NO
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Every detail in the program was fullfilled 100%
The communication through facebook was excellent. When we needed help we got the answers after a few minutes. All bookings such as lodges, transports and guides as descibed in the program.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Experience
We had such a fantastic time with Lucky, Revenge, and OK. Lucky was an amazing guide. It was the experience of a lifetime for our family. Our daughter's ages 9 and 11 will never forget it!
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Do not miss the chance to go on a safari with Namayiana safaris!
During my three weeks in Kenya meeting Mpairo (John) and learning about the maasai culture was by far my greatest experience and I will definitely return. Mpairo has in depth knowledge about nature, animals and natural medicine. In combination with a sincere respect and appreciation for nature and life, and a happy and kind personality he gave me and my friends unforgettable memories during our visit to his maasai village. Next time we visit Kenya, we will of course go on safari with Mpairo and Namayiana safaris, looking forward to it!
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Genuine experience in the Masai village
We were guided in the Masai village by John. He proudly showed us his village and even invited us to his home, and taught us about their traditions and rich culture. We had great discussions about a range of topics - health, nature, life, and even medicine - since John has been studying traditional medicine as well. John's english was great and it was so easy to talk, we had a really nice time together. Such friendly, knowledgable, open-minded and respectful person. So happy that we met him, he truly made our Kenya trip special. We will definately go back and then we will join his safari tour, which I am sure will be more than amazing. Thank you John!
Kind regards from your Swedish friends Jenny, Tomas and Ingrid.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A fantastic journey.
Okay - so we have just finished an amazing tour of Kenya with Wildlife Sun Safaris. There were 8 of us travelling together in 4 minivans. We did an ambitious 16 day safari, visiting Meru, Samburu, Aberdare, Nakuru, Lake Bogoria, Masai Mara, Amboseli and West Tsavo National Parks.
From the start, James was fantastic to work with. He was a great help in assisting with the planning of the trip. He answered all our questions promptly and clearly. He was very honest and delivered our safari as planned, except for longer than expected travel times. For the number of parks we chose and the time we had, it was a very busy trip. Because some of the travel times were longer than expected due to traffic and road conditions, we really needed a few more days to make the trip a little more relaxing. But - this was the itinerary we chose and the company did their best to deliver.
The minivans were great to travel in. Our drivers were very good and knowledgeable. Kudos to Jackson, Simon, Toya and Sulieman. They drove very patiently and safely, and did their very best to find animals for us. (And we found many!!!). We could have had a little more input from them at times, but I think this was an unusual situation for them, where there were 4 of them travelling together, with 8 opinionated adults to deal with! But all of the drivers were very professional. They were always on time, kept the vans clean and fuelled, and could trouble-shoot any mechanical problems that arose. We always had plenty of water in the vans - a very important item when travelling all day in the heat. Our lodges were great. We were happy with all of them. The food, for the most part, was very good, and no one got sick. There was also the excellent service of picking us up and delivering us to the airport. Much appreciated!
Bottom line - it was a fantastic safari. I would definitely travel with Wildlife Sun Safaris again and would not hesitate to recommend them. In fact, I wish I were back in Kenya with them now!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mind Blowing Experience!
Highly recommend this safari.
My wife and I were discussing where to vacation and she apparently really wanted to go on a safari. This was news to me as I expected her to name a beach she wanted to visit. Me, someone who can't stand heat, was apprehensive, but you know what they say, "Happy wife, happy life." So I did my research and narrowed it down to Compass Safari and one other. The prices for Compass were so much more reasonable than my other option so it was an easy decision to make. Boy am I glad the wife wanted to go on a safari and that we decided on Compass. We took the 7 Day Amazing African Safari tour and wow. The staff were all so friendly, knowledgeable and had us laughing almost the entire time. The animals and landmarks were mind blowing. Compass was very accommodating the entire stay. The experience, overall, was just plain surreal. I think I may have enjoyed it more than the wife to be honest. I'm so glad she had the idea. We have plans of coming back when our finances permit it again.
P.S. The temperature wasn't anywhere as hot as I had worked myself up to think. I didn't even pay attention really because I was having toomuch fun!
DK
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Tanja from African Savanna Travel is VERY professionel. Always fast to answer and very dedicadet.
Everything is just top top service. Tanja from African Savanna Travel is VERY professionel. Always fast to answer and very dedicadet.
We ave always been very happy to work with African Savanna Travel and look forward to more
HU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
well organized budget tour
Everyone on the tour booked through a different tour company, so I am not sure who organized the tour itself. For this reason I can only rate Meru Slopes for the time before and after the safari. They are excellent: professional, with very quick reaction time, dependable and punctual, helpful and make sure their guests are satisfied. I'd use their services again.
As for the safari tour itself: I took part in the 4nights/5 days Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro budget camping tour.
With some previous experience throughout Africa on different safaris, my conclusion is this: expect to get exactly what you paid for. There are no miracles, have realistic expectations: this is a budget tour, with very basic camping facilities (good camping equipment!) and mediocre food, but the exact same astonishing nature as any higher priced tour.
Campsites are the same for everyone, but with special dietary needs, consider a more expensive camping tour. (For more money you will get much better food, question is if it is worth for one to pay approx. 500 usd more for 4-5 days of better camp food. Maybe, maybe not.)
Our guide was ok overall (the man had huge experience and the eyes of a hawk, but not very talkative, sharing very limited info even when encouraged. Luckily I had a fantastic animal guide book with me that explained all that our guide did not.)
To sum up: in case you have general interest in doing safari, no special food requirements, and prepared for wild-camping (literally :D) take this tour with Meru Slopes, you will not be disappointed.
If you are an animal/safari enthusiast, you can still take this tour (no guarantee for a better guide on a more expensive tour), but bring along a good guide book just in case - you will be happy.
If you are a hardcore wildlife fan, find a guide through recommendations, and book a tour with him/her specifically (or ask the agency to book you on a tour with him/her). However, for an exceptional guide, prepare to pay the price.
SE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
rather average compared to other safaris we did in the greater Krüger area
The flights and accommodation were arranged according to our bookings. Unfortunately, we could not do the promised last morning game drive, but dit a rather disappointing Panorama tour ( short stop the waterfall, not the Potholes ...) on our way to the airport instead. The other game drives were rather 'a hunt for the Sabi leopard' whilst kind of sometimes missing the overall safari experience .
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic service, will recommend
From Maggie's first e-mail reply it was clear Tekko Tours would attend to our every need, even though we booked less than 4 weeks in advance. We went 2 on a private safari ending with a few days at the beach. We had the time of our lives and every detail was taken care of (a room with view of the Kilimanjaro at the Amboseli Oltukai, for example). Also the driver, Jackson, made himself the best companion we could imagine. Right after our landing at Nairobi airport, when we silly tourists managed to call the attention of the police for smoking on the street (always ask first!), Jackson immediately got us out of trouble, and this would only be the beginning of his helping make this holiday a pleasure. His driving and spotting skills are superb.
The timetables were accurate, the road hours went by much faster than you would expect and the Land Cruiser worked like a charm. I will recommend Tekko when my friends ask for advice