NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing service
Benson picked me up from my hotel and brought me to the train station. Hé is an amazing guy with a good sense of humor!
UA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best company !!! I travel a lot and often use the services of local travel companies. WITH Cr
The best company !!! I travel a lot and often use the services of local travel companies. WITH
Crater Explorer tours is one of the few companies that I am 1000% satisfied with! My wife and I booked a safari for 3 days and were completely delighted with this trip) We were met at the airport on time, settled in a cool hotel, took us for a safari in the morning, fed excellently along the entire route, traveled to the best places in national parks, saw all African animals (a lot of lions
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Never again
+ The organisation is very well and they‘re very fast in responding
+ They were always on time for the pick up
- The car was in a very bad condition. Also it was not a Land Cruiser. They took us to safari in a very old bus. The seat belt was broken, some electrical cable were falling down and also some parts of the roof were falling down what made it difficult to look for animals while on safari with the open roof. Also we had to be towed two times.
- The driver only spoke limited english
- The driver‘s phone was ringing very loud every 5 Minutes (I‘m not talking about the radio microphone he used to communicate with other guides) and he was answering to private calls
- We paid USD 990.00 for the tour. On the internet I saw that the tour only costs USD 950.00.
- In their 3 days maasai mara tour they advertise that you do 3 game drives (day 1: evening game drive, day 2: fully day game drive, day 3: morning game drive). Once you get there they don‘t want to take you to another game drive on the third day. We had to discuss for hours with the driver and the office until they agreed to bring us to the game drive on the third day. However, they kept the third game drive very short (2 hours), even we had more time because we agreed to drop us off at Nairobi Airport at 6pm. At the end of the game drive we saw cheetahs getting ready to attack wildebeests. There were other 20 cars around to wait until the cheetahs attacked. After 10 minutes our driver said, we got to go back to Nairobi. We didn‘t understand, as we had so much time left until our flight left. On our way back the driver told us, that we will pick up 2 other guests and bring them back to Nairobi (even we booked private safari…). So we had to make space for them. When we got to Nairobi, we first stopped at their apartment to drop off their luggage, then they got back in the car and after we dropped them off in the Nairobi West Hospital for their Covid Test. Traffic in Nairobi is really bad and this stops in Nairobi cost us about 2 hours. Finally we got to the airport and it was clear to us why we made only such a short game drive in the morning: It was because of the 2 People we had to pick up and this wasn‘t told us in advance. Don‘t get me wrong, the 2 people were really nice, but we expected our day to be different.
In general, be carefull with all tours: They advertise all 3 days Maasai Mara Tours with 3 days Safari (Evening game drive the first day, fully day game drive the second day and morning game drive the third day). But most of the cheap tours like this try to skip the last morning tour and tell you „you‘ve already seen everything yesterday bla bla bla“. The reason they do this is, that the Park Fee for Maasai Mara is paid per 24 hours. This means, if you go to the first game drive in the evening from 4pm to 6pm and the next day you do a full day game drive from 7 am to 4 pm they only pay one day park fee. If you do a game drive on the third day, they would have to pay additional USD 80.00 for each guest (hope my explanation makes sence). So always make sure to clarify in advance what you will pay and what you will get. We met spanish people on a similar tour and they had to pay the park fee seperately for 48 hours (USD 160.00 each). They gave the money directly to the guide and I guess he only buyed tickets for 24 hours and told them that they‘re not going to do a third game drive. So he kept 80 USD of each passenger for himself.
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Ahava safaris makes traveling with them traveling with friends.
I had the opportunity to tour a part of the country knowing its most important national parks (similar to what others tur operators offer), guided by Brian and Jackson, two young entrepreneurs who put all their enthusiasm, professionalism and good humor into making the experience unforgettable. It was a trip with a fixed itinerary but in which a certain flexibility was allowed always looking for the best circumstances for the visits, which is appreciated.
All of the above makes hiring this tour operator a success.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of our best vacation experiences!
Great Lake Expedition provided an exceptionally well managed guided climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro, via the Lemosho route. They were very well staffed: My immediate group of 10 was supported by 5 very competent guides who did their best to force participants to go slowly. They and a slew of kitchen staff and porters bent over backwards to assure that everyone had the best possible experience, and in fact, all 12 of us (including myself ) reached the top. For several of us who struggled, they insisted on carrying our backpacks. No detail was too small for their attention. Tea would be waiting for us at various mid-points. The three hot meals each day were excellent. Careful attention was paid to our health along the way, with two health checks each day. At night, they would provide each of us a hot water bottle, encased in a stuffed bunny, to keep our sleeping bags warm. My only suggestion would be for some of the guides to scale back all the chatting (in Swahili) with the porters and with other guides over their walki-talki. I couldn't recommend them more highly
TR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thought about the details, didn’t miss a thing, everything was well organized and easy to navigate!
I will use this chance to thank you an amazing trip. I got to french kiss a giraffe, hug a biig deer named Jackie ( not actually a deer it’s much bigger ), and touch a Rhino. Will have the summarize with that, but everything was very well organized so thank you for allowing me to experience this Toon, Josh, Jason and all you beautiful people.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The safari in Amboseli was perfectly organized and Edwin was an excellent guide. Thanks!
I just want to share all my appreciation for the safari in Amboseli, it was perfectly organized and Edwin was an excellent guide.
Thank you for making my holidays so special
AT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
always my pleasure
We booked a 5 days trip with African Chitah. They were really great and gave us a pick up service from the Arusha Airport with Noel. He is a really lovely and funy guy. On the next day our safari startet in manyara national park. the next to days we stayed in serengeti national park. 4th day in Ngorongoro. 5th (half day) in lake- manyara national park. from the big 5 we didnt see the rhino, otherwise wie saw everything and had a great time with Nixon, our driver.
Thanks for making us that great time. it was really impressiv and they made us feel safe and welcome!
BG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing lifetime experience in the savanna
Everything was very good prepared and organised for us. Kenyan style is “pole pole” however all with the trip was in a very good level - the best safari guide - Mutemi who has more than 16 years of experience in this and can show you everything you want and you have the lick to experience. We were so happy to be with him. The places for sleeping were very good, we were on time and we were pleased to have all this on this price and and we were absolutely happy with the service. I recommend the company and especially Mutemi
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very knowledgeable and passionate about East Africa
I had a wonderful experience with Nziza Hospitality. They helped me get a reservation at a hotel that's extremely hard to get into. Bernard is very knowledgeable and passionate about East Africa. The communication was impeccable. I will be using Nziza Hospitality again in the future!