Somak Holidays
- Located In:
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United Kingdom
United States
- Size:
- 50-100 employees (Founded in 1968)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, IATA, ATOL, TATO, KATO & ABTA
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $57 to $445 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful experience! The Somak people cannot do enough for you, cannot recommend highly enough.
I cannot express how well we were looked after, from the first minute of being greeted at Nairobi airport to the sad farewell to our Guide, Francis (Mappa)
The organisation, information and general attention to detail was second to none. We all felt very safe and no request was too much trouble.
If we wanted to be picky, the Lodge at Naivasha is getting a bit tired and was nowhere near the standard of the other two, but was still comfortable enough and the staff were very pleasant and accommodating.
The OUTSTANDING element of the Safari was no doubt FRANCIS! he was perfect, such a gentleman, courteous, so knowledgeable and obviously very well respected around the game parks by the other drivers and lodge staff. He could not do enough for us, always happy, always pointing out points of interest and generally happy to answer any questions and converse with us on any subject. The children loved him and wanted to bring him home!!! If there is a better guide in the whole of Kenya I would like to meet him because he would have to be something exceptionally special to surpass Francis!!!
Whoever books your guides please pass on our comments because if all your guides are as good as him then I am surprised if anyone would travel with another company, we would certainly make sure he was available, should we return! He is a great advertisement & ambassador for your company, Cherish Him!!!!!
With regards to our stay in Zanzibar, I again cannot fault this, the Gemma DELL EST definitely one of the best hotels we have ever stayed in!!!
Food Great, staff superb and the location is idyllic.
Fantastic first African Safari experience!!
This was my first ever safari and my first trip to Africa, and I was travelling alone, so was unsure what to expect. From the moment I arrived at Nairobi airport and met our Somak representative, I was put at ease by his friendliness and professionalism. We did an 8 day Cheetah safari and moved around from camp to camp - our driver was so knowledgeable about the animals and the African terrain and I learnt so much from him. He was very conscientious and always "went that extra mile" which resulted in us seeing some rare sights and occurrences. The accommodation was very comfortable and some of the camps were luxurious! The people of Kenya are lovely, smiley people and I can't wait for my next trip to Africa!! I would thoroughly recommend Somak for your safari.
Email Gdog48 | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful
Ken our driver picked us up from airport taking us to the office for a great briefing on what to expect we where not disappointed Ken was great his knowledge of birds animals and culture superb we started at aberdare with worthog baboons in the garden then to sambua seeing wild dogs at a kill along with 3 leopard sightings bird life lions elephants on to mountain lodge more superb elephant hyena sightings then on to masa mara for more wonderful animal sightings.the kenyan massage was wonderful wont be the same when they tarmac to masa mara.ken always a great ambassador for the company and Kenya
Email Annette | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
5 star trip
There were 5 adults on our family trip. We had a 5 day safari followed by a beach stay in Mombasa. It was perfect from start to finish. People were friendly. Food was great. What made our trip was our brilliant driver Zodack who we called Z. His knowledge of the Safari and animals was excellent. Would highly recommend this company.
Email Roger D | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unbeatable.
This safari was arranged by Just You holidays so I have no idea of the ease of booking or cost. However the weeks safari was excellent covering the Amboseli National Park, Aberdare Highlands, Lake Nakuru and the Masai Mara. Well organised with plenty of game drives both early morning and late afternoon. Our driver, Gilbert, was the best, uncannily spotting animals when driving on tricky terrain and full of knowledge.
NZ
Email Scott Woods | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Guide & Safari who worked with our family well.
Our trip was booked by an agent and Somak handled the Kenyan part of the tour for us. Our driver David, was excellent and friendly. His knowledge of the Maasai Mara was excellent and he took the time to work out any birds we saw that he was unsure of the names of.
Made our Kenya Safari a real pleasure for our family.
Email Ian Hyman | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The journey of a lifetime
This was my first safari in northern Tanzania followed by a beach resort in Zanzibar . I found Somak extremely helpful in answering numerous questions during and after the booking process . The ground handling was seamless and very professional. Our guide Omari was entertaining, knowledgeable and an excellent driver. Besides the safari praise must also so to the Arusha Coffee Lodge which has magnificent accommodation and a great chef. Breezes hotel in Zanzibar is also to a very high standard all the staff were amazing particularly David in water sports and Romey in operations
Excellent service throughout
My wife and I would like to express our appreciation and thanks for what we consider to have been the holiday of our lifetime! The whole experience was delightful - your representatives were excellent as were the various Lodges where we stayed during our Safari. Our driver, could not have been more helpful - providing us with innumerable opportunities for our cameras. Altogether, it was a really wonderful holiday and with many thanks to Somak!
Email Rosey | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Service
We had the best service from all the staff at Somak. We were given really good advice to help us choose an itinerary to suit our needs. The staff in Narobi were all really helpful, our transfers were very efficient. We did a fly safari so didn't use their guides. On our last day we spent time at the head office, where they gave us a lovely lunch and we had time to relax, sleep, catch up on emails etc. we then had a nice shower so we were refreshed before our transfer to the airport. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone wishing to go on a holiday of a lifetime.
Email Gazza | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical Mara Memories
Somak delivered on everything they said would happen. Not having used Somak before we were naturally nervous about all the arrangements that were made for our trip.
Worry not. Not only did everything run like clockwork but from the advice given from the outse t and the warm welcome we received from everyone along the way I would certainly be re commending them to family and friends.
Our tour guide on Safari (Kerore) was fantastic and knowing that we were hungry to see the big 5 he spent many hours with us to make sure our dream was fulfilled.
The camp itself (Ashnil Mara) was the perfect setting and the staff who run it are amongst some of the nicest people I have ever come across. They even arranged a special Masai song and dance on the evening of our 25th wedding anniversary - a magical memory.
We shall be back to both Somak and the wonderful world of Safari!