BE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lovely
We had great time with Safari Mashariki Expeditions. I got the chance to visit Mikumi in one day and it was lovely. Our guide Rama was very kind and attentive. We spot many animals in our safari but unfortunately we didn't spot lions but we wish for the next time!!
AE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Most Spectacular Vacation Ever
my husband Andy and I just came back from a 'bucket list' vacation to South Africa. The biggest focus of our holiday was the safari portion as we felt you could always come back and do Cape Town, wine country, etc anytime but if safari was the most important thing you wanted to 'tick' off your list then you needed to ensure you were going to the right parks with the right people. With the assistance of Andy Saidy (aka Andy #2), we have just returned from a vacation of a lifetime. Andy#2 managed to put together an incredible itinerary (including 2 different lodges) which was spectacular. We were lucky enough to catch everything at the 1st lodge (Lion Sands - Tinga) so the 2nd lodge (Thornybush - The River Lodge) was just "icing on the cake" which included the male lion and 3 females roaming through our backyard view and mother cheetah and baby cheetahs out on drive!!!! They were absolutely adorable. The only suggestion I have for 1st time safari goers is to let them know about the suggested tipping for staff. It's not that tipping was an issue but more that we didn't have enough cash for the 2 lodges, which we could add to our bill but I could tell the staff were disappointed. Highly recommend Andy Saidy and African Travel Consultants.
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best trip ever
Life Time Safaris made our trip a life memory.
Everything was fantastic. Thank you so much Baracka and Agnes
IS
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Aardwolf Africa came to our rescue and we had a wonderful 9 day trip with them
I had booked a trip for me and my 14 year old son but was betrayed by that company only four days before our safari was supposed to start, a safari that was the beginning of a larger trip so their was not an option for us to back out. I sent an e-mail to few companies to ask for there help and Aardwoolf Africa came to our rescue and Ester (there employee) rescued our trip in this short time witch was not an easy job because it was high season and a very short time to work with. We had a trip of a live time. Everything was like it was supposed to be. There work was very professional but at the same time very personal. Our driver David did everything in his power to make our trip as good as possible and even when our car broke down on the terrible roads of Kenya he found us a place with another safari company so we didn't miss out on our game drive. We owe them great thanks and are not afraid to recommend them to everyone. They are a solid company and members of Kato and they deliver on their promises witch is not the fact with all companies in Kenya as we experienced.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent communication and service with Royo ya Chui
I worked with Royo Ya Chui to book a tented camp safari at Beyond Kichwa Tembo. Ute at Royo Ya Chui was extremely easy to work with and provided excellent communication through the process. Our stay at Kichwa Tembo was one of our best vacation experiences to date. The camp pays great attention to all details to ensure you have a wonderful stay. The lodging, food, safari drivers, are all top notch. You will not be disappointed if you book a safari at &Beyond with Royo Ya Chui.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply the best!!
Our booking process exceeded all our expectations. We had a rough plan what to do and our agent Nadine came up with a lot ofsuggestions on how to do our trip. She answered a multitude of e-mails with thoroughness, insight and patience with our numerous questions. We never waited longer than a few hours for her answer!
The safari camps and tours she recommended were incredible. We chose: Somalisa Expeditions Camp, Chobe Elephant Camp, BAtonka Guest Lodge and Pelo Camp! The accommodations were what we expected (or better) and the game drives and guides were absolutely amazing.
All in all was the quality of accommodation, service, meals and activities well above what we expected!
The staff at each camp made us feel like family. We can't wait to go back and see new places.
We will plan our next safari with "Safari Specialists" again!
Well done!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent, life-changing experience, great guide!
Our guide, Rogers, was organized, funny and put our whole group at ease. He was informed, easy to understand and very connected within the safari community in Uganda. He knew just who to talk to, getting us connected with the most friendly gorilla family, giving us the closest encounters possible. We stayed in Bwindi to see the mountain gorillas and then headed to Queen Elizabeth National park for a game drive and boat trip up the channel. So fun!
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safety and attention to detail in the organisation plus brilliant bird and animal spotting skills.
2015 was the fourth year we had booked with Terrain Safaris to take us on safari. The tours included Queen Elizabeth National Park, Murchison Falls National Park and Semuliki National Park as well as some other smaller parks and a very memorable visit to the Mabamba Swamp. At all times we have had absolute confidence in the tour leaders, Paul and Brian, to deliver a very rewarding holiday, safely organised and always going to great lengths to make sure we are comfortably accommodated even in the remotest places. Their animal and bird spotting skills are legendary, we would have missed so much without them. For instance we saw leopard in both Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls, notoriously difficult to spot and found the elusive Shoebill Stork in Mabamba. We recommended Terrain to a friend who travelled to Uganda earlier this year and we will definitely be contacting Terrain Safaris when we next visit hopefully in 2018.
JP
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic Kenya safari
My girlfriend and I had an amazing experience with Amazing Memories.
We went for an 8-day safari in Kenya, staying in upper range camps and hotels.
From the beginning, our contact Anne was very responsive, tailoring our trip according to our requests. She was waiting at Nairobi airport when we arrived, and gave us a good welcome to Kenya.
The price was reasonable considering the quality of the accommodation, and we stayed in a mix of camps and hotels. Every place we stayed was excellent, going from Amboseli to The Ark in Aberdares, then Lake Nakuru, then the Masai Mara.
Each place was very good, but The Ark was interesting - a hotel right in front of a water hole where you can watch the animals come in style - and Mara Serena in Masai Mara was truly excellent, with breathtaking views.
Our driver Joseph was great, very knowledgeable about the wildlife and friendly and talkative. Thanks to him we knew all the best places to see the animals, and we saw the big 5 and cheetahs and everything else!
We highly recommend Amazing Memories Safaris.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience in Kenya.
We booked the safari online some months earlier and we had everything we had agreed on and even more! Our guide, John, was exceptional: nice, funny, very profesional and really good at finding all the wild animals. We went on a 9 days safari visiting Masai Mara, Nakuru, Baringo, Bogoria, Naivasha and Amboseli, the accomodation was good value with kind staff (except for Naivasha were nature was great but staff were unhelpful and not profesional) and it looked like it could be a bit too long and "too many animals" but centainly it wasn´t!!! We enjoyed every place so much as they are quite different (flamingos in Bogoria, elephants in Ambolseli, rhinos in Nakuru, lions and leopards in Masai, hipos and pelicans in Naivasha,...). So never got bored and were left willing for more in the future!!!