65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
WOW! An awe inspiring all learning experience!
When I booked this tour I was a bit apprehensive especially having to get up so early-I am on holiday
after all! Had I have known how utterly "divine" it was to be I would have willingly stayed up all night.
The wealth of knowledge that was imparted was absolutely incredible. I felt like a sponge trying to absorb it all, and being able to apply the knowledge to the actual animals in front of you was an absolute joy, something I will never forget.
Even though we never saw any "cats", we did see their spoor, it certainly did not detract from the day.
I just love impressing all around me with my newfound knowledge, plenty they did not know but now thanks to Bernhard, and myself, they are now also enlightened.
This safari certainly exceeded all my expectations and was worth every cent, cannot wait to go back with friends and family in tow! Am now also looking for a larger lens for my camera, I can go on and on about the day I enjoyed it so much.
WOW and WOW again!
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A special time with nice experiences, great views and awesome people
Another great trip with African Suburbs Adventures & Travel in 2014...
This year I wanted to do something different and see non touristic areas of Kenya too, so Suburbs holiday consultant and planner Magaki Lamech created another tailor-made and pocket friendly road trip for me. The communication before the trip started was excellent and all the details which were important for me were included. Also some great ideas from Suburbs which have fit in my travel plan perfectly could be organized too.
The tour itself was outgoing from Nairobi. It started in visiting Furaha Community Foundation in Huruma(Nairobi), then straight to Nanyuki (Equator, Ol Pejeta Conservancy), Kisumu (visiting a social Project for orphans and vulnerable children), to Kisii (visiting local people in their rural homes) and finally Mombasa South Coast (beach, old town of Mombasa). All the wishes and expectations I had were beated again by realtiy because I had an awesome time, especially at the local areas. It was great and beyond words which amazing expericenes African Suburbs Adventures made possible for me.
I just can say it again and again: highly professional Company with lots of knowledge and great ideas for unique tours in Kenya. I can recommend African Suburbs Adventures & Travel - they will give you full satisfaction too!
Kind regards,
Tanja
Service of Matoke is excellent
Our guide gave us a lot of information during the safari's and drove very well during our visit. He's that passionate in his job that he's the perfect guide.
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was an awesome time with lots of great experiences and fun :)
Last year I travelled the first time with African Suburbs Adventures during my volunteer time in Kenya and I can highly recommend the whole company because they did an excellent job. Sububrs adventures offered custom-made affordable tours for us. It was great, that we got a chance to see the "real african life" and the culture of this Country, because the tour guides and also the drivers were always really keen to show us places, where not every tourist comes around. We could talk to inhabitants and see how kind and friendly kenyan people are.
It was great to get many different experiences (game drives in Nairobi National Park and Lake Nakuru, bicycle tour with a Massai at Hells Gate Nationalpark, Fourteen falls at Thika, relaxing at Paradise lost, swimming and nightlife in Mombasa South Coast, City tour in Nairobi).
All in all I was more than satiesfied with the job African Suburbs Adventures did. The communications, the services during our tours and the knowledge of the tour guides and drivers were highly professional.
Wishes and expectations we had before were beated by reality! Looking forward for many and many more great trips with African Suburbs Adventures :)
Kind regards,
Tanja
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very good tour operator
I have booked with Bestday Safaris 3 times (2009, 2011, 2013) and each of the times I have booked with them I have had a fantastic time. Peter Charles is a wonderful tour operator and will talk to you and find out exactly what you want to do on safari and will organize an awesome tour for you. I have been to the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater with this company and am overall very pleased with the service I have received. Overall HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and would book with them again.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, knowledgeable, friendly and great service!
Go2Africa made my trip to Tanzania so memorable I would highly recommend them. They can customize a vacation to any budget and offer great advice. Two single females traveling; they understood safety was our main concern and I never felt safer.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful 5 day safari to Kruger National Park and Game Preserve
We had a fantastic time and the excellent service was complete and portal to portal from our B&B's in Johannesburg. Anthony our humorous guide was an indefatigable driver, a sharp game spotter, and a knowledgeable naturalist with a great love of the African outdoors which he conveyed to us. Since he had served in the Johannesburg fire department as both a fireman and paramedic, we felt we were in great hands in this our first time in Africa. And we photographically bagged the Big Five. Highly recommended.
NZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kruger safari sept 2013
Our travel agent was Madelein Norvel. She was by far the best travel agent we have encountered. Prompt, detailed communication. Every detail/request was thought of and taken care of and our holiday was perfect. We found go2africa to be a proffessional company with great value for money, quality holidays and would not hesitate to use again or recommend to others.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime!
We recently returned from a 16 day safari though Zohar African Safaris. From our first contact with Zohar, we felt our needs and questions were responded to clearly and quickly. Lily, the owner, asked many questions about our interests. I had not realized at the time how well she could translate this information into a 16 day itinerary that completely reflected what I had shared with her, making the safari feel like a personal experience throughout our East African adventure.
Our itinerary was designed so that we did different kinds of activities each day. This was great, as it kept us alert the entire time, balancing animal viewing with recreation and cultural events. This also gave us the opportunity to stretch and exercise after long game viewing days. Every accommodation and the foods we had surpassed all our expectations.
We thought Africa would be spectacular on its own, but had not realized how having a fabulous safari guide would enhance our experience. Our safari guide, Sammy Sikombe, was one of the most likable, informative, talented (and humorous) person I ever met. He was flexible and seemed to care about every aspect of our safari.
To give an example how the itinerary worked, after our first day viewing the wildlife (Tarangire National Park) we had a bike ride in Mte wa Mbu and then did more wild life viewing at Lake Manyara. The next day we had the amazing experience of spending time with the Hadzabe bushmen hunting game and getting to know their way of life and why they live as they do. Our cultural safari guide and translator, Musa, was great. When I asked the Hadzabe chief why they still rub sticks together each time they wanted to make a fire, given they could just use a match or lighter, he said you never know when you will have a lighter or match available, so they keep the skill of rubbing sticks together by doing it for each fire. This practical response made a lot of sense to me. I just could not believe I was having this kind of conversation(translated by Musa) with a caveman in the 21st century !
The next day we did a walking safari in the Ngorongoro Highlands with its big and wide panoramic views and then visited a Maasai community that rarely had tourists visit them. We let Lily know we did not want our cultural visits to be in places that were over-touristed and canned performances and she said all the Zohar cultural visits were with groups that received few visitors , which made them personal, unique and spontaneous. All our cultural visits had the high quality we were looking for. This was how our safari continued for our entire time.
Our trip ended with 4 incredible days in Zanzibar, staying in one of the old palaces of the last ruling Sultan. It was located ideally and the hotel was magnificent with the most welcoming, helpful staff.
The combination of Lily’s efficiency, Sammy’s warmth and knowledge and a well designed itinerary taking us to high quality and unique settings made our safari perfect.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda
We went with Umubano Tours for our Rwanda Gorilla Trek. They were absolutely wonderful! Our guide, John Bosco was a delight - as was the owner, Herbert.
They came highly recommended from a friend who used them a year earlier. I would definitely use them again and recommend them to others without hesitation.