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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very, very good but wanted a bit more educational
The registration staff was helpful and considerate of our needs and always responded promptly to our email inquiries. They were accommodating and customized a tour to our specific needs. Extremely reasonable in price. Accommodations were very comfortable and above expectations for camping and price. All staff friendly and helpful and we were very pleased that it was Eco tourism and local people were employed. Also pleased our guide respected environment and rules...saw several other tours that damaged the grasslands all the time and crowded the wildlife, not ours. Food was made fresh and with attention to our preferences and was tasty and excellent. Accommodations were clean even though rustic. Locations of campgrounds less than 5 minutes from entrance to parks so no time wasted each day. Tour guide kept us safe, and was excellent at predicting where animals would be, go or do and we saw 23 lions including two cubs and a mating adult pair, 7cheetahs including two kittens, lots of herd animals, giraffes, hippos, hyenas, jackals, birds, tons of elephants (:-) and more and generally VERY close! A wonderful, beautiful week. The rainy afternoon weather was the only obstacle to seeing more. Especially impressed with night guards at campground in Masi Mara who watched over us all night. Van was clean and very comfortable for all day travel. Loved pop up roof for 360 degree viewing. Only wished for more educational information from guide about the animals, plants, country and people. It was not lacking but we would have been happy to learn more about this exquisite country. Small problem with radio not working on last day and 4wheel drive needing maintenance so only two for part of tour. Driver was skilled so not a problem, he navigated all terrain expertly but should be 100%. Food at restaurants was only average, food in campgrounds wonderful. Our guide protected us from hawkers when we did not want to shop and brought us to excellent places to do so when we did want souvenirs. Tour of Masai village very interesting and really glad for that part but watch out for selling at the end....set up to get you to buy a lot, which we were happy to do because tour was free and extensive, but be prepared to haggle down inflated prices at end there and in all locations...haggling is expected. Tour office kindly stored our unneeded luggage for the week. Driver willingly modified the days to maximize out tour time versus eating time, which was our preference. Wish there was a "very good" before excellent for rating. Website needs a LOT of improvement. Our driver's son will graduate with that skill and we feel strongly that he should be hired right away so the website can be improved. It was not easy to navigate and was not engaging or appealing. If we had not had a recommendation from a friend, we would've gone with another company with similar pricing but much better and informative website. Very grateful that driver shared his binoculars and recommend taking a pair or having camera with strong zoom...rhinos we saw were pretty far away. Happy the crocodiles were also far away! Other side of the river suited us fine as well as the soldier with the rifle escorting us! After watching video postings of "lion opens car door" would NOT recommend the other companies with open sides/no doors as well as locking your door (although ours only opened on one side and was a slider which they didn't seem to open) as the lions came right next to us! Our driver was so good at placing us in their path! Was an amazing experience we didn't think we could afford but thanks to this company we had an awesome, unforgettable, memories for a lifetime safari. Thank you!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Nice, friendly, well organized and experienced team. Customer friendly & excellent service
My husband and me did two tours in Namibia. One in 2010 and one in 2015. Both tours were booked and organizied by Blue Crane Safari. The whole team is well organized and experienced. From our guide we learned a lot about the nature, history and the differnent cultures. They know the right places, the most beautiful lodges and included customer spezific extra tours if possible. We highly recommend Blue Crane Safari for your next trip to Namibia.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Just amazing customer care, they are wonderful travel advisors.
Advanced tour and travels has excellent staff, my friend Patience has helped me so much to meet my expectation. I have never regretted since I begun using their services.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Sayari is super
Dear Judith,
Thank you helping us to organize our self-drive safari from Mwanza into Northern Serengeti. Our stay in Sayari Camp was outstanding. Good game viewing, 2 big herd river crossings, great hospitality, good food.
A special thank you to by Annabel, Roger and guide Shanti. Next time a leopard please.
SE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The time of our lives!
We had a taylor made experience, driving with Lenny from Nairobi to Maasai mara ( staying at Ashnil) and then back. Lenny is an amazing guide that really wants the best for you and he´s also a very very nice and fun guy. He´s fantastic at spotting animals, knows the country so well. He´s a deep knowledge and love of nature and animals that he shares. He gave us the best angles for photos and we´ve returned with some great pics. We saw the big five, a crossing, a hunting lion and many many more unforgettable experiences. One day we had lunch under a giant tree at Sand river. We had a great time together and we want to return. We really want to recommend Tayiai safaris!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kilimanjaro Climb
Migration Kili was excellent! I was given full attention by the staff from beginning to end, and the climb was as smooth as I could have imagined. The head guide was very knowledgeable and the team made the transition from hike to campsite very easy, and the food was excellent. I could not have imagined a more enjoyable trip!
BG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best experience ever !!!
What a trip !?!?!? One of best things I have ever done. Wild Dog Safaris made my Dad's dreams come true. They are such an amazing team and our communication with them was so easy. Every single detail was done with such a professionalism and with so much passion. If you are planning any trips in Namibia or outside Namibia consider that Wild Dog Safaris are the best.
We did the 10 day Namibian explorer with them and I have to say that it was an amazing trip. Our guides did the impossible to satisfy all our requests. We were pampered like little children.
I wanted to surprise my dad with boat fishing and they organized everything within couple of minutes. It was another lifetime experience.
Congratulations to all of members of Wild Dog Safaris !!!
You made me feel like I am at home.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Attentive, Professional, Thorough and Friendly
Being my first trip to Africa and choosing Uganda, I had limited expectations. A recommendation lead me to Advance Tours & Travel. From my first correspondence with this company, I was treated very well concerning all aspects of the trip from airport transfers, hotels, safari experience, advice and communication during my trip. I booked a gorilla trek for my son and myself which was a peak experience that I highly recommend. We also had the most wonderful driver for the entire trip who was not only knowledgeable about the areas we visited, but gave me complete confidence for our safety on mountainous muddy roads.
Advance Tours & Travel really listened to what I wanted to experience and designed every aspect to exceed my wishes. I can't recommend them highly enough!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great honeymoon experience with Speke. Gorillas trek was amazing!
Planned a 3 week trip in africa for our honeymoon. Spent 4 days in uganda for a gorilla trek. Speke made the whole experience enjoyable. From the staff that helped us online via email communication to our host who chauffeured us to and from our hotel. All great service, very polite, always on time. They took care of all the details with lodges, getting the proper permits. Really couldnt have asked for a better experience. Thanks Guys.
DE
Service and behaviour of Bruno Safari was disgusting and not professional.
We would like to inform you about some very irritating experiences we made while on safari with Bruno Safaris (http://www.brunosafaris.com/) in July 2014:
Our journey (July 14-20, 2014) including the chosen lodges in all the parks was planned and confirmed by Lawrence Kakai (representative of Bruno Safaris) in March 2014 (see details of this communication below). We paid the deposit as agreed and the rest in cash on arrival in Nairobi (USD 4600).
In the meantime however, our driver Joseph Nyaa had rebooked all the chosen and confirmed accommodation, replacing them with lodges that were of less, partly very poor, quality and presumably a lot cheaper. Of course, we were irritated and complained about the changes, but were given dubious reasons. We later learned, that the manager of all the new lodges was a friend of the driver.
In addition, one day of the Safari (we were meant to be driven to Lake Nakuru) was completely cancelled for reasons we did not understand either, so Bruno Safaris also saved the entrance fees for that park. All this was very disappointing and the numerous discussions with our very headstrong, sometimes even aggressive, driver lead to a lot of tedious situations.
After our return to Germany we contacted Bruno Safaris and at first Lawrence Kakai was very understanding, agreeing to a refund of part of the USD 4600 to our account. So far, nearly 2 months later, this money has not reached us and our numerous messages and questions to Bruno Safaris have remained without reply.
With a lot of tourists refraining from traveling to Kenya already - due to the political situation - unprofessional attitude like this, if not deceit, is very bad publicity for Kenya!