IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was Always ready to fulfil our requests
We stayed in Kenya for seven days between Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha and Amboseli. The lodge were Typical and welcoming and safari was a wonderful experience under the guidance of Kish, our driver; he’s kind, funny and well prepared to explain the world of savannah
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Avoid
I booked a great migration 3 night 4 days Masai Mara safari with Abbey of Lush African Safaris 15 months ago, paid $4700 in full 8 months ago. It is for my 50th birthday and our honeymoon.
Today, 7 days prior to travel, I’ve received an email from a lawyer in Uganda stating a 3rd party has disappeared with some of the money we have paid.
We have 4 options.
1-proceed with the original safari but pay an additional $3500
2-reschedule at no extra cost. Obviously not an option as we have international flights and a add on in Zanzibar booked
3-use an alternative tour operator at our own cost
4-request a refund but it states they are putting the company into bankruptcy so this process may involve delays
All options are unacceptable. Also as they haven’t actually filed for bankruptcy we can’t claim on our travel insurance. So we have lost £3500 and it’s ruined our honeymoon
NZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Caring and authentic
Both the tour guide and the tour operator were excellent in communication. My tour guide took great care of me. He noticed small details of what I was interested in and made plan accordingly. I got to know the culture in depth through the conversations with him. I did the gorilla trekking and the cultural village as part of the tour. I highly recommend both.
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a life time
Our safari in Tanzania was honestly a trip we will never forget.
From the moment we arrived, everything was so well organised, and the whole experience was made even more special by our incredible guide. His knowledge, patience and passion for the wildlife really made the safari come alive. We were incredibly lucky to see the Big Five, as well as so many other amazing animals in their natural environment.
Being out in the Serengeti is something that is difficult to put into words. Seeing the animals roaming freely, watching the landscapes change around us, and experiencing those unforgettable moments so close to nature was absolutely breathtaking.
What really stood out to us was how personal the experience felt. It never felt rushed, and our guide always took the time to make sure we got the best possible experience and understood what we were seeing.
This was a true bucket-list trip for us, and it exceeded our expectations. We came home with some incredible memories, hundreds of photographs and stories that we’ll be talking about for years to come.
I would highly recommend this safari to anyone thinking about visiting Tanzania. It was an absolutely unforgettable experience from beginning to end. 🐘🦁❤️
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Hugh Fraser
Our safari in Tanzania was honestly a trip we will never forget.
From the moment we arrived, everything was so well organised, and the whole experience was made even more special by our incredible guide. His knowledge, patience and passion for the wildlife really made the safari come alive. We were incredibly lucky to see the Big Five, as well as so many other amazing animals in their natural environment.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Tsavo East National Park by Giacomo
Kenya was magic…animals make the effect wow to the vacancy…the lodge too…very relaxing vacancy even if sometimes we are outside our confort zone.. but I must say that it’s really annoying the thousand ways of local people that try to ask money
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing memories for life!
Titus and Raphael were both amazing from the start! The trip was very organized and left us carefree from the beginning. The itinerary was spot on to make sure we got the best experience as it was our first time in Africa and Kenya.
Raphael was an amazing tour guide and an ambassador to Kenya. He made sure that we saw all the beauty Kenya had to offer. Learned a lot about the history and the culture of Kenya and saw the amazing wildlife at Maasai Mara. We actually caught all of the big five and more!
Highly recommend the company and Raphael! Would definitely come and again!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had an amazing experience with Great Escape Trails!
We had an amazing 9-day Safari experience thanks to Great Escape Trails. Thom made the booking process easy, he was very responsive and helped adjust our itinerary.
Our guide Hans was very professional, attentive, and friendly. He made sure that my husband and I were comfortable and prepared us each day. He provided us with great information about the wildlife, parks, culture and much more. He went out of his way to make sure we had an incredible experience. Thank you for an unforgettable adventure. We highly recommend Great Escape Trails to anyone!
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
He is helpful
1. the schedule is not well planned, for a 7day trip, we spent almost 3days only driving on the road to another place.
2. there was one day, one of the passenger was sick, so we had to stop on the road for 2 hours for her to take rest, and i asked the travel agent to send another car and someone else to take her to the hospital, and the travel agent simply didnt do anything. so all other passengers wasted their time doing nothing.
3. everyday, the trip started at around 9:00am, and finishes at 16:00pm, this is the period where the temporature is quite high, so the animals are hiding, it means, we would not see as much animals as possible, it is much smarter to start earlier or finish later, so that more can be seen.
4. and the tour guide didn't remind us that there is some extra activities like ballon and Helicopter, so i missed these activities.
5. the guide is not good at English, so i wouldn't understand him most of time. and also he didn't really introduce much about the living habits of the animals