DE
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
DE
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Tarangire National Park by Sina Wiedemann
Cute small Nationalpark with many different animals on this small place:)
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Memorable,enjoyable and lovely views
Best communication,service and very reliable enjoyed the tour
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
best camping experience
Best Camping Experience
The team made my trip to Tanzania wonderful after I made my booking for a 7-day camping safari through their website. Prior to and after the safari, they organized my flights, and they quickly responded to all of my inquiries on the safari, we have a group of 12 people (a family, a couple, and some friends) split into two cars. A family, a couple, and some friends together make up our 10-person safari party, which is divided between two automobiles. John and Emma, who travelled with us, both had great driving skills and plenty of knowledge. They made sure we had sufficient time to enjoy all the wildlife and had amazing views of them all. Evening meals are always filled with wonderful cuisine! Camping in a national park is a fantastic experience, and the tents are in excellent condition. My friends and I had a great time and I can highly recommend Williamson Adventures
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great service from start to finish
Booked a 4 day tour quite last minute. Spurfowl was super responsive and had it all booked and ready to go quickly. Ruben was our driver - super friendly, safe driving, found all the animals! Visited Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, and 2 days in Masai Mara. Just right for my teens and me. Accommodations are as described - comfortable rooms, varied quality of food, always friendly staff. Can highly recommend Spurfowl and Ruben.
QA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Out of Africa Wildlife beauty
Going to Kenya on Safari is a must if you love to see animals in the wild. I visited the Masai Mara which to me was worth it- I was able to see most animals except for the Rhino and the Lion. I saw several Lionesses but not a Lion. Seeing the animals in the vast expansion of the park was priceless. We also drove to the border of Tanzania and along the Mara river where we saw Hippos and Crocs just hanging out. The final visit was Lake Nakuru where I was lucky to see both the white and black Rhino but I do not recommend this stop. It feels more like a drive-in Zoo, its a much smaller park and you do not get the sense of vastness as in Masai Mara. You can still see many giraffes, Zebras and war hogs but in comparison to Masai Mara not worth it. The lake is also far and the flamingos you don't really see. On safari the packed lunches and picnics are disappointing, wether low or mid-range budget. This is for sure an aspect they need to improve. We had some vehicles problems that delayer our trip considerably but the tour operator managed to get us to our destination by hopping on other tours.
The people in the country were very nice and welcoming. There is a good food scene in Nairobi with lots of modern fusions and foodie places to explore. I particularly enjoyed visiting the Karen Blixen museum having read the book and seeing the movie I wanted to visit the site. There are many areas in Nairobi where you can shop and mingle with the locals, we did not feel unsafe at any moment and found everyone very kind.
IE
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Welcoming with knowledgeable guides where we felt safe at all times when on Safari
We traveled to the Ngorogoro Crater where there is an abundance of wildlife in a great setting, all within the confines of the crater. The guides were knowledgeable and used a two way radio system to relay details on sightings so we got maximum benefit in directing us to where animals were located.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trustworthy & Reliable
We loved our self-drive adventures. We could use the hire car to go to lots of the national parks. The company kept in touch, agreed to allow us to change the dates when I ended up in hospital, we're fine even when we had an issue with the exhaust, werent too bothered about small marks on the car. The Rav4 was perfect for what we needed. Definitely would recommend. Beware though - driving standards are totally different in Africa than the UK, Europe, America etc.
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Efficient & friendly safari tours
Crimson Brooke Safaris were very responsive from the beginning. We had quotes from 6 different safari operators, and we chose this one because they look more professional than the rest. We even went for a final lunch with them at a very nice restaurant, which they covered.
The safari itself was great! We saw most of the animals we were looking for, and Sammy (our guide) was very good. He made a lot of effort to take us to new activities and different spots to see the wildlife at Masai and Amboselli.
The only thing I didn't like much is that most of the time we felt like we were expected to spend lots of money at curio shops, extra activities and tips. Everyone was looking for us to spend more money. We had to say no to extra activities a few times because it was very tight in time and we like to also enjoy taking time and rest.
I recommend to fellow travelers to only stop at 1 curio shop on your way back, we stopped at least in 4 different curio shops and lost a lot of time there. Also do not always say yes to extra activities (not included in the original program), it is probably a commission led recommendation.
Finally, do your research, we paid quite some money to stay outside the reserves and it is possible to stay inside the reserve, this option was never given to us.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unspoilt, rough untarred roads, friendly people
Bateti Tented Safari Lodge was beautiful but swimming pool was not available as was being renovated, and would have been useful in this hot month. Extremely good staff and good service.