35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
My experience was adventerous
The communication and service with you was really good, the staff were friendly and kept our group engaged. The game drive was fun which gave me an experience I'd like to be part of again.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safaris to Serengeti NP with African Chitah
My friends from Europe and I had a fantastic safari to Serengeti, we visited Serengeti after finishing our tour in Rwanda. The lodges booked were very clean and the meal was good, the guide Moses was amazing.
I recommend this company to others their services are simply wonderful!!!!!!
RU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
when dreams come true
the service was organized at a high level. transfer from the hotel and back. comfortable jeep for a long trip (5 days).
excellent driver-guide Bryson, highly recommended! with him we saw the big five! also want to thank our chef! he cooked very delicious food.
we got the most pleasant experience from safari.
if we go on a safari next time, then only with Karibu Safaris In Kenya!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceptionally excellent services.
Unquestionably professional & excellent. Cautious of park rules, cautious of time(pick up & dropping is timely) yet satisfactory. You don't feel cheated of your time or money in terms of expectations. Their communication is excellent, polite, understanding & patient. They have excellent knowledge of the park & about the animals. The vehicles are in excellent condition, the park roads are in good condition too & where they are not so good, the vehicles are built for that so you don't get any disappointments. I love adventure but I must say Kenyans & Kenya Safari Bookings makes the experience more lively.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This is a great trip
When I was young, I was full of curiosity and interest in this continent through "Animal World". Now I personally set foot on this land, witnessed the stories that once happened on TV, and felt this wilderness. In addition to shock or shock, I saw all kinds of weak and strong food in nature. , Survival of the fittest, and seeing the birth of various new lives, is really a visual feast.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Super-fantastic Safari
My wife has already written and I want to echo her sentiments. Safari360 over-delivered on every aspect of our safari.
Martin the guide was perfect, his knowledge for the wild impeccable and excellent driving skills.
We had an epic time in the parks seeing Tanzania's different animals. It was great to stay at the lodges selected by Petro because they were very good.
We loved it
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
"Out of this World"
This was my trip of a lifetime. It was more than I expected thanks to the managing director Vincent and a lovely tour guide of Ecovic Tours & Travel Uganda. The help given to me pre trip with booking my internal flights for me, accommodation and shopping for my dinner wine, was exceptional, and as a solo traveller, I was made very welcome and quickly fitted in with the rest of our group. I highly recommend Ecovic Tours to all travellers. I will certainly book to join them again in the future. Many thanks to all who helped make my first Safari so unforgettable, and one I will always remember with great fondness.
UA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An excellent experience thanks to the great team
This was the wonderful trip and the greatest experience ever! The team showed us a lot for just a few days, we managed to see The Big Five Africa!
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Another fantastic African safari thanks to Ute & Roho Ya Chui!
Ute and Roho Ya Chui have been nothing short of fantastic in planning (and re-planning, 3 more times) our trip to Giraffe Manor in Nairobi, AndBeyond Kichwa Tembo in the Masai Mara, Kenya, and Sanctuary Kusini in the Serengeti, Tanzania.
This was our second safari with Ute, after our first trip to Okavango Delta, Chobe and Victoria Falls in August 2018. The first experience was so great, we didn't hesitate to book with Ute again...originally planned for only 1.5 years after our first trip because it was so wonderful!
Full disclosure: we never book our trips with third parties, we always book everything ourselves. However, at least in the case of Africa, I really recommend looking to a travel agent. The booking is quite complex with the number of camps, flights, etc, and often the camps aren’t used to booking directly either. There’s also a lot of inside knowledge that you really wouldn’t know without having someone who specializes in African safaris. We actually got lower rates booking with Ute and she organized everything for us, with no extra cost.
We booked our trip in 2019 for spring of 2020. Unfortunately, we were scheduled to leave the same week in March that Italy (where we live) shut down for coronavirus. We were not allowed to leave the country, even though Africa was still open at that point. Ute worked tirelessly to convince the camps to let us reschedule. That was no easy feat.
We rebooked for June because we thought the world couldn't possibly still be shut down by then. How wrong were we! Ute was able to help us add 2 extra nights at Sanctuary Kichakani to ensure we would see the great migration, but alas, the timing wasn't possible. At this point, while Italy was doing a bit better, Africa was now shut down.
August is a big travel month in Italy, so we rescheduled for then, thinking things may open up for the summer since it's one of the biggest months for African safaris. We paid an additional supplement as many camp rates are higher during this time. Still, no luck. Travel was fairly open in Europe, but much of Africa still closed.
At this point, we looked at traveling the following August in 2021, but it was already quite full since many people had already pushed out their travel to the next year. Finally, we decided on December 2020. Between Christmas and a big birthday for my husband, we thought this would be the perfect time.
This means that Ute planned our trip FOUR times. Every time involved changes, contacting camps and updating flights, and extra camp / flight costs, but she pulled it off. Ute did quite a bit of extra work for this trip but at no additional cost. Her communication is always outstanding and she is willing to go above and beyond to ensure everything is planned well. She also negotiated on our behalf a couple of times when the prices began spiraling due to all of the changes.
And that’s not all! A week or so before we were leaving, we found out Kichakani wasn’t reopening as they didn’t have enough guests, so we could either move into their Ngorongoro Crater camp, or add a couple extra nights at Kusini. We chose the first option as we were looking forward to 3 camps, and we were glad we did (though it was quite the travel day getting to the crater, particularly with one of the usual airports closed!) We also added a third night at the crater as we didn’t want to travel on Christmas. Turns out that was a good call also. We had great sightings on Christmas Day, and spent the entire day with a picnic lunch in the crater. This allowed us a peaceful day and to save the drive and flight for the following morning. Have you lost count of how many updates Ute made to this trip? I have!
On December 18, we set off on our adventure. We spent 1 night at the Nairobi Four Points airport hotel on our own, then 1 night at Giraffe Manor, 2 nights at AndBeyond Kichwa Tembo, 3 nights at Sanctuary Ngorongoro Crater and 2 nights at Sanctuary Kusini.
The trip was nothing short of amazing. One of the best we’ve ever taken. Every place we stayed was so lovely, the people friendly, the food delicious. Because of current times, we had our game drive vehicles completely to ourselves for every one. Usually there’s an up-charge for this and it made for a really special and peaceful experience.
Ute knew it was my husband’s birthday during this trip, and we had several special cakes and songs to celebrate - it was a lovely touch!
All staff at all 4 of the places we stayed were very professional. Always masks and hand sanitizer, often gloves, and they sprayed our items to disinfect also. I never felt nervous - everyone was so careful, and honestly, it didn’t make the experience any less wonderful.
Sadly, camps were at a fraction of capacity, which was nice for us because we felt we had the place for ourselves, but sad for them as they desperately need the tourism to come back.
On our last day, we were the only game drive vehicle in the entire southern Serengeti...during the Great Migration!!!
There was a bit of confusion about when COVID tests were needed. We had taken one within 96 hours of arriving to Kenya as required, but Tanzania doesn’t require one, nor does Italy when returning back home. At the Nairobi Wilson airport in Kenya, at first they insisted we needed one when we left to head to Tanzania. I didn’t believe we did and Ute confirmed this as well. The airport then called to Tanzania and they confirmed we wouldn’t need one. But then when we arrived to Tanzania, they then started saying we would need a test to leave Tanzania. We explained we weren’t flying back through Kenya, but there was obviously some confusion as they were pretty insistent. Ute again confirmed we didn’t need one. Finally at Sanctuary Ngorongoro Crater, the camp manager came to us on Christmas Eve and said he received a message from the head office that we needed to drive 3 hours roundtrip on Christmas Day to the local hospital for a test. We kindly pushed back, and Ute again confirmed we didn’t need, and she would have someone call. All along, we were very happy to follow all regulations in place and were quite careful, but there is is still a bit of confusion with the virus and what’s needed, where and when. Ute stuck to her guns and so did we. We flew out from Kilimanjaro airport to Rome with a stop in Doha, and sure enough, not a single person asked about a new test. Instead, we are quarantining for 14 days in Italy following country regulation.
This was the biggest complication we encountered on the whole trip, which I would say is quite good considering the current circumstances. It didn’t detract from our trip and we knew going in there would be an added layer of complexity traveling at this time.
There is something so magical and indescribable about the African bush. Our trip was a perfect mix of camps, with different scenery and wildlife along the way. We saw the big 5 (elephant, rhino, buffalo, leopard and lion)...we actually saw more than 50 lions on our trip, everything from small cubs to full grown males. We also saw giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, jackals, hyenas, hippos, impala, many birds and lots more. We even saw one cheetah...every animal on our wish list!
If you are considering a safari, I highly recommend it. I promise it will be a highlight of your life. Even during this time, you can do it carefully and have a really special experience. Options are available for a range of budgets, and Ute and the Roho Ya Chui team will put together a perfect itinerary for your needs. Ute really went above and beyond in this planning, and we look forward to booking with her again when we visit the gorillas in Uganda! I can't recommend her or Roho Ya Chui more highly, and if you are considering booking a safari, now is the time!
Fun and adventureous more than I expected
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