PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Thanks for such an amazing experience!
We planned our safari 8 months in advance, parents + 2 teenage kids. Ben was great in providing all the details and clear costs of all possible options. He knows the camps and hotels very well, so he helped us a lot to decide where to stay, for how long, etc.. all his recommendations turned out to be great, as he understood quickly what we wanted. He answered our (many many) questions and made the process quite easy, also made sure all our requests (e.g. dietary restrictions) were taken care of.
After a long wait we finally came to Africa, and it was amazing! David our guide made everything in his power to make sure it would be memorable: finding the best photo angles, making sure we see everything - we saw the big 5! - he was as excited as us to see them :-) In 7 days there was never a moment of boredom as he always had a story to tell us, he knows everything about the animals behaviour and made sure he explained us what to expect, etc.. he is a special person who really loves what he does, we couldn't have had a better guide.
At the end Ben came personally meet us at our airport hotel before we left to know how was our experience.
Thanks Ben and David for taking such good care of us, we had a great time and we leave Tanzania with two new friends!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip of a lifetime to Kenya
We had such a great time on our safari to Kenya and Alliance Destinations went above and beyond. Value for the price was really remarkable and James was incredibly helpful and communicative in organizing our trip. Our guide, Francis, was so knowledgeable and friendly and helped us to have unforgettable animal encounters! The accommodations were beautiful as well.
Thank you for everything! I would highly recommend Alliance Destinations for your travel to Kenya.
FI
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Impeccable
Once again Ute delivered an impeccable experience in Africa. Wow! Couldn’t be happier. From inquiries to all the information and questions, Ute always replies fast and helps in every possible way. It would be difficult to build such a smooth and wonderful vacation in Africa, without Ute’s touch. Highly recommend!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exquisite
They lived up to my expectations the guides were really kind to me, you can't go wrong with them.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable adventure with the best guide and chef
Just came back from a seven day Safari in Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro crate and lake manyara. Already in the process of booking Anna and Coleman did a great job with replying very quickly and changing the itinerary to our wishes.
From the start of the safari to its very end our guide Oswald (Ozzi) made the adventure perfect for us. He was very caring, a experienced and good driver and shared all of his knowledge about the animals, land and culture with us. Also we had a great and funny time together with him. Completed were our days by the delicious meals of our chef Karim (mr. Delicious) who managed to surprise us every day with typical Tanzanian and special dishes.
All together the experience with lion king adventures was way beyond our expectations. We totally recommend the comany their guide Ozzi and Karim as the chef.
Thank you very much for making our trip an unforgettable adventure!
TW
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good value tour!!
The driver and the schedule is good, but the hotel/tent could be better. The last camp site (Kimana Tented Camp) is no hot water in the tent and no water in the sink. We told the tent manager, but they did not fix it. Except for this, everything is good. The driver Edward is very nice.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
couldn't have been with a better team
returning from a 2 week stay in Tanzania, including an 8-day Lemosho Kilimanjaro Trek, and a 4-day safari (tarangire, serengeti, and ngorongoro ... still went ahead with that aggressive itinerary, though many comments about how much time would be spent traveling between the parks).
we went with E-Trip Africa, after sending out many queries, questions, and scouring tripadvisor for reviews and feedback on different operators. we solicited quotes and itineraries from 15+ operators, with the initial filter being affiliated with KPAP (though the prices between KPAP and non KPAP did not seem to differ by too much, i was asking for quotes for 7 people). It was a very tough choice when we narrowed it down, but was most impressed with the details and promptness from Aurelie (though it took a bit to initially get the conversation going). she listed out the costs, lodging locations, and was flexible in making suggestions when we wanted to cut costs.
we stayed at stella maris prior to our trek, the staff and driver there were extremely friendly and accommodating. we had a spare day to explore Moshi (we did have one very persistent local who followed, and kept trying to get us to go to his shop for souvenirs).
our kili trek team was led by Caspar, assistant guides Ema and Steven. we enjoyed the company and support of our team very much, including the food prepared by our chef Gudluck. Mweta was always there to greet us in the morning, ensuring our bottles and water bladders were always filled, and we were eating as much as we could. joseph, the tent director and lead porter, was always the cheery 'hype-man'. kagiya, daniel, and clearance were also great help on summit day. Aurelie gave us some comfort beforehand, emphasizing safety. on the mountain, we saw Caspar and team execute on this, we had daily medical checks assessing how we were generally feeling, oxygen saturation via pulse oximeter, blood pressure readings, and even checking for fluid in lungs with stethoscope (that one may have been extreme, but it turned out one person from the trek crew was feeling ill and they heard something like fluid in their lungs)
our safari guide was Aladdin, he was very patient with the packed itinerary and even asked his wife to drop off some bean bags for our cameras, before leaving arusha, since i had forgotten to fill mine up. Aladdin also seemed to be able to answer every question we had for him. we stayed at Eilene's Tree Inn, Nieleze Tented Cabin, and Rhino Lodge. he helped us spot lions, zebras, warthogs, wildebeest, water buffalo, cheetah, a really distant rhino, many elephants, birds, and the list goes on...
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari, Great Tour Guide, Delicious food, Professional service
The service we got from the guys from Mero Sloopes was very good and professional, from the pickup/drop offs and the preparations for the safari (payment and stuff). The only bad part about that was the Hotel we stayed before and after the trip, it was very mediocre (especially the restaurant).
Emanuel, our Safari Tour guide, was amazing. He had 14 years of experience, and knew exactly where we should be at what time and where the hiding places of the animals were. We had a great opportunity to see a leopard feasting on a wildebeast in the tree. We saw countless other animals, including the big 5 (although the Rino's we saw only at a distance). Only negative point I can think of is that he did not always explain his knowledge about many animals until we asked for it, I would've liked him to show more initiative in explaining all that he knew (which was a lot!).
Prosper, our chef, was also very good! He prepared meals for us on campings that blew most other meals we had during our entire holiday out of the water. I'd say one of the best aspects of the trip was the great food!
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari experience seeing the Big Five with our fantastic guide, Kikitu.
Not knowing what to expect going in, my girlfriend and I were pleasantly surprised by our 3-day safari tour with Axis African Safaris. We got to see the Big Five as well as a cheetah and its prey, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes etc. The accommodation outside the park was great with fine beds as well as own toilet and shower and decent food.
However, what made the tour out of the ordinary was our guide, Kikitu Douglas. Kikitu was great professionally doing a good job of locating the animals and telling interesting facts and stories about them. He obviously went the extra mile in order to give us the best possible experience. On top of this Kikitu was very energetic, talkative and funny and seemed to have a wide-spread reputation among the other guides. Furthermore, he was very understanding and helpful when my girlfriend and I were feeling sick. We can only give Kikitu our greatest recommendation.
One thing you should note is that the Masai village charged 2000 KES per person as entrance fee. Something we were not aware of. However, it was very interesting.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari with lots of wildlife, expected more information about the animals
We had a great safari adventure seeing lots of animals like cheetahs, lions, elefants, giraffes, buffalos and wildebeest. Sadly not the big 5, but that doesn't change our enthusiasm about the safari and the impressive animals! We stayed at Lenchada camp, which is very good. Clean tents with your own bathroom. Staff is friendly and the cook is great! Axis Africa's service is very good with an early morning pick up from our place in Nairobi and a drop-off at lake Naivasha for a little fee. Contact with Axis is great, they reacted very fast each time and informed about our wellbeing during the trip. The only point of criticism was our driver. His driving skills on the rough road were good, but he was not very willing to give some more information or interesting facts about the animals we saw. He was also very kind to help another car stuck in the mud but let us waiting for 45 minutes after a long drive that day, and a tractor to pull out the other car already arrived.