50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Brilliant safari - amazing range of animals and environments!
We were thrilled with the itinerary, the parks, the lodges and in particular:
· The great care and driving excellence of Ken and Joseph
· The range of parks and numbers of animals – we were expecting to see just a few animals – we had no idea we would literally see thousands!
· Your excellent and easy coordination – nothing was too much trouble to organise, you were so flexible
· The value for money – the safari was extremely reasonably priced, making it possible for us to involve younger members of our families
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Willem Heckroodt amazing tour guide, very knowledgeable, made sure we saw many animals. Awesome!
Was very well done. Driver was knowledgeable and knew the best places to look. Was prompt to pick up and didn't watch the clock which was nice. We were given clear directions on pickup and the events of the day. Even though we had rain in the morning, it was an amazing trip! Thanks to Willem, our driver for the day!
DZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Merci beaucoup our tour leader!!
Go explore safaris is an awesome tour guide company. Am glad to say that I had a great vacation in Uganda thanks to this company. My Algerian friends with whom I were had so much fun seeing gorillas for the first time and bungee jumping in Jinja was awesome as well. We liked Brian he was so prompt on responding to us. He helped us to plan for our trip.We were glad to have Chris as our tour guide(he speaks some French), he was able to explain to us a few basic things with his basic French, very knowledgeable and great driver.
I highly recommend this Safari Company to everyone.. It was amazing.
Thank you Go Explore safaris. We shall return and visit Kidepo Wilderness with you.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great SafariExperience, despite the accommodations
We booked this private Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru safari online although it was a bit more expensive than others exactly like it, thinking the increase in price would upscale the experience just a little. But we had the same accommodation as others we talked to at our two overnight stops who paid less. The first, Manhattan Camp, in the Masai Mara, was very run down. Maybe thirty years ago when it was built it was a great place. All that left of ‘great’ is the gardens. The zipper on out tent did not work. The mosquito netting had holes in it. The bathroom was a shower I did not want to step in, a shelf mhammered together from old wood was hanging on the wall, and a toilet that had a lid but no seat! The camp entry/reception was a mud pit. This place has simply given up. The food was as basic as possible: either spaghetti, rice, mashed potatoes at every meal all served with the same ‘beef’ sauce. Over and over. The dining hall was big and uninteresting. It did however have a massive tv in the bar section which, when the electricity was on (rarely) was blaring soccer games. Pleasant-not! Hardly ‘dining’ experience. A safari camping experience is one thing but this camp has deceptive older photos and dares to call itself a ‘resort.’ Online it states that each tent has a kitchen. Not ours!
The second was a hotel at Lake Nakuru (City Max) in a very very sketchy neighbourhood. Secure but you don’t want to walk around here at night. Grumpy daytime front desk staff and manager. Night front desk was good. Restaurant with maître de and two uniformed wait staff. But, again, the food was miserable. I pushed away the dinner after a few bites as did a few of the other four couples in the restaurant. The room was good. The beds were good. But this neighbourhood is noisy, way into the night. Our room was directly above the kitchen early, so early mornings there was banging pits and pans, etc. I complained about this to the manager but all I got was a blank stare. As for the wifi, although this place claims to have it throughout - forget that. We just gave up on it. It does work sort of in the dining hall.
So, as far as accommodations are concerned, this safari is not just budget but very very budget.
The best part of the safari was Robert, our driver/guide. We had a safari van with openable roof all to ourselves. Robert was a great driver and an informative guide. He was sensitive to what we wanted and made sure we were always having a positive animal viewing experience. We saw almost every savannah animal you could think of . So that made up for the questionable acccommodation. Ask for him if you are still going to book after reading this review.
The owner of the tour company, Felistus, was quick to respond to our emails and even got us onward train tickets to Mombasa. So she is good. I am not sure however that she has recently or ever visited the two places we overnighted in. She and all others who use them should think again.
‘Budget’ does not have to mean ‘inadequate’!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Good service, no problems.
I booked my Air Botswana flight through Cultural Vibes and was able to pay within Zimbabwe. All went well and was smooth travelling.
MX
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good planning and help
The planning was good, and the recommendations were great. The lodges were very nice.
The communication could improve, on the planning, and the information could be more personalized, not only re sending information.
We had a problem with our visas, but they were really helpful managing a late pick up from the airport so we would be able to catch our Gorilla trecking, even though we arrive late, because of a change in our schedule.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
BRILLIANT BRILLIANT BRILLIANT
Not normally one for group tours, or holidays, I decided South Africa would be better in numbers, so I went with Trailblazers Travel on an intimate, group holiday, of 12 for a 10 day adventure.
Well, I must say, it blew my mind. Not only was the group, some of the best people I've ever met, but the tours and itinerary was brilliant. Everything had been thought out, researched and included..PLUS MORE! The country was spectacular and locals we met along the way, touched my heart in the best way possible. They were some of the most genuinely happy and authentic people in the world, completely accepting and excited to meet us and share a story. And, on top of that, the safari in Kruger, up close and personal with incredible animals - no words can describe...its a must see!!!
Wish I could recommend Trailblazers Travel more highly than 5 Stars because they deserve it. X
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
"Best experience ever"
I want to share my unforgettable and amazing experience in Kenya with East Africa Tours & Safari.
It was really enjoyable starting with the very nice and comfortable vehicle we used all through our tour,not forgetting the social and hospitable tour guide driver whom with his help made us visit all the destinations we had selected.
My special thanks goes to Mr Peter for making sure that we had a flexible schedule that was on time like it was stipulated and due to that,as they say "Kenya hakuna matata",I can also say with East Africa Tours & Safari,hakuna matata
Thank you.
US
excellent in every way
i went to tanzania with safarihub few weeks ago , ( with my family ) , we spent about a week there , everything was quite nice + the price was excellent as well
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was amazing and very friendly staff
The staff could all speak english, friendly and reliable. The guide's where amazing finding the big 5 and had good banter along the way. The cooks made fests every night. Some the meals deserved michelin star. The safari was well run and seemed to follow nicely and i wouldn't change a thing