CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the most memorable and exciting experiences I had in my entire life.
Lion King Adventures did an amazing job planning our 3 days safari. Everything was perfect! The accommodation was good value for the money we paid, the food was really good (specially the dinner we had at Illboro in Arusha) and our guide (Immanuel Chamboa) was incredible! He went above and beyond to make sure our experience is unforgettable. He gave us a lot of information about different animals and he constantly checked with us that we are happy with the safari schedule.
The communication with Lion King Adventures was great! They always replay very fast at emails and their english is irreproachable. I really enjoyed the fact that they customised the safari to meet all our requirements. Flexibility is always nice, especially in these hard times with the pandemic.
At the end of the safari, the founders of the company came to meet us and asked us about our experience and feedback in order to improve their services. There was not much to say since everything was perfect, but I find it very lovely that they took the time to come and meet with us when our adventure was over.
RU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amaizing trip : Zanzibar, Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro.
We had a wonderful end of the year holiday we spent 5 days in Zanzibar and 5 days in Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. The hotels and camps were clean, meals were amazing and the guides in both Zanzibar and safaris Hamis and Moses were very knowledgeable. It was amazing booking with African Chitah
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience, and a very nice break from the tough global circumstances.
We had an excellent experience with Africa Tours Adventure. Our driver/ guide was Levan. He was very friendly and informative, and we had an excellent time welcoming in Christmas day with him in Bwindi! We would recommend.
The safari tour certainly lived up to expectations. The service was great everywhere, the Ugandan people are incredibly friendly. The actual tour itself was great. Seeing the Gorillas and the Chimps were both unforgettable days.
Many thanks.
MA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Our family safari with E-Trip was an epic, life-changing adventure!
My family and I would like to recommend E-Trip Africa wholeheartedly! We just returned from an incredible 12-day adventure in Tanzania and Zanzibar. Ben and his amazing team arranged every detail, and we were delighted with the results. Our guide, David Mushi, became an honorary member of our family-my daughters, ages 11, 14 and 16 loved him! He was incredibly professional, warm, efficient and knowledgeable. He was 100% available for any of our concerns at any time. We all felt like we learned so much about nature, geography, geology, conservation, and science in our time with him. We started out our adventure at the lovely Researcher's Rest in Arusha and I was happily reminded of my early childhood days with my parents, who lived in East Africa for many years in the 60's and 70's. A beautiful, tranquil escape right off the busy neighborhood road in Arusha, we thoroughly enjoyed our overnight there. The setting, the dinner, the quaint and cosy lodge, we loved it all. It was also apparent that this unique, lovely lodge has suffered from a lack of tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We happily donated to help keep this little oasis in business.
Our trip was perfectly planned and carefully thought out, down to where we stayed every night. We appreciated staying at three very different Lamala Lodges, where ecotourism is a must-solar electricity and no plastics. Lalama is truly a gem in Tanzania-we could really tell that the staff cares about its people and the beautiful country of Tanzania.
My girls were anxious to see all of the Big Five animals, and we certainly did! On our first full day in Tarangire National Park, we were in the MIDST of a herd of about 200 elephants, it was truly amazing! The Serengeti was also incredible; we must have seen a total of about 30 lions in our three days. We came across a pride of lions eating a massive cape buffalo; astonishing!
The most incredible moment, however, was about 30 minutes from our Lemala camp on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater, where we were amazed to see a huge male leopard saunter our right in front of our vehicle, pause and stay for a few moments and then slowly walk back into the bush. We caught it all on film and it's astonishing.
We also thoroughly enjoyed the wildebeest and zebra migration-it is truly a sight to see when you look out onto the Seregenti and see wildebeest and zebra in the thousands, as far as the eye can see!
Zanzibar for three days at the end of our trip was so much fun. The Blue Bay Resort is a lovely place; also eco-friendly with solar paneling and moving towards no plastics. Our Christmas day at the resort was fabulous. Thoroughly enjoyed our arranged tour of Stone Town as well; what a colorful, buzzing town with a fascinating history.
Many, many thanks for the trip of a lifetime, Ben, for the Fraiture Family!!!! We are so grateful for your careful, compassionate planning. Please send hugs to David from all of us.
One more IMPORTANT thing to note-we were nervous, evidently, about traveling from Morocco to TZ and on to Zanzibar during the pandemic. Qatar Airways did a great job of keeping us safe and secure and E-Trip Africa was amazing in regards to our health concerns. They went above and beyond what was expected to reassure us and to keep us safe. We had one vehicle and one (amazing!) guide during our 8-day safari. He wore a mask in the safari vehicle at all times. He asked us that each time we entered the car, that we sanitize our hands (the sanitizer was provided, even though we also had our own). Each of our lodges were VERY careful about social distancing. We always ate outside and the entire staff were masked and careful. I would 100% recommend E-Trip, even during this difficult time. Cases in TZ are relatively low and we also easily and efficiently got tested in Arusha before returning to Morocco. Again, this made SUCH a difference in our comfort level. Many thanks again, Ben!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was an outstanding Safari with the best guide in the world !
Our guide Muba picked us up on time and had a nice landcruiser well prepared (binoculars etc.).
He guided us with his extraordinary knowledge through Tarangire, Lake-Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and will allways be remebered as a friend.
We will come back
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Rwanda safaris
We booked with Kubwa Five Safaris during COVID-19 pandemic for a trip to Rwanda shortly after Rwanda had opened her airports for international flights. We visited a number of places. We greatly needed this kind of trip.
We were 17 of us, the Standard Operating Procedures such as wearing of masks, sanitizers, etc, were all put in place, we used two minibuses which imply that social distance was observed.
We enjoyed the game drives and boat ride, while on our game drive, we saw; lions, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, etc. The accommodations were well selected and meals were great.
We will travel with Kubwa Five Safaris again
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A dream come true!
We just returned from an amazing 17 day Tanzania and Kenya combined safari. We found this tour company through Safaribookings.com and we were a bit apprehensive about wiring our payment. I can assure anyone who might be nervous about pre-paying and wiring money, that there is absolutely nothing to worry about if you use AfricaEndlessCruising LTD. Mr. Chacha Kehengu (the owner of the company) was very responsive to all of our questions and sent around 10 emails before we departed the United States to Tanzania. Our driver was there to greet us upon our arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and then our nerves settled and we realized we were in for a great adventure.
Our tour guide for the Tanzania portion of the trip was Saleh. He is simply amazing at locating all the hidden animals. We truly felt lucky to have him. Not only does he know how to spot animals, but he also very familiar with all of the parks as well.
We went to Arusha NP, Tarangire NP, Lake Manyara NP, Lake Eyasi, Ngorogoro Crater NP, Lake Ndutu, and the Serengeti. All places visited were unique and amazing in their own right.
If you have the means and time, I highly suggest including all of these sights on your safari. After Lake Manyara, we opted to do the optional cultural visit to the town of Mto Wa Mbu. The tour takes about 2 hours and is done by local women who take you to see how Tanzanians live.
I highly recommend doing this tour! We also visited 3 bushmen tribes near lake Eyasi that all have very distinct cultures. Additionally, we visited a Masai boma village and were greeted with an authentic Masai dance and afterward were invited into their homes.
The land border crossing into Kenya went smoothly, and Saleh stayed with us until we met our Kenya tour guide Francis who was at the border waiting for us.
In Kenya we went to the Masai Mara NP, Lake Nakuru NP, Lake Elementeita, Lake Naivasha, Hell's Gate NP, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Samburu NP, Buffalo Springs NP, Amboseli NP, and spent our last night in Nairobi (If you have time in Nairobi, arrange for your guide to take you to the Giraffe Manor where you can hand feed the Giraffes).
Our Kenyan guide Francis was kind and easy to talk to. We were lucky enough to see all the Big 5 in Tanzania, and again in Kenya. Each of Kenya's parks that we visited were also very distinct and each had something special to offer. We had initially scheduled Abedare NP in our itinerary, but because of heavy rains, none of the lodges were open in Abedare, and many of the roads had major damage. So instead of going to Abedare, we ended up going to Lake Naivasha on a boat tour to an island were you can walk with Zebra, Wildebeests, and Giraffes. We also went to Hell's Gate afterward since it is was so close. Hell's Gate was probably the park we enjoyed the least, but it is where the inspiration for Disney's Lion King came from.
Overall, Samburu had unique wildlife that we only saw there- the Somali Ostrich, Grevy's Zebra, gerenuk, and my favorite- LOTS of Oryx.
If you want to see Rhinos up close, then I would recommend going to Lake Nakuru and/or Ol Pejeta- lots and lots of White and Black rhinos.
The Masai Mara had lots of Lions and also has a group of Cheetahs called the 5 brothers which was super cool to see.
The view of Mt. Kilimanjaro from Amboseli and the abundance of Elephants found there was breathtaking and quintessential Africa.
Tarangire's Baobab trees were incredible and looked like something out of a Dr. Seuss book.
Ngorogoro Crater and Arusha NP were absolutely stunning and what I would call Heaven on Earth.
The lodges and luxury tented camps were each extremely good. We stayed mostly in the Serena lodges/Tented camps, as well as a handful of other tented camps and lodges. ALL of the accommodations in both Tanzania and Kenya were superb!
In regards to the food, it too was great. I am a vegetarian and there were tons of tasty options at all of the lodges. My traveling companion doesn't eat beef or pork, nor does he eat vegetables, but he too had plenty of chicken and fish options. They also have pineapple, watermelon, bread, rolls, FRENCH FRIES and chicken samosas at all of the lodges and tented camps. You will not be disappointed.
I would highly highly recommend using Africa Endless Cruising LTD to plan your visit to Either Tanzania, Kenya or both if you are able. Mr. Chacha met us at our very nice hotel in Arusha on our first night of the trip to ensure that we had everything we needed. He took great care of us and I'm confidant he will do the same for you. Don't hesitate to request Saleh as your tour guide in Tanzania, and Francis as your tour guide in Kenya. You will be in talented, capable, and friendly hands.
We had internet every night of our safari and Mr. ChaCha emailed us 3 times during our trip to check-in and make sure everything was going as planned. Mr. ChaCha is very professional and very organized.
If you are planning a trip to either Tanzania or Kenya or both then I highly highly recommend booking with Africa Endless Cruising LTD
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome experience
I did a five day tour and had a great time exploring Uganda! From pick up till the end everything was fine. The communication before I came to Uganda was easy, responses came quickly and I got all the information I needed. My guide/driver Willy was a perfect host! He told me a lot about Uganda and I felt very safe no matter which road we were on. I liked all of the accomodations,and though I've booked the camping/basic fare, I was positively surprised by the standards. Thanks for a perfect experience in Uganda!
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb service and great guidance
Chose this company among about 10 others. Very individual approach, quick and smooth communications. The price was also the best I could find.
Everything was even better than I expected: comfortable driving by a very experienced guide Eli, cozy and comfortable accomodation. We slept well, we never were hungry, we saw the big 5 and many many more animals, Eli and Philomenia took care of every detail of our trip.
I highly recommend African Savannah for everyone who wants to have an amazing and safe safari trip!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very good communication and planning. All our needs were
Chris was very good at planning and communicating. We enjoyed his flexibility and he made the trip very enjoyable for our whole family of 6.