35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome first safari experience
My husband and I did not participate in the process of choosing Earthlife Expeditions or the specific itinerary for our safari as we, on short-notice, joined a friend's already planned trip, but I commend her for making the choices she did, and Earthlife for making our trip an awesome first safari experience. Once we decided to make the trip, both Catherine and Deo were very responsive in answering our questions via email. Our guide, Aggrey, was great, very knowledgeable, polite, professional, and was wonderful with our friend's two daughters, 10 and 13. He seemed as excited as we were at every animal sighting which made the safari fun for us - it was like we were out with a friend everyday! He could spot a leopard in a tree hundreds of feet away! We saw things we never dreamed of seeing like 3 wildebeest crossings in one day and a group of 3 lionesses get up from a nap, hunt down and kill 2 zebra right in front of us then watch as over 20 lions in their pride come join them to eat. Needless to say, word got out and Aggrey was the man in the Serengeti after that! At our camp that evening, we had a conversation with a fellow traveler who had experienced numerous safaris all throughout Africa, and he said he had never seen that! Our itinerary was perfect- a great mix of safari and cultural with a visit to the beach in Zanzibar. The accommodations chosen by Earthlife were first-rate, far exceeding any of my expectations. As someone who has very little experience staying in a tent, I actually loved staying in the tented camps! The sounds of the animals at night were thrilling (and a little terrifying)! Earplugs helped me sleep - didn't completely block the sounds, but helped a lot. We were able to take many beautiful pictures and have wonderful memories to match! I would (and already have) recommend choosing Earthlife for your safari in Tanzania.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience
I had an unbelievable experience both with the ease of booking and the resort/safari. People were wonderful and my time in the trip was top notch. Would recommend to anyone looking for the experience of a lifetime.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Masai Mara National Reserve by Rich Vliet
The Masai Mara was the highlight of the Kenyan portion of our safari. The wildlife was unparalleled, from lions, cheetah, leopards, zebras, elephants, hippos, rhinos, impalas, gazelles, wildebeest, an amazing variety of birds, and several other animals. The scenery was breathtaking, and we never tired of driving through the park taking in all of the amazing animals and locations. We also visited a Masai village, and that was remarkable. We stayed at the Mara Leisure Camp, and that was very nice as well - the "tents" were amazing - yes they were canvas tents, but the size of the rooms and bathrooms rivaled any lodge we stayed in during our trip. The food was very good. I highly recommend it.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Lake Nakuru National Park by Rich Vliet
Lake Nakuru was very unique - this was the only park we visited with a lake as big as Nakuru. We saw a diverse range of animals, and the flamingos, storks and other water fowl were beautiful. The lunch we had at the lodge inside the park was very nice and it overlooked the lake, providing for a very relaxing and scenic meal. We stayed at Kigio Wildlife Camp while we visited the Lake, and that was a very nice location. We were able to take a nature hike, and walked amid a family of giraffes one afternoon - that was truly memorable!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Kenya by Rich Vliet
We had a fantastic trip to Kenya. Our tour operator (Vintage Africa Tours) proved to be fantastic. Our guides/drivers were all top-notch in both their knowledge of wildlife and the areas we went to (which were fairly extensive, from Nairobi to Aberdare, then to Lake Nakuru / Great Rift Valley, then on to Masai Mara, back to Nairobi, and finally to Amboseli). Each evening they provided us with detailed itineraries for the following day with a brief explanation, and if we had any problems at any camp or lodge, they straightened it out for us. The wildlife and scenery we saw were absolutely amazing, and if we wanted to stay and watch impalas leap around while the sun was setting, or watch lion cubs play with each other and their mothers, they were very accommodating - they let us dictate the pace of the tour rather than the other way around. Of course they knew which areas of the parks to head for a good chance to see specific game - and that is what we relied on them for. They also arranged our lodging, and I have to say that we were pleasantly surprised with each place we stayed at. Overall, I can't say enough about the tour operator and the amazing things we saw in Kenya!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent
Stephen and his colleagues dedicated so much attention in tailoring our trip, and the result was outstanding. Perfect service, with a very friendly spirit.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
fantastic holidays: interesting mix of beautiful gameparks, brilliant nature and lovely coast!
Tailor Made Safaris designed our trip with us, advising on driving distances, places to visit, accommodations to choose. The safari pre pack is absolutely brilliant: you get prepared for the holidays and you also have all practical info together in one book once you're in South Africa. Although part of the tour consists of ' building blocks' that can be chosen from the website, the whole trip really is tailor made. We had some special requests for trips outside the Elephant Coast and that was also organised for us. I would book again with them for sure!
Amazing Honeymoon!
I booked my Honeymoon trip with east African safaris and Raphael and it was an unbelievable experience and one I will never forget.
I choose and planed a route of three national parks I wanted to go to over the 8 days I had between flying in and out of Nairobi. From there Raphael took care of everything else. He picked us up from the airport and made sure everything was ok form the rest of the trip. Joseph was our driver and he was excellent the whole 8 days, he could pick out animals from an amazing distance and tried his very hardest to make sure we had seen every animal we could on our trip. He was patient with pictures or when we wanted a break and always on time for pickups and drop offs. Although there is no guarantee of what you can see during your trip we ticked every box and were even lucky to see a leopard twice and a lion kill a wildebeest.
All the accommodation was totally suitable for what we needed.
Ad it was all completed with Raphael meeting us at the airport on the way home to hear direct feedback everything was good with the trip , the service from both Raphael and Joseph was first class.
I was worried prior to going , and worried I had done the right thing booking all of this over email and the internet , transferring money from Britain was risky without using a British travel agent – but there was absolutely no issues, so if anyone is worried and wants any reassurance please feel free to drop me a message.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful day at Ngormongoro Crater!
We had one extra day in Tanzania after a conference and wanted to make the most of it. We put together a day safari to the Ngorongoro Crater and it was a spectacular journey! Charles, our guide was really wonderful. He spoke English very well, took a lot of time to point out the different animals and explained a lot about the history of the area. He was very knowledgeable and patient. It was my daughter's 16th birthday and he knew she really wanted to see elephants so hunted around until he was able to find a great viewing spot for them that day. His pace was unhurried and his love for his job was evident. We LOVED our day at the crater with Charles. We hope to come back in a couple of years for a trip to the Serengeti and will definitely book it with Msafiri Travels.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very Profissional and Flexible
It was amazing, always on top of the situation, with all the flexibility to arrange solution for the client wish