US
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Have traveled with Carnivores Safaris eight times, 2007-2016. Very special experience!
Carnivores Safaris goes out of the way to make sure an itinerary exactly meets the desires of the client. Flexibility and client satisfaction are extremely important to them. Their ability to find all the sights and experiences one might want -- from animal sightings to local culture to school visits to markets -- is unparalleled! The guides are extremely knowledgeable.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great Safari at a reasonable price
We did a 7-day mid-range safari in Kenya and Tanzania. It was great to get a flavor of a bigger area, though the distances and different countries to provide some challenges.
Let me start with communication. Mercy is great at keeping the dialogue going, answering questions, and moving the process of booking then being on Safari flowing. She gave me her cell number and offered to take calls at any time, though that was not necessary as email was sufficient.
The most important thing to remember in the process is to be flexible. Issues can arise, but be willing to roll and let the operator work them out. Our trip was not without our share of issues but nothing that slowed us down and they all are minor blips on the overall experience. An important thing I have learned from decades of travel is that the important thing for a tour operator is to handle anything that arises, and Mercy and Wecam did that well. Another thing to keep in mind is that the distances are rather large and travel time can be significant. Traveling from Maasai Mara to Serengeti is basically a whole day affair; we actually crossed on foot one day, but the official immigration offices are miles away. Just be willing to accept this as a cost of the adventure.
Our driver/guides were both excellent, Peter in Kenya and Oswald in Tanzania. They communicated well with us, were amazing at locating animals, and were always ready to help make things flow smoothly. When we booked, I looked at Lake Nakuru as being perhaps a bit of a throw-away park, but we actually saw more variety of wildlife per hour than in any of the bigger name parks. Within the first 30 minutes in Lake Nakuru my wife had a bigger smile than she has had in years. All of the parks, Lake Nakuru, Maasai Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro, had moments that we will never forget, and a much of that is due to the quality of the driver/guides.
The trip exceeded our expectations. The facilities were all equal or better than we expected, everything was as communicated and expected, and we had a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
JP
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Tarangire National Park by Jumbokedama
Enjoyed the variety of wildlife,
I have been here twice.
JP
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Serengeti National Park by Jumbokedama
Great variety of wildlife! I have visited this park on two occasions.
JP
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Selous Game Reserve by Jumbokedama
I think this has been my favorite park so far. Hellish drive on a loooong, bumpy dirt road in order to get there, but the place is remote and there are few visitors. One can see a very wide variety of wildlife, including birds.
JP
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Jumbokedama
Lovely area, fantastic views, plenty of big cats.
JP
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Mikumi National Park by Jumbokedama
Too many people, not many big cats.
JP
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I was very impressed at the diverse variety of birds! Amazing!
I had a very nice tented camp, hippo camp, and did a river safari my furst evening. Saw several bird species and hippos from very far off. We artived too late to do any decent daytime photography, which was very disappointing.
My guide was excellent, I went with Bushroutes, excellent service, they really took good care of me.
the food was plentiful and tasty, weather was pretty good and all in all I was very satisfied with my 8-day safari in Ruaha, Mikumi amd Selous.
JP
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Tanzania by Jumbokedama
So many animals, landscape is beautiful, as are the mountains. I climbed Kili and Mt Meru not long ago, amazingly beautiful.
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best impressions of Africa
Great tour with excellent guide Richard. Got a lot of positive emotions.