two days in Queen Elizabeth Park to the three day gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. I was picked up promptly. Twaha was my driver and guide. he was a wonderful company, upbeat, informative, enthusiastic, attentive, knowledgeable and caring. The accommodation exceeded my expectations. The country is so very beautiful. I know Africa well and found Uganda outstanding for many reasons.
Highlights were of course spending time with the gorillas. This was beyond imagining. Also, the intensity of game and boat ride on the Kazinga Channel was brilliant. Thank you and congratulations to the team. I enjoyed every single moment with you. i entirely recommend wild jungle trails.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Gorilla safari and wildlife Tour.
If you are interested in gorilla trekking and seeing wildlife or other parts of Uganda, we highly recommend Wild Jungle Trails Safaris. This was our first trip to Uganda. Teresa in the home office was very responsive during the planning process and our trip was perfect! The lodging chosen was wonderful. Our guide, Remmy, was amazing. Not only did he have an incredible amount of knowledge regarding the animals, he was a pleasure to spend an entire week with. We thought this would be our once-in-a-lifetime trip to Uganda. After visiting, we would love to return. If we do, there is no question that we will book again using Wild jungle Trails Safaris. They are exceptional!
CZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful safari, reliable tour operator, lifelong experience !
I strongly recommend to pick Tanke tours for your guidance in Kenya. Carol is a very friendly lady, well informed and always ready to answer any question you have. She prepared tour specifically up to our wishes. First part was 4 day tour including 2 days in Masai Mara, 1 day in Lake Nakuru and the last day she helped us organize meeting with our sponsored child far from touristic places and national parks. What more, she even accompanied us on this trip. Second safari started in Diani beach and then we had 2 days in Tsavo (east and west) and 2 days in Amboseli. Everything was perfectly arranged including pick up at the airport or buying us the train ticket from Nairobi to Mombasa. Carol was always there when we needed (on mobile or whatsap). Tanke tours drivers were always on time, communicative and the safari was fun in their company.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Extremely disappointed and will recommend not to use them
Communications:When he knows there is a problem he decided to avoid answering the phone, other than that he responds ok.
Service:Not good, we definitely didn't get a good place to stay nor the trip was done as discussed!
living up to expectations:We found ourselves in a deserted camp-not sure if it was a camp-one hut with a small dining area.No other customers were there even though it is the season.
The food(ad the waiter) was brought in the car with us-which by the way was apparently a frozen chicken and eggs and we lived off that till the next day's lunch when we finally had enough and wanted to move camp.Of course we had to pay for the new camp as well!!after we complained to Rama/Gecko and his response was it's not his fault!!!
The Safari tour:
We booked two nights and three days:
First day:
the plan was to drive us from the ferry, have lunch and head to the camp and catch the ferry.They came on time to pick us up, however the trip somehow took longer than they expected so we ended up not having lunch and running to catch the boat.
Second day:
We drove up to the game park no problems.
Third day:
We were supposed to have our walk in the game park , we ended up just walking around our camp cause Gecko-Rama-decided to not buy the entry ticket and save some money!!While it only costs about 130 dollars for two people and we paid him more than one thousand dollars for two nights and we ended up paying again for another camp because the camp he chose for us was terrible, even the waiter came with us to the camp and he was the only waitron top of that we were the only customers staying there and I couldn't sleep the whole night!
*We were looking forward for this holiday, and we paid well and discussed all the arrangements in advance, but still nothing was done according to plan.It is very unfortunate to be treated this way.I would not recommend nor wish this to happen to anyone else.
QA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The trip was awesome and my kids were so happy to have such an excellent guide and driver
There was no any problems with communication at all, all the plan went as planned and the trip met all our expectations.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An unforgettable trip of a lifetime, filled with all our dreams plus more!
From the very start, the communication with the team from Classic Journeys Africa was outstanding. I asked many questions and changed the itinerary so that it was tailored to us. This was never a problem, and Charles Kiviu and his team responded to every question promptly (usually within a few hours) and adapted things until they were perfect for us.
Wow, what an experience. Although a little nervous as we had never used this company nor safaribookings.com before, we needn’t have ever worried. We were picked up on time from our airport hotel in Nairobi. We were given an itinerary and we were able to pay our remaining balance in cash as requested. All completed safely and honestly. Off we went for the first part of our adventure. Everything was explained throughout, and our guide Charles (unsure on surname, sorry!) was outstanding from start to finish. Plenty of comfort breaks when needed, he helped us with buying some drinks and snacks for the journey ahead and even gave us some local currency to spend in the shop when we didn’t have any. We felt safe in his hands from start to finish, and he truly was such a lovely, kind person. We went to the Masai Village (beware it is a little overpriced/we didn’t realise we could have haggled) but a wonderful experience. Then onto Amboseli. We had an evening drive here and then a full day drive the following day. Our guide and driver Charles personalised this for us and noted our love of photography. He thought about the best photo opportunities and stayed until sunset to allow us to capture special moments. He arranged for lunch to be packed with us so no need to return to the lodge. Lots and lots of elephants, incredible to see with the back drop of Mount Kilimanjaro.
We then took a long drive to Lake Nakuru, stopping off at The Rift Valley and Lake Navaisha on the way. Stunning to see! A boat ride beside hippos and walking with giraffes - unforgettable. We arrived late at Nakuru due to bad traffic and a road closure. Charles stayed calm throughout, drove incredibly well through the traffic to get us there as quickly as possible. He reminded us that we can take things at our pace and see everything we want to, no need to rush. Lake Nakuru was very pretty, and we managed to see both white and black rhinos alongside many other animals including the endangered Rothschild giraffes. We even had a baboon jump into our jeep and sit alongside us!
We then made our way to the Masai Mara. A dream of ours, and it certainly lived up to expectations and more! Charles ensured that we saw everything possible. The Mara River Crossing of the great migration was wonderful to see, and Charles ensured we had the best, clear view. Two lionesses hunting and manage a successful kill was something we never thought we would see, but Charles just knew the mums would be close by after we found four lion cubs sleeping under a tree. Cheetahs, elephants, rhino, buffalo, giraffes, hyena, lionesses and lions, baboons, hippos, crocodiles, a variety of birds, wildebeest in their thousands, a variety of deer, and to finish our trip, a leopard and her cub walked beside us. Charles listened to me when I said the leopard is my favourite animal, but I have never been lucky enough to find one. We spent our last day enjoying the surroundings and the animals we passed, but his main aim was to make my dream come true. We were close in the morning, but the leopard disappeared. But early afternoon, Charles knew they were nearby as he found their kill in the tree. I can never thank him enough for that experience. Our final day also enabled us to have another memorable moment- a hot air balloon ride over the Masai Mara with breakfast amongst the animals. This was stunning and definitely something I would recommend.
Overall, I cannot recommended Classic Journeys Africa enough. They did everything they promised, and ensured we had the best time. This was a private tour, and I would definitely suggest this. Other couples we talked to at our lodges had 3+ different couples in their jeeps (with a different company) and did not get to do everything / see what they wanted to as everyone had to be pleased.
Thank you to both of the Charles’ we had contact with. You both went above and beyond. Their English is perfect which made conversation easy. Kenya is a wonderful country filled with the nicest people. We were so lucky that we chose this company to make our dreams come true.
Thank you so much.
Full review with photos will soon be updated on charmeetsworld.com
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exciting. We also witnessed a scene of lions hunting
Excellent organization ed assistance provided. Accomodations for the night also excellent; Kati kati tented camp in Serengeti offers an impeccable service.
Thanks to the attention of the guide and the driver, the safari has offered more than expected