JP
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A trustworthy travel agency with sense of responsibility
This is not good at English, so it bothers me, but the guides and Tribar's correspondence is wonderful.
Mahare was a paradise where orangutans and other monkeys live freely. Whoever is lost looking at this sentence will definitely proceed.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful trip and an amazing company
I will try and keep this review as short and concise as possible but its quite difficult because all I want to do is rave about Natural World Kenya Safaris.
We arrived home two days ago and it was by far the best trip I've ever been on... and I travel quite a lot.
My flatmate and I booked to go on a 9 day trip and upgraded to the 4x4 vehicle which I would definitely recommend. The more "van" like vehicles got stuck in the mud at Masai Mara where it is quite muddy so I would 100% recommend the 4x4.
Faith came to meet us from our hotel in the morning and introduced us to our driver Sisto. We were meant to have Philip but he was ill and we are so glad that Sisto was our driver (even though I'm sure Philip would have been wonderful too).
We drove from Nairobi to Amboseli and Sisto pointed out animals on the way and gave us facts. We pulled up on the side of the motorway...wondered why and Sisto showed us a giraffe which came up to about 3m from the car!
We arrived in Amboseli at the beautiful Sopa lodge and were treated so wonderfully. The lodges are beautiful, but make sure you take mosquito spray! There are mosquito nets at every lodge and the staff prepare them before bed for you and make sure theres no mosquitos inside which was a nice touch.
Amboseli is a beautiful park and we stayed there fore two nights. We saw lions and cheetahs on our first day and were so excited. Sisto really took the time to listen to which animals we were most interested in and find them for us.
From Amboseli we moved to Lake Naivasha which was even nicer (in terms of rooms). We were right by the lake and the hippos feed on the grass outside your room at night (they're dangerous so you have to be accompanied to and from dinner by security).
The food at both of these lodges was wonderful. Four courses with so much variety (and incredible Indian vegetarian food - which I recommend).
We went on the boat ride on the lake when we arrived and decided to do the Hells Gate walk the following day. I would suggest doing this as it is best to do the Hells Gate walk in the morning when more animals are out. It is too hot for them in the afternoon.
We saw so many hippos and birds on the boat ride and then the next day we went to Hells Gate National Park. We decided to walk (rather than cycle) and did a 10 mile walk with the park nearly completely to ourselves. We were so close to zebras and giraffes and I had a wonderful birthday there. This was my favourite thing we did on the whole trip and our guide Charles was really great.
We then drove to Lake Nakuru which was the most beautiful lodge yet. It was absolutely gorgeous and Sisto had told them it was my birthday so they put wine and flowers in my room and made me a huge cake! I was so touched and it was so sweet of Sisto to do.
We also had a safari here where we got to see Rhinos.
Our next stop was Masai Mara. The lodge was probably the most basic of the four, but had the most atmosphere as it was busier. The other lodges had all been very quiet (which was lovely) but there were more people at Masia Mara and the rooms weren't as nice. The Game Drives made up for it though. Safari is so exhausting that at the end of the day you don't really mind if your room has an amazing view or not. The Masai Mara Reserve is SO green and is teaming with wildlife. Sisto knew we really wanted to see a leopard and he spent about three hours trying to find us one which was so kind. Overall on the trip we saw 1 leopard, 10 cheetahs and 31 lions (including two sets of cubs) It was magical.
The staff at Masai Mara also put wine and flowers in our room for my flatmates birthday (two days after mine) and it was a very nice touch.
In terms of actual safari, I don't know how you could beat the trip we went on. We visited lots of different parks and therefore got to see lots of different wildlife. Amboseli had hundreds of elephants and then Masai Mara had lots of lions. It was nice to have a mix.
On our final day we had quite a long time before we had to head to the airport so Sisto took us to a giraffe sanctuary which was 10dollars and very resonable. It was lovely to have an all inclusive trip and not have to worry about money the whole time (apart from this one occasion). I would take money to tip your driver though. We gave our driver 50pounds each (so 100pounds total) and he was worth much more. We based that amount off other recommendations, so I would recommend taking Kenyan Shillings for that and maybe a thank you card. We ended up making him one on the last day as we hadn't thought ahead.
I could rave about this trip for hours, but I will leave it here. It was wonderful and I can't recommend them enough.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great service, Very Helpful and Trustworthy!!
Booking this tour from Kigali was made really easy by Teresa. She was super quick to get back to you and help you with any questions you had.
The trip to see the Mountain Gorillas and Wildlife of Uganda was so much more then we ever expected. Twaha our guide is an absolute character. Very professional and safe driver but also a lot of fun to have a chat with. The itinerary was well planned. The places we stayed (each for 2 nights) were brilliant. We thought it was going to be camping but it was a whole lot more like glam-ping. They were mid-range lodges with all the bathroom facilities and sitting areas at the front of the room with amazing views! The food was great through the whole safari dinners were 4 course meals, we had great local lunch buffet at igongo Cultural center.
Cannot speak highly enough of the service we were given by Wild Jungle Trails(i highly recommend). A great company with great people!
Thank you so Much.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Memorable 5D4N Safari!
I contacted Romeo from Safari Multiways back in Novemeber about a budget safari for my wife and I, and received a detailed response about the itinerary options. His responses were professional and detailed every time he wrote back, as I did have many questions.
Our 5 Day Itinerary details was as follows:
day1: tour Tarangire park, overnight at a camp near Manyara. Full Board.
day2: transit Ngorongoro to Serengeti, game drive in Serengeti, overnight at central Serengeti. FB
day3: full day in central Serengeti/south Serengeti, back to the camp. FB.
day4: morning game drive in Serengeti, then to Ngorongoro, overnight at Simba camp site near the crater rim. FB
day5: crater tour, back to Arusha. End of safari.
We were accompanied by our guide and chef, who set up the campsite every time we moved, and had prepared delicious meals for us every day. Our guide was friendly and very knowledgable about the animals on our game drives.
The company also arranged airport pick up, hotel transfer and hotel pick up before the safari, and hotel drop off and airport drop off after the safari.
This was our first time in Africa, and we absolutely loved it! It really was an experience of a lifetime, and I do think the company had a lot to do with it. I would highly recommend them.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good value, great service!
We stayed in Botswana on 29 November 2017 and under took a two day tour of the Okavango Delta with Moonstroll vantage expeditions.
Our facilitator, Monametsi, was fantastic. His responsiveness and attentiveness was exceptional.
He catered to our needs and did everything he could to make sure that our trip ran smoothly.
We thought that the price was fair, the food was extremely tasty and and the company was all class. Would highly recommend.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Clyde and the team where very helpful, very proffesional and organised everything perfectly.
Everything that Clyde said he would do, he did. The organisation was second to none, we were looked after at every juncture. The guides we had (3 in total) were good company, very knowledgeable and a pleasure to spend time with. The accommodation was as good if not better that expectation. We had 4 internal flights and every one was organised well, we were handed over from one person to another with no room for getting lost or being unsure of what to do. We had an itinerary with us at all time and were given contact details for every eventuality, including Clyde had we needed him.
I would have no hesitation with recommending Clyde and the company, and we will use them again for our next adventure.
Many thanks
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
correct, precise and friendly
For me and for my family the safari tour was fantastic.
The comunication, the service with Savannah Explorers and the guide was excelent.
It was my dream tour and all was ok
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari.com Service / Gloria
Dear Gloria,
thank you very much for your excellent service, guidance and organisation of our 16 days trip,
from Johannesburg, Krüger park, victoria falls and driving tthe garden route down to cape town.
Everything was really excellent organized, all flights, accomodations and land transports!
Also the selection of the accomodations were very good and met our excectations fully!
Again thanks a lot for your support and I can recommend safari.com by 100% and Gloria as well, especially
for german speaking travellers, as she speaks german perfect and fluently!
We will contact you in any case for our next SF trip!
Best regards
Bernd
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Easy and delightful from start to finish!
We had an amazing time on safari with Dancing Zebra! Jessica and Abdullie did a great job with the early planning stages - they were responsive to our needs and requests, plus they just seem like nice people. The itineraries are presented in an easy to understand and visually appealing way. Plus, their local connections really help with planning and pricing; they were checking in on the properties and local partners in person while we were organizing the trip, which made us confident in their recommendations. The safari itself was effortless on our end and we ended up really enjoying the itinerary they had recommended. Our vehicle, guide, and lodging were superb! Dancing Zebra checked in during the trip to make sure everything was going okay, but we really had no response other than thank you! I would definitely recommend using them for your safari.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A Wonderful andResponsible Company for an Incredible Kili Climb!
Kili Trekking Mate is an exceptional company to hike Kili with! We went on recommendation from friends, and we couldn’t have been more pleased. Firstly, Nick (the owner and founder) used to be a porter, who became a guide, and then started his own company. He knows what’s important, hires extremely qualified staff, and cares about every detail of the trip.
Where to start? Our guides, Good Luck and Ally were attentive - everything from teaching us about the mountain and flora / fauna, to being in tune with how we were feeling. We had some difficulties along the way (due to stomach flu and altitude sickness), but both guides (and our porters) constantly checked in with us and went that extra step to ensure we were comfortable and supported. Our guides felt like family, and even though it was one of the hardest trip of our lives, we were sad when it ended.
Ask anyone around town - Kili Trekking Mate is known to treat their porters well!
The food was great, the gear we rented was like new, and the team were diligent with their medical checks every morning and evening.
We would highly reccomend KTM for your journey on Kilimanjaro - this is responsible tourism at its best, and Nick and his team will surely give you the experience of a lifetime!