NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Personal approach. Excellent and clear communication. Fantastic trip to Tanzania.
We had a great experience in Tanzania with GreenHippo. Everything was organised perfectly. All we had to do was enjoy the trip. Lodges were selected carefully with a good eye for sustainability en development and of course our wishes.. Karin and Astrid were easy to reach by mail or phone during the preparations and the trip. On our first day they visited us at the lodge to give us more information about our trip and to answer our questions. We would definitely recommend booking a trip in Tanzania with Green Hippo.
RO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Promising young operator with good potential and alot to learn about international tourism
To speak the language of $ easy but to prepare expected results for tourists is harder than last years: draught turned vegetation in black, killed and dispersed wild animals in Tsavo, petrol cost high as in Europe, $54 entry visa + $62 park fee per day = less tourists and more pressure on safari tour operators. After 4 days in Tsavo West -Amboseli-Tsavo East with 2 hours game drive in the morning + 2 in the evening, I wished I had a better customized tour/tourism info and spent 2 days in Amboseli instead of Tsavo East. The bad trick allowed on safaribookings with safari vehicle I paid for JEEP but got a Van - so disapointed. Learning the language of results is the key to steady long-term tourism. I could see now why Tanzania is on top.
IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Knowledgeable, kind and friendly
It was an amazing and beautiful experience with my family. Our guide was really accommodating and informative throughout the tour. The stay at the lodge was lovely. To top it all the safari was really wonderful and well organized. I will recommend to use the company for your trip.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional, knowledgeable and accommodating
Our Lenchada Safaris tour along with our driver/guide Richard were excellent.
Communication was very clear and the schedule and accommodation options were as specified.
Richard was very friendly and knowledgeable and accommodating of what our priorities were, as well as flexible during a given day. We very much enjoyed discussing the wildlife, and indeed wider life, with Richard and he was always happy to engage in discussions.
It was a fantastic experience and I would highly recommend.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Precise and kind, very price competitive
Tour was really nice. Driver was fantastic, very competent and prepared, also very kind, funny and helpful (always good to have).
Tour was nice prepared.
Accommodation were perfect and very comfortable.
Price is incredibly competitive.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They are Very helpful and communicative bevore and meanwhile our experience
We had a 4 day trip through Tarangire, Serengeti and NgorongoroCrater and we saw everything we wanted to see except the rhinos. Especially the lion on his hunt, the lionlady teaching her son how to hunt and the elefants bathing! The costumer service was so good especially our guide Mosses made the trip unforgettable with his funny and lovely wise.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great trip
I booked a 3 day Safari with this outfitter after being in Africa for sometime on USAID assignment. I thought my guide Farouk was fantastic. I was picked up at my hotel and returned to the airport on time and as scheduled. Everyone I dealt with ( Ruth, Frank etc.) communicated well and made themselves available for any questions I had. It can be difficult to find honest and dependable outfitters, but this group was excellent. Saw the “Big 5” while in the park, mid range accommodation was decent. I would travel with East Africa Safari again without question.
ES
Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent guide and perfect organisation
The title says it all. From the moment we stepped off the plane we were accompanied at all times, first by greeting staff at the airport, then by a wonderful bird guide/driver, Jude. We have never had a better bird guide anywhere in the world. This was a private tour for two people and lasted for two weeks. It all ran like clockwork with never a hitch. Jude was always immaculately turned out and a lot smarter than his clients!
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good for programing the trip, disorganized during the stay
We did the 9 days from SAMBURU to AMBOSELI via Masai Mara etc. Good value for money.
During the planning, the manager was very available, very responsive, very attentive. The pre-COVID deposit could be reused two years later...remarkable.
Then, it's more complicated... When we arrived around 11:00 p.m., we already had to pay the balance (normally expected at the office the next day). We paid cash in $, but the series were not homogeneous and they applied a discount... ($20, not huge, but for the principle...)
The accommodations are very heterogeneous. Some hotels were clearly not up to standard. NOT RELIABLE. Especially for the 2 nights on NAIVASHA where we even asked to change hotels (rejected...) We had paid fortunately for an upgrade to the MASAI MARA...
The game drives were fabulous, the guide remarkable! always looking for the best places for photos, etc. Always trying to fix the situations (error in booking hotels, excursions, etc.) He is for a lot in this trip. He constantly had to juggle between the program that BLUERANGE gave him and the one that BLUERANGE gave us... not easy... Until the last day, which ruined our feeling... lunch had to be included (written in our program) and in the end, we were left at Nairobi airport with 5$/p for lunch... very limited as we never discussed the prices.
We still have all the good memories given by Kenya: we were able to see all the animals; each park is different; we did the magic balloon ride in masai mara etc.
Therefore an advice: check the accommodation carefully, and give your program to the guide from the start, making him check each step.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Simply amazing and professional
We managed to book all of our Zanzibar Trip with Zanzi Tours and Safaris and we were not afraid of it because they are such a good team and they do it really professional. If you talk to them they tell you exactly what you can expect.
Thanks for warm welcome and the safe trips.