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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great people, great accommodations, great food, and most importantly fantastic wildlife sightings!
We went on a safari with Shenga early this may. We were greeted at the airport by kelvin (one of the owners) and Eli (the tour guide. Everything from start to finish on this safari was perfect. From the jeep to the lodges, to the animals we got to see. Eli, our guide, really made our trip. He was so funny and so knowledgeable and really made this an unforgettable expirence. I highly recommend requesting Eli. We saw just about everything we wanted to see. 30 plus lions, some of them just 5 feet away. 5 cheetahs also just a few feet away and so much more. What an experience!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The tour operator was reliable and very informative.
Marvin our tour guide was amazing. We had the best day seeing some local sites. We’ll book again and ask for Marvin to take us around again. Highly recommend booking this tour company.
CA
Best Experience I could have dreamed of!
After looking around at various companies, I chose Shanga tours and had an incredible experience. They answer questions quickly, were very organized and professional, and provided the most amount of Safari days (5days) at the lowest price compared to other companies, which only offered 4 days of safari at the same price or higher. They even upgraded us to a nicer lodge at no extra charge. Ellie, our tour guide, was exceptional! He was charismatic, knowledgeable, flexible, and so fun. He genuinely cared that we enjoyed our experience and managed to get us only a few feet away from lionesses, hippos, elephants and their babies, male lions, cheetahs, zebras, wildabeests, etc, etc. you HAVE to choose Shanga tours you won’t be disappointed!!! Thank you Kelvin and Ellie for everything!
CA
A very well educated and smart person that was able to explain any questions we had in detail.
Shenga tours is a great tour service especially when it comes to price. It was very affordable and the experiences had during the tours are ones that I will not forget. I highly recommend anybody to book a tour through Shenga no matter the budget size. Kelvin (one of the owners ) is a very kind and caring person along with our guide Elli. Elli made sure we had fun no matter what we were doing and by the end of the trip became more of a friend than a guide.
The service provided was the best I’ve experienced—informative, responsive, and professional.
Our Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater safari was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and a huge part of that was thanks to our guide, Allan and our travel coordinator, Dues.
Allan was the best guide we could have asked for. His knowledge of the Serengeti was incredible — he seemed to know the park like the back of his hand. Not only was he extremely knowledgeable about the wildlife and ecosystem, but he always managed to get us into the perfect viewing positions. Time after time, we were the first jeep on site when animals were spotted, giving us amazing views before crowds arrived.
Because of Allan’s expertise and effort, we were fortunate enough to see the Big Five, which was already amazing on its own. But the highlight of the trip was seeing FOUR black rhinos in the Ngorongoro Crater. We learned that many visitors are lucky to see even one, so seeing four felt incredibly special and made the experience even more unforgettable.
If you’re planning a safari in Tanzania, we highly recommend this experience — and if you have the chance to have Allan as your guide, you’ll be in great hands.
Deus, our travel agent through the company was also amazing. He coordinated all of our transportation, our rooms, and even informed the hotels of our honeymoon. The trip went smoothly thanks to him!
Thank you, Allan & Deus, for making our safari unforgettable!
CA
Nice experience
We really enjoyed our 4d safari. Booking with axis went smoothly and the service provided was as described in our agreement. Prices were honest compared to competitors. 5 star review for Axis. However, as a general comment, we personally did not feel that the safari experience was worth the price paid.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly, informative, and welcoming!
My friend and I (2 women, mid 20s) had a wonderful time visiting Kenya & Tanzania with Bienvenido. Kennedy was very helpful and responsive with the booking process, and able to customize our itinerary slightly to accommodate an additional day / transfer back to Nairobi.
We went in April (low season) and had a very calm and uncrowded experience in all the parks. We saw every animal we wanted to including all of the Big Five and lots of babies! The wildlife was wonderful, and our guides, Ian (Maasai Mara) and Reuben (Serengeti/Ngorogoro) were friendly, knowledgeable, and helped us have an amazing experience! Also special shoutout to Benedict, our chef, in Tanzania!
We opted for the budget option which included a mix between eco-hotels and campsites, and loved the experience! Other guests in our cars opted for slightly nicer lodgings, so options exist but we loved the more rustic/natural experience!
While there were a lot of moving parts and based on our itinerary a lot of transportation, everything was taken care of, everyone was friendly and welcoming, and we had an amazing trip! Would definitely recommend for anyone looking for a good value-for-money African safari that covers three of the biggest, most famous parks.
Thank you!
Great
Desmond was a great tour operator ! On time pick up . Very pleasant experience
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent 12-day tailored tour of Ethiopia
We did a tailored 12-day tour of Ethiopia with Liyu Tours. Yun was so easy to communicate with while we were planning our trip, very responsive, and accommodating of all our needs and requests. We included Dannakil, Tigray, Lalibela, Omo Valley, Addis Ababa and Dibre Libanos. We booked our own internal flights for convenience but Yun was happy to do this for us too if we wanted. And when one of our flights got changed, and messed up a big chunk of our itinerary, Yun was able to sort this out on our behalf and still make sure we got to do everything we wanted. All of his connections, drivers and tour guides in the differebt regions were fantastic and took really good care of us, and everything ran so smoothly. He also selected great choices for accommodation to fit into our tight budget. Highlights were definitely Dannakil and Tigray (for the Abuna Yemata Guh). Yun also kept his promise about the price despite the challenges with fuel in Ethiopia which put us at ease as we're travelling for a long time. To finish off our trip in Ethiopia we added on doing a cooking class (with Yun's mother) and a coffee tasting experience, both of which were fantastic. I would love to come back to Ethiopia and explore the other regions, and will definitely use Liyu Tours again.
CN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional friendly and enthusiastic
Everything will be arranged for you, you just have to enjoy the journey。The most important thing is to find a professional guide .Our guide, Johnny Jackson, was really good，He showed us a special number of animals and drove quickly!