20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great experience!
Our safari experience was absolutely great! The email communication with Alex was very professional (both through email & whatsapp). He was very flexible and picked us up from the Airport at 3am! He also got us a honeymoon dinner on our last night in Arusha. Overall, he made us feel the experience was definitely worthy!
Allen, our driver and guide was very nice to us (and he even spoke a little bit of Spanish, which was definitely unusual to see!). He is a very experienced driver and guide, has a lot of knowledge about the animals and the parks. And, he definitely has the best eyes to spot animals (no matter how far they are). We managed to see the big 5 and had some amazing experiences (close to elephants, a cheetah, lions, etc). Absolutely magical!
Overall, everything was absolutely great and the only tiny downside is that we hardly felt we were in our honeymoon. The places where we stayed overnight were all great (Alex made magnificent choices for us!), but almost none of them treated us in a special way. We just felt we were doing a great trip, but not a honeymoon trip (except on a couple occasions, including the last night in Arusha that Alex took great care of).
P.S.: If you are planning to go to Tanzania in June, beware of the weather! It is colder than you might expect, make sure you bring warm clothes with you!
FR
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect organization, from A to Z
We spent 8 days in Namibia. The program was very well prepared and our driver/guide was extremely competent. Nothing to add but thank you very much for this extraordinary trip !
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic
It was fantastic. Ibrahim and Sam give all to let us see all the animals and feel very confortable. I did'nt spect so much. Price and quality is good. Perhaps first place where we sleep (Kimana tent in Amboseli) needs a little bit of maintenance, but was good enough. Comunication with Mr. Otieno was perfect, he explain everything and made a very good price. As soon as I can I want to do anothers safaris with Kenya Walfing Suvivors Safaris. Thanks to all theam.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It was awesome, living up to expectations and the arrangements were excellent
My family really enjoyed the tour and it was a great experience for all of us, it was always in our dreams to travel and you made it possible.
I am very grateful, you didn’t disappointment at all and the arrangements were perfect. Mortimer was awesome and pleasant.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A dream come true trip exceeding our expectations
All in all, I can say that our whole experience with Makasa Safaris was excellent. It started out with a brilliant service by Selma Kamm in the preparation of our trip - great and fast communication as well as fitting everything to our needs. In addition, they showed great knowledge of what they do. Not only recommending us lodges that fitted to what we needed but exceeding our expectations and on top of it we had an amazing tour guide, Humphrey. He has been able to answer every possible question we had and didn't follow the crowd of other Safari cars but instead knew the national parks and the animals behavior so well that we got to see everything within a few days - the big five, 2 cheetah hunting, the great migration, a leopard going on and off a tree, a lion hunting and bringing home the food to its babies and many more. Our guide really knew where to go and foresaw what will happen and how the animals would react while respecting them a lot. We have often also been the only ones to spot this or at least the first ones.
So, if you want to see a lot, have an excellent service with a tour guide who cares about nature and knows it's way around, Makasa will have to be your first address.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
everything that rhymes with "safari" 15 minutes from the airport
I'm sure there are wilder, larger, more authentic safari destinations in Kenya and elsewhere in Africa. Nairobi National Park, though, offered a world of zebras, buffaloes, gazelles, rhinos, ostriches and lions (yes, lions!) all 15 minutes after landing in Nairobi. and seeing the wildlife against the backdrop of Nairobi makes for a beautiful sight.
The Nairobi Tented Camp was the definition of glamping.
Sunday was a bit heavy on visitors, but it did very little to spoil the experience.
US
What an amazing experience!!!
Maka and Roy our tour guides were wonderful .... they showed us all the amazing animals in the Ruaha National Park, pointed out the different trees and foliage and answered all our questions. Thank you Masoko Tours for giving me an experience I will never forget!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great driver to see many animals, basic accommodation and meals
Communication was good, except for the first lunch. We had a special departure from our city, not Nairobi, which leaded to sweet snacks and bread only to be bought for lunch. We would have preferred to prepare ourself a real picnic if we were warned before.
Safari was great, we saw so many animals thanks to the driver!
Accomodation was very basic, we had single beds even if we requested before double bed and the camp was almost empty. They were rushing us to eat a basic dinner with self service, in an area without enough light.
In summary, Great driver to see many animals, basic accommodation and meals
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing individual trip to Uganda
I travelled for an 11 day trip to Uganda using Matoke tours. Lionel is who I worked with while planning and he was beyond helpful. Always kind and patient with my many questions and made sure all my needs were met. Always easy to deal with, payment options were very easy. I will definitely book with this tour company when I return.
- Cassia Lodge in Kampala is a great place. The food was fantastic and everything was always very clean. It is such a great location too with a great view of the city. Great choice.
- Marafiki Lodge. This was another amazing location. What an incredible view of Queen Elizabeth park from the lodge. Also amazing food, and such friendly staff. I really enjoyed my time here and could have stayed for weeks.
- Chameleon Hill. Also such an incredible place. I really loved the setup of the lodge. Amazing views of the lake at night, such friendly owners, and I like the way that had all guests eat together one night along with the guides. It made us all feel like a big family and I met many new friends. I would choose to stay here again when I return. Just one of the most gorgeous locations I have been on all my travels.
The chimpanzee tour was my favorite tour. It's amazing how close you can get to the animals. While the gorilla's were also amazing, it is so much thicker in the forest that it is hard to always see them. The chimps are so active and are in an open forest, and it made the tour so much fun. I will do this again for sure on my next trip.
My guide, David, was an incredible guide. We had great conversation and he knew so many places to stop and see that I never would have known about. Also, many times he pointed out animals and places to look for them that I would not have noticed. He was friendly, professional, and I feel like I made a friend for life as well. Could not have asked for more.
I will book with Matoke again. Could not have asked for a better experience for my first trip to Africa.
BE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A beautiful expieriance
Well organized itinary; very good lodges (price/quality), good driver.
The communication (E-mail) with Mack during preparation of our trip went smooth: quick responses, good information.