NZ
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent in every aspect. Jude is a gem!
We have done 4 tours with Masihambe Afrika and all have been beyond expectations. Jude and her team are easy to deal with, happy to discuss at length the ins and outs of any trip, good at meeting your individual needs and I cannot speak highly enough of the service we have always received. Friendly, knowledgeable, informative and highly skilled at what they do add up to peace of mind when booking with them. Prices are always competitive and the actual experience of the safaris are excellent. Her staff in the field are by far the best we have traveled with on our extensive travel in Africa and are happy to share their vast experiences with you. Always making your tours memorable, enjoyable, safe and extremely good fun .
DE
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Queen Elizabeth National Park by Jens
Animals withdrawn due to damage by controversially commented bush fires. Great lodge on the rift of kazinga channel. Lovely boat ride on the channel. However no big enhancements of Murchison experience.
DE
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Murchison Falls National Park by Jens
Great experience of all kinds of nature: birds, large herds of wild animals, stunning waterfall, boat cruise on river nile
DE
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Kibale National Park by Jens
Great bush accommodadion with much flair, nature trails, patroulling the territory as part of the chimp family, unique experience.
DE
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Georgeous look at the remains of african wilderness
Pleasant hilly landscapes or wast savannah-like plains. We travelled at the beginning of the rainy season, and found temperature-range very enjoyable. We admired the sublime unrestraint of the nile valley, the rwenzory hights, the easy access to chimp- and gorilla habitats. After making peace with the salt poverty of the food, we gained 2 kilos each within 3 weeks. Seducing sweet and ripe fruits, some of them we had never seen before, excellent meat and fish, tasty side-dishes. All you can eat, and more. Shame on me. Never got a stomach egg though. Almost no moskitos. Tsetse-flies only on the people around me dressed in blue and black just like the insect traps . Thrilling Boda-boda rides, allegedly even more dangerous than hippos. Drivers were true reliable acrobats, so was our tour guide. Intelligent, always friendly, never tired, very communicative, competent. Felt like travelling with a friend. Safari-van in best shape to survive african massage. Commod way to get around. Wonderful wildlife experience, getting as close as that elephant sniffling at the porch of my tent. Accomodation viable. Sometimes no warm water, sometimes broken tent zippers, sometimes mosquito-tents only useful as decoration. Had not seen a single water tap properly bolted to the sink, however this is a mysterium to be found all over east africa. Opined Uganda with its vivid chaos much more attractive than almost suisse-like rwanda. This may however change with the soon expected doubling of population, meaning the doubling of dwellings, infrastructure, traffic. No more space for wildlife of any kind (please refer to Germany). No more rain forests. No more rain. Do your travelling now!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing
We really enjoyed the tour of Uganda with Gatatu safaris. I found it was really good value especially as all the meals were included (the food was amazing) and the accomodation was also really good. We particularly loved the kasenyi safari lodge. The highlight was the gorilla trekking, which we did twice! The trek was hard but so worth it to see 2 different gorilla families up close, including babies. Stevie, one of the guides, arranged for us to do a Lion tracking experience one morning in Queen Elizabeth National Park so we were able to track lions off road and saw some tree climbing lions which was another highlight.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It was the perfect well organised, all-round safari
We (me and my girlfriend) booked a 4-day safari via Safaribookings with ACZ safaris, with game-drives through the Masai Mara and lake Nakuru.
We booked a budget tour in which we were accompanied by 6 other travellers, making it a group total of 8. This was (different from what we expected) not uncomfortable at all. We had enough space for our legs in the van and during the game drives the top of the van would go open and there were enough spots for lots of photographs.
The game drives in both parks were really nice, especially Masai Mara. Lake Nakuru used to have a huge population of Flamingos, which have disapeared almost enitrely due to the change of the water level, but the park is almost famous for its population of Rhinos. So, wouldn't want to miss that.
Overall it was the perfect safari experience. Would definitely recommend it. The company we've booked with (ACZ safaris) was really fast in replying and delivered high service.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Attempted to Strand Us in Arusha
My travel agent had booked us a tour with Ranger Safaris, and upon our arrival to Arusha, there was a mix-up as to whether our tour group would be the same as the group we had been in from the beginning of our trip in Kenya. My group simply asked that we be able to contact our travel agent in order to straighten things out, but we were first told Ranger Safaris had been in contact with our travel agent via email about this issue (which we later learned was an outright lie) and then told that if we did not get in the car we would be left alone in Arusha. When I raised these issues with management, Ranger Safaris never got back in touch with me. I would HIGHLY recommend all travelers avoid this company.
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience for life⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Since we’ve arrive to Kenya until we’ve departed from Zanzibar our trip was unforgettable and everything far exceed our expectations.
All the elements of Spirit of Kenya were super attentive and dedicated.
We’ve stayed 2 nights at Nairobi and visit the Elephant Orphanage and the Giraffe Center, excellent suggestion of the company.
Then we’ve started for a 3 days safari on Nake Nakuro and Masai Mara with Rufus our private guide ... and what a guide and experience of life, we’ve made an upgrade for the big Toyota Land Cruiser and was Top, the real spirit os Safari.
We’ve stayed in different lodges and all were too pretty.
Then we went for a week on Zanzibar, with 2 nights in Stone Town at Emerson Spice. A lovely place in the center to explore the city for a day.
Then we went to Sherazade boutique hotel for 5 nights to relax and have some sun.
If you’re planning to visit Kenya and Tanzania let Spirit of Kenya organize your private trip. The best.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredibly efficient and intuitive in understanding my needs and desires in my trip
It is difficult to find a professional company with which to travel. However, this company is both professional and accommodating. They not only assist with travel but also include insight into cultural and wildlife opportunities in need of assistance. I will always use this company when booking my trips. The owner is substantially more experienced than any tour operator I've encountered.