BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience
My wife and I had a great time with Escape to Adventure Safari. We really enjoyed our booked activities: Chobe day trip, Boma dinner, Symunye show, Village tour. All transfers also went really well, comfortable and always on time.
Kuda and Stuart followed us throughout our 3 days in VicFalls, making our experience very enjoyable and smooth. Communicating with them was also simple. They are friendly and experienced guys who took care of us during those days. Thank you!!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fast and efficient responses, well organised
Morningstar helped organise our first safari and we enjoyed all of it. The guides were great, very well organised and the lodges were absolutely stunning beyond our expectations.
We ended up seeing all of the big 5 virtually every day and left the safari delighted.
We used Morningstar because of their response time which is really really useful and solved all of our problems (including when we had an issue with my father nearer the time of going). They checked in with us around our visa’s and vaccines as well.
Overall, a fantastic experience and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to family and friends.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Communication and very fair price
When I was looking into Safari bookings I was very scared because the amount of companies that offer these services are incredible, from all the quotes I received Orchid was right on the ballpark of what we were looking for and the prices were not so high compared with other quotes.
Since day 1 Elijah help me to go with the process and solve all my questions eventho we booked almost a year a prior, once the date arrived Elijah, and the CEO of the company were there to greeting us and to introduce to our driver, David, after a short introduction and step by step days a nice gift from their side we were on our way to our adventure.
David was so nice during the whole trip, as we were driving he was giving us details of Kenya making the long drive more interesting, We really appreciate all the help and long hours that David put into this trip, I highly recommend him, he was so nice.
Safaris is mostly luck, we were unlucky to see Kilimanjaro due to cloudy weather, but we were fortunate to compensate by watching plenty of the animals we wanted to see in the safari, we had cheetahs walking by our side, plenty of elephants and even quite some lions going through many many herbivores hahahaha even the sneaky leopard we manage to see 3 of them in our 6 day safari.
The accommodations were way beyond our expectations, we were hoping to by something similar to a cheap motel in the states but we were so wrong, every place was neat and the staff super friendly, Leopard had selected very good accommodations for us.
If we ever decide to go back to Kenya for sure Leopard Orchid would be in the first call to make.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice experience in Kenya
My friend and I had our safari organised by this tour agency from the 6th August till the 16th August: it was our first safari and, overall, we enjoyed it, even though some aspects can be improved. The communication with the agency was really quick and efficient during the all time and our accomodations were good (budget option), except for the first one in Masai Mara, where we spent two nights and both food and bathrooms (scarcely essential and with unstable hot water) were not the best.
Our driver, Newton, was a nice guy and he used to provide adequate explationations during the game drives, but he was not always on time, so the timing in general should be optimized, also considering few but proper stops and the time for meals, and we didn't always feel safe while he was driving, because he was constantly on the phone. A very negative aspect about the organisation is that the driver didn't have his accomodations booked for the night, so it happened twice that we had to leave earlier from the game drive in order to let him find where to sleep (and of course we agreed to leave because we didn't want him to sleep in the car, but it would have been more appropriate to book it in advance, maybe through the agency, so that we could enjoy the whole day at the park). In addition, during our first game drive in Masai Mara the car broke down twice (at first there was a problem with a bolt of the tyre, which probably wouldn't have happened if there had been a proper check-up before the start of the safari and this inconvenience made us waste more than 1 hour to solve it, while the second time was just a damage in the tyre, which of course can happen and was quickly changed).
Our programme also included a visit to Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha: they are not bad, but I think two days are too many and it's better to skip at least one of them and to have more time for a game drive in a park (Amboseli for example, where we spent just half a day at the end) and when we realised this during the trip, they told us it was too late to change our schedule. I would have liked to spend more time in Masai Mara too, because, even though we were supposed to spend two days of game drive there according to the programme, we actually had one day, since we arrived in the afternoon on the first day and there was only the possibility to visit the Masai village, which we preferred not to do.
So, on balance, I would suggest to see less spots, but to spend more time in the main parks, maybe also providing more packed lunches to be taken in the morning when it's time to change accomodation in order to avoid waisting time in reaching the new place, doing the check-in and having lunch, but going straight to the new park for the game drive and then doing the check-in directly in the evening.
At the end, we went to Diani Beach, where we spent a very nice and relaxing time at our resort. Anyway, apart from the previous points, we had a good time.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect
Megan was always accessible and answered our questions. She really understood what we wanted and did an excellent job. she got us in with the finest tour guides, which is really important and makes a huge difference. Everything ran smoothly and you cannot ask for more on a vacation, I highly recommend Megan
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Guys Did Amazing things in both Safari and Zanzibar Tours
Fanya booking na Kilivel adventure Africa wako vizuri sana
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very knowledgeable,friendly and full of fun
The trip was very well coordinated and we enjoyed the company of every one around us. We had many places to visit and the budget was friendly.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful tour, well organized
The tour was very well organized and a lot of fun. Hiking in Gondar and the churches in Lalibela were highlights.
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari
The tour was perfectly planned. We had an amazing and very experienced driver called Assad. His knowledge is impressive and we saw lots of animals with an amazing view. His driving skills are as well very good - he is a calm and professional tour guide in general. Value for money is appropiate. We would recommend the Safari 100% especially Assad as a driver!!
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Safari with African Big Cats Safaris!
Well, sometimes is really difficult to express with words the emotions, excitement as well as happiness for such an event like safari tour. Thanks to African Big Cats Safaris organization and people involved, all this factors proved to be at the highest level of professionalism, kindness and knowledge about their work, people, traditions and many other small things that make your experience even more beautiful. Our guide/driver Ernest and our Tour organizer Emmanuel were definitely at their best helping us with everything and sometimes beyond their responsibilities (they helped us find an accommodation in the very short time, since we were not happy with the one we found on our own). This was a private tour, worth its money since the quality of the lodges, food and guidance was really very high. We felt safe every step of the trip, and our driver was so knowledgeable about savannah, wild animals that we managed to see all kind of wild lives we could not even imagine. I would definitely recommend this company thanks to their dedication, professionality and passion they put in literally everything they provide for their guests. Tanzania should be proud of its people and beautiful countryside.
