Across The Wild Tours & Safaris top Guide
Across The Wild Tours & Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Member Of:
- ASTA, KATO, AMREF, Eco Tourism & TRA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $800 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Ekkaphon | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tour Operator is very helpful and respond on time and professionally. We had great great fun.
The staffs work professionally. Our tour guides are super nice. The safari was one of the best travel experience we have.
Email Bridget | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An incredible safari with the most helpful and personable people from Across the Wild
We did the 7 Day Top Luxury Tour. The Serena Hotel at Lake Elementaita was incredible. Beautiful location with a stunning bar / sitting area looking over the lake and the rooms furnished with colonial buffets. The service and food were excellent; I think we will return to Kenya to stay just at this hotel for a holiday. The following day we moved on to Naivasha Simba Lodge at Lake Naivasha - the hotel was a disappointment and the food was not good either. In retrospect, we should have (and I would suggest you do too) stay this night again at Lake Elementaita and Fina will arrange the safari drive at Hell's gate from here. Day 3 was a very long drive to Masai Mara but this is THE place for the safari to see all the animals, you will see everything here (except the flamingos) so if limited on time I would suggest travelling directly to Masai Mara. FINA was very personable and helpful, she arranged additional trips to the Giraffe sanctuary in Nairobi for us and booked other hotels for either end of our stay. She also had us picked up from the airport at 3.30am. She will be as flexible and helpful as possible, and we had her number so were able to call her directly throughout the safari. Our tour guide was DAVID - the nicest, friendliest gentleman and ever so knowledgeable. He was very conscientious in ensuring we had plenty of sightings of our favourite animals (hippos for me / lions for my husband) and he was fantastic with our 3 young sons. His knowledge of all the animals and birds is extensive, we learned so much from him and he kept it all very interesting.
The driving in Kenya can be erratic and dangerous, we were very thankful for David's considerate. smooth and safe driving throughout!
I would definitely recommend Across the Wild Tours and Safaris, mostly for the personal service you will receive from Fina that makes the trip hassle free and flexible. And if you're able to choose the guide, David was fantastic. He has 2 children whom haven't been on Safari with him, astounding given his experience and knowledge. If we had have known this we would have welcomed them on the safari with us, the company for our children would have been welcome also. Note that alcoholic drinks are not included in the price, nor bottled water at Masai Mara.
Email Cath | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly, efficient: Very good experience
We had a very good experience with this company and I would definitely recommend them. Firstly, the communication with Susan was excellent. She is very responsive over Whatsapp and really helped to navigate the organisation of our trip. We also got to meet her at the start and she was so friendly, caring and an absolute pleasure to be around. Professional, polite and always there to help and support. The safari jeep was fine. Good to have water available. It was comfortable and lots of space. There was an issue with the door one day, but the driver found a solution which did not stop us going on safari and spent his evening getting it fixed. John, our guide was excellent! Knowledgeable, kind, an excellent driver and got us to all the main sights. He was there for us, without being intrusive. We loved both Lake Nakuru and the Masai Mara. We saw all the big five and very close up. John was brilliant at getting us to the front when there were numerous jeeps trying to see an animal. The day in the Mara was a dream come true! I would give 5 starts, however the accommodation in Mara was not the best. We were booked on a mid range safari, so knew it would not be luxury, but it was much more basic than we were expecting. The lack of electricity at certain times was a challenge and the food was very simple. No places to really sit comfortably and unwind after a safari. The accommodation at Lake Nakuru was excellent. Overall, I think this is a very good company, who work hard to ensure you have a good safari experience.