20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Tour guide was excellent but be prepared to pay more in Kenya
Overall the tour was very good, our tour guide Jacob knew the Masai Mara like the back of his hand and found us more wildlife than we could have imagined possible.
The only thing that lets the tour down slightly is what you get for the price compared to other safaris in countries like South Africa. I’ve done a lot of safaris and it was more than twice the price in Kenya so you kind of expect somethings to be better - our hotel was amazing but the beds were not particularly comfortable and our lunch that was included on the last day wasn’t actually at our nice hotel it was just on the way home somewhere which wasn’t great. We would have also liked to see a bit more of the Mara Triangle rather than just the bit of park we were in as we had 3 nights, so maybe next time we will ensure the hotel is in that area.
also our car broke down a few times and especially for photography it would have been nice to have a different style - eg open sides etc. This is down the the tour operator not our driver.
As I said, for wildlife and seeing what we wanted Jacob overdelivered. His knowledge was amazing, knew how to position the vehicle perfectly for photos and he showed us so many big cats we couldn’t keep count.
I would give Jacob our driver above a 5/5 but the few other points I’ve made are something right choice can improve on going forwards.
Little things and it was almost perfect.
PT
Great tour and great hosts. We saw all big five in first hand and experienced beautiful nature
Great value for money. All team, made of young guys, from the manager Humphrey to the guide in Arusha Fidelis not forgetting the guide in Serengeti (Magic) Mike were simply amazing. Making the experience even more rich and special. The tour in Arusha going to a boat trip in the lake, seeing the beautiful green water and ending in the kilombero market, buying the masai sandals was suoer fun. The wild life in Serengeti and Ngorogoro was just so beautiful, we saw all the big 5 and much more. Some sceneries just like national geographic.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent communication. Amazing Safari experience
EATL helped us create a safari experience that exceeded expectations. They adapted their 'off the shelf' offerings to meet our requirements.
On the Safari, our guide, Jackson, did everything he could to make sure we were in the right place at the right time to catch a glimpse of wildlife at work.
Highly recommended.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Always gives you the best experience
We have booked 5 days safari with 4 over night stays. We are a family of 6 including three generations, aging from 20 to 82. Our driver and guide Moses, is a friendly and skilled gentlemen, he took care of all of us, exceeded all the expectations of us. He considered always weather, road and all other condition to plan the trip to provide best safari. We have had wonderful safari days. Covering multiple parks. The highlight was enjoying the grand migration, just at the door of our comfortable Landcruiser vehicle. We have seen All the Big Five and much more. Moses explained all details regarding the Flora and Fauna, same as cultural things.
Things you should prepare: to avoid credit card fees, have the total payment in cash with you, before you start the safari.
Thanks to Lenchada Safari es, we will come back.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Adventurous Safari
We did 7 days safari with NAV and it turned out to be very adventurous going through rough terrains and crossing rivers while in the parks. Our jeep broke down while on our route to Lake Nakuru and it took several hours before we had a replacement, but i must say that considering the distance, they did amazingly well in fixing the situation and made sure we still kept Henry as our guide that we had from the start.
Henry proved to be a seasoned guide with excellent skills in negotiating bad roads and made our trip very enjoyable. we did get to learn a lot from him, the staff at the camps that we stayed were very welcoming with their ever-smiling faces I must mention Joseph at Serena Ol Pejeta very funny guy.
Thank you, the whole team at NAV for making this happen.
Highly recommended.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent customer care, quick to answer questions, ensures the client gets what they want.
Euray Escapades booked us in for our honey moon package, where they combined a bush and beach venture.
Saying we enjoyed it is an understatement.
We loved the services, the food and the ambience was great.
The kindness and the customer service was everything.That alone matters coz it made the whole stay peaceful and interractive.
I would recommend Euray Escapades day in day out.Book with them and the rest is enjoyment.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable and delivered on all services agreed upon
On a recent trip to Africa we wanted to spend a short period in Rwanda to visit the Gorillas. We utilized Golden Rwanda Safaris to arrange everything from the Gorilla Permits, Hotel and transfers while in Rwanda. Frank and his team were very responsive before and throughout the trip. Our Driver Claude, who was assigned to us the entire time was great and assisted us with getting our PCR tests in time to visit the Gorillas. I would recommend Golden Rwanda Safaris for your time in Rwanda and would use them again. Thank you Frank, Claude, and the rest of your team!
Sean & Robert
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
we had a great time, the trip perfectly organized, the guide was super competent
My wife and I booked 5 days of safari, it was an amazing and exciting experience, the safariavventura guide was super valuable and very knowledgeable!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
She is patient communicative humble and jovial in a manner that makes the whole trip satisfying.
Kameraz of Africa company made my trip to Maasai Mara very enjoyable. From the planning to executing it…was easier as the channel for communication was open.. They did according to what i wanted from the game drives arrangements booking of hotels to meals which were top notch..
The tour guide was patient with us esp with my children who asks a million questions at ago…
My family and i indeed had the vacay we wanted
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, punctual, attentive, friendly & passionate
This was an absolutely stunning trip, a once in a lifetime experience for me and my wife.
We booked a safari package to Selous with Daigle Tours for 2 days/1 night starting and finishing at our hotel in Zanzibar and the whole experience was exceptional. I will try to do it justice with the summary below! (Daigle also owns and runs the Nyerere Tented Camp which is the accomodation)
STAFF: I have to start with the staff who were AMAZING and really made the whole trip what it was. Shout out to Germano who was the member of staff from Daigle we were in contact with to book the trip - he was great with the planning everything and making it really easy and stress free - he also was a friendly face at the campsite and helped to look after us.
Thomas was great, he was our waiter for all our meals in camp and looked after us well - the chef was also fantastic as well as all the other camp staff.
Rama was our guide for the trip and our safari game drives and this man was a legend! Extremely friendly, funny and knowledgeable - it was a pleasure to be in his company!
ORGANISATION: Germano made this so easy, sending an itinerary and detailed information in advance. All of our transfers, flights and activities were all on time and run very well. We paid around a 40% deposit in advance and the rest in cash on arrival which was all fine.
ACCOMMODATION: I can best describe it as luxury glamping with a real bush wilderness feel. Each tent has it’s own hot water shower and toilet with plenty of bottled drinking water. Bed was comfortable and the tent is lined with a mosquito net which was great (neither of us were bitten).
FOOD: wow, it was SO GOOD. The chef did a fantastic job and Thomas was an attentive host. As part of our package, we had a picnic style packed breakfast & lunch on day 1, with a delicious 3 course meal in the evening for dinner. Day 2 we were given a 3 course breakfast and then a 3-course lunch after our activities before our flight home. The food was actually ridiculous, so so good! And a lot of the ingredients were sourced from the local villages. Compliments to the chef!
TRAVEL: Picked up from our Zanzibar hotel at 4am on day 1 & taken to airport for a short 30 min flight to the Mtemere airstrip which is right on the edge of the Selous/Nyerere National park and 10 min drive from the camp. On day 2, Rama made sure we got on our return flight ok at 4pm and when we landed in Zanzibar we were transferred back to our hotel.
ACTIVITIES: Our flight landed at around 6:30am at the airstrip and we were greeted by a smiling Rama in his 4x4 jeep ready and waiting for us to start our safari game drive immediately (no time to waste!). It was a truly amazing day, we saw so many animals including elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes and more - it’s an experience we’ll never forget. In total, we were out for around 11.5 hours for the day, including 2 stops for a picnic style breakfast & lunch (included) which Rama served up in a safe place. We sat eating our lunch watching over a watering hole whilst crocodiles were eating their lunch too - a deceased hippo!
After a good night sleep, we went for a walking tour in the morning of day 2 with a local man called Didi which was really cool, and then we went on a boat trip down the Rufiji River and saw lots of crocs and hippos as well as other wildlife and interesting information from our guides from the local village.
Lastly, we visited the local village on foot where Didi showed us around to give us an experience of life in a Tanzanian village which was really enjoyable.
Overall, we found our trip to be excellent value for money with 2 action packed days with some great hospitality and facilities at the camp. Highly recommended to anyone thinking of going on a safari in Tanzania!
Thank you Rama, Germano, Thomas, Didi and all the staff at Daigle Tours and the Nyerere Tented Camp!