50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari
We recently returned from our 10 day Kenya safari and we have to say it was amazing and exceeded all our expectations.
Maurice organised and booked the whole tour and nothing was too much trouble. He accommodated and tweaked our itinerary until it was just what we wanted.
We visited 5 different parks, Tsavo West, Amboseli, Aberdares, Samburu and Maasai Mara and on a day to day basis everything flowed seamlessly. The accommodations in the Parks were great and many had fantastic views of the watering holes and the wildlife visiting them. They were all spotless and all the staff were fantastic and friendly. The food was good mostly being on a buffet basis offering various options. We travelled by road between the first 4 parks which gave us the opportunity to see Kenya, but we took an internal flight, Safarilink, from Samburu to Masai Mara which was great as it reduced the travel time to 2 hours. It was fantastic to see the landscape from the air and also the trail of Wildebeast spanning across the area.
The game drives, early morning and late afternoon, were remarkable. We saw so much wildlife it was wonderful. We went hunting for the animals we particularly wanted to see, i.e lions, cheaters and leopards and managed to see all of these up close. It was marvellous.
Our Guide, Muli, was fantastic. Nothing was too much trouble for him. He collected us from our hotel in Nairobi and stayed with us up to our flight to Maasai Mara. He made sure we had everything we needed and went out of his way to hunt down the wildlife we asked to see. He was a fountain of knowledge and answered all our questions easily. He was incredible.
Overall Kenya is a beautiful country, the wildlife we saw was beyond our expectations, what we thought was going to be a trip of a lifetime turned into a totally mind-blowing experience.
We would totally recommend Africa Safari Classics to anyone thinking of planning a safari, they were the best.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very excellent service!
The safari tour was brilliant! I would definitely recommend it any family out there!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Experienced and friendly guide with a great team. We were always first to the rare sightings.
I had a great time with extremely wild safari's team. Isa was the best guide we had out of 4 guides from various big name lodges (chobe lodge, ongava rented camp, kulala desert Lodge) he had a wealth of knowledge and knew how to track animals better than the rest.
Our tented camp and meals were beyond expectation, a glamping experience to remember.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I liked dealing with the company and they we very friendly.
I experienced what I expected and my children and I had a great time. They provided us exactly what they said they would. I would definitely recommend their services.
CA
Everything we would have asked for with a budget safari, even a little more!!
We had arranged a private 8 day safari from Nairobi through Kenya, across the border to Tanzania and then ending in arusha for 2 of us. Trip advisor safaris was very open to helping us plan the perfect trip for our budget and included the parks we asked for. We emailed back and forth a bunch trying to settle on the perfect itinerary with enough time to catch our plane from arusha to zanzibar. Although this tour operator was very accommodating, the only reason I took one star off was because I felt like it was a bit pushy to book every day and it was very difficult to sort out payment. I am from Canada and we dont do direct bank transfers and I found giving a deposit very annoying. Also when we arrived in nairobi to give full payment, he expected $3000us cash. Qe were not adware this is how it would be done and no way would i carry that in cash travelling alone from Canada as a female. So we paid by credit card in the end and paid the transaction fee percentage and waited in the office until the transaction arrived at the bank and then we went there so he could get the cash out for our safari guide. I feel like this could have been avoided with more clear communication. As for our safari, our guide in Kenya was Rubin and he was 5/5!!! He was so kind and honest and we trusted him 100%. He was a very reliable driver and was able to show us more animals than we ever expected! He was quiet, but very happy to answer all of our questions at any time. He never tried to make us shop or buy things, which was very nice for us. Our accommodations were even nicer than expected in Kenya some nights considering it was on a tight budget! Our crossing over the border to Tanzania was easy and our tanzanian guide Salim was waiting for us when we arrived. This portion was organized through trip advisor Safaris using the company kili slope. Salim was energetic and full of information and eager to find big cats for us. We saw many lions and also a leopard and a cheetah! Amazing! He was also a safe driver and happy to share information and quiz us on what he taught. Our personal cook in Tanzania was also named Salim and he made 100% vegetarian food for us as requested. He made delicious soups and yummy packed lunches! We were very pleased with our experience and saw everything we could imagine. As most recommendations say, get everything in writing. Our itinerary was not as full as it said because driving times in between were much longer than it seemed. But even so, we would recommend organizing with this company because we had a great time!!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Horrible !!!!!
The worst experience I had with a company. I’m not use to write reviews but in this case i need to do it to inform potential futur customers.
DO NOT BOOK with them.
When you ask quotation there are really professional and kind but when you start the safari it’s the mess trouble everyday!!!
A few point amour a lot of others:
-Schedule not respected (they change the plan without inform us)
-they ask money to some customers to pay the park entrance!!!!! (Cause they didn’t got enough money !)
-we went for 5 days others in the car for 3 days we lost half day to change cars
-Hotel is a fake they didn’t respect the hotel the gave in the schedule
Nothing works well there is plenty of other companies so book anywhere else.
The headquarter is located in Kenya We did in Tanzania so don’t believe this guy and his subcontractor friends in Tanzania!
It’s maybe not the direct fault of Kenya office. But anyway with book with wild race Africa so you are responsible of the reliability of your subcontractors !
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Well organised. Exceptional guide.
Adequate communication with Noah. Happy to be flexible and adjust itinerary to our wishes. All travellers should have some understanding of safari and what they want and don’t want to assist your companies in organising what can be very diverse style of travel.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing trip
We had a great experience in Tanzania and our itinerary was custom made. Our contact person was very responsive and helpful. Definitely good value for money!
FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A fabulous way to discover Namibia
For our family holiday in Namibia in July/August 2018, we opted for the 11-Day Self Drive 4x4 Tour offered by Criss Cross Namibia Safaris. It was a perfect way to discover this beautiful country. We had been dreaming of visiting Namibia for a number of years and I am pleased to say that it more than matched up to our expectations. I can highly recommend Criss Cross Namibia Safaris – Thinus and his colleagues were extremely efficient and helpful in organising the details of our itinerary, which involved changing a few details compared to the sample programme. This was due in part to the fact that we reserved rather late (booking early is clearly *very* important when travelling to Namibia), so alternative accommodation had to be found at a couple of points on the circuit. I am happy to say though that we were very pleased with our accommodation. The collection and dropping off of the 4WD vehicle went very smoothly too and the firm who took care of this were efficient and friendly. For me the biggest attraction of Namibia is its incredible diversity of breathtaking landscapes, but we also got to chance to see some fabulous animals in the wild and learn about the history of Namibia and its cultures. It was the holiday of a lifetime: thanks Criss Cross!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great Safari!
We inquired and booked from the UK, with all correspondence going through Muli. He was quick to respond and very helpful. We received a full itinerary and costs which helped us compare with guide books and other tour operators.
We were nervous at what to expect but we were picked up on time from our hotel by Muli and our driver, Mathew. We spent four days across three national parks (Amboseli, Tsavo East and Tsavo West) and saw so many amazing animals including big cats, hyenas, elephants and many more.
The accommodation was nice and the food was amazing! Two of the lodges had watering holes where you could view animals up close as they came for a drink. Our guide Mathew was respectful of the park rules and clearly liked the animals. He spoke English and answered all our questions on the animals and area.
The trip ended with us dropped back to our hotel.