35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Enthusiastic
This trip and company truly are exceptional. With great food, activites and informed at all times of the plans and the area, it really creates a relaxing holiday mood. Adriaan is very imformed and offer well planned trips, and listens. Great trip, great fishing, great people and amazing food. Enjoy.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good Safari
We have been to Africa Safaris more times and last year we also again went to Kenia with Native Afrika and the safari was very good.
Good driver and good hotels and food, we see many animals like lions, gnus, elephants. The organization at Native Afrika Voyages was perfect for us.
We had happy safari with them.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a life time, fully recommend Lion king adventures!
We just finished our five day safari with Lion King Adventures and our guide Mwita truly made the experience unforgettable.
This trip was a dream come true- not only did we get to see the big 5, many of them up close many times, our guide Mwita truly made the experience. He grew up in the Serengeti and it is clear he feels at home there. He would get just as excited as we would about animal spottings which made it feel even more special.
He has an amazing ability to spot animals from far away all while driving along the park roads and then is able to find a closer position to get the best views. He has an in depth knowledge of all of the animals and it felt like we had our own encyclopedia in the car. Mwita went out of his way to make this a trip of a life time and if you have the chance to request him as your guide I would highly recommend doing so.
We did a 5 day safari visiting Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and ending in lake Manyara. I worked with Godwin and Pedro to adjust the typical 5 day safari slightly so we could stay two nights in the Serengeti which I would recommend- you have some early mornings but having a full day to enjoy the Serengeti and relax at the lodge in the mid afternoon made it all worth it. Fully recommend booking with Lion king!
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great trip
We did a seven day budget safari and really enjoyed our trip. Everything was very well planned and our guide Aruni always explained us everything. He also made sure that we got the best views in the parks we visited for game drives. You can feel he is an experienced guide and can give you good explanations, but he is also a funny guy and we had lots of fun with him.
The hotels and camps were good, in the end you can expect the budget stay you paif for. We especially liked our camp in Amboseli, where the staff really took good care of us and the food was delicious.
I would recommend the tour to everyone who whats to get a really great safari experience.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Intensive at Ruaha
Perfect experience to have wild discovery of all type of animals; zebra, hippo, girafe, croco, lion, elephant, leopard...
Thanks to our driver/guide Roi who knows every corner we manage all our dreams.
Will never forget. Hope to come back
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience !
Everything was perfect from the transfer from the airport up to the end : Bartho helped us for Everything included to buy a sim card.
Then Lalashi, our guide, was incredible : a good photographer to show us the best view but also an great guide knowing everything about the animals, the Masai culture, the history... and always nice with us ans Sullivan our cooker tried to satisfied everyone (vegetarian included)
Therefore I recommended 100% the team.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Helpful, responsive, adaptable and good value.
We were looking for a 9 day itinerary for our family - two 50 something parents and our twenty something daughters, alas our son couldn't join us I looked into trying to organise stuff myself but then tried Kenan Travel and tours and they were excellent. Jane was easy to communicate with, replied promptly, developed easy to understand itineraries and was happy to adapt and chop and change until we got what we thought was "just right". As far as I can tell Jane also developed a tour at a fraction of the price I could manage myself.
Jane organised driver for us, David, who was a joy to be with. We had safaris in the Masai Mara (Amazing! Go there if you have the time and, for an indulgence, try the balloon ride; a stunning experience). We had a trip to Kiembethu tea plantation - quite different but a really enjoyable and informative day. We also want to Nakuru and Ol-pajeta. All the game park accommodation organised was excellent.
David was extremely knowledgable (I guess all the drivers are) and worked hard to help us see all the animals. We saw all the big 5 and saw both black and white rhino too. David come up with ideas to help us make the most of the safari days but was happy to dial it back a bit if we felt a later start was good idea!
All in all really positive experience.
AD
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
He has been charming and really peaceful, we enjoyed a lot the journey with Joseph.
The experience was authenthic!!!!! It has been amazing sharing every destination in Kenia.
We recommend it 100%!!!!!!
US
Ronnie was the most dependable, informative tour guide we have ever had!
Thanks to Ronnie and Fred, with Frena Adventures, my husband and I were able to have an experience of a lifetime on our four day tour. I was communicating with Fred prior to the booking and he was so helpful, responsive, and knowledgeable that I made no hesitation in booking with Frena Adventures.
Ronnie, our amazing tour guide, picked us up at our hotel in a very comfortable vehicle and we made the long drive from Kapala to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. The drive didn't seem that long as Ronnie made a few fun stops (Equator Pics and Coffee, Fabulous lunch, etc). He pointed out some fascinating sites along the way and patiently answered all of my questions regarding the surrounding areas. We first stayed at the Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge and the view was just spectacular, as were the staff. The accommodations were as expected (mid range) and we actually slept very well there. The food was really good and we highly recommend this location.
The next morning, we woke up and went on our Gorilla trekking adventure in Bwindi and it did not disappoint- it was such an amazing experience! The guides, the locals, the guards- everyone was so nice and informative. We are still in awe of the experience. From there, we traveled to the Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort and this had to be our favorite accommodations by far. This in on one of the 99 islands in Lake Bunyonyi and it's so quiet and tranquil that we could have stayed here longer. You can swim off the dock, you can hike the island and see the local wildlife (monkey, zebra, waterbok, donkey, deer, etc), or you can sit on the terrace and enjoy the wonderful food and staff. The accommodations exceeded our expectation of a mid range lodge, and we highly recommend this location.
The next day we set off for the Queen Elizabeth National Park and we took a two hour private boat tour on the Kazinga Channel onto Lake Edward. Now this experience was completely unexpected- we saw a TON of hippos, Water Buffalos, and more bird species than we knew existed. But we also saw Elephants (in and out of the water), and monkeys, etc. Our tour guides were two young men and were SOOO knowledgable and friendly, we had a great time with them. We had a fabulous lunch of fresh caught fish and then we set off on our evening game drive in the QE NP. The game drive was amazing- we had a wonderful guide along with Ronnie and with their help, we were able to see Baboons, warthogs, elephants, waterbok, antelope (one heard of almost 1000), Buffalo, Lioness, Leopard, and more. We were just blown away by all that we were able to see.
We then headed to our lodging at the Queen Elizabeth Safari Lodge, which was a new hotel (new for Frena, as well). The hotel itself was very nice with new lodging and good amenities, but the service was inexperienced and slow and so it impacted our agenda marginally. Thankfully Ronnie was so good at keeping us on schedule that we didn't miss anything.
Our next morning, we ventured off on a chimpanzee tour that was phenomenal, we saw so many different types of primates and our guides were just so knowledgeable and friendly. A truly remarkable experience! We then started the long track to the airport in Entebbe and were dropped off with plenty of time to meet our 11pm departure.
A huge thanks to Ronnie for making this such a memorable experience, we couldn't imagine a more patient and knowledgable driver/guide. We have travelled all over the world and he is by far our favorite tour guide to date.
A few suggestions for folks considering the 4 day gorilla trekking tour with Frena Adventures:
-Ask Fred for a packing list, he has a great one that is helpful.
-Bring gloves... like gardening gloves for heavy thorns as this was extremely useful during the two trekks. Everyone else was trying to manage with large walking sticks but ended up abandoning them and using their hands to traverse some of the more steeper terrains. We were the envy of the group with the gloves.
-Make sure you have bills for tipping and buying souvenirs- Tips for hotel staff (3 locations), tips for Guides (6 on Gorilla, 2 on Boat, 1 on Game Drive, 2 on Chimpanzee); Souveniers- Batwa Cultural Experience; and of course- tip your drive/tour guide (at the end of the trip).
-If you can, bring pens for the local children. Everywhere you go kids will wave and smile at you, and we learned that a lot of tourists give them pens for school. When you drive up and down the mountains, you will see kids walking to get water or walking to school and so stopping to give them a pen would really go a long way. Don't bring chocolate or sweets as they don't have the dentistry to support that kind of sugar intake.
-Spend a little bit more for the Mid Range Lodging options. Even though they are midrange, not all lodges has shampoo/conditioner/soap for you, so be prepared.
-This 4 day trip will take you from extremely warm temperatures, to really cool temperatures so bring a sweater/jacket.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience with a truly great guide/driver!
Our driver Ken was a phenomenal guide, and made our trip very special.
He was good humoured, very knowledgeable and helpful, and always put our safety first while going out of his way to make sure we saw the wildlife we wanted to see. Ken was an excellent driver and we felt comfortable in the well kitted-out Toyota jeep.
The Right Choice safari tour was very well organised. Pick up from our hotel in Nairobi was very straightforward and all the accommodation on safari was to a good standard.
We would recommend the tour to those looking to go on a longer safari, but be aware – lots of early mornings!
Thanks for a wonderful trip! Naomi and John