IE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service and great value.
My wife and myself did a 3 day/2 night budget safari with Jocky tours. We stayed at the Eco camp which has a full size bed, hot showers and a flushing toilet. We expected a small 2 man tent so this was very welcome. On the game drive we saw Lions, cheetahs, leopards (with a gazzelle in its mouth), Elephants, Buffalo, Hippos, Crocs...etc. We didn't see a rhino but i believe they are quite rare. Our guide, Joshua, was very knowledgeable about the animals and worked hard to get us to see as much as possible. I advise to at least do a 2 night tour as we met people on the 1 night tours and you really don't get enough time to see all the animals.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience - perfect organization by Makasa from A to Z
From the first contact with Miriam (who planned our entire Safari and the stay in Zanzibar afterwards), Ngomi's welcoming us in Moshi, the wonderful, exciting, touching and unforgettable Safari itself with Kalebi to the smooth transfers to Zanzibar's Mwezi Hotel and back to our longhaul flight: the entire program was not only perfectly organized but also played out very well.
Miriam had a good feeling about what we were interested in and how to create the best suitable plan for us and Kalebi - what can we say... He has an enormous knowledge on flora, fauna and culture. We could ask him anything we wanted to know and he would gladly share information and stories with us. He is not only a smart and careful guide but also a sincerely kind person.
We thank the entire Makasa team for giving us two weeks we will never forget - we will recommend you wherever we can!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Greatest experience, company & guide in East Africa, the opinion of a professional world traveler
I solo travel full time and understand the importance of hiring someone with experience so that I can maximize my learning in my cultural adventures. The tours at Gorilla Bookings are made to be the best experiences that you can possibly get according to your budget and time allowance. When traveling in Africa communication is usually the most difficult part, with dramatic time differences and things usually working on "African Time." This just isn't the case with Justus, the man that handled all my communications, sometime immediately answering my ridiculous questions at 3,4,5 in the morning his time. I was impressed before i even arrived. This trip changed the fabric of me, and that was mostly due to the greatest guide in East Africa named Charles. Charles was my companion, guide, teacher and after a few days life long friend. he has been the single best guide i have had on any continent, in any of the 50+ countries i have visited. I will never go back to East Africa without him. All involved are the rockstars of the wonderful tourism industry in East Africa. I would never book with anyone else, or recommend otherwise.
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience!
We really enjoyed our safari with Endless Summer Tours and Stephen who was our guide. It was kind of hard to choose from all the options when looking for a safari but we are SO happy we chose this particular one. It really was exactly what we were looking for. Stephen was very easygoing and was very flexible to our requests. Food was very good and the accommodation was very nice and close to nature. And most important of all, we saw a lot of animals up close :)
I am definitely going to recommend this tour to all my friends!
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything was perfect! Super nice experience, very good service!
The comunication with Kanuth was super profesional and eficient, we need to make some modifications an they gived us nice solutions. We take the 3 day Selouse safary, the guide was super kind, the acomodation perfect the room, facilities and the food was amazing at the Zarafa Tented camp and also de safari and the different activities
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
More than we expected! All thanks to Paul
We had a great time in Kenya and all because of the wonderful safari we booked through KETs. We booked everything online and were on constant touch with Paul on whatsapp. He willingly answered all our queries and also was happy to offer extra services we asked for.
Our safari was very comfortable and our Tour Guide Sabby was amazing he took extra efforts and drove the vehicle on off beaten routes where we could see animals from a close proximity. We saw so many vehicles were lined up at one corner and we were the lucky ones who went further for better view. We saw all big 5s and were fully satisfied.
Landcruiser was well kept and clean, we had a very comfortable ride. (book landcruisers only, as only these vehicles can go on off beaten paths, with matadoors you would be stuck on set paths)
Paul also went extra miles to help us with sorting out payment issue we had with the most terrible hotel 'Central Park' we booked ourselves in Nairobi. Most helpful and courteous person I've met.
Make sure when you do the booking leave end to end with KETs (do not repeat our mistake).
2 hotels which they booked for us in Masai Mara and lake nakuru was amazing and we were able to get good vegetarian options.
To Summarize our experience with KETs/ Paul & Sabby - perfect, flawless and awesome.
Perfect 3 day gorilla trek
We booked a gorilla trek that included organisation of all permits, accomodation and transport. We transferred the payment directly to his bank with no issues. Everything went exactly to plan and as per the itinerary communicated. Would highly recommend.
AE
Amazing experience and great professionals
We are a couple from Spain, and we travel to Kenya for 1 week. We didnt have much time to organize the trip and Maggie helped us a lot. She even change our itineray 1 day prior to the arrival due to some problems at the airport. The day we arrived to Nairobi we were suppose to go to Diani Beach. Maggie went to the airport and helped us book our flights and accommodation there (even though we didn't ask for it, but it was incredibility helpful). She was very proactive replying to all our emails and calls. Two days after we started the safari and we meet our guide (Stevan). We was super nice and helpful. He knew a lot of interesting topics, animals, culture,... He was really nice. The vehicle that we booked was a 10 seated open roof 4x4. It was clean and comfortable. The hotels we choose were amazing (highlighting the one in Masai Mara, Sarova Mara Game Park). We visited Masai Mara (2 days) and Nakuru (1day). Everything was really nice and I will definitely would book this incredible experience with them again. Thanks for making this trip a bit more amazing!
VN
i love wild game drives
it’s been so much more than what we expected for a safari in Africa, we had a really African adventure sleeping in tents and enough wild game drives, no words to explain but we were so humbled to get an opportunity to travel with Gofan safaris
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely brilliant organisation
We were a group of 4 who did a 7 day safari in Tanzania with Maasai Wanderings. Firstly, email communication before we arrived was fast and helpful - we all felt really confident about our trip.
The trip itself was very well organised, and even better than we had anticipated. Accommodation, 4WD, meals etc were all excellent. Our Driver / Guide was what really made Maasai Wanderings stand out though. Mody was perfect in every way - knowledgeable, passionate, friendly, in tune with what we wanted (i.e. knew when we were sick of it and ready to get back to camp!), and just a nice guy.
Maasai Wanderings go above and beyond. A few days after we left Tanzania, I realised I had left a necklace at a camp in the Serengeti. This camp was in the middle of no where and relied on satellite phones. I figured I had said goodbye to this necklace, but thought I may as well contact Maasai Wanderings about it.
Not only did Donna get back to me immediately, saying they'd found the necklace at the camp, but she arranged for it to be transported back to Arusha by 4WD, and she is posting it to me. Unbelievable service.
Do not hesitate - book your safari with Maasai Wanderings.