65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good safari experience, but promises/hype in sales result in frustration.
We found the people were generally friendly and mostly knowledgeable about the safaris and animals. The weather was good and we saw the big 5 animals and more and also the ugly 5 (we did not know this was a thing!) as well.
Now the hype mentioned above, in what is sold as a luxury safari. We were told transport would be in vehicles - turns out they were soccer-mom mini vans. They promised no more than 4 people each vehicle. In reality there were 5 or 6 adults crammed in. Promised were safaris with no more than 2 people in each row, for comfort and better views. That happened on one day, the rest of the time was three across. The lodges were crowded as well. Some in the group had been promised single rooms, but they were forced to share rooms in the lodges.
Giant pity because we did get to see the animals we wanted to see, in their habitat. But none of the 16 on this tour said they would go back on this tour.
If you promise a luxury safari experience, please deliver a luxury safari experience.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Organised and reliable
I had a great day out with friends on Safari with Makario. The driver & guide was excellent. Would recommend this company.
DE
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good organized
Very good German speaking guide during safari.
Good Lodges and food.
Long bad streets between the parks and Lodges, old Jeep.
Was great and accommodating
The trip was super great with Great tour guide and discliped drivers
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very well organised operator
We had a splendid tour of 6 days with guide Amani. After Tarangire and Mayara national parcs we went to the Serengati. Wow, what a parc! We slept there in Tukaone, a tented camp. We heard the elephants, waterbucks, zebras en jackals passing our tents at night. Incredible what an experience. The other days we slept in lodges. Eileens trees and Hhando coffee lodge were terrific. Twiga lodge lodge was middle class but okay. Overall we had a splendid safari.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Anna
The animals are hiding in the bushes.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional tour guide with a knowledge on wildlife
If i was to travel again and again i will just choose shanjoy tours , excellent and professional tour guide
ES
9 days safari
We booked last minute a 9 days safari tour. Communications with Sandra were fine and we could find an agreement on pricing. Unfortunately there weren’t any groups interested in the same itinerary and we needed a private one.
Itinerary was the one we propoused but maybe we missed some suggestions and more clarity.
Regarding the driver-guide, Freddy did a good job in general: he always drived in a secure way during transfers. On the other hand, he was often in the telephone and we missed some briefing before the safaris and some further informations.
Overall it was a nice experience and we reccomend Karibu safaris in Kenia!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience
The organization, travel and accommodation were great. The food in the accommodation was very tasty. The accommodation was very nice and we felt comfortable. The safaris were great. Thank you.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Efficient
Pros: Overall great experience. Saw all the animals on the bucket list. Our guide was great about following any leads from other drivers to make sure we saw the big 5 and more. He was responsive to when we wanted to stop and was genuinely friendly and kind.
Cons: You are on a trip with multiple people on different itineraries, so there is some extra travel between safaris and differing accommodations, which takes up some extra travel time. Also because of this, there is some group decisions that need to be made that may compromise what you want to do. We were also never offered the boat trip the at was supposedly available on my itinerary because others had it scheduled on a different day, which was frustrating. Additionally, this trip is in a van vs jeep/Range Rover so there are limits as to speed and locations where you can drive. It did not seem to affect the total animals we saw but luck may have been on our side.
Overall the trip was awesome, but if you want full control of your itinerary, there may be better options.