SG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb experience, will recommend to others
Esther was really helpful in managing the trip planning.
Christopher our tour good was friendly and helpful. No glitches on the trip, excellent experience.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
Absolutely amazing, better than expected. Saw the big 5 more than once. Ample animal species to view. And many close up encounters with lions and cheaters. Elephants galore and even the scarce leapords.
Nakuru, Masai Mara, Hell’s Gate and Amboseli made for a Safari that did not disappoint. Thanks Kenya for sharing.
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great way to experience Kenya in a budget
I and my friend have recently done a 7-day tour with Karibu Safaris. The key takeaways are:
Positive:
a. Robert, the owner, was very responsive, straightforward and trustworthy. As promised, he sent someone for our airport pickup and provided us a complimentary night stay.
b. Edward, our driver and guide, was extremely knowledgeable with more than 10 years of experience in safari tours. He tried his best to get us to see wildlife in all the parks and was at hand to resolve any issues we faced.
c. Vegetarian food was available for us all through the tour.
Things which can be improved:
a. It appeared that the bookings for stay are on tentative basis. Thus, if the place mentioned in the itinery is full, the guide will search for other places. While this doesn't seem to be a common occurrence, it brings an element of uncertainty. We faced this in Naivasha.
b. The lodging in Amboseli (Kimana Camp) needs drastic improvement. The issued included no heated water, bathroom door not getting locked and on top of that the power line went kaput in early morning.
c. The tour works on hub and spoke model. So, you can be mixed and matched with another group during the tour. For example, an initial group may have two set of people going on 3 day and 7 day tour respectively. After 3 days, the first group will move to a different vehicle at a transit point and another group will join in or vice versa. While this is okay, it will be better if it can be communicated in advance.
Overall, it was a great experience visiting Kenya. The wildlife is amazing and the people, in general, were fine. For a budget tour, Karibu's 7 day tour is a wonderful experience.
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good basis safari tour, with good driver.
Communication was good, service also. The camping site was very basic, busy and noisy by night. Food was basic but okay. The safari tour itself was what we've expected. Sometimes it bothered us that other drivers really drove to close to the animals and disturbed nature. This isn't a good thing! Our driver knew that, and he didn't drove like that. Overall the trip was nice for what we've payed!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Uncredible Safari
We had a wonderful safari, we‘ve seen many animals, not just the Big Five. Often we could see the animals up close, elephants, lions, cheetahs, leopards, hippos... Our driver and guide, Hoza, has brought us many unforgettable moments, sometimes we were alone for a long time. Hoza was very welcoming, he was very knowledgeable and knew where to find the animals. He has patiently fulfilled every photo request and my wish to see also little elephants.
Evelyn and her team took care of everything in advance and after the Safari, we werde very happy with the service.
The only downside was the partly worn and broken equipment (chairs!). In addition, the sanitary facilities on the campsite in the Serengeti were extremely neglected, some of the doors of the toilets were hung and there was no light ...
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Masai Mara
Our Safari, organized by African Scenery Holidays, was great: we had a 4 days safari (Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru), but actually we had game drives 2half days and a full day.. it was enough as Masai Mara was full of animals! we saw many lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles, zebras, giraffes, elephants, wildebeest, ostriches, pumbas, timons .. and a white rhino in lake Nakuru. We also visited the Maasai village and it was very interesting.
our safari was a budget one but we saw as much animals as the luxurious safaris.
The tended camp we stayed in was basic, and the food monotonous, we had to change driver many times as the travellers in our van had different itinerarys (maybe longer or shorter safaris than our), but it was ok.
The communication with our tour coordinator Fredinah was excellent, both before and during and even after the safari. She was always on hand to answer questions and reachable anytime. After the safaris we moved to the coast and this part of trip was for self organized, but she was still available to help us when we needed. We felt we had a secure support and a person to trust in, and it was very reassuring. Thankyou Freedinah!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Arrangement was good , But can be better in some aspects
I took 04 Day Sossusvlei & Swakopmund accomodation safari . The way Chameleon have prepared the itinerary , they tried to give you best experience of highlighted places . 1 thing in Day2 they must put a plenty time if someone want to take a iconic sandwich harbour tour .
But few things which dnt give me that good experience is like , Firstly . when the Itinerary says some particular place need to go in evening that have some reason like the place looks much more stunning when the sun light is dim , but for unknown reason guide Tulimo took us to that place in mid noon when we are exhausted after dune rides , and ended up that beautiful place by staying less than half an hour. When its a group tour some rules to be maintain other than getting influenced by other tourist .
2ndly when we all are in food table no matter how much you are hungry or thirsty you are not supposed to touch the food till the "informative" speech is not get over by guide or the green signal to have food comes from guide . It was quite strange to me which I never come across such things in other African safaris .
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great experience in a beautiful place
The people who organized this tour were very nice and our driver was very competent. The accommodation are what we were expecting (not charming but it is accordance with the price). We had a great time and I think it is a good value for money deal!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience with nice people
The safari tour was a really good experience, saw so many animals, that was amazing. But also the walk with a Masai to a Masai village was something special for me!
Our driver, Thomas was very nice and drove well. I’am happy that I chose this organization.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An unforgettable and amazing experience!
We had a lovely time on safari, exploring the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park. We were lucky and saw the big 5, including lots of other animals! Our driver was knowledgeable and friendly, and so was John, who we booked with.
One small negative was miscommunication with our driver, who suggested some other activities we could partake in, such as visiting the Maasai and having walking tour through a local village. Unfortunately we were quoted the wrong price for the Maasai, and then we were unaware of the cost of the walking tour (other people in our safari enquired and so we went along with it). We felt both were expensive and had we known the full details, we probably would not have chosen to do them. Our driver apologised and offered to make up the rest of the payment for the walking tour.
We would say just be clear on expectations and prices.
Apart from this, we would wholeheartedly recommend going on safari with this company, who were very friendly and made sure we were satisfied.