20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best operator ever
My family and I and our friends had a pleasure
of traveling from Naivasha to Masai Mara for three days using Lion Rider safaris lead by Amazing guide Johnson Mule .
He was friendly, professional, knowledgeable well experienced with his work and answered all the questions we asked.
Highly recommend him as a tour guide
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Extremely on top of things and thorough
Compass Odyssey (Darren) was on the ball from step one. His response to my emails were quick. Every part of the trip was taken care of. We never had to question anything. This is my second time using this company for a reason. The tour itself was wonder. The accommodations (Linyanti & Kanana) were great, not disappointed at all. It’s nice to go away and not have to worry about the logistics.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic professional made for a memorable adventure
Benson was our tour guide for a trip to the Materuni waterfall, coffee tour and Kikuletwa hot springs. He was very patient and understanding of us as my wife struggled to hike to the waterfall in the wet and windy conditions. It was awesome speaking to him about Tanzanian way of ligr and history to get a genuine feel for the local culture.
Lucas was our guide for the Ngorongoro crater. Funny and sociable, he was excellent at spotting the animals and we were lucky to even spot the rhinos which we couldn't yet see at the Masai Mara.
UY
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very responsible operator
Very good and reliable in general. We expected more from the driver, he used his mobile a lot and we initiated the Safaris too late (around 7.30)
NZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had the best time! Exceeded our expectations.
We had the best time. We saw the big 5 and more. The food was amazing. The accommodation was great and the guides and other helpers/chefs were all lovely and a good time.
Not the best communication when you are in Arusha before and after your stay but otherwise amazing.
BR
Perfect! The best tour I ever had!
The tour is amazing! Emmah, our guide, was kind, friendly, very careful and brought us to incredible places! I strongly recommend!
Funtastic
Staff very educated and with a lot of knowledge. For the price we paid it was a Good surprise
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good
The guides, food, and accommodations were amazing!
Thank you very much our guide Damian and our chef Tito.
In advance thank you very much Suricata safaris for making this experience the best of all moments I have ever had in this world.
I am really happy also with the company coming at the Hotel to get feedbacks from the customers thank you very much Daniel for coming by the hotel for the feedbacks I appreciate.
SE
Good value for money. 4 parks in 5 days
The entire trip fulfilled my expectations. The communication with Jackson prior to the trip went very smoothly, email and whatsapp - he answered patiently and promptly to all my questions :-). He came to meet us up on the day before we left for safari to explain everything about the trip and he also took care of our larger suitcases. After the safari he met us up again, this time to deliver our suitcases at check-in at our next destination in Arusha (after safari) and to make sure that we had a pleasant safari. Also transport from and to the airport is included.
We were on a shared safari, meaning people jumped on and off at different parks and locations. It worked fine as it would have been much more expensive to charter a safari jeep for only 2 people. Our driver Assad was with us for our entire 5 day safari. He knows every corner of the parks and made us go through different roads to avoid other jeeps and to find animals. Yes, we managed to see the Big Five, though the rhino was in a very far distance. My favourite park? Ngorongoro crater due to the large number of animals. However, Serengeti was fantastic too :-). All the 4 parks had their own character.
We chose to go midrange, no camps and we are very happy with the different lodges and glampings provided. Breakfast and dinner (usually buffet) were all great. Our chef that came along made nice lunches, so much better than all the cardboard box lunches most of the other companies provided to their clients.
Any improvements:
I can only add to previous reviews regarding the visit of a "Masai village". I usually try to avoid these kind of visits wherever I go. We were asked if we wanted to stay at one of them and we were told it was a more authentic one, but I felt uncomfortable during the entire visit. A short dance, very few words about their daily lives and then we were invited to a hut where the man's wife and child were asleep. And then the mandatory visit to their shop. Awkward. I did not read or hear anything about any warnings prior to the visit.
CH
The tour provider did everything to ensure that I had a wonderful safari.
The safari was beautiful, lots of animal sightings, lots of wildebeest, families of elephants and lots of lions among other things. Nature that keeps changing. I was there for 10 days and had a lot of time to admire the animals and nature. The accommodations were also great, luxury tents with shower and toilet. The driver was very reliable and always on time. When the tour changed, I was always asked. For example, during the wildebeest migration we changed the route and saw a lot of wildebeest.
I would book the safari again.
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