DE
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Leave Europe behind
In preparation of the journey I communicated with Jerome who proved to be extremely committed and always ready to respond immediately to my wishes. During the safari we were guided by Patrick who is a very experienced driver and travel guide and was able to find wildlife away from the crowds. We particularly enjoyed the day at Ngorongoro Crater with a scenery so different from ordinary life that you feel like in Garden Eden. As for accomodation in Arusha I recommend that travellers check the descriptions carefully before approving and let Jerome know exactly what you want and what you do not want so he can make the necessary arrangements and avoid disappointment.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Provided a great experience.
Thank you Vision Safari. A truly great experience. Your guide was excellent, very knowledgeable, and had an excellent ability to find and time the animal sightings. The extra day in the Serengeti allowed us to take in the spectacular Mara river crossing which other tour groups missed. We decided to do a low to mid range accommodation tour which gave us the full experience. Our fellow travelers were great too.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent experience for family safari
Fondness Vacations team is excellent! From the organization before the travel. Example? The internal flight they have found us saved many hours of road up to North Serengeti, other operators did nit offer that in the price.
AirFrance have left our luggage in Paris, and Martin our excellent pick up driver gave us new T-shirts from the agency!! In addition asked a shop to open before midnight for us to buy some basics!
Then our exceptional safari driver Mr Jef…! Such a special eye… he could spot a lion from our moving car at an incredibly distance. He was extra attentive with our daughters, answering questions and supporting us in every request during the trip.
In addition… both tented hotels were not only beautiful but the food and the staff were great!
Highly recommend!
CN
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
GREAT
The overall experience of this Tanzania Safari was very good, and the whole journey was full of gains. Highly recommended. Our driver and guide, Dominica, is professional and attentive, familiar with the terrain of the protected areas, and always helps us find wildlife. He drives steadily, safely, and explains animal habits. He knows how to take care of our photography needs and waits patiently without rushing to travel. Along the way, you can see the grasslands and diverse creatures, and immerse yourself in the grandeur of East Africa's nature. Thanks to Dominica, the whole trip was smooth and memorable. I would choose to come back if I had the chance. It was worth it.
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
enjoy safaris
It was a wonderful and enjoyable safari tour!
There were many tour options available, so we were able to choose a plan that suited us. During the safari, we saw many different kinds of animals, which was an amazing and memorable experience.
We had a fantastic time and really enjoyed the whole tour!
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect
This was the most reasonably priced option we found. However, that doesn't mean the quality was low; it was a fulfilling trip. We were happy that there was hot water at the accommodation. It would have been perfect if the lunch box had been tastier.
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
5 stars
We had an absolutely fantastic three-day safari experience in Kenya. Everything was very well organized from start to finish, and a special mention has to go to our guides, Simon, David and Joshua, who did an outstanding job.
They were excellent throughout the safari tours — knowledgeable, professional and always making sure we had the best possible experience and opportunities to see the wildlife. But what impressed us just as much was their support and attention throughout the entire trip. They were always available, helpful and genuinely committed to making sure everything went smoothly and that we were comfortable and enjoying ourselves.
Travelling as a family, this level of care made a real difference and allowed us to simply relax and enjoy this unforgettable experience. Five stars!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent wildlife access and a standout guide
We added this safari to our honeymoon late, and I Artist Adventures pulled it together on short notice and landed us in the northern Serengeti just as the Great Migration was moving through. We flew in directly from Zanzibar and split four days between the northern Serengeti (two days), the central Serengeti (one day), and Ngorongoro Crater (half day). We saw the migration and all of the big five.
Planning was easy. Maria, our coordinator, ran communication over WhatsApp and answered quickly and warmly throughout booking. That responsiveness carried onto the ground: when beer we had discussed in advance was not stocked on our first day, she had it fixed by the next, though it did take a drive into town to sort out.
Our driver and guide, Jimmy, was the highlight. He knew how to put us in position, asserting himself at a sighting so we had a clear line rather than a view of someone else's roof rack, and he worked the radio network with other drivers to track down what we specifically asked to see. He dropped everything to get us to a mother cheetah with five cubs. That is the kind of thing that makes a safari. Where he was lighter was interpretation - strong on finding animals, less so on telling us much about them once we were parked.
My one real piece of advice is to nail down specifics before you sign, because a few things in the proposal ran ahead of what actually showed up. The lodging we originally picked turned out to be both unavailable for our dates and priced optimistically, so we chose from a set of alternatives - fine on price and well within our budget, but a step behind what we thought we were getting. The Land Cruiser was noticeably older and more rickety than the vehicles around us, and the A/C we were told to expect between game drives was not there.
A smaller note on the first afternoon. Our flight ran three hours late, which is nobody's fault, and we asked to keep lunch quick so we could get into the park. A full sit-down setup went ahead anyway, and the sundowner that followed was a flat spot with no real sense of where we were or why we were there. My wife is vegan, and her meals were handled without fuss, just without much flavor.
We would book with them again, with an upgraded vehicle and the lodging confirmed before we commit. The thing we came for was excellent, and Jimmy is a large part of why.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mixed Experiences
It was mixed experiences with African nut safari.
Good things : Booking experience was superb. She guided and suggested everything what we need and planned with us accordingly.
Our Naivasha and Mombasa experience were as per planned too. We did book boat tour and cresent island tour in naivasha and mombasa we booked hotel transfers with additional requests which full filled properly
Nairobi picnic lunch was also good
Bad things: which almost ruined our safari in lake Nakuru was the van and driver provided for safari, that was way below the expectations. Even they asked more money at the last moment for safari and transfers which costed us to drop visit of equator point which we booked initially even after adding a topup amount, thats what the lowest point of our 10 days safari in kenya.
Otherwise overall good.
Absolutely fantastic
What a fantastic safari. Our tour guide Sharif was very knowledgeable and was so helpful. He was brilliant in spotting animals on our safari game drives. Very accommodating would not hesitate to book a safari through this company.
Highly recommend.