US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A great Kilimanjaro climb followed by a wonderful Safari
Crater Explorer Tours & Safaris is great. We put together a 6 day safari ( Serengeti & Ngorongoro) and a Kilimanjaro climb. 2 big adventures and the Crater team was great. Their representative- Emanuel, was the reason we selected them. We interviewed 5 different tour groups and selected Crater because Emanuel was great to work with. He was able to clearly answer all our questions- and we had a million of them. He put together the exact packages we wanted and his prices were very good.
The group that took us up the mountain completely exceeded our expectations. At the end of each days climb we arrived to a fully set up camp complete with hot drinks and snacks. Our tent and dining are was quite comfortable and the food was great. We were so impressed with what the chef could create on the side of the mountain. And there was good fresh food throughout our 8 day trek. Our comfort and safety was constantly their concern. I highly recommend Crater Explorer Tours & Safaris and Emanuel for any and all your adventure needs. Emanuel can help you with just about anything and is a wonderful resource to have.
SO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I visited jinja at the source of river Nile
The tour was so amazing and enjoyable I really liked am advising to anybody who wants to tour he or she can try Mond safaris.
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highly Recommended
We really enjoyed the 4 days’ vacation in Tanzania with Thomas as our driver/guide. He not only managed to show us all the big 5 but also a host of many other animals. His expertise was evident as he knew all of the animals by name and told us about their habits. I have to say that Thomas was remarkable, he knew where to find the animals in Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara and Ngorngoro Crater. It was fun being with him when we went to visit a Masain homestead because he did all the translations.
We appreciate the great organization by Amos the director who arranged everything so well. Communication with him was easy as he was always available and even kept checking on us during the safari. His choice of lodges turned out to be better than we expected.
We highly recommend this company.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the most memorable and exciting experiences I had in my entire life.
Lion King Adventures did an amazing job planning our 3 days safari. Everything was perfect! The accommodation was good value for the money we paid, the food was really good (specially the dinner we had at Illboro in Arusha) and our guide (Immanuel Chamboa) was incredible! He went above and beyond to make sure our experience is unforgettable. He gave us a lot of information about different animals and he constantly checked with us that we are happy with the safari schedule.
The communication with Lion King Adventures was great! They always replay very fast at emails and their english is irreproachable. I really enjoyed the fact that they customised the safari to meet all our requirements. Flexibility is always nice, especially in these hard times with the pandemic.
At the end of the safari, the founders of the company came to meet us and asked us about our experience and feedback in order to improve their services. There was not much to say since everything was perfect, but I find it very lovely that they took the time to come and meet with us when our adventure was over.
RU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amaizing trip : Zanzibar, Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro.
We had a wonderful end of the year holiday we spent 5 days in Zanzibar and 5 days in Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. The hotels and camps were clean, meals were amazing and the guides in both Zanzibar and safaris Hamis and Moses were very knowledgeable. It was amazing booking with African Chitah
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience, and a very nice break from the tough global circumstances.
We had an excellent experience with Africa Tours Adventure. Our driver/ guide was Levan. He was very friendly and informative, and we had an excellent time welcoming in Christmas day with him in Bwindi! We would recommend.
The safari tour certainly lived up to expectations. The service was great everywhere, the Ugandan people are incredibly friendly. The actual tour itself was great. Seeing the Gorillas and the Chimps were both unforgettable days.
Many thanks.
MA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Our family safari with E-Trip was an epic, life-changing adventure!
My family and I would like to recommend E-Trip Africa wholeheartedly! We just returned from an incredible 12-day adventure in Tanzania and Zanzibar. Ben and his amazing team arranged every detail, and we were delighted with the results. Our guide, David Mushi, became an honorary member of our family-my daughters, ages 11, 14 and 16 loved him! He was incredibly professional, warm, efficient and knowledgeable. He was 100% available for any of our concerns at any time. We all felt like we learned so much about nature, geography, geology, conservation, and science in our time with him. We started out our adventure at the lovely Researcher's Rest in Arusha and I was happily reminded of my early childhood days with my parents, who lived in East Africa for many years in the 60's and 70's. A beautiful, tranquil escape right off the busy neighborhood road in Arusha, we thoroughly enjoyed our overnight there. The setting, the dinner, the quaint and cosy lodge, we loved it all. It was also apparent that this unique, lovely lodge has suffered from a lack of tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We happily donated to help keep this little oasis in business.
Our trip was perfectly planned and carefully thought out, down to where we stayed every night. We appreciated staying at three very different Lamala Lodges, where ecotourism is a must-solar electricity and no plastics. Lalama is truly a gem in Tanzania-we could really tell that the staff cares about its people and the beautiful country of Tanzania.
My girls were anxious to see all of the Big Five animals, and we certainly did! On our first full day in Tarangire National Park, we were in the MIDST of a herd of about 200 elephants, it was truly amazing! The Serengeti was also incredible; we must have seen a total of about 30 lions in our three days. We came across a pride of lions eating a massive cape buffalo; astonishing!
The most incredible moment, however, was about 30 minutes from our Lemala camp on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater, where we were amazed to see a huge male leopard saunter our right in front of our vehicle, pause and stay for a few moments and then slowly walk back into the bush. We caught it all on film and it's astonishing.
We also thoroughly enjoyed the wildebeest and zebra migration-it is truly a sight to see when you look out onto the Seregenti and see wildebeest and zebra in the thousands, as far as the eye can see!
Zanzibar for three days at the end of our trip was so much fun. The Blue Bay Resort is a lovely place; also eco-friendly with solar paneling and moving towards no plastics. Our Christmas day at the resort was fabulous. Thoroughly enjoyed our arranged tour of Stone Town as well; what a colorful, buzzing town with a fascinating history.
Many, many thanks for the trip of a lifetime, Ben, for the Fraiture Family!!!! We are so grateful for your careful, compassionate planning. Please send hugs to David from all of us.
One more IMPORTANT thing to note-we were nervous, evidently, about traveling from Morocco to TZ and on to Zanzibar during the pandemic. Qatar Airways did a great job of keeping us safe and secure and E-Trip Africa was amazing in regards to our health concerns. They went above and beyond what was expected to reassure us and to keep us safe. We had one vehicle and one (amazing!) guide during our 8-day safari. He wore a mask in the safari vehicle at all times. He asked us that each time we entered the car, that we sanitize our hands (the sanitizer was provided, even though we also had our own). Each of our lodges were VERY careful about social distancing. We always ate outside and the entire staff were masked and careful. I would 100% recommend E-Trip, even during this difficult time. Cases in TZ are relatively low and we also easily and efficiently got tested in Arusha before returning to Morocco. Again, this made SUCH a difference in our comfort level. Many thanks again, Ben!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was an outstanding Safari with the best guide in the world !
Our guide Muba picked us up on time and had a nice landcruiser well prepared (binoculars etc.).
He guided us with his extraordinary knowledge through Tarangire, Lake-Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and will allways be remebered as a friend.
We will come back
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Rwanda safaris
We booked with Kubwa Five Safaris during COVID-19 pandemic for a trip to Rwanda shortly after Rwanda had opened her airports for international flights. We visited a number of places. We greatly needed this kind of trip.
We were 17 of us, the Standard Operating Procedures such as wearing of masks, sanitizers, etc, were all put in place, we used two minibuses which imply that social distance was observed.
We enjoyed the game drives and boat ride, while on our game drive, we saw; lions, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, etc. The accommodations were well selected and meals were great.
We will travel with Kubwa Five Safaris again
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lack of Integrity and Unethical Business
We were supposed to travel to South Africa in the summer of 2020 with Kanyezi Africa Safari. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, our trip was canceled. We contacted Chris and Michael Kanyezi to get a refund. Kanyezi said that they had given our total payment (approximately $24,000) to subcontractors that book flights, lodge reservations, safaris, etc. and could not get the money back. Side note, we also had a cruise, VRBO, and concerts planned in 2020, all of which were reimbursed to us with no problem. Airline flights hadn't been booked when they canceled, and they wouldn't even reimburse us for the flight. Fast forward to a few weeks ago when Kanyezi starts sending emails to rebook. Kanyezi said we had 2 weeks to rebook without being charged an increase of $2600 per person. Payments needed to be wired by December 29, 2020. Note: all payments had to be wired. I spoke with the owners and agreed to pay approximately $3900 per person to rebook. This money was to cover the flights from small airlines within Africa that went bankrupt. When a new contract was emailed to me, they had us paying $4628 per person PLUS $980 per person to cover taxes and fees. At this point, I was not willing to dump another $11,216 into this trip. That is what I would have to pay on top of the $23,990 I already paid, and I still had to buy insurance?!? I find it unethical and a lack of integrity to not reimburse us anything. I'm very disappointed with this company. A trip of a lifetime has turned into a $23,990 LOSS. I've saved for years for this trip. It's just incomprehensible.