SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great guide, great value
We had an excellent 3-day safari in Maasai Mara, and loved it. Richard was a fantastic guide, the accommodation was simple but lovely, and we had an amazing time in the park. Highly recommended.
SG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Astonishing! Manyara Lake, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti
We went as a big group of 24 pax. Everything was nicely caters for by the friendly staffs.
And we manage to see all Big Five during the short 4 days safari trip, and many other wonderful animals.
SG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very good
We did an 18 days safari in Kenya & Tanzania in Oct/Nov 2018 through Mojhi that was organised by Monkey Adventures.
This was my 7th safari in East Africa and one of the longest.
Our tour planning consultants at Mojhi were patient with my questions and always responded within a day to accommodate my frequently changing plans that went on for over 8 months!
We covered Samburu, Nakuru, Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Amboseli national parks.
The safari with Monkey adventures in both Kenya & Tanzania were super fun, thanks to our guides Dickson in Kenya and Cosmas in Tanzania! About Dickson, I think he has over 15 years experience of guiding safaris and it shows in this knowledge of the parks and wildlife. He is also a very good driver and was very patient and accommodating. At Samburu, we spent over 2 hours near a pride of 3 lions waiting for them to hunt Zebras and Dicksons patience, manoeuvrability were amazing as he was trying to get us to positions that give us good view of the action while not disturbing lions or their prey. He appears to know everyone at every accommodation from security guards to managers and he also knew many rangers! When we got a little delayed at Masai Mara gate, he spoke to rangers and then with park warden to get us through.
I challenged him to show us dung beetles as we have not seen it in our previous safaris and he did manage to show us a dung beetle in action, just on the boundary of Masai mara.
After he dropped us at Isabenia, we asked to have Dickson again as our guide for Amboseli which we was scheduled after 7 days and Monkey adventures readily agreed.
Our Tanzania guide Mr. Cosmas is a Masai that worked at a camp in Serengeti for few years and knew Serengeti like the back of his hand. His friendly apparently refer to him as lord of Serengeti! He answered almost all our questions ranging from geological history of Serengeti/Ngorongoro to local cultural practices. He was very passionate about wildlife and with his good sense of humour, it was fun to do safaris with him.
All the accommodations we stayed at in Kenya/Tanzania were top notch. We spent a lot of time reviewing and shortlisting accommodations before our trip and I think it was well worth the effort.
MY
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent!
Thank you to Lion King Team, we were able to spot the big 5! They gave us the best service! Such a great experience ever. Excellent service!
MY
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience & friendly staff
We were able to see the Big 5. Thank you to James, Saleh, Gilbert, Salem & others for these amazing & unforgettable experience. The team was very patient & worked hard to ensure our journey is comfortable, full of information & good communication. They also provided clean vehicle, food & facilities. We absolutely recommend this team.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My daughters vacation to Dubai was very exciting, they had alot of fun. Thanks Splendor Holidays
The communication is top notch updating on every step of the trip, the visas, airport pickup to the hotel and the different activities they organized. I would recommend Splendor Holidays Kenya Ltd to anyone who wants to get value for their money.
MX
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Westernized Africa
You can't beat the wildlife and scenery of a safari, that's for sure and it's worth every buck. However, it did feel heavily commercialized and not very authentic in terms of the people and the vibe. It's the first safari I ever take and my views could be exclusive to Kenya, Amboseli NP or the company I chose (which was very good by the way), but to me it felt artificial in a Disney-like manner. Please don't get me wrong: I stayed perhaps in the best hotels I've ever stayed and got some of the best customer service; the guide and all the staff were always trying to please us and make us happy. Maybe this was the problem ... it felt like Cancun, Miami or anything else but Africa, a standardized and westernized vision and feel of tourism. If what you are looking for is to get to know Africa's epic wildlife with international comfort then a safari is your best choice, but if you want to discover a new culture, then make a change of plans or balance your trip with something else. We also went to Ethiopia and while the comfort standard was light years away from Kenya, the social-cultural component of that part of the trip was much more genuine and memorable. In terms of wildlife, orangutan trekking in Borneo or walking among gellada baboons in Ethiopia feel much more authentic, although not as impressive as what a safari reserve can offer. I think it's a matter of what your profile is and the expectations you have. Again, my only safari experience is in one reserve in Kenya and things could be very different in other places, I don't know but I doubt it. Personally I would take a safari again (tampering my expectations) if I was traveling to Africa on a longer trip. I would never plan a trip exclusively for a safari.
GR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
amazing experience
Thr nature is amazing, of course there is also poverty but the people are very kind and share everyhting.
The weather is ok sunny . There is toooo much dust around the city. ALl the quides are incredible they can see animals kilometrs away.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Florent and Snow Africa Advanetures were wonderful to deal with and organised a great safari for us.
Arati Q
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Tanzanian Safari
A group of 7 from Australia and Canada recently travelled to Tanzania for a safari. We had to have this "safari" tailor made to suits our needs and Florent from Snow Africa Adventures organised this trip for us. Right from the start he was very accommodating with our requests and a great communicator.
He arranged for us to be picked up at the airport in Kilimanjaro - then onto a 4 day safari and a drop off to Nairobi. The guides LORRY and CHEEMA he had organised for us were great as were the lodges.
Thank you Florent, Lorry and Cheema for making our safari adventure memorable. I would highly recommend Florent and his team.
Hope to be back one day :)
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a amazing, varied time wirh a very good symatic driver Richard.
We got really spontain organized a perfect tour around the mount elgon. Our guide heard about our wishes what to do and to see and everithing was great with various guides. The locations and the food were very good. And we felt very safe during our travel with the van. Thanks again!