50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amboseli, West and East Tsavo safari
This is a guy who loves his job, is very knowledgeable and totally looks after his clients.
We did a 4 night/5 day safari then a drop off at a Diani beach hotel - Amboseli, West and East Tsavo -
family of 5 adults
We arranged our trip to Kenya ourselves, choosing to book direct with a local guide rather than use a travel agent.
For our first night we booked an apartment close to the airport, as our safari was starting early the following morning. When we arrived at the apartment Samuel our safari guide had already contacted the owner to confirm our pick up time in the morning.
We started our tour driving to Amboseli, with a game drive on route to our first safari lodge. We stayed in that area 2 nights. Samuel made sure we had an amazing time spotting many animals and birds, the water levels were still quite high and some roads were flooded and closed. Samuel’s knowledge of the parks was amazing, he also had a good eye for spotting animals from a distance. At one point another safari jeep had got stuck, Samuel got his tow ropes to assist also giving advice on how to drive out of the situation.
We also visited Tsavo West, this area is a lot different, it was very interesting finding out about the geology of the area, especially the Shetani lava fields, again Samuel was very knowledgeable.
Our next stop was Tsavo East, here we saw the ‘red’ elephants that Samuel had told us about and also cheetahs, then the icing on the cake was lions with lion cubs about 3 weeks old.
Finally we had the last morning game drive then drove to Diani Beach. Samuel even gave us a mini tour of Mombasa on the way, stopping off to take photos.
On arriving at our hotel in Diani Beach Samuel gave us his contact number in case we needed anything - he was on his way back home to Nairobi that evening to see his family before starting a new safari.
Oh boy did we need him again - my son and girlfriend had left their passports and money in the safe in Tsavo East. Samuel contacted the hotel to see if any safari guides were coming down to Diani and could drop them off. He said leave it with him. The following evening Samuel turned up at our beach hotel with passports and money in hand. No one had been coming as far as Diani, only as far as Mombasa, so instead of going home to his family he stayed in Mombasa to personally bring the passports and money to us. For this I can not thank him enough.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had some amazing guides and drivers who exceeded our expectations.
Levis was exceptional in his communications with us. We had an amazing safari experience thanks to the team he put together for our safari. We had to make some changes to our itinerary and they accommodated those changes. Would highly recommend Levis and Hallmark Travel Partners.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Most Unforgettable Trip
Wildlife Safaris exceeded our expectations. Communication was seamless and my inquiries were answered promptly. I booked our tour a month ahead of the trip and made requests to stay at certain lodges. I was skeptical I would get the reservations but Christine made all my requests happen.
Our tour guides, Mr. Clive and Mr. George, were wonderful and very knowledgeable. The safari experience is something I will treasure and cherish for the rest of my life. As soon as I landed back home, nostalgia instantly hit me because I feel like I left a piece of my heart in South Africa. We saw the Big Five and learned so much about the wildlife. I loved our tour because we experienced safaris in a private game reserve (we stayed at a
private lodge) as well as game drives in Kruger National Park (stayed at camps). Our itinerary also included an evening game drive. Although we were only in South africa for a few days, our itinerary made it possible for us to experience everything. Thank you so much, Wildlife Safaris, for an unforgettable trip of a lifetime! I would like to make a shoutout to Mr. Clive and Mr. George for making sure we had an unforgettable safari experience and to Christine for arranging the best birthday celebration I have experienced so far. Wildlife Safaris is a pro at what they do and the experience of their guests is proof of their excellence.
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AR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Raheem best driver
Absolutely 10, he is the best driver ever, he was always first when somebody on the radio said that was seeing a wild animal, and when you are on safari that is the best.
I stayed at Lenchada camp, i wanted to have the african experience sleeping on a tent near the park, it was a dream come true.
The camp was impresing, very clean and confortable
Good price for the service, it totally worth it!!
RO
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
more than i was expecting...
The communication with the operator was very good from the beggining of planning the trip, to the final breefing at the hotel before we left. On their website they have some predetermined trips, that tourists can mix and get the optimal trip they desire. At all time we felt safe (especially from bugs and locals as well), welcomed, well informed. The lodging places were good on both location and services. Our guide (Good Luck by his name) was incredible. He made it all possible for us the see the big 5, and we got to see them plus all the types of animals one can see in Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Lake Manyara,Tarangire Park . Great company, Lion King Adventures, for the 5 days we were with them. Highly recommended. They send us an long list of precautions, that we found mostly unnecessary. Hope to make it back someday for another trip.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Crosstoafricasafaris an excellent & reliable tour company we did in Tanzania
Cross to Africa Safaris is an excellent tour company/operator in Tanzania. I can highly vouch for their professionalism with our experience with them from day 1 we started touring with them . Their guide, Tony’s an excellent tour guide & driver. He even went far & beyond his duty to look after us, after our unfortunate Safari experience in Kenya by this fraud tour company by the name of Solaris Tours & Safaris. Tony, our guide made sure we enjoy & experience what a true meaning of Safari is & we were not disappointed because we saw lots & more in Tanzania. I’d like to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to Cross to Africa Safaris. We give credit where credit is due & all your assistance very much appreciated by all 6 of us from Australia. We highly recommend your tour company to all of our friends as well. Thanks to Jackeline for your help & more importantly to one of your excellent guides by the name of “Tony”.
LK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply Great Safari
We were picked up on time from our hotel and everything was just great. We had a lovely time and saw many Animals. Thanks Gates Adventure Safari.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Stay away from Solaris Tours & Safaris, a scam tour operator!!
Thank you Safari Bookings! It’s about time this “fraudster Solaris Tours & Safaris” finally be stopped & be exposed for their fraudulent activities as tour operator in Kenya. We became victims ourselves and only recently. Solaris Tours & Safaris a scam , liars and no credibility at all to be in a position as Safari tour operators. To start with, they will offer you, perhaps cheaper than other operators , smooth itinerary & professionally done & impressive (who would have thought...) but reality is once you paid them full 6 months in advanced for all your accommodations, park fees, entrance fees, etc. when we start our supposedly once in a lifetime safari experience, it was all a nightmare!! Complete & utterly nightmare, words not even enough to describe our disgust with Solaris Tours & Safaris. Angry, understatement! All bunch of liars!!! You’re a disgrace to your own country!! Shame on all of you at Solaris!!! You should be all ashamed of yourselves for giving Kenyan tourism in Safari a very bad reputation. Even your Tanzanian counterpart, who witnessed first hand how you operate your scam doesn’t want to do future business with you . To all unsuspecting victims, please don’t use Solaris Tours & Safaris, not too late yet to save yourselves ....
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Tarangire National Park by Ditte Lindeblad Joergensen
Amazing to see all those elephants located at the same place. We saw two groups of elephants with more than 15 individuals. Truly amazing.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Ditte Lindeblad Joergensen
This was by far the best safari destination of the three we visited. Fascinating to see all those animals in the crate and such a beautiful scenic.