DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Tsavo West National Park by Nancy Wambui Michuki
Long drives before you could see any animals..
Maybe in August there is more to see.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Perfect Safari
I did extensive research on all the different safari companies in Tanzania; there are a ton! I ultimately ended up with Suricata because their pricing is competitive especially with regard to the mid-level lodging, which I highly recommend. We went with a 5 day, 4 night safari. Leading up to the safari, Hillary was very communicative via WhatsApp. He answered all my questions and sent videos and pics of the different food, as well as lodging options. Our Precision Air flight was changed at the last minute to Kilimanjaro Airport, an hour away from our original destination of Arusha but Suricata kindly picked us up and took us with little notice. Lewis was our guide and he was incredibly kind, knowledgeable, and easy going! He also made sure to go where all the animals are; he knows the spots! We saw multiple cheetahs, lions, and leopards. We saw a cheetah eating, lion cubs playing, and even a black rhino! Because of him, we were able to see the Big 5, the ugly 5 and more. He also was great at showing us the birds and knew what all of them were. I enjoyed all his random facts about the animals. As for the mid-level lodging, we were very pleased with it. Marera lodge was beautiful, and the two nights of tented lodging was an unforgettable experience. We saw a giraffe, elephants and Buffalo outside our tent at night! The food was also great. We didn’t get food poisoning at all and looked forward to each meal. We also liked that the package includes a hotel stay the night before and after your safari if you need it. One pro tip is to make sure to wear comfy clothes and sandals/shoes since you will mostly be sitting all day in the car. If you end up choosing Suricata, make sure to ask for Lewis! I would go with Suricata again if I ever want to do to a Tanzanian Safari again (maybe in September for the Wildebeest migration).
FI
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable experience
This was my second time on safari but first time in Kenya, this was unforgettable 6 days safari experience. what they planned for me was much better than the previous one. my guide, Domnic was very knowledgeable and had a very deep knowledge of everything. I wanted to see elephants, buffaloes, lions, rhinos etc but never thought that i would be able to see them so closely. Kikwetu cultural adventures team was very friendly and understanding, they were always ready to answer our questions.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
4 Days Safari Tour with Joseph
My bf and I went a 4 days safari tour with Joseph, highly recommend it! Joseph is very patient and kind and professional, he did best to find animals for us in Masai Mara, and told us full knowledge about animals. We spent 2 nights in Jambo Mara Lodge and 1 night in Fish Eagle Inn. Jambo Mara is beautiful, food is good and room is perfect. Recommend it! Fish Eagle Inn is ok, food is very good and environment is beautiful but it's strange that there were only me and my bf as guests in the whole hotel, if you dont mind this you can enjoy peaceful time there. Besides this everything is perfect, we had a very memorial time in Kenya!
BG
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional and very kind to support our travel
We travel one big family from Bulgaria 8 adults and 4 kids ( 6,7,9,10 years) and I was lucky to get in contact with Silas from Safari Updates Travel.
Silas offered us a great package to enjoy Maasai Mara ( travelling by local flights with 748), staying at Mara Serena lodge and then return flight to Malindi beaches.
Everything was perfect for us. All the transfers on time, upon arrival there were a contract local person welcoming us.
Once I met Silas at the beginning, all my worries gone. Nice and charming man, ready to support us at every step during our two weeks experience in Kenya
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari experience
This was an amazing safari trip - definitely a must do if you visit the Arusha region. We did the 3-day Serengeti and Ngorongoro trip, which I think is the best option if you're time-limited. We saw the big 5 plus lots more, and watching the scenery transform as you travel between the parks is really something. We traveled with our guide, James, and cook, Samin, who were both really warm, friendly and knowledgeable. I'd highly recommend Suricata Safaris.
My only tip is that it will be a bumpy car ride on some of the national park roads, so keep that in mind if you have back troubles!
PL
35-50 years of age
Hakuna Matata. Well organized. Helpful.Polite
We are lucky, that we have opportunity to meet Odero Elly, the owner of company. We went to Kenya for only 7 days, so we didn’t have a lot of time. They organized for us safari, accommodation in Mombasa, bought ticket for train. Everything was perfect. All the time in touch on whats up. We really recommend. hakuna matata
BG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience
Very please with our family holiday in Masai Mara. Mr. Silas was very helpful and arranged everything perfectly.
9 Day Safari Tour
We absolutely loved our 9-day safari in Kenya with Amazing Memories (AM)! We chose AM as they offered very competitive prices but also had some of the best reviews.
Booking Process
- Booking with AM was very easy. Anne (manager) is very responsive and provides lots of information. Likewise for the rest of the team.
Accommodation
- We opted for the premium accommodation. All of the lodges were of an excellent standard other than in relation to Samburu (which was still nice but I would not expect in the premium package).
Vehicle
- We opted for the Land Cruiser over the standard mini van. This is essential in my opinion as the mini van is far more limited off road (which much of the Safari is).
- The vehicle was very comfortable, spacious and well maintained.
Guide
- Our guide was full of conversation, patient and made sure we got the most out of game drives- I’m sure he would have driven us around the parks all day if that was what we wanted! We learnt a lot about the Kenyan culture and the different animals found on Safari. Overall he was very good.
- We were slightly disappointed by the extent to which the guide spent time on his mobile phone - this was both on game drives and travelling on main roads between parks. This lead to many instances where either the the guide did not pay attention to questions asked or it slowed down the travel in general.
Schedule
- We really liked the schedule that was offered for the 9 day safari and were generally very pleased.
- We did find that the itinerary differed from what we had originally received. We were meant to be arriving at the lodges by lunch time with time to enjoy the lodge before our afternoon game drives. As the drives between parks often took longer than stated we missed this on a couple of days and in one instance missed 40 minutes of our evening game drive.
Overall we had a fantastic experience and would definitely recommend others to use AM! The entire experience was excellent and the service offered at all stages was very good.
IL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I highly recommend Jackson as your safari guide
We had a wonderful 5 day safari with Jackson. He knows so much about all animals, could answer all our questions about birds, mammals, ecology and culture. He showed us all the animals and pointed out many birds and plants. I really felt that he anticipated all our needs and was very attentive to any request. We also loved the tented camps that he arranged for us. It was a great experience