US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari with a Talented, Enthusiastic, Committed Team
BestDay Safaris provided an amazing experience to our group. Accommodations and vehicle were excellent. They provided helpful information and were responsive prior to our arrival. We especially loved the tented camp. Beyond that, our guide Jackson was knowledgeable, friendly, and incredibly good at his job. He would notice animals (such as a Serval Cat) that we hadn't even considered or seen and get us right up close to see them! Throughout parts of our trip, we noticed that other safari guides would try to follow him, which is quite an endorsement of his skill. We were able to see a tremendous array of animals. Driving through the great migration was definitely a trip highlight, and we appreciated that BestDay gives its guides the discretion/flexibility to get trips like this done as they come up.
We were called back to the U.S. suddenly during this trip. This was disappointing, as we did not get to spend a day at Ngorongoro Crater. Jackson and Peter were very accommodating and got us back to the Kilimanjaro international airport as quickly as possible. Because we couldn't drive back fast enough to make the appropriate flight, Peter drove from Arusha to the JRO airport to purchase us tickets on a plane out of the Serengeti and make this happen. He was able to get us a deal on these tickets and, when the price was lower than expected, he let us know so we didn't overpay.
This company demonstrated knowledge, integrity, resourcefulness, and excellence throughout the entire experience. We cannot thank them enough.
CZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
7 day safari in Kenya
We had a 7 day safari trip in Kenya with Okoa Africa. Our driver was always on the right place in the right time and we saw as much as animals as possible. The accomodation was very good - both camps, hotel and guest house. We were very satisfied with all the services during our trip.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dream vacation with my family
Just wanted to let you know that we thoroughly enjoyed our changed stay at the Sarova Mara Game Club. Thank you for the change. I have recommended you and your company and especially the Sarova Mara (the friendliest personnel) to several people in case they might be interested in a safari in the future. Kim was also very nice and accommodating.
Our last night's stay in the center of Nairobi was an experience but we survived. I guess our plans were not firm enough at the time of booking the safari and we were not sure we would stay in Nairobi so we did not book a hotel upon our return. Unfortunately upon arrival at the airport we were bombarded by solicitors offering all kinds of "deals". Hope to get back to Kenya someday with our grandchildren and you can be sure we will contact you. Thanks again.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thank you
We just wanted to thank you for the perfect organisation. We had a wonderful time there. Just incredible… We saw a lot of things, we met some wonderful people and are full of memories. Baobab was just great and Salt Lick Lodge in Tsavo exceptional. I have had the chance to stay (for work) in several palaces in Europe and the experience was far from as exciting as Salt Lick Lodge. Regarding people, we wanted to thank you for the Safari. We had the most wonderful guide we could have hoped for. Derrick has been fantastic. A great person, an amazing professional. He was been key in making this trip such a great experience. It's far more complex than we could think of yet he managed it perfectly. A great Pro!
DE
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Super organised, great guide and driver, accommodation and service perfect.
We can only recommend best day safari. Organization and services at any time very good. Our guideSix did a wonderful job. We were lucky to see the big 5.
We would/will chose bestday safari again. Many thanks
Juergen from Germany
PL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Probably as good as it gets in the real world - our expectations where met, which is not easy.
This was by far not our (wife + me) first safari (we spent three years in Kenya; also did tours in Zambia, Botswana, Ruanda, South Africa); thus, we are rather spoiled clients with high expectations.
It was a well-planned safari with loads of animals; communication during run-up was clear and quick; the guide/driver was top-nodge; the car reliably serviced.
Altogether, our impression is that it was worth the (high) price; and that we can calmly recommend TZ Choice to others. In the (probable) case we want to come back to TZ, we will most probably ask for their service again.
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The experience was fantàstic and your drivers (Edward and James) were excel·lent in all.
The organisation was good, we didn't have any problem. We (all the group, 13 members) are very satisfied and we would repeat the experience with you. Congratulations.
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic safari to a competitive price and with flexible team
The short version: We had a fantastic time, and we both agree it's the best safari we have been on in terms of animal encounters, camps, and nature!
The long version: After some offers from different operators, we finally went for Twinkle Star, since the package offered was most in line with what we were looking for, and that to a competitive price and nice and attentive service. James at Twinkle Star was fast and good in his communication over mail upon setting the itinerary. We asked for loads of different extra options and modifications and ended up getting about 5 different itineraries from James who patiently replied to all our different requests. In the end, we changed one camp and added one extra night at Pumzika in Serengeti, on top of the original itinerary.
In the end, we stayed one night in Lake Manyara NP at Tortillis Camp, 2 nights at Pumzika in Serengeti and one night at Tortillis in Ngoronogoro. The Tortillis camps were absolutely wonderful in every sense (and identical)! Pumzika was nice too with lovely interior design, but more basic (shower water only on request, without mosquito net and the need to ask the staff to help chase away two spiders from the tent, but hey, it's a tent in the grasslands, so it's still fantastic!).
Our driver Eremes was great at finding animals! He really seemed engaged in finding us different animals, and did manage to bring us close to the big 5 many times over (except from rhino that we only saw once :-) ). He knew a lot, although we had to ask questions for him to explain about the different things we saw - we would have loved for him to tell us more facts spontaneously, as we sometimes didn't know what to ask... He was young and quite a daredevil, in a good way - he went mud-racing to take us to the more inaccessible parts of Serengeti, where we got to see a leopard from 5 m, a cheetha with cubs, etc. Not a drive for the faint-hearted or those who fear mud, but super fun otherwise (and I think he adjusted the speed to fit our personalities)!
We loved the combination of the different parks with their different flora and fauna. We are really glad we added one extra night in Serengeti so that we had the time to get deeper into the huge park, which otherwise would have been impossible to manage time-wise because of the risk of getting stuck in the mud (which many other cars did - Eremes though was a splendid driver).
Some general advice:
- If you don't love animals and animal spotting the way we do, 5 days in a car on bumpy roads may be too long. We wouldn't have wanted to change a thing, though!
- it rained every night, so the roads were suuuuper muddy. Also, the grass was high at this time of year, so animals were quite hard to spot (that's one of the reasons you need an experienced guide)
- It's good to be aware of the long distances: a lot of the time was spent in transfer (most of the time in beautiful nature although few animals).
- Although Tortillis Ngorongoro was heaven on earth, it's good to be aware of that the fact that it's located about 90 min from the gate to the crater.
- For Lake Manyara, make sure to book a camp inside the park. Most seem to be located outside.
So to the few and small downsides:
- the communication ended after the itinerary was set and the bank transfer was made. We got a bit nervous as we didn't hear anything as the trip came closer, but after sending a WhatsApp message to check if everything was in order two days before the safari, we got confirmation immediately. As one is used to get automated email reminders about almost everything nowadays, it would have been nice to get a confirming mail a few days before the start.
- After reading reviews about Twinkle Star, we were prepared on getting another tour operator to actually carry out the safari - something that wasn't communicated until the actual pick up. It would have been nice to get the notification about the affiliate operator in Tanzania before the pick-up, as to avoid the confusion at the parking lot when we in vain searched for a Twinkle Star driver. Apparently, our guide Eremes was booked only the day before.
- We had some minor issues as the first camp didn't book us a double but a twin room (but quickly changed to another room), I sometimes didn't get a vegetarian lunch box.
Finally:
Should we recomend it? YES!
What would we do differently next time, now that we've been there? Stay at Tortillis in Serengeti, too, because Tortillis was heaven!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
07days exciting safari experience in the jungle
The best tour company with the best tour packages at an affordable budget... I experienced the best safari from this tour company, they got the best customer services one would wish to get
I highly recommend landrail safaris ltd
IT
Safari adventure is a guarantee to visit Tanzania! Staff attentive to customer needs, well organized
Good service, excellent organization, wonderful safari!