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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Inspiring and epic journey with a motivational guide that will get you to the top.
Samson Lauwo is a remarkable guide that fulfilled my dream to summit Mount Kilimanjaro--Tanzania, Africa. His grandfather Yohani Kinyala Lauwo was one of the first to climb to the top of this majestic mountain.
Samson’s Company information is Kilimanjaro Bound Ltd www.Kilimanjarobound.com.
When I reached Tanzania, Samson provided all the gears for the trek because he wanted to make sure I was safe and prepared. As well as, communicated effectively what I needed for this challenging but exciting opportunity. He listened to my concerns keenly, and responded in a way that kept me calm and encouraged. I realized in that moment that he was passionate about what he does, and he was also a skillful motivational speaker. After the talk he made me feels so inspired and ready for this spectacular journey. He asks me what route would I like to take and I mentioned,” The Machame Route” also known as the scenic route and it should take 6 days.
During the trail up the lava tower I felt the effects of altitude sickness:
(1) Headache
(2) Nausea
(3) Dizziness
(4) lightheadedness
(5) Weakness
(6) fatigue
(7) Difficulty sleeping
(8) Loss of appetite
Samson kept saying just walk slowly and takes deep breaths and drink water. He reassured me that it was normal to experience altitude sickness, and explained his strategy in walking up; but coming down to the campsite to help me to acclimate to the altitude. Eventually, we arrived at Stella point (SP) 5,756 meters where we revitalized. Finally, Samson said are you ready, and it was almost sunrise. As we walked up we were met by sunrise and the views all around was spectacular. Samson took my camera and took amazing pictures of me to capture this moment. We were able to get a picture together next to the sign that says, “Congratulation you are now at Uhuru Peak Tanzania 5,895 meters; Africa highest point…World’s highest free-standing mountain.” Also, once we got to Kilimanjaro National Park office I received a certificate stating, ”Ian Sterling has successfully climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro the Highest in Africa to Uhuru Peak 5,895 m.” We reached the top at 6:20 am and it was clear with sunrise overlooking the clouds.
Samson Lauwo an excellent guide helped me to summit Mount Kilimanjaro. His grandfather Yohani Kinyala Lauwo was one of the first to summit Mount Kilimanjaro. Samson and his staff have helped many people to summit to the top of this great Volcano. He was recommended to me by two friends that he helped to summit to the top of Kilimanjaro. They spoke very highly of Samson and his staff. These two friends are well traveled and are very knowledgeable about the best guides in the business. I was convinced and book my hiking expedition with Samson. When I spoke to Samson, he made me feel very comfortable and I felt very confident that he would get me to the top. He booked my accommodation and made sure I had transportation. He made sure that I knew where to go and what restaurant was safe. He provided the gear for the tour and made sure that I had everything I need before the climb. He explains the precautions about the climb. On the first day, he mentioned the key to reach the top was to walk slowly because of altitude sickness. Samson was very patience and made sure he took pictures at the right spots and stop to show me the great views. Finally, we arrived at the top and it was a clear day and a beautiful morning. Samson again made sure he took many pictures has I was enjoying the beautiful vistas. He really made the journey amazing and I highly recommend Samson and his staff to anyone that wants to get to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
beautiful botswana
Monique Wilson organised our Botswana safari with Desert and Delta lodges everything was perfect.
All arrangements were seamless not one hitch.
Would highly recommend Monique very easy to communicate with from Australia will definitely be using her and Go2Africa for our next adventure in 2020.
TW
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tanzanian in February is worth visiting. The scenery and wild animals are so amazing!
Tanzanian in February is worth visiting. There are not so many tourists, but you could still meet a lot of animals and enjoy the land in green. The must see will be Ngorongoro crater area and Ndutu. Highly recommended to everyone!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent services
They offer first class safari tours.
Great customer care and service.
NG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It was Oscem as usual, this was second time visit to Masai Mara in a span of 3 month.
There is no words to express about Magical Retreats. Everything was so arrange and on time that i have nothing to worry ..... Ms Pamela took great care since from landing to Nairobi airport. She is absolutely very nice,soft spoken lady and understand the value of time. This was my second visit to Masai Mara from Magical treats and as usual everything was well arranges and tuned. Mr Peter who was my driver is a very gentle man and having well knowledge of Masai Park and due to his effort this time also i manage to c BIG 5 . I wish great success to Magical Treat and big Thanks to each and every person of the company.............
US
Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An experienced, dependable tour operator with incomparable service and passion for their work.
Lion Kings innovative itinerary vastly exceeded my expectations. Having visited Tanzania just 6 months prior to this tour they attempted and succeeded to introduce me to new and thrilling adventures. My tour guide was attentive to my every need such as confirming my request for a vegetarian diet. He had incomparable knowledge of the flora and fauna and had interesting stories having been born and raised in Tanzania.I could not more highly recommend Lion King Adventures.
IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Experience with a FANTASTIC Tour Guide!
I heard about Godson through a friend who went on Safari with him before - she highly recommended him. From the beginning, Godson was so friendly, helpful and efficient with communication and organizing our trip. He took everything that we wanted to see and do into account and went above and beyond to ensure we had a fantastic time! The whole trip exceeded our expectations, I am grateful to have had such a great guide who made our holiday unforgettable! We had a lot of fun together and he was a fantastic photographer - some great memories! I have had so many enquiries about my trip and will definitely be recommending Godson Adventures! Thanks again Godson!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari, wonderful Honeymoon
We spent part of our Honeymoon on the Safari by Sayari Tours.
Everything was great from the beginning to the end:
- Very good and customer oriented communication before the travel. The customer service always responded very quickly to my mails, just within a few hours, always on the same day. They were very friendly and patient. I did a lot of research before I picked this Agency. One of the reasons why I picked them was that they were not pushy at all when I just sent my first inquiry for a safari. Many other companies were pressuring me to book straight away, responding with ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, like they were yelling at me. Sayari Tano's customer service is just excellent, very friendly, very transparent, and pleasant to communicate with.
- The tour itself was undescribibly wonderful. We came with low expectations as we knew the national parks are very big, and only expected to see the wild animals through binoculars. Well, this was totally the opposite. We saw all the Big 5 and so much more from up close. Our guide, Frederic, was VERY professional, very knowledgeable and the right instinct knowing where to go to get the best view.
- Frederic was really great. He was always making sure we're comfortable, we always had enough water, he gave us all the information we needed to know about the animals and the nature without overdoing it. He had the perfect sense for when we wanted to know more, and when we just wanted to enjoy the view.
We just loved every minute of this advanterous safari (it was the first time for to sleep in a tent), and we're definitely going back to do another tour with Sayari Tano Tours.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome experience
Everything was well organised,we really had a wonderful time !,and would definately call again
SG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful tour!
Excellent tour and met some really cool people on this trip! Our guide/driver/chef Sedney is wonderful! Very experienced and knowledgeable and funny! Going with Wild Cherry gave us the opportunity to hike up Dune 45 to catch the sunrise and go up Big Daddy after that. Some other tours only offer one option, so if you wanna do both, go with Wild Cherry! Food is wonderful and the campsite at Sossusvlei is great too :)