CZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A crew of professionals!
The safari was part of our honeymoon trip, and everything from start to finish was perfect. Months before the trip I have worked with Daniel on tailoring the itinerary and agreeing on the details. He was very responsive, and communication was easy.
Upon arriving to Nairobi we were greeted by Phylis, took a photo and were introduced to James who was going to be our driver and guide for the coming days. James is the nicest and most professional guy I’ve ever had on any kind of trip. He was responsive, patient to answer all of my many questions about the things we were seeing along the road and the animals on safari. James was punctual, kind and delivered everything that was promised. We’ve always felt safe with him driving us around, and I honestly couldn’t expect how smooth and punctual everything was going to be and according to plan. You can tell these guys are working hard to give you the best possible experience and it was super appreciated.
It was our honeymoon so Daniel recommended the best lodges to stay on the trip to get the best possible experience even beyond the wildlife. Sopa Lodge on Naivasha Lake and Sarova Lion Hill in Nakuru are pure luxury and completely justify the higher price tag.
The wildlife viewing was also great and thrilling. We managed to see 4 of the big 5 (except the elusive leopard), here I try to compile the a list:
Naivasha: zebra, antelopes, waterbugs, monkeys, hippoes, giraffes
Nakuru: zebra, wild boar, buffalo, flamingos (thousands of them), rhinos, hippoes, pelicans, lion
Masai Mara: zebra, wild boar, giraffe, hyena, lions (really close), elephants (a whole herd), wildebeest, hippoes, crocodile, meercats, and jackals
If you tell James which animals you are most interested in seeing, he will make an extra effort to try and find them (all vehicles in the parks have radio connection so they can notify each other where which animals have been spotted).
At the end of our trip, before dropping us off at our hotel in Nairobi, we’ve agreed with James to take us to the elephant sanctuary and giraffe center in Nairobi, and I would say especially the elephant sanctuary is an unmissable wildlife experience, but beware that tour needs to be booked in advance and visits are daily only between 11AM and noon.
Kenya is a wonderful country with wonderful people, and it was sad to say goo bye to James, and leave the amazing experiences we’ve had behind. I can not recommend the Meektrails crew enough to help you organize and take you for your safari trip in Kenya.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Perfect tailor made safari experience
Choosing SUNSET ADVENTURE SAFARI for our trip has been a perfect match. The flexibility, efficiency and patience of Emma working with us to design the perfect itinerary, together with the knowledge of the team on the ground has made the booking process easy and motivating. They listen to you, but also advise and recommend from their experience that it´s what you expect when you decide to hire and agency. Once on the ground, the different guides we have met, Sele, GoodLuck have performed incredibly fine showing their passion, knowledge and experience about what they do, providing a great safari experience. So happy with our decision of choosing Sunset! We´ll repeat, for sure. Asante sana Emma, Elibariki, Godfrey, Sele, GoodLuck... and all the team!
IR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent safari&beach experience with Mama savana
My wife and I, after our memorable trip to Kenya decided to visit wild life and beach of beautiful Tanzania. I found a lot of travel agencies in safaribookings.com with a broad range of quality and cost. I connected to a few of them and explain our favourites and budget. Finally, I found Mama Savana as a reliable travel agency who are able to meet our requirements with reasonable price. I communicated with Alex Kenga by WhatsApp for arranging our trip itinerary. I sent a lot of messages to him for every details and he answered all the messages very quickly with valuable information. Finally, he arranged a 3 nights beach trip to Zanzibar and 5 nights safari to Lake Manyara, Tarangire, central and south Serengeti and Ngorongoro.
We, as Iranian passport holders needed visa grant before arriving Tanzania. Alex helped us for the purpose and we could receive the visa grant quickly. Because of US sanctions against Iran, we were not able to money transfer before traveling. Alex accepted to receive money in cash in Tanzania. After 3 nights accommodation and tour in Zanzibar and a domestic flight from Zanzibar to Arusha, we met our safari guide/driver in hotel both for reviewing our safari schedule and money payment. Thank you Alex for trusting us.
The most outstanding advantage of our trip was Allen as our safari guide. Allen applied some small changes in the safari schedule for promoting quality of safari . Allen is a very kind and patient guide/driver with excellent knowledge about nature, history, local culture and animals. He drives safely and does his best to find animals during safari. We saw all big 5 and a lot of more animals and wildlife because of high experience of Allen and his high level commitment. Thank you Allen for your efforts.
Quality of all lodges and tented camps was exactly same as our expectation and even more.
Lunch boxes in 5 days safari were same, we expected more variety. But it was not an important issue in comparison with some very positive points of our whole trip.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Flexible and easy to work with.
Alex was great to work with and gave us a good deal on a wonderful safari! He handled all the details and we really enjoyed Keekorok Lodge at Masai mara. Got to see many great animals and would definitely recommend this safari and especially Lenchada safaris!
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Absolutely brilliant
Have been using Somak for a few years now cannot fault the company every safari holiday we have had in Africa have been amazing so well organised and lovely lodges thank you for our amazing safaris
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Perfect African Safari efficiently organised and managed despite multiple Covid interruptions.
Trip organised for 2022 and postponed for two years - all arrangements and costs were honoured by tour operator and safari company. The lodges booked provided a perfect overview of the Botswana experience. Luxury and great friendly service throughout. The entire experience was worth the money and two years anticipation.
PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had a wonderful time. We saw almost all the animals. Tasty food. Great driver.
Cool organization, affordable price. We can definitely recommend.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding! Bernard is attentive and took care of the details for a worry free vacation experience!
Exceeded my expectations on everything! From the time we were met at the airport gate to the time we were escorted back to the airport gate and everything in-between. Our five lodges were luxurious while maintaining a personal and welcoming ambience. I slept like a queen! Each unique, spotless, super comfortable, large, open showers with attentive staff. The food was delicious offering familiar and variety, prepared with fresh ingredients!
Each safari was an exciting experience offering something different. The guides were informative and fun! I felt totally safe. Too many spectacular experiences to list, some highlights include: Watched the sun rise with herds of zebras and giraffes starting their morning routine; Ate breakfast by a pond while elephants drank; Watched two lioness hunt to feed their cubs; Spotted a cheetah sunning; Witnessed a chimpanzee community talking through the forest before their evening meal; Saw a mile long trail of buffalo heading to water; Spotted hippos; Watched white and black rhinos…Each day I was in awe of animals, the people and the land.
If you want an exceptional adventure and life experience, Nziza Hospitality will deliver. Worth the money!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing! Best tour guide ever! I am so happy for everything they did!
They are the best of the best I highly recommend them to everything. They are very very good. I want to come back soon!
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb. They are the best
This is the best company for your safari. We had a 6 days camping safari and ir was excellent. Saw all the animals you were honing to see. Mudi the driver/Guide and Moshi the Cook. Perfect people. If you would like to book ask for them I came back for sure