CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A brilliant guide and one of the kindest humans we know.
The Safari was a dream come true.
Our guide was attentive to so many details, very skilled at spotting wildlife and a very safe driver.
Also a wonderful sense of humour along with a powerful love for the country of Tanzania. We hope we can travel with SWC again. We found great value for money, excellent assistance with bookings elsewhere ( ie Zanzibar) . We highly recommend this company.
Very Compassionate about his work, I loved how he had timely communication and was patient
Nyanja safaris made my trip smooth. They set a payment plan for us which motivated us to make this trip come to reality. The hotels were very nice. Communication was made timely.
I would still choose Nyanja safaris over again.
Nyanja safaris team truly made me feel comfortable all my trip worries disappeared.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tour was very organized from the communication all the way to the end!
I organized a safari for myself and six other colleagues while we were in town for a conference. We went to Nairobi National Park, Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, and the Giraffe Center. Grade was so helpful and kind throughout our conversations on WhatsApp, which is why I chose the company. The price seemed to be right in the middle range of all of the estimates that I received. On the day of the safari, Grace, Christopher, and the team were early for pickup and waiting for us at the reception at our hotel with excitment. They gave us each a little gift. Before I could even look around, they had packed our breakfast and lunch boxes (that we ordered and bought from our hotel) into the truck. They were so on the ball with everything! Christopher was a great guide, giving us information about the animals but not talking our ears off. We were lucky that we got to see just about everything that we could have wanted in the park except a cheetah (which he said is very rare). We would absolutely choose them again!
GT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great value for the money
The attention was exceptional from the beginning, Morris on the phone and whatsapp answered almost every inquiries with a nice response , also prepared several quotes and answered my questions. I received everything that was offered and more because my guide Keisane (Mesha) was amazing. He is a Masai from the Masai Mara. He knows the place, the animals, the guards, the hoteles, the roads. He is an amazing driver and very helpful.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience and tour guide
Chose this company based on reviews and was not disappointed. Had a couple of quotes from other companies which were slightly cheaper, however chose Jocky tours and do not regret it.
Booking was easy and communication was good with the company responding to any questions within 24 hours. We chose the 3 day/2night mid range private option.
We were picked up at 7am on our first day and taken to the office where payment was made. We paid with cash which was a very quick process and we then set off for the reserve with our driver Caleb. We arrived at 1600 and went on an evening game drive until the reserve closed at 1830. The next day we set off for the reserve at 0630 and spent from 0700-1700 in the reserve. We saw multiple lions, elephants , antelopes, hippo, crocodiles, cheetah, griaffe, warthog, zebra, birds and buffalo. The last day we set off at 0730 and spent an hour driving out of the reserve also encountered many of the above before visiting the Maasai Village and returning to Nairobi for 1500 hours. There is plenty of water provided during the trip.
We stayed at the Enkorok Mara Camp which is a mid range tented camp and were very pleased. The tent had everything we needed. The food was buffet style and was delicious. They cater for dietary requirements and vegan/vegetarian. They provided lunch on the second day which was a very generous size.
Caleb our driver was amazing, he got us as close as he could to the different animals and had a wealth of facts about the reserve and all the animals we saw. He was not stumped by any question we had. He is one of the friendliest people we've met and nothing is too much of an ask
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience
Had the absolute best time on safari! We had an incredible guide and group, and were lucky enough to spot all of the big 5 in just 3 days. Every time I thought we’d seen the best thing and it simply couldn’t get any better, somehow it did! Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly, we enjoyed chatting with him at camp each night and hearing all his stories. The chef prepared delicious meals which far exceeded our expectations, and he made sure to check on us at every meal. The organizer, Shebbie at Vision Safari, was amazing and so helpful in bringing together the entire experience - answering questions before we even arrived, arranging all our transfers, and checking in on us during and after the safari. Couldn’t have asked for better!
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best quality by price combination
Superb, ask David as a guide and you will get an exemptional and exclusive experience!
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Long awaited trip to Tanzania national parks
We had an excellent trip and we were really impressed with variety of animals and nature. The guise did a lot to show different points of view of the impressive parts. The timing also was perfect and we were always on time in all of parks and stops. The guide seemed to be much experienced and we thought he knows all of the trails by heart so we didn't have a challenge to see rare species of animals and nature.
We are so thankful to have such experience visiting the most popular national parks in Africa!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good driver, easy communication and luckily seeing 4 of the big 5.
The communication with Dennis before the actual safari was easy and fast.
The pick up (and also the drop of on the last day) were reliable and without any waiting.
We had a very competent driver which was helpful to traverse the mud in the national park and he also knew some interesting things about the animals.
The accommodation was definitely simple and budget but ultimately provided us with everything that we needed including good food, a private bathroom, warm water all day, clean beds...
Considering the high entrance fee for the Mara, the safari was quite cheap which did not detract the game drive experience at all. But you also could not feel the comfort of luxury either.
We enjoyed the safari a lot and will be remembering our days in the Mara.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very professional and organised tour operator that knows how to spoil its customers
Peter, the manager, was extremely communicative, even going so far as to help with the visa application process. His responses were always very prompt and helpful. Anderson, my guide, was very professional and friendly. I thoroughly enjoyed this excursion. I felt completely spoilt from beginning to end and the value for money exceeded my expectations. All the food and accommodation was world class and the excursions were all incredible, including the gorilla tracking, chimpanzee tracking, Queen Elizabeth game drive, the channel boat tour and the Lake Bunyonyi boat tour. I would definitely recommend Buyaga to other travelers and will use them again if/when I get the chance to visit Uganda again.