IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful
The services were great. Everything was made smooth by the tour operators. I really had fun and enjoyed my time to the fullest.
Excellent!
The guys are extremely professional and trustworthy. My only regret is that I went only for a 2 days safari with them and not 3 or 4. The guides were wonderful, the cars clean and comfy, the game drive was amazing and they made sure we saw as many animals as possible. They provided us with good insights and information about the environment and the animals which made the experience even more amazing. I will never forget this experience and I definitely recommend that if you go for a safari you do it with Suricata.
P.S I love the name of the company. :))
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great service, quick to respond, friendly and professional staff.
We had an awesome trip from Nairobi to the coast. Driver Douglas was very friendly and knowledgeable. We had a comfortable journey wit 3 elder gentlemen. All was well arranged and communication was flawless.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Safari!!
We did a 8 day private safari end of october 2021 in northern tanzania with Lion King Adventures. It was our first safari and first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa and also it was the first time for us to book directly online via a local travel agency and not through a well known travel agent in our home country Switzerland, so we weren‘t quite sure what to expect. However, we decided to do so and it was the best decicion ever! So here’s my evaluation:
- great communication (whatsapp and email), very quick to answer, even on weekends and evenings, very friendly, open, forthcoming and uncomplicated
-knowledge: help with creating the itinery / choosing the lodges was superb, good overall guiding, very helpful pre departure information (do’s and dont’s, what clothes to bring etc)
- airport pick up on arrival was on time (our flight was a bit early but our guide was already there so we didn‘t have to wait), very warmhearted welcome
- safari car was excellent: very comfortable seats, even on the partly very bumpy roads, easy to open rooftop, fridge with water, soft drinks, beer, possibility to lift your legs up if needed ;)
- our guide was amazing (Gilbert), very friendly and funny, very flexible, showed and explained us a lot about the nature/animals, excellent english
-feedback: we appreciated it a lot that we met James, the owner of the company before and after the safari to provide our personal feedbacks about the safari tour. He is a very good guy and really makes an effort to achieve the best customer satisfaction possible.
-little extras: two sets of Binoculars were provided for us for free upon asking in advance. There were two bottles of „welcome wine“ with our names on the etiquette in the safari car, so nice! We always had hot lunches transported in reusable pots to reduce waste (which I think was great). Whenever we came in an area crowded with tsetse flys our guide told us in advance to put anti insect repellent, and many more!
All in all there was nothing amiss and we were super happy with our safari and would definitively book with lion king adventures again!
Thank you very much!!!
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
He was so kind, with a good sense of humour and an understanding attitude to the tourists questions.
The company services are amaizing, they are so caring and they ensure great security at all times when taking tours. The communication with Jackson was amaizing he was always of a great help to us.
I recommend topy tours to all travelers.
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experiens
Everything was well organised. From the pick up service at the airport to drop down sevice on our departure.
We started our tour in Moshi. We were visiting a project about Female Genital Mutilation which was hard but also wonderful to see what they do.
On our way to untouristic Mkomazi we had a chagga tour which was also interesting.
Mkomazi landscape was amazing. I’ve enjoyed Mkomazi very much especially the elefant Population we saw and the rhinos.
We had a long drive to Serengeti with stops in Arusha and Lake Natron. We drove through breathtaking landscapes, we had picknick in breathtaking landscapes bevore we arrived in Serengeti NP. We had lovely accomodations on our whole tour. But sleeping under Canvas in Serengeti NP was amazing.
We were lucky to see Lions, Leopards, a cheetah hunt and not to forget two river crossings!
Our drivers had eyes like an eagle and were able to explain not only the animals also birds.
We also went to beautiful Tarangire. Beautiful landscape and great wild elephant show. They were playing joyfully in the water.
Thanks a lot to our drivers Deo, Edson and Gustav! You‘ve made our trip great.
A special thanks to Francisca and Said. You made my stay like feeling at home.
It was lovely to meet you guys
HU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience with professional guide
We had a great time with Isaya, he organized a fantastic 3 day safari to Selous NP. Everything went just fine. He told us lots of stories we had great fun. Before the safari communication was easy he was reachable all the time. The safari itself was well organized and we of course saw a lots of animals.
Hope to be back soon!
LT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was ine if the greatest adventures I have had
We came to Tanzania as a family of five. The main goal of the trip was to learn more about the local animals, so we had a 8 day personalised safari organised by Pendo suitable just for our needs.
During the trip, we have visited several nationational parks, seen lives of different tribes.
Special thank you to our driver-guide Ombeni, who has helped to make this trip trully unforgetable - he has great eye for locations, as well as for the best spots for wild life photography. Due to his knowledge of a local environment and guidance we come back home with full memory cards of great pictures. Ombeni helped us see su much more animals from much closier than I have ever expected.
Would definitely recommend both - agency and guide Ombeni for everyone!
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
This is the only Tour Operator that I would recommend if you want things done right!
We had the pleasure of working with Anya Visser from Pembury Tours while organizing our South African vacation. We asked her to put together our own private tour, and gave her some ideas about things we wanted to do and see. The trip that she put together was absolutely out of this world! It was well organized, leaving no stone unturned. She thought of everything, making it a carefree vacation. Any time I had a question, I would email her, and would get an immediate response. She is such a hardworking, caring person. Anytime we felt unsure about our plans, especially since we were traveling during a pandemic, she was right there to reassure us that everything was going to be fabulous, and not to worry. You can put your trust in Anya, and then watch your amazing vacation come together. During our time in South Africa, she kept in touch with us, just to make sure we were having a good time, and all was well. Thank you Pembury Tours!!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great safari experience suiting our budget
I really loved the communication between Roselyne (Hyrax Safari's owner) and I. She really took care of us and planned everything according to our needs and budget. I'm super satisfied with her quick responses and basic support in certain issues we needed some help. The safari was excellent and the Amboseli National Park was simply gorgeous. We saw all kinds of animals and our guide Peter was super considerate and patient with us. I can totally recommend Hyrax Safaris and hopefully I can come back to Kenya and travel with them.