PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An experience that will be remembered for a lifetime
It was my first safari, and I had no idea how it would actually go, I chose the tour literally blindly, and I didn't miss it. We took a safari in Masai Mara Park for 3 days and two nights from Nairobi. The reservation itself was made online using this website and e-mail.
At the agreed time, a driver came to the hotel for us, who took us to the office, where some formalities were completed, after which we got into a jeep and drove in the direction of the Masai Mara. The road is not close - about 6 hours. Upon arrival, a warm lunch and accommodation awaited us, after which we left for the first safari at 16:00. Even though it was an "introductory" short trip, we saw loads of animals, including lions, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, not to mention the more familiar antelopes and zebras.
The next day is a full safari: early breakfast, departure at 06:30 and return after 18:00. And it was simply magical: we visited almost the entire park, saw 4 of the big five (unfortunately, we did not meet a leopard, but we saw an extremely rare rhinoceros), in addition - crocodiles, cheetahs, hippos and a whole bunch of different birds and animals - including the Great Migration - entire herds of antelopes and zebras move from the Serengeti Park to the Masai Mara in search of food. They even observed cheetah hunting, which is quite rare. Our guide, Robin, was always proactive, talking to other drivers, and as soon as an interesting animal appeared somewhere on the horizon, we were there immediately. Even when it was already time to return to the camp, we made additional stops to look at interesting animals around. Upon our return, dinner and rest awaited us. Also that day we had lunch right in the middle of the park - a very cool experience.
The third day - if desired, you could visit the Maasai settlement, but we were tired after the previous two days (and two more days before that - flights, early ascents, etc.), and decided to skip it. After breakfast, we drove to Nairobi, stopping for lunch on the way. The guide took us directly to the apartments where we lived.
Overall impressions: This is an incredible adventure and despite our fears, everything was very well organized: everything was on time, fast, without delays and such. Accommodation - improved tents in the Lenchada camp (up to 10 minutes drive from the entrance to the park), each tent has a bathroom. It was cool at night, there were also some problems with water and electricity, but the staff helped to solve them, well, against the background of everything else, these are small things. The food is hearty, interesting, with an African flavor. The jeep is comfortable, there were no problems with it, it is convenient for viewing animals and taking photos. Well, the actual safari is an unforgettable experience for a lifetime, especially considering that it was our first trip both on safari and to Africa in general.
Special thanks to Robin, who not only drove us for these three days, but also told us a lot about animals, Kenya, local culture, language, etc. This tour wouldn't be as cool without him. And also thank you to everyone who contributed to the organization of our safari :)
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SG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent animal sightings & an excellent guide
Tour was the perfect pace. Spotted the Big 5 & ample time was given to observe the animals natural behaviour. Would definitely recommend friends & family to experience this for themselves.
Thank you Eddie the Happy Chappie!
SG
Excellent experience, would come back for sure!
Everything was taken care of, from transfers, to the tours in Kruger and other game reserves.
Our guides, Evance and Eddy the happy chappy were amazing! They took the time to ask us about ourselves and find out what we wanted to see/experience in Kruger and planned our tour around it.
Saw the big 5 in one day thanks to Eddy and his efforts! All with a smile and endless good times. Thank you for the experience of a lifetime!
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience to remember
It's a fantastic experience. We've been lucky to have Eddie the Happy Chapie as our Guide, and find most of the animals we wanted to see. We would recommend it 100%
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent organisation and tour
This was my third time with Shikwaru. The first two times were a short trip and a one day trip. This time Federica took our family through the parks in Botswana. The whole team was excellent, including helping with luggage that was delayed for a day in Johannesburg.
If doing Botswana, i would deffinitelly reccomend to arrive a day prior, missing luggage seems to be quite common because the layovers in south africa are often short.
We spent two weeks camping in the parks in the North and the Kalahari and it was simply brilliant. The food was amazing and the camp was always set up by the time we arrived.
My parents were also super impressed with everything!
DK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Choose this tour!
The experience has been more than perfect. From the taxi that picked us up at the airport to the the last guy Daniel who gave us the last instructions. We saw all animals in the list. The big five!!! Lewis, the tour guide was a very experiences driver and knew all animals and the tanzania history. The food and the hotels were impressive. I would hightly recommend it and probably we will repeat it. Thanks Suricata Safari. If 10 stars exsited i would put them.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wraparound service and attention to our unique requests made a great experience even better.
Nothing could have prepared us for the awesome experience of our Sun Safaris safari - our adventure exceeded all of our expectations. We expected to see Elephants, Giraffes, Zebras, Hippos, Wildebeest (which we were able to observe in a migration river crossing as the Crocodiles waited downstream for any unlucky Wildebeest swept off its feet by the current), Impala, Antelope, monkeys, baboons, the Big Cats, Hyenas, Jackals, Vultures and Storks and we were not disappointed; however as we catalogued all of the wildlife we were able observe up-close, the scores of creatures that filled our notebook far exceeded our expectations.
When we were contemplating an African Safari, accounts of friends (one of whom strongly recommended Sun Safaris) built a romantic vision of safari in Africa and ours did not disappoint. What was not so clear from safari descriptions, however, was the complexity and potential stress in planning this undertaking, including all of the bewildering choices to be made including accommodations at different lodgings in the bush, the logistics complexities of arranging multiple bush flights to a series of obscure, dirt-runway airstrips, pickup and transport to and from airstrips, lodges and hotels, as well as advice on how to prepare, what to bring, and support for obtaining travel Visas for Tanzania and Kenya, and guidance on "do's & don'ts" to smooth our experience in a unique cultural setting far from our everyday experience in the US. Not only did Sun Safaris make great arrangements at each point in our Safari that met our mid-range price point; they did so while arranging an itinerary that exposed us to the broadest range of environments and wildlife - a priority of ours. And they did so in a manner that, as we began to understand the overwhelming nature of the logistics challenges, was stress-free (for us) and successful inasmuch as being "strangers in a strange land" the Sun Safaris end-to-end transportation arrangements made for stress-free travel within Kenya and Tanzania, all wrapped up in Sun Safaris very complete customized on-line travel guide for our unique trip including all of the airline reservations to and from Africa.
Sun Safaris also went well beyond our safari arrangements, arranging for travel to and from a girls' school in Tanzania to which we contribute, and, after I foolishly left my glasses at the hotel in Nairobi prior to departure back to the US, arranged for them to be retrieved from the Hotel and returned to me. We highly recommend Sun Safaris. They would be our hands-down choice for any return trip to Africa. They saved us stress and headaches whilst ensuring the most awesome experience we could imagine.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply the best
One of if not the best experience of my life. Everything was perfect for us, we had a great time in the Serengeti and in the Ngorongoro creater. The organisation was impeccable, everything was great from the games to the food to the people of Suricata on the trip with us.
Special thank to our guide Baraka and our chef Salim, I will never forget the.
Highly recommend!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Just book! You won’t regret it! Trip of a lifetime
Ti be honest we couldn’t believe the value of this tour compared to others, but after reading reviews we decided to book.
It was a trip of a lifetime. The communication from start of booking was great, emails responded to quickly. Nothing was too much trouble. Transfers from the hotel, hotel before and after.
Now the safari, Baraka was our guide and he was awesome! He knew all about the animals and how to spot them, we saw the big 5 and many more!
Salim was our chef, what a great guy! His food was incredible.
Thank you so much Baraka, Salim and all the Suricata crew!
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Proffesional, trustworthy people, who helped us to have unforgettable safari in our honeymoon.
Midian is very caring and helpful person, from first meeting before safari we trusted him. Everything was well planned and prepared. We reccomend African Cheetah to everyone!