ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable safari experience in Kenya & Tanzania!
Being an Argentinean family, we contacted our fellow countryman Justo Casal, from Merging Mundos in Kenya, who developed a customized 13-night safari and beach mixed itinerary in Kenya and Tanzania, based on our interests and expectations. That proved to be the best choice we could have made, as we had the vacations of our lifetime! And Classic Journeys played the fundamental role in that experience, being our hosts and companions from start to finish, with Elvis always reachable at any time to help with anything we might need. We started our trip in Nairobi, for visiting an Elephant Orphanage and a Giraffe Center, and then continued to Massai Mara to initiate our true safari experience. Based on our experience and the fact that it had been raining a lot the few previous days in Kenya, which was totally untypical in january/february, it was critical we were given very capable drivers/guides along with 4x4 Land Cruisers. Several roads inside the parks and even in-transit between parks, were absolutely challenging and quite impassable, with very deep mud, water and flooded bridges, and only thanks to Amir in Kenya and Mirage in Tanzania and their excelled driving capabilities, we were able to make it. For sure other 4x4 minivans that usually crowd the parks, would have been left stranded, as we actually witnessed some! After Massai Mara, we turned into Tanzania and visited the immense Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area: a magnificent creation of nature! Then we headed back to Kenya, for visiting Amboseli, with its unique and stunning views of Mt Kilimanjaro, and Tsavo National Parks. During our safari tenure, we experienced a combination of jungle lodges and luxury tented camps, which provided my wife and three kids with a real taste of wildlife. And of course we needed to spend several hours each day as passengers either in the park on a game drive, or transiting between parks, for which you must get used to. Our program ended up with a largely deserved 3-day stay in Diani Beach, near Mombasa, for total relaxation in those white sandy beaches, while taking warm sea baths in the Indian Ocean, and enjoying nice African food in one of the many international resorts. Visiting Wasani Island for dolphins watching and snorkeling was the proper closing to our journey. Definitely East Africa has a lot to offer for a one-of-a-lifetime vacation, you should give it a try!
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Kruger National Park by Nancy
January isn't the best month to look for animals, so I was a little disappointed not to see more, but overall, it was a very good experience.
BR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Masai Mara National Reserve by Claudio Salzano Junior
Amazing park and beautiful nature !
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
So glad I did it!
I spent 4 days in Kruger which included a one-day private drive and a visit to the Elephant Sanctuary (which I highly recommend). Andrei was very helpful in arranging everything with multiple emails which he answered promptly and patiently. All the arrangements went like clockwork. The drives themselves ranged from okay to very good which is, of course, dependent on the game.
HR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience in Mikumi!
My friend and I booked 2 day safari in Mikumi with Tanzania Mwangaza Safaris & Tours. We were very satisfied with the organizator's communication and willingness to help with whatever, our driver, out guide and how trip was organized in general. We started our trip in Dar Es Saalam where our driver picked us up at 3 AM to go to Mikumi. We went in the middle of the night so that we don't loose much time on traveling to the park, which was a great idea. Our driver was the best (i think his name was Osman), very kind, caring, talkative and helpful, we had a great time driving with him. Car was comfortable and filled with water and food for our journey.
Our safari experience was also amazing. We saw a lot of wildlife - zebras, impalas, giraffes, shackles, elephants and even lioness with her cubs. Our driver was very kind and helpful and observant toward the animals and didn't want to do anything to disturb them (like approaching lions very close) and we were very satisfied with his approach that way.
Our vehicle could be a little better, but we still managed to see a lot of this. Out accommodation was really nice and charming, our only critique goes to the food in restaurant which wasn't very good, especially for vegetarians.
But other than that, our safari was almost perfect and I would wholeheartedly recommend Tanzania Mwangaza Safaris & Tours to everyone.
HR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One time in life experience
We took 4 days safari (Tarangire, Ngorngoro and Serengeti) and we enjoyed so much! Also we tried sleepeng in lodges, luxury tent and budget tent and everything added so much fun experience!
It was well organizied and we felt really safe. The company took really good care of us. Thank you!
We had wonderful time with our driver Edward!
Edward has a very broad knowledge of animals and interesting stories!
Overall we are happy that we chosed Kili holidays. We saw all those magnificent creatures and we are really happy for that and thank you for making our honeymoon wonderful !
BR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
The tour was very nice and our guide offered all the support that we expected.
The lodges and hotel booked was also very good.
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very enjoy the safari tour
Chris was the tour guide, he is a very nice guy and very professional. He can see animals in a very long distance with his own eyes, he knows where to find the animals in the Kruger national park, whatever they are 'big five', 'small five', 'ugly five' or others. We did really enjoy our safari tour under his guidance. Benjamin was our cooker, we loved his cooking. How can a good safari tour without delicious foods, Benjamin amazingly did his job, and he also helped us to find more animals with his sharp eyes. Overall, the safari experience was great, highly recommend it to all of you.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable and professional
My husband and I could not be more satisfied with our experience with Green Hippo Travels. The entire process from the first email to arriving in Tanzania went fluently. We spend 7 full days on safari with guide Silva who was very friendly, informative and had amazing eyes on the animals. The lodges were small, with great views, lovely staff and amazing food if you consider you are in the bush without electricity and running water. We did a coffee tour around Arusha, spend 2 nights with the Maasai and ended our trip on Zanzibar. We can highly recommend Green Hippo to everybody.