35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kenya is a great place to have an adventure.
I did a private safari. Kenya was a wonderful country to visit. I found most people there to be approachable. It has a very tourism heavy economy so it has a lot of services and amenities that help travelers enjoy their trip.
I was lucky enough to see all of the big five in one day at Masai Mara. I had less luck with wildlife and bird watching after that, but you cannot control where animals will show up. Despite that I saw all of the animals and enjoyed the landscape.
If I did it again I would try to stay at lodges inside the parks. That way you can go for an early morning game drive, return for lunch and relaxation, and the do an evening game drive. I would also try to spend several days at one or two parks instead of trying to visit as many different parks as possible.
Visits to Massai villages are a must. I loved taking a boat tour at Lake Naivasha to see birds. I did get great sunrise pictures on a hot air balloon ride. However, for the cost, I would probably skip it in hindsight given I had no luck spotting animals doing it.
Make sure you have sufficient cash in small bills for tipping staff. I did not and was embarrassed when I had to find people later to tip them. Also, be prepared to haggle over prices, especially souvenirs. It is better to have someone with you while shopping.
Do bring lip balm/chapstick. Even with it my lips dried out. Goggles might be better than sunglasses when it gets dusty. Unless you are doing some very serious photography, a tripod probably won't be used because you spend most of your time in the vehicle. A sleeping bag is probably not needed at lodges. All of mine had comfy beds with sufficient blankets.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Just a wonderful safari experience
Maybe the stars aligned that I got an excellent tour guide in Stanley and interesting/friendly tour mates from CO that my safari experience can only be described as unforgettable. Communications with staff Lizzy is quick and painless including Teddy who picked me up from the airport and back. Thanks to all of you.
KR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic
Unexpected Amazing Experience with so nice nature, very kind guide, well organized tour program and no additional charge. Highly recommended
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very professional - punctual, efficient, helpful and well organized; exceeded our expectations.
We did a seven day private camping safari with Chris and Goodwill. They were extremely well organized and always punctual. During setup, knockdown and cooking we were generally on game drives or at a restaurant having lunch - very efficient. Chris was excellent at spotting animals and explaining their behavior. They both went out of their way to make this an amazing experience for us. We saw virtually all available animals including wild dogs and cheetahs. The food was good and plentiful.
We went to four different camps that allowed us to experience different habitats and a wide variety of animals. The booking process with Thale, including hints on where to stay before the safari and how to get to Kruger, was very helpful. Everything was as promised with no additional unexpected costs.
NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mufasa Tours exceeded my expectations!
Mufasa tours was incredible. From the beginning the communicated quickly and very efficiently. The price was excellent in relation to the service quality. Our guide Patrick really knew what he was doing, looking for animals and specially for those which we were interested. The lodges were amazing. Everything was organized to perfection.
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect on all levels
The camping group safari was an absolutely fantastic & magical experience! Andrew, our guide, provided us with valuable insights about the wildlife we saw, guided us in the parks (he has exceptional driving skills!) and just brought the group together by making the entire experience fun. The cherry on top of this incredible adventure was the 5-star food cooked by Dullah - we ate so much and sooo incredibly well! In short: don’t hesitate and just book this tour!! :)
IT
Amazing experience on the north of Tanzania
We were 11 Italian tourists
The trip was amazing ( 1 week only unfortunately) we saw a lot of beautiful places, we met people of different culture ( local local people) and it was amazing.
The tourist guide was amazing ( rashid ) and also ADEODEODEODEO.
We miss you
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent tour operator
I enjoyed travel with Kilipath,communication was good,Time oriented,services was good,Hotel selection and booking was awesome depending on your budget you can see value of money you paid.
SK
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect experience
The experience of visiting Africa, which was conveyed to us by the guides from Home to Africa - Jean-Paul, Karim and Suleyman, was the experience of a lifetime for me and my wife... Africa will get under your skin and to make your experience perfect, you need quality services. And you can get them from HtA. All expectations were greatly exceeded and none of the fears were confirmed. Africa and its inhabitants (humans and animals) is something that will get you and you will think about it long after you return. Well thank you.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Africa Marvel Tours Made My Dream Come True
From the very beginning of my journey of planning my safari to Kenya Africa Marvel Tours there every step of the way. I reached out to Perminus via WhatsApp and he was very quick to respond and answer every single question I had over the year of planning which I throughly appreciate. He suggested the perfect itinerary for my wife and I, and was even willing to make small last minute adjustments to accommodate us. Upon arrival to the airport our driver met us outside of arrivals with our names held up so it was easy to locate him he then took us to our hotel for the night in Nairobi before our safari began. The next day we were met by our fantastic tour guide Joe who from the very beginning briefed us on what we could expect throughout our journey. Joe was a pleasure to have as our guide he has a very extensive knowledge of the animals and made sure to try to gets us as close as he could to get the best pictures. You can tell he really loves his job. Everything from the beginning was seamless, there was a little issue we ran into when we arrived to our accommodations in Diani beach apparently the accommodations hadn’t been paid for yet so I had to pay for one night after already paying however Perminus kindly refunded me for that. Inconvenient but not a huge deal to me I’m sure they will try their best not repeat this mistake. All In all this was a safari experience of a lifetime!! My dream trip realized thanks to Africa Marvel Tours.
