DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Top safari experience
When we started the tour, we were picked up by a driver and brought to their office in Nairobi for the payment. The day before we noticed that our cards have a daily withdrawal limit, and Simon arranged that the driver brings us to an ATM first. That worked without problem and we managed to pick up the full amount in KES. When we arrived at the office, there seemed to be some miscommunication, since the office was closed, but the driver eventually reached Simon, we paid what was agreed beforehand, and were brought to the tour van.
We picked Wild Race Africa Safari Tours due to the overall very good reviews on Tripadvisor and Safaribookings and were not disappointed.
Simon was quick to reply, and arranging/negotiating the tour from home wasn't a problem.
When we started the tour, we were picked up by a driver and brought to their office in Nairobi for the payment. The day before we noticed that our cards have a daily withdrawal limit, and Simon arranged that the driver brings us to an ATM first. That worked without problem and we managed to pick up the full amount in KES. When we arrived at the office, there seemed to be some miscommunication, since the office was closed, but the driver eventually reached Simon, we paid what was agreed beforehand, and were brought to the tour van.
Our driver John took us to Masai Mara (there were 3 other tourists in the car besides us), dropped us off at the lodge and then picked us up again in the evening for a game drive.
On the next day we would have had a full-day game drive, but that had to be canceled for us, since I got sick. We let Simon know via Whatsapp and agreed that we would stay one extra night in the lodge, and do the game drive with another group the next day. This extra night in the Mara Chui lodge + park fees cost $150 per person. The lodge staff was very helpful and friendly and even upgraded us to a better type of house for that extra night.
The next day we managed to do the game drive with another group in a Landcruiser. Even though the tire broke twice, we managed to see many animals over the whole day!
After that we went to Lake Nakuru (Lake Nakuru Lodge). The driver from the whole-day game drive ended up bringing us to somewhere halfway to Nairobi where we had lunch, after which another driver (Alex) picked us up. In that case we were essentially upgraded to a private tour, as there were no other passengers. Alex showed us the Lake Nakuru NP and explained us very much about the animals, and about life in Kenya in general. Alex was very attentive and made a real effort to find all the animals (rhinos, leopards, lions especially). That was all very interesting!
Alex drove us to the airport and helped us buy our flight onwards at the counter.
Overall, we can definitely recommend Wild Race as a tour operator.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good organization and very friendly
Very good organization, Cubs Expeditions does a good job as an intermediary organization! They offer safari and Kilimanjaro tours, which I both booked and was very satisfied. The price is okay, there are organizations with higher but also some with lower prices, here you are roughly in the middle of the field. The organization of the tours is very good and especially before and after the tours you get a lot of support from the friendly "Mr. T". The Kilimanjaro tours are led by a guide named William, whom I can warmly recommend! He is extremely experienced, friendly and makes sure that you survive the tour on the highest mountain in Africa. All in all I am very satisfied!
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professional and great service
Did a trip to Aberdare national park organised by Vacay this month (August 2021) , had a very good experience working with William who organised everything so seamlessly and professionally, he arranged for everything we requested to be included in the trip. Since it was our first time using this company and to be somehow safe we requested to pay a deposit and clear balance day before trip and they were ok with that. The driver that was provided was super friendly and ensured that we were happy all through the trip from Nairobi and back. I highly recommend this company and will definitely use them again.
GR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
He is like father!A real Tanzanian man who knows everything about the National Parks and wild life!
A great TANZANIAN company!If you join Safari Makers,ask for Makalo.He is a very good person with soooo much experience.We felt like our home because of him.We love all National Parks and Makalo did the best to see many animals and Big Five too .
BE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great professional team
We started in Nairobi and went for safari in Masai Mara, Serengetti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire. Amazing honeymoon!!! South of Serengeti was not that exiting this time of the year, Tarangire was excellent to end, a beautiful region and lots of elephants.
Last week we stay in Zanzibar, relaxing island with good vibes.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
We spent three days in Serengeti & Ngorongoro, the guide was awesome, the food was great and we had the chance to see a lot of animals. And of course our little group of safari was amazing !
RO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience, great value, friendly peoples
We did a 2 day safari trip (Tarangire and Ngorongoro). This was our first safari experience. The accommodations was comfortable. Big comfortable beds, hot water, and delicious foods. On both national parks we saw a lot of animals, it was an amazing adventure (elephants, lions, zebras, buffalos, hippos, giraffes, monkeys, etc). Our driver was very friendly and helpful, he observed the animals from a big distance.
We fully recommend for everyone who want to enjoy the safari and to stay with best memories.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great adventure for the whole family!
It was the first Africa experience for my family and it was a great succes. We travelled throughout Uganda, which is a incredible beautiful country, with my wife and two sons of 10 and 8 years old. Uganda with its kind people will be in our harts forever! Charly Travels had organized a great trip and we are thankful for that.
What will be our next destination in Africa?
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Martin was knowledgeable and personable, really all you can ask for !
Where can I start ! From the moment I got in contact with Mufasa they exceeded any expectation I could have. I think this is the first time I’m writing a review and I have zero feedback for improvement. Joseph who handles the administrative task was very responsive and informative making me feel comfortable traveling halfway across the world by myself.
My Tour guide Martin went above and beyond his role. Not only did he display a high working knowledge of navigating the national park he was such a great resource in helping me integrate with the Masai culture. I got a chance to view the big 5 plus so many more animals in 1.5 days!! While other tour guides struggled to even locate the animals. He shared personal experiences, talked about his upbringing, and so much more. I will consider him a personal friend for the rest of my life and I am not being dramatic, he is just that charismatic!
I had to make last-minute changes to my travel due to work and the staff responded quickly & without issue.
Speaking to other travelers on the Safari I can guarantee you that you will not find a better value outside of Mufasa!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime that exceeded our expectations, executed seamlessly during tough travel times.
From our first conversation with Cat it was clear we wanted to go with Wayfairer (we spoke to 2 other safari agents). She understood what our desires were and put together a wonderful itinerary. This was our first safari and first time in Africa, and we were overwhelmed be the many providers and options and price ranges. We wanted locations that were responsible, both socially and ecologically. We wanted to see a variety of landscapes and animals. Cat got it right.
We had originally planned for 2020, but had to delay, and then changed our travel dates several times in 2021 due to changing circumstances. Siripun and Carmen worked tirelessly sorting out all the details, keeping us updated, and organizing everything (including required COVID tests out in the bush!:) ). We felt secure and taken care of, throughout the whole process, and everything during the trip went well! They communicated well with the providers and everything went smoothly, could not have asked for a better experience!
We joked that we wanted to go all-out for this once-in-a-lifetime trip.. but after our experience in Kenya and with Wayfairer, we might need to make this a several-times-in-a-lifetime thing:)
