LB
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautiful experience, everybody should have this in their bucket list
Kenya Walking Safaris was the tour operator. In general, the tour turned to be better than I expected. Abundant and diverse wildlife. Our guide, Anthony was excellent. Weather was colder and wetter than expected and we were not really prepared for it. We were told that mosquitos could be nuisance, but we never encountered mosquitos. The distances from one park to the other were so long and tiring. Accommodation was acceptably good.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience, adventurous and fun
Excellent reception and hospitality.
They meet all your expectations and supercede them.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing and everything I was looking for.
After many years of dreaming about returning to East Africa, on October 2017 I was searching the web for a special trip to East Africa, I had so many choices of companies that all sounded great, finally narrowed it down to 3, then the real work started with such a big investment of not only time but money we wanted to make very sure that we were doing the right thing.
I finally decided on East Africa Wild but certainly being the type A person that I am I wanted to speak with the owner Alym Bhanji personally.
Alym and I connected by phone in October 2017, I immediately felt comfortable and you know what they say “go with your gut” this certainly felt good to me.
My Husband and I made the big decision and proceeded with many phone conversations with Alym as this was not only a trip of a lifetime we were planning but a very special revisit to the land I was raised in 60 + years ago.
I wanted to make sure we covered all the territory of my childhood along with it being the first time experience for my husband we were adding on a trip to Victoria Falls and Trekking with the Gorillas in Uganda.
Alym was always available by phone to plan this with us also along with becoming a new Father during these months.
Our trip was finalized with all the details for July 2018 and there were many of them, we were covering flights to Victoria Falls, tour of the falls, Sunset cruising on the Zambezi river with a 3 day stay before flying on to Entebbe. By the 5th day we were trekking with the Gorilla’s in Bwindi forest.
Moving on to Kenya via transferring through Nairobi we arrived at Amboseli National Park for a 3 day stay with our first of many game drives. Then on to Nanyuki the town I lived in for a memory lane trip along with an emotional goal of spreading my fathers and younger brothers’ ashes in a river coming down from MT Kenya and some on the plains on Ol Pejeta at sunset.
After an already very full schedule of 12 days we were now on to the Masai Mara for a wonderful 6 days of game drives with our wonderful and as far as I am concerned, the best guide ever, Newton Njane.
Newton actually joined us in Nairobi on the 8 day of our trip and was our full time guide for the following 2 weeks. While we flew conveniently from one place to another he actually would drive for hours to carry our excess luggage (I imagine not really in his job description) but between him and Alym they were out to accommodate us as very best they could.
All the accommodations were arranged for us and were very lovely but our most favourites were in Amoseli National Park, Kibo Safari Camp, in Ol Pejeta, Sweetwaters Tented Camp and on the Mara, Mara Sarova Game Camp and Ngenche Safari Camp (Last one was our absolute best) right by the Mara River with the hippos and absolutely first class service. Many thanks to Camp Manager. Paul Maina, his excellent staff and warriors that kept us safe at all times.
We finished up our trip with 2 days in Mombasa, did not enjoy this but it was also on my memory lane list as my family vacationed there with us in 1959. Many changes, very busy and dirty, I would not recommend this.
We arrived home after a wonderful and physically challenging 21 day trip exhausted (10 lbs lighter) but oh so delighted with lots of great memories (and more than 4,000 photos). We made the right choice picking Alym owner of Ease Africa Wild, you can well imagine the coordination and time it took for him to get this itinerary together for us and it all went off without any hiccups.
We would highly recommend Alym and his company along with his chosen guides for us, Jason Japan in Uganda who had a favourite saying as we rattled and rolled through the countryside “Everybody OK?” This we quoted often in remembrance of his wonderful character. Our many shorter term guides in between our transfers were wonderful to us and our very special guide, Newton who immediately knew what as a photographer I was looking for, we traveled many miles together on many full day game drives and saw just about every animal Kenya has to offer us.
We do want to repeat this trip again providing our age or money does not deplete us first and the very first thing I would do is phoning Alym and getting ‘OUR’ Newton for our guide.
Thank you Alym for our lifetime experience and as we have discussed recently, we will keep in touch and possibly enjoy a visit while in Vancouver next July.
Gerry and Steve Atkinson
Canada 2018
ES
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
amazing experience
One of the best things of All Seasons Safaris and Tours is the promp reply they have to any questions you may have while booking ,they are always ready to tailor the safari you are thinking of . The service they offer was better than I expected , although we arrived to Nairobi at 5 o'clok in the morning , somebody was there waiting for us , we were taken to Alex home to have a rest till the checking time in the hotel , also his wife give us a good breakfast , they are really nice . And while the safari , the drivers are very experted guys , they know a lot of wildlife and just to see wild animals without binoculars ,which is very amazing , they do the game ride as long as you want and always they are attentive to any wish you may have . To sum up if I come back to Kenya , no doubt I'll book with them againg .
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A life-changing experience, beautifully planned and executed by Transtrek Safaris
We are giving Transtrek a five-star rating because our experience - ten days in Kenya - was so exciting, beautiful and memorable. We asked three tour operator to send us offers. Not only was the offer by Transtrek the most varied and interesting, Dan even called my mobile phone within an hour of my posting the request, to check and ask us what we really wanted. Our safari took us to the highlands north of Nairobi as well as to the Masai Mara in the West. Each day was more exciting than the previous one and we actually saw a couple of Cheetah kills that were absolutely stunning. Our guide, Peter, was superb at finding interesting animals and we saw all the Big Five. He is also an excellent driver who managed to avoid hurting our necks and backs (we were a senior group) by carefully negotiating all major bumps and tranches. A few minor complaints: We should have skipped the Chimpanzee sanctuary (sad and a bit boring) and the tame, blind Rhino at Ol Pejeta (you are supposed to be able to pet him but he never showed up) and used the time to do more game drives. The Balloon Ride was hellishly expensive but really worth the experience. The Masai Village visit was exploitative of tourists and we felt pressured to buy gifts. In the Mara, we thought Ashnil Camp was somewhat dated and decaying, with a dilapidated swimming pool, but Eagle View was fantastic! You have to pick and choose your Camps with care. But overall an outstanding experience and Transtrek are the ones to go with!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best of Tanzania
Had amazing five days in Northern circuit safari with Luitours, they have professional team and they are well organized. Good accommodation with a lot of experiences, I would highly recommend Luitours and Safaris if you are planning a trip to Tanzania! Thanks for the trip of a lifetime that I will never forget.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
This is one of the best safari tour operators that suits everyone because of their excellent service
They have built a clientele communication that just make everything on point.
They are there for their customers during and after the services provided..
Thumbs up for good work.
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent -- fun, efficient, and no-frills -- safari, and tour operator + guide
We (couple of 41-yr-olds) travelled to Namibia last April. We booked our safari with Wild Wind Safaris. All was arranged with no fuss, fully accomodating our must-sees. Philip (the tour operator owner) knows his craft, and he earns the excellent reviews! We did a 6-day tour to Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, and Etosha. And finally when the day came... we missed our arrival flight. Nevertheless Philip was there to meet us, truly friendly service with a smile. Our driver/guide was Elvis, who was very professional, courteous, non-intrusive, knowledgeable, considerate, and proved himself to be a master safari guide - both on the road and in Etosha, spotting animals that could barely seen by binoculars (!), checking where they here heading , and meeting them somewhere they crossed the paths - nothing short of magic. This being said, this was quite a trip - crossing the deserts to see the famous sand dunes, then again to the quaint and pretty town of Swakop, to Etosha where despite being the wet season, we managed to see a lot of different animals (highlights: lions, elephants, black rhinos), quite up-close (thanks again to Elvis). By coincidence, there were no other fellow travellers on 2/3 of our trip. The transport was comfortable and sturdy, quite suitable, and the food throught the safari was good; the accomodation near Namib-Naukluft Park (Elegant Desert Lodge) was quite good, in Swakop (Stay@Swakop) was OK, in Etosha (Halali Lodge) let's say that unfortunatelly the resorts are state-owned, and run-down. We returned home with a great experience and good memories. Overall I strongly recommend Wild Wind Safaris, and will reach for them next time I'm in Namibia!
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience with Sunny Safaris! A dream came true!
We have been on Safari this August for 5 days and did choose Sunny Safari because of its great reviews on the Internet.
We were in contact with the lovely Jessica and booked everything through her. Everything went very smooth and she offered us any help that we needed regarding our Safari Trip.
Our driver Abbas took us from the Airport to our Safari Adventure, which lasted 5 days. We went trough the Tarangire Nationalpark, continued to the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti. Abbas was a great driver and had a lot of experience. And we were really surprised and amazed about this German skills!
Unforgetable experience, great service & best driver! We can really recommend by going with Sunny Safaris!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They've been very helpful and efficient from the very beginning till the very end.
The communication was great, I always got very quick replies to my emails.. I never heard about Shemeji before but I found it during my research online and trusted all the positive reviews. We are very happy customer and would definitely recommend them also for the great deal pricewise vs the great quality of the service and all the accommodation.