NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing!!!!
From the start, back home in Holland, communication with this organisation was perfect.
All the changes we have asked for in the program were made quickly, and in the end everything was exactly what we asked for.
On arrival in Tanzania we were picked up by our guide/driver for the week.
He gave us a feeling that we were welcome, and in the end this guy made our holiday to a great success.
His driving skills and knowledge of the environment and animals was outstanding.
Furthermore, the places where we stayed were excellent.
Nice lodges, great campsites (especially the "bush shower" was a great experience), and amazing people who worked there.
Everything which was promised was there and more.
So a holiday which is impossible to forget, thanks to the organisation and especially to our driver/guide Fay.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommend David and Salomon
We went on a 5+2 day camping safari with Kilele Savanne (one night before and after the actual safari in Arusha). We had a wonderful time and it was a great experience.
We can highly recommend Kilele Savanne and especially the team we went with: Our driver and guide David and our cook Soloman. Both of them are truly experts in there field and were highly motivated to make our safari an unforgetable memory.
We were lucky enough to even spot the big five although we can say, that if your just after the big animals and just want your driver to be on the radio and then race from spot to spot, than you'd probably be better of with a different team. We truly enjoyed David's way of game driving, which is to just try to spot the animals yourself.
This does not mean that everything went perfectly smooth like a swiss clock, but compared to all the other stuff we experienced in four weeks of travelling through Tansania - the Safari was pretty good organized! We were more than happy doing that little journey with Kilele Savane.
Our trip:
Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire.
I'm shure you'll have a good time on Safari with this company!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Service to Help Us Plan the Trip of a Lifetime
Terri Ann and Lee were incredible to work with and provided top of the line service. My husband and I planned to do a safari and then head to Mauritius over the Christmas holiday and were overwhelmed for choice. Terri Ann sent through a beautiful presentation with lots of options and price points and Lee set up a conference call with us in the UK to help us identify the best place for us. They provided very organised information and payment reminders ahead of our trip and sent us a thorough pack with all the detail we needed to get around easily. We headed for Kapama which 5 star plus some. Outstanding service, incredible food, luxurious but rustic surroundings all at the same time - I couldn't rave about the place more. I hope we can come back someday and I would absolutely be in touch with Ker & Downey to help us coordinate. Thanks to the team for planning a trip of a lifetime for us!
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Experience
It was an amazing experience, our driver Anthony was excellent accommodating and finding the right spots.
I will recommend this company.
FI
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great two weeks in Botswana!
The first impression is often crucial. When I started planning our safari trip to Botswana, I contacted a few local tour organizers in the internet. Mark from Gondwana answered promtly and came up with some tempting suggestions and good description of what to expect. So, it was easy to select Gondwana to work with. Our itinerary underwent numerous changes and last minute alterations and every time Mark patiently and quickly responded to our needs and wishes. The end result was great and everything worked as planned. We had wonderful time in Botswana. Visited 5 camps, all different, all with comfortable and spacious accomodation and good meals. Flew on small planes from one place to another, did safari drives with knowledgeable and helpful guides every morning and evening, saw lots of animals, gulped sundowners with spectacular sunsets, etc. Even the weather was on our side. Then it was nice to finish our safari with a visit to Victoria Falls and to celebrate the birthday of one of our travel companions with a sumptuous dinner on the terrace of Victoria Falls Hotel.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Jackpot and a great safari trip
Jackpot Safaris arranged everything very perfect! We had a great guide/driver, accommodations are really nice and Andrew replied all the time very quick to our e-mails during the preparation of our trip!
Thank you for the very special and nice trip and keep on the good work Jackpot Safaris!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good local guide for Kenya, but choose someone else for Tanzania
Ok firstly lets get this clear first. These guys are a local Kenyan tour company, and not a UK or US based one. As such you need to accept some "Hakuna Matata" moments in exchange for a much lower cost. If you aren't willing to accept some inconveniences, then pay the extra money and go to a Western company.
Now I've gotten that clear, Right Choice are a good, respectable, honest and reliable local Kenyan tour operator. Charles (Opany), our guide, was amazing. Eagle eyed, knowledgable, and best of all just a good guy whom you can get along with. We had a great time and got some lovely viewing and photo opportunities. Also the places you go are really good for the money you pay. Ok you won't be staying Right Inside all of the big game parks, but you tend to be paying less than other company quotes for a lot of the same lodges/camps. They are seemed very flexible to cater to your wishes/budget which was great.
During our Kenya tour, they initially got the itinerary slightly wrong but George was more then happy to make sure it was amended to an agreed itinerary, with some alterations that actually suited the conditions for better viewing than we had originally planned. Word of advice to avoid any mistakes, make sure you have a typed itinerary that you circulate with ALL your correspondences, and make sure George agrees on this one. That should solve things. Also be aware that George is more then happy to tailor an itinerary to suit you, so don't be afraid to request specific changes after doing some google mapping, trip advising, and review trawling.
Now we did a Kenya/Tanzania trip with Right Choice. What I didn't realise is Right Choice don't have a license to operate in Tanzania, so they outsource to Kili Slopes safari company for Tanzania. These guys were ok, the accomodation was on par with Kenya but our tour guide, although lovely and found us some more great photo and viewing opportunities, was less outgoing/engaging than Charles and as such was a bit disappointing in comparison.
Overall I would recommend Right Choice safari's (in particular for Kenya).
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beyond expectation experience.
I have travelled with Helinas safaris severally and i recommend the company as best in terms of quality service.
I got the opportunity to see an animal i have always wanted to see.
The driver was very informative.
I got beyond expectation experience.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A gorgeous place with wonderful people.
The Makoa farm is again and again the destiantion of my travels. Meanwhile, I visited this special place four times. The people are incredibly friendly and the atmosphere is very familiar. The many possible activities make every visit to be something special. The hosts try to make every wish come true and organize a special program for everybody. In addition to riding and horseback safaris there are a lot of things to do. For example a monkey walk with some of the baby and teen monkeys, watching fruit bats in a cave, take a jeep or walking safari in nearby Arusha Park, visit a giant turtle, explore the village or the market in Moshi , take a bath in the Hot Springs and many, many more. The accommodation is gorgeous (early morning tea or coffee in the bed or on the terrace overlooking Kilimanjaro) and the food is phenomenal. Both riders and non-riders could have very special days (or weeks..) on that place.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Tour Company, thrilling gorilla trekking in the mist in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
I and my friends were overwhelmed by the exhilarating tour to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Under Charis Uganda Safaris Ltd, we went to Trek the gentle giant - the mountain Gorilla - we were professionally handled by our tour guide Joseph Olupot who was friendly and helpful. The Gorilla Trekking was well organised and the park rangers were magnificent. Should you desire to have a great experience while on holiday, consider Uganda and Charis Uganda Safaris Ltd,you will not regret your decision.