20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Safaris Company made our tour experience quite satisfactory and memorable.
The coordination at Safaris Company is splendid and oriented towards satisfying the client.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely above and beyond what we had expected
Overall, it was a fantastic trip! Jackie was extremely prompt with all communication at all hours of her night, including as soon as she received our wire transfer to pay for the safari. Elias, our guide, was exceptional and showed up early to pick us up in Kigali. When we near the park in Uganda, Elias was told that the main road into the park was closed due to an overturned truck. He then spent he next 2.5 hours trying to navigate an extremely difficult side road in order to make sure that we made it on time for safari. I don't know how he navigated such difficult terrain!
Overall, I would absolutely recommend Katona. I was nervous about booking any overseas tour without being able to meet people in person, but Jackie and Elias made the whole experience fantastic. Jackie even called us on our way back to ask how everything went. Highly recommended!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
All expectations exceeded!!!
I booked two tours, one 8 days and one 7 days to maximise the time spent in the Serengeti and the area around (like Ngorongoro mainly).
The first tour was with Protus and his chef Fenna. Well what can I say? Both just did an amazing job!! Protus is a perfect tour guide, absolutely knowledgable about flora and fauna with 14 years of experience as a safari guide. A calm gentleman who is always focussed on making sure that his guests have a nice safari trip.
We saw all big five (even a rhino!), many many lions and even a leopard relaxing on the tree. And Protus even managed to show us thousands of migrating zebras and wildebeests which was a very special event!
Fenna was an amazing chef, all his meals were excellent, especially if you consider the limited facilities given in a camping site environment.
Tour number 2 was with David as a guide and his chef Jacob. There's not much I can add because tour number 2 was just as amazing as tour number 1! David is a great tour guide who found all the wildlife, he literally smells the animals! We saw many many lions and showed us the wildebeest migration at River Mara which was fantastic! He is always energetic and has lots of humour.
Jacob is a hell of a chef who provided many delicious meals (every meal he cooked). I can absolutely recommend this tour operator to anyone considering to go on a safari tour. The only reason why I chose them before was the overwhelmingly positive feedback (considering the fact that safari tours are rather expensive my number one priority was to invest the money in a conpany I could trust) and now I know that it is absolutely justified!
Thank you so much for the great tours, I would always do it again!!
PS: There is only one negative aspect which does not change the fact how much I enjoyed the tour - and how much you are probably going to enjoy the tour, but it is important to me. You will be expected (you have to) to give a tip of $10 a day to the guide. DO NOT get me wrong the guides absolutely deserved it and it was a pleasure to tip them for their great services. My concern is that the guides depend on the tips to make a living, they get barely paid by their companies. So here comes the issue: Since you have to give a $10 tip per day you will probably not give much more, so basically you give them their salary but they are not going to get much tip money (in the most cases, the exception proves the rule). This allows the companies to maximise their profits - at the expenses of the guide (and chefs of course because they get less tips!!) and they can make the tours appear to look cheaper (since you pay $10 per day more in cash).
But this probably doesn't just apply to this tour operator but safari tour operators in general.
MX
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I’m really happy wit my Safari whit Kenya Safari Holiday
On of the best experience for my live, Simon and Samuel really interested and focused to I enjoy it, their hospitality was asome, I really enjoy my safari and I’m sooo happy for all!!!!
LK
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We hadwe had an excellent guide in Mr Goodlouck who was friendly coperative and helpful.
The tour itself went off perfectly to plan. The guide and transportation were excellent. Very reliable vehicle . Sopa lodge at Ngorongoro was excellent. The Mbugani central serengetti tented camp was very comfortable and welcoming. We saw the big 5 and much more. Our guide was very coperative and made every effort to make our safari a sucess. The tour companys planning and execution of the safari was good. No hitches at all.
IL
Very professional and kind. High quality lodging and a good guide.
We loved it and our expectations were fully satisfied.
PL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Everything planned was realised in 100 %.
The contact from the first day was really good. We've spent over 2 weeks with this company. We've done everything that was planned. Not only have we seen a lot of different animals, but also we've spent some time getting to know the culture itself. Really worth going.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I really felt like I was among friends!!!
Is over passed my expectations and specially since I was by my own, I could experience in a more individual way, and the best thing...we got the BIG FIVE. amazing experience and great people.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
African Coast Travel and Tours; especially Joseph were absolutely wonderful; HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!
The Safari Package was Wonderful! We arrived in Zimbabwe and were picked up by Cryface (who is one of the kindest people I have met) and took us to our hotel; we went for a night cruise. The next morning we were picked up promptly and I opted to do the Microlight over Victoria Falls (sign up for this) and spent the afternoon at Victoria Falls, did a Lion Walk (sign up for this) followed by an evening at the Boma. The third day we went to Botswana for an incredible water/ land safari and loved every minute of it. The last morning we woke up to the roaring of Victoria Falls. Our hotels were fantastic - Victoria Falls Safari Lodge and Victoria Falls Hotel. On our last day, Joseph was able to join us and take us to the airport. He made sure we had the best vacation and cannot wait to rebook with Joseph and his team on another wonderful African Stay. I highly recommend this company! To check out pictures from this trip: instagram or Facebook: trendywithapassport
IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Incredible and Breathtaking Experience
I went on a Safari as part of a group of 12 with Go Explore Safaris in early August 2018. It was an incredible experience and one I would not change in any way.
Our safari was based in the beautiful Queen Elizabeth National Park. We saw so many amazing animals such as Warhogs, Buffaloes, Chimpanzees, Water bucks, Uganda Kobs, Leopards, Hippos, Lions, Monkeys, Rhinos, Elephants and more. Go Explore Safaris did their absolute best to ensure we saw these animals while out exploring.
On day one we were handed an outstanding itenery which included so many activities, such as multiple game drives, chimpanzee trekking and a trip on a boat on a lake. It was all very well organized and so much was packed into our limited time there.
We stayed at Buffalo Safari Lodge which is located in Queen Elizabeth National Park. We were treated like royalty. The breakfast, lunch and suppers were delicious. The rooms were spacious and comfortable. The views were unbelievable. The staff were very friendly and willing to do anything for us. You really felt at one with the wildlife in the park.
Brian was our main tour guide and was the one who organized the entire trip for us. He was fantastic. He was very easy to get along with and extremely efficient in every aspect of the Safari. He could not have done more to ensure we had the very best experience of Queen Elizabeth National Park. I could not fault Brian in any way, he is what all Safari men should aspire to be.
I would recommend Go Explore Safaris to anyone interested in doing a Safari in Africa and I honestly don’t think anyone could be disappointed with their service.