US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experienced, cost effective, flexible, friendly, committed & good English speaking Driver.
Esther was very responsive and responsible. We had an issue with couple of accommodations and she changed it to make us happy. She also paid for the Masai Village tour and the boat ride in Naivasha. We never expected this. Though November is not a good month for Safari due to rains, the Driver Tom went the extra mile to show us as many animals as possible. He also spent extra hours to drive us around in Nairobi and helped us fill the time since our flight was late in the night.
I would recommend Estleon Adventures for anyone planning to Kenya.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a lifetime! - contemplating on booking? JUST BOOK IT!
Our safari experience was more than I ever could have imagined! We booked an 8 day trip including 5 day safari through Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorogoro Crater and 3 nights in Zanzibar to end the trip. The safari was by far the best part of the trip - I highly recommend visiting all the parks we visited! We saw all of the Big 5 animals and even got the chance to see 2 leopards up close which is hard to find! All of this is due to our amazing driver, Sule. He made this trip all that it was! Sule was incredibly knowledgeable, fun and personal, and is a very experienced driver. I never once felt unsafe and he made the experience so much fun. I definitely recommend asking for Sule - we got so lucky having him as our driver! Overall, shadows of Africa did an amazing job. They are great at communicating prior, during and after your trip, booked the best places for us to stay, and truly made this experience very enjoyable. I highly recommend booking with Shadows of Africa!
EE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience with great people! Must repeat!
We were two families who went first time to Africa. We were extremely lucky finding Paul Tickner who planned us very nice trip to Ruaha and Selous. With his experience and contacts in Tanzania you do not have to worry. About anything. Just wake up when it is told. Our itinerary looked very nice and reality exceeded the expectations. For us, mostly novice in Africa, the web based read ahead package was very informative and useful. All in all, the preparations went with ease. And one should not be worried if Paul is not answering quickly. He might be in the bush and there is very limited internet access. Which is good. You can focus on the wildlife.
Ruaha and Selous are hidden gems in Tanzania. There is a lot to see and very few people to see it. Every drive we did was with pumping into something new and had different experience. The vehicles were very comfortable and some snack and cold drink (also some GT or beer) was always available. Just enjoyable!
I will not describe what we saw or what we did not, as this is the main reason to go there and see it yourself! I can tell that there is a lot to see, hear and smell. Day and night.
Another great aspect on our trip was that Paul himself agreed to join us as guide. However, the local people are very trustworthy. It was very easy to establish good relationship with everyone and it felt that you are on the adventure with punch of friends. Every guide had its own stories to tell.
One thing I can suggest is to have honest expectations, tell who you are, where are your standards and surely you will be suggested where to go and which camp to use for accommodation.
By the end of our trip to bush, we were overwhelmed and started to talk when to come back. Moreover, we are waiting when we can host Paul and show him one, 100 years young country he has not visited :)
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
new experience and excitement were allover but Face...thanks ngoni safari....... communication was
Perfect as it was......new experience and excitement were allover but Face...thanks ngoni safari....... communication was ok.....will come again next year.....it was soooo cool n fun to travel with you...thank you
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nightmare. Tourist trap!!! Bad food!!! Only one our game drive
Wast off money. Every day we leave the camp as last one and be back as first. The tents and sleaping bag were full off mold. The lunch was poor. Just cookies and chewey chicken. But most off all. We only spend 1 our off game drive in serrengeti. It takes 7 our to get there and 7 to go back. The second day the Car broke down. It's not big 5 butt big zero!!!!
Be wise. Don't give this compeny your money.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
just a completely satisfying package
The communication is just so easy as long as you have internet or a travel sim on you. They handle everything from pick up to drop off and you will not feel left alone at any point. For the price point this is one of the best safari you can have.
NL
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They were very kind and helping
The safari was very cool and the seats were very comfortable. The driver told us a lot about the wild animals and personal experiences. It was very interesting!!!
Very nice tour!!
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Flexible, Reliable Service with Budget Price for Safari in Northern Tanzania with Great Sightings
Type of Safari: We are a couple from Germany aged about 50 years and booked a private safari with Njofu Expeditions in budget lodges for one week to Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Arusha National parks in early November 2019. Contrary to other businesses, the quote also included a bush walk in one of the National Parks with a local ranger, a visit of the historical Olduvai gorge and museum, as well as a cultural visit at a local farm area and market while a visit in a Masai village could be arranged for additional costs. Although we did make safaris in six different African countries before, this was our first safari in Tanzania.
Booking Process: We got a quote with a reasonable price compared with other businesses. Before booking all questions were thoroughly answered in short time and some suggested amendments were made for our personal taste without any problems. We did need to pay 30 % of the price in US-$ at the time of booking, while the balance was paid upon arrival. Though some e-mails were lost and never reached them or us after booking, finally everything worked out very reliable as agreed upon. After the safari, we did stay one week in Zanzibar, which we did book with a local German company, since that was cheaper to separate.
Lodges: We did stay in a night in Bougainvillea Lodge and Country Lodge respectively and two nights in Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp (a fully furnished tent with en suite shower and toilet), all of which were of good quality and friendly service. The night of arrival, we did stay in Arusha Outpost Lodge, a historical building with average quality. The best lodge however proved to be Olea Africana Lodge, where we were greeted by some dancing Masai and given a personal attendant. After returning from dinner, we found the fireplace in our bungalow already lit. Breakfast was served directly next to the pool in the open over viewing the landscape. Dinner was good and providing a variety of choices in all lodges and a bit more simple in the tent camp in Serengeti (where everything has to be imported a real long way), but lunch bags provided by the lodges were about the same simple food every day. All lodges did have a swimming pool which we could still enjoy in November.
Guide: The guide and driver, Moses Anderson, did have a lot of experience, spoke perfect English and average German. He waited for us in time at the airport and was flexible enough to incorporate some personal wishes into the agenda, while sometimes a little distracted by his many communications with his office, since he is the head of Njofu Expeditions. He has a lot of knowledge in how to find animals and also could show us the different types of trees and birds, which we saw in his guide book. Additionally, he knew where to find very clean toilets on the route and adapted the number of visits in souvenir shops to our wishes. Enough drinking water was provided for free.
Sightings: Since the great migration had just reached southern Serengeti, we did literally see tens of thousands of wildebeests and thousands of zebras. We saw more than a hundred hippos in just one place, altogether more than 40 lions, 22 hyenas and alone in Serengeti 14 cheetahs, a couple of which while hunting. Some elephants and lions came less than a meter to the car. Also, we did see lions, ostriches and baboons while mating. The only rhino seen in Ngorongoro was very far, as was the leopard also. And upon returning to the airport, for a short time Mt. Kilimanjaro became visible, since the clouds lifted.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Best Tour in Kenya
We had the best time exploring Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Nairobi with our driver Raymond.
Ray went out of his way to give us the best views of all the animals in the parks. Ray has a vast knowledge of the all the wildlife and the land. He was very accommodating of any requests we had and was in great humour throughout the whole trip, despite the long drives he had to bring us on. Would 100% recommend to a friend.
10/10.
Thanks a million, Ray!
Fiona (Ireland)
IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unbelievable Experience!!
This safari tour was an experience I will never forget. Everything was organised for us down to fine detail! The food and accomodation was lovely. Our tour guide for the Safari was top class. He knew where all the good spots were and he was a great driver. He was also great fun and would definitely reccomend!#Exactly