20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Home away from home
Hail Tours Uganda is a home away from home. The itinerary is well thought through and the team is very hospitable. Next time you are thinking of a Safari in East Africa, Hail tours should be on top of your list.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Responsive, friendly, very helpful, great support in organising our big holiday
The Safari was better than I could have imagined, awesome experience. We had a brilliant knowledgeable guide & we learnt so much. Also staff at places we stayed were lovely. Saw so many beautiful animals & birds. Thank you
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Well organised Safaris for a very good price
We booked a 10 day Safari in Tanzania southern parks and got a very good offer from Swahili Paradise Tours & Safaris. We never found a comparable price for the tour we wanted to do. The communication was with Jimmy via WhatsApp. That is a very easy and fast way for the bookings. The lodges were really nice and the drivers were also very good. One time we were disappointed with a walking safari that we took part of, as it was not what we expected. We called Jimmy and he made us a new booking for free immediately, and that one was great!
After Safari we went to Mafia island, where Jimmy booked a nice location for us. Apart from the raining weather every day, we enjoyed the island a lot as well. I would recommend Tanzania to everyone who loves Safari and booking with Swahili Paradise Tours & Safaris makes everything quite easy.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical and Memorable 15 day Safari Tour in Kenya and Tanzania!
Uhuru Travel and Tours arranged an amazing and well planned 2 weeks Safari trip for my two sisters and myself. We wanted to see animals and we did!! We traveled overland from Nairobi to Amboseli, Lake Manyara, Norongono, Oldupai Gorge, the Serengeti, Lake Victoria, the Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru while watching animals practically 24/7. The office staff was prompt and responsive to our requests and flexible and very easy to work with. The attention to detail was thorough and competent and the arrangements all ran very smoothly. The price was reasonable and excellent value. The vehicles we traveled in (a van in Kenya and a Toyoto Land Cruiser in Tanzania) were well maintained and comfortable. The accommodations, lodges and campsites, were well chosen, lovely and extremely comfortable for the 3 of us. The food everywhere was delicious - bountiful buffets in the big lodges and always a variety everywhere. Ample and very good picnic lunches.
Our guide and driver in Kenya, John Maina, was very kind and responsive, and attentive to the administrative details of the tour. He was a most experienced and careful driver - sometimes having to navigate very difficult terrain. His wealth of knowledge of animals, birds and the country and customs of Kenya was vast and so appreciated! As well as his good eyesight in finding animals hiding in the bush. When he couldn't identify a bird, he would look it up in the wonderful bird book which his father (also a guide) had given him. We would want to travel with him again for sure.
In Tanzania we changed vehicles and our guide was Kelvin Gervas and our drive was Meshalu Godwin. Both these gentlemen took very good care of us and were so kind, thoughtful and competent in their handling of the logistics of the trip with hotels, rest stops, etc. Meshalu was a safe and capable driver, patient and responsive. Kelvin was a wonderful guide, with a sharp and keen eye, constantly pointing out animals and birds we would not otherwise have noticed. His love and knowledge of the animals, birds and the areas we visited was amazing and he was always willing to increase this by referencing books he had with him. We learnt so much and were so entertained by his stories and experiences! It was so much fun! We would request him to be our guide next time and highly recommend him.
We so enjoyed everything on this marvellous trip and we were so happy with all the arrangements. The variety and amount of birds and animals was incredible with many unforgettable experiences. It more than exceeded my expectations. For all these reasons I would definitely recommend Uhuru Travel and Tours.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent coordination and prompt service
We were six of together, and one was our contact person but we were all in the loop of each communication. I observed that Megan and Alice were excellent in prompt communication, and provided us all the necessary information. Our safari experience was beyond our expectations.
Excellent job.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari to Masai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha and Amboseli
We had a great time with Heritage of African Jungles on our 7-day safari to Masai Mara (3 nights), Nakuru (1 night), Naivasha (1 night) and Amboseli (2 nights) in October 2019. It was very easy to organise the trip with Naomi, who always responded promptly and was open about all the costs. The camps that Naomi suggested for our price range all turned out be excellent and in fact exceeded our expectations. She was also flexible and happy to customise our itinerary - as we planned to go to Mombasa after visiting Amboseli, she bought train tickets for us from Emali to Mombasa and organised transport for us from the train station in Mombasa to our hotel in the city centre.
Our guide at the safari, Peter, was always in a good mood and keen to share his knowledge about wildlife and more generally about Kenya. He was always early and patient with us (we took a lot of pictures!), and made a lot of effort to make sure that we had good sightings of animals (and Kilimanjaro in Amboseli). With Peter as our guide we felt that everything has been taken care of and that there is nothing we should worry about. He did this until the very end of our trip, making sure that we made it through security at the train station in Emali.
We managed to see each of the Big Five animals multiple times (lions, elephants and buffalos in Masai Mara and Amboseli, leopards in Masai Mara, and rhinos in Lake Nakuru). We were very lucky to be able to watch a leopard walking for about half an hour in Masai Mara. Other highlights include seeing lion cubs, a small giraffe that was less than one week old and a group of five cheetah brothers in Masai Mara, a large group of elephants in the Mara River, seven rhinos (including a small one) in Lake Nakuru and elephants in front of Mount Kilimanjaro in Amboseli. We also enjoyed the boat trip on Lake Naivasha and walking among giraffes, zebras, wildebeest and impalas on the Crescent Island.
Before the safari, we also went on a day trip around Nairobi (to David Sheldrick elephant orphanage, Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen's house) with Francis, which we also enjoyed very much. After the trip, we asked him for restaurant recommendations and the place he suggested turned out to be exactly what we wanted (very good and not too expensive food).
We highly recommend Heritage of African Jungles and will definitely book a safari with them the next time we come to Kenya! Asante sana!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unbelievable! The Trip Of A Lifetime! Everything was first class!
Capetown was beautiful, the tours and food excellent! When the airline, (Air Canada), totally screwed us for a day of vacation, Chris rearranged everything so we didn’t miss one minute of the best tours. Safari was awesome and humbling, seeing the big five every day. The comfort on safari was unsurpassed! Victoria Falls passed my expectations, especially enjoying a five star dinner and having a hippo wander out of the river to dine with us!
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was great experiences! Thank you very much!
Thank you for this for the opportunity to see the beauty of Africa! We fell in love with nature, animals! Thank you for the excellent organization of the safari and the professionalism of the staff!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great adventerous trip! Climbed mount kasigua. Tough and unforgettable
Charlie is a Great Guy that took us to unknown places
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Book with these guys.
Our expectations were consistently exceeded every step of the way, culminating in a truly spectacular safari experience that I would recommend to anyone.
Bartho is a cool guy and his team are all fantastic. Our guide, Simba, really worked hard to make sure we had a great experience, several times flooring it to see something that cars behind missed. He gave us background on what we were seeing, including some of the conservation efforts and work that goes on to keep the parks alive. The chef (cook is not the appropriate word), went far beyond our expectations. While sitting in the campsites, other groups could be observed eating sliced bread and simple stews. We were feasting on freshly baked breads and pastries, elaborate soups, perfectly roasted chicken, etc.
There seem to be a lot of operators at this price range, but I cant imagine any are as good as these guys.