20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari. Very professional staff.
Great experience with African pangolin safaris. Mansoor was extremely easy to deal with to book a safari. He managed to accommodate me as a solo traveller with just 24hrs notice, finding a group that were happy for me to join their safari. Mike, our driver, was also very professional and made the trip to Mikumi very enjoyable. Would highly recommend
IL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
best companion for exploring uganda
Planing and traveling Uganda with nick is like traveling Uganda with your best friend who happens to be an expert tour guide in Uganda.
Wanted to take my family ,wife and 3 grown sons ,for two weeks exploring Uganda.contacted nick two month ahead.didnt know him and was as usual a bit suspicious but Nick with a lot of paitience learned our family and formed a plan suitble for.us.
we traveled with Nick for two weeks mixed lodging and camping sightseeing and Safary . it was wonderfull .all the time we felt like ther is somone who constantly thinking about us and how to produce the best trip for us.and he did.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing
Our family of four had an amazing 2 week trip to Zanzibar and safari in Tanzania. We were a little nervous as it was bit of a last minute trip. But SVAI did an amazing job of planning our trip for us. We worked exclusively with Priyal who was awesome. She was very responsive and planned the whole itinerary very quickly for us. She took a lot of factors into consideration and always steered us in the right direction. Every detail was taken care of. Our tour guide on the safari , Hussein was really great as well and took really great care of us the entire time he was with us. Overall great experience and highly recommended..
IN
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Tanzania by Anil Kumar (India)
Northern Tanzania circuit (Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara) are the best in the world for highest density of wild animals.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing wildlife
An enjoyable holiday out safari was very good. I would however recommend flying to the Masai Mara rather than travelling by road as it is a long trip from Nairobi and often bumpy. We went to Carnivore restaurant in Nairobi, it was fun to try crocodile and ostrich the other delicacies I didn’t try. Mombasa will be great to visit when the new road is installed it is an experience jostling with the mini vans, tuk tuks and Lorrie’s. The staff wherever we went were friendly and couldn’t do enough for you. It is definitely an experience I would recommend people to travel to Kenya
FI
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience!
We contacted Balu Travel for a 3 day safari in Masai Mara in June. We had an amazing experience as we also had an amazing guide, Steve, who was very knowledgeable and went the extra mile to offer us the most on each day. We saw the Big Four (as we couldn’t see the rhino this time ;) ), a beautiful sunrise and sunset and mesmerising landscapes. The accommodation at Mara Olodare was good, clean, spacious, the beds were comfortable and the food was also good. On the last day we visited a Maasai village and it was also a great experience.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautiful country. Must visit
This was my first ever visit to Africa. I and my wife loved it. Saw the wildlife and enjoyed the local hospitality.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Life Changing
I recently went on a four day safari to Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru as well as a half day tour of Nairobi National Park. Kenya is exactly how I imagined Africa to be and better. There is nothing like being next to a herd of two dozen elephants roaming and feeding, having a male lion look you in the eye, seeing a leopard pop out of a bush or unexpectedly seeing a serval with kittens. Kenya has great tourism infrastructure and the guides are incredibly knowledgeable, passionate and dedicated. The landscape is magnificent from the open plains to the mountains and lakes of the Great Rift Valley. Go here- it will change your life.
Here is a list of the species we saw:
African Elephant
Maasai Giraffe/Rothschilds Giraffe
African Lion
African Leopard
White Rhinoceros
African Buffalo
River Hippopotamus
Plains Zebra
Blue Wildebeest
Serval
Spotted Hyena
Black Backed Jackal
Warthog
Olive Baboon
Vervet Monkey
Banded Mongoose
Rock Hyrax
Bush Hyrax
Common Eland
Defassa Waterbuck
Impala
Thomson’s Gazelle
Grants Gazelle
Topi
Coke’s Hartebeest
Ostrich
Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo
Secretary Bird
White Backed Vulture
Kori Bustard
Fishing Eagle
Created Roller
Goshawk
East African Crowned Crane
Saddle Billed Stork
Guinea Fowl
Hadada Ibis
Marabou Stork
Yellow Billed Stork
Kingfisher
Nile Crocodile
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Namibia by Grayson
Namibia lacks the abundance of wildlife and classic African scenery of East Africa but certainly has its own charm, beauty and wildlife. In particular, Etosha's water holes have wildlife sittings that rival any in Africa. While in Namibia, we saw a number of rarities we missed in Kenya including cheetah, black rhinoceros, honey badger and bat-eared fox. I would recommend going to Kenya or Tanzania first to get the classic African safari experience but would highly recommend Namibia as a second or more African destination.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
People are friendly and gracious in Kenya
We were picked up at our hotel in Nairobi (Kozi Suites, which is an acceptable place to sleep), and had a safari to Amboseli, Naivasha, Lake Nakura, and Masai Mara. The parks are beautiful and well maintained. Animals were plentiful (except leopards, we were not able to find any) and they did not seem to mind the Land Rovers. The flamingos which are usually at Lake Nakura have migrated to another lake, so we did not see too many.
There are many safari companies to choose from, we chose well, Ramja Safaris. Our guide was excellent and had private education as well as over 20 years experience, he knew what he was doing and where all the best picture taking spots were. The lodges were excellent and the staff were gracious. Remember to tip as this is a poor country and a tip goes a long way. .
