20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime
I had a wonderful trip with Adventure Africa, who took care of me and five friends for six days climbing Kilimanjaro via the Rongai route. The trip felt much more luxurious than I was expecting, with absolutely delicious food, warm water to wash, and great service. The guides were extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and very supportive - we all made it to the top which would not have happened without them! Making it up kili meant a lot to us and the journey was more special than I could have imagined, thank you.
FR
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It was unforgetable experience, very rich, would love to do it again.
Four years back, I went on a similar Safari with another company, but somehow my Safari with Asili Explorer was really a wonderful one. My friends who were visiting for the first time loved it. They would love to come back. The personnel were very friendly. we had no problem with the car, the guide went so far as to show us places beyond the price we paid for. I recommend strongly Asili Explorer to any one who would wish to have a wonderful time.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Lake Manyara, Ndutu Area, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater
This was a fantastic holiday and Joe our guide from Asili Explorer had a lot to do with it. Everything was well organised. We saw lots of animals(big 5 included). The wildebeest migration was an unforgettable sight! The lodges and tented camps was comfortable and very nice!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best safari i ever had
i really enjoyed the safari with namnyak tours,the communication was good between us and the tour guides,the tour guides were very friendly and could always answer our queries whenever we asked.They showed us around the maasai mara national park.The tour was upto our expectation as the climax was sleeping in camping tents.The food and the car we used was also nothing to complain about.me and my husband from Germany realy enjoyed your company and looking back to be with you this year.Danke schon.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, awesome and totally worth every
Excellent service And Extremely friendly and proffetional staff. More than just a tour and a safari....Totally Exceeded my expectations .... Experience of a lifetime.... Looking forward to my next trip.... And many more
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best experience ever!!!
The Safari was much better then we expected! The accommodations and food surpassed 5* hotels and resteraunts:). All of the employees were amazing and willing to do whatever it took to make you happy. Have traveled the world and this experience was our best so far! Our driver Allen was the best part of our Safari. He could spot out animals in an instant - he had a great personality and was very professional:) I highly recommend this company!!!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A wonderful experience with a fantastic tour guide, Christof
The safari was excellent. We saw many animals, had great accommodations and learned a lot from Christof our tour guide. As a tour guide, he was the best. He taught us a lot & made fantastic meals for us. (Better than we could ever expect)
The prepatory communications were handled in a punctual & professional manner. I would gladly recommend "Detour Africa" & Chameleon Safaris to all.
Joanne Ksicinski
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A dreamlike experience - still can't believe how good it was!!!
The five day safari to Lake Manyara, the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and the Masai village was magical and a lot of the time I thought I must be dreaming. Being in the Serengeti was like being in Jurassic Park with big animals like giraffes and elephants walking alongside us at a leisurely pace as we drove along. Some animals even shared the campsite with us, in particular, a group of giraffes and a cheeky lot of mongooses in the first campsite and a buffalo which went seeking food during the night in the second campsite. We did one night in Lake Manyara Tented Lodge and three nights in public campsites. This was a good combination I think.
Our guide and driver, Baraka, and the cook, Samuel, were marvellous, managing to always be cheery and informative and look after us even in driving rain. On Day 4 Baraka had to put up all the tents while getting completely soaked and Chef managed a three course meal under the most trying of circumstances the same night. At one point the front open hatch in the car roof blew off on the way back and poor Baraka had to stop and deal with that too. The fact that Baraka was Masai was a great asset for the trip too as he was able to stop and chat to passing Masai cattle herders and tell us a lot about them. His knowledge of animals and birds was extensive and he knew how to find animals in the most unlikely terrain especially lions and hippos. He went out of his way to find a good shop to find cheap shukas for us as well.
The safari was also great because we were able to see people and not just animals. It was incredible to see lone Masai herders in their colourful shukas wandering through the first part of the Serengeti. The trip to the Masai village, although set up for tourists, was still very informative and Baraka number 2 (the village chief) gave us a very good historical backdrop to Kenya and the Masai , in particular.
Jackson and Simon also did a great job in getting us to the Tanzanian/Kenyan border, across the border and then on to Tsavo East and the Sheldrick Elephant Trust with a mini safari in between. The road on the Kenyan side was very difficult to drive and Simon managed it expertly, even stopping to change a tyre halfway there.
Overall, a great trip... once in a lifetime ...neither my husband, our two teenage boys, my sister or I will ever forget this experience. Thank you very much It Started in Africa and thank you too Joao, Silvia and team for organising it so well. I was first convinced to go with It Started in Africa because Joao’s responses to emails were lightning fast and he accommodated our every need as soon as the question was asked. The whole price of the trip was also considerably more affordable than other companies we researched. We would definitely book with them again.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A trip of a lifetime through African Ubuntu Safaris
We were a family of four who travelled to concessions in South Africa and Botswana with a stopover in Victoria Falls. A stunning holiday, we saw more animals than we could have imagined, the accomodation was fantastic and all the people we dealt with were lovely. African Ubuntu Safaris nailed every aspect of the trip and we could not recommend them more highly. To much material for one photo book, we will have to do a couple!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Walter was very imformative & helpful & always answered our queries punctually.
Starting from the excellent app which was helpful throughout the trip everything that he organized ran like clockwork.