US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Safari
I had an amazing week in Kenya. James is an expert guide with vast knowledge, easy to get alone with. We had a great time in Amboseli, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara.
Daniel is a great guy and easy to deal with
Phillys thank you for all your help you were amazing
I highly recommend Meektrails Safaris for your next trip to Kenya
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This was the best vacation ever!
Our trip was in late September and early October. Our guide was Raymond, our car was a big comfortable Land Cruiser.
First we were in the Amboseli park. Fortunately, we were lucky with the weather and we saw elephants in the background of Kilimanjaro! Thanks to Raymond - we made great photos. After Amboseli we had a trip to Tanzania - and a few days later we returned to the Masai Mara Park. The number of animals was simply amazing. We filled two memory cards of 128 and 64 GB with photos, and even the phone's memory did not have free space. When we thought we had seen everything, Raymond showed us amazing new animals. Many thanks to him for his professionalism and his knowledge of animals. Marvelous!
This was the best vacation ever! Kenya is an incredibly interesting and welcoming country.
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing impressions!
We visited Amboseli and Masai Mara National Parks in Kenya.
Absolutely everything was great: weather, accommodations, food; the trips were very comfortable! We saw many different kinds of animals and birds in the parks.
Many thanks to our guide, Raymond! He was very professional. With his help, we managed to see all animals that we would like to look at. Moreover, we got a lot of information about animals and Kenya at all from him. Also, he helped us with many things such as documents for crossing the borders, hotel in Nairobi choosing.
We recommend Karibu Sarafis and Raymond!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Brilliant tour operator for an unforgettable trip to Kenya.
In 2015 bezocht ik Kenia voor het eerst. Toen, vrij spontaan, bedacht ik een safari te willen doen. Robert en Ester, van Fika safari, organizerde een te gekke week voor mij. Nu 6 jaar later, en vol zin om na de lockdown weer op reis te kunnen, bedachten wij wederom vrij spontaan een safari te willen doen. We hoefde niet lang na te denken waar deze reis naar toe zou gaan. Kenia! in ja, dan natuurlijk ook puts Fika. Het contact puts Esther en Robert was als vanouds. Gezellig, informatief, actueel en sprekend uit eigen ervaring.
We bespraken de opties en snel hadden ze door wat wij graag wilden en wat bij ons zou passen. Er lag een fantastisch plan klaar. De uitvoering daarvan was zowaar nog gaver! We hebben genoten van de prachtige parken met zijn adembenemende natuur en wilde dieren, de fantastische overnachtingsplekken en natuurlijke het heerlijke eten. Eleven driver Kevin was te leuk en leerde ons weer veel over het land en de dieren.
Alles was tot in de puntjes geregeld. Van opvang op de luchthaven, tot de prints van de vliegtickets.
We voelden ons daardoor heel veilig en konden zo dus optimaal ontspannen tijdens eleven reis.
We konden altijd terecht met vragen en kregen tips waar nodig, want reizen in corona-tijd blijft toch net een beetje anders. Het voelde heel erg fijn om iemand te hebben die zowel de Nederlandse als de Keniaanse manier van werken dan kent.
Wij zijn super blij met deze reis. Hebben van elke minuut genoten. Er is zo veel moois te zien en te beleven in Kenia. Lieve Robert, Ester en Kevin, Asante sana!
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US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dancing Zebra Safari Company: Simply The Best!
Words cannot describe the amazing 12 day Tanzanian Safari Jessica planned for us starting on 9/26/21. Our planning involved numerous phone calls, emails and zoom meetings. She guided us through the ever-changing COVID restrictions. Jessica took the time to get to know us, our interests and designed a unique Safari experience incorporating input from each of the four people in our group. Her recommendations were perfect!
Our adventure began with a flight into Kilimanjaro and a night’s stay at the lovely Hamerkop House where we were treated like royalty. Dinner and breakfast were amazing!
Early the next morning, we started our journey with Ian our guide. He is extremely knowledgeable, engaging, fun loving and most importantly, loves his job! Within minutes of meeting Ian, we were at ease knowing we had the ideal guide.
After leaving Arusha we spent two days at Tarangire National Park at Nykani Camp. The accommodations at this camp and all those that followed had incredibly comfortable beds. The warm bucket showers felt relaxing after a long day of game drives. It was quite an experience leaving up the canvas of our tents to listen to the animals throughout the night.
We saw impalas, zebras, lion and at one point counted more than 50 elephants. An hour was spent watching elephants frolicking in the river. Our group was surprised at how close we could observe. We learned about termite mounds as we watched 4 cheetahs sitting on one. Most mornings we headed out at 6 AM when the animals were most active and had a bush breakfast.
Our next stop was Lemala Ngorongoro Camp. We took a short hike (accompanied by a ranger) and was surprised to find a sundowner with drinks and snacks set up by staff at the rim of the crater. Accommodation, food and hospitality continued to be first rate!
Our journey continued to Central Serengeti for three night and then on to Northern Serengeti These were also Lemala Properties with great food, friendly staff and great campfires at night.
The four of us took our first balloon ride in Central Serengeti and we were glad we did.
Travelers, we don’t know how Ian planned it, but each day eclipsed the previous day’s experience! We experienced big cat sightings each day, along with herds of elephants, wildebeests, baboons, hippos and crocodiles. Additionally, we were fortunate enough to witness three crossings of the Wildebeest Migration. This was clearly one of the highlights of our trip. Also, so much was learned about the people and beautiful country of Tanzania.
This trip was well worth the money that was spent! Our advise to you is to follow the guides lead, while you relax and observe.
In closing, we cannot say enough about this company. We experienced a perfectly designed Safari and are deeply grateful to Jessica and Ian for all their planning and hard work.
Kathy and John
IL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
He is kind, patient, funny, and have a lot of knowledge . We had so much fun and good time with him.
We enjoyed a lot,
All the tour plan was really great and well organized.
We got help with everything we wanted , even when we had some extraordinary requests.
The driver ( James) was one of the best drives I have ever seen.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Simply the best!
We recently came back from Masai Mara Safari in Kenya. A big thank you to Safari Update Travels for planning and ensuring our safari was a success. from the Start everything was smooth. Communication they respond to emails quickly they were ready to assist any given time especially now that with Covid-19 new regulations are in place. We stayed at a budget camp just outside masai mara. The tents were ensuit with clean bathrooms and comfortable beds, we had no complain on their meals as we already knew before booking. We saw many animals including. Cheetah, lions, elephant, topis, zebras, giraffe, so many more, we also went to Mara to river where we found crocodiles and hippos.
Thank tou so much Silas for always checking on us to ensure we were comfortable while on the safari. We highly recommend them Safari Update Travels.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari Experience!
I booked a solo trip to Masai mara for a 3 day safari with Safari update Travels. Silas was very very professional in the way he communicated and giving detailed information. He answered all the questions i asked being my first time on a safari I wanted to get every detail.
He booked for me Sopa lodge in Masai Mara. Very nice rooms and good i say. The staff their we so accommodating. We went for game drives for all the 3days and words can not express what an exciting experience it was.. from the Landscape, wildlife masai mara, our driver guide James. It such a magical experience. I enjoyed every moment of it. I can highly recommend safari update Travels going to a safari in Kenya. Keep up the good work!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The tour operator was super: we had an amazing trip!
Last week me and my husband joined the '8-Day Amazing Comfort Camping Safari Tanzania'. Christopher was our guide, and together with our cook he showed us the amazing animals and nature of Tanzania.
Christopher has really been an amazing guide, his knowledge about nature and animals is really good and his eyes are working for 200% (he spotted animals which we almost couldn't see with binoculars;)). Also the service he gave was high standard, we were treated like king and queen and they did everything to make us feel comfortable. A real plus was that we could decide what we wanted to do (early breakfast at campsite or breakfast on the way.. everything was possible).
Also the cook was really really good! Every meal we enjoyed! We even got a cooking course:) Our vegetarian wishes were no problem at al.
We would definitely choose to travel with this tour operator again when we have the chance!
A big plus of this tour operator is that they provide a diningtent and a cookingtent. Because of these you can enjoy camping on your own and it's not neccesary to be with other guests on the campsite for having diner.
UA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wakanda the best
We had 7 days safari at northern circuit. Barto from wakanda did meet us in Arusha airport.
At safari 5 days we were with guide Mudi, 1 day with David Simba. In last day we had tour to Materuni waterfall and hot springs with guide Andrew. All guides are very professional. They know all animals and plants even some scientific names. Also there was very good chef Richard who cooked very tasty food all the time
Thank you very much guys, we will never forget this trip