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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Experience Ever
Lazaro, David, and Miraji made my birthday trip to Tanzania the most wonderful experience ever! They are so professional, responsive, and caring. If you are thinking of coming to the Arusha/Kilimanjaro/Serengeti area you should definitely book your trip with Lazaro. He will take care of everything from airport pickup, transportation throughout your trip, and all your excursions. I plan to go back soon and will be booking everything with them.
Thanks again for an amazing experience.
JP
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful experience
We traveled with ARC to the Queen Elizabeth National Park from Kampala. The driver was very friendly and always cared us gentlely.
During the movement in the park, he collected information where we could see animals and worked hard to give us great experience, resulting we saw elephants in communities, lions and hiena in the park. He loved animals himself. His guidance and explanation about the park and animals were fruitful and joyful. We shared experience of the park and lodge each other and made laugh. When we decided to change our plan suddenly, ARC accpeted flexibly, and it made our trip wondeful. Whenever we had questions, we could count on ARC and they were so friendly to develop a trip plan as well. They kindly suggested nice options to discover hidden Uganda! We really enjoyed and had great time throughout the trip!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good fun, very informative
Tour was great. mzwa was a great guide and we saw lots of different animals. 3/5 of the big 5.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very Knowledgeable
Mzwa was awesome. Very knowledgeable. Answered all our questions and we were fortunate to sight 3 out of the Big 5
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
They met our expectations
They planed safari which was within our time limit (3 days in Serengeti only) and the experience was just awesome. The park is wider and have all animals we wished to see on safari. The guide was good in communication and spotting animals location. We faced a minor challenge with the delay in our departure flight but the company arranged an extra night for us near by the airport at the cheapest cost so that we could be at the airport at 3:55 am the next day. The team in the office is super. We have nothing to complain.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience with Gorilla Tours
It was our first time in your beautiful country, and it was an awesome time for us. We are so impressed.
Thanks a lot for a perfect time in Uganda!
You and your team did a great job! Thanks! Everything was organized very well.
A special thank you to Fred, he was a great driver and guide!
We will definitely recommend your beautiful country to our friends and tell them about our trip.
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
attentive and dedicated
Rebecca, a manager of Borbo Safari invited me her house. I stayed at their house for 4 days with her family.
They treated me as a member of their family. And She showed me around in Arusha. I really feel grateful to her . I didn’t go Safari because of my condition. But my Japanese friend who went Safari highly recommended and inspired by that. And price is also reasonable.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great budget safari
I would like to underline great communication with super eagles, who are very responsive and if something goes wrong (we had a bad experience with one of the hotels) they seek for a solution and never leave you alone!
We had a great driver, John, who has great driving skills and who is very informative.
The accommodations were basic but this is what we excepted for the price (which is really competitive by the way). The food was good everywhere. The itinerary that we did during the 8 days was diverse and we were able to see different landscapes and lots of wild animals. Thank you!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
John is 5 star guide that made this tour memorable.
We booked for a 3 day, 2 night mid-budget Maasai Mara safari tour as a party of two; a British foreigner and a Kenyan national. We found Jocky Tours (JT) after comparing various operators online and closely reading reviews where JT appeared as one of the highest and most rated operators in Nairobi. They did not disappoint.
Our tour guide was John who was charming and knowledgeable from the moment we left Nairobi until we returned. He was a safe driver throughout, always making good progress without ever risking passenger safety.
John clearly knew the Maasai Mara reserve like the back of his hand and quite what magic he used to locate the wildlife was beyond us. His masterful skills meant that during the two days of safari we saw, lions, a leopard, cheetahs, elephants, hippos, wildebeest, crocodiles, buffalo, topis, lilac-breasted rollers, numerous species of antelope, zebras, giraffes, hyenas, warthogs, ostrich, so many species of bird and much more. The only thing we didn’t get a sighting of was David Attenborough :))
Not only did John locate the wildlife with what seemed like supernatural ease, we were nearly always the first to encounter them before other vehicles arrived. John always ensured that we had a prime viewing positions for great photo opportunities. Instagram thanks him :)
John was good company throughout the trip and ensured that all passengers had an excellent safari experience.
Thank you John!
We stayed for two nights at the Jambo Mara Safari Lodge. Our room was modern, clean and spacious with a balcony looking out to the Mara. It was quite cold in the room, early morning and late evening. The food was average and felt out of step with the overall quality of the hotel. An improvement here would be welcome.
Communication with Jocky Tours prior to booking was generally good although became slightly fractious when we asked for clarification over the tour itinerary whilst we were attempting to compare offers from competing operators of which there are many. On reflection, I think this may have been a misunderstanding and was quickly forgotten.
Overall, this was a 5 star tour experience and we would book with Jocky Tours again.
BE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very serious
we have done a round trip around Rwanda during 11 days. The driver / tourist guide was available anytime we needed. There have been no bad surprise only positive ones. The company did stick 100% to their commitment. We recommend them.