AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good experience with low budget
The BigTime safaris is good company they could develop a very good program for you and follow up with you to make sure your are satisfied especially with the low budget I paid. The food however is not that good in Kenya camps but in Tanzania they provided private chef which cook for you whatever you like but you need to mention the food you like before you travel so that they prepare the materials.
The Tnazanian counterpart who should take care of us in Tanzania on behalf of BigTime Safaris were not a honest guy and tried to decive us of bus tickets by doubling the price but when we contacted the bus company they confirmed that the price is half of what we paid him so after confronting him he admitted and returned the money ($90) and refused to drop us to the bus station which was 15min walking ( difficult with luggage) and it was very early morning no taxis
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful experience, excellent service, interesting and safe journey
My friends and I, we 5 people chosed Big Time Safari company during our journey in Kenya. We all felt satisfied with its good service and the safe journey it offered to us. And it offered the best price than other companies. We would like to recommend this company to our friends. Big Time旅行公司的服务质量和态度都很棒，我们这次5个人组团，每个人都很满意这家公司的服务，经过不同公司间的对比，我们发现他们提供的价格是最合适的，因此推荐给大家。
RO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Tanzania safari - Best safari experience in Africa
I am just back home after 7 days safari in Tanzania -16 to 22 August!!
We started our safari adventure many months before, preparing a great genuine experience for a group of 19 persons. Noah delivered a tailor-made safari tour for Tanzania, including Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongo, for all these destinations we got ones of the best accommodation lodges (Sopa, Serena, Simba).
The rangers / drivers picked us up from Kilimajaro airport at 1 a.m. and we started the great adventure throughout Tanzanian best savannah, just next day in the morning.
We’ve been very well introduced within the animal’s world; the drivers looked carefully for all type of animals we could find in each reservation. We saw hundreds of wildebeest, lots of elephants, cheetahs, leopard, hippos, hundreds of zebras and lots lots of lions. We also saw buffalo, many kinds of birds, including pelicans, flamingos, many families of baboons, blue monkey, etc. watching their daily routine. Besides these, I personally enjoyed giraffes, which we could spot them especially in Tarangire and Serengeti, but also, along side the road between different reservations.
Many lions we saw in Serengeti, much more than I ever expected, I just cant count them…
All these thousands of animal viewed in one of the best savannah landscapes, were absolutely delightful.
Drivers were very kind, polite and helpful; they were punctual every morning, having the jeeps kept in perfect state, the fridge in the car was constantly filled with still water, so that we could refresh ourselves anytime. They provided with various information about the wildlife (food, habits, hunting, reproducing, etc) and choose the best routes to find animals, nothing was too much for them to bring us the animals at our feet.
Most of the lunches we had were picnic lunch, some of the places chosen for this were charming, with nice view and having all basic facilities.
As I mentioned above, all lodges were perfectly located in the middle of savannah, having breathtaking views over the parks, crater or lake, depends on the location we were in. Very good service during accommodation, well appointed rooms, with all amenities, including self coffee & tea facilities, very spacious, with large outside terraces giving you the feeling you are in the middle of wilderness but, also, safely. They all have nice swimming pools and dinner entertainment with local dancers. Every evening we got to the lodges, I assisted the best sunsets I ever had (I love sunsets).
As a conclusion: games drive were excellent; our drivers / rangers – Hamza, Peter, Ayubu – were professional, attentive, communicative and knowledgeable; accommodation – Serena Lodge, Sopa Lodge and Simba Lodge – just perfect
Although I had a similar experience in Kenya in 2014, and South Africa in 2011, Tanzania safari din year was a great adventure, most of it because of good appointment and coordination of this tour for 19 people!!!
Thank you www.wildebeestsafaris.com!
Adina Luca
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best climb ever!!
We finished the 7 day Lemosho route to climb the Kilimanjaro with Abakombe Tours and it was amazing! The staff was great, the guides very professional and the food on the mountain was delicious. It was great!
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent coomunication and experience
Once we reached Tanzania, all our request were fullfilled and well organized. Eveline was really cooparative and helpfull. One of the most important thing was our great guide Mr. George Mollel, who was really an experienced and knowledgeable persone, we strongly recomend the company and George for those who are looking for informative trip. My next trip will be with this comapny and with Goerge who is enjoying his work, I can see from his passion that the wild life is in his blood.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
nairobi-naivasha with Airport and Beyond
Friendly, Professional, Flexible. Easy to book via email - reliable service with good cars. Lovely people to meet as soon as you leave the airport =)
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Pluperfect!!!
Our consultant Anita has been fantastic;very aviable and patient. She have booked for us beautiful lodge in optimal positions. She could have improved our experience ONLY by making us spend less money ;-)
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful 4 days in Keya with Magical Retreats and Adventures Tours !
We (me and three of my friends) toured Kenya with Magical Retreats and Adventures in August 2016. Ours was a super packed schedule made possible in part by Pamela’s (Tour Consultant) intricate understanding of regional logistics and our navigator Livingstone’s on the road skills. We started from Kampala and crossed through the Malaba border to Kenya for 4 days of back to back safari starting from the beautiful Lake Nakuru National Park. On the second day we drove to the famed Maasai Mara National Reserve passing through the beautiful countryside. The next two days were immensely entertaining with whole day and early morning game drives, thanks to Livingstone’s detailed knowledge of the region as well as animal behaviour. The last day of our trip was spent driving through the picture perfect Hell’s Gate National Park and exploring the Ol Njorowa Gorge there and then driving through the scenic Great Rift Valley to reach Nairobi Airport. We had an amazing time in these 4 days thanks to Pamela and Livingstone’s efforts and cheerful hospitality. I would love to go back and explore more of Kenya with them!
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Super Support
I googled to design my 2-weeks Namibia trip and came across Cardboard Box (among some other local and German agencies). Cardbox came back most solid with best advise and the perfect support against my specs and budget. My itinery foresaw stays in Etosha but Etosha was fully booked. CArdboard Box had capacity still and given their service responsiveness and price competitiveness I booked my entire trip via them. Also during the travels I had to change a location and their rep helped me tremendously to rebook while we were travelling. Excellent handling of our trip !
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Masai Mara jungle safari
We embarked on the journey of much acclaimed Masai Mara National Reserve from Uganda. On our request Magical Retreats & Adventures Tours arranged for a road trip from Kampala to Lake Nakuru and then to Masai Mara National Reserve. After a fantastic road trip which truly tell you about the country sides and the people we reached Nakuru city for the stay. The stay was comfortable and the next day we were ready for the game drive around the lake Nakuru after a good nights sleep. Within a couple of hours of game drive around lake Nakuru we had chance to gaze upon Antelopes, Baboons, Zebras, wild buffaloes, rhino, ostrich, hynas and lots of flamingos. With the feeling of amazement we started our journey from Nakuru to Masai Mara. With the wonderful sights of county side of Kenya, we reached Masai Mara in the evening to our camp site 'Mara Sidai'. Leaving our luggage to the camping tents, we rushed for the visit to village of Masai tribe. It was wonderful to to receive a heart worming welcome from the Masai people. It was nice to learn how to make a fire from the a stick of wood and to have a look into the warm Masai home. After a good rest we started for the game drive to Masai Mara Reserve and what an amazing day it was! We saw a variety of animals except the elusive leopard which we missed a couple of times, though we had a chance to see it's kill on tree. After a long game drive and chasing animals for a whole day we returned to our camp. Nice dinner was an icing and with wonderful starlight we went to sleep in our camping tent. Next day we started at 6.30 am for our game drive to catch the carnivorous animals and it was an amazing sight to see a lioness with her cubs moving to find a peaceful place to spent the day after nightlong vigil. It was amazing to see the animals as the sun just started to shine on the horizon. We bade good buy to Masai Mara and left for Lake Naivasha. It is a Hell's gate national park and it truly is for it's geothermal vents. It was a fantastic site to visit lake Naivasha and Hell's gate gorge. After a quick visit we left for the airport to return back home.
The whole experience was awesome and a little did we knew that we were taking wonderful memories of Africa until we reached our homes. I thank Magical retreats and adventure tours for a wonderful experience right from the stay, game drives to the food. It was just fantastic. It would be really nice to visit again to Kenya for it's amazing beauty of nature and wild animals. We thank Pamela for her advice and all the arrangements for the trip. Last but not the least, we thank Mr. Livingstone for an amazing road trip and game drives. He made sure that we have a chance to see as many as possible animals and above all to make our journey more comfortable. Truly an amazing experience!