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Excelente safari a buen precio! Awesome safari on budget!
Awesome safari on budget!
We did the 4 days budget safari of Maasai Mara and Nakuru Lake in a joining group with 4 more people (6 in total).
Contact with Jocky Tours was easy, good, quick response and directly. The price was also very convenient.
We confirm our safari just 2 days in advance and they contact directly us by phone.
They allow us to pay directly in cash the same day of departure; also we could pay in € and they gave us a good exchange from USA $, so we were happy.
The assigned guide was Kikitu, he is local, and speaks English and Swahili and some Spanish that he was improving with us!!
Kikitu go along with us all the trip, from the pick up at our b&b in Nairobi till the last day; so he was our driver also all the time.
He has a good knowledge about the country, the National parks and the animals.
Kikitu got to find quickly 4 of the big 5 at Maasai-Mara N.P. (Lions, Buffalos, Elephants and the hidden Leopard, very difficult to see) and we got the last one at Nakuru Lake N.P. (the white Rhino). We could saw the black Rhino, but we knew that its very difficult to find it, and Kikitu did his best for found it, so no complaints at all.
The van for safari is a Toyota, normal one, without any luxuries but good for this kind of adventure.
Kikitu was attentive all the time we had bottles of drinking water available all the time.
The Lemchada Tended Camp was even better that we expected and the meals were simple but correct.
The restaurants on the road was more simple, and in one the food was a little bad and limited; so the last day of safari, when we are coming back to Nairobi, as we both were the only people in the van, Kikitu offer us to stop for lunch in a different place, a local restaurant in Naisvhara were we eat some local food, better than the assigned restaurant and we had a good time with Kikitu.
He is the best one!!
Asante Sana.
NZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful safari in stunning Uganda
We would definitely recommend Lifetime Experience Safaris. Jesse Tom helped us put together an itinerary customised to what we wanted to see and do, and within our budget requirements. The standard of food and accommodation was fantastic (especially Isunga Lodge which was our favourite place to stay in all of Uganda). My husband and I felt very well looked after during our 6 day private safari - our guide Richard was knowledgeable and friendly and all around a lovely person. He is also a very talented photographer – if you are lucky enough to get Richard as your guide, make sure to ask to see his amazing wildlife photos!
DK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professionel, friendly and all together a very good experience
We had wonderful day in Nairobi. We saw the giraffes and the girls got their first kiss... after that kazuti beads and Kitengela glass. Saw zebras on the way as well. Exelent driver, Evans and comfortable car that even had chargers for Phoenix and cameras. What a pitty we didn’t have time to go to Mara
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great and personal service
Jumbari provided a truly personal and attentive service for our family's trip to Botswana. Well-organised and hiccup free!
US
Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safari Expertise & Detailed Planning
Our family has been fortunate to travel to a lot of amazing places, but the Tanzanian safari we took in December was our all-time favorite vacation. We traveled as a family of five: parents and three big kids ages 16-21.The Tanzania Choice Safari owners are an American wife and her Tanzanian husband, who combine an in-depth knowledge of their beautiful country with detail-oriented planning. Brenda and I went back and forth to work out the itinerary, as I explained our interests, until she came up with exactly the activities & types of lodging we wanted. I think that picking the right tour company was definitely key to getting the most enjoyment possible out of our time there.
We flew to Addis Ababa, then to Kilimanjaro Airport, which put us much closer to the parks than Dar es Salaam. We were pleased to find out that large Boeing and Airbus planes fly into Kilimanjaro; if you’re inclined to fly on little planes you can even land in the game parks! Our wonderful guide, Leslie, met us at the airport and we hit the road. We made a quick stop to meet Brenda, Kakasii and their younger kids before we started driving towards the park. They're very warm and they checked in with us during the trip to make sure everything was meeting our expectation. Exceeding our expectations is a more accurate description.
Ngorongoro Crater is known for its incredible density of wildlife, so I didn’t understand why it is located in a conservation area, rather than in a national park. Leslie explained the distinction is that the native Maasai have been allowed to remain with their herd animals in conservation areas, while they were forced to move from the lands that were designated as national parks. I won’t spend a lot of time writing about the wildlife we saw in Ngorongoro Conservation Area or Serengeti National Park, but in four days we were able to see everything we hoped to see and more. Leslie had an incredible knowledge of the animals. And we knew he was correct, because he'd point out an animal/bird and identify it for us, then show us the listing in one of the reference books in the vehicle. One of our fondest memories was watching a dung beetle rolling his ball of dung down the road, repeatedly getting carried away by the momentum and being run over by it, but not quitting. That might be a metaphor for life.
Transportation: Almost every tour group in the parks were in a modified Toyota Land Cruiser. It was plenty of room for our family of five & our duffel/gym bags. They have pop-up roofs that allow you to stand up and take photos. Tanzania Choice Safari provided a power strip in their cruiser to charge our electronics and had an electric cooler for bottled water. We also put other items in it, such as chocolate!
Food: The food at the lodges was quite good. Leslie would pick up boxed lunches for us each day, which we would enjoy at a picnic area in the park. Lunch usually included chicken with a variety of sides and a drink. Vegetarian options seemed pretty common, but vegans would have a difficult time. Leslie would also prepare thermoses with coffee & tea for later in the day. Also, he would put a cloth down on the table at picnic sites. It's a small thing, but it gave us a clean surface for our lunch boxes - we didn't see the other companies showing that kind of attention to detail.
Lodging: The tent lodges were pretty luxurious, including beds with linens, hot showers, flush toilets, mosquito nets, and other amenities. Wi-Fi was available in the common areas of every place we stayed. In the parks most of the staff are Maasai who live in the local area. Everyone who works in the tourism industry there was unfailingly friendly.
Medicine: Our clinic helpfully reviewed our shot records to let us know if we required any immunizations before our trip, then gave us prescriptions of Malarone to prevent malaria. We made sure to bring lots of Deep Woods Off and sunscreen with us, in addition to an assortment of over-the-counter medicines. We hardly saw any mosquitos, but that varies by season and luck. We didn't get sick at all on the trip.
In short, this was a once in a lifetime vacation. We're so thankful that we put our trip in the hands of Tanzania Choice Safaris!
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience
Thanks Jose. You were a wonderful guide and because of you we could see a chase and a kill.
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had a mind blowing and lifetime experience and our guide Jose was one of the best Sagar guide
A lot depends on the guide and his knowledge and experience. We were fortunate that our guide Mr Jose was with us and he gave us an extraordinary game drive experience which we will never forget. We could see live hunting by lions from close range. An exceptional trip marked with the expertise of planning and coordination between various places of travel and road trips. We highly recommend Jabulani tours
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Addo Elephant National Park by Anna Mahon Oneill
I prebooked alot of my SA trip and felt Addo was the hardest place to book. Their accommodation is booked separately from the game drives and restaurant bookings so nothing seems straight forward, linked or easy. It took a total of over 20 emails to book anything, information on the website is wrong, email addresses on the website bounce back - i honestly don't know how they're so busy. I was expecting great things since it is the second biggest park in SA, both of the Addo accommodation we stayed in were lovely (better than expected) altho the plunge pool at our nyathi rest camp booking was very dirty so I sadly didn't use it at all. We did two guided game drives that did end up enabling us to see animals we hadn't seen at other reserves but the park is so big and the bush so dense that its hard to actually see anything unless you happen to be lucky and find the animal crossing the road. We didn't do a self drive, drive which we regret but as we stayed in the Nyathi rest camp it ment we were locked out of the park and made us feel like we couldn't explore as much as we would have wanted. The reception is a frustrating place were staff definitely take their time processing things. Paying for game drives is unorganised and could definitely be dealt with better. All in all i'm glad i got to see some animals as if i hadnt it would have been a waste. I'm not sure i would recommend Addo - maybe if your in the area or driving passed and have a few hours or a day to kill then definitely go but if pre booking i hope its a better experience than i had.
DK
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Serengeti National Park by Lise Pedersen
More animals than birds!
DK
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Lise Pedersen
Superb! Not so many birds, excpt for the vultures!