IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An excellent introduction to wildlife!
A fantastic and unforgettable experience! We absolutely recommend it to anyone. Our trip was organised in every single detail. The tour guide- George was extremely knowledgeable.He educated us on wildlife and gave us lots of information - geographical,historical, cultural. What is more he was super friendly. Definitely is a must when visiting Tanzania!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply amazing
My wife and I booked a last minute holiday to Kenya from the UK as our airmiles were due to expire, once we arranged the flights we searched for a tour company to arrange our Safari and found Hyrax Safaris on a Google search.
Within a short time from leaving our enquiry with the booking website, Emmah from Hyrax promptly got in touch and began designing our dream holiday, every small detail was taken care of and everything was explained clearly, so easy to understand and even arranged accommodation for us from when we arrived in Nairobi through to our final couple of days after the main Safari, we didn't have to worry about quality or security, all information was provided up front and everything was itemised and detailed so we understood costs and the full itinerary was very clear.
The price we were quoted was great value for money, there are so many options and add-ons you can customise the Safari experience with, we'd highly recommend the Hot Air Balloon Safari over the Maasai Mara - I won't spoil it for you, you've just got to try it yourself - You won't regret it.
Both Emmah and Rose were extremely helpful and gave us peace of mind and left us feeling confident, nothing was too much trouble and they even tweaked the holiday over the course of a few weeks prior to travelling to make our experience the best possible in the time we had allocated.
We arrived in Nairobi from England quite late, around 10pm and Hyrax sent a private car to collect us from the airport and take us to our hotel and the driver, Simon, was a very helpful, professional and such a friendly guy.
We had a walking city tour the day after we arrived with Stephen, a great guy with so much knowledge of Nairobi and the local area, he kept us both safe and took us to see some amazing parts of the city and provided so much information.
When our Safari started we were collected by our driver Ben, who stayed with us for 7 days over the course of the Safari and which he became a friend, not just a guide and driver.
Ben is one of the most professional, caring and knowledgeable guides I've ever met on holiday, he didn't just simply drive us around he educated my wife and I with so much knowledge on African culture, Kenya and of course the land and wildlife.
Ben worked extremely hard and made us feel safe and secure but ultimately made our Safari holiday the most awesome experience we've ever had travelling, Ben's knowledge of the wildlife is quite simply amazing, he knew in depth detail of every species we saw, he narrated everything as we drove through towns and villages and the savannah.
I would highly recommend Hyrax and their team of professional drivers, guides and of course the staff who designed our holiday to the smallest detail.
We were both sad to leave Kenya for home after 11 days of what can only be described as an adventure of a lifetime, one day we will return for sure to see our friends and do some of the many things we ran out of time for.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An important part of our team.
The tour team makes our trip smooth and worry free. They are precise, well organized and flexible when necessary. They even remember our names from year to year! They are an important part of our mission project family.
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Thanks for trip! Very pleasant guys ☺️ they help us with bad room and were on phone every day before
All was good
Only one moment: they didn't say about very bad course of South Africa money in this country. You need only dollars or euro, it's important
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Ephraim was awesome!
Having lived in Zambia, South Central Africa, I have been on several safaris but this was by far one of my best experiences.
Accommodation, food, the tour was excellent.
Best of all was our guide, Ephraim, was amazing. He is very knowledgeable of all the wildlife we encountered. It was hot warming to see that he truly enjoyed his work and cared for the land and the animals that we were fortunate to view in their natural habitat. His care extended to us to ensure that we were kept safe and felt very comfortable. Looking forward to do another trip with my extended family soon.
Highly recommend Imara! 5*s
GH
Best Safari ever
This was my first Safari and I didn’t know what to expect. Upon arrival at the airport there was a driver waiting to pick us up. We joined our would be Safari vehicle at the city center.
Our driver and Safari guide, Castro, made sure we had a wonderful Safari. His vast knowledge of various animal species from mammals to birds was very helpful. He answered every question we threw at him regarding the country Kenya, Safari and animals.
It was great having him as our guide. This was a great experience and I would be coming back for more.
LT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well organized and highly qualified
We have seen lions, rhinos, giraffes, elephants and many other animals. It was an amazing exoerience
TW
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Connect African Safaris, your gateway to Tanzanian safaris
Connect African Safaris was the first to react to my quote request and I was a little surprised that Thecla contacted me personally by WhatsApp. After that there was a good contact with both Thecla and Sheryl and they answered all questions my wife and I had. On the morning of the start of our safari Sheryl came personally to our hotel to make sure that everything was okay. Our driver/tour guide Emanuel proofed to be a good driver and after a 6 hour trip from Dar Es Salaam to Mikuni National Park we could start our first game drive. Thanks to Emanuel we already saw all animals on our bucket list and after a few hours driving through the park we went to the lodge that Connect African Safaris had booked for us for a nice dinner and a good sleep. The next morning it was up early again for breakfast and then off to the park. Again a lot of animals where seen and Emanuel stopped where ever we wanted so we could get the best possible photos. In the afternoon we had a short but very interesting visit to a Masai village. On the final day it was back to Dar Es Salaam where we were dropped off at the hotel of our choice. I can highly recommend Connect African Safaris. Communications are excellent and they give a very good service. If I ever have the opportunity to visit Tanzania again I will certainly book a tour with them again.
Experience level: first safari
Jeff's the man
Jeff was a friendly, informative and accomodating guide, making our trip really fun and memorable. No issues at all communicating with each other, and we agreed daily what time to start our day so everyone could be prepared and aligned with the schedule.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best drivers in Kenya
We had an amazing experience on this tour with our expert driver Jeff. Our journeys between towns was efficient and safe whilst his off roading safari skills got us really close to the animals! He could spot a rhino’s butt from kilometres way. All accommodation and food provided was also faultless, highly recommend this company.