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Better than we dared to hope
A thoroughly magical experience - the best holiday we have ever had. We fell in love with Africa and the African people that we met.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fun local guide
Chacha is great. Good for a laugh, and very knowledgable about the tour. Highly recommend Chacha to anyone.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Extremely professional
I used Luciano Tours to book my day trip to Chobe National Park in Botswana, Devils Pool High Tea at Vic Falls and Cheetah experience. My driver, Thomas, was extremely knowledgeable, an excellent driver and went out of his way to help me with any request, always on time - waited for me all day at the border and collected me after the High Tea on Livingstone Island, which I didn't expect. The other drivers who collected me through tours I organised through Luciano were always on time. I can only give a high recommendation to everyone to use them. I used Wild Horizons for one of my Horse safari bookings and was not impressed by them - they arrived late, took me for my ride at 10am instead of 9am consequently I finished in the heat of the day and would never use them again. I am sorry I didn't use Luciano Tours for my Horse Safari booking
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience!
I had a great experience with Northern Circuit Adventures. From beginning to end, Michael, Elias and Musa were professional, knowledgeable and fun. I did a group-join six-day camping tour to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and had a fantastic time. There was so much to see, so much to learn and it was the experience of a lifetime. Highly recommended!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The very best of the Kenyan tourism industry!
We organised through Charles at Afrikenya for 2 days of guiding in Lake Nakuru National Park. Before the trip I found Charles really nice to deal with and I was much more confident about this part of our trip than the Masai Mara safari we would be doing after it (booked with a different company).
Our guide, James (also goes by Jimmy) was really nice and friendly when we first met him and things only got better from there. James was determined to give us the best experience of Nakuru and found everything we wanted to see including Black and White Rhino, Lions and other rare sightings like striped hyena. He was respectful of the animals, he was interesting and engaging with some great stories and facts about the animals and most importantly he was a great person to spend a couple of days in a car with.
All of that would be enough for me to leave a 5star review, but our experience didn't end there. On the night of the first day of our safari we had it confirmed that our Masai Mara trip (with a different company) would not be going ahead - the company had most likely gone bankrupt and had taken our money and would not be giving us a safari. This was our honeymoon and a trip of a lifetime and I (the groom) had booked it and felt terrible.
The next morning as we told James what had happened he was straight on the phone to organise a different trip for us, so that we could still go. He then changed the original plan and arranged for him to stay on another night so that he could take us back to Nairobi. He took us straight to the company he had helped us to get on a tour with, we were able to pay for the safari with them and then he came with us to the Nairobi Central Police Station to report the incident with the other company.
I would be happy to never set foot in that police station again. Reporting a crime was like an interrogation and the police officer in charge clearly did not like the idea of helping mizumbas (white people - his words not ours). Without James' help and charm I'm confident we would never have come out of that station with a crime report (giving us some hope of claiming the money back). Honeymoon saved!
We experienced the worst of the Kenyan tourism industry but in James and Charles I can happily say we also experienced the absolute best!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Better than we could have ever imagined
We came across Beacon safaris while going through the Safaribookings website and decided to use them based on the multiple positive reviews the company had. I'm very glad we did. From the first email I sent, Robert was very responsive and very very helpful. It was our first trip to Kenya so we were very appreciative of his guidance and recommendations. All we had to then do was finalise and provide the confirmation and Robert organised everything for us. When we arrived in Kenya we were met by our safari guide John. It is very important that you have a good guide and John is one of the best. His manner, his knowledge and his humour were brilliant and our safari was made so much better because of him. All in all I highly recommend Beacon Safaris if you are thinking of visiting Kenya and I can guarantee that you will get excellent service. We loved it so much that we are already planning our next trip their and will be asking specifically for John as our guide.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Ker & Downey provided a spectacular trip of a lifetime for us
I have never written a review before but after our recent trip to Africa (Kenya, Tanzania & South Africa), planned for us by Terri-Ann Scholtz of Ker & Downey Africa, I felt compelled to write one. Terri-Ann was incredibly responsive and really listened to what we wanted to see and how much we wanted to spend and planned an amazing trip designed just for us. From the minute we arrived at the airport in Nairobi and were personally escorted through immigration and then handed off to our driver everything was perfectly organized and first class. Each lodge was stunning and unique with beautiful settings, rooms, food and incredibly attentive staff. The game viewing was beyond our wildest dreams and the guides were extremely knowledgeable, kind and fun. Everyone went above and beyond to ensure that our every possible need was met. We had a beautiful room on the water in Cape Town for four nights to end our African adventure. I would highly recommend Terri-Ann and Ker & Downey if you are planning a trip to Africa! Thanks for the trip of a lifetime that we will never forget.
LB
It was the best experience of my life thanks to Chachas's amazing team
I didnt know what to expect before arriving to tanzania, but we were greeted by Chacha at the airport and we could tell directly it was going to be great. The team was ao helpful the whole time, the food was awesome, and the energy was super positive. We Made it to the peak because of Chacha and his team, and would definitely recommend Chacha tours to anybody who's willing to go
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Flash vacation in South Africa
We only had five full days to explore South Africa, and so we booked a tour with Williem for two of those days. I am so glad that we did, we were able to see so much, and the tour really made the country come alive for us. A lot of little things, like Williem bringing binocilars for us to use, and sending his proffesional-grade photos after the tour etc, totaled up to make the trip extra special. I would recomend this tour to anyone that can spend any amount of time in South Africa.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service planning the trip; Top-Notch safari guide
We had a very good experience with African Scenic Safaris on a 6-day safari in Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro. David was a very good guide. We liked how he often made us feel like we were the only ones out there looking for animals, even though there were of course many other vehicles out there. He rarely followed the crowd, which to us seemed like a good approach. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the animals and the landscape and he welcomed our many, many questions.
Before the trip Amanda was so helpful and responsive. She gave us options and adapted our itinerary according to our priorities in balancing luxury with cost-savings. When we had to cut out a 3-day mountain climb from our itinerary due to an injury two weeks prior to the trip, she was very gracious about it.