Magical Retreats & Adventures Tours
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $120 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Abhijit Bhattacharya | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Super duper
Excellent service, very caring owner Pamela, very experienced & helpful driver Peter. Had a great time at Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Lake Naivasha. Cheers
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Email Zahid | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Overwhelming and Beyond expectations
Great Safari. Thanks to the owner Pamela who guided us to each and every layer of the tour. She was very cooperative, I was planning with her 3 months prior to our tour and she was calm and composed for each and every query we had regarding the tour and iteneary. Our game guide Driver Peter was knowledgeable and knew the park thoroughly, we enjoyed our stay in Kenya and taking back with us a lot of memories of the safari.
Will definitely recommend you to Magical Retreats. They will take care of you.
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Email MumbaiMadhav | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional, helpful, organized, value for money
Pamela Wanjugu maintained constant communication with us as soon as we expressed an interested in going on a safari. She was most helpful and friendly, answering every question (there were a lot as this was our first trip to Africa) at all times of the day.
As soon as we arrived in Nairobi, she was on ground with our friendly driver and guide Livingston. They immediately whisked us off to Amboseli National Park, the first stop, before heading to Masai Mara via Nairobi.
Both hotels provided (Kibo Safari Camp in Amboseli and Mara Serena in Masai Mara) were exceptional and unique. Great food, surroundings and location.
Livingston was very knowledgeable about the animals and their habitats, and generally had lots of useful information on traveling in Kenya. The game drives were well planned, but he was also flexible in accommodating our request to travel outside the park and get a closer view of Mount Kilimanjaro.
African safaris are expensive when you look at the final price, but totally worth it. We found Magical Retreats and Adventure through a simple Google search and weren't sure at first about the legitimacy. We did a few Google searches and then decided to bite the bullet. But now, speaking from experience, we highly recommend Pamela and her team for a hassle-free African adventure.
If you can get more for less... plan ur holidays with Magical retreats...
Thanks to Pamela to make this memorable trip to fit our budget. Peter was a great driver and guide. Mara sidai was a great place to stay and people were very hospitable.
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Email Jamar Young | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magic with Magical Retreats
I travelled to both Kenya and Tanzania in January of 2017. In Kenya I didn't have too many things on the to do list. Most of my time was focused on a Safari tour to Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok Kenya. We engaged
Magical Retreats & Adventures Tours to help coordinate our overnight tour to the reserve. Pamela Wanjugu, the owner, was very prompt and diligent in building a personal tour package that catered specifically to our travel needs.
We were picked up bright and early from our hotel by our guide Livingston who was not only extremely accomodating but was very informative along the way. He was sure to give us enlightening historical accounts of the townships we were driving through and specific information about the daily life of their residents. The trip was approx. 4.5 hours with a few stops on the way for food and pictures. Once we reached the reserve Livingston took care of our entry into the park and took us on a quick game drive before we settled in to the Lodge so that we had as much daylight time in the park as possible. The vastness of the park is unimaginable and Livingston navigated it's trails as if it were his own backyard. With Livingston's direction we were delighted to spot big five game in no time. We then took a break to get settled into our overnight accommodations and to grab lunch. After lunch we went back out for another game drive.
The Massive landscape of the Maasai Mara is humbling and even during dry season we were able to spot tons of Buffalo, Antelope, Elephants, Hippos, Giraffes, Lions, Hyenas, and Cheetahs. After our late afternoon game drive we returned back to the lodge for dinner and a special Maasai presentation from residents of the local village.
Accomodations in the Reserve
We stayed at the Sopa Luxury Lodge on the grounds on the Reserve. I kid you not, the lodge was far from a rinky dink tent city in the bush, this was an official 4 star retreat inclusive of food, a beautiful pool with great views of the Reserve and several bungalows with King Size beds, nice adorned bathrooms, mosquito nets etc. The food was spectacular and so was the service. Remember this was an overnight all inclusive lodge stay so lunch, dinner and breakfast was included in the fee.
After breakfast we loaded up the van for one more game drive before heading back to Nairobi. Note that the road to and from Maasai Mara is unpaved for a good portion of the journey so be prepared for a bit of an uncomfortable ride from time to time. Livingston was sure to keep is engaged and stopped for lunch before dropping us to the airport where we flew to Zanzibar. There's no doubt in my mind that the service and price provided by Magical Retreats & Adventures Tours is uncomparable. I would definitely recommend anyone planning a Safari your in Kenya to book through them.
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Email Raj Doshi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They were really helpful and help us plan our trip very well
Yes it was really Awesome.And all safari was very nice ...And the car provided was also very well
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Email Vesna | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent and smooth booking they answered all our questions and provided advise.
Very flexible and provide packages as per individual needs. Highly recommended.
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Email Cristi & Oana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome Kenyan experience with Pamela and Msagha
Right from the start Pamela Wanjugu was a great travel agent: honest and fair, easy to talk to, open minded, careful to our needs, very client oriented. We had 4 days safari in Lake Nakuru, Amboseli and Tsavi West. Accomodation that Pamela provided at a very good price were:
AA Amboseli Lodge - an oasis of peaceful in the middle of the beasts, high standards and good services;
Ngulia Lodge - a spectacular location in Tsavo West.
The safari experience with Msagha Livingstone overtoped our expectations: great guide with very good eyes on spotting the animals, great places, cool game drives.
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Email Arun | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Magical Safari with Magical Retreats
Me and my wife made a booking with magical retreats for a short safari in Oct 2016.
It was quite last minute and Ms. Pamela was really efficient in making all the arrangements on such short notice. We had an excellent private safari and we managed to see most of the animals in the game preserve. The icing on the cake was of course the early morning balloon safari.
I must also add that Ms. Pamela offered us the best price as we did enquire with a lot of other tour operators.
I would highly recommend Ms. Pamela and Magical Retreats for your next african adventure :)
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Email Fati | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome two days at Amboseli Park. We got to see all sorts of animals even three Cheetahs !!!!!!
I got in touch with Pamela at the last minute to organize a 2 days stay at Amboseli. I was not sure which park to go to and Pamela answered all my question and gave me all the information I needed. She eventually arranged for me and my sister a vehicle on our own with the nice driver (Livingstone) who has been really helpful and cheerful throughout the tour. We stayed at a great lodge and I must stay it was the nicest place we got to stay in during our whole time in Kenya. I would like to thank again Pam and her team for arranging this trip and I would definitely recommend Magical Retreats and Adventures.