65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience - locations, wildlife, accommodation, transport, food, guide.
Could not fault any part of the tour. We were so well looked after in every way, including the endless bottled water. Very good tented accommodation in the safari locations, and excellent hotels in Zanzibar. Kind, cheerful and efficient staff. Stunning safari locations. Loved the opportunity to be close to such beautiful animals (especially the babies), during the migration. I am amazed at the good quality food that was regularly served in fairly remote environments. Also appreciated was the opportunity to observe social aspects of life with visits to a community, school and orphanage as part of our safari experience. We were also able to charge our camera and phone batteries in the vehicle during the day, so no-one missed a photo opportunity. A special mention to our wonderful guide Rajab Naroro, who expertly drove long distances every day in the well maintained vehicle, after which he played the smiling and patient host in the evenings. His knowledge of the country and wildlife was an invaluable education. This is an opportunity not to be missed. Well done INside AfriKA Safaris.
PH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Life won't be complete without a Cape Dog Safari
Just like anyone who has watched documentaries on TV, I've always wanted to just crawl inside the TV and pop out into the other side to see everything in real life. Cape Dog Safaris was able to bring my dream into reality. I was able to see more animals with them than when I watched the Lion King. Aside from the standard animals like zebras and gazelles, we were able to see the famous wildebeest crossing, a lion kill and spot the elusive leopard in our first 2 days alone! I learned a bonanza of knowledge from how to track animals to why they behave the way they do. Then we'd end the day in fantastic mobile tents that never failed to serve me great sunset cocktails followed by a hot shower after dinner. I need to go back!
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A reliable and trustworth travel company
Africa is the destination I always want to go, luckily we booked sales flight tickets from China southern airlines, only 500USD. After a long time googled and comparing, Kenya Walking offered best price and high reputation lodges, I'm surprise about their response, normally my mail will get reply within several hours; In a matter of fact, the response is almost immediate when we're in the trip.
All the accommodations are settled as agreed on contract, OT's partner in Tanzania Mr Mike has helped us in checking in the flight from Arusha to Zanzibar, we spent 3 nights after the safari trip as a relax, I highly recommend everybody to visit Zanzibar.
The transition between boarders is smooth and professional, avoid a lot hassle and saving time.
The route we initially design combined too much sites, thank Mr. Jimmy Zhai, OT's partner in China, offered a lot consultation before our trip in Chinese.
I will recommend Kenya Walking to my friends, and definitely choose them for my next Africa visit
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely incredible trip - exceeded all of our expectations!
The safari trip we planned through Planet Africa was phenomenal! We had such an amazing time and loved every day - somehow each day kept getting better and better. We were there to see animals, and our expectations were far exceeded. We saw so many incredible animals up close, and the guides were incredible, especially at Namiri Plains. They had so much information, and were so excited to explain to us everything about the animals, the camp, the country, and anything else that was relevant. They not only answered all of our questions, but provided a ton of additional information and are genuinely passionate about what they do.
In addition to the guides, the servers, managers and Maasai helpers - everyone was just great! I can't say enough good things about the level of service and attention to detail. They were so attentive and made sure that everything was cared for, from greeting us with rosewater towels each time we got back from safari to making sure our wine glasses were always full. We were also very impressed with how well organized everything was. Everything worked like clockwork, nothing was every late or wrong, from the 5:30am in-room coffee service to the person on hand to escort us to our rooms in the evening. We were both incredibly impressed with how well run all of the camps were...and with the food - it was amazing! The food was one of our favorite parts of the trip, we were always looking forward to meals. I wish I could find food this good where we live! Every camp did an amazing job with recipes and accommodating vegetarians. The camp locations were second to none, and we loved being in the middle of the parks and the action each night. All in all, we had an absolutely amazing trip and we would recommend this company to anyone looking to see a lot of animals, eat amazing food, and meet great people.
AE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience... Peter is the best guide ever!!
We booked with Kenya Walking Survivors Safaris and did a 4 day safari to Amboseli and Tsavo parks. We were picked up by a very courteous driver and taken to the office for a briefing. We were picked up the following day and had a wonderful 3 days travelling through the parks. We saw lots of animals and Peter worked very hard to make sure we had a great experience. Our accommodation was excellent with friendly staff ,clean rooms and the meals were basic but good. I would highly recommend this company!!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely fantastic experience
We did the 5-Day Experience Tanzania in Luxury Lodges with World Tours and it was truly amazing. Our guide Felix was great - really friendly and super knowledgable. The standard of accommodation we stayed in was superb and the food there was really good - even the packed lunches they provided were of a high standard. The real stars of the show though were of course the animals and the spectacular landscapes in which they live. We loved every minute of this trip and would like to thank World Tours for taking care of us. First class!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible, once in a lifetime experience
Seeing wild mountain gorillas in their natural habitat was an absolute privilege and a real joy. It is incredible how close you get to these magnificent animals. You are of course told to keep your distance in the briefing meeting - a minimum of 7 metres - but the animals clearly haven't been privy to this information and they'll walk right by you so long as you sit quietly and calmly. The guides that take you up the mountain are great - really friendly and very knowledgable as you'd expect.
Our trip was of course organised by Africa Adventure Safaris (AAS) and I have nothing but good to say about them, especially as our flight to Entebbe was delayed by 24 hours but Nicholas was so helpful in ensuring we got to where we needed to be on time.
Our driver and guide from Entebbe to Bwindi and back again was David - a very kind, friendly and knowledgable chap. I think he felt bad that we didn't get to do any sightseeing on the drive to Bwindi as time was against us, so on the return leg he took a very welcome detour around Queen Elizabeth National Park, which meant that as well as the gorillas we also got to see elephants, baboons, zebras and lots of antelope - a real and unexpected treat.
I wouldn't think twice about recommending AAS. 5-stars all round!!!
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent organization to experience a great safari/trip in beautiful Uganda!
We experienced a great trip with Katona end december 2015 to Bwindi and Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Our friendly and reliable driver/guide Richard picked us up at Entebbe airport for a day of relaxation in Cassia Lodge in Kampala (great view).
From the Katona office Jackie is a super liaison officer, with her we organised our trip via internet/E-mail, her communication skills are outstanding, also during the trip.
We visited Bwindi and encountered the mountain gorilla's and Richard aligned us with a children's orphanage near the Trekkers Tavern, a basic and wonderful place to stay. In QE Nat Park we stayed in Twin Lake Lodge, very recommendable due to its nice setting. The boat trip in QE has been one of the highlights of the trip.
Overall we'll recommend Katona Tours & Travel, and particularly the services from Jackie and Richard!
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Caping Safari
Our family (mother, father and 2 children - 13 and 14 years old) were on camping safari and slept in small tents in Serengeti and Ngorogoro and we didn´t miss a thing! Mike (the owner) took good care of us from the arrival in Arusha airport to the flight back from Arusha. He is extremely service minded and he helpful. Our guide and chef then took good care of us on the safari trip. We saw Big Five and of course and a lot of other animals, we learnt a lot about all animals and at dinner time our guide also told us "scary" safari stories, very exciting especially for the kids! The food was also very good. And our chef was also a very nice guy! They both made the safari to a very nice trip. I can also really recommend the tent safari, you feel very close to the nature and it is really exciting at night time! We also want to recommend you to go with Northern Circuit Adventure.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic, well organized
My family and i, total 12 people applied with safaribookings. First time to Tanzania for all of us. We contacted 5 different operators and ended on Agama, best response and offer. The outcome was no different. A well organized private luxury 8 day tour was tailored for us perfectly. Comfortable luxurious accommodation, everthing according to plan as we had discussed over email. The guide who lead our safari was very skilful, competent and safe. We were fortunate enough to see the wildbeest migration which was truly amazing. We give many thanks to the nice couple who managed this for us. Hope to come again some day! We highly recommend Agama Tours and Safaris