US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
11 Day Magical Kenya
We spent 11 days traveling to Kenya’s national parks. While planning our trip, Silas was great at communication. He responded to WhatsApp messages within a few minutes. Our driver and guide was Dickson. First day was in Samburu national park at the wonderful Samburu Sopa lodge. The place was beautiful. We saw a lioness stalking giraffes and a mama cheetah with 4 babies. Dickson was a great driver and had lots of patience. He was good at spotting animals even at a distance. We went to Lake Naivasha and Hells Gate. We went on a beautiful hike in Hells Gate and learned a lot about Masai culture from the local guide. Then on to Masai Mara. Masai Mara was unforgettable - saw so many animals. Saw one female leopard up close and then one male leopard stalking and hunting a topi. Dickson drove slowly and carefully and we were able to spot many animals. He also got tips from other drivers where the animals were. We also saw a male and female lion on honeymoon and mating. The vast expanse of plains was mind blowing. Next place was Lake Nakuru - many white rhinos and flamingos. Then Amboseli - saw families of elephants feeding and bathing. Next was Tsavo - maneaters lodge next to the river was amazing. There was an elephant walking through the lodge grounds and we heard him eating near our tent in the night. In Tsavo we watched families of elephants feeding and drinking water. Everything ran smoothly. The hotels and lodges were comfortable with delicious food, especially the Sopa lodges and Lake Nakuru Lodge. All was well organized. It was an amazing and unforgettable trip. Felt truly like we had come back home - there is an indescribable energy in the air. Kenya is working hard to preserve these wild places and really appreciate the people for taking care of the places. We are already planning to come back to Kenya with our two kids. Thank you for a wonderful experience!!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
8 Day Camping Spectacular Serengeti Migration
We had an amazing safari with our guide Steven (Mayawalla) and chef Kareem. The office staff in Lion King Adventures, especially Pendo were excellent in communication and arranging every detail. First stop was Tarangire National Park - saw so many elephants and beautiful landscape of baobabs and rolling hills. Steve was a very skilled driver and has many years of experience working as a safari guide. He shared his local knowledge and explained about every animal, plant and interesting location we saw. Our first campsite was Panorama Safari Camp - stayed in comfortable concrete igloos. Our chef Kareem prepared delicious, local food with a new dish every day. He even baked his own bread that was delicious with soup. Everyday for lunch we had a full lunchbox freshly prepared that morning.
We stayed in tent campsites in Serengeti National Park. The night sounds of the Serengeti were unforgettable - we heard hyenas, leopard, jackals. We spotted buffaloes, giraffes, elephants, dikdiks, marabou storks, jackals, and hyenas from our campsite. Facilities at the campsite were clean and well maintained - a cold shower was appreciated at the end of the day. Serengeti is beyond words - vast plains with millions of animals grazing. Saw so many lions - witnessed a buffalo charge a family of lions and watched dozens of lions spring out of hiding in the tall grass to run away. Early morning game drive, two lionesses resting in the swaying, golden grass gazing silently at the horizon - reminiscing a primal memory in the human consciousness. Leopard resting on a tree branch - the only movement a flick of a hanging tail. Evening lioness hunt. Silent predator patiently stalking prey.
Our guide found every hiding feline. We watched two cheetahs eating a fresh kill in the distance. With the advice of our guide, we waited and the two cheetahs crossed the road next to our vehicle to rest in the shade of a tree. We also saw a mama cheetah with 2 babies. Everyday was something new and incredible. Beautiful sunrise and sunset everyday and feeling the primal energy of the Serengeti. Serengeti national park and Ngorongoro conservation area form a huge expanse of wilderness. Much appreciate Tanzania and its people for taking care of this treasure for the world.
Next, we camped in Ngorongoro highlands - enjoyed the cool nighttime temperatures. Buffaloes and zebras wandering through the campsite. The descent down the lush green crater wall into the crater was otherworldly. Down in the crater - grasslands, wetlands full of birds and hippos. Every scene ringed by the green hills of the crater walls.
We ended our trip at Lake Manyara park - watched a family of playful elephants feed and then disappear into the thick jungle. Thank you Lion King Adventures for an unforgettable trip! We are already planning to come back with our 2 kids.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Kili hike and 4 day safari
We had an amazing holiday with Afrishare - a combination of a 7 day Kilimanjaro hike for myself and my 16 year old son, and then a 4 day safari in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater for the whole family after my wife and other son had flown out to join us. In all of it Afrishare organised everything perfectly, from the fundamentals of the hike and the safari through to all the interconnecting transfers. We made the decision to go with a local Tanzanian company rather than some big international tour operator, and do not regret that decision at all. Right from day one, Ibrahim and team were very responsive (do they ever sleep?!) answering my endless questions and tweaking the itinerary so it was exactly as we wanted. They then delivered. Good value for us but also hopefully more money going into the local economy.
The Kili hike was the 7 day Machame route. The team taking us up were great, had all the required kit, and looked after us well. It was hard going but we made it to the summit and have amazing memories and sense of achievement.
The safari in the Serengeti was amazing - we saw the big 5, including 46 lions in 2-3 days, and a cheetah and cubs a few metres away. Through it all our guide Kazi, was fantastic - really knowledgeable about the animals and conservation more widely, also good fun (which is important when you have 4 full days together!).
I would definitely recommend Afrishare.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience
I strongly recommend destination specialist for your Safari adventure. We have started from Tarangire national park where we have seen elephants, zebras, giraffe and a leopard !!!! Then destination specialist book for us a great accommodation in the natural environment and with all confort to need. Then we went for two night in the magical Serengeti, here we have seen the big five and most of special behaviour of the animals, greatest thank to our guide Philippe!! In Serengeti we have sleep in a wonderful tend camp and it was an incredible experience. Then we went to ngorongoro crater, it was an amazing surprise of colour and animals. Destination specialist team is very correfully about you needs and alway available for information and explanation about your Safari before and after the departure. Thank you so much Destination Specialist, everything it was amazing!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Company - Excellent Safari
I cannot praise Lion King enough. From dealing with Edward and Rose in the office and Ozzie our guide/driver on the safari, the service was brilliant.
Booking was simple and efficient and everything went smoothly, even when we missed our connecting flight due to delays, a quick whatsapp message to Rose in the early hours of the morning was answered promptly with confirmation that our transfer would be there when we eventually arrived.
The tour itself was brilliant, Ozzie was a great guide, listening to what we hoped to see and reacting to any radio sightings. The days were long and full, the vehicle clean and tidy and the lunchtime meals were lovely and there was plenty of food. Drinks were set out in the morning for us to help ourselves with others in the cooler.
Our mid range accommodation was clean and tidy and as expected. To be honest by the time we got back from safari it was dinner, shower and do it all again the next day!
We were very lucky to see the big 5 and quite a lot of lions on our trip. I know this is not always the case. We visited all the parks but the Serengeti is definitely something special.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
5-Stars - excellent
Steve and his team are the masters of hospitality, they will do anything to make sure the experience is excellent.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic safary
We had a private safary for 6 days: Ambosseli, Nakuru und Masai Mara. We got a really nice safary., thanks George, our driver, was simply the best.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Friendly, fast communication with the company.
I booked my 5 day safari via Axis safari because they answered my questions quickly and friendly. They told me that I would be picked up at 8 am. In the evening before my safari started, they suddenly changed the pick up to 07am because my hotel was too far away (airport hotel) which stressed me out a bit. Then they picked me up to bring me to the office in the city centre where I met my group and we had to wait until 9am to leave. Once we started with our tour guide Solomon I had a beautiful 5-day safari experience. Solomon was a very good driver and I always felt safe although the streets were muddy and bumby. He knows everything about the national parks we visited and the animals we saw. He answered all our questions and it was fun to talk to him. It was easy to add or change something from our itinerary. Solomon is a super friendly, competent and funny guide. I would recommend everybody to go on safari with him as a guide! All in all I had an amazing experience and I would always book it again with Axis and Solomon as a guide. However I would suggest to communicate the pick up times earlier or let the customers know from the beginning that you will meet at the office in the city centre. Cause then they can just book a hotel nearby to avoid the long wait. Thank you Axis and Solomon!
HK
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very responsible agent
Four of us went to Tanzania safaris by using this travel agent. Our driver Noely is a great guy who took care of us on every details. Our last day back to Kilimanjaro airport had a tight schedule. Noely calculated very carefully and let us had breakfast in hotel in the morning. The trip was perfect. I would highly recommend this agent!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Controller down to the last detail. Trustworthy.
I found JT Safaris here on Tripadvisor. Julius arranged our safari down to the last detail. We were picked up from our hotel in the morning and taken to the Diani beach (Ukunda) airstrip. Our plane was already waiting to take us to the beautiful Massai Mara. When we got there our guide Lucky was already waiting for us. The Drive from the airstrip to the hotel was already an experience. As Lucky says "a free african massage". Our hotel The Fig tree camp is a beautiful hotel located on the Talek rivier. The tents were clean and equipped with every luxury. The hippos in the river in front of our tent was fantastic. In the afternoon we had our first game drive. Lucky is a star at finding animals. On the first day we saw two leopards, cheetahs, many zebras and so much more. Around 7p.m. we were back at the camp where we had a delicious diner. After sitting around the campfire for a while, we went to sleep early, because Lucky would pick us up around 6. We had our breakfast and lunchboxes with us and in the dark we started driving again. To see the sunrise over the savannah with the elepants in the mist is something i cannot describe you have to experience that. After a beautiful day and after seeing so many animals Lions, leopads, widerbeest, pumba etc etc etc we returned to the camp in the evenibg, tired but satisfied. After a dip in the pool and another delicios dinner, we went to bed early. At 6 a.m. Lucky was waiting for us again fot our last game drive and onze again we were not disappointed, Kenya is a beautiful country. Around half past 11 we were back at the hotel. We packed our things and had lunck. Unfortunately our safari was over. Lucky tool us back to the airstrip. We really had tree great days. Julius thank you for arranging it ans Lucky you are really the best and nicest guide.
