US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari Exceeded Expectations!
Good Earth Tours exceeded our expectations and made our honeymoon truly unforgettable. Everything was taken care of from the moment we arrived at the airport, to the moment we departed. Narry, the co-owner of the company, was very informative and honest. He never pressured us into booking and never misled us, as other tour companies had done. After doing a lot of research, I found that Good Earth Tours offered the best value for the accommodations and game drives we were receiving. Other companies were charging thousands more! Narry made the planning and booking process very easy for us, and I was confident that we would be in good hands. He answered every e-mail and any questions we had very quickly, even on his own personal days off. Upon arrival, Narry went out of his way and took the time to greet us on the first day of our trip! Richard was our tour guide for the week. He was very kind and personable. He ensured that we saw everything we dreamed of seeing on our safari and more! He was extremely knowledgeable. He answered all of our questions and provided us with a lot of information about the animals, villages, and country. He helped make every moment of everyday count, as we enjoyed game drives from sunrise to sunset. Every day was exciting! Richard took us through Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Central Serengeti, and the Northern Serengeti over the course of the week. It was the perfect itinerary for us. We were so fortunate to end our safari by observing huge herds during the Great Migration, and we even saw a huge wildebeest herd crossing the Mara River! Richard ensured that we had the best views and knew exactly where to take us. He was an excellent driver and we always felt safe. We returned home with the most beautiful photographs to show our friends and family. We were very grateful to have Richard with us for the week! Our jeep was very comfortable and was cleaned after each day. Every lodge and camp that Good Earth booked for us was extremely clean, had excellent staff, and amazing food. We were always comfortable and very well fed! We would highly recommend Good Earth tours to anyone looking to book an amazing safari and trip of a lifetime!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
magic moments in the wild !!!
I went on safari with Mufasa tours as a solo female traveler. I was a little nervous at first just because I didn't know what to expect but I had the BEST time!!! Patrick was my driver and guide and he was wonderful! I ended up doing 11 days / 10 nights in Kenya exploring Amboseli NP, Aberdare, Lake Niavasha, Lake Nakuru, Samburu and the great Maasai Mara. These were all truly remarkable places filled with unique and beautiful wildlife and with the kindest people. The lodges i stayed at were all amazing, comfortable, clean, spectacular and had some cool moments of animals as well. Patrick, my guide, was always trying to get me to see everything we possible could and boy did we! He was kind, friendly and informative. i got the 4x4 jeep and literally had it all to myself and it was amazing!!! I love photography and to be able to move all around and get shots from wherever i wanted was the best. They were very fast to get back to my request and questions and were very easy to work with. I feel very blessed to have gotten to enjoy just a little bit of what Kenya has to offer and i highly recommend Mufasa!!! I'm still working on getting photos up at this time but if you need some encouragement you can check out some of my pics on my IG- enh8308
PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great travel facilitators
I would love to recommend Mufasa travel as I have had a great experience in exploring national parks in Kenya.
Peter was my driver on a five day safari tour i took in July 2021 along with my daughter.
He showed us more than we expected:) we were finding sleeping lions in bushes and giving way to rihno crossing our path.
Acoomodation provided was very good as well as all the travel options including pick up and drop off.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
FANTASTIC customer service and communication! Flexible and Knowledgeable! Highest recommendation!
Let me preface this review by saying that I rarely use travel agents as I enjoy researching and planning vacations. However, for a bucket list Africa trip, I wanted to make sure it was done right and was at a bit of a loss. Chalo was recommended by a friend who sang Sangeeta’s praises and am happy to report the accolades are well earned. My expectations were exceeded!
The biggest advantage Chalo provides is their knowledge about Africa (in our case, S Africa, Krueger, Namibia) and their incredible on the ground service. Our trip was shortened by one day because United Airlines cancelled our connecting flight (that’s a very different review, lol) and we missed the flight into Johannesburg. Whilst we were hurriedly getting retested for COVID due to expiring test results for S African entry, Sangeeta and team did the Lord’s work notifying various hotels/lodges, reconfiguring tours and itineraries and reticketing intra and intercountry flights (intracountry flight to Krueger, intercountry to Namibia). Her team did this quickly and with no effort on my part and I appreciated not having to worry about these changes.
Even more critically, Chalo has an extremely reliable agent on the ground in S Africa. Stanley met us at the airport to introduce himself. That alone assured me I was in good hands. However, Stanley’s benefit really came into sharp focus when the COVID testing lab produced “inconclusive” results for my son at 10pm when we were supposed to fly to Namibia at 10am! Even prior to that, Stanley was on the phone really pushing the lab for 3 hours, just to locate the status of our results as they had mistyped our email and the results were lost to the ether. I cannot imagine having to deal with this lab and communicate the quandary. Stanley ended up taking a cab to our hotel at 5:30am in order to personally walk us into the lab at the airport at 6am
To make sure we got retested in time for our 10am flight. EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE!
Finally, I know I haven’t referenced the actual itinerary. It was amazing! We loved our safari lodge (Simbavati Amani) and the hotels in Namibia (Sossusvlei Lodge and Olive Tree guesthouse in Windhoek). We had great guides in the safari and the food was spectacular. Sossusvlei was ethereal and magical and I would never have thought about visiting unless Sangeeta had suggested it. However, lots of different travel planners would be able to provide wonderful itineraries - where Chalo stands out is the attention to detail, amazing communication (seriously, they are so quick to respond and happy to entertain any number of questions and changes), and fantastic service in the event of hiccups.
What I thought of us as a bucket list vacation was such an amazing experience, thanks to Chalo, that we are already taking about our next trip to Africa. Not bucket list anymore, it is now my favorite place to visit, and I can’t wait to go back!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent!
Jeff was perfect!
He arrived early for our pickup time. We immediately proceeded to Maasai Mara. Along the way, the road became a bit bumpy because it was unpaved. I was sitting in the back seat so I felt the brunt of it. Jeff noticed and invited me to come to the front seat where I would have a better experience. I agreed and he stopped the jeep to let me switch seats. That was just one of the many times that Jeff knew what I needed before I did.
Jeff was very knowledgeable and skilled at locating the animals. We saw 4 out of the big 5 during our safari. The highlight was chasing a hunting cheetah then racing off to see hyenas just as they overtook a wildebeest. It was a perfect ending to our first day at Maasai Mara.
As a travel professional, I had many requests and Jeff was very accommodating. His expertise and attentiveness to my needs as well as the needs of the group created a very enjoyable our experience for us and we look forward to going again.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari!
El safari ha sido espectacular, estuvimos 4 días entre Tarangire, Serengeti y Ngorongoro. El guía, Fua nos trató genial, al igual que desde la agencia, les estamos muy agradecidos por todo. Desde luego lo recomiendo 100%, si alguna vez vuelvo a hacer un safari, no dudare en volver a contratarlos. Muchas gracias!!
The safari was amazing, we were 4 days in Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Fua the guide was an amazing guy, he treat us very well, same as the company, we are very happy with them. Of course we recommend them 100% if I come back one day, for sure I’ll contact this agency again. Thank you so much!!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome trip
It was an awesome trip in Uganda as we spent four days exploring different attractions and most amazing were the Queen Elizabeth National Park and Murchison Fall National Park, which gave us a good sight of tree climbing lions in Ishasha, buffalo, elephants, hippo, different bird species, and many other wild animals. This land-locked country offers stunning scenery and she is home of a wide variety of primates including the charismatic chimpanzees in Kibale National Park. Moreover, we got the chance to see white rhinos at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.
Our guides were friendly and very knowledgeable about each attraction which made our safari more breathtaking. Visiting Uganda was indeed a lifetime experience.
We look forward to booking with you for another vacation in the future.
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfectly perfect
Go there with your eyes closed! A local agency that deserves all the recommendations! Nothing to complain about, but so much to say ... TOO MUCH! Perfect what!
Very attentive to our questions before departure, from France via WHATSAPP.
We did not have to pay too large a sum in advance, which is necessarily reassuring before being on site ...
Treat yourself !
(automatic translation from French)
AT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fully Satisfied :-)
Without asking for any details, we got an excellent performed program and Maxwell, the driver, also acted as a really competent tour guide.
Obviously the operator has routine and experience in configuring individual safaris
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding, professional safari company
We did safaris with two different companies during our visit to Kenya, and this was by far the best one! Joseph is one of the most profesional guides we have had in our years globetrotting. He and Muli made our visit to the Mara and Nakuru truly memorable.