NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very professional well organised and super friendly
Our family of three children (16, 14, and 11) thoroughly enjoyed two days on the safari through Western and Central Serengeti. Our guide, Richard, had an incredible amount of knowledge about the area and the animals. We were lucky enough to see the cheetah and the leopard, the elephants showering themselves with water and sand, and the lioness with her cubs. (And ofcourse all the other beautifal animals). Besides being very professional, Richard was also incredibly friendly. It was truly wonderful to spend these two days with him. In addition, he was very flexible. On his advice, we deliberately left at 6:00 on the first morning, although he wanted to guide us until 18:00. We chose to have a lunch break at our campsite, at which point Richard suggested continuing the safari in the afternoon. The next day, at our request, we left at 8:30 and were able to enjoy all the beauty the Serengeti has to offer until 16:00.
IE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Silas and team were Professional, Efficient, Responsive, Friendly, Accommodating, and Reliable!
Silas and team were Professional, Efficient, Responsive, Friendly, Amazingly Accommodating, and Reliable. They facilitated our custom itinerary which included Nairobi, Samburu, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara, Amboseli, Diani Beach, Tsavo West & Tsavo East. It was just the two of us, and the trip was for 19 days in total. As we are professional photographers, we had some very specific requirements, but we also wanted to have a great experience. Silas and his team did everything possible to deliver everything for us, with fantastic value for money. Any questions were answered extremely quickly. Any issues or confusion that arose, were handled immediately and smoothly. Dealing with Apodiformes was an absolute pleasure! It was an amazing experience. Our guides, Dickson & Isaiah were truly fantastic. They were both brilliant at their job, but they are also lovely people, who it was a pleasure to spend the time with. The atmosphere while out on the game drives was really good all of the time!
For Samburu, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara & Amboseli, we had Dickson. Dickson is an amazing driver and guide, and he knows those parks VERY well! He managed to get us into fantastic positions based on what we were asking for to get the shots we had in our heads. He also had fantastic patience when it came to the times where we had to wait around for a scene to unfold, to mean we could get the best shots possible. We were first to multiple sightings, including, Cheetah, Lions, White & Black Rhino & Leopard, as they were sightings that Dickson himself made happen due to his knowledge of the parks. It's obvious that Dickson is VERY passionate about delivering sightings.
For Tsavo East & Tsavo West, our guide was Isaiah. The first thing that has to be said about Isaiah, is that NOTHING is too much trouble for him. He is so relaxed and patient, that we were very happy to just focus on what we needed to do to, and he helped us to find what we needed, and was very happy to get us into the positions we needed to be in. January is a quiet time of year for some of the famous animals in Tsavo, as vast numbers of them are gone to Tanzania, but we really wanted to focus on Tsavo's famous "red elephants". We also wanted to find and photograph some big tuskers, and with Isaiah's help & patience, we actually managed to find quite a few, including some extremely rare super tuskers - 2 that I could specifically identify, and a possible third.
One important thing that stood out about both guides was their respect for the animals. Under no circumstances did they allow themselves to end up in a position where we were causing stress or upset to any animal. We were all unanimously happy to leave any sighting where it looked like it was going to get crowded, as happens far too often in the Masai Mara. BRAVO to Dickson & Isaiah, and to Apodiformes Adventures! I highly recommend Apodiformes Adventures to everyone!