20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great service
We had a great time with Cuckoo safaris. After we did many inquires with different operators within Zimbabwe, we decided to go with Cuckoo Safaris for 3 days safari experience. We have managed to see botswana and Zambia. Prudunce was our guide for the falls and she provide a lot of information we could not even imagine since we are from Zimbabwe as well. We were so happy with our short vacation to Victoria falls from Harare. Do not hesitate to boom with Cuckoo safaris they are so professional
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari experience with the nicest team!
My colleague and I did 2days-1night tour with Kihindo Tours. Micheal, our tour guide, is no doubt one of the nicest people ever! He was very knowledgeable, answered all our questions with his smiley face, explained to us a lot about Tanzania and the Tanzanian culture, and of course showed us all the animals we hoped to see. We got so lucky and were able to see lions (even a hunting one), elephants, giraffes, crocodile, hippos,.. and even a leopard! We definitely feel very very lucky to have Micheal as our tour guide!
Winnie had been so nice throughout the whole before-after the tour process. She helped us a lot during the booking, always checked on us if everything was okay during the safari. She even met us at our hotel at 4am when the car came to pick us up!
Peter drove us back to our hotel in Dar Es Salaam. It was really interesting to talk to him as we learned a lot from him about the Tanzanian culture, families, music, etc.
Overall, we highly recommend Kihindo Tours! Very comfortable and friendly service!
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
First class
Had a fantastic time on our safari. First went to Amboseli for our first night then went onto Nakuru for a further night and spent the last 2 nights at the Masai Mara. Our driver Rono was brilliant he was very knowledgable about the animals and always managed to get a good spot when seeing them. Will definitely be doing this again with Morning Star.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very Special Vacation!
My wife and I arrived at the Nairobi airport at 4 am and there were meeted by three people from Unique Adventures. After a breakfast at the airport, we began our trip by going to Naivasha. Not knowing much about it, we were both amazed by the abundant wildlife. After a boat tour on the lake, inhabited by loads of hippopotami, we were led in a walking tour during which we could get very close to the impala, water buffalo, and giraffes. We went to our hotel in Naivasha and were not disappointed. The food especially was delicious. The next day, we travelled to Lake Nakuru, and again saw a lot of animals on our safaris. The hotel wasn't quite as nice as the one in Naivasha but the view was fantastic. Our main objective was to go to Masai Mara where we spent the next couple of nights. The hotel, although excellent, was on the far west side of the park. This meant that we had to drive three hours through the park to get to it. The next morning, we had to travel about two hours back before we saw many animals. However, once we began seeing animals, it was fantastic. We were not disappointed and saw everything we wanted.
After returning to Nairobi, Unique Adventures arranged for us to go to the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage (always worth a visit) and the Nairobi National Park (with it surprising abundance of animal life). We were then dropped off at our hotel where we ended our trip.
Before closing, I must say that our guide, Charles, was exceptional. Very knowledgeable and always friendly. All in all, a great trip.
PL
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
EXCELLENT, WONDERFUL
My husband and I organized a 6-days Safari in 4 national parks in Kenya.We were Masai Mara,Lake Nakuru,Lake Naivasha,Amboseli.The organization of our stay was perfect in every respect starting trom airport pickup and throughout your stay.Everything was at the highest level,from accommodation ,food and service.David was our guide,A wonderful man a super professional guide and driver .Thanks to him we had a fontastic!!! stay.We chose the more expensive verrsion of the trip,the Jeep Toyota Landcruiser and we recommend this car everyone on the roads in Kenya.We will definitely visit Keya again and we will want a guide like David.We would like to thanks Exprolers Wild Adventures for preparing our sty and David for the timeto devoted to us.
Monika and Pawel Jablonski
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It is an outstanding tour operator that I highly recommend. Their professionalism and attention to d
It is an outstanding tour operator that I highly recommend. Their professionalism and attention to detail truly set them apart. If you're looking for a professional tour operator for your next adventure in Kenya, look no further than Beyond the Plains Safaris.
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
They made my dream come true!!!
After listening to what I wanted and what I could afford, they gave me a custamized offer, I couldn't resist!!!
Since my childhood, watching all these natur documenteries on tele, I, at least ones in my life, wanted to see Gorillas in their natural habitat. Now I did it!!! The walking up the hill took much more effort than I thought. But it was worth it!
After a friendly and personal introduction of all the participant parties, like the Rangers and the village people presenting themselfes with a dance the adventure started. My group was just 8 people, what's the max for a daily group visiting a Gorilla family. I wouldn't have liked more. With enough village people around us with guns I felt very save climbing up the hill. Before we encountered the family we all put on our medical facemaskes. Very good thing to prevent the Gorillas catching any virus from us humans! Then suddenly they were there. Just in front of us! What an impact this encounter made is undiscribable. They are our ancesters and you believe it from the first second of the encounter. They are sooo similar to us. How they interact, how they watch us, ...
They were so used to humans that they actually didn't care much us being there and watching them. Sometimes one or the other passed me giving me a frail touch on my behind. So close we were. Two meters in front of the silver back. Breathtaking and enchanting at the same time. It finally was the dream I dreamt for sooo long! Every one of the touroperators was very nice to me and they deserve this very good review. The only deficits I saw, was the Hotel that didn't had a well functioning shower and that I wasn't informed that on the Gorilla Hike, many of the local participants expect a tip. So I was unprepared but I managed.
Whenever I will come back (hopefully) I would book here again!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing safari days
Very well looked after. Food was great and the structure for the days was perfect. Guide had incredible knowlegeldge and was so nice.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari Experience
It was our first safari ever. It was an extraordinary and exciting experience. special thanks go to Charles who guided us with care and experience through the main parks (Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro). With him we saw all the "big five" including the rhinoceros and the leopard (very rare to spot) as well as all the other animals of the savannah. The animals were so close to the car and could be admired meticulously, crazy! A special thank you goes to Bonifacie, our personal chef who prepared all the meals with care and dedication. Everything was delicious (his soups were delicious). A very kind person. Obviously all this would not have been possible without the perfect organization of Oscar. From the first conversations we had the feeling that he was the right person to rely on. So it was! Precise, punctual, we didn't have to think about anything, just enjoy the safari. Wonderful experience, one of those holidays that leave their mark. We will definitely be back!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely perfect and full of knowledge.
We have just finished our ‘5-Day Mid Range Group Joining Tour’ for our Honeymoon. From the minute we booked we had great communication with Gift and Mousebird, every question was answered promptly and helped us feel more relaxed. Saidi was our driver for the first 4 days where we explored Tarangire National Park, Central Serengeti, Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater. Saidi had abundance of knowledge and facts for us along the way, for example explaining the origin of the parks names and what they mean in English. He was also an excellent driver who didn’t drive as fast as some of the other vehicles, which meant you had a much higher chance of spotting the animals what were more hidden. On the final day we had Jonathan as our driver for the Lake Manyara National Park. Jonathan was exceptional as well as Saidi the only down side was we didn’t get to spend as much time with him. They are both amazing guides, full of experience and very good at spotting animals. We both felt like we got really good value for money. We had a hot lunch provided every day which was delicious, plenty of water and amazing accommodation. On our first and last night we stayed at the Kankari Lodge, located on the outskirts of Karatu town. This lodge was absolutely perfect with stunning views, amazing staff and great food. On the second night we stayed at the Kontiki camp located in Central Serengeti. This camp was pure luxurious and beautiful in every way, the food was amazing and it had excellent WiFi in all areas. On our third night we stayed at the Ang’ata Ngorongoro Crater again this camp was absolutely stunning, the staff went above and beyond for you. They even put hot water bottles under our quilt whilst we had our evening meal to make the bed nice and warm. On our 5 day Safari we managed to see 4 of the animals from the Big 5 the only one we didn’t mange to see was a Leopard. We did however come extremely close to spotting one on our last day in the Lake Manyara National Park, 2 other vehicles were parked up and the car to the side of us could see the leopard. Due to the amount of bushes and trees meant our vehicle couldn’t quite see it. However I managed to sneak a look through there camera as they photographed it. All in all it was an amazing experience and the perfect honeymoon we could of wished for. I have ask my sister who has a blog called She Might Be to post a more in depth review of our tour including what we we would recommend and any tips we found out. We both would highly recommend Mousebird Safaris. Once again we would like to thank all involved.
