CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Serengeti National Park by Ilinca
The Lion King now makes so much more sense. Beautiful scenery and we saw the great Migration.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Ilinca
Driving through the Ngorongoro Reservation Area and the Crater was unique. So many different impressions and so many animals. Particularly loved the Hippo Pool.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautiful wildlife, lovely people and impressive scenery
We had a great experience with our Safari. David was quick in responding and sending the offer as well as well accessible via Whats App. We were picked up at the Airport and brought to our Hotel and met our Driver, Issa, the next day. He knew a lot about People, animals and where to go and was Kind to inquire about what we wanted to see and made all the efforts to drive us. Issa was not shy to secure us great spots for taking Pictures. We were also lucky and got to see quite a lot of wildlife. The accommodation was great, the first night on Safari was spent in tents in the middle of the Serengeti with delicious dinners and very welcoming staff; the second night we spent in a Lodge at the Ngorongoro Crater. What a unique and great experience. Thank you Issa, for making it work for us so well and thank you David. We can highly recommend it and would book again with them.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING! Professional from beginning to end. Felt safe and everything was done for us! GREAT SERVICE
Service from African Challenge Safaris was professional, efficient, and FAST from beginning to end. Creating and booking an itinerary was very easy. Options were provided to customize our safari tour. We were picked up at the Nairobi airport and dropped off on our last day. The entire time we were with either Kennedy or Emanuel (our safari guide). They made sure all of our needs were met and they provided excellent customer service! All of the bookings were smooth and we didn't run into any issues our entire time in Kenya. I would HIGHLY recommend requesting Emanuel Njuki as your personal safari guide. He was very friendly and an expert in everything about Kenya! He is also an excellent driver, which makes a big difference on the safari rides! This was a wonderful vacation where we just booked with Kennedy and didn't have to worry about anything after that. He took care of everything and we cannot wait to go back to Kenya! 5 Stars all the way!
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional and exceeded my expectation
The tour was amazing and I look forward to my next experience. The tour operator was friendly, informative and punctual. His demeanour and professionalism was excellent. I felt taken care of during the whole period. This is one tour company I would not hesitate to hire again.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 unforgettable weeks in Kenya & Tanzania: Mt. Kenya, Mt. Kilimanjaro and much more
Thanks to Chris I spent 3 amazing weeks (Dez 17 – Jan 18) in Kenya and Tanzania for an affordable price. He was always available for any questions and had very good recommendations.
Even if I decided only some weeks earlier to spend my vacation in East Africa, Chris answered very quickly to my emails and planned the whole 3 weeks for me. Chris organized everything, from my arrival at the airport in Nairobi until my departure including transfers, hotels, trekking tours, safaris and national parks. During the three weeks I visited for example:
Maasai Mara National Reserve
Mount Kenya National Park climbing successfully Point Lenana (4895m)
Giraffe Centre Nairobi & Nairobi Safari Walk
Kilimanjaro National Park climbing successfully Uhuru Peak (5895m)
Kibera Slum Nairobi
Lake Bogoria & Lake Naivasha
Hell's-Gate-Nationalpark
Kiambethu Tea Farm at Limuru
Because of my last minute booking Chris asked me to pay the full amount in advance. At the beginning I was very skeptical and suspicious about this, because there are a lot of fake tour operators in East Africa. During my tours I got also to know other tourist which have lost a lot of money sending money to fake tour operators. But Chris made a very professional impression to me. He was always reachable via E-Mail/Phone/WhatsApp and responds very quickly. Therefore I paid the full amount in advance and everything was fine.
All in all Chris was a very good single point of contact for me, because with more than 15 years of experience he knows a lot of people and has a very good network for tours and safaris in East Africa. Therefore he is always able to plan an individual vacation for everybody’s needs and to make your vacation an unforgettable experience.
So I highly recommend Chris for all kind of vacation in East Africa. Hiking, Climbing, Safaris, etc. Regardless of whether a long vacation or only 1 tour. Chris will always find the best individual solution.
March, 2018, Stuttgart, Germany
Johannes
PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Baba Africa Safaris makes the fool of clients and steals their money
From our experience they take money in advance (50% down payment online, and 50% before departure) and then :
1. Change lodges for cheaper ones without agreement for the first day ...
2. Do not pay at all for the next ones (Client has to pay a second time on arrival)
3. Do not buy the flight tickets they have received money for
4. Give out of age card that break down every other day (and do not give spare car when you are stuck with the break down)
5. Ignore you when you demand to follow the program
Now Mr Victor Godwin owns us more than 3000 $ compensation for costs incurred by us... and is wanted by Tourist Police in Tanzania
A. B.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable journey with best organisation - we will never forget it!
We visited Uganda for three weeks over Christmas and New Year. We had a great time there with Speke Uganda Holidays and our different guides. It was a combined tour: We hiked through the Ruwenzoris during the first week and then enjoyed the country for two weeks on a leisurely safari through the beautiful national parks. Johnson and Andrew were our guides on the trek through the Rwenzori Mountains, which was culminating in the successful ascent of Margherita Peak. Without these two, we would not have reached the top. Many thanks to them and to our great chef and our helpful porters.
Our safari, which we did with friends, was super organized. We had wonderful accommodations. The gorilla trecking was one of the best experiences ever! Our driver guide on safari, Hamidu, told us a lot about life and people of Uganda. He was more a friend then a guide for us and we had a lot of fun together.
Many thanks to Speke Uganda Holidays for this wonderful trip! We enjoyed it very much and we will come back - to climb the Mount Elgon with Hamidu :-)
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They were amazing!
What can I say? Natasha was amazing from start to finish! We decided we wanted to go on Safari in South Africa for our honeymoon so we contacted Natasha at Sun Safaris.
We gave her our budget and she came up with a great holiday for us. She was even ready to book the flights but we had already arranged that.
During the process we had some changes to our budget and we had to make some changes. I spoke to Natasha and she was more than happy to accommodate us and look again for something great.
During the whole process Natasha was attentive and professional. She kept us up to date and remained in contact right up until we were ready to fly. We were not let down by the lodge she chose for us. It was amazing!
I couldn’t recommend Natasha enough! We have been home a month now and we are still wishing we were back there! Thank you so much for everything you did for us. Definitely a holiday we will never forget!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Memories and Stories for Life
Soul of Tanzania created a fantastic 8 day safari itinerary for us and promptly responded to any questions we emailed prior to our journey.
Never having gone on safari before, we were slightly apprehensive, but all concerns vanished upon arrival when we met Herman, our guide who immediately made us feel welcome and comfortable.
Herman went above and beyond to make our experience beyond anything we could have ever dreamed. He patiently and knowledgeably answered hundreds of questions about the numerous animals we encountered. He enthusiastically searched the bush with his keen eyes all the while driving through rugged terrain to make sure we could witness the animals up close and personal. Had we attempted the trip on our own we would have missed 90% of the animals, but Herman’s skill and incredible instinct allowed us to experience all of the big 5 plus countless others we hadn’t previously heard of in their natural settings. Zoos will never be the same now that we’ve been “infected” with “safari fever”!
A few highlights:
Delicious gourmet lunches surrounded by fantastic scenery.
25 feet from cheetahs and lions
Lunch 50 feet from a pride of 18 female lions and cubs.
Lunch amid a herd of 1000’s of wildebeests and zebras
A herd of elephants playing in a pool of water about 100 feet from our Jeep
Herds of Cape Buffalo, giraffes, baboons, warthogs, and elephants crossing the road before us
Learning about and warm welcomes from the Masai, Dartoga and Hadzabe peoples.
