35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Interesting, knowledgeable, easy going, comfortable
We had Victor be our driver from Nairobi to Amboseli and back for 3 day, 2 night tour. It was a 4-5 hr drive to and from Amboseli but the conversation with Victor about Kenya made the time go by quickly. It was amazing and eye opening to experience the life of an average Kenyan throughout the drive in the city, small towns and countryside. We stayed at the Sopa Lodge with great service, pleasant staff, comfortable beds, and decent food. Nice to have a pool. We enjoyed Hemingways Bar and the bartender. In the late afternoon and all day drive Amboseli we saw beautiful Mt Kilimanjaro and many animals with the elephants being the highlight. We feel the price was reasonable for our family of 4, including a 12 and 10 year old, since we had Victor all to ourselves. We recommend Victor and Majestic tours for your next Kenya Safari. Joseph made the booking process easy too.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome safari tour company, and amazing trip!
I highly recommend African Big Cats as your go-to company if going for a safari. It was my first time ever doing a safari, so didn't know what to expect, and took a chance on this company, and did not regret it! My partner and I did a luxury 6 day safari. It was one of the best weeks of my life. African Big Cats Safaris really took care of us and made us feel safe, welcome, and comfortable the entire time.
The owner Emmanuel was very kind and explained everything very well. He gave us a briefing before the safari of how everything would work and also a debriefing for feedback after it completed.
Our guide Karim was awesome. I would request him again. He has 15+ years of experience and really knows the behavior of the animals, better than many animal researchers know the animals! He would predict the animals behavior before it happened, and was always right. He was an animal genius. Not to mention, he was a very kind person and family man with a good heart who was always looking after people, whether he saw somebody on the side of the road who needed help with car problems, to other safari jeeps needing directions, to making sure we had everything we needed, he was always looking after people! He was also a good driver and had the perfect skillset for a safari guide. Highly recommend him.
The lodges we stayed in were top notch and all very beautiful. Luxury in nature. It doesn't get much better.
Overall, this was a great trip and I can't recommend African Big Cats Safaris enough. I hope to go back next year and use them again!
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best trip
We went on a 3-day safari staying at tented lodges and it was amazing
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very professional, reliable and friendly
We were very satisfied with the safari. It was very well organized and everything worked out perfectly. The guides and drivers were very friendly and professional also the people in the lodge. We had a wonderful time
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The experience was too good to be true
The safari was one of the most amazing experiences me and my wife ever had. We stayed at the tented lodge and went to Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. We saw all big 5 and even three rhinos. Suricata are extremely professional and knows what good service is all about. Rocky was our guide and he was just outstanding - the most friendly, knowledgeable and funny guide we’ve ever experienced. The food from Salim was too good to be true, we fell in love with the local food. We also took the city tour in Arusha with Swaleh before going on the safari, which was a lot of fun and great to see a real African city from within. We had a serious thought about any development areas but couldn’t come with any - we will recommend Suricata to all our friends!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional, absolutely perfect, you need to book with them if you want the perfect Safari
I don't even know where to begin to describe my incredible Kenyan safari experience with Safari herd, if I could give more than 5 stars I would!
Prior to getting there, the Sheldrick Trust baby elephant orphanage was fully booked unfortunately & we really wanted to visit. Patrick the managing director somehow managed to book us in as he didn't want us to miss out, which was fantastic! He also ensured our stay in a preferred lodge despite them being fully booked, both of which we were very grateful for.
After a long journey to Kenya from the UK, we were met by Patrick. A very personal touch, not something ive seen before. He came to make us feel welcome & to introduce himself. I was very impressed from the get go, Paul our Safari guide was lovely.
They had been waiting for hours for our arrival, we were met with warm & welcoming smiles & words. Patrick was very lovely, he made us feel very welcome, comfortable & made sure we knew we could go to him if we had any problems.
On our transfer to our hotel, they made sure that we didn't need or want for anything. What a wonderful start, it give us a warm feeling.
Immediately on leaving the airport, they started pointing out some of the wildlife & we saw Zebras.
Here our journey began, Patrick & Paul made sure to point out anything that was of interest, any landmarks & wildlife.
We were taken on our visit to the baby elephant orphanage which was just a truly heartwarming experience, I totally recommend it. Paul was great to have conversation with, incredibly hardworking, professional & helpful.
We made our way to Amboseli National Park. Paul made sure we had plenty of bottled water & juice for the entirety of our Safari, this was very welcome & great customer service, Safari Herd ensured our welfare was well looked after & made sure we had everything we wanted.
Paul pointed out lots wildlife, including a herd of 4 giraffe.
Paul made sure we were comfortable, ensuring rest stops on the way & answering any questions we had, it was clear he was very knowledgeable.
He was very organised, ensuring we knew times for our game drives & we were happy throughout.
He informed us we would be doing a taster game drive on the journey, that was an understatement!
We saw so much wildlife - Zebras, wildebeest, warthogs & so many elephants, we were already blown away. Paul was clearly absolutely brilliant at his job.
We saw Hyenas & their pups, Lions, Cape Buffalo, Ostrich & eagles & Mt Kilimanjaro.
We also saw a herd of wildebeest & zebra stampede!
We saw 3 out of the big 5 in the first 2 days.
Then to Lake Naivasha, a boat ride ride to Crescent Island had been organised for us.
Once again breathtaking, so many birds & hippos.
The walk on the island was amazing & so close to the wild animals.
We had a game drive at Lake Nakuru, an abundance of wildlife - Rhinos, flamingos, Cheetahs,& beautiful birds. One thing I must say is how experienced a safari guide Paul is, how he spotted the animals is beyond me, he didn't miss a thing which is the best guide to have.
Then to the Maasai Mara to finish, the most wonderful end to our trip.
Paul being the perfect safari guide took us to all the best spots, he was very talented on guiding us to take the best possible pictures whilst positioning his vehicle perfectly.
He pointed out so much wildlife for us that we simply would not have seen ourselves - Jackals, Mongoose, a pack of lions and cubs, cheetah, Hyenas, eagles, pelicans, storks, Thompsons/grants gazelle, antelopes, impalas, crocodiles, waterbucks & really rare wildlife, the list goes on.
Finally, thanks to Paul, we were lucky to see the great migration, 1000's of Wildebeest & Zebra & 2 river crossings.
As if it couldn't get any better, Paul was the ONLY tour guide out of 100's who spotted a Leopard, completing the big 5 & 9.
Paul & Patrick you made our dreams come true!
We will be forever grateful to Paul & Patrick Safari Herd, thank you for hosting us.
We cannot recommend them enough. If you are planning a safari, please book the best - Safari Herd. You will not regret it!
Suricata , seamless organisation with a smile.
Suricata Safari ( means Meerkat) were able to create the trip we wanted with the dates and budget we had. Communication was swift and efficient. We had opted for a mid-range price bracket but the accommodation exceeded expectations. Especially their Boma Suricata lodge. Star of the show wasn’t any of the Big 5 which we were able to see, but our driver and guide Max. With warmth and great Tanzanian charm, he drove with skill and somehow managed to find these elusive animals Max guarded us rather like the Meerkat, always vigilant making sure we were all having the best experience ever.
AE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Misleading and Bad Organisation
My experience of Mousebird Safaris is not great. I booked a shared - mid range safari package - 4 nights 5 days. After sending the deposit "to secure the accommodation" a month prior to the trip - I did not hear back from the company until I arrived in Arusha. Gift came to my home to collect the rest of the payment the night before being picked up by Samuel our driver the next morning. The other 5 in the vehicle I would find out later were on different itineraries. After the first day I was told my accommodation had changed as the other people were in different m and mine was too far away. I was put in a different vehicle at the gate of the first Park to be given a lift to the first nights accommodation. Next morning I was picked up and we made our way to Serengeti. I was again told that ,y accommodation for night 2 was again different to what I had booked due to the distances between the groups' accommodation. Night 3 was in the camp I had booked. However day 4 in Ngorongoro Crater was cut short and we were heading out of the park at noon as the rest of the group were on 3 night 4 day itineraries and were due back in Arusha (with a family of 3 flying from JRO that evening ) So I lost 1/2 a day of Safari ( not to mention the hours lost driving around on a morning to the other accommodations. ) The final night was in my booked lodge as advertised and Gift came to the Lodge with another driver for my last day in Manyara.
On return to Arusha I informed Gift about my displeasure at losing so much time - especially in Ngorongoro as it was wonderful there. No attempt to reimburse me was made for the lost time and changes to accommodation.
A hugely disappointing experience as it was my first time on Safari and first time in Africa.
The time in the vehicle with Samuel ( the driver ) and the other travellers was great and we saw lots of wildlife - but the whole experience was affected by the poor organisation.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The very best..nothing is too much to ask.
Africa Magic Holidays with Lazaro and his fabulous team provide the best you can ask for in a holiday. He works with any budget and provides great options. Friendly and fun and helpful are part if the deal. We have used his services many times. We highly recommend...if you use the company you will not be disappointed. We keep going back.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great company, would recommend
My wife and I went on the 6 Day Honeymoon Safari in Tanzania in October 2023 with Joagro Safaris. We had an absolutely brilliant time, our guide was Anwar who was very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. We saw all the animals that we wanted to see and Anwar always made sure we got in good positions for photographs. The accommodation was great throughout the stay, as well as the food. The staff were very friendly and accommodating throughout. We would definitely recommend this company, it all ran very smoothly and the itinerary and timings were stuck to impeccably thanks to Anwar.