GR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Lake Nakuru National Park by Despoina Christaki
Worth it to go! Great wildlife also here!
GR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We truly enjoyed the beautiful people,the nature and its wildlife!
We truly enjoyed every moment of our safari. We had a 7 day safari with "Kenya Walking Survivors Safaris",with our 6 year old daughter and we all loved it! The communication,the accommodation, food, transportation and our guides was all good for us! Whatever we were expecting to see our guide made sure to see it and explain everything about it without even ask. Big thanks to Peku! He is truly a 5star guide with great experience and good vibe! A part of our trip we did it with David, also a great guide and we thank him a lot! Very nice people!
What we loved about Kenya of course was the wildlife but also the beautiful people! We’ll be back!
AR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience!!
Many thanks to Splendours of Africa Tours and Travel for our Amazing Tanzania safari experience :) :). We contacted Mr. Ben Owino who was just excellent, efficiency and always nice in responding to our quires and helpful in giving us different safari options. Unlike some big companies, Splendours of Africa Tours and Travel is very flexible and attentive to detail. They can make personalized itinerary for customers, and this really was our favorite and concerned. The quotation is also reasonable too which worked out well for us!
Finally, we agreed on payment terms and conditions and booked safari with Ben who later met us on arrival in Tanzania Airport as agreed and drove us in a Private 4x4-Wheel Drive Toyota Land Cruiser to our hotel Mount Meru in Arusha town which was already been booked on bed and breakfast basis. Even though we didn’t book a private safari, Ben gave us a vehicle for ourselves for the entire safari…What a surprise…Private safari!!!
Our guide Mr. Zige was amazing, professional and knowledgeable about wildlife, landscape and culture. It was magic, he perfectly adapted to what we expected, positioned us for the best pictures you could image to the animals and birds as long as we wanted. We show all of the big 5 animals e.g. elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo and leopard in one sighting on our safari. Besides the big five animals, we show lots of other animals and different birds’ species including the traditional-cultural shows on our 6 days safari programme.
We visited Serengeti national park, Tarangire, Lake Manyara as well as Ngorongoro Crater Park national park. We didn’t realize the long distance drive between the parks because we could stop at some points on the way to see the beauty and rich cultural heritage of Tanzanian people. The food was superb out in the bush camp. Alidi, the chef is a true master of the grill for all meals. The taste and seasoning was awesome, he made sure we were full every meal. The accommodations were more than I expected out of a tent camp.
This was our first safari ever, so can strongly say - I was expecting to see a huge zoo, but this was far away from my imagination. It was stunning everywhere when we immersed into paradise of wildlife in the Savannah…it was amazing experience! We brought back home treasured pictures into our albums.
Other tourists we saw were on group rides, and more or less sticking to the itinerary routes, they were definitely jealous for us because we could drive wherever we wanted, took much time watching animals as we wanted since we were travelling in a group of five family friends...
So to sum it up, we had a wonderful time in wonderful places, with wonderful people; you will never forget this experience of a lifetime!
I strongly recommend Splendours of Africa Tours and Travel Company- excellent communication and advise very polite and helpful staff, perfect organizational skills and total customer satisfaction service…100%!
NL
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
good and reliable travel agency, everything on time and good guides
January 6-9 The mount Meru climbed, great
January 18 Day trip to waterfall and masia village for coffee burning and drinking.
20-22 January To Masai Mara for safari, seen a lot of 5 lions, elephants, rhino, leopard and the buffalo. was beautiful and impressive.
January 23 With the bus to Nairobi.
Everything arranged by Amazing kilimanjaro Tours and safaris.
I thank Godfrey Owenya for the good organization and all the guides and drivers for their dedication. Thank Petrus. was fulfilled, thank you.
Until next time.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Camping united us in the wildlife adventure
It was my first time in Africa, I didn't have much expectations. My friend told me the National Parks where going to be amazing, but we didn't want to spend tons of money on a Safari. We found Open Safari for a great deal, and our driver "Moody" was responsable for us to succeed our expectations. The organization was simple, we booked the trip and pay for it via paypal. All the cars that go into the Safaris, are pretty much the same type of car, so I felt that we will experience the Safari as the same as other that pay more but for less. "Moody" was for us for whatever we needed. In the parks some times there is no electricity so he make sure we had our phone charge for us to take pictures of the wild life, and guide us where to find our needs for the night, such some cold beer or wine. We travel with a personal cook, that astonish me how he could create delicious meals at night with such few resources. Lunches where pretty basic as we just bite something in a nice spot in the parks, watching out that monkeys don't steal from our lunch boxes. The only thing that I was disappointed about was the camping in the Serengeti, but the company explained to me that the responsable for its maintenance was the park. It was pretty nasty. I will suggest that if you could afford it, go to some Lodges. The camping above Ngorongoro Crater had a great view and was more aceptable. I will highly recommend the company. Once you understand how all this companies work, I believe none one had an intention to trick or cheat on you, they will try their best to make you happy, at it should be.
GH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very professional, knowledgeable about the culture and the different animals. Expectations were met.
Preparations impressive. Will recommend to friends and family. Would like to visit again in the future.
AR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
They are the best
Honest, professional and easy going. after a safari with them not only will you have unforgetable memories but also new friends and even another family.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful safari that delivered everything that was promised!
We had a wonderful time on safari. Our driver, Nick, was a great driver, a knowledgeable tour guide, and fun to have on the safari with us. He was especially patient when we made him stop for every single animal we saw on our first safari drive ... not knowing how MANY animals we would see as the days progressed. We saw the big 5, and many more animals. On two occasions, we were offered the option to spend the whole day on safari drives, instead of just going for a few hours. This allowed us to get deeper into the parks and see lots of animals. We did the 9 day Hakuna Matata tour. The only thing that we may have done differently is to skip the Lake Begoria resort and park. We had just seen all the flamingos at Lake Nakuru so we would not have needed to do the long bumpy ride to see them again. Also, we enjoyed all the resorts, but Lake Begoria was the one that we enjoyed the least.
Make sure if you bring cash for payment or souvenirs, that the bills are dated after 2000 or they will not be accepted.
The airport made us ship in our luggage (not allowed in carryons) all the wooden souvenirs. So make sure they are packed well. Also, if you are from colder parts of the US, you may not need to bring warm coats etc. The mornings were in the 60's (F). I wish I had packed less. A sweater or sweatshirt was nice to have though.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Experience and Top Service
This was an absolutely flawless experience. I have booked this safari two months in advance for me and my girlfriend, unsure of which dates I would be able to go, and was a bit apprehensive about sending off money to a company that far ahead of time without guaranty other than an email.
The team was transparent from the beginning and allowed me to change my dates further down the line for the Gorilla Permits, as well as only paying for these upfront and wait until I was there to settle the balance.
Our Guide, Ben Aloysius Kyeyune was a joy to be around, extremely knowledgeable and with a rare intelligence. I have had the chance to travel to many countries and this guy was one of the best tour guide you could ask for, we truly bonded over the 3 days we were there.
The Gorilla Trekking was flawless, this is one of the best trip you can make, fascinating by all accounts, and the BroadBill Camp we stayed at in Bwindi was gorgeous. The tents have their own shower with hot water and bathroom, and monkeys are hanging out in front of the balcony. It was quiet and out in the wild, a truly beautiful experience.
Don't think twice, just go for it.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amboseli-Lake Naivasha & Masai Mara 5-day safari
Amazing experience!
Everything was perfect with them!
Good communications via mail for any questions. Always on point.
The driver-guide was excellent! He is an top driver & very knowledgeable!
All the lodges situations was very good and no one problems had with meal.
If we return to Kenya for a safari, we will call them again without a doubt!