DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfectly organized and awesome tour with a great guide
It simply was a great experience overall.
The tour was perfectly organized and we did not have to worry about anything. Email communication during booking and setup was really good with very fast responses and lots of help.
All drivers were on time for each pickup or dropoff and were very good and safe drivers.
Our guide, Enock, was very friendly and easy to talk to - just a great guy. He knew a lot about all the wildlife in Serengeti and the other National Parks.
So whenever we saw some animal we could not identify, he had the answer and explained stuff like why certain different animals were often seen standong together.
Each day was apent on game drive from morning to evening and our guide was always trying to maximize our experience by adding some extra loops to drive and look for more wildlife.
The guides were often talking to each other on the radio to make each other aware of interesting things going on or rare animals being spotted. That way you see things you would simply miss otherwise because the National Parks and especially Serengeti are so vast. On each day we saw something different, so it‘s definitely recommended to spent multiple days in Serengeti alone.
To sum it up, it was definitely worth the money and a memorable experience from start to finish.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience All Around
Trip of a lifetime. My wife and I visited Tanzania and Kenya on a 12 day Safari trip with Africa Keys - it was our honeymoon. The staff was amazing in helping us organize the trip, working through various options before we settled on the final itinerary.
Both our guides in each country were phenomenal - extremely nice, super knowledgeable and enhanced the experience significantly. The resorts we stayed at were all first class and the Africa Keys staff organized everything brilliantly, allowing us to just enjoy the beauty of the parks/resorts.
We would highly recommend planning a trip with Africa Keys. We honestly couldn't point to a single negative about the company or the trip - it was perfect.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An unforgettable 11 days Safari
Our 11-day Safari with Lion King Adventures has been something that we will never forget. It has been eventful, funny, beautiful and stunning.
It was an experience that, before going through the details, everyone should make having the chance: in a way it’s a way of coming to the cradle of everything, to see animals so wonderful and panoramas so beautiful that you will lose the track of time simply by being there looking at them.
The Guide
The first thing to review is the guide of our Safari, Mwita. A Safari will be good only as its Guide, and our Safari has been unforgettable. Having Mwita as your guide is like having the parks of Tanzania speaking directly to you in your vehicle, while you drive through Tanzania. Mwita is smart, kind and has an extensive knowledge about the landscapes, of wildlife and its behaviour and of the local culture. His driving is way beyond excellent, and he has helped us in seeing everything we wanted to see during our safari, and even way more! The most important thing to say about him is that we were so sad in having no more day to spend with him.
Lion King Adventures
From the first moments of writing to each other for the initial quote, the entire time spent with Lion King Adventures has been nothing short of exceptional. They have gone way over the extra mile to ensure that everything was right according to what we wanted and wished, answering all of our question with the highest degree of professionalism, correctness and helpfulness. Our only regret is not getting to know them in their offices in Arusha due to a lack of time. They helped us crafting a wonderful adventure and we are so grateful to them for everything they did.
The Safari
The Safari itself is for sure a jewel worthy of a crown. We went from the Tarangire National Park, then through Serengeti (both in the central part and in the northern, which are both beautiful in their own way), Ngorongoro highlands, Lake Eyasi and finally we went to Lake Manyara. We saw every animal we wanted and even more (like a Serval Cat and a Caracal Cat!) along not with not one but two crossing of the Mara/Kogatende river. The Parks of Tanzania, their animals and the people around them are something truly incredible and beautiful.
The Accommodations
Thanks to the expert guiding hand of Lion King Adventure, a final note must be dedicated to the various accommodations. We usually loved them, but a particular note must be written for the various tented camp in Serengeti, and for the wonderful Lodge in Ngorongoro: the accommodations were all paramount in creating our wonderful journey and the people that manage them are all praiseworthy.
DK
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari and wonderful staff
We had an unforgettable safari, it was absolutely trip of lifetime. Our trip was for 6 days - Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and Aberdares National Park. We loved our lodges, all of them was what we expected - even more. The Reny Safari staff is top professional and very friendly. Always quick response on ours mail. Regina was very helpful and flexible and makes all necessary changes for us. Our trip was supposed to be in 2020, but because of pandemic we couldn't travel. It was no problem at pushing our trip by 2 years and re-book our trip from 4 persons to 3. During the safari she was in contact with our driver and us, just to be sure if we were satisfied. Everything was just perfect, the welcome, transport to the airport. Our flight was late at night and our driver used extra time to drive us to the national museum in Nairobi waiting for us. We feel so lucky to had Ochanjo as our driver - he was amazing, thanks him our trip was unforgettable. Because of him we were able to see big 5 and big migration, it was indescribable beautiful. He always brought us in the best possible position to observe animals and to take pictures. He came all the time with interesting facts about animals, but also about life in Kenya. We deeply recommend the Reny Safari, top service and guarantee for best experience ever.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We will never forget!
The Safari with our Tour guide Rocky and our cook Ben was a beautiful and unforgettable experience for us!!!
Very well organized Safari, interesting and good informations and explanations from our guide Rocky, nice accommodations and very good food makes it easy to keep these awesome days in unforgettable memories!!! Thank you so much for this experience!
Wonderful nature and impressive animals:))
,,Karibu sana! Welcome everybody and enjoy your Safari!'' (Rocky)
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Helpful, courteous and attentive
I found myself very well. Suricata Safaris staff supported us in every moment of our trip and we were able to visit the slopes of Kilimanjaro and subsequently the parks of Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Our guide Fredrick was very knowledgeable and the chef Tito was always attentive to our needs. You will not regret the choice!
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BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very experienced, professional and pleasant person.
I really recommend apodiformes adventures. They are very flexibel on budget, time and comfort.
We took a 12 day safari. Eyezzoh took us to every park and everything was perfectly arranged for us. We saw the Big 5 at our first day on safari. A very funny and experienced guide. He made the every day-planning with us so we could see and experience the wild life in kenya. From sunrise till sunset! He took care of everything. A top service!
We could not have asked for a better trip.
Thank u Silas and Eyezzoh.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very friendly and a nice guy
Best of the best! Very friendly people and service was great!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unbelievable value for the price— already planning our next trip back!
My husband and I chose to spend our honeymoon bouncing around East Africa for a few weeks. When we first came across Spirit of Kenya's 'Off The Beaten Path' itinerary and saw the price tag, it seemed too good to be true. Now that we're back and we know it was, in fact, real, it STILL feels too good to be true! We cannot recommend this company highly enough, but I'll try.
We reached out for more info and almost immediately received a personal response from Vanessa who walked us through everything from start to finish. We LOVED Vanessa! She was so responsive every time we reached out with questions and made sure all resorts we chose were aware of our dietary needs (vegan). She answered questions about different African visas, walked us through wiring our deposits, advised on packing lists, and just overall made all our planning flow smoothly.
Spirit of Kenya made it so easy to customize our trip by offering different resort tiers at each of the parks— budget, mid-grade, and luxury. All resorts regardless of the level were phenomenal and the 'budget' options actually ended up being some of our favorite stops! We'll be dreaming about the curries and soups at each of these places for years to come.
Our guide, George, was an absolute joy to spend 7 days with and seamlessly coordinated our many game drives, resort transfers, and hot air balloon excursion. He made sure we saw all the must-sees at each park (including driving around relentlessly to find us ostriches!) and gave us as much time riding around with the top popped up as humanly possible, knowing that was our favorite thing. We felt ridiculously well taken care of from start to finish.
We're already planning another return trip with our families and, when asked which parts of our trip we'd skip or change if we were to return with them again, we could not think of a single thing! Such a testament to Spirit of Kenya's expertly-crafted itinerary. We're forever grateful to the entire team who made our Kenya safari dreams come true and truly cannot wait to return and work with them again soon.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Effecient, quick to respond and good pricing. it was a trip well spent.
We took a vacation this winter and I took some friends along to see my beautiful country. Trip worked out as planned and we enjoyed all the tours and seeing all the amazing and extensive wildlife of Uganda. Cannot wait to bring my next group of friends to my country of origin.