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Email Bill | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
First Class Bucket List Adventure
Sensational Adventures and James Njaaga Kenya Safari Review
An amazing life bucket list adventure! This was always on our list and James’ Sensational Adventures made our dreams a reality. We were assigned in Europe several times but were never able to put this trip together and James was well worth the wait!
First and foremost, I cannot express how important it is to have an exceptional tour guide. If you get the best, everything else on your trip will fall into place. James and Sensational Adventures is this guy and tour group. He is patient, knowledgeable, organized, thoughtful, funny and fun to be around (critical with the amount of car time on Safari:) exceedingly detail driven, meticulous in his planning, extensive networks for all aspects of the trip planning, forward thinking, very flexible and is constantly adjusting to your needs/wants/desires and he has a great team with his driver who not only is an expert experienced driver, but also thoroughly knowledgeable on all aspects of the safari.
He completely tailored and adjusted our itinerary to our goals and continually adjusted to ensure he presented the best experience for us. From day one he provided options and ideas to help create the perfect experience for us. We wanted maximum safari time with a little beach at the end to finish up our adventure and James delivered! From the second we touched down in Kenya, James was standing by and taking care of every detail of our travels. We never had to worry about any detail of our trip. He personally visits all lodging prior to taking clients there and they were all amazing! He never left out any detail to include my birthday celebration(s), bed size choices, room locations, room type (even stayed in a tent) and dining details to include eating a basket lunch under a tree in the park (just like the movie Out of Africa!). All first class!
We opted to reserve the entire vehicle for my wife and I and it was worth every penny! Plenty of space, no complications on daily plans, no rush on the animals we wanted to see and we could stay watching as long as we wanted! We saw too many other tour groups that were climbing all over each other and herded along from point to point; that was the farthest thing from our experience. We saw all big 5 and in the most delightful and personal way without tripping over all the other tour groups. James and our driver knew where and when to go and it paid off every time. James also was very detailed in what we needed to bring and pack and we were ready for all that our trip presented. Another surprise for us was that James has a professional camera and will take amazing shots of your adventure. This in itself is truly priceless and that enabled us to focus on the moment and truly enjoy the experience! He then built us a choregraphed presentation with all that we saw – professional quality!
We maximized our time with 12 days total and hit all of the parks to include an island walking safari that was one of the most unique and amazing experiences that you don’t want to miss. We never hit the wall of ‘too much safari’ and relished every minute and experience. We went in September and felt this to be a great time of the year. Again, James will work his magic to build your dream adventure with what ever amount of time you have available. At the end of our trip we could not express how thankful we were to have booked with James and Sensational Adventures. We shared our itinerary with seasoned safari travelers that to a person were amazed at the selection of parks, hotels, and organization of the days that we had experienced. James is the best of the best and I assure you, you will not be disappointed!
Bill and Maria Elena
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Email Nate | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
James is a brilliant, full-service, one-stop-shop for all your safari needs!
I cannot recommend James and Sensational Adventures enough! Not only was he meticulous in planning and executing every detail of our customized itinerary, he was with us every step of the way, he took photos for us and shared them on a Google drive, he provided water bottles, hats, and t-shirts, he made a 5 minute compilation video for us, and provided vast amounts of info on Kenya, the animals, and general I formation that made the whole trip enjoyable. James is an exceptional person and even more exceptional tour guide. Please use his service. You will not be disappointed.