20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
QA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great team & lot of animals
Bimos travel gave me great quote and itinerary. 2 nights Amboseli National Park, 1 night Lake Nakur and 2 nights Mara National reserve. I had my family along including my dad and mom... We had Allan as our guide. He did a great job and we really hope we will meet him in future. The overall experience was good and the time was spent was worth...Kudos and great job Bimos!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dreams become reality with Drones!
I have just returned from what I would consider one of, if not, the most spectacular trip I’ve every been on. Who made this possible? Simple answer: Drones Africa Safaris. You see, my dream was to visit the Masai Mara in Kenya as well as Tarangire, the Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. Drones Africa Safaris made it happen. After my first communication with Lizzy expressing to her my desires, I knew I had made the right decision. She is cordial, friendly, and attentive to her clients needs. In fact, I never expected to receive a reply back so quickly, but she was on it. Before I knew it, I was booked and ready to go. Our first stop was the Masai Mara. Talk about spectacular! We saw the big five plus much more by day 2. To speak in more detail, We saw 5 cheetahs roaming together trying to find a female, 2 leopards (one resting beside a river and another high up in a tree), 10 or more lions including many males which have giant manes (and even a lion couple mating), ostriches, a rhino, water buffalo, families of elephants, and large families of hippopotami. It is by far my favorite place I visited. I owe this in part to our terrific driver Lorenzo. He would get us as close the animals as one can possible get. I’ll just say he made it possible for us to be one with nature. I can’t thank him enough. Next, I made my way to Tanzania. Our first day was spent in Tarangire, where I had the privilege of seeing the most majestic elephant I’ve ever laid my eyes on. It was as though it was posing for the perfect shot. Besides elephants, I also saw gazelles, zebras, and a couple lions. The following day we moved on to the Serengeti, or shall I say, the mighty Serengeti. The sheer beauty and vastness of the land took my breath away, and of course all the animals we saw that inhabit this amazing place. We saw lions, giraffes, zebras, ostriches, and much more. Our night in the Serengeti (camping) will forever be one of my best memories. To camp in a place with wild animals passing by the tent was a once-and-a-lifetime experience. Our last day was spent in the Ngorongoro Crater. Trying to describe such a fantastic place using words is impossible. To see the animals going about their daily lives against the backdrop of the crater wall is hard to beat. Lastly, I’d like to add that all connections between the destinations were seamless. I was picked up on time every time. The dream trip I have just described would not have been possible without the wonderful people at Drones. I can not recommend them enough. They do not disappoint! In short, you’d be remiss to go with another company.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful family road trip to South Africa
We booked a trip with Tailor Made Safaris through a travel agent based in Canada.
Positive elements:
- We had excellent service before and during the trip. They always answered our questions quickly.
- We really appreciated getting such a nice book of our upcoming trip.
- The reception at the airport was also flawless.
- We appreciated that they gave us a phone for the duration of the trip.
- The itinerary made us visit a good chunk of the southern part of South Africa (including places that we would not have picked ourselves).
Less positive elements:
- Looking back, the travel agent made us buy the plane ticket first, and then looked for an itinerary and accommodations. In the end, we ended up spending more than we had planned and staying in 1-2 places (out of the 6 where we stayed) that were below our expectations. It would have been preferable for us to reduce the duration of our stay under those circumstances.
- We quickly ran out of airtime for the phone and it would have been appreciated to have been given the opportunity to buy airtime ahead of time.
- The itinerary did not fully consider what would be open and closed around the Christmas holidays. We would have appreciated more guidance on that.
- The itinerary mostly focused on expensive activities and not so much on budget-oriented ones (assuming most people do not have an unlimited budget, especially families with multiple children).
Overall, we really enjoyed our trip to South Africa and are happy to have used the services of Tailor Made Safaris, as it gave us the opportunity to discover wonderful places we probably would never have been if we had designed our own itinerary.
NZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organised and enjoyable
Very good service and well organised tour. Loved the gorilla experience and seeing a lot of the country by car. Lots of driving but well worth it. Our guide was very approachable and took care of our needs perfectly. He was knowledgeable and great have as our guide.
SG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent professionalism and a pleasure to have taken our safari with Tekko
Maggie was the primary contact with us and she was very patient and helpful in planning the safari. Tekko's price and service definitely beat other operators whom we were in touch with. The safari itself went well and we saw all the animals that we hoped and more. Although our vehicle needed to be swapped due to some issues, our driver Stephen made sure it never affected the safari itself. William, who took over the tour, was also very professional. I would definitely use Tekko again when we return!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The staff on the ground were fanstastic and well organised and able to meet all requirements
Our tour guides Ameri and August were fantastic and were on top of anything we required without there help we would have not made it to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro also our team of porters and chef Paul were great and very accomedating.
DISAPPOINTING was the lack of follow up from Christopher Michael Walker Bush in providing what was agreed in writing and paid for up front but once again our guides came to the rescue but the most dissapointing thing WAS THE NON SUPPLY OF A PORTABLE TOILET AS AGREED and also the camp cots.If not for your professionalism of the ground staff the whole hike could have been very disappointing
Joel,Robert,Liam and Shane
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Truly Amazing Trip!
We did the 8-day Karibu Kenya Safari which was great and would recommend this as it has something new to offer each day. We saw all the Big 5 and so much more and the trip ended so well seeing a pack of wild dogs which are very rare eating an Impala. This was followed by our guide tracking a lioness which led us to two Rhinos along the way stumbled upon her partner the male Lion walking 2 meters behind our vehicle. All this happened in an amazing space of 2 hours. The entire trip was so amazing!!!!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Personal attention and dedicated to pleasing guests. This is the company to book for your safari!
I had the pleasure of visiting northern Kenya (Ol Pejeta and Samburu) with Natural World Kenya Safaris last month and cannot fault their service. You'll find their prices are lower than other companies but don't assume this indicates inferior service, the great thing about Natural World is you are dealing directly with the operator, no agent or middle man, so their prices are very reasonable without forfeiting quality. This company has all the credentials (importantly they're a member of KATO, Kenya Association of Tour Operators, you can check out the website) which means once you've paid for your safari it's guaranteed. A big thank you to Philip, my driver, who was full of knowledge, competent on the rough roads and good company too! I was travelling on my own and always felt I was in safe hands. I also appreciated the flexible itinerary. In Samburu, I asked Philip if it was possible to visit a local village (this wasn't on the itinerary), he was able to arrange it for the next day. The lodges were great! However, you get to choose the level of accommodation with Natural World and Faith from the office in Nairobi gave me several choices of accomodation so I was able to look at the lodges and camps online before making my choice. I arranged my safari online with Faith, she always answered emails promptly and we also chatted via Skype. I was on safari for 6 days and Faith made phone contact a couple of times to make sure all was going well. Humphrey, the owner, did the same at the end of the tour. I was really impressed with the personal service. And many thanks for the Masai shuka! It was perfect to have in the car for chilly early morning game drives. I highly recommend this company, this was my second time to Kenya so I have a bit of experience with other tour operators and I'll definitely be contacting Natural World again for my next safari. Thanks to all the staff and see you next time!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
What an amazing adventure,this tours so much more than any other tour during our vacation.
The communication and services are very comprehensive,the trip and services far exceeded our family expectations,in terms of accommodations ,tours and guides.Thanks for a wonderful experience hope to see you again August 2019.