CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It is not a pleasant tour which offered by this agency.
It is not a pleasant tour which offered by this agency.
First, the person who contact me during my booking sent a full itinerary of our 7-day trip. According to the itinerary, our transport vehicle is 4x4 Landcruiser, which is written in large bold font in the email. However, they offered us a small ugly van during all 7 days. They changed our vehicle without any inform, so we are demoted to a lower van but not any refund. We paid for the 4x4 Landcruiser, but got a small van finally.
Second, our guide always showed dirty look at most time like that he was not pleasant with us. And during the tour, he provided little useful lesson or knowledge about the safari. We don't think he is a competent guide. Even there is a time when he set a departure time as 4pm, we arrived at the van at 4:03pm. He blamed me that we were not on time. He made us feel that he was not offering service but disciplining even that we gave him tips everyday. Once we changed the tip time from morning to the evening, he asked us in the afternoon that why no tip that day.
By the way, we lost our card reader and mosquito repellent in the car when we are at hotel.
To sum up, the experience during this safari trip is not as pleasant as we expect.
Next year when I take my family here, I will not choose this agency any more.
TR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
perfect and well organized
My friends and I booked a hike up Mt. Kilimanjaro and Safari with Goldfinch Adventures. Best decision ever! We reached out to Deo during the planning phase and he was quick to reply to all the questions that we had. He even took us out for dinner the first day we arrived and that made us feel welcomed in a foreign country, far away from home.
KILIMANJARO
We hiked Kilimanjaro via the Machame route as Deo recommended. Our guides Steve and Ben were so patient and encouraging with us throughout the hike. It was physically and mentally challenging, but they made it enjoyable by making us laugh and checking our health. “Pole pole” they said. Word of advice? Stay hydrated, eat well, sleep, wear sunscreen, pee, and be prepared for any weather. Our porters were also awesome; we couldn’t have done it without them.
SAFARI
On the day of our safari, Deo met us in the morning and introduced us to our safari guide, Samuel. Samuel was very knowledgeable about the animals and the nature, and he always gave us plenty of time to stop for pictures.
We were lucky enough to see all of the Big Five animals on our 4-day safari. The safari Jeep was comfortable, and the top popped open so we could get a better view. We even managed to squeeze in a nap sometimes!
I would highly recommend this safari to anyone looking for an unforgettable wildlife experience.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly, helpful and nothing is to much trouble to make sure your safari is unforgetable
We booked the safari October 2022 after contacting Lucas and Serengeti African Tours. From the word go Lucas was helpful and informative with no hint of a hard sell attitude. It was a pleasurable booking experience from start to finish, we paid a 20% deposit on booking. Lucas explained everything and was always happy to answer the million and one questions we had.
Once we arrived in country everything went like clockwork. Our driver was at the airport when we arrived and Lucas met us at the hotel when we got there. Lucas went through all the details of our itinerary explaining our pick up times and the way the safari would go We paid the outstanding balance at the hotel although it was my decision Lucas was not pushy about it at all.
The safari was amazing, you do not really appreciate how many different animals you see in such close proximity. Our guide was knowledgeable and helpful, he seemed to know exactly where to be at just the right time. The Land cruiser that we were in carried 6 passengers and had plenty of room. We had a cooked lunch everyday in a eating area in the parks. We went to Tarangire, Serengeti and finished off with the Ngorongoro Crater. No explanation could match the beauty of the view of the crater from the viewing point.
We opted for the tented lodge rather that the tents, the tented lodges were lovely and also very well looked after. The food was very good too. All the lodges we visited had a bar. We really enjoyed the fire pits at night which really added to the experience and nothing was too much trouble for the staff.
All in all this was a spectacular holiday made all the more pleasurable and memorable due to Lucas and his team. Lucas works hard and was always in regular contact to make sure we were happy and things were going well.
In my opinion you could not do better than book a safari with Lucas and the Serengiti African Tours. From start to finish the attention to detail was unrivalled and I would have no hesitation in highly recommending them for your safari
IL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect honeymoon
Btat, the tour agent has been awesome from the first contact, we felt that this trip is important for her exactly as it was important for us.
She thought about every little detail, she planned it so carefully, and absolutely succeeded in making it the best honeymoon we could have asked.
So, let's start from the beginning.
We arrived to nairobi, and there was waiting the driver to pick us up. It was before we started the safari trip, and she wanted to give us a warm landing, sent us to the tribe hotel which was very nice, and exactly what we needed to relax before the week will start.
Then friday we met her and Chris. I will say right now, Chris is the most amazing person we ever met, his was an incredible tour guide and super safe driver. We got really connected to him.
We started with masai mara and keekorok lodge:
Perfect choice. The staff in the lodge were super duper kind, the candlelight dinner was amazing, and everything about that lodge was just incredible. Probably the best staff we met was there.
The masai mara itself was an incredible reserve. Woooww, we looveddd it so much. Perfect for 2 days of game drives. The air balloon to was an excellent choice, and very very special.
Then we moved to lake nakuru. Sarova lion hill, was very nice, and the reserve was excellent for one day.
Lake naivasha and enashipai. Super nice resort, crescent island was super cool, and very nice experience, we met there a super nice tour guide named walter, i think he should get an award of being the cutest guide we ever met.
From there we moved to 2 nights in mount kenya. Woooww! What an amazing resort. The staff was super kind, the candlelight dinner was more than amazing, and we just fel in love with farnck the waiter, and coli s the chef. They really were awesome. Ol pejeta to was an amazing reserve and we enjoyed it very much!!!
then we started our journey back to nairobi. And even though the program was to end with the very good lunch in the carnivores, the moment Btat heared our flight is at night, she immediately started thinking about other options of activities we can do with the time left. Again, another demonstartion of what in incredible tour agent she is.
Chris really made this trip so special and so amazing, he really wanted us to be happy and satisfied, and of course he absolutely made it.
Kenya got into our hearts and we cant wait to come back as soon as we can.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing! Very communicative and helpful all through the trip.
From the moment I reached out to Morningstar Dennis and his team were nothing but professional, helpful and extremely communicative. Dennis crafted an itinerary for the amount of time I’d be in Kenya (about two weeks) and included a number of different national parks to go on safari as well as ending off in Diani Beach for a bit of relaxation. Willy my driver and tour guide was amazing and went above and beyond to ensure I had the best safari ever. Especially for the value and level of service you get I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Morningstar to friends and family!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Carol Candi was our tour operator and she was always very prompt to answer any questions we had.
Tour operator and the drivers were very organised and they were very helpful. All the drivers were really nice and they did theirs best on game driving. We had a wonderful trip.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very nice operator I can recommend!
I can definitely recommend the safari tour! The landscape is amazing and you can see a lot of animals. We lost our baggage at flight and got it two days later. Migration Venture was very helpful in coordination to get it back at airport. Unfortunately because of the delay of the luggage we had to make a different route and had to pay 100 USD extra to Migration Venture which was okay for us. Our guide was very nice and as it was a fully private tour we were quite flexible.
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The most amazing memorable experience
Excellence. Everything was organized down to the detail with sympathy. I went alone with a 6 year old child, felt safe and taken care of eveywhere, not only from the safari organization, but also the different hostings along the way. From the beginning the responsiveness was immediate, transparent and well-rounded options. Our super knowledgable guide was flexible and we felt at home. What an adventure, we loved it ! Special thanks to Yvlyn and Zablon, who took great care of us.
US
Amazing and charming
Our guide was Exaud
An excellent and highly professional guide with a very charming personality. Has extensive knowledge about nature: vegetation, animals, their lifestyles and behavior, etc., as well as having extensive knowledge about the existing population; The different tribes, their traditions, their ways of life, etc. In addition to that, he knows every road and path in an extraordinary way. He is very sociable and attentive to the passengers' needs and requests. He is very good with logistics, he is connected with many guides and knowledgeable sources who update him in real time on the whereabouts of the animals and nature events.
Also Chris , his assistant , was a great guy very helpful with a great personality and he is very knowledgeable .
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent tour - awesome expreience
Its undoubtedly one of the best tours we have had.
Kameraz of Afrika had provided our team of 25 tourists the best and most experienced drivers.
The hotels were excellent and outstanding. Could not have asked for anything better.