US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome humans! Great 9 day multi-country safari
2 people (couple) from California, USA did a 9 day safari Kenya & Tanzania. Abongo was the very best helping us plan and manage every step of the way! We booked nearly a year ahead for mid-August travel. Was scary sending $ to a stranger overseas but felt confident & he answered all questions timely and crafted our dream safari! Super communicative throughout. Abongo & our guides spoke excellent English and understood us well. Everyone we met from Silver Spark spoke like 3-4 languages! Glad we got to meet Abongo in Nairobi & again at the border crossing. Very friendly & knowledgeable guy. He really helped make our border crossing quick & easy. Our safari was amazing! John (Jenga) our driver in Kenya was awesome. Toyota van was perfect & comfy. John was knowledgeable, patient, kind, helpful, patient, and funny. Very happy guy. Vehicle breakdowns on East Africa roads are common so John asked us if it was ok to rescue people a few times. You may have a private safari but expect the possibly helping others transport people or gear. The guides look out for each other cuz you never know when you’ll need help. The roads destroy ALL vehicles. In Kenya, we had a vehicle issue but luckily got fixed quickly & stayed on schedule. The roads out to and in the national parks are bad! But our driver made us feel confident. Then, Babu, our driver in Tanzania was the best!! Land cruisers only in Tanzania. It was cool to experience both types of vehicles. We were sad to leave Jenga but Babu was amazing as well! Felt sad to leave our friends at the end.
If you come up with a dream itinerary, ask Abongo for an ETA between places because the journey btwn parks is long and roads are sketchy & rough. Wish I had known to ask this info. I assumed roads would be bad but way underestimated. The time btwn parks is good for editing photos and napping, however :) It would be good to advise guests of approximate travel times. We chose mid-range accommodations with a mix of camp and lodges. All the places we stayed at were pleasant, some were excellent! We learned that Abongo w/Silver Spark does all the comms and planning in Kenya and they partner with Nyangulo Safaris in Tanzania where Soombe does all the planning. We met Soombe upon arrival & departure. Together, Abongo and Soombe make a great team and worked things out for us to have an amazing 9 days!! Thank you both. Things to know for ANY safari if this is your first: there is no “luxury” driving safari bc these roads are rough & destroy ALL cars ALL safari companies. We had car issues in both countries and saw countless cars broke down on the side of the road. You’ll need to be patient at park entries & in case of vehicle issues. Now we understand why safaris aren’t cheap. Vehicle maintenance in East Africa is a beast! The roads are dusty & bumpy! Don’t expect cold beverages on 9-12 hour road trips but you’ll get used to warm drinking water & Coca Cola. Also, if you end your trip with Zanzibar, be sure to arrive at the airport 2 hours before. We almost missed our flight, but again, Soombe helped with negotiating & begging on our behalf. Tip your guides well; they work HARD and make the journey great. We tipped more than the minimum and were generous to wait staff at lodges too. Silver Spark & Nyangulo are the best!!! We cannot say enough good things about these guys. Thank you, team!!! Asanti sana 🫶🏽 five stars? Hakuna Matata
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly Safari
Good organization and very good human beings! Friendly people helpful, awesome safari. For my standards accomodations were a little bit low level, but was my first time in equatorial Africa, so I learned how the life is there.
I will go for another experience for sure
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Safari operation imaginable
My family had a most extraordinarily positive experience with Golden Africa Safaris on our safari to Botswana. Our group consisted of Grandparents, Adult children and Grandchildren ages 7 through 16. Every aspect of the safari was planned and executed to perfection by the management and staff of Golden Africa Safaris. The pre-safari communications were all excellent and prompt and helped us plan such things as the itinerary, desires for viewing on game drives, dietary issues all the way down to what things we should bring for clothes for the safari. We had chosen a tented safari rather than game lodges or hotels in our desire to be closer to the game as well as experience Botswana in such a setting. This proved to be an excellent choice for us. The game drives were exceptional. Moa and Option, our guides, were so educational and enjoyable that all ages remained excited and engaged throughout the game drives. They were extremely respectful of and knowledgeable about the wildlife. The safari vehicles were extremely comfortable, and the vehicles had refreshments and an abundance of charging ports for the electronics we brought for photography. The animal activity in the vicinity of the tents at night was wonderful. The staff did such a wonderful job of taking care of us and giving us a once in a lifetime experience, at extremely high quality, and all from a mobile kitchen and support trucks. Time spent with the staff and getting to know them was a true highlight. During the planning of the safari my wife and I had decided to renew our vows on the occasion of our 50th wedding anniversary. The owners Charlotte and Rob and guide Moa did all of the planning. They scouted out a wonderful site at a hippo pool for a traditional type of Botswana wedding ceremony which was spectacular. Charlotte, Rob and the entire staff made this happen in a most memorable way.
This wonderful safari with Golden Africa Safaris far exceeded our expectations from the first day of planning through our final day with them. This was a tremendously professional company who took great pride in having anticipated all of our wants and needs to have a perfect safari. Our whole family is extremely thankful for all of their expertise and planning that made this a perfect and memorable safari. We are planning a new safari and will most definitely go with Golden Africa Safaris again.
IT
Efficient and very professional
Kentau turned out from the first moment to be a great choice that indulged us in all our needs with excellent value for money. Thanks to Dominic who organized everything and to our guide David from Amboseli who with his 30 years of experience passed on his passion and knowledge for animals.
Super recommended agency
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tailored Safari and wonderful experience
My boyfriend and I wrote to Dominic and his staff in an unhappy moment (we were having the worst time with another safari company). We were lucky enough that Dominic and his staff immediately answered us and saved our journey! He arranged a tailored safari with a private land cruiser and everything went perfectly! Dominic has been in contact with us everyday to check on us and make sure everything was good (really appreciated)! Definitely serious organisation and with great attention to the client’s needs!
The two tour guide we had, David for the Amboseli Park and Peter for Tsavo East were super! David’s passion for animals, in particolar, made our safari memorable
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Suricata Safari's is the absolute best in Tanzania!
Suricata Safari's was absolutely amazing! The amount of animals and action we saw was so memorable ♥️ Damon our guide was very knowledgeable of the animals and the areas they might appear. We witness all 5 game animals over the course of the 5 day tour which is extremely rare but was possible thanks to Suricata Safari's. Daniel did an outstanding job as well preparing and organizing the tour briefings before and after the tour. Tito our personal chef made delicious breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day and always changed it up! All in all the team for Suricata Safari's is #1 in my book and I would happily recommend them to anyone wanting to go on a Safari adventure in the near future. Thank you!
CN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
they provide good driver guide, equipment and service
i think the best thing in this travel is the experience of driver guide John. it is so valuable. he could go to the lion place, leopard place accurate and quickly. so we have more time to see the most important view the crossing in masai mara. and he know when and where and how the crossing would happen. we take a long time to wait in the place he suggest. and we saw the crossing finally. we are so lucky. and lucky to have a good driver.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organized trip and great tour guide
The trip was very well organized and Danny was an amazing tour guide, well informed and very friendly. We have seen most animals and he gave us a lot of information about them. Cultural experience was also well organized and interesting but Masai village was not included in the price, we bought it for extra though and loved it.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mr. Goodluck was a very efficient and informative tour guide.
I recently had the pleasure of experiencing a 5-day safari tour, and it was truly a remarkable adventure from start to finish. Right from the get-go, the service exceeded my expectations. Unfortunately, one of our luggages got forgotten at the airport, but the tour company's efficiency in handling this was impressive. Mr. Davies and his colleagues worked quickly to track it down, and we had the bag in no time, which let us focus on enjoying the trip.
Our tour guide, Mr. Goodluck, was excellent—fast, sharp, and incredibly informative. His ability to spot wildlife was uncanny; we managed to see the 4/5 of the Big Five within the first two days! He truly is good luck.
Overall, the tour was seamless, thanks to the attention to detail and excellent service from the team. It was the perfect blend of adventure, education, and relaxation, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an unforgettable safari experience.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect experience!
Everything perfect!
The guide driver was really prepared and kind.
Also the lodge is a luxury unforgettable experience!
And what's more, we saw all the big 5!
Super recommend!
