CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Love our holiday
We love our holiday in Kenya, we miss the holiday once we are back to our country. The animals were so nice, food was tasty, hotels were luxury. Everything was so so great! Apart from the road to masai mara was not very good, should be repaired.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
One of a kind experience with Sirikwa Travels.
The time we started our enquiry with Sirikwa till we boarded our plane in Tanzania, we were treated with utmost respect. We were 4 women from Boston, USA did the kilimanjaro hike & Safari through Sirikwa. We couldn't be more happier with our experience.
We were greeted by Sirikwa's Manager in the airport who took care of all our needs & made us feel very comfortable.
We did 2 days Safari prior to the trek. We went to Tarangire National Park & Ngorongoro Crater. Our Guides Pachious & Ojung’u were so knowledgeable & took care of us very well. They were very courteous & made us very comfortable & safe. Our accommodation & food during the safari were amazing. We had a wonderful time during our both Safaris & also on our trek to Kilimanjaro. Thanks Sirikwa for making this ones in a life time experience extra special.
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very professional and welcoming safari
Ms. Zinga and driver-guide Nestor provide a great safari for my small group in November 2020. We visited Selous, Mikumi, Udzungwa, Ruaha and everywhere sow many animals. Nestor know location very well and kind person himself.
Exactly recommend!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent and professional services!!
We had a prefect and amazing 8 day Safari in Uganda with Hail tours . Everything was organised perfectly. All the lodges provided to us were so nice with everything inside .
The guide /drive Nelson was friendly and he knew everything about wild life and country at large .The game drives, the Gorilla and chimps trekking were all amazing experiences .
The guide was a passionated birdwatcher and could give us extra information by telling us about the birdlife in all the parks that we visited.
We would like to thank Hail tours team for being well organised because we loved everything about our trip!!!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Simply overwhelming!
I traveled to Uganda during the Covid crisis, of course feeling slightly queasy; and then it was all just overwhelming! I booked my two sections of the trip with Prime Uganda Safaris, just as I did four years ago when I first traveled to the country where there is never a boring moment.
Prime Safaris is one hundred percent recommended. They offer the most amazing trips within Uganda, whether short or long. I had a special request for the greater Kampala area, no problem, Cate can do magic. Simply send her an email, then you already feel the friendliness of the Ugandans on your screen. No money grubbing.
I had one day Entebbe and three days Mweya with Queen Elisatbeth National Park safari. Those were days I will never forget. Just like the previous speaker from Korea, I had Dennis as a tour guide. The man is a blast, a highly intelligent and always friendly guy, just like Anasjas (spelled right?) four years ago. During the game driving Dennis had 50 eyes, he always spotted the animals immediately. Lions, hippos, antelopes, elephants, buffalos and birds without end. The program included a boat trip on Lake Edward. Thank you folks from Mweya Lodge, too! A great view of the lake landscape from your own terrace.
My tip; on the way maybe a few steps through the small villages, where there is maybe no Big Ben and no Eiffel Tower, but the Ugandan everyday life with smiling people.
Thank you, Cate! Greetings to your family, we were all able to greet each other briefly in the lobby! I will come back! Thank you, Dennis, it was a pleasure to have your company!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
We have used Ngoni safaris three different
We have used Ngoni safaris three different times, for three very different trips in Uganda. Each time we have been thrilled with the groups they have paired us with and had amazing and memorable experiences!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A great safari, from start to end.
My wife and I travelled to Tanzania in early January 2021, pre UK lockdown, to continue our long standing educational project work there. We also allowed ourselves time for a safari before returning home, but had made no arrangements prior to arrival in Tanzania. We sent out email enquiries with an outline itinerary of collection from Bunda, 3 nights in Central Serengeti, 4 nights in Ndutu and 2 nights in Tarangire to 7 Tanzanian safari operators, and received 5 responses, including a very quick response from Ben at ETrip Africa.
Due to the pandemic tourism in Tanzania has significantly declined and not all camps are open so many of the operators offered similar camps to one another, but ETrip did offer us some different, and slightly more up-market, camps at a reasonably comparable cost. We followed up on several of the itineraries proposed and during this process ETrip offered us further savings based on additional discounts offered from the camps which made them one of the cheaper options. We also asked Ben to look at a better alternative in Tarangire which he did with little price difference. At all times ETrip were open about the pricing and discounts that were being applied.
We were very happy with all our communications throughout this planning stage and chose to take our safari with ETrip, at which point we were sent a comprehensive itinerary with advice about the safari and full and clear breakdown of costs, with payment details. We were able to pay by bank transfer to an American bank account via internet banking.
We had indicated we had an interest in birds and Ben had proposed that Alladin should be our guide. Alladin came and met us at our hotel in Bunda the night before our safari started to make arrangements to pick us up the next day.
The safari car was a relatively new Land Cruiser with pop up top as used by most safari companies and was in the best condition of any vehicle we have used on the 10 or so safaris we have enjoyed. It was well fitted out with convenient drinks holders, and large seat pouches and a cool box and charging points. We had no mechanical issues with the car all trip. ETrip also provided two pairs of good quality binoculars for our use in the car.
Our guide Alladin was excellent, he was a very good driver, a good game and bird spotter, and good company throughout. We enjoyed every day of the trip with him and had some great game viewing, and with the small number of visitors we were often the only car at a sighting.
The camps proposed by ETrip were all very good, we suspect in non COVID times they would have been outside our usual budget, but it made for a very nice to experience for us. On several nights we were the only guests at some of the camps.
We are extremely happy that we chose ETrip Africa, everything from their initial communication to the follow up when we finished the trip was spot on, and we will definitely be contacting them again the next time we are lucky enough to think about a safari in Tanzania.
RU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Organization at the highest level
We went on a safari together with my husband in March 2021. The organization of the tour is at a height, Muli answered very quickly to a million questions from our side, an individual approach to organizing the tour, all wishes are taken into account :) And in a few days as a bonus to the already agreed program Muli offered to replace accommodation in MM in a lodge of a higher category without any additional payments, and right on the eve of departure, they also offered to meet absolutely free of charge on the day of arrival in Nairobi, and this is provided that our Safari started only the next day;) on the way Muli's tour also fulfilled all our wishes, on the last day he took us to the mall and helped us choose tea / coffee for souvenirs, recommended hotels for the part of the trip not related to Safari, helped organize domestic flights in Kenya. He also kindly helped us after the safari with any questions :) On the safari itself - we saw all the five and all the cats, even the leopard on the last day solely thanks to Muli's skill, took crazy photos of elephants and giraffes at sunset, Muli constantly chose the best angles for us for photos. Highly recommend Africa Celebrity Tours, especially with Muli. Muli is very positive, fiery, knows a lot about birds and animals, loves his job very much and you can feel it in the quality of service :)
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Nairobi park half day
Great connecting with Benson. Got to see some really nice wildlife. Including two male lions. Warthog, jackals, giraffe and rhino! Great morning out.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Renting a 4x4 car in Arusha
My experience was excellent. Fast communication, great service. I got my car directly to my accommodation. They were very willing.