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Email Dustin | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very happy with the whole experience
I booked a 10 day budget safari through global threads for myself and senior father. 6 days in Kenya and 4 in Tanzania. The cost was $1500 usd per person but we decided to upgrade to the midrange accommodation which was $2500. Madelyne arranged for us to have separate rooms, which was very nice to have. For the Kenyan portion we went to masa Mara(10/10, lake Nakuru(7/10)and Amboseli(8/10). Our driver John was amazing and I don’t think there is a better one. He would get us into the best spots to see the animals up close and would go ahead to where the wildlife would be walking by, which made for some great pictures and videos. The accommodation was quite nice, either a cabin, hotel or luxury tent. The budget accommodation was decent as well, less amenities but after a long day you just want to shower eat and sleep mostly. If I were to come back and do the same 6 days in Kenya I would do the budget accommodation.
The Tanzania portion, which included Serengeti(8/10) and Ngorongoro crater(9/10), had some good and some not so good. The accommodation at the charity hotel 2 nights, same place for midrange and budget, wasn’t great, find for budget but not so much when you pay a $1000 upgrade. Two of the camps we stayed at during the safari were the nicest of the whole trip. The budget was pretty much just camping. The vehicle we were riding in was old and in pretty rough shape, multiple things on it broke during the safari. Assami our driver took good care of us and kept the vehicle going. The return to Nairobi was an uncomfortable shuttle bus. It wasn’t a great way to end the trip. Overall the food was decent but the lunch boxes were bad and we didn’t want to eat them. I would recommend this company to my friends s as nd use them again if I return.