65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari operation
From start to finish this was an excellent safari experience.
Pendo provides great information on the tour, follows up very quickly and provided answers to all of our questions. Given this was our first safari we had lots of questions and concerns but everything was resolved, even providing alternatives to one of the lodges we were not unsure of.
All of the pre-trip input from Pendo made us a lot more comfortable choosing Tales of Tanzania for our trip.
When we arrived our expectations were exceeded, everything was so well planned from the pick up at the airport to the itinerary review with my family prior to departing fir the safari.
Our guide was Dismas who did everything to make our safari a fantastic experience. He was always trying to find animals for us to see. He was able to find a way for us to view the Big 5.
5 stars for Dismas too.
All of the lodges we stayed at were good experiences including the food.
Overall a very well run operation that provides an excellent experience at a very reasonable price.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic
Our nine-day trip exceeded all expectations. Everyone we worked with at Lion King Adventures was top-notch, giving us invaluable help from the early planning stages through the end of the trip. Nickson, Pendo, and Anna were patient and informative as we tailored our itinerary, fielding all manner of questions and setting us up with an amazing safari-- one with a great balance between comfort and bush experience. When it came to the wildlife, our guide Freddy was unbeatable. With twelve years as a guide, he knew all the ropes of the Northern Tanzania safari circuit: the terrain, the animals, the guides, the roads, the camps... everything. He was motivated, eagle-eyed, a great driver, and determined to give us the incredible experience we ended up with. These were full, full days, and somehow each day was my favorite. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Private Luxury Kenya/Tanzania Safari!!!
Me and my partner spent 13 days on a private safari tour of Kenya/Tanzania, organized through Bush2City Adventures and what an incredible experience it was.
We dealt with Jackson during the planning process, who was so quick to respond to all of our questions and optimize the itinerary to ensure we had the best experience on safari. He also provided guidance on how to obtain our Visas to enter Tanzania and Kenya and frequently checked in with us to ensure all our needs were met.
All of the guides we had were absolutely incredible. Nick took us around Nairobi on day one, then George took us to Lake Navaisha and Nakuru. Simon showed us the Masai Mara and Amboseli, and Nickson took us exploring around the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.
They were all very experienced guides, each with over 10-15 years of experience running Safari tours. It was incredible how they would spot the animals from such far distances. I really appreciated how they would give additional context as to why the animals were behaving in certain ways or explain key facts about the animals.
The game drives were all incredible and I appreciated how the guides really tailored the experience to what we wanted. Sometimes they would let us go for longer drives when we weren’t ready to go back, they always had a nice stock of alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages and often served us luxury hot lunches with wine or beer (which many other tour companies didn’t seem to do!).
Every game drive delivered some sort of new, interesting experience. We saw so many cool things like lion hunts, leopard bringing it’s prey up a tree, multiple Wildebeest river crossings (which was such a life experience to see!) baby rhino’s, baby lions, baby cheetahs, cheetahs feasting on a kill and the list goes on!
We also had a few add-on experiences to our package, all of which were just incredible. We visited the Giraffe Centre and Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi, as well as the Karen Blixen museum. We visited a Masaai tribe in the Mara, learning about how they live and their cultural traditions. We opted to do a hot air balloon ride in the Masai Mara and in the Serengeti, we had a beautiful dinner set-up in the middle of the wilderness (which was scary, but beautiful and felt safe since they had rangers patrolling and monitoring the area around us).
Without these incredible and very knowledgeable guides, we definitely would not have had such an amazing experience. I’ll also say that Bush2City has very new, clean and well maintained safari jeeps.
All the lodges and camps were so luxurious with incredible food and stunning views. The people at every lodge or luxury tented camp were so friendly and provided just the most incredible service.
I truly felt like this Luxury Safari was the experience of a lifetime and I credit Bush2City Adventures for making that happen! I’ll definitely be booking future African tours with them again. Thanks!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable
Chalo Africa is a reliable, trusted and hardworking travel agent group. They found a safe and comfortable place for us to stay on very short notice. We did not have to worry about anything once we got there because everything was perfectly arranged. Smita was kind and amazing, spending a lot of long days trying to find us accommodations to fir our needs. She even went out of her way to give us advice on other places in Africa she wasn’t having us book. Her team and her were always available on WhatsApp during the entire trip and checked in multiple times to make sure all was going smoothly. I usually never use travel agents but I highly recommend Chalo Africa for a seamless African Safari. Its very necessary and you won’t regret it!
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beyond our wildest expectations!
Days after booking our trip in March 2020, COVID shut down the world. Benjamin kept in regular contact with us for over two years and when travel became possible again, honored our two-year-old deposit and did not change our pricing. My wife and I had a 12 day private tour with Siya Phambile, just the two of us and every step of it was perfect. Cape Town and Victoria Falls were wonderful but the best part of the trip were the safaris in Botswana and Kruger National Park. Benjamin was the perfect guide and even in the rain was able to provide more Big 5 and wildlife sightings than we ever imagined we might see, including rare white rhinos, caracal and sable. Not only was he the perfect host and guide, the price was cheapest by half of any other tour company and believe me, we checked out at least a dozen of them before booking with Siya Phambile. When little issues popped up, as they always do, he solved them instantly. We would gladly pay triple what we paid for the service and private itinerary we experienced. If you want a safari in South Africa, I promise you, you will not do better for service or price than Siya Phambile. We are already planning our next trip and would never consider anyone else but Benjamin.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceptional
I am a seasoned Traveller and have used other travel agencies in the past but my experience with Wildside Kenya Tours was exceptional. The attention to detail, willingness to go above and beyond regular customer service made this Tour Operator stand out for me.
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A unique experience
An absolutely authentic experience driving through beautiful national parks while on a safari jeep with a lifted top (watching animals at a close distance, enjoying landscapes, rivers, fresh air). Our guide had an advanced English knowledge and informed us about the animals, country, people and so on. Food and accommodations were excellent. We felt very lucky to meet with new people, learn different cultures and catch the big five!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A memorable Safari tour !
We made a great safari tour in 6 full days in company of our well French guide Élia with many knowledge in wildlife !
Tarangirie, Ngorongoro, Magnara, and the best we preferred Serengeti. We had chance to get Big Five and also many other animals ! All well drived by our driver Mr Champion with good place to spot animals.
I really recommend the hadza tribe visit which is a bit away from a classic Safari tour but definitely worth it !
Greate value with really good selection of lodges and food. Frank is very reactive on WhatsApp which is really appreciable !
You will not be disappointed by choising Serengeti Smile !
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Memories for life
We took the two day tour of Tsavo East.
It was a wonderful experience with Dickey and his team. Everything was organised perfectly and the visit of the park was breathtaking!
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely fabulous family holiday, a lifetime experience!
We are very satisfied with the trip together by Malika Travel, it could not have been arranged better. Even though we had to shift our trip twice due to corona, Carlijn was always patient, responded quickly and understandingly to all our questions.
We have seen beautiful accommodations, lovely people and a lot of beautiful things, in short, a fantastic family holiday.
