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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing guidance on making a great time for a safari.
Estleon Adventures was a great company to work with regarding all the logistics of our safari. There are so many questions to be made for a safari and Estleon Adventures helped us so much, we were so glad that we booked with them. Everything from handling the traveling to the guided safari were perfectly planned. Thank you Estleon Adventures!!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Spirit of Kenya made our Dream Honeymoon a Reality!!
My wife and I chose to go with Spirit of Kenya for our honeymoon adventure (based on the overwhelmingly positive feedback here in the reviews) and we could not be any happier! We don't have a single complaint and the entire trip was an outrageous success!
Our safari was 7 days. We started in Amboseli. Then, we went Lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru, each for a night. Lastly, we went to Masai Mara. Vanessa was our fantastic planner. She was very responsive and extremely patient in answering my many questions. She even helped me with a special request in which I shipped some rice to their office so once I arrived I could fill my special camera bean bag.
Our trip was based off a pre-planned itinerary on the website but we added a night at lake Naivasha. The trip itineraries are fully customizable and I would urge anyone traveling to take advantage of this. In hindsight, I would have added more time to the Mara. There's so much to see and it is so vast that I don't think you could ever have too much time there. Keep the location of your camps in mind too at the Mara. Especially if you want to see the migration, choosing something near the Mara River allows you to get there earlier in the morning and maximizes your chances of seeing a river crossing. It might even be wise to ask to run your itinerary by your driver for this reason. They know the lay of the land better than anyone.
Our driver was Joseph. I can't say enough good things about him. He was a true professional with over 20 years of experience. He shared so many fantastic stories with us about the safari life and taught us so much interesting things about Kenya and it's people. Joseph understands your goals and makes it his mission to ensure you leave happy. He understood our top goals (photography/wildlife) and made improvements to our itinerary on-the-fly to maximize our time on game drives such as doing picnic lunches in the bush rather than going back and forth to our distant camps.
We drove in the van rather than pay extra for the Landcruiser. In the dry season, this did not make a difference at all. Joseph was able to drive everywhere the Landcruisers could go. Other companies will lie to you about this but Joseph and Vanessa were honest on this issue and saved us money. We were even hit by a major storm one evening in the Mara which instantly changed the trail conditions to very dangerous and muddy. It was impressive watching Joseph skillfully handle these slick and unstable conditions in the van to carefully get us back to camp safely.
Joseph found us every animal we wanted to see (even the leopard... if only for a couple seconds) and let us take the safari at our pace. Staying patient with animals we were most interested in and moving along past others when needed. He is amazing and gladly handled any request. There's a lot of driving on safari so this was such a relief to have a driver that we enjoyed so much and I can honestly say Joseph has also become a friend as well.
We couldn't be any more pleased with how everything turned out. When traveling on safari, you're really putting your safety completely into the hands of these companies and after such success with Spirit of Kenya, I'll never risk going with anyone else again for a return trip and I've already strongly recommended them to all friends and family who show an interest in one day going to Kenya.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mwenga was engaging, fun, and full of great conversation and knowledge about all that we were seeing
Our group was big and we spent 2 or so weeks with Mwenga on a tour of several great spots in Kenya. He was able to answer all of our questions and kept engaged and on point the entire trip - even with set backs out of his control (flat tires, etc...)! He handled all of that calming and professionals and it ended up being great times for our family. He got us in front of the big 5 and provided so much extra knowledge during our trip.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
BEST VACATION OF MY LIFE!!!
This is my second safari with Bateleur Eagle Safaris, my best friend and I just returned from a 2 1/2 week vintage safari with them from 8/26/21 to 9/13/21. Everything about this vacation was PERFECT!!!! Our guide Mathew planned out our itinerary and guided us all over Kenya stopping at several game reserves. Our driver Steve was THE BEST!!!!! He drove a thousand miles all over Kenya without any issues at all. During our safari, a dream of mine was to see the Tano Bora (the famous cheetah brothers of the Maasai Mara) and they found them!!!! That was a moment I will never forget and will cherish a lifetime.
It is difficult to put into words the remarkable, amazing adventure my friend and I experienced. The camps were beautiful and comfortable, the food outstanding but the best part was the friendships we made with the Kenyan people. The hardest part was saying goodbye to Mathew and Steve at the airport there were many tears.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for providing me the best vacation of my life, I am forever grateful. ♥
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Sunset Adventure Safari arranged a perfect 5 day safari tour.
We started from Arusha for the 5 Day Safari with our driver Omary to Tarangire National Park through the Maasai region. In the park we saw a lot of Maasai boys who were busy with cattle herding. In the park the landscape was fantastic, with lots of big baobabtrees and the typical umbrella acacia. Thanks to the sharp eye and the knowledge of Omary we saw lots of animals like lions, a group of elephants in front of the car, lots of giraffes, zebras, gnoes…
The Lake Manyara National Park was very special, driving along the border of the lake, through the forest to the hot springs. Again we saw a lot of elephants, giraffes and baboons. Some were playing on the hood of our car. Omary was never in a hurry. He took time to observe the animals and gave us a lot of opportunities to take pictures and video’s. He was an excellent driver with lots of humor: could’nt be better.
The Serengeti and Lake Ngorongoro were very different because of the yellow dry landscape with also lots of animals like zebras, gazelles, gnoes, buffalos,baboons… We were very lucky because we encountered 3 leopards eating there prey in a tree, 3 male lions passing our car to rest under a tree nearby, a cheeta preparing to hunt and a big group of hippos. The views were fantastic even with clouded weather that day.
On our way back to Arusha we wanted to make a visit to a Maasai village. We were welcomed by a group of dansers; we visited the school were children from 3 to 8 were singing to us andwe were invited to see a Maasai house. Very interesting to see how they live.
The lunches we got every day were very tastefull on a nice spot. The lodges were perfect, nice people and very tasty food. Even in the tented camp where it was not allowed to go outside by night, because of the wild animals in the surrounding. Therefore without hesitation we highly recommend this trip and driver.
Sunset Adventure Safari made a perfect arrangement for a very good price. Thanks a lot.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Took care of EVERYTHING so we could just enjoy the experience!
I joined a friend on a research trip followed by some fun/vacation time. Esther handled ALL of the logistics, including managing all of the changes to local appointments for the research side of things, making sure we could get Kenyan SIM cards and M-PESA on our phones upon arrival, so that from our perspective the entire trip was seamlessly easy to navigate. Our drives (James and Simon) were excellent, the accommodations were top notch, and I plan to book with Uniglobe again when I come back to Kenya!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magnificent, once-in-a-lifetime experience.
My wife and I greatly enjoyed our 5-day Kruger safari and panorama route. Wildlife Safaris and our guide Hoppy organized a stellar itinerary, taking us to various parts of Kruger and allowing us the opportunity to view abundant wildlife—including numerous lion, leopards, and wild dogs. Hoppy was incredibly knowledgeable about the park’s wildlife and many intricacies and always happy to tailor the safari to our interests. He’s a savvy guide and also full of good humor, which greatly enriched the experience.
Strongly recommended!
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CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Authentic
Christopher is a fantastic driver and Guide. We always felt very safe and he has a huge knowledge about nature.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very attentive and kind.
My wife and I had the pleasure to be guided by Richard. The experience was by far the most incredible experience we both have had. We were extremely lucky to see so man animals, including the 'Big 5'. In addition, Richard our guide was very kind and he took us to the most amazing places in Tanzania. We are very pleased with the tour and we would love to come back soon.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
All the best of safari!
Although it was a difficult time due to the pandemic, Emmelyn of Savanna Safari & Tours managed to organize our trip, preparing a very interesting itinerary that allowed us to visit Botswana and Zimbabwe. We had a very knowledgeable guide, Anthony, who we highly recommend. All went well.