Shadows of Africa

4.9/5 – 152 Reviews

$3,207 pp (USD)

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The Amazing Shadows of Africa Guiding Team!

The Amazing Shadows of Africa Guiding Team!

Shadows of Africa

4.9/5  
(152 Reviews)
Offices In:
Tanzania Tanzania
Kenya Kenya
Rwanda Rwanda
South Africa South Africa
United States United States
Size:
20-50 employees (Founded in 2010)
Member Of:
ATTA, TATO & TTB
Tour Types:
Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
Destinations:
Kenya KE
Rwanda RW
South Africa ZA
Tanzania TZ
Uganda UG
The Amazing Shadows of Africa Guiding Team!

The Amazing Shadows of Africa Guiding Team!

We are Shadows of Africa, an international team dedicated to sharing the beauty and wonder of Africa with the world. With both local offices and international offices, our team is a multicultural, multilingual family who are passionate about Africa’s wildlife, culture, and natural beauty. We live and breathe the African experience, and we are here to bring that experience to the world. We specialize in tailor making your tour to ensure you get the perfect safari!

Reviews152

Amazing Safari in Kenya & Tanzania!
5/5

I had such a great time on my safari in Kenya and Tanzania. My guides were warm, friendly, enthusiastic, very knowledgeable, and excellent drivers. In Kenya, my guide Peter has a 6th sense for finding active animals, and we saw a cheetah hunting, lions mating, and an elusive leopard, among many others. In Tanzania, my guide Eugen pointed out interesting displays of animal behavior, birds, and unique plants as we tracked the “Ugly 5” as well as the big game. A highlight was having lunch outside in the Serengeti as we watched wildebeest!

I booked this solo trip for mid-June on just a few weeks notice so logistics were critical. When I inquired with several companies, Karen replied very quickly, answered a couple emails quickly, and was able to arrange a call with me (despite a 10 hour time difference), and advise on camp/hotel choices, activities like a balloon ride and a Masai village walk, and logistics like visas and what to bring. Everything went very smoothly with airport transfers, walking me through the Tanzania border and getting a visa, and being flexible to adapt the day’s schedule to my interests. The camps and hotels were great across the board and the food was delicious!

Exceptional Honeymoon
5/5

We booked with Shadows of Africa for our honeymoon trip and had a fantastic time. Prior to the trip communication was easy and we felt that all our questions were answered promtly and effectively. As first time Safari travellers we had a LOT of questions. Any requests or changes were easily accomidated and our specialist Karen was wonderfull.

The real magic happened once we got onsite and we ended up having an unforgettable experience. Our guide Charles was very knowledgeble, helfull and overall was fantastic.

The lodges were wonderfull and during our trip there was an issue with one of our originally booked camps and prior to arrival we got upgraded to another camp that ended up being our favourite stay during the trip.

I apreciated the environmental commitment and the elimation of single use plastic bottles at most camps and the safari vehicle. We were given a metal water bottle and the car came equipped with a 20L jug of water. Most of the camp also provided drinking water in jugs.

Fabulous Chimps and Gorillas tour in Rwanda - beyond our expectations!
5/5

Great tour with cultural and wildlife aspects. Our guide Paul Ruganintwari was very helpful and good company. Hotels were excellent, and meals were included, with just alcohol to be paid for. 3-course dinner each evening. Lovely scenery with plenty to look at while Paul drove to the next location.
Really enjoyed the kayaking on Lake Kivu
We were fortunate to see so many chimps ( including a baby ).
Gorilla trek was beyond our expectations and we were very lucky with the weather. We watched a large family group including a silverback, 4 mth old and 1 week old baby.
Take USD for tips, but before the tour we needed Rwandan Francs for Kigali.
I chose to pay for a porter to help me on the slippery bits of path and to support the local community.
We hope to return to Africa soon and I would be very happy to travel with Shadows of Africa again. We were very impressed. Thank you to Karen for all her help with the organisation of the trip and fast communication.

AMAZING! Efficient, kind, caring, extremely knowledgeable
5/5

We did a12 Day Safari tour in Kenya and Tanzania. Karen Maki was on top of everything! Plus she had the patience of a Saint - we had so many questions!! She also found us tickets to the Sheldrick Elephant Sanctuary - a miracle as we should have booked them months in advance.
The Safari vehicles were clean and in great working order, no breakdowns at all.
our Safari guides we James, Alex, and Adam. They knew everything and answered so many questions on the animals, their behavior, eating habits etc etc. The well being of the animals were very important to them. the food was good, the accommodation was excellent and everyone was very friendly and accommodating.
I HIGHLY recommend The Shadow of Africa tour company

Knowledgeable, attentive, organized and highly capable -- everything you could want.
5/5

When we first started exploring the idea of an African safari, we had little knowledge of what to look for or expect.
We found
a number of highly rated operators, but with no way to distinguish between them, we sent out multiple feelers which is when Shadows of Africa began to break from the crowd. Their representative (Karen Maki) was consistently responsive and attentive, quickly collaborating to put together an itinerary that addressed every detail of the trip.
This included
night-time and walking safaris, multiple options on where to stay, all transportation details (in addition to our outstanding guide Charles Lucas) and even the restaurant where we would wait for our driver to the airport at the end of the trip -- every detail was considered.

The execution of the tour made this the trip of a lifetime.
First, our guide, Charles Lucas, was top top notch. He knew the animals, the birds, made good suggestions on when to linger or move, and knew the sites and lodge destinations (not trivial -- he ended up giving directions to a number of guides from other tour operators who were clearly lost), and he was an excellent 4-wheel driver (again, not trivial -- the roads are unpaved and we saw other tour operators get stuck); and he is very nice person indeed.

And as for what we saw -- everything we could have hoped for:
-Beautiful landscapes at Lake Manyara, the Serenghetti, Ngorongoro crater and Tarangire
-and wildlife galore: giraffes, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hippos, rhinos, antelopes, elephants, hyenas, jackals .. including a cheetah that we saw hunting and taking down a baby gazelle and (on a night safari) lions with a cape buffalo kill where the alpha male chased down the former alpha male and in the process ended up charged by an elephant .... All in all, an astonishing trip.

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