TT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Amboseli National Park by Gillian Wolffe
Liked the elephants
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautiful location
We went to Nyerere wildlife park and it was beautiful with some amazing sites and incredible animals to see. Local culture was amazing and people were generally very friendly. The tour operator was very good too (Daigle Tours). However, for how much we are paying, I do not believe that enough is going to the locals who do the activities. When speaking to some of the locals, they are reliant on tips from travellers rather than being fairly paid by the tour operator for their services. This should be looked into. It does not mean the prices for tours go up, it means the tour gives a bigger share to the locals.
TT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Natural Beauty - Wildlife is Awesome
Kenya is a naturally very beautiful place. The people are warm, welcoming, mild mannered and very pleasant to be around. The wildlife in the parks is awesome, the beautiful lions, majestic giraffes, elusive cheaters and leopards, playful elephants , ubiquitous zebras and wildebeests, Impalas, monkeys and baboons Meeting the Masai Mara tribe and actually going to their homes was very moving. Our driver ( Jackson) who took us around was fantastic and went out of his way to ensure we enjoyed the game drives and got the best views and photo opportunities possible. He was also always very punctual, polite and neatly attired.
The accommodation at the lodges were very comfortable with all modern amenities and a wide variety of food which was delicious.
Thank you Kenya - you have put a smile on my face !!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A perfect place to engage with the nature
Beautiful place, amazing experience. Would always recommend a tour guide to plan your trip. Would suggest Super Eagles for that.
Definitely should go to Masai Mara and spend few days with the wild along with the tribes.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour guide is very good and explains everything really good. The lodges are also really good.
The lodges are really nice and clean. You have a lot of space in the lodge for 2 persons. The food is also very good and fresh.
The outlet didn’t work, I couldn’t put a charger in it.
The tour guide explains everything when you wanna know something about the animals.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very kind
The accomodation was very Nice. Good beds, enough space. The food was also amazing.
The driver Freddy was very kind and wanted to teach us a lot about the animals. We Could ask everything.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Would recommend!
Fiona and Lillian took care of me and my partner during this trip. We went to Kenya and Tanzania for a 10 day Safari tour. I think the National Parks we visited were AMAZING! We saw the big 5 in this trip and we were lucky to see a live hunt by lionesses and a live kill by hyenas. They are very accommodating and responsive and checked up on us throughout our trip. They were also open to suggestions and they really listen and put action what could be better. Our driver Eric was so nice and very knowledgeable. Super professional and patient. Saw 4 out of the 5 “big 5” with him. I’m very happy I booked with touristline safaris. Thank you so much!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Game viewing in Maasai Mara
Kenya is an easy country to visit. Nairobi is a bustling city and it feels much safer now than it did a number of years ago. Maasai Mara is one of the great game parks in East Africa. It is popular, so often there are a number of safari vehicles sharing a sighting but in general the drivers are respectful of each other so all visitors get good viewing of animals.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Beautiful nature and friendly people, with some bumpy roads!
Kenya is a beautiful country to visit- but there is no public transport.
We arranged our safari through “Explore Kenya safari” and had a driving safari. Was picked up at the Nairobi hotel, drove through the amazing Rift Valley to Nakuru park. Birds and animal watching around the lake, staying at a wonderful Nakuru lodge.Then drove on to Masai Mara over the beautiful Mau mountains.
Fantastic place and again a wonderful lodge. Hippos and crocodiles along the river right outside the Mara Simba lodge.
We saw all big five and lots of other animals and birds during our safari.
Nice to end up at the coast. Excellent food all places.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good
My dealings with Kenya Bush Safaris were excellent from initial contact until after our safari had ended. Our driver turned up at the agreed time, drove us to the Masai Mara and we had 3 excellent game drives - one the afternoon we arrived (though our driver did a detour en route to the hotel when he spotted a herd of buffalo). Our driver was excellent. He was good company, knowledgable and wanted us to have the best safari experience we could. Kenya Bush Exhibitions also arranged a hot air balloon ride (at a cost cheaper than what the hotel was charging) which I would highly recommend.
My only criticism would be that on our last morning we wanted to see if we could see some giraffes in the wild as we didn't manage to see any previously. To be fair we did try but not for very long. Instead we were taken on an optional visit to a typical Masai village. We were stunned to be charged 3000KES (about £15) per person for the visit. The chief who greeted us said after the tour we would visit the gift shop and then invited to make a contribution to their education fund. As we were leaving Kenya the following morning we had very little Kenyan shillings left and even less when we left the village. They seemed very adept in extracting money from the tourists! We would have preferred our time looking for giraffes rather than going to the Masai village. In our opinion, as it was an optional visit, we should have been given the choice and certainly advised about the entrance fee. We felt put on the spot as once we had arrived we were committed to the visit.
That was the one issue we had on the whole tour and would not want anyone to think that it somehow ruined our experience. It didn't. We just felt we should have had the option of how we spent our last morning and what to expect should we have chose to visit the masai village.