IN
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Prompt, extremely courteous and customer-oriented, take great pains to put traveler at complete ease
Their services are the best I have seen anywhere. Not only are they very prompt and make themselves available on short notice, they plan the itinerary in such a way that you do not feel you have missed anything at all. All this at a very economical cost. The promoter, Pamela, takes special care to ensure her guests are well looked after. Besides, they go that extra mile to render services that are not within the scope of the contract and which they are under no obligation to deliver. We had some big trouble with our return tickets to Mumbai (India) from Nairobi. The tickets had not been booked by them, but Pamela still came OUT OF THE WAY to help us and made sure we (My wife and I) were checked in on an alternative flight the very same day. She took the pain to accompany me to the ticketing office and pleaded my case. Then she also networked another airline through one of her agent friends and made sure we took off for India on the 24th of August. Pamela isn't just a service provider... at least in our case she has been a very good friend and guide, who stood by us in some very difficult times. If i ever have to come back to Kenya, I won't be looking around for choices among travel consultants. Blindfold me and I will still find Pamela and her husband. God bless them both, and lots and lots of love and deepest respect to them from me and my wife.
HU
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great organization, costumised tours, very nice and helpful staff.
This August Avocet Tanzania organised for me a three days safari (Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro crater, Tarangerine). Everything was just amazing! The accommodations were just as I expected, the driver was excellent and very nice. They picked me at the bus station and took me to the hotel, after the safary they drove me to the airport so they nice and helpful. I strongly recommend this organization for everybody. Thank you again Jeff!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My safari was amazing, a kind of tour in heaven !!
Mercury safari is very professionnal And so relaxed, it was like if a good friend brang me visiting everything i wanted thanks Mercury !!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable and well organized safaritours by owner and staff, with passion for what they do!
The communication went easy. The questions I had were answered really soon.
The service during the safari was good. The experienced driver showed me the most beautyful places in Masai Mara. An unforgettable experience for a lifetime.
RU
Unforgettable safari experience in selous ,ruaha and mikumi
Our 9 nights in safari in Southern Tanzania and zanzibar .safari was professional he was flexible tailoring the trip.would highly recommend mercury safari and tour guide Shaabani.good driver and great animals spotter, knowledgeble, friendly, and fun.the game drive exceeded our expectations
QA
Top Notch safari with African sermon safaris
African sermon safaris did agreat, professional job organizing and executing our 7 days safari through several parks,including what turned to be my favourite. The maasai mara.
John our guide,did a fantastic job managing the logistics of our trip, providing the right amount of information and transporting us safely through the parks.
We did not have to worry about anything on our safari, we felt easy at all times and would recommend John our guide,and African sermon safaris as a reliable safari company.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing trip, perfect organization!
Traveling to Zimbabwe with Vayeni has been the best decision that we took. We have been for 3 weeks in the country and visited amazing places (Mana Pools, Hwange, Great Zimbabwe,Gonarezhou, Matopos, Vumba, Nyanga). Suzanne has been a star helping us with all the planning and organizing. She helped us making our dream trip come through, selecting hotels and campsites that were perfect for the group. Her professionality, her quick response to our requests has been extraordinary all along (before and during the trip). We recommend Vayeni to everyone who wants to visit Zimbabwe! Thanks Vayeni!
They are the best to offer tours! My experience was one of the best.
The communication was very much ok.The service was excellent
CZ
20-35 years of age
Amazing experience, trip of a lifetime. Best holiday I've ever had.
Booked with live risky for i had heard they do a bit of adrenaline activities and the food side of the tour was meant to be amazing. And they sure did deliver. Was very pleasant to deal with Hennie who owns live risky, and made us feel good about booking with them. He was a great guy in person to, and showed us the best time we have ever had on a holiday. All the accomodation was excellent that we stayed in, and the restaurants OMG amazing. All the restaurants were hand picked by Hennie, and he sure does have allot of knowledge on food, for he owned a few restaurants in the past.
Zimbabwe was awesome for adrenaline activities and Botswana so good for Safaris.
Everything about this tour was spot on, Well done Hennie and the crew for hosting the best holiday of our lives.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing guides and professional service
After much research with many companies, my friends and I decided to go with Godfrey with African Traits and we could not have been more happy. We hiked the Lemosho route (7 days) of Mt Kilimanjaro and did a 5 day safari. We compared many companies for not just cost, but also the services included, guide's experience, route options, quality of group gear, quality of meals, success rate, handling medical emergencies, and how they treat their porters.
Our first impression of Godfrey via email was very positive. He answered questions promptly, thoroughly, and with all the information we were looking for. He personally picked us up from the airport, which was so reassuring when traveling to a foreign country. We immediately could tell he ran a quality company, with great vehicles, excellent English, and booking us our hotel room. He even drove us to town to find a sim card for our cell phone and told us to wait in the car so he could get a better rate then if they charged us the "American" rate. He constantly was looking to help us in all of our needs.
The next day, he met with us to further review the hike itinerary, answer questions, and get any personal gear that we did not have. We felt so comfortable and ready for the hike after getting this additional gear and confirming the type of food and drinks we would have on the hike.
The hike was amazing. Our guide and assistant guide went above and beyond to provide an experience that we will remember for a lifetime. For example, our assistant guide offered to take one of our camera's to take pictures of us. This was SOOO helpful, especially on summit day, when you are so tired that you don't want to do anything but get to the top. The also let us know what to expect each day, what to wear, and did a medical check each night. The group gear was top quality, the meals were fantastic (actually better than all the restaurants we visited), and the porters were amazing.
We also did the safari with African Traits and it was incredible. We decided to do tent camping, but the last night we stayed in a lodge. (The lodge was 5 star, and the tents were...tents.) In the tent camp sites, we had lions visit one night, baboons steal our powdered milk one afternoon, and zebras grazing one day. Very much in the middle of it all. We always felt safe and our guide told us how to keep safe as well. But if that is too much nature for you, go with the lodges.
We saw every animal you think of when you think African safari: lions eating a wildebeest, a cheetah stalk and kill a gazelle, elephants, zebras, giraffes, hippos, black rhino, leopard, jackels, hyenas, ostriches, baboons, fox, antelope, warthog, impala, widebeest, birds of all variety, crocodiles, pink flamingo, etc. And not only did we see these animals, but herds and flocks of them walking right next to our vehicle. The vehicle was a really nice Toyota Land Cruiser Safari. It had a pop-up roof with 8 seats (we only had 5 in our group plus the guide.) We never had vehicle problems, but other groups that we met had flat tires multiple times. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the animals and culture. The cook was great for all our meals.
Seriously, you should contact Godfrey with African Safari. You will have amazing experiences with his company!