20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Brilliant experience - really recommend!
We had an amazing time on the four day Coastal and Sossusvlei tour! Oshili were professional throughout, from the initial booking through to the tour itself. The itinerary covered everything that we were looking for, including good accommodation and fun activities. The Sandwich Harbour tour was definitely a highlight! Granville's local knowledge and good company also really added to the experience. I would really recommend Oshili for anyone looking to explore this beautiful country!!!
Do not miss Discover Africas Safari!
We had planned to go in 2019 and then a COVID hit. Mathys Van Aswegqn from Discover Africa was with us all the way. 2 years! He planned the perfect Safari for us starting at Victoria Falls in Zambia. Every detail from transportation to lodging was perfect!!! Exceeded all expectations and is absolutely our favorite vacation ever and that includes Italy, France, Ireland! Discover Africa gives you the experience of a lifetime!!! If you plan one aske for Mathys van Aswegqn because he sincerely wants you to enjoy!!!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent experience in 4 nature reserves in 2 countries.
I’m a fairly seasoned visitor to Africa, and lead a trip for myself and 5 friends. We specifically wanted to go to Maasai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Kilimanjaro for 6 people over 9 days.
When reaching out to different safari companies, we were told our trip couldn’t be done. We were always offered an alternative itinerary visiting places we didn’t want to see with a ridiculous price tag.
It appeared to me, many of these companies were operating out of the countries we wanted to visit, and were owned by foreigners. It was important to me to get the trip I asked for, and to support a local African company.
African Sunset Safaris offered a fair price for the exact trip I requested. Haron Gashao was extremely prompt to answer every question I had on WhatsApp, and his team of all local Kenyans and Tanzanians we great. The standout was our Tanzanian guide, Geoffrey Godwin, who guided us for most of our trip was most excellent.
Over the course of 9 days, we only experience a few minor hick-ups. All in all, everything ran smoothly, and the safari vehicles never let us down.
During our experience, we saw - 24 lions, 11 cheetah, 4 leopard and 1 serval cat. We also saw hundreds of elephants and other mammal, birds, reptiles and amphibians.
We were given several options for lodging, and chose the following lodges for our trip - Sarova Mara Lodge, Serengeti Safari Lodge, Bougainville Safari Lodge and Mille Salinero Lodge. The standout was Serengeti Safari lodge. At first sight the main lodge was rundown, but the wall tents were stunning, clean and had brilliant views. Additionally the lodge staff at Serengeti Safari Lodge were the best we experienced.
If you are clear with Haron about what you want, and are equally clear about your expectations, you will have an excellent trip with African Sunset Safaris
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This was an Adventure of discovery.
This Excursion was the best thing I did in Nairobi. I really enjoyed our conversation with the driver he is very knowledgeable about what he does. He was also very funny I would love to do this next time and I would recommend this to anyone.
BR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Sensational
It truly is a "rigth choice". From the contacts during the planning, the reception at the airport, daily punctuality in the tours. Excellent guide, Lorenzo, with a lot of knowledge about animals, and their characteristics in the savanna, and tireless in the search for the best moments, groups of animals and positions for photos. I really recommend it a lot.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great!!
Thanks to Silas and all his team for the great experience and for making our safari perfect. Silas immediately proved to be available, to listen and flexible in satisfying our needs. The whole organization was flawless from start to finish and we were lucky enough to observe a large number of animals. Again a big thank you to the team, and I wish you the best in these difficult times for everyone.
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Even better than expected!
Walter and our guide Lawrence made our safari in Tanzania a complete success, exceeding our expectations. During the preparation of the trip, Walter responds quickly to the messages, which is more than appreciable, he is very good advice because he masters the routes perfectly. He was waiting for us at the arrival airport despite the late hour.
Lawrence is erudite, inexhaustible on all animals and patient as we pestered him with questions. He drives like a gentleman on bumpy tracks, which is very appreciable, his English is fluent, it is very pleasant to converse with him. He knows the right spots to ensure his passengers see everything they dream of. For our part, with the exception of the pandas (sorry Lawrence!! ;-)) we saw all the animals, he answered all our expectations and requests, flawlessly.
There is no need to go through a intermediate travel agency in your country, go directly through Walter, communication is easy and mutual trust is obvious.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We saw the big 5 and more! Amazing once in a lifetime experience, a must do tour! Unforgettable!
Wow what an experience with goldfish tours! I am now back in England after a 10 day trip to Tanzania in March 2022. I did 6 days in Zanzibar and then organised a last minute tour with goldfish tours for 4 days.
We did the 4 day, 3 night tour covering tarangire, the Serengeti and ngorogoro crater.
We saw the big 5 and much more with so many priceless memories and photos from our trip
As someone who has travelled around the world and done many tours this has instantly become the best tour and decision I ever made.
I have seen the salt flats in Bolivia, trekked machu pichu in Peru, seen ha long bay in Vietnam, visited lions head in South Africa but nothing compares to the Serengeti. It is a must see destination. I had done small safari in Sri Lanka and South Africa but this was sooo much better in every way
We was hesitant at first to book it as we was having a great time in Zanzibar but once we started the tour I had no regrets. It’s very good value for money as it includes 3 meals a day, all accommodation and entrance prices. Plus 2 guides , Mohammed and Steven
Mohammed and Steven run the company. They set it up 5 years ago. With this tour you get two tour guides, both with great experience and knowledge. They are young, kind and want to do everything to make sure you have a great time.
They picked us up from Arusha at 8.30am and the adventure started straight away. We headed to Tarangire and instantly saw elephants , giraffe , zebra and 2 cheetahs. We then headed to Karatu for a nights sleep.
Up early and heading towards the Serengeti we stopped at Ngorogoro rim for a quick view. The drive was amazing with an en route game seeing thousands of zebra and wildebeest on route.
As we entered the Serengeti we saw female and male lions, hyena, thousands of zebra, hundreds of giraffe and a few hippos.
We then did an evening sunset drive
We stayed at Shuhudia tented lodge and had a very large luxury tent right in the centre of the Serengeti. There was hot water and an excellent dinner. The tent was bigger than any hotel room I’ve stayed in , maybe 500 square foot.
Day 3- we did a 7am to 1pm 6hr game drive in the Serengeti seeing lots of variety of animals. We then had lunch and Steven headed out for another 2.5 hour evening drive around sunset. This was above what we expected and Steven managed to find us 3 different leopards.
The car comes with binoculars for everyone
We then had dinner and went to sleep early ready for our last day
Day 4 was our last day. 5am start to watch sunrise whilst heading from the Serengeti to ngorogoro crater. The early start paid off as we saw hippos outside of their mud pools, hyena running through the Serengeti and then a whole family of cheetah just 2 metres from our car.
The sunrise was stunning and the cheetahs were the highlight of the whole tour.
We reached ngorogoro crater on the hunt for the rhino. We was lucky enough to see 8 rhino during our drive and another male lion. We had lunch by the hippo lake pool with zebra just 10’metres from our car. We then made the long drive to kilmanjaro for our evening flight out.
The 4 day experience was amazing, the best tour I’ve ever done. Mohammed and Steven went above and beyond our expectations to provide us a memorable once in a lifetime experience.
We saw the big 5 and more
In total we saw 10 lions
3 leopards
50+ elephants
100+ water buffalo
8 rhino
7 cheetah
50+ hippos
5 crocodile
50+ giraffe
5 eagles
10,000+ zebras
10,000+ wildebeest
The car was comfortable, we had plugs and usb chargers to charge our phones and cameras, we had a fridge to keep our drinks cool
They had a speaker system to play music or you could play your own.
Steven would stop at any moment if we saw something we wanted to watch or take a photo off.
This tour is a must do, our only regret was not having an extra day to see even more of the crater.
Ngorogoro crater is amazing, reported as the 7th wonder of the natural world.
In summary this is what we saw on each day
Day 1 - Tarangire
elephant
Impala
Water buck
Ostrich
Giraffe
Zebra
Cheetah x 2
Warthog
Vervet monkey
Day 2- ngorogoro rim to Serengeti
Zebra
Giraffe
Wildebeest
Lions x 9
Topi
Dik dik
Baboon
Hyena
Waterbuck
Guineafowl
Stork
Impala
Day 3- central Serengeti
Leopard x 3
Hippopotamus
Baboon
Baby crocodile
Ostrich
Giraffe
Topi
Hartebeest
Elephant
Warthog
Dik dik
Impala
Big crocodile x 3
Heron
Monkey
Waterbuck
Water Buffalo -5
Tomson gazel
Eagle
Secretary bird
Town eagle
Jackel
Day 4 - Serengeti to ngorogoro crater
Hippopotamus
Dik dik
Water buffalo x 300
Wild cat
Spotted hyena x 3
Eagle x 4
Zebra
Wildebeest
Secretary bird
5 cheetahs !!!!!
Giraffe
Hyland
Ostrich
Impala
Crane bird
Ngorogoro crater
Black rhino x 8
Ostrich
Warthog
2 elephants
1 lion
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
My husband and I did a private Safari with Lydia and it was the best trip we have ever been on ! We saw the Big 5 within 24 hours of visiting Masa Mara ! Jeff our tour guide was excellent ! The accommodations was 5 star rating ! Peter our guide in Nairobi took as to the Mall, giraffe feeding and airport! Everyone was always professional!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An experience of a lifetime with a company that truly cares about its guests, guides, and parks
My wife and I did a 9 day/8 night premium luxury safari with Lion King Adventures and it was incredible. Lion King was excellent with communication from the beginning which made me feel comfortable booking such a large trip. Pendo was quick to respond in a timely manner to emails and always answered questions honestly and transparently. They were flexible and helped us plan an itinerary that fit our needs. I believe they underpromised and significantly overdelivered as the safari experience vastly exceeded anything I could have imagined. This was an experience of a lifetime.
All of lodges we stayed at were beautiful with incredible meals. I have no idea how they are able to provide the level of service they do in the middle of these national parks. All staff were attentive and welcoming. Additionally, Lion King coordinated with all of the lodges so while other guests had boxed lunches during game drives, we had a full picnic lunch with real food, drinks, silverware etc. Our guide was Abu who also has an interest in wildlife photography. By the end of the trip, it felt like Abu was our friend rather our guide on a shared adventure. He is passionate about his career as a guide and genuinely excited to track the animals. He was very kind to us and made sure we had a great experience. We of course saw all members of the "big five" but also lots of other interesting animals and birds which was great. Abu really likes birds and pointed out lots of hawks, eagles, buzzards, and small birds (lilac breasted roller) throughout the trip. Additionally, while other guides were quick to rush guests to the next sighting, Abu was patient and it paid off. We saw a whole pride of lions try to catch two warthogs, a cheetah make its kill (baby gazelle), and tracked an enormous elephant which was 1km away. Abu knew exactly where the elephant would walk based on his skin being dry through his binoculars and where water was located. He positioned the jeep so 15 minutes later the elephant walked right by our jeep (and also felt comfortable since we patiently waited instead of chasing an animal). Abu was also respectful of the national parks and wildlife. He would bring us close to animals, but never so close that it was disturbing the animals or inhibiting their natural behaviors. This was important to us and in stark contrast to other guides we witnessed.
Lion King treats its guides very well as do they lodges they partner with. We really appreciated this. A the end of the safari, the owner James met us at the airport with a pen and notebook to get constructive feedback. He really pushed us to give feedback but we really couldn't not think of any areas of improvement as the safari exceeded all of our expectations and went without a hitch.
My wife and I are so thankful we booked with Lion King, this was truly the experience of a lifetime.
