AMS Directors and Tour Guides
Amazing Memories Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- ASTA, KATO, AMREF & Eco Tourism
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $130 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Satheesh | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Really amazing memories safaris
All the communications was crystal clear.our travel guide Mr.Daniel was very flexible .We really enjoyed our trip
Memorable journey in to the wild
A safari is always a different experience and to enjoying it in full you need to rely on your chosen provider and relax. Thats what happens with amazing Anne. A great experience. Recommended.
Email Rick | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A holiday to remember, a truly memorable experience
Our 13 days trip to Kenya was our first experience in Africa, Kenya and on Safari. As we didn’t know what to expect we did research and found Amazing Memories Safaris to be the best choice for our holiday (based on client reviews, proposed programs, flexibility in adjusting proposed programs based on our requirements and general level of professionalism).
We did our trip in September 2016
Anne was really helpful in configuring our holiday. We ended up with a program making it possible to visit all top rated parks in Kenya spanning over 13 days. During our trip we visited Tsavo West, Amboseli, Aberdare, Samburu, Lake Naivasha, Nakuru and Maasai Mara. On paper this looks like a great trip, actually doing the trip is an experience of a lifetime.
A big part of this experience is dependent on the guide you get. Joseph, our guide for the 13 days, was amazing (which is important as you spent a lot of time in a car with this person). He did everything he could to make us comfortable, feel safe and make sure we got the most out of this experience. The fact that he knows Kenya, is a good driver and knows the parks, animal behavior and movement was perfect. We managed to see all of the big 5 (including both white and black rhino’s), cheetah’s hunt (2 times), pride of lions hunt, wildebeest crossing of the Mara (and a crocodile just missing the opportunity to grab one) and an Impala being born.
Tips: As a starting photographer I didn’t take a lens cleaning kit, this is a must due to the high amount of dust. Take warm clothes, it cools down in the evening. Make sure you have the local currency (Schilling), preferably in small denominators, to tip all the people that help you in the lodges.
Travel tip: Most of the main roads in Kenya are fine (decent tarmac), however to reach the parks you will have to leave them, which means you will find yourself on dirt roads. Dirt roads greatly increase travel-time, however we took this in account when configuring our program (we left out 2 parks and decided to spent more time at others (Samburu and Maasai Mara were our choices) to avoid driving every day). The only really bad (and long…..) dirt road was on our way to Maasai Mara, but…. it is all worth it when you get there.
All in all probably our best and most special trip ever and, on a sad note, it made us realize that our kids are probably not able to see the same animals in 20 or 30 years.
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Email Koshy | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Safari
4 of 5 stars
Pending review
AmazingMemories is a genuine and reliable Safari / tour agency. Anne and Joseph were very prompt and patient with the answers to our numerous questions prior to our trip. We wre met at the airport and escorted to the hotel on arrival and the drivers were courteous , knowledgeable , patient and helpful. the accommodations were excellent and food very good and hygienic.
The wild life views were stunning and truly Amazing. We visited 7 parks / game reserves in 12 days and all had its own charm. The only difficulty we experinced was the bad condition of the roads in the national parks and the long drives between the parks . Had we known we would have flown the long segments. Overall we strongly recommend Amazing memories Safaris.
Visited September 2016
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g294207-d10755751-r426966867-Amazing_Memories_Safaris-Nairobi.html#
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Email Al Vardya | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Amazing Safari Experience
I started interviewing tour operators in January and chose Amazing Safaris based on their level of communication, pricing, as well as feedback from past clients. I started planning the trip with Anne in February. Amazing Safaris has a number of package tours but I chose to customize the trip based on our criteria. Throughout the entire process Anne was extremely responsive, flexible, friendly & communicative despite the time zone difference.
We ended up with a 7-night flying safari covering multiple parks in Kenya & Tanzania flying between the parks as opposed to driving. With Anne I worked out a balanced diverse itinerary that included lodges of different sizes, a luxury tented option in the Masai Mara conservancy, as well as large and small national parks.
The lodging options as well as drivers/guides suggested by Anne turned out to be excellent. Our Kenya-based driver stayed with us for 4 nights throughout the Kenya portion. As a guide he was very reliable, knowledgeable & friendly. The Tanzania Masai Mara driver was provided by our lodge. That guide was super excellent because he knew the land well and could go off road since private conservancies don't need to follow public park rules.
I could go on about the great experience we had but the critical thing is this. We had to pay up front for the entire safari so you need to have some trust even after doing a lot of due diligence. Anne and the Amazing Safaris team made us feel secure, planned a great trip, took care of attention to detail before AND during the trip, had great follow through and all at a relatively good price.
I would highly recommend Amazing Safaris to plan your African safari! I would recommend them over non Africa based operators because they provide personal service in Nairobi and can assist with travel logistics locally while in Africa.
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Email Tett | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
What an amazing experience
I recently traveled to Maasai Mara and Lake Naivasha with Amazing Memories
Safaris and i could not be more pleased .The accommodations they offered
were 1st class, the guide Moses was knowledgeable, experienced and
informative. Transportation came off without a hitch. We toured the two
parks together with a friend and it could not have been better.
We specifically would like to appreciate our tour planner Joseph, he was
very
helpful throughout the planning process on helping us with the choice of
accommodations.…This outfit can more than fulfill your Kenyan dream Tour..
their attention to detail sets them apart from the ordinary tour
companies.We would Highly Recommend them to those planing to visit Kenya.
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Email Yang | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Memories were just Amazing... We had fun in Kenya
The trip was amazing, Kenya is beautiful and fun. I loved Maasai mara very much and the operator handled us very well, beyond our expectations.
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Email Shuaib | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice experiance with amazing memories... Everythng was perferct ...
Excellent since we called Ms. Ann ( Amazing memories ).. All process picking from airport .. Game drives ( arranged perfectly...Mr. Peter ( experianced guy ) who was with us for game drives... He knows the areas we can see almost all animals... We got only one and half day game drive.. He showed allost all animals except rhinos... Next time as per his advise we wil go for minimum 7 days.. So i will prefer all of you that if your are planning kenya safari trip please plan for minimum 7 days...
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Email Matias | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Memories indeed
Our flights were booked to Nairobi but were not sure what to do within the 10 days we had there.
After reading a number of reviews we contacted Amazingmemoriessafaris and we were positively surprised by the great service. We had a reply within a few hours and after a few e-mails we had our itinerary.
We were warmly welcomed by four staff members where we met our Guide for the next couple of days, “Josef”. They dropped us off at the hotel “the Kenya Comport Hotel Suites”. Outside the hotel a group was having party until late but the hotel was reasonable and what we expected from the reviews.
Day 2: We were picked up by our driver Josef and drove to Amboseli where we were staying at Amboseli AA Lodge. On our way there we had our first game drive and saw already a lot of animals. The lodge is very classy and we enjoyed one night there.
The next day we drove to Mount Kenya where we were staying at Sweetwaters Serena Tented Camp. We arrived there for a late lunch and went for a game drive in the afternoon. The camp is within the park and next to the camp there is a waterhole where we could see a lot of animals in the evening.
Early the next day we made our way to Lake Nakuru to the Lake Nakuru Flamingo Hill Luxury Camp. We were one of the only guests and we were treated like kings. They set up our dinner table in front of the big fire and the food was exquisite. Staffs were extremely hospitable and we can highly recommend this place. In the afternoon we went for a drive and really enjoyed this park because of the lake.
We had to leave very early the next day because we had a long drive to Maasai Mara where we were staying at Sentrim Mara Camp. The difference to the staff at Lake Nakuru was extreme as these Maasai did not seem to care much about us. The camp was clean and nice but apart from that we can’t recommend it because of the staff. We stayed there 2 nights and had great drives at Maasai Mara.
We then drove back to Nairobi to get a 2pm flight to Mombasa. There was a lot of traffic but thanks to Josef we made it on time. We however had to wait for someone from amazingmeories to hand us our flight tickets and we got a bit nervous to miss our flight as it took him quite long to get to the airport. That was probably the only not so amazing experience about amazingmemoriessafaris.
We got to Mombasa Airport where someone picked us up and drove us to Diani Beach to Southern Palms Beach Resort. We left and he told us that it can only take 45 minutes to get to the hotel.
In the end it took us almost 3 hours so we were quite unhappy as we had been traveling since 5am. I advised him not to tell customers about the 45 minutes.
We then arrived at Southern Palms Beach Resort and had a great few days there. It was all inclusive and staff was great there and very friendly. Food was tasty (probably because we love Indian food).
The only two things we did not enjoy about the hotel were the following:
- Firstly, there were a lot of annoying beach sellers and you could not go to the beach as they would not stop talking to you. We therefore stayed mostly inside the resort which was okay as the resort and its pool area are great.
- Secondly, my wife and I both had a massage but the ladies working there apparently did not have much of a clue about it. We would never return for a massage.
On the day of our journey back we were picked up from the hotel and then via Nairobi we flew back.
We can highly recommend amazingmemoriessafari and do ask for Josef as guide. He was indeed amazing! Thanks again.
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Email Ahmet | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Time
We had a 8 day Kenya + Tanzania safari booked through Amazing Memories in July 2015 and we highly recommend them, especially for safaris in Kenya. The correspondence before the safari was great and the total price was definitely competitive. The lodges in both Kenya and Tanzania were as good as we could've asked for. Our driver in Kenya was Joseph and he was very knowledgeable, professional and courteous. Our luggage was lost flying into Nairobi and we spent the first 5 days with a single outfit, but Amazing Memories did their best to help us. Ann from Amazing Memories went to the airport multiple times to deal with incompetent airport agents when we were were in Tanzania for us, and collected our luggage to be delivered when we crossed back into Kenya. Overall the customer service was great.
Our only problem was in Tanzania, where the 4-day portion was subcontracted to a Tanzanian company. The car was very old and it broke down frequently, the driver was horrible, we felt unsafe the whole time. We told Ann about it and she sounded surprised, I don't think Amazing Memories had direct influence on it, going forward hopefully they will do business with another company.
Overall we were highly satisfied with Amazing Memories, they genuinely tried to make us have a great time. Just beware of complex itineraries with multiple countries, if I do it again I'd deal with each company directly in the separate countries.