JP
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great company for the safari in Tanzania
Thanks Mack (Owner). We real had a great experiences during our entered safari. Thanks to our guide Samuel as he was real smart, punctual and detailed information. keep the guy as it will be the one of the resource at Kiliholidays. Thanks for everything guys,
stay bless and grow bigger like a baobab.
Miyuko
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Kenya February Safari.
Muli organized my kenya safari perfectly. My budget was tight but they had good options for me & my family. Antony our driver guide was excellent at spotting animals, and very professional, friendly and always helpful.
I highly reccomend Africa Celebrity Tours for East AFrica Safaris.... They are very proffessional.
We will be back soon.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Brilliant service
We have just returned from a weeks stay in Mombasa which we had booked through a local company from the UK. A friend of mine introduced us to Australken as they go to Kenya annually and they have always booked through them. We called Zippy before we left as we needed to fly for 2 nights in Mara. She booked us at Osero Camp a modern upmarket camp that was brilliant, it was my husbands 60th so the camp gave us a free bottle of bubbly. We were so delighted with the experience in Masai Mara we will be back for the migration. God bless Africa.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic Guides great parks well worth it
We are just from a safari in Africa,where we visited Uganda for gorilla trekking
In Mgahinga. It was an exciting experience that I would wish everybody to experience
The gorillas were very close to us and we were lucky we did not walk for a long distance.The driver,Martin, was awesome and he was ever smiling.
The accommodation was so nice and the dish offered was sweet.We could not not ask more than that.
Thank you so much KWSS!!!!
Top notch & fun to be with!
The staff at Southern Destinations are South African and have been to all the properties they recommend. This gives them the advantage of really knowing how to plan your individual itinerary so you experience the very best possible. Their other great talent is planning the itinerary so you feel that each & every place next on the trip is better than the last. We felt like they got to know us intimately enough to really take time & fit the itinerary to our specific needs, wants & profile. They made sure all of our private guides were top notch & fun to be with while still respecting that we were on honeymoon. We never felt rushed & if we wanted to change last minute plans there were no problems. We would highly recommend them to all of our friends & family.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fabulous honeymoon with the perfect combination of unique settings & service!
We had such an amazing honeymoon so first off, I want to say THANK YOU to Southern Destinations!!! The entire trip was really so fabulous and perfect! We absolutely loved Cape Town! It is such a beautiful city and we would love to go back one day. The One & Only Hotel was perfect. Our room was exquisite. We loved our personal guide David! He was knowledgeable, personable, & fun to be with. We had such a great time with him during our Cape Peninsula tour & wine tours. Onto Delaire Graffe-there are no words to describe how beautiful this place is. Chad & I were completely wowed upon walking into our room! The whole property is so breathtaking and it really felt like we had the whole place to ourselves. We ate at both restaurants there which were great, enjoyed the spa, relaxed at the pool, and had lunch in Franschhoek. We were on the go the whole time in Cape Town, so it was really nice to get some relaxation in before heading to safari. The safari was such an incredible experience! We saw all of the Big 5 & more & loved each & every game drive, along with our tracker & ranger. Lion Sands Ivory Lodge was perfect & the rooms were so nice & spacious & service was fabulous. It was also amazing to be on the Sabie River with the elephants coming everyday. We could watch them from our plunge pool. Not much can beat that! Last but not least was our Mozambique paradise. What a perfect way to end the trip! We really loved Azura Benguerra. It is a beautiful place to stay & the service was above & beyond. The food was delicious, probably the best fish we've had. We did a private beach picnic which made us feel like we had an entire island to ourselves. We went scuba diving, horseback riding & of course, spent plenty of time relaxing! Africa is truly amazing & we really had a spectacular honeymoon. It was the perfect itinerary thanks to Southern Destinations!! We do hope to make it back there one day so will surely use them again & will recommend Southern Destinations to all of our friends & family. Best wishes, Katherine
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A personal and special trip
I felt like going on a ride with a friend, it felt so relaxed and full of adrenalin at the same time. Our guide, Lenny had all the information needed and could answer every single question we had. I did different trips with Tayiai, from a walk in the Ngong Hills, Safari in the Maasai Mara National Park and a Safari in the Nairobi Nacional Park, I can't explain how special was each of those days, but I must tell that we were lucky enough to see a Lyones attaching a zebra right in front of our eyes! I still can't believe it, it was amazing!!!! Thanks Tayiai Safaris, Thanks Lenny!!!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience in Tanzania!
My husband and I booked our honeymoon with Eastern Sun to hike Kilimanjaro, go on safari and to visit Zanzibar, and we had a fantastic experience. From the time that we arrived at Kilimanjaro, everything went very smoothly. Our driver picked us up right on time and even had flowers to greet us with. We then spent a night at a relaxing little hotel before heading out to start our hike. The hike was great- our porters were amazing and all of the food that Stephen cooked for us was delicious. We could not have asked for a better guide, Arnold, or assistant guide, Tuma. They were so knowledgeable and helpful, and just really enjoyable to be around. We've even kept in touch with them over whats app and facebook since we left Tanzania.
We also had great experience on Safari with our guide Richard. He was also very knowledgeable about the animals, which we saw tons of- baby cheetas, hippos, elephants, and rhinos, lion cubs and the all of the big 5. We really enjoyed the accommodations on the safari as well, they had really friendly and helpful staff and we met some other great travelers as well. I especially loved the Maramboi camp where we were able to go for a run and had a close encounter with some Giraffes.
After Safari we were off to Zanzibar, which was absolutely beautiful. We got to spend a bit of time in Stonetown and explore on our own which we really enjoyed. After that we headed out to the resort where we got to kayak, run, and go Scuba diving. We also went on a spice tour and got some really great lunch in Stonetown on the way back to the airport as well.
The only issue that we had the entire time that we were there was with the weight of luggage when we flew to and from Zanzibar, as we had quite a bit of since we had done the hike and safari. We contacted Mercy and she was very quick to respond and help us through this issue, which we appreciated. My only suggestion would be for those doing the hike to somehow have the baggage held while traveling to Zanzibar to avoid this issue.
Overall, we had an amazing experience with Eastern Sun. We absolutely cannot wait to go back and visit Tanzania again in the future!!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kenya Walking Survivors Safaris are the BEST in East Africa
Affordable, very friendly and time conscious staff. Nice choice of destinations.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Bucket List Ticked!! Best Experience!!
A safari being top on my bucket list, I decided to book the 10days combined Kenya & Tanzania safari trip, through Absolute Holiday Safaris, I initially was dealing with Martha Mutanu who was an absolute joy and delight to deal with, friendly and professional approach with excellent email communication to allow me make the right decision. I decided to go with the hardcore camping (budget) option which turned out to be great experience considering I have never camped in my life.
The 1st phase (Kenya) of the safari was the best, I was picked up at the airport by lovely and reliable John and we had the pleasure of Jackson the tour guide, who was very knowledgable and ensured we had the best experience, from boat ride in Lake Naivasaha, to game drive in Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara and Amboselli, I was able to capture such beautiful moments on my camera, with close-up pictures of the animals and to top it managed to see 4 of the big Five in Kenya (Though the 5th (Leopard) I later saw in Serengeti - Tanzania)
The second phase which was the Tanzania trip was still a great experience from getting to Arusha from Kenya it was a hassle free journey, however the tour company used in Arusha in my opinion needs to be reviewed, I would advise that Absolute Safari review their long term relationship with them in order to continue to provide their exceptional service to their customers.
All in all I had the best experience and I am very glad I booked my trip with Absolute Holiday Safaris Ltd and I will definitely be back next year and with the pleasure of your service!! Thanks to the Absolute team, Martha, David, George & Jackson you guys are awesome & keep up the good work and A***** for a quality service.