Professional, kind and knowledgeable about the animals. Super
Thank you very much for the outstanding service and safari experience. A wonderful time was had and has prompted me to place another trip to Kenya and experience another Safari. The professional service which Eric provided was super. His ability to navigate the roadways and provide opportunity to see the wild animals. And with a pleasant smile on his face. A true professional and a fine man. Will be returning for another safari adventure!
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A trip of a life time with personnel who tried to meet our every need
Our guides were excellent and responsive to our requests. They took great care of us and answered all our questions and pointed out sites along the way. They were so thoughtful and great ambassadors for their country. The safaris were fantastic and I will forever have fond memories of Moses, Godfrey and John. Accommodations were wonderful as was the food.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Worst Management, broken cars!!!
We booked the 4 Day Lodge Safari (Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater).
Our dream became a nightmare!
The Management is the worst I have ever had. On our first day we arrived at the office and the Manager Kassim already yelled at me because I didn’t pay cash and asked to pay by credit card. Then the tour started with an old car (dirty seats, no air condition, broken seatbelts and only 2 windows which could be opened). On our first day the driver had to fix the car twice. On our only day in the Serengeti the car broke down completely. The driver tried to manage everything. We’ve been standing around 4 hours in the middle of the Serengeti. Then the driver arranged a ride to the visitor center for us. There we’ve been waiting another 5 hours. The whole time we didn’t hear anything from Kassim. After calling him and asking what is going to happen because it’s been already 5pm and it normally took us around 2h to get to our accommodation. He apologized for the delay. I told him that this is not a delay! Because of the bad road conditions it took us 4h instead of 2h. So we had to drive 2h in the dark. This was not responsible. Animals had been on the road and we jumped and hurt ourselves because it was not possible to see the humps ahead. So the trip turned into a nightmare.
But it’s not the fault of the driver. They do their best and they have all the work. It’s simple the responsibility of the management to organize a good and safe! trip. But as the others already said he doesn’t care about anything (Customer, car, driver) once he got his money.
If you wanna have a once in a lifetime experience don’t go with this company!!!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reny made a trip just for us.
They provided much more than just a safari. The team of Regina, Francis, and David were all wonderful. Our group enjoyed pre safari time on the coast south of Mombasa. The resort and amenities were very relaxing. Relaxing done, it was time to meet our driver David who would drive and guide for us as we visited five of the major parks. David's knowledge of the wildlife was extensive and thorough. Just as importantly he provided us many hours of knowledge about the country and the people. The accommodations and the food were very good. The lodging near the parks were very important for early morning trips and on site viewing of wildlife. Planning well in advance and understanding your own desires of what to see and experience are very important to know while you are planning your trip. Reny Safaris did an excellent job of helping us to see and experience what we desired.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Most informative, flexible and fun-packed safari tour - top marks to Jose and Kaara Adventures!
We planned a trip to Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake Bunyonyi, in a package of 6 days tour. We chose exactly how long we spent in each place and were ensured of the lowest price around and can say Kaara Adventures will beat any quote you receive! Our driver Samuel was with us during the whole trip time, and was always enthusiastic, friendly and making sure we were having fun, the kind of trip we expected. He made many recommendations over complete stay and our trip ended up being quite different in terms of activities than we planned as before, due to the fact that we found better alternatives and Jose was always able to arrange these last minute changes of plan. I really couldn't recommend highly enough!!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Skeleton Coast National Park by Pravitha Naidoo
Read about it so was excited to see it in reality. Interesting experience of a beautiful coastline displaying a shipwreck.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Namib-Naukluft National Park by Pravitha Naidoo
Beautiful rock formations and natural landscapes.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Etosha National Park by Pravitha Naidoo
Plenty of animals were spotted including the elusive leopard. Saw all of the big 5 animals.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Damaraland by Pravitha Naidoo
It was extremely hot and dry. Hotel was absolutely beautiful . There was not much to see except the rock paintings and the Himba tribe
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing price for value!
Probably the most amazing week of my life!
About safari in Botswana: it is a bit more expensive than e.g. Kenya but therefor you are not one of a billion vehicles surrounding the animals. I really appreciated the sustainable way they are dealing with the animals and the tourism.
Animals: we saw maybe a hundred giraffes, up to 200 elephants, 25 lions, ... all of them with babies, never would have dreamed of seeing so many! Note: we were in rainy season, you can google the differences.
About Tony / our guide:
Besides Tony there is another guide in the company called Vincent who was responsible for us. He was able to tell a lot about animal behavior, made us feel safe and it was always a laugh. Really cool guy, I really liked him!
Price:
Compared to staying in lodges (excluding those with privates reserves which are way in a different price league) you will see the same animals as everyone is doing their game drives in the same area of the park. The reason his offers are much cheaper is (as far as I can guess) due to being camping instead of staying at a fancy lodge. I didn’t mind it in any way as it made the trip so much more intense.
Staying in the bush:
For the camping we did go for the ‘luxury version’ which allows you to go toilet at night and gives you more time to relax. The latter was appreciated by all of us due to having to take in all the impressions.
The food was basic but well prepared. So there is nothing wrong with some good Spaghetti Bolognese, most food was actually really good.
The car was in a very good condition. I think up to 5-6 persons per car is comfortable, though Vincent said they usually don’t take more than 5 anyway.