65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Cyprian was the perfect travel guide.
I was very pleased with my 2023 trip to Rwanda that Lush Africa helped plan the itinerary. My purpose for the trip was to visit the gorillas one more time. I had been to Rwanda in August 2022 with a large tour company to see the gorillas and the eastern border of Rwanda to visit the Akagera National Park. It was a seven day stay in Rwanda.
I loved the gorillas and Rwanda. I had a planned safari trip this summer (2023) to several southern African countries. I decided to return to Rwanda on my own to visit the gorillas and the Nyungwe National Forest before starting the safari. Lush Africa was recommended to me by two individuals on the 2022 Rwanda trip who stayed on to see Nyungwe National Forest, home to chimpanzees and the Black & White monkeys and used Lush Africa.
I found Lush Africa to be as good as any tour company that I have used in my travels. I was offered interesting activity options to select from, beautiful hotels to stay in. and a perfect travel guide, Cyprian.
During the drives from one location to another, Cyprian was an excellent conversationalist. He provided interesting background information on Rwandan daily life. He was also very punctual and got me to all the destinations on time. He secured me a gorilla family located in an area that wasn’t too difficult to access. Which I truly appreciated. He is a safe driver.
Overall, I enjoyed all the Lush Africa recommended activities, Rukari Museum, National Ethnographic Museum, trekking in the Nyungwe Forest for chimpanzees and the Black & White monkeys, the canopy walks and especially, the Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village which was more fun than I had anticipated.
As an older solo female traveler, I found Abbey Rafsanjani, the owner of Lush Africa, and Cyprian made the experience one that I will remember the rest of my life. Rwanda is a wonderful country to visit, so filled with hope.
GR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
Our driver Mansur was amazing!the mikumi safari was great
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professional, serious, and experimented to create a perfect safari, well done for the driver guide
Value for money is really good, amazing safari for an honest price.
The organization of the travel is perfect, no issue even a good surprise. The guide was really professional and great knowledge about wildlife, reliable, if I doing an other safari this tour operator will be my first choice.
TR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Joy and adventure in 1
Hi This is Ünal from Turkey. It was just incompatible with other tours. You ask why? Staff of the company knows how to communicate and please you in every way to have awesome outcome of Safari. I enjoyed every second of the Safari with Kikitu, Steve and others. You will never regret. Just pick up a tour via Lenchanda and explore Africa
FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best safari operator we could have find
From our arrival (and even during the preparation before) to our departure,Praygod and Joël have been the best guides, driver and host possible. They changed a wonderful travel in a awaken dream! Our guide was speaking a good French and was always available for a question or to organize the best place and the best moment to find this animal or this other. The hotels were also wonderful! Thanks, thanks a lot Praygod and Joël!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This safari was amazing !
We had such a beautiful safari with Lenchada safari company!
Everything on the description was exactly the same..
We saw so many animals, the guide (Richie) was very nice and patient, he took the time to explain everything to us about the animals we see. I highly recommend this safari! Value for money, it's worth it. Thanks again to our great guide!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome
I visited three parks TARANGIRE, SERENGETI and NGORONGORO CRATER with Utmost Safari and had zero regret about choosing Tanzania as the destination.
SG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour
Our guide Willy (in Masai Mara) and Joseph are great. Food, hotel are good
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best choice we could have made
I traveled to Kenya for 21 days in September 2022 with a friend from Spain, booking the 6 days/5 nights Safari (Masai-Mara 3, Nakuru 1, Amboselli 2) one month before the start of the trip.
From the beginning Silas explained everything to me, we agreed to pick up the Nairobi airport-hotel (on our own) and the next morning they would pick us up from the starting point of the adventure. He accompanied us to be able to exchange local currency and he took care of my lost luggage on the scale in Amsterdam when it appeared in Kenya) Because yes, they lost my checked luggage in Holland and the airport management was also great (helped by Silas).
Our drivers were Winston for the first 3 days, and then Boniface (coinciding with a passenger change). The van was completed with other "solo" travelers each with their respective Safari plan. Both were magnificent guides, they made an effort to make our game 100% productive, allowing us to see practically all the inhabitants of the parks. Without worrying about food, or water, or tickets to the parks, everything is included and very well managed.
They also gave us essential advice to continue our journey through Kenya, explaining first-hand part of the history and society of this beautiful and welcoming country.
Mention that my luggage was taken to the Amboselli park, all managed by Silas in a wonderful way and I suppose by all the people involved in the logistics.
I really do not know of other Safari companies first hand in Kenya (if in South Africa) but I can assure you that it is difficult to find another company that improves the value for money and the treatment and management by the entire team, so if I hope I can repeat the experience again, without a doubt I would repeat with them, in addition to openly recommending it.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A truly unforgettable experience
From the very start, everything was organised and ran like clockwork. Our guide, Vincent, was so knowledgeable and approachable answering all of our questions. Roads were in a shocking state but Vincent’s driving gave us the utmost confidence in him. Others in our group were excellent travelling companions and I can’t recommend ranger safaris enough