50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very communicative. Helpful, accessible and worked hard to provide my group with the best experience
Daniel, at Transtrek, organised a safari for me and my group (14 in total) to Kenya. He customised one of Transtrek's standard tours, increasing our number of days in the Samburu and Masai Mara.
We communicated from January to November almost weekly, to ensure everything was organised , down to the smallest detail (activities, celebrating one of the group's birthdays etc). Nothing was too much trouble. I was very happy with the level of communication and service from Daniel. And I felt that the tour was definitely good value for money.
Our 3 drivers were there at Nairobi Airport to greet us, when we arrived from the UK. And they looked after us for the whole time. there was alot of driving and game drives, which they handled well with good knowledge.
The tour was just as I had planned and the whole group enjoyed their safari immensely (some were new to Kenya and others had been on safari before).
I would definitely recommend Transtrek, as a company and would hope to use them again in the future!
FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Kenya is amazing, if weren't for so many people
I went to Kenya for the first time, having only been to Tanzania about 15 years ago. The Mara was great and I saw lots of game, but there were many vehicles, even though I went in the off season (early January). 20 vehicles every time saw a leopard...
I still had a great time, but the experience is certainly a lot less wild than other parts of Africa I've been to in recent years
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience and above all, a great guide!
The tour started right on time and my guide, Thomas, was a fantastic companion for the day. We have done the whole programme in a way that accommodates for your needs (for example, spending more time in the Apartheid Museum, to really view all the exhibition) and being flexible when we were seeing other sight! Thank you and very recommended - local culture insights 😉 appreciated.. Hope to see you again!
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Ayo Jenga is a very efficient agency and able to adapt the safari to the needs and budget
I planned a solo safari with very short advance and budget restrictions. Thanks to Ivon and Ayo Jenga I was able to live this great experience. Ivon planned all the transfers, so I had an smooth travel even using bus and drivers. I was worried about arriving to Dar at 3am, but I felt safe at every moment. Victor, my guide at Mikumi was very professional and I really enjoyed the 2 games. I felt lucky to see so many animals and specially about the lions. He explained about animals behaviour. I would recommend them.
FR
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Competent and excellent driver.
Very good reception.
Overall the lodges are good. Only the Olduvia lodge was limited, no hot and cold water in the rooms. The picnics need to be improved.
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BE
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Trustable
We hired a car and they were on time and the service was very good. Also very friendly
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mary was super suffient and helpful getting everything sorted
Great value safari . Nice lodge with a fabulous atmosphere and musical entertainment .
Fabulous wildlife spots including Ngorungoru which was our of this world..
A little confusing on 3 rd day of trip regarding pick up times was frustrating but sorted quickly
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
In general good service - communication can be better
In general there were no major problems. The driver was knowledgeable. Accommodation was very good. It was a good value tour.
My only recommendation for this operator is to improve its communication. As a traveler it is always good what to expect in terms of date, times and payments. In this area they partially met my expectations.
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wonderful experience with Axis Safari
Very reliable. Monica was in constant touch to answer all queries. Moses was our guide for 2days and he is a rockstar. We could see the big 4s because of him.
Overall amazing experience.
Only recommendation the Land Cruiser condition internally could have been a little better.
GR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The amazing vibes of Serengeti
During our trip (duration 7 full days) we visited for 3 days/2 nights Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater and 4 days Zanzibar, staying one day in Stonetown and 3 days in an all inclusive resort in Nwungi Beach. The weather in Serengeti was marvelous - sunshine 16-26 degrees Celcius, however, as we were there at end of the rainy season we had the chance to see the Park dressed in green and the rivers and lakes full of water (green grass all over, green bushes etc). So the scenery was amazing. We booked our safari with Serengeti African Tours and everything went on smoothly. Dickson, our guide, was an excellent driver, which counted a lot as many paths in the Park were full of mud and water and it was easy to stuck. He also knew all the spots with the animals and plenty of information about them. The tented camp and the lodge we stayed were very nice. Accomodation was more then satisfactory and the food great. In Zanzibar we went without a tour operator. We stayed in Park Hyatt in Stonetown and Riu Palace in Nwungi, which were great, great breakfast, by the beach, excellent service, with one bad night in Riu, were a cocoroach walked on me while sleeping and they changed us rooms until they spayed and clean the room next morning. For some hours before our flight to Athens we booked a room in Tembo House which had good service but the room was terrbily hot as the air condition was either too weak for that room of mulfunctioning and did not improve although we complained about it. Overall I think that it vital that in Zanzibar one stays in 5 stars hotels otherwise one risks more to face inadequacies that spoil the trip. Weather in Zanzibar is not so good as it it hot and VERY humid and you stink from the first 5 minutes that you walk out. However, the nature is very nice and while you swim and saty by the beach it is nice. We were lucky to have an excellent taxi driver when getting around in Zanzibar (Omary), which is vital as the roads and the traffic there are madness, especially when it gets dark and I do not recommend for anyone to self drive there. As I am a traveller who likes to be independent and I like to rent a car wherever I go, I consider this as a serious disadvantage of Zanzibar. Also, one thing I want to mention is that as a woman travelling without my husband I faced some ridiculus problems especially at the domestic airport of Zanzibar and Arusha when traveling to and from Serengeti. The personel of FlightLink in both trips tried to cause me problems in order to offer solution which called for TIPS! When I was flying to Serengeti they lied to me telling that my flight was canceled ( the plane departed on time after 2 hours, eventually with me inside as an employee of the Zanzibar airport said to the personel of Flightlink something) and when we were returning to Zanzibar they did not load my backpack, weight 8 kilos and a backpack of another italian lady, weight 2 kilos, and the explanation was that plane was overloaded (there were many empty seats, as it was low season) !!! No male passenger faced the same problem, altough they had huge and heavy luggage! Coincidence ? I do not think so. When my backpack arrived with the next flight after 90 minutes they "helped"me carry it to the taxi, hoping for tip which I did not give of course! Last, Ï want to mention the VISA and ZIC insurance that add almost 90 euros or dollars on the budget of the trip without any justicication ! It is just an easy way to exploit - but not sustainably - the tourists that visit Tanzania. These 2 charges make sure that we will not come back, although we had a very good time, plus the fact that the trip is not very expensive nor too long, so it can be repeated by the same tourist.