DE
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent guiding, open for specials wishes
The safari was exceptional, most interesting, guiding in perfect german, super driver, well informed about the spots to find the animals, very kindly, punctual, and always open for special requests! It was just great! I always would recommend the company again!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Down memory lane
This was a trip with a difference rather than a traditional safari as I was revisiting parts of Zimbabwe I knew and loved as a child growing up.
Experience Africa were pivotal in making the trip such a fantastic success. Nothing was too much trouble for them and the result was that everything went like clockwork. Zimbabwe is a fabulous country. its very safe and its people are charming. Go there before the crowds return! I have no hesitation in recommending Experience Africa to anyone who wishes to really experience this wonderful country and amazing wildlife.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip to Tanzania in Oct 2017 to see the animals, meet Masai and snorkel/swim off Zanzibar
Hi Thomas,
Tina and I both feel that our trip to Tanzania was outstanding. It far exceeded our expectations and combined viewing nature, with learning about the people, the culture and a final couple days lounging on the beaches of the Indian Ocean while on Zanzibar.
Visiting Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Parks was amazing. We saw elephants, giraffes, water buffalo, zebras, hippos, lions, baboons, monkeys, hyenas, ostriches, a leopard, a cheetah, a crocodile, flamingos, 2 jackals, wart hogs, wildebeests, numerous beautiful and interesting birds, mongooses, impalas, Grants and Thompson's gazelles, topi's , dik dik deer, water bucks and assorted other animals. It seemed like every few minutes we were coming across a new animal. Our safari driver Sham was a wealth of information and did an excellent job spotting animals we might have otherwise missed. On top of just seeing the animals, we witnessed them living their lives and dealing with challenges of being wild. We saw a hawk catch a guinea fowl, a young lion who had just caught a young zebra, two bull elephants challenge each other, an elephant push over a large tree so the herd could eat the tree tops, a baby zebra nursing the mother zebra, a baby elephant nursing a mother elephant, two male impalas fighting by ramming each other, a mother lion with her 2 cubs, baboon mothers picking fleas or dirt off their young baboons, a hyena catching and eating a fish and more. Every day was a new adventure. The natural beauty of places like Ngorongoro crater and the Serengeti plains with billowing white clouds and blue skies was also spectacular. On top of that, the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge and Serengeti Sopa Lodge were great hotels. After riding through the wilds on dirt roads for a day it was amazing to come upon such nice hotels, with fantastic rooms, good food and fabulous views of Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti plain. We watched water bucks, topis and zebras walk by our rooms while we enjoyed cocktails on our balcony.
As for the people, the folks we met were both charming and/or interesting. Our tour of the Masai village was like a trip to the past. These people are living much as they have for hundreds of years. When they asked me to dance with them, it was a surprise but it was lots of fun. Where else could I have that experience but Tanzania! Learning about some of the Masai's culture and traditions directly from them was also a treat. The folks we met in Arusha and Zanzibar were fun too. It gives an American a whole different perspective to be in a third world country. Here are people living with much less then we have in America but making it work. Granted some folks have it hard but for the most part everyone seems happy and is friendly. Also some of the art work we viewed was spectacular. The tour of the Cultural Center in Arusha was particularly impressive when it comes to art and crafts. The would carvings, tapestries and sculptures were gorgeous. Not to mention, we scored a great Tanzanite ring for Tina at that site.
Finally, the days we spent on the beach in Zanzibar, sailing and snorkeling in the Indian Ocean along with touring a spice operation were added benefits. This was totally different from our safaris to see the animals or our visit to the Masai. However, it was like dream to swim in a clear unspoiled lagoon with some of the bluest water I have ever seen. The white sand beaches were picturesque and not crowed like those in parts of Hawaii or Mexico. Also, the hotel was a spectacularly located right on the Indian Ocean. It was reeked with history and charm. My wife Tina kept joking that she expected to see Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamar come walking around the corner remembering their movie "The Road to Zanzibar" .
So to sum it up, Thomas and Visit Tanzania Tours and Safaris did a great job picking wonderful hotels, choosing a great safari company, choosing great places to visit, helping us while we were on the tour and striving to make everyone happy while managing to get it all done in a reasonable amount of time without burning us out. Not to mention, they did all this for a very reasonable price! THANK YOU!
CH
really cool safari
Everything was fine! I can highly recommend shemeij!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The perfect safari
James was out guide in our honeymoon and we could have asked for a better experience. He was knowledgeable, kind, attentive and funny.
We spent a week in different reserves in Tanzania and we were totally blown away by the trip. We look forward to going back again.
Thanks James!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
professional - reliable - knowledgeable
From the first day of my journey everything went perfectly well. Organisation was flawless. The assigned ranger was professional, dedicated and had a lot of expertise. Expertise of the geography of the parks, of the whereabouts of the different animals including the big five! He made sure that his visitors do not miss any highlight. To be recommended... absolutely!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Super organisation and service
Peter had organised a 2 nights and 3 days safari in Lake Naivasha & Nakuru, with a stopover on Hells Gate + Crescent Island for us. We had a great organisation and everything was ready for us.
Good cars / guides / service at the hotels or restaurants he had booked for us.
We were two women travelling by ourselves and we felt very well taken care of. Safari for princesses :)
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A company with internal conflicts and no service when problems occur.
We did the 7-day Masai Mara / Lake Naivasha / Hell's Gate / Mount Kenya trip with the two of us. The driver and guides they hired were nice people. They were freelancers and not attached to Nairobi Tours Promoters & Safaris itself.
However the instructions they gave our drivers were minimal, which caused us to miss the morning game drive in the Masai Mara. This game drive would require an extra 24 hour permit to the park ($70 p.p. plus a fee for the vehicle) that we've paid for and did not receive. During the trip we mailed and called with the company and they ensured us that they would look into it and that they would talk with the driver.
after our trip we received the following mail:
"Hi Lotte,
Hallo and thank you. I have met the driver and will finalize your refund of US$ 160 for Masai Mara. I have spoken to my boss and will deposit the money before the end of the week. Kindly bear with me for any inconveniences caused. Thank you in advance!
Best Regards,
Vickson"
However, we never received anything. We contacted Vickson again and heard that he wasn't working for the company anymore and that we should ask for Benard. It was strange that no one else of the company mentioned this to us as every mail we send to Vickson, was also send to the mail address of Nairobi Tours Promoters & Safaris. After contacting that same mail address we received a series of mails that were full of things that Vickson did wrong (which we aren't really interested in) and that we should've contacted them while we were still in the Masai Mara. The fact that we contacted them the day afterwards with someones elses phone and the first bit of WiFi we encountered somehow wasn't good enough. Two of the mails we received are listed below.
Mail 1:
"well mr Lotte , i could feel your your wrath and personally i could have
the money you demand leave the company i could seatle it despite having
the driver speak otherwise and also victor making a decision withiout
consultaion on the matter . frankly and honestly speaking is it kind of
incitation from some quarters or because of what , nevertheless i still
would tell you shelve the decision to recommend the company negatively.
hope you consider my request"
Mail 2:
"yea mr lotte you know we had alot of infighting within the
oprganization and some agrieved characters could be trying just tirnish
the name of the company by any means , the reason i say am honestly and
frankly is because on the day of departure vickson was thrown out of
thecar you went to tour after demanding some kickback from the
driver/guide that you went with and ever since he hasen tring discredit
the company , trying to get buyers, lobying for sales staff to boycott
salesin the office, . niow he personally told you that you would be paid
within the time he promised without any consultation just to discredit the
companies' intergrity .
honest in the sense when i gave that i had given the amount of the imprest
to victor to hand over to the guide then he disputed that may i colluded
with the guide to deny you the entrance to the park fee money
frankly in that my concience is very clean on this matter , my heart is
quite clear have no any hiden agenda .
Regards,
benard"
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
our incredible experience with Wild Troopers
My booking process with Wild proofers was quite fast. The entire team was responsive and professional. I felt very much at home. The entire one week experience was remarkable, from the first destination at the amazing Marchison falls to the final pub crawl in kampala. I was surprised at the comfortable accommodation provided considering the trip was quite cheap. keep up the good work wild troopers, will definitely travel with you again.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amboseli to the Coast - Amboseli / Tsavo
This safari was organised at the last minute, and tailored to my request. Everything, was exemplary. Right from the booking process - timely, succinct, communication - made me felt confident with booking this company. The safari itself was a pick up in Nairobi one night in Amboseli, one in Tsavo - all excellent. The guide was informative, and respectful of all our wishes. We felt welcomed, and the value for money was fantastic (this was a private safari for two). I've done more than ten safari holidays, and can honestly say this was by far and away the best value, and also one of the best experiences.
I can thoroughly recommend booking with this firm. Kenya of cause speaks for itself.. GO.
Dr. Apps (Oxford, UK