Reliable safari packages for international market
Africa Flash Mc Tours & Travel
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2008)
- Member Of:
- KATO, Ecotourism Kenya & Travelife
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Sharanya | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing 10 day custom safari
Nothing but great things to say about Peter, Flash MC Tours, and our amazing guide Anthony. We could not have asked for anything better. Having never travelled to Kenya before, we did a lot of research into many travel companies and reached out to several. We chose to go with Peter because he was extremely responsive, listened to our needs and customized a trip that worked for us. He communicated with us regularly leading up to and during our trip. When we landed in Nairobi, Peter, and our guide Anthony met us at the airport. We highly appreciated the excellent attention to detail, thoughtful stops along the way and careful planning to ensure we got time at each park. Our guide Anthony was extremely motivated to show us as many animals as possible and was very knowledgeable. We learnt a lot about the country, the wildlife and the culture through our insightful conversations with Anthony. All in all, the trip was everything we expected and more!
If you are thinking about taking a trip to Kenya, we would highly recommend Flash MC tours. Ask for Anthony as your guide if you want to increase your odds of wildlife sighting!
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Email Fran | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceeded our expectations!
We had a fantastic trip with FlashMc Tours at the beginning of December. Our 4 day safari trip to Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru was planned and tailored to our every need thanks to Peter who provided us with plenty of information prior to booking everything.
We were lucky enough to have Simon as our guide/driver. He was extremely friendly but more importantly well informed about the places and animals, very responsible as well as a great driver (you really need to be with the challenging roads while on safari). He always made it a point to make sure we were comfortable and did his very best to ensure we got to see as many of the animals as we could while we were there (including the big 5 as well as best of 7).
We were extremely happy with the organization of our trip. Everything was well thought out and planned including all pick-ups/drop-offs even those for any extra excursions we opted for, such as the hot-air balloon ride (which we highly recommend).
A big thank you to the FlashMc team for making our trip a great and memorable one! Keep up your excellent work.
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Email Marieta Velikova | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible authentic experience with professional guides and excellent price!
Professional, excellent communication, attention to client, their interests, budget, number of days. From the first moment I contacted them till my last minute when I was dropped at the airport to go back - absolutely flawless delivery! Simon is absolutely the best! Always on time, hard worker, caring, good hearted, great sense of humor, honest and sincere! He was my guide for 5 days and I could not have asked for better guide or better experience! The way he treats clients and others is admirable! If you go to Kenya - this is the company to use from authentic experience, local guides, experience, quality, reliability, price, communication, and service. I have traveled all over the world and rarely would give 10, but would give 10 to this company with confidence!
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Email OZo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Needs improvement
The Masai Mara is an incredible place with incredible animals and landscapes. Peter was excellent at communicating with us in a timely manner to answer all our questions and set up our itinerary for our safari trip.
However we were not satisfied with the behavior of our driver who tried to convince us to enter and exit the park at the times we suggested. We think he was doing this in order to avoid paying the park fees for one day (each entry fee is valid for 24 hours). However we wanted to have as much time as possible in the park, as per what we had paid for, and in accordance with park timings. When we asked to stay in the park a bit longer than the time the driver was suggesting, he proceeded to avoid driving us out of the park through the main gate and instead drove us off track and trespassed through the Masai village at high speed. There were small children on the path and adult men and women (who carry sticks) started yelling at our van and throwing stones as the driver sped through. This was extremely embarrassing for us, as well as dangerous, as it was very dark and there were small children in the way.
Then the driver stopped and a man who seemed to be a Masai chief entered our car and spoke to our driver the entire way back to our hotel. We don't know what they negotiated or what they were talking about, since we don't speak their language and our driver wasn't communicating anything with us.
We hope Flash McTours will work on improving their services. This kind of experience is not conducive for a pleasant safari experience. It is unsafe and likely to make your visitors feel very nervous and uncomfortable. Furthermore,
It is essential that safari companies follow park rules and regulations and respect the Masai community, and their land.
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Email Evert | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Most amazing first experience in Kenya!
From the beginning, Peter has been very reactive & helpful in finding the best, personalized safari experience for us.
He's very friendly & humble style of communicating (not pushy at all) is what we appreciated very much, since there were a lot of other tour providers which were almost stalking us to book with them...
The 7-day safari itself was really the best experience we could wish for.
Our guide Patrick (ask for him when booking!) was really the best, knowing all about the animals and culture in the country. On top of this his driving skills were impeccable, very important in Kenya, and he was very flexible if we wanted to make some smaller changes to our program. Of course he showed us the Big Five & he also knew about all hidden spots for lions, cheetahs,... in the Maasai Mara, which resulted in a true African safari experience for us.
We had the best safari we'll never forget, thanks to Peter & Patrick.
Thanks a lot guys!
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Email Dunia C. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable
A safari is always an amazing experience, but ours with Africa Flash Mc Tours and Travels was more than that: Patrick, our guide and driver, knew a lot of things about the animals and also knew the best places or hours to see them. He was always in good mood and we had a good time in his companion. Peter was specially kind with us, helping in things that were not only in relation with the safari itself. The accommodations he offered us were in very special locations and very nice. They made us to have an unforgettable stay in this part of Kenia, before going to the coast .
Email Roger Wiederkehr | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
6 day custom safari
Our trip with Africa FlashMC was nothing short of spectacular. From the very first contact, Peter has gone above and beyond in helping us out and redesigning initial itinerary drafts based on our changing ideas. We ended up doing a safari for 6 days, 5 nights with 1 night each on Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha and 3 nights in Maasai Mara.
Our driver and guide, Simon, has done an outstanding job driving us to the best places and enabled us to take excellent photos and create long lasting memories. Not only did we manage to see the big 5, but we even saw 3 different leopards, big herds of elephants, groups of cheetahs, ostriches etc. It has been an incredible experience and I will definitely be booking with Peter and Africa FlashMC again!
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Email Elena | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Just perfect!
Since Patrick picked us up in the airport until he left us in Nairobi every thing has been perfect. We asked for hotels inside de parks (wich is quite important) and the stardart ones were excellence! Unforgettable experience!
Email Mathieu | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent communication, knowledgable driver, good locations.
Booking was simple and straight-forward: any questions we had was answered usually within less than an hour, even when we wrote in the evening.
Pick-up was pretty much on time, the driver (Simon) professional, and whilst it is not one of those latest Landrovers with the higher windows, that shouldn't be expected at a fair price-point of about $1035pp for 2.
Lodging was excellent in Maasai Mara (Mara Sopa Lodge) and good-enough in Lake Nakuru (the rooms very a bit 'minimalist' but the main-building more than made up for it, plus service in both places was flawless), the driver was very knowledgable and very attentive to small requests: we all have our hobbies, and my joy is having my camera with me and asking to just advance a few meters back and forth at times. Having an attentive driver for these small things makes all the difference as a customer. More importantly, and as a suggestion: the 'basic' program seems to suggest safaris should start around 730AM. We requested to be out at 6AM with sunrise, and for anyone who has done a Safari before: that's when the true magic happens and most animals are out. 730AM would be a waste of the sunrise and your money.
At Lake Nakuru, make sure you drive straight to the flamingos at sunrise when the morning-fog hovers over the lake and creeps out of the forest. Just breathtaking.
If I could change one thing, and this is not a negative of the program in itself, then I'd change the program to go twice a day when the light is best versus driving all day to get further into the park. Whilst I'm glad we ultimately did that, driving a whole day is quite exhausting and mid-day is not quite as interesting if it's not your first safari.
Meals on the road between stops were quite basic, but that's simply how it is. Meals at lodges was great.
The important bit is: we saw the Big 5, we got some fantastic shots and memories, and at this price-point we had excellent service and attention to our requests.
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Email Sally | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The trip of a lifetime
The 8 day safari my friend and I took was even more amazing than I could have imagined.
Before the Safari I really appreciated Manager Peter N. prompt responses to my many questions.
Our driver Anthony on Kenya portion of the Safari was not only knowledgeable, but also attentive to our needs and had a great personality. He also was very good at driving to the locations where we had the best view as possible of the animals.
Victor, our driver in Tanzania was also very knowledgeable and considerate.
Thank you Peter for arranging a trip of a lifetime.
