35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professional
Makario Safaris has a wonderful and well coordinated team who work well together to provide an amazing experience for their clients. The team is very professional and their services remain my best experience so far. They are worth every coin spent!
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience
We did a safari of 6 days with Karibu and it was wonderful, expecialy thanks to our amazing guide Aruni, he was explaining very well everything and he was so funny. We were lucky because we had a very nice partner of trip
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thrilled by Face of Africa Team, Hamadi and his team.
We were really thrilled by the service and care provided by the Face of Africa. Mr.Hamadi is such a nice person that he took care of us to the best level in every details , receiving us at the airport to taking them to hotel, providing the best hotels for our stay and making sure our safety , everything. They have not missed anything that was part of the tour and fulfilled all the services. The guides/drivers for the game drive were gentlemen and knew the safari so well that we were thrilled by all the animal we saw and they were very nice all along in taking care of the kids , making sure all of us were comfortable in every aspect. Our group enjoyed to the best of our time and had amazing stays in the hotels and all the hotels were so courteous in customizing the food for us. All the hotels chosen for us were 5 star and the quality of the food was amazing. I strongly recommend Face of Africa for safaris and all other services they provide. We even went for Kilimanjaro hike with their team and it was an amazing experience and successfully climbed to the peak with their amazing guides. All in all , I thank and appreciate Face of Arica and Hamadi for making our trip really unforgettable.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible Family Journey
I found Pius and Gundua on Safaribookings.com as well as a few other companies and contacted them all with a rough outline of what we wanted from our trip which was a family trip for 2ad and 2ch (13/10) for my 50th.
I met with Pius on Zoom and then chose Gundua as our operator as he was efficient, provided good advice, responded quickly to enquiries and adjusted accommodation to accommodate our budget.
We started in Kenya, travelled to Masai Mara, across into Tanzania to experience Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire. Our guides (1 in K and 1 in Tanz) were outstanding, made us feel comfortable and were able to provide invaluable information in response to our many questions on culture, politics and of course animals.
The accommodation Pius arranged was fantastic, I would recommend staying in the parks or just outside as we lost valuable time in the Crater by staying further away. The meals and packed lunches were really good quality and varied enough, without exception. I would have happily stayed longer everywhere, especially Serengeti and Lake Manyara, to enjoy the surroundings at a more leisurely pace.
The game viewing was completely nuts, I have done this before a few times in Southern Africa but K&Tanz were another level. I had warned my family not to expect any cats… Masai Mara offered up lioness, cheetahs galore, leopard but sadly no migration crossing as I think we were too waylaid en route to the river…so disappointing but I guess we have to have a reason to return one day. The shrieks of the children (& my husband!) as they first encountered giraffe, zebra and elephants were unforgettable and worth all the work for the trip in those moments! Serengeti was my birthday and the quality of up close and personal viewings that day were incredible, quite moving. Osinon Camp was just a beautiful place to wake up on a special day. Ngorongoro, a place I had learned about 25yrs ago, was worth waiting for, the geography of being in a caldera rather than the plains of the Serengeti, was unforgettable, and we were rewarded with male lion and a rhino! So lucky. Elephants galore in Tarangire and beautiful baobab trees, watering holes providing wonderful interaction between animals after a night on the shores of Lake Manyara with wildebeest and zebra accompanying us to breakfast at sunrise.
The trucks are comfortable and well maintained, given the super challenging terrain they cover, our guides were professional, well informed and did everything they could to help us see whatever was willing to be spotted that day! The roads are tracks and the timings not always accurate, so add 30-50% to have realistic drive times and allow for the fact that between parks they drive fast on tracks meaning a bone shattering experience! If you have more time, or are happy to just experience one park, that’s the way to reduce travel times.
It’s not a trip we could keep affording to do every year but if we could then I would book every time with Pius and Gundua. Excellent comms, excellent advice, excellent value all made a superb week. We then travelled on to Kili and Zanzibar independently but felt Pius would have been available had we encountered any issues whilst in Tanzania.
Thank you Gundua and Pius!
MX
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Masai Mara National Reserve by Valentina
Just amazing.
MX
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Lake Nakuru National Park by Valentina
It is a beautiful place. Although it has been severely affected by the flooding, I find it very enlightening to witness the impacts of natural phenomena both in the wildlife and human lives.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Murchison Falls National Park by Deanne Mahoney
Fantastic to see animals right next to the road.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Kibale National Park by Deanne Mahoney
Chimpanzees were amazing, fantastic experience, and we were lucky enough to see babies.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful experience
All is Wonderful!!!! Landscape, wildlife and peoples…one of the best experience of my life.From savanah to jungle, where we saw the big five, gorilla and chimpanzees, I don’t think there are other places like this in Africa.The trip was perfectly organized bu Africa Adventure Vacation, Robert it’s was kind and caring, Frank it was a fantastic person and guide.
MX
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Jaw-dropping.
Kenya is an amazing country. From the natural beauty to its people, it is totally worth visiting. I witnessed some of the most impressing things I've seen in my life and I will cherish the whole experience forever.