US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome experience! Mike and his crew were wonderful, and go out of their way!
I felt Mike was on top of communication, and we knew what to expect before we even arrived. I would recommend this company to anyone traveling to Africa. We even had a flight delay out of Nairobi, and Mike got us one of his drivers to take us around to different sites.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing African holiday thanks to Heidi and Pembury tours
My girlfriend and I returned from our 16 day African "holiday" nine days ago. Needless to say, we wish we were still there! I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for a wonderful vacation. We spent time in 4 countries, slept in 7 locations, took 7 flights and had numerous transfers. All went seamlessly. We were consistently amazed by the beauty of Africa, its mountains and rivers, and certainly the animals. Our only regret is not having more time!
In addition, I'd like to recognize Heidi Bedford for all of her efforts. We started this process very late and had significant schedule restraints. Of course, we had lots of requests and were attempting to work on a budget. Heidi worked tirelessly to find the right accommodations and was always able to offer suggestions and alternatives. We were thrilled with the quality of the itinerary she put together. Heidi may be new to Pembury, but she's got a wealth of knowledge and is a tremendous asset to your company. Heidi was also instrumental in planning a special day for my girlfriend's birthday. I can't say enough kind words about our dealings with Heidi.
We truly felt that Pembury had our best interests and cared about our experience. Bottom line, if anyone asks about going to Africa, we'll be certain to recommend Pembury Tours.
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Travel Agency in East Africa and well organized.
Good management and you get what Intek Travel promise you: professional and serious. Always Intek Travel!
BR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excelent team
I liked so much to take a trip with East Africa Jungle Safaris. I had all the information need to plan the trip from Uganda served by email.
The trip has met all my expectations. The owner Fred and the guide Apolo were impecable.
I traveled alone and had no kind of problems.
I walked with gorilas and visited several parks in Uganda.
I recommend the company and return to travel with them certainly.
DK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Safari experience
We (4 persons), ent on a safari tour with Siafu Tanzania Safaris February 2016 and we enjoyed it very much. The communication and customer service of Siafu Tanzania Safaris is top notch, and this was a trip of a lifetime. We were able to see the animals at a close distance and the tour guide, Emmanuel was patient and made sure that we were able to get good pictures. Every thing was amazing right from the lodges, food, and safaris. I will definitely recommend Siafu Tanzania Safaris to my friends and anyone looking for an excellent safari tour! This was one of the best experiences of my life!
Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A once in a lifetime experience
One of our best holidays. We saw all but one of the big five game animals and many more, including watching the wildebeest crossing the Mara river. Our tour guide Joshua was excellent; he was friendly and very knowledgeable. The camp we stayed in was lovely. The staff were friendly and helpful and the tents were clean and had hot showers. The only improvement would be to stay in a better hotel in Nakuru, even if this incurs an extra fee. The Golden Palace hotel was not in keeping with the high standard of the rest of the trip and was the only let down of the five day safari.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The accommodation provided (charged by operator at 13 X lodge rate) was an absolute disgrace.
I recently participated in a tour by this operator. It was tented camps. The accommodation was appalling. The operator charged us 13 times the amount a "walk in" customer from the street would have paid for the same accommodation. We were paying top dollar for the most basic old tents, broken beds, thin matresses, mouse droppings, broken zips, dirty toilets, no hot water, pigeons in the roof, no towels, filthy showers, etc etc. Never again. For the same amount of money you can get much, much better. The operator is a classic rip-off of foreigners who have no idea of prices and what is available.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect Trip
A very surprising adventure. The place was fantastic; the guide was amazing, knowledgeable, kind, funny and professional. Our cook, Lindsay, made our meals beautiful and delicious. She was so special. A wonderful time!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
You Never Forget Your First Elephant Sighting!
I went on the 4 day Kruger Treehouse tour with my husband, 9 year old daughter and 68 year old mother-in-law. The pickups and transfers were superbly organized with no fear of being stuck or left behind. The group we traveled with was young, dynamic and international. We were alone with our guide for the rest of our 3 week African trip, so it was nice change to be in a group during the Kruger tour.
The accommodations were great! It was a bit chilly the first night in the treehouse, but that's why I brought my beanie! The food was nothing fancy, but good and there was no problem with my vegetarian request.
On the first night, we went on a sunset drive and enjoyed a braai. There too, I was able to eat! On the way back, it was pitch black, we drove around a corner and then bam! There they were, a family of elephants, right in the middle of the rugged path. There was one female and four younger elephants of all different stages of life. Our guide, Tanya, said that the female adult was about to give birth any minute/day. It was one of the most magical moments I’ve ever experienced.
There were a few things that I feel Kruger itself could improve upon. Self-Driving seems to be a problem. Not all self drivers gave the animals the right of way and there were too many vehicles for my taste. Guided tours with educated and respectful drivers should only be allowed in these game parks.
Also, Kruger is huge which makes it a bit more difficult to see all the animals. Either you're lucky or you're not. We were not so lucky at Kruger because we didn't see rhinos or leopards. I wasn't expecting to see leopards though since that's rare. We finally got to see Rhinos along the Garden Route though, so I was able to fly back home with a smile on my face!
The organization and communication with Safari With Us was superb and the price was right! I'll definitely book my next trip with them, but this time I want to visit the Madikwe Game Reserve.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect safari to start off our honeymoon
Sunny Safaris did an absolutely fantastic job of arranging, personalising, and running our 5 day safari from start to finish. From initial email contact Masha arranged a great itinerary for us to fit perfectly with what we had asked for. He was always quick to reply and happy to answer any questions. Upon arrival we were picked up and transferred to a hotel in Arusha for the night despite not getting through passport control etc until 3am (minus one suitcase which hadn't arrived). The next morning we were picked up by Shaban, our safari guide for the next 5 days. He quickly sorted out getting some forms to the office to arrange getting our lost suitcase back and then we set off for 5 days of amazing safari through Tarangire national park, the Serengeti, and Ngorongoro crater. Masha arranged getting our lost suitcase back to us within a day and Shaban was brilliant as our guide for the whole 5 days. He found all of the animals we really wanted to see many times over, including a truly spectacular moment of being able to watch a successful cheetah hunt. As well as being an excellent safari guide, Shaban was really great fun to have around in the evening and eat dinner with-even helping me to learn little bits and pieces of Swahili. All of the accommodations picked for us were great as well! So a big thank you to everyone at sunny safaris for helping make such an amazing trip for our honeymoon.