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Pride of Africa Adventures
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2014)
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $350 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email RISPAR | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
pride of africa is a proffesional tour opperator offering well organized travel experience ...
pride of africa adventures delivers unforgettable travel experience with excellent organization and a strong focus on African culture.From well planned ittineraries to knowledgeable guides,every detailed is handled with care.Adventures feeel both exciting and meaningful,making it a great choice for travelers ;looking to explore africa in memmorable and responsible way.
Email Catherine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour operator was professional well organised and ensured the trip was enjoyable
Great experience with pride of Africa Adventures,well organised and memorable
RU
Email Ekaterina | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, engaged
We were very happy with our guide Jeffrey, he is very professional, enthusiastic, communicative, well- informed, had good knowledge of animals and plants of Masai Mara. All the game he was care of searching animals, to discover the territory. We found big 5 and even more. Thank you si much Jeffrey and Arwa for the best moments!
AE
Email Katie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Informative and knowledgeable
I came with a group of 8 girls and we all really enjoyed the tour. It was well thought out and a good value for money. Our flight was delayed so the tour was altered according to it so we got the most out of our time in Kenya.
IE
Email Saoirse | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Pride of Africa Adventures are top class and provide an unforgettable trip
From start to finish, our experience with Pride of Africa was absolutely incredible! Organizing a trip for a group of eight girls is no easy task, but they handled everything seamlessly. The team were so welcoming, making us feel at home right away, and their attention to detail ensured that we never had to worry about a thing.
Our guides, Washington, Tom and Stephen, were not only knowledgeable but also passionate, sharing fascinating insights about the wildlife and landscapes, making every moment exciting and educational. Every part of the trip was well-planned, from comfortable accommodations to smooth transportation and unforgettable game drives ensuring we saw all the animals on our bucket lists.
We always felt safe, well-cared for, and truly immersed in the beauty of nature. This was a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, and we couldn’t have asked for a better company to make it happen. Highly recommend Pride of Africa Adventures—thank you for the memories!
DE
Email Oliver | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Not thrustworthy, you should not believe a word they say.
We booked two safaris with Pride of Africa in January 24 for our Kenia holiday in October 24.
Just about two month before the trip we were informed by Stephen, that the park fees for Masai Mara have been raised and that we have to pay a higher price for the safaris. On my complaint, that the higher fees have already been officially released by the time of the booking they said that they expected the government to not really stay with these higher fees and so they did not integrate them into our price and that we will have to pay the higher fees. Finally, we agreed that I will pay some higher amount, but not the full difference and I got the assurance from Stephen that we will find a good solution for both of us when we are there.
Finally the good solution was that I was told to pay the full additional amount and that otherwise they will not start the safari. This really felt like fraud to me, because in this position there was no other way out for me than paying the amount and the obviously knew this in advance.
After my complaints after the tour Stephen promised me several times to talk to his boss again and make sure that I will get a refund (I have this as a written statement!).
Now it is already three month later and I did not get anything than more and more empty promises.
If you ask me for my recommendation it will be that you should not believe a word the say and even be careful with what they write.
Additionally it turned out during our tour, that many of the described and booked parts of the safaris will just not happen, as it is absolutely impossible to do all this in the given time frame and driving distances. And again, I am sure that they of course knew this advance. Don’t get me wrong: Our guides did a good job and in general it was a nice and unforgettable trip, it was just more expensive with much less safari parts than promised before.
To get a good feeling about the honesty and trustworthiness of Pride of Africa Adventures just look further down in these reviews where you will find a review from Phelix from October 24. Everything you read in this review is a lie. Neither has Phelix booked a tour nor was he there with his family. Actually, he was one of our guides and I took the photo that shows him at the boundary stone to Tanzania. If you look at the attached photo you will see the same guy at the same location at the same time. This review is just a fake and maybe a good description of the business of Pride of Arica Adventures
Email Nancy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
6 Days massai mara,lake Nakuru & amboseli
We were in a group of 6 people who were shopping around for a cheaper safari and we got a better deal with this company. Since this was festive season many people were getting out of the city and looking for a holiday. Wickliffe was our driver. Accommodation, food and the transport was perfectly arranged and we enjoyed everything that were promised. There are quite a number of Tour company's around but services matters and getting what you have paid for is another thing. Pride of Africa made us proud like the name itself. Thanks to the organizers and may you continue doing this to other clients.
Email Jill | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Went in with reservations, came out with a great experience!
I will give a full review with pros and cons of our experience.
Before I booked with Pride of Africa Adventures, I read all of the reviews and was very concerned about the negative things written. I almost didn't book because of the bad reviews I had read. But Stephen was very accommodating and responded quickly to my questions and assured me that they would make sure we had a good experience. We had a group of 21 people and planned a 4 day/3 night safari in Maasai Mara/Lake Nakuru/Lake Naivasha. He helped me choose hotels to fit our needs and budget for our 3 families. We decided to take the chance with Pride of Africa Adventures and we paid our deposit.
Once we paid the deposit, Stephen seemed to respond slower to my questions than before, and this had me worried for months before our actual safari. On the day that our safari started, they were supposed to pick us up at the airstrip with lunches and then proceed to a game drive. However Stephen messaged me just hours before saying that they wouldn't have lunches for us. This was a little frustrating since we'd been travelling all day from Uganda and lunches were included on our itinerary. Luckily we had some snacks with us already to tide us over.
Fortunately, that was the last problem we had. A guy named Elias met us at the airstrip and we paid him the final balance in cash and he introduced us to our drivers, John, George and Max. From there on out we had a fabulous time!
John, George and Max were the best! They were nice, friendly, on time, helpful, accommodating, and made our safari experience wonderful! We saw the big 5, we saw a cheetah take down a gazelle, they were ready to go early each morning so we could have early morning game drives, and they slowed down and stopped when we wanted more time to look at animals. I give these drivers 5 stars and thank them for providing us with a great experience!
Also, our accommodations were great! We stayed in 3 different places and we enjoyed them all! They exceeded our expectations for a mid-budget accommodation.
So other than no lunches the first day, and some slow responses after our deposit, we had a very positive experience. Our drivers made the experience great!
ES
Email Mariano | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Feeling deceived
Services contracted: Fully customized private safaris, 4 days Amboseli, Tsavo West and East and 9 days Samburu, Buffalo Springs, Aberdare, L.Naivasha, L.Nakuru, Hell's Gate and Maasai Mara.
First of all, I want to put on record the positive aspects:
- Smooth communication with quick responses from Stephen during pre-hire planning.
- Willingness to adapt the tours and accommodations to our requirements.
- Experienced and qualified drivers.
I am writing this review 5 months after the safari because in those months Stephen from Pride of Africa assured me that he was looking into ways to compensate for the problems I describe below.
- Problems with payments. I paid a deposit by wire transfer to secure the booking. The balance was to be paid upon arrival in Nairobi in USD, but most of the banknotes I had with me were refused. They said they would only accept freshly printed notes, even though the older notes I had were perfectly legal. They also refused to accept payment by credit card or wire transfer. We spent hours at the ATMs until we had reached the maximum on my cards. The driver offered to make up the difference in cash and accept the payment via bank transfer later.
- Non-compliance with the programme. The visit to Samburu Park was cancelled, thus saving the entrance fees, but we have not been refunded. The safari in Aberdare Park was limited to 1 hour in the cafeteria of the Ark Tree Lodge, despite the fact that we had indicated from the beginning that we were not interested in visiting the lodge but wanted to do some of the trekking to the numerous waterfalls in the park. At Lake Naivasha the tickets for the boat trip and visit of the island turned out not to be included despite both activities being included in the programme (the justification was that the programme included the entrance fees to the parks, but that Lake Naivasha was not a ‘park’ (??).
- Non-compliance with the Masai Mara programme. It included 4 game drives in the park: the first in the afternoon on day one after the scheduled lunch at the lodge where we were to arrive at noon, 2 full-day safaris and the last one in the morning before the scheduled departure for Nairobi at noon. However, the driver delayed leaving the previous park (Lake Nakuru) and made several stops along the way, meaning we arrived too late for the first safari. On the last day, the safari was reduced to a drive between the entrance gate near our lodge and the exit gate closest to the road to Nairobi, in a manoeuvre by the driver to save on entrance fees by justifying at the checkpoints that we had only crossed the park on our way from the lodge (we even went through the checkpoints with the roof closed so as not to look like we were coming from a game drive). We reported these irregularities to Stephen before we left Kenya and asked for a refund of the unpaid entrance fees, but since then he has only postponed the resolution (claiming that he had to complain to the driver) and has avoided refunding the money to date.
Email Phelix | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Safari
We as a family booked 7 days private safari with this tour company and we meet our expectations. Thanks to Stephen who organized everything.
