US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Made us feel safe & took good care of us
We did a 13 day safari, got to see many animals and stayed at comfortable lodges. We added additional days in Kampala & Jinja because it was home for us as children. Our guide/driver David took very good care of us and we always felt very safe. Planning the trip with Sedrick was real easy, he always responded to my questions quickly. There was four of us and we all had a great time and created wonderful memories.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Trek through East Africa
Lush Africa Safari was a superior safari company to work with. I planned my East African adventure with Abbey to get the ideal experience I was looking for. I am a solo traveler. I had booked a “15 day “Big 5” safari and Zanzibar beaches” and traveled to Kigali, Rwanda and Uganda to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to trek with Mountain Gorillas with my guide Cyprien. We did a city tour of Kigali and had an amazing day! He was so kind and friendly.
Next, I flew to Nairobi Kenya and met my guide Sammy. He was an excellent driver and guide. We ventured into the Masai Mara to get photos of the “Big 5” and more. He navigated the dirt and muddy terrain like a professional! He was fantastic ! We then drove through the Rift Valley and then I crossed the border into Tanzania. That’s where I met Joesph my Tanzania guide. Joesph was safe driver and professional. He navigated the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater and conservation area with ease. I did the Serengeti Hot Air Balloon Ride with Miracle Safari with Moses and he was great also! Mid way through my safari I decided to make a slight change to my itinerary with my hotel to stay at in Arusha and Abbey was happy to see that I had an amazing time and he made the change I requested. After Arusha, I flew to Zanzibar and stayed in a Beach front bungalow that Abbey arranged for me on Nungwi Beach. The waves literally crashed right under my deck! The beach was absolutely beautiful.
Thank you so much Lush Africa Safari for a wonderful experience of a lifetime through East Africa!
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic and unforgettable Safari
We would recommend Safari360 100%, beautiful, comfortable and varied accommodation (flexible planning as required), meals were delicious, very good organisation. We booked a 5 day safari (Tarangire, Seregenti, Ngorgngoro and Lake Manyara. Our driver guide Godlove did a very great job and fully catered to our personal wishes e.g. route. He is a very likeable, endearing and friendly guide. He has a great eye to found animals and we always had enough time to watch the animals. Sometimes he even took the opportunity to take the best photo for us. We always felt very safe while travelling in the jeep and our guide was always careful to park his vehicle so that we could get the best possible shot with our camera.
IL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best honeymoon ever 🇹🇿🍾
We were touring with Nordin from Emmy’s safari, he was welcoming us as his own family.
He was teaching us a lot about the animals, the Tanzaniaian culture and even some Swahili.
Even after the trip we still keep in touch, and he has a big spot in our hearts.
Thanks a lot for unforgettable vocation, surely we will come back again to kill Serengeti 🇹🇿♥️
AZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I cannot praise this company enough and would definitely choose them again without any hesitation.
The entire trip was brilliantly organized, and we were delighted with the excellent accommodations provided throughout. I cannot praise this company enough and would definitely choose them again without any hesitation. It was a truly unforgettable experience!
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari with a personal and humble approach
We could not have had a better experience than with tall masai for our safari. Our guide Eric is one of a kind. Humble, kind, funny, has so much knowledge about the animals and can spot them from an impressive distance. We were in good hands with his 15+ years of experience and we really liked how much he cared about the animals. We made a friend. Benson helped us arrange everything and met with us and is also such a nice and professional person supporting us With all our questions. Both of them being Masaii and happily sharing their experiences was so interesting and valuable for our experience. They have a very personal approach and I recommend tall masai for anyone looking to have their safari experience of a lifetime.
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional yet personal and attentive to clients and animals.
Id say its the best deal you can get. Dont be blinded by the ammounts of reviews on other companies. Tall Safari is a small and new company, they are here to deliver and impress. Do not expect to be one out of plenty faceless customers if you choose their safari.
Contact online often goes through WhatsApp with quick and personal responses. Booking them you will have a very personal experience and care. Our experience was 90% personal and 10% formal, which was apreciated on our side as they are really friendly. During the ride from Nairobi to Amboseli we had the opportunity to talk with Benson (owner) and our guide Eric. Both of them are Masaii and happily informed us about the Masaii way of life and culture. No wonder Eric was so familiar and attentive to the animals and us as clients. We highly recomend them.
/ Martin, Stockholm
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exceptional guiding not only allowed us to summit, but have a good experience!
We did a 10 day climb to the top of Kili in 2007. Elias was our guide at the time and we not only made it to the top, but had a wonderful time doing it (as wonderful as expedition climbing can be). We were scheduled to camp in the crater the night before summiting, making for a quick summit the next morning. However, a cold front was coming through and Elias had been paying attention. He changed our plan and we camped at base camp instead. We had to get up at 1am and it was a super long day making it to the summit and then all the way back down in 1 long day. It was brutal for sure. However, when we got to the summit we had good weather for just about an hour, being able to see not only all the glaciers but also all the way down to the valley floor for hundreds of miles. When we got back to the hotel, we heard a number of other groups that were in front and behind us. Not only were we the only ones who were there for good weather, but we heard numerous nightmare stories from those who camped in the crater when the front came through. One group was delayed getting started by over an hour when one of the climbers accidentally froze his butt to the toilet seat and they had to figure out how to get him off it. At base camp in our tent it was around 0-5 degrees F. But we heard from those who camped in the crater that it got down to -20F and the wind made it even more miserable. Elias' judgement on accommodating our group and adapting to the weather made all the difference in the world. Elias genuinely cares for his clients. It has been 17 years since we climbed with Elias and over that time we have valued his friendship. Though we have not climbed with him again, we have been back 2 more times and made visiting with Elias part of our trips. We cannot say enough good things about him and we are super happy to see him finally start his own company.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tanzania - the perfect destination holiday
I had a fabulously memorable time on my Tanzanian private solo safari. An African safari was a long held dream and I am so glad that I chose Tanzania. I saw so many animals, including the big five. I visited Manyara, Ngorongoro, the Serengeti and Lake Natron and loved that each was so different, with its own charm. I stayed in a mix of lodges and camps that were also quite different from each other and had their own atmosphere. They were all first rate, with great facilities and amazing food.
I was a little apprehensive about travelling solo, but I really wasn’t solo, as I had a fabulous guide. I had read that the guide makes or breaks a safari experience and now understand why this is so. Your guide's objective is to ensure that you have the best time, see as many animals as possible and keep you safe in the wilderness surrounded by some serious carnivores.
I also spent some time in Stone Town, Zanzibar, at a wonderful hotel, and enjoyed the contrast with the safari. I would highly recommend Tanzania as a destination.
EE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Travelling in Kenya requires an open mind!
Wildlife - stunning! You will most probably see more than you expected. NB! Not recommendable for people who need more than 1-2 bathrooms stops per day.
Booking a safari tour - be ready that the tour will take place in principle, but not as agreed. You will learn afterwards what does the tour include, what is mandatory/optional, how many people will be there in the group (can be also 8 despite "max 7" in the tour description), how much does which part of the tour cost, in which minivan you will be, etc. Before the booking is confirmed, answers to various questions are received quickly (and you will even be looked up via WhatsApp), but when an issue arises during your safari, you will not get hold of anybody, and no solution will be there either... Your seat may not necessarily have a safety belt (and the ride on these roads really demands it!). At the end you are just very happy that you are back in Nairobi!
Booking an accommodation - the booking may work, but also be ready that it does not work (it gets cancelled, you will be advised to cancel it, you are offered lucrative alternatives - say 'no' to these!) and you will need to find quickly a new one for you.
Booking a beach trip on your own - domestic flights perfectly ok and with a good service. Online boarding pass, however, needs to be changed into another boarding pass at the counter. Diani beach is marvelous!
Paying with cash - works in principle, but be ready that when paying with larger bills than the item costs, you will not get back anything, because "Sorry, sir/madam, I don't have any small bills". Whenever possible, use MPesa.
Transportation - use Uber. Works very well.
Roads - there are hard-cover roads where the ride is smooth, but outside the capital, be ready for roads that 'check your internal organs'.
Cleanliness - clean in safari park, inside shopping malls, buildings, hotel areas, beach, else not...
Airport security - be ready for several check-points where you need to 'unpack' your watch, phone, laptop, etc. for one single trip, incl. domestic ones.
People are friendly.
Enjoy coconut, avocado and mango - they are truly exceptionally fresh and delicious.