CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Day trip to Nairobi National Park & 3 day Safari to Masai Mara
From beginning to end Flash MC Tours never failed to live up to the excellent reviews. Our first point of contact was Peter who was always informative, attentive and reliable. He helped to tailor our safari based on the time we had available & the activities we were interested in. I had a lot of questions and he was always prompt and courteous with his replies.
Our first activity with Flash MC was a day trip to Nairobi National Park with a visit to David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust & a half day game drive in the park. The day started with a slight miscommunication which Peter dealt with swiftly and directly. We appreciated the personal service and once we got started everything worked out perfectly. Eric was our guide for the afternoon. He was friendly and informative. He found a pride of 8 lions in the park as well as 2 elusive black rhino - one with a baby in tow! The park abounds with wildlife and Eric identified all species for us and stopped with ample time to take photos & observe.
Our second tour with Flash MC was a 3 day, 2 night safari to Masai Mara National Reserve. Peter picked us up from our hotel to meet up with the rest of our party. John was our guide for this expedition. He was again friendly & informative & above all a skilled driver! We left Nairobi in the morning to drive to the Mara. We had a little stopover to view the incredible Great Rift Valley and another in Narok to have lunch. Then on to the Mara & our 'Kenyan Massage'. Having just poured rain the roads were a little precarious at times but John navigated with ease - very comforting! We upgraded our package with a stay at the Mara Sopa Lodge which was well worth the small additional charge. We had 3 game drives on our itinerary but we only needed 2 to see all the Big 5! Incredible. The Mara is breathtaking and John is well connected with other tour drivers who all help each other locate animals. Top Notch all the way around. We skipped our final game drive and opted to go to Lake Naivasha to see hippos up close - well worth the additional entrance fee (this was not covered in our original itinerary hence we paid out of pocket for the boat ride).
All in all we highly recommend Africa Flash MC Tours, Peter & his crew. We will definitely be using Peter's services again when we return to Kenya & visit Tanzania!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing journey among the people and animals
Through the entire planning process all of our questions were answered completely and in a timely manner by Ben or Aurelia. We were well prepared. David, our guide was extremely knowledgeable and was a friend after just a short time. He explained the life cycle of even the most minor of the animals. After identifying flora or fauna he passed around one of his many reference books showing the details of each species. I am not really sure what we six expected but our safari will certainly stay in our hearts and minds forever.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Jewel of Africa safaris provide great opportunities for spiritual renewal, cultural enrichment & fun
This was our 4th. safari with Jewel of Africa, a customized 10-day tour of the Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls, Zambia's Elephant camp and of course Kruger Park. Accommodations and service were first class, our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. Every day was a new adventure, and an opportunity for incredible photographs. Wherever we went, we were welcomed by an African smile, and always felt safe.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I wouldn't trade the wonderful adventure and experience that we had for anything!
I would give this a 5 star rating but am giving it a 4 star because it was a budget tour - not anyone's or anything's fault. The itinerary was perfect and generous, and I would not have been there had it not been for the affordability. If you like luxury and don't like rustic, this is probably not the place for you and you should plan to spend a lot more money. We were camping and if you like to camp and help cook/clean/pack/unpack - this was an absolute joy. Go with a positive and adventuresome spirit and you will LOVE it!
I would like to add that my friends and I did this together and we are in our 60's while most of the travelers are young - probably due to affordability. I think it is important to be fairly fit and healthy.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, friendly, reasonably priced and could not recommend highly enough
Just finished my 5 day safari with Mama Savana in the Sarengeti, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater. Started in Arusha after travelling after a few weeks in Kenya. Mama Savana is a local company with competitive prices.
Was concerned about arranging the Safari after hearing so many disappointing reviews of tour operators and decided to use Mama Savana because of the excellent communication given by Alex who runs the company in Tanzania and is based in Arusha. In 4 days he came up with a fantastic intinary with excellent accommodation and a stay in the Serengeti for 2 nights.
Alex went above and beyond my expectations and the service was excellent. Our driver Emanuel was outstanding, friendly, knowledgeable and would ask for our input to shape our Safari experience. He made sure that we left early every morning to experience the Safari when other tour operators hadn't even picked up their clients - with some not leaving until gone 10am and returning for lunch - we were out all day and stopping at some great places to have lunch whilst looking at great views, this meant that we saw more animals than we had even hoped for.
To top it off - I told Alex we were going to Zanzibar afterwards and he even arranged flights and accommodation there with some brilliant local recommendations. All in all genuinely a fantastic experience and again cannot recommend this company highly enough.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable safari
I just returned from the 7 day wildlife and tribes safari. It was everything I expected and even more. The itinerary was perfectly planned around my flights and communication with the reservations team was easy. All of the national parks were brilliant. I highly recommend all traveller to go for the night game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. It was unbelievably exciting to see the wildlife at night. The guide was excellent and went out of his way to make sure that I experienced the best wildlife viewing opportunities. He knew exactly where to find the herds of the wildebeest migration and woke up especially early for me, so I would to be able to see the wildlife in African sunrise every day. Thank you for making my special requests happen.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Most amazing travel experience of our lives!
Our trip with Pumba Safaris has been the most amazing trip we have ever experienced - it was truly one of a kind, our honeymoon and it is absolutely the tourguide Edwin who has made it so special. As we changed the tour a bit to our individual needs, I'll be describing our tour briefly.
We started our tour without spending the night in Arusha, so Edwin picked us up at the airport to directly start the safari tour at the Tarangire National Park with us. After spending the first night in an amazing lodge (Lake Burunge Tented Camp) including a pool, amazing dinner outside with a view to the Lake and little dikdiks running in front of our accomodation, we cut the long drive into the Serengeti on the next day in half and had a great lunch at the Ngorongoro Farm House (Tanganyika Wilderness Camps), which was really special and something I can only recommend you to do, as we sat just the two of us in an amazing garden with a great lunch menu and a big marabou bird coming up to us. Overall, we spend three nights in the Serengeti and the Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp which was the greatest and most special experience overall. Our tent was glamorous with hot water and a unique African luxurious furniture style. The people hosting us at the Bush Camp were amazing hosts, the food was fantastic and it was the best three vacation days of our lives. The people made us feel at home at all times and they really cared about our safety. Even when five fully grown lions hung out right by our tent at night! Finally, we spend a last day at the Farmhouse again and went into the Ngorongoro crater to end our tour.
Coming back to our tourguide and heart and soul of Pumba Safaris, Edwin truly cares about his clients' customer experience at all times, he anticipates perfectly to give room for some time as a couple on the one hand and is never too tired to answer questions on the wildlife on the other. As my husband and I were really amazed by the wildlife, Edwin would drive all day for us and never get tired of searching for new animal experiences for us even if we had already spent all day in the car and still wanted to explore some more. I can only recommend to book the car all for yourselves as you have more space to move around and can have the tour YOUR way without waiting on other travellers or even photography nerds.
What is truly special about Edwin is his passion about driving and the wildlife. You can tell he has studied Wildlife in university as he has deep knowledge far beyond what a standard tourguide could tell you about the Serengeti. Also, he is a really funny guy and we loved getting to know him, learn about the culture through him and spending time with him. Finally, as I left my iPhone in the Serengeti, Edwin went beyond all service levels to get my iPhone and mail it to me to Germany, which I was so thankful for. I hope many more people get to book a tour with him and have the time of their lives in the Serengeti. Finally, we can fully recommend booking Pumba Safaris and especially we recommend you to tailor the tour a bit as it is absolutely worth spending some more money to increase the number of nights in the Serengeti desert. The Tarangire National Park is a nice introduction into the wildlife at the beginning of the trip, but the special wildlife encounters happen in the Serengeti!
Edwin, Sebastian, thank you so much for giving us the most special honeymoon ever!
IL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience in the Safari with Jacob!
We reached Tanzania not knowing what to expect of the following days.
We met a true professional. Who took care of us like family. Always explaining and sharing his vast knowledge on the Safari life with us.
We had such a great time in those four days that words can not describe!
Thank you Jacob!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wild Wings Safaris love what they do and it shows in their services.
Planning a trip to Kruger from 8000 miles away was pretty scary but Wild Wings Safaris made it very easy. They were very quick to respond to questions and worked with the dates we had available to put together a trip we will remember for the rest of our lives. Simon is very knowledgeable and his experience in Kruger is unmatched. We saw all big five animals multiple times and countless other animals. Even after guiding people through Kruger for so long he still gets excited about it. I would recommend Wild Wings Safaris in a heartbeat to anyone looking for an excellent Kruger experience.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable 3 days Selous Safari
We booked the 3 nights Selous Safari with boat, game drive and walking safari. Pick up and drop off from/to hotel quite outside Dar es Salaam, was not a problem. Safari itself was an amazing experience and driver Super Mike was excellent. The camp we stayed was well-located next to the park. The lodges were simple but enough, having 3 hours electricity every night to charge, etc. Special thanks to the amazing cook Bruno, who took my food intollerances extremelly seriously. It was also very nice to have a chat with him and his food was absolutelly delicious.
We weren't able to see the big five, but saw lots of animals including elephants, lions, hipos, impalas, giraffs, zebars, monkeys, buffalos and many more. Over all not cheap but good value for money.