20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent service
Last year I travelled to Masai Mara with my Family,Silvach adventures organized everything for us from Transport to Accommodation, I would say there service and customer care is excellent. I would recommend anyone to try them
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A fabulously organised safari with Tanzania Roadside Expeditions
I wanted to choose a Tanzanian owned and run travel company for our family safari, and picked Tanzania Roadside Expeditions based on several good reviews, and their general responsiveness. I could not have been more impressed.
Paul Justine, who runs the firm, answered all my questions promptly, and was flexible in making adjustments.
My husband, two daughters (in their twenties) and I only had 1 week, and I therefore wanted it to be just safari, but recognising that my husband, in particular might need time to recover from the flight from London, we opted to spend 1 full day in Arusha, which we all appreciated, taking advantage of the Gran Melia's pool and massage. When I saw the suggested itinerary with 4 stops: Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorogoro Crater and the Serengeti, I wondered if we were doing too much, and if we should skip Ngorogoro Crater, but Paul dissuaded me, and we were all glad that we didn't. James was our guide, and he could not have done a better job. He was extremely knowledgeable, seemed able to spot things from a distance so that we would often find ourselves on the scene of some key action before others arrived. He was also a wonderful driver., appeared tireless patient and kind.
The hotels that Tanzania Roadside Expeditions picked were all very comfortable, but the ones they arranged in Lake Manyara (Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge) and in the Serengeti (Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge) were exceptional.
It was all-in-all a truly magical trip that was beautifully arranged, and for an undoubtedly luxurious safari was extremely good value for money.
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommend Dickson
This is a Great experience that I can get it in Safari game. Our Tour Guide Dickson provide lot of the opportunities for us to meet the Big 5 . Lucky we can meet 4 out of the Big 5 including the rare one Leopard . Also , he operated a nice tour that make us comfortable and entertained.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best of Serengeti and Masai Mara Experiences
What an incredible Serengeti and Masai mara experience, thank you Eyes On Serengeti team. My family and I enjoyed a trip we will never forget. We saw the great migration in Serengeti migration and nasal mara river crossing – what a bonus. It was a true adventure of a lifetime.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing and friendly service and follow up. I highly recommend Serene East Africa Safaris.
We decided earlier this summer that we wanted to do a safari to Kenya and after looking at many safari outfitters and contacting several, I settled on Serene East Africa Safaris and am so very glad that I did.
When I first contacted Lucy I explained to her that my wife has advanced Alzheimer's and is in a wheelchair with limited mobility and asked if she would be able to put a safari together for us. She said it would be absolutely no problem and she would make sure that any lodges she suggested would all have wheelchair accessible facilities and would make sure that everything else was also tailored to my wife's needs.
Lucy was an absolute pleasure to do business with and right from the get go she took care of everything in a low key manner, suggesting an itinerary but at the same time being very open to any changes I preferred. For example, she initially put Lake Naivasha on the itinerary as well as Lake Nakuru but I preferred to pass on this and stay an extra day at Masai Mara. Staying at Fairmont lodge the extra day and omitting Naivasha meant one less travel day for my wife and we also wanted to make sure we spent enough time in the Mara. I received an email back within minutes saying that was no problem whatsoever and to consider it done.
Everything from booking, to choosing lodge options and paying online went very smoothly as did the pick up at the airport. Lucy put together an amazing trip for us that was filled with awe and excitement. The photos and videos we took will hopefully help my wife to remember things about the trip long after the actual events have faded from her memory.
After our flight from London the night before our two daughters, along with my wife and I, opted to fly from Nairobi to Masai Mara instead of driving. It worked well for us and I recommend it as an option to anyone considering it. We arrived at the lodge very fresh which may not have been the case if we had driven down with our guide Linus. Linus took us to the airport then drove to the lodge with our luggage and we met with him later that afternoon. Linus was the most helpful, knowledgeable and interesting guide anyone could hope for and we struck an instant rapport with him. For the four days that we spent at Fairmont Masa we were also accompanied by James, our Masai assistant guide and spotter. What a wonderful addition he was to our tour and his sense of humor and knowledge were a joy to be around. When we left the Masai Mara, saying goodbye to him was like saying goodbye to an old friend. We may never meet again but we will forever remember him and the knowledge of his country that he shared with us.
I feel I should make special mention of the staff at the Fairmont. Absolutely splendid people who went out of their way to make sure everything was good and to offer help with my wife. A special shout out to Phillip who was assigned to help transport my wife in her wheelchair to and from our accommodation for the duration of our stay. Nothing was ever too much trouble for him and everything was always done with a smile and a friendly word. We spent a lot of time in conversation and I appreciate him teaching me a lot about Kenya, its people and its customs.
After the Mara we visited Lake Nakuru with its pink flamingos and stayed at Sopa Lodge for just one night, another great recommendation by Lucy. From there we spent a night in Nairobi to allow my wife to relax before going to Amboseli. Ole Tukai Lodge truly enchanted us. It was probably the oldest of the three lodges we stayed at but the ambience along with elephants outside the grounds and magnificent views of Mount Kilimanjaro made it almost feel like a setting for an Ernest Hemmingway novel.
When we got back to Nairobi we spent a night there and next day went to the giraffe center, did a bit of souvenir shopping and then had a delicious lunch with Linus, Lucy and her nephew.
I couldn't complete this review without another comment about Linus. What a wonderful addition he is to Serene East Africa. He was so incredibly helpful and patient with my wife and helping her in and out of the Toyota Landcruiser several times a day and loading/unloading her wheelchair. I realise it is a part of his job to do this but he always went the extra mile and couldn't do enough to help. As I told Lucy, if ever we are lucky enough to return to Kenya on another safari, we want Linus as our guide. He also got us up close to lions, cheetahs, rhinos, a leopard and many elephants so we felt incredibly lucky to see all the big five. He put us into position to get the dream photos of elephants in the foreground with Kilimanjaro behind and showed us such a number of animals that I never thought I'd see except on National Geographic.
Thanks to Lucy. Ann, Linus and James for everything they did to create and put into practice such a memorable safari for us. I do not hesitate to recommend their company and services to friends and/or anyone who is inquiring about doing a Kenya safari. If I'm lucky enough to ever visit Kenya again I won't have to do any research as we will definitely be going with Serene East Africa Safaris
Sandy Christie
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent work I come across good work ethics guys.
I just had an idea where I want to go I presented my ideas to speckled bird tour and lemme tell you they gave me the best of all vacation package and with a very affordable prices.I do recommend if you want to go for a good vacation speckled bird tour family are the best
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic from start to finish
We had a fantastic time with Safari By Z, from the initial enquiry to the end of our safari. Communication was fantastic throughout, the price breakdown of each individual element of the package was super helpful. LaMomo our guide/driver was knowledgable and friendly, he allowed us time to stop everywhere we wanted whilst also pushing us on if he knew there was something else we would not want to miss. Fully recommend. We are already saving to come back!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Safari experience!
Kiliholidays Safari got everything you needed for a once in a lifetime african safari. From the tour transportation, tour guide, accommodation and even great halal food.
We would like to give our heartfelt appreciation to Johnny our tour guide for the trip for being so accommodating. And to chef Mohammed for providing us great full board meals.
Life is good ♡
Thank you Kiliholidays and Tanzania for the unforgettable experience.
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect!
We enjoyed every minute. The tour was organized in a perfect way. Robert answered to our e-mails very quick and adapted the tour as we wished. Thank you Robert!
And our guide, Ken, was amazing. He knows nearly everything and has eyes like an eagle to find all the hidden animals.
We had luck, because in low season there were hardly any other tourists, so we enjoyed the time even more.
Ken, thank you for this amazing tour. It was a pleasure and we had lots of fun :)
Vanessa and Christoph
IL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing person
Jackson is an amazing guide! He took my wife and me on an incredible safari trip in Tanzania and we couldn't be happier with our experience. Jackson is incredibly knowledgeable about the animals and the environment, and he made sure to tailor the trip to our specific interests. He was also very patient and kind, always making sure that we were comfortable and enjoying ourselves. We saw so many amazing animals, including lions, elephants, and giraffes, and Jackson was able to provide us with interesting facts and information about each one. We highly recommend Jackson as a guide for anyone looking to go on a safari trip in Tanzania - he truly made our experience unforgettable.
