CZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, helpful, friendly
We sent a inquiry for private safari to 4 companies five days before arrival to Arusha. The communication was definitely best with Kili Serengeti Guides company. They respond quickly and helpfully. After arrival, the manager of the company visited us at our hotel and she explained everything, answered all questions and met our requirements. Then she showed us the city, introduced us to our safari guide and they took us to the shops, where we bought something for next days. The next morning, safari guide picked us up at the hotel and we visited Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Masai village in three days. We have seen all the possible animals. Our guide was experienced, helpful and answered every question. The accommodation in Panorama Safari Camp in "igloos" was fine and also bathroom and toilets were good and clean. And food, especially dinners were really tasty. In the end the manager took us from Arusha to the Kili airport.
Amazing experience...
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely fantastic adventure guaranteed!
Great experience!
For nine days we traveled to different parks in Kenya in a private van for our three.
I recommend everything connected with Kichaka! From the great deal with the owner - Stephen, thanks to the great conditions throughout our stay on safari, very comfortable accommodation during your stay, ending up with a fantastic guide for those 9 days - Apollo.
Safari at Masai Mara was an unforgettable experience. Similarly in Amboseli and Tsavo East. We are very grateful that it was Apollo who accompanied us all this time. Fantastic man! With great knowledge, a great sense of humor and a very good driver, thanks to which we felt safe. Really fantastic friend!
Apollo and Stephen have made every effort to make our stay in Kenya a pleasant one. And so we will remember it.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome
Exceptional 6 day visit in Kruger (Combo:4 Kruger + 2 Timbavati) with incredible wildlife. Nicky was a superb and knowledgeable host/guide/cook/driver. Recommended by a colleague at work, Wild Wings exceeded our already high expectations by a mile. Really appreciate everything the team did, especially Nicky.
CL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good experience!
It was a pleasure to travel with Compass Odyssey, all very well planned and the places of very good quality, in addition to the guides and everything ...
very grateful for the very nice experience I had in Africa
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
canoe the Zambezi!
The guides were extremely professional, on time, safe, and knowledgable. I would go on another trip with Natureways in a heartbeat.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Made memories with Tim Brown Tours
Excellent communication regarding the experience our trip was exactly what I expected. Kyle our driver had a really good knowledge base and knew exactly where to take us for the best sittings of the animals. He also looked after us and checked everything was OK for us in our lodge and ensured we had frequent stops for coffee and lunch. We were picked up on time and had total confidence in Kyle as our driver.
PK
under20 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Well managed pr ompt response to emails and quaries reasonablely priced well selected lodges
Thankyou for a well organized hassel free safari in Masai Mara V.Good driver guide in Mr.Haroon good selection of lodges will definatly return in future and recommend Karibu safaris to all
US
Amazing Experience! Awesome Guides!
My experience was wonderful! The guides were awesome and found the big 5 for us. The lodges were so nice and the communication was excellent.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect Safari with this price
The experience was great, enjoy the Safari with all necessary staffs.
The place for sleep is good.
The people is very nice and kindly.
If the best option to enjoy the safari with a small budget.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience - exceeded expectations
When we started our search for a safari we made a list of what we needed:
-Professionalism
-A specific itinerary- 10 days making a wide loop from lake Nakuru -Maasai Mara-Serengeti -ngorongoro-amboseli starting and ending in Nairobi. I'd done a lot of research and thought this made for a nice kenya/Tanzania highlight reel
-Private vehicle and guide
-accommodations with Private ensuite bathrooms with hot water and clean, critter free accommodations with decent food
Aside from that, our requirements were minimal and we were trying to stick to a budget, so I think this puts in the solidly midrange category. I reached out to about 20 companies (i am neurotic): mr. Otieno at Kenya walking survivors was one of the first to respond with clear answers to all of my questions and a package that matched our needs perfectly. About half the companies responded with offers that didn't match my request at all; among the other half kwss was actually 10-40-% less than anything else with comparable lodge/camp quality, so it was an easy choice to book with them.
Throughout the booking process I received reliably prompt clear answers to all my questions and was provided with contact information for my driver well in advance of our arrival. We actually arrived the day before the elections and had received several state department warnings; I reached out to kwss and they provided clear reassurance with explanations and offered to allow us to postpone even though it was unnecessary - i am so glad we didn't!
Our experience on the ground was excellent and exceeded expectations. The lodging was actually significantly nicer than I expected overall: photos don't do several of the places justice. I have done medical work abroad and stayed in many pretty spare/rustic places, my husband is the picky traveler and he was very happy throughout. Even in the tented camps we had very lovely, well decorated rooms with nice en suit bathrooms, plenty of space and even turn down service with a hot water bottle. staff were universally friendly and helpful although we had one negative experience at our camp in serengeti it was related to a single employee. The food ranged from acceptable to extraordinary - packed lunches were just ok, but some of the dinners were top notch - shout out to the steak and curry at lake Nakuru sopa lodge, the entire buffet at octagon lodge. This was even more impressive given many of our meals were cooked to order and not buffet due to the high number of election-related cancellations. Also- not a single mosquito ever in any room we stayed in- key!
The game drives were amazing. We didn't have the fanciest vehicle and might've had a slightly bumpier ride than some people (we were in a pop up van in Mara and a land cruiser in Serengeti and we noticed a difference for sure) but we didn't care. Our guides were all incredibly nice, patient, relaxed and approachable. They were also all open to answering all questions- not just about the animals but about politics and life in Kenya and Tanzania. Their knowledge about animals varied and they weren't all necessarily high grade naturalists. They all could definitely identify every animal and were all agggressive about making sure we saw as much and possible were each genuinely excited for us when we spotted something unique (mating rhinos!) They really all had great attitudes and senses of humor and I'd argue that's more important for spending ten hours a day with someone. Shout out to mike and Abel our two guides in Tanzania - I have rarely gotten better vibes from two people. Mike's amazing laugh and smile seriously put us in such a good mood. When we did have a small incident at one camp he advocated for us with incredible professionalism. THE BEST!
The overall efficiency of the operation was extraordinary. We actually changed our itinerary mid trip! We originally planned on spending 4 days in Masaai Mara and 2 in amboseli (with three in Tanzania in between) but after 2 days we felt we had a full/incredible Mara experience so decided we would prefer to do 3 and 3. I emailed and asked if this was possible assuming it probably wasn't and to my surprise mr otieno responded immediately that he would be happy to make this change if it would make our trip more enjoyable.
That was really the sense I walked away with overall; that Kenya walking survivors safaris and all of its employees and affiliates genuinely wanted us to have a great experience. Friendly, professional, flexible, responsive and well-run operation. If I ever went back I'd use them again in a heartbeat. Thank you!