IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professionalism guaranteed
Our Safari has been incredible thanks to Isaya and William from Kihindo tours & safaris. I would like to start by saying that they always been very punctual, they even arrived 1 hour before to our hotel to start the Safari and pick us up. They do whatever they can to accommodate the clients and helped us out in different situations: the airline company lost our backpacks and they brought us to do a little bit of shopping to buy some clothes and they also drove us to the airport 2 days later to pick them up. They always did the extra mile for us and they have been extremely available. They are very knowledgeable about the animals and the culture in general and they were always very happy to answer to our questions in depth. We spent a lot of time together but they have never been intrusive. We appreciated their positivity, it was great to spend the Safari together. Also the price is unbeatable and the lodge we went in Selous was great. The communication was very easy and Isaya answered to us always within 2 hours. The car was comfortable, clean and reliable and Isaya is a very good driver and he know how to drive in the parks, even with mud. This Safari has been a success and we will remember it through the rest of our lives thanks to Kihindo.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful!
We had a wonderful trip to Masai Mara. The guide was very knowledgeable and we got to see the big 5. Thank you Mamu Travels and Safaris.
NZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Knowledgeable and Efficient
We are at the end of our trip and waiting for our ride to the airport.
I wanted to say thank you for an amazing trip. We enjoyed it very much and everything worked out so well. I was impressed with the service providers that made sure we get from one place to another. We were never left to wonder what's happening.
The lodges were all amazing and the food delicious.
Thanks for making all the arrangements.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Extremely efficient and enjoyable day!
I booked this tour at the last minute when I unexpectedly had a free day during a business trip. The trip was confirmed and the company reached out to confirm the bus pick up at my hotel by text. They were there the next morning exactly on schedule. With very little wait time on arrival at the part we were transferred to a safari vehicle. The guide was terrific: friendly, knowledgeable, and informative. He went out of his way to cover a broad range of interests—animals, birds, insects, plants. Lunch was provided i a restaurant in the park and again the guide went the extra mile; taking all guests lunch orders directly to the kitchen to avoid having to wait for a very busy wait staff. We saw so many more animals that I had expected in a one day outing so close to the city. I highly recommend this if you are in Johannesburg and have a free day!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing once in a life time experience!
This company goes above and beyond for their clients. Our guide Lordi was excellent and went out of his way to make sure we saw all the wildlife we were looking for. He also provides pretty good life advice as well! The owner of the company greets you when you arrive and explains your itinerary before you start. They offered us assistance even after our tour was over and we ended up using them for advice on tours in zanzibar, they were happy to help with suggestions. A great aspect as well was flexibility, if you want to stop somewhere or start the day later for instance it's all possible.
We were there for our honeymoon and upon finding that our they notified all of our accommodations and we always arrived to nicely decorated rooms to celebrate the occasion. I highly recommend this company.
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I have good travel experience Tanzania
I joined the safari tour in Central Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro from Easy travel. My guide is Gerald. He is very nice, and have a lot of experience for the safari. he know where have animals, and know more about the information for the animals. i get the all big five, this is very good travel experience for me. I suggest if you want to go Tanzania can find Easy travel ! The staff also helpfully and Nice!
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Do it. it‘s the best you can get!
Perfect Support in planning and even with our Visa troubles. Many thanks to Robert for that.
Also the Tour was perfectly organised and we had wonderful Lodges. Daniel, our Guide was very engaged and got the best out of our trip. He did a great job. He also listened to our wishes and showed us Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru National Parks.
We do recommend Beacon Safaris to any persons interested in an exciting Safari with excellent Organisation.
This flexibility, the professional support the experience and the affordable price are only some points why we would come back again and book with Beacon Safaris.
Thank you for an unforgettable adventure.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
great guide and a fun experience
Our tour guide Johnny did amazing job at making sure we see all the animals and gave us the best chance of being at the right time at the right spot. The tour itself was great, and we also had a fun group of different people coming together for the tour, fun times overall. The only downside is that at the camp we were staying - I had a food poisoning on the first day, and the next day two more people had a food poisoning as well. Watch out for the food in the buffets if you are staying in a budget camp.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience
Just finished a 5 day safari in Masai Mara + Nakuru and Lake Naivasha.
Experience was pleasant. No major hiccups, and our guide went out of his way to make sure we were comfortable, needs were met, and that we got the best possible view of animals. Would definitely book with Jocky Safaris again.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My wife and I had the absolute best possible experience with "Across the Wild"!!
Where to start?? Fina, the owner of Across the Wild, personally greeted us when we arrived in Nairobi to prepare us for the week. The next morning, we met our guide for the week, David, who told us we were now family. It wasn't just words, he totally meant it. After our week on safari with him, David is now a life-long friend, and we consider him part of our family as well!
Thus started our 6-hour journey to Amboseli National Park and experiencing the incredible differences between our cultures. For the next week, David, my wife and I enjoyed talking and learning about life in Kenya, seeing what was similar and different, and educating each other about all of it. It wasn't a one-way street either, David enjoyed learning about it as much as we did.
After making it to Amboseli, we ended up arriving at the lodge a bit late because we had one amazing animal experience and another. Little did we know this would be our theme for the week, because David was so skilled at finding animals that other guides did not. I was sharing pictures with our travel agent all week (who booked us with Across the Wild after her own great experience), and she just got more and more jealous!! :)
For instance, the first night we found a pride of lionesses and their cubs at a significant distance by seeing some other jeeps. David noticed that the adults walked away to hunt, so he moved us to a road where he thought they'd come out of the brush. Nobody else did this. We ended up with an unforgettable experience watching and photographing two hungry lionesses about 20 feet (6 meters) away from us for at least 10 minutes before anybody else showed up.
The next morning, David was the only one who thought to go back out to where we initially saw the lions, and we found their cubs walking down the road. Again, we ended up with an unforgettable experience, watching and photographing the cubs playing in the grass 20-30 feet away from us for 15 minutes...and getting tormented by Guinea fowl of all things!! By the time anybody else showed up, the cubs had already wandered away.
These situations happened over and over all week!!
1. A massive 45-year old elephant with tusks almost to the ground named Michael was so close we looked each other in the eye.
2. Sitting in the middle of a large herd of ~30 giraffes watching their babies play and nurse.
3. An even better solo experience with a beautiful lioness in Maasai Mara National Park.
4. Sightings of Jackals that nobody else saw.
5. Chasing away a baboon during lunch one day.
6. Watching baby baboons learn about physics the hard way when they climbed a little tree.
7. Up-close-and-personal experiences with any number of zebra, wart hogs, gazelle, impala, and even many types of birds.
David was also incredibly knowledgeable about all the animals and birds. I don't think there was a single question the entire week that he couldn't answer. Plus, he was correctly identifying small birds at 50 meters without binoculars when they just looked like flying shadows! That was just nuts!!
I'm not sure how much more I can say about our experience. I think we had literally two negatives all week, and they were very minor. One was a lodge that turned off their generators at night which killed the fan and made the room get hot. That lodge also did not provide mosquito nets unless you asked for them...so we asked for them. The other was the food selection at the lodges. The selection itself was fine, I just wished they served more actual Kenyan dishes for us to try!
Purely based on our experience, we'd recommend Across the Wild over other safari companies every time. They were also an amazing value for the money considering everything that was included.
