65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
This tour operator definitely goes the extra mile to support its customer
My wife and I travelled with Crafted Africa to Malawi and Zambia in November/December 2021. This was the second time we had visited Malawi with them, and on each occasion we have been more than satisfied. This trip was proceeding as planned until Saturday 27th November, when the UK Government suddenly decided without warning to red list many southern African countries, and then almost immediately added Malawi and Zambia to the original list. We were in a lodge miles from anywhere and had not the slightest prospect of meeting the deadline for return to the UK before quarantine kicked in.
The following morning, even though he was miles away from us on a day off, our driver Francis came back to our lodge to collect us, without being asked, and returned us to Lilongwe so that we could prepare for an early return home. Flights were rearranged, an overnight stay was booked in Lilongwe, and on the Monday we knew we would have to wait until Wednesday for our flights. A lodge by the lake was booked for 2 nights, we were taken there, and collected on the Wednesday morning and returned to Lilongwe for hastily arranged Covid tests to get us out of the country. The results (negative!) were received very shortly afterwards, we were treated to lunch by Mike Varndell, the owner of Crafted Africa, and given 2 bottles of excellent South African wine as a small consolation for our inconvenience.
We lost 4 days of our holiday, and the Covid quarantine back in the UK was both expensive and unpleasant, but at least we had the memory of how a negative situation was turned into a positive by the prompt, thoughtful and appropriate actions of the agent on the ground in the country. This is not an experience which we hope other travellers will be exposed to, but we certainly can recommend Crafted Africa, its staff and its owner for doing the right things when we needed them. We will we hope return again to Malawi, and we certainly expect to use this operator again.
EE
Amazing tour and fantastic guide Isiah.
Truely an experience to look forward to. Safari was really interesting thanks to the wide range of knowledge of the guide. Accomodation was very comfortable and food tasted good. Meeting the local Maasai village was a extra experience of it's own.
BG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect communication via email ,what’s up ,so much attentive owner Mr Oketch!
We spend 3 fantastic days in Masai Mara and Ilkeliani camp with our perfect guide Ken
He know all details about animals ,all the time explain to us all
Details ,but same time ,carry for road and for our comfort ,him experience and perfect driving abilities help to us to found all big 5 at Masai Mara ,and also to make best pictures for sunset,thanks Ken for everything!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Trip
After requesting more information about one of their Kenyan Safari packages, Meshack immediately reached out and made the entire planning process extremely easy. His ability to communicate, responsiveness despite an 8 hour time difference, knowledge about the land and what we might prefer along with helping with the lengthy covid requirements really helped ease my mind and made getting to Kenya that much easier.
On arrival, he was standing outside the airport with a driver ready to go with a smile on his face, even after 11 pm. Every member of the team was very courteous and helpful; always on time and ready to help us have the best trip possible. There was also never any stress about checking into the different hotels or lodges and all of the other coordination was extremely smooth. They even went out of their way to research/plan covid testing for us at the end of our trip to be able to return to the States.
James was our safari guide and driver for the duration of the trip and was very nice, on time, and most importantly to me always gave the best opportunity to see the different animals; especially the more elusive ones such as two leopards and 5 cheetahs. While driving through the city roads, it is much different and more chaotic than in the US, but I never worried about his ability to safely get us to the different national parks.
Overall, it was an amazing trip. I was able to see every animal I wanted on the game drives and more! Kenya is a beautiful country with very welcoming and friendly people and I will always remember how special every moment it was; thanks largely in part to Meshack and Alligator Adventures Tours & Safaris.
Asante sane!
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing!!!
The safari experienced witg Big Time Safari was absolutely amazing! Lifetime memories !
Our guide was Eric: kind, relax and a genius to find animals!! Was there binocular in his glasses?
He was driving anywhere to allow us to see the animals as close as possible! We saw the Big Five and many other animals!
We couldn't hope for a better safari!
Steve who organized the safari was always available and the communication was super easy! He helped us organizing the rest of our holidays and we had the help of some driver to go to some places we wanted to visit!
Asanté sana!!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very Well organized Trip
My Trip with Kenamoti Tours was very well organized. our tour guid Mr. Omari was vast flora and Fauna.
We came to understand that he has alot of experience and expertise thus the alot of success in the safari
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Bucket List experience
From the moment we landed to the moment we left we were looked after like royalty! The team was so helpful and knowledgeable and would highly recommend using Mike and his team for a Safari of a lifetime
AT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable experience with a perfect safari company
Our safari experience was amazing and we had a very good time with Paradise & Wilderness. We decided to do the 9-Day-Fly-in & Drive Safari in Northern Tanzania and we are very happy that we finally made this decision and spent the money for this unique vacation.
Everything was well organized, perfect communications from the beginning, very nice accommodations and very friendly, helpful and attentive staff. Our driver Adson did a very good job and spottet all the animals we were looking for. So we were lucky and got to see all the Big Five and of course a lot more.
We absolutely recommend this fantastic experience!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Attentive to what we were seeking - and delivered!
We went on our first "African Safari" in 2017 and are so pleased we let Malawian Style/Crafted Africa do ALL the spadework. From the time we landed at Lilongwe and got a brief history of Malawi from our personal driver until he dropped us there 11 days later everything was exceptionally smooth and a wonderful experience of the warmth of Africa.
Our visit to South Luangwa (The Bushcamp Co.) and Lake Malawi where we spent one night on Mumbo Island was effortless with border crossings proving to be no hassle for "our man" and all the bookings handled upfront for us by Mike and his team. Highly recommend them.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very nice experience!
Went to Mikumi National Park for 2 days (1 night) yesterday.
It was a very nice experience everything was right. The communication with Francis was perfect, everything was well arranged the taxi that picked us up in Zanzibar the boat trip the plane trip EVERYTHING! And then you have Mr. Ole the professional safari driver, he was perfect, gave us a very nice experience, we saw a lot of animals from Elephants, lions, buffalos, and more.
All in all for cheap and a beautiful experience in a lifetime book your trip with Fahamu Tours.
Thanks for everything Ole, Francis, Salamon!