20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Company! THANK YOU!
On our Safari with Elida Tours I had the best time of my life! On our arrival the staff were all so welcoming and friendly, we immediately felt safe and in good hands. We stayed at The Mara Sopa Lodge in the Masai Mara National Game Reserve, the hotel was amazing! Every thing you could wish for; the food was spectacular and the staff were always happy to help. Our Safari driver was amazing, he was great fun, knowledgeable and was very patient when we stopped to take hundreds of photographs of the wonderful wildlife that we saw. I have such great memories that I will treasure forever from our safari in Kenya with Elida Tours. Thanks you to the team!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Here's come the rain in Africa.
When we first arrived in the Maasai Mara with with Njero Nicholas Maina, owner of "Bush Eyes Safaris", it was pouring rain. Frankly I did not know what to think about it. My guests have paid a lot of money to come in Africa and here we are. Nicholas quickly reassured us we will be seeing fantastic scenery and plenty of animals.
I have been to many safaris before myself but I have to say...he was totally right! It was one of the best safari I have been to.
Looking around me, I was astonished to see different silver tones of colors, where acacia trees were stretching their top in all their splendor.
Further down, a group of giraffes were shaking their wet head leaving behind a ray of fine droplets. Then, just like in Waltz Disney movies, here's "Dumbo"! A baby elephants with her young brother playing and sliding down the stream on their bum. Their mother was too busy to munch as much grass as she could held in her mouth. ~ What a scene! ~ I will never forget this.
The rest of our "sejour" was just as good from one minute to the next.
Thank you so much Nicholas! You showed me another beautiful face of Kenya. Mungu aku bariki!
QA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Life has Never been that Clear and Beautiful.
Simple.You don't need to read my words to understand,you need to tour with BushEyes to understand why am speechless.
It's more than just a Tour Safari.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Best safari experience ever! Not only was the guide knowledgeable but also well organized
Timely responses, top notch logistics and overall made our safari a memorable experience for our family
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Greatest Safari ever!
From A.. to ...Z we are over happy to have had this wonderful safari experience through Pangolin Safaris and our driver / guide Yunus! The clarifications before the start of the safari went absolutely smoothly, your English is clear, easy to understand and they left no questions unanswered. Every detail of our trip was perfectly organised and carried out with equal efficiency. Even on the longer trips to the parks it never got boring as there was always something to see somewhere and also questions about the different places or animals were answered immediately clear and understandable. We were lucky to see new highlights of the wildlife every day - from wild dogs to leopards, which were very close by. This was clearly only possible because Yunus has loved his job for years and enjoys sharing it with his guests. We can only recommend Pangolin Safaris and Yunus without hesitation!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was an amazing opportunity to see African wildlife in their natural environment.
It was very easy to set up the private tour. I was able to easily contact the company and communicate through WhatsApp. Our guide, Mr. Soloman was amazing and very knowledgeable about the animals.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Can't recommend them enough
Everything about my safari experience was incredible. All my safari inquiries with the company were done via email and I booked within 3 days because all my questions were answered in great detail and in a timely manner. I booked with 2 other friends and as female travelers we felt safe with and trusted Bartho, Carlson and the rest of the team pretty quick. We had more than enough water and food during our safari, and Meshak made excellent meals with enough proportions for all of us. Our driver Stanley kept us safe and was fantastic overall, especially at spotting and identifying wildlife. He even had binoculars, mammal and bird guidebooks for us. The 4-day safari price was very good given the experience we had - airport pick-up/drop-off was included, accommodation before/after our safari was taken care of, we saw the big 5 and more, didn't rush through any areas and everyone on the team was great and easy to chat with. Very reliable folks doing great tours that I 100% recommend booking with!
BG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Above our expectations!! With BEACON and our guide EUSTUS we would go to a safari even on the moon!
With Beacon and with our guide Eustus we had unforgetable 4 days, 3 nights in Maasai Mara & Lake Naivasha and Hell's Gate.
* chased and found all the big 5 in one full day!
* and much more: male lions, cheetas with babies, the whole f***g black rihno (this one only depends on luck) and many many more.
* EUSTUS our guide has 16 years experience + six sense finding wild animals! He finds them in many cases before the other guides and tells them on the radio stations to come. He appears to be one of the most experienced in the field. Judjing from the results and also from the way the others talk to him. Smiling, ambitious, passionate.
* Eustus as a driver he has no competition. Period. He turns any vehicle into a 4x4.
To start from the begining: Robert was great in the logistics to customize our trip (we had some specific inquiries) and fast in comunication, he tries to get you what you want (some other companies would avoid an answer, or say a camp of your choice is not good for you if they don't work with them). With Robert, we had the camps we wanted plus at a great price.
I made the reservation quite late (I don't recommend that, it was just because I had an injury). Robert never puts a pressure on me for the payment and confirmation. Some other companies I have contacted (the site requests you to write to at least 3) kept insisting for confirmation and booking. When you have a healt issue it's not nice. Eustus found our hidden accomodation in Kisumu the evening prior to our departure as to make sure the next morning we depart on time.
When Ilkeliani appeared unavailable for our second night there, Robert booked another maasai camp, called Maji Moto Eco camp on our way to Naivasha lake and we had an amazing encounter of Maasai culture there: dances, warrior fights, talks about their medicine and life around the fire in a stunning setting.
Places we stayed in:
+ Ilkeliani Camp - "ilkeliani" means young maasai warrior, the camp is run by maasai and is right across the river facing Maasai Mara. Scary and great! (Please note, it makes contribution to the local maasai culture)
+ Maji Moto Eco Camp - go there, really! For all those interested in the Maasai culture, you might have an encounter you will never forget. Plus a great view and a sunset you won't forget. It's almost half way from Maasai Mara to Lake Naivasha. (Please note, it makes contribution to the local maasai culture.)
+ Kongoni Naivasha Lodge - by the lake Naivasha - it's fancy architecture, a bit worn out, with a pool, but after the above mentioned, it was least favourite for us. Plus you share a living room.
1st day we made one evening game drave in Maasai Mara with a stormy rain and many happy and playful anymals + 11 lions after the rain. Don't get scared by the rains, stay in the field :) 2nd day - a full day game drive in Maasai Mara with all the big 5, really fun time! In Naivasha lake region we have skipped the lake tour, because we've seen already many hippos in Mara and we used the last 4th day to go to Hell's Gate. It's probably the only reserve they allow you to actually WALK between animals like zebras, Thompson, Bufalo, juraffe, because there are no predetors. So, we walked 1,5 hours to the Gates (one can also rent a bike, but walking is more fun!) and Eustus waited for us in the van on the road only where there were buffalos arround - for our safety. Than it's a one our walk on the bottom of the Gorge with a maasai guide. We had Daniel there, who is also an actor!
Overal: for 4 day and 3 nights we felt blessed to encouter more wild life we than we expected. Days we won't forget. We are looking for our next trip with the same company and guide. Thank you, guys!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent, professional, friendly service which made such a perfect trip.
The details of the itinerary made sure that the trip met all expectations and beyond. Everyone invioved gave an incredible service and we felt teally looked after. A truly wonderful experience!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent customer service, professional and reliable.
Breezy tours made every arrangement to our expectations for our 5 days safari.The communication all through was prompt and we got all the information we needed to book our safari.The best experience was with our guide Sam who was very professional & knowledgeable and got us to see all the big 5 and much more.Thanks to this courteous guide for taking good care of us while on our safari and game drives.The accommodation at Mara sopa &Lake Nakuru was great.Will surely return and Thank you Jacinta for all thus good programme.