US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great personalized service and value with trusted staff and reliable partners
We just got home from a 11 day safari thru Kenya and Tanzania arranged by Budget Africa Safaris. This was our second safari with Budget Africa Safaris (2016 & 2019). This time we took other family members. GREAT TRIP.
The Budget Africa staff and management went well out of their way to make our trip as comfortable and efficient as possible at a reasonable cost. Edward, the manager, took a personal interest in tailoring our safaris to meet our needs and budget, He met us on arrival and departure, he helped with currency conversion, joined us for dinner on departure and advised on a number of extras during our trips. Notable —this included arranging the partnering up with a great Tanzania Safari operator, Tambare Safaris(sp?) for the Tanzania portion of our trip.
Peter, our guide on our first trip and who we requested on our second safari, is fantastic. He knows the animals, he loves his country and culture. He was too regularly went well out of his way to be personable, helpful including helping us go thru the Kenya-Tanzania border crossing. It also to be noted that Peter is very well respected by the other guides, lodge and park staff so they too went out of their way to help Peter make our two trips very memorable.
Michael, Peter’s nephew, and another Budget Africa driver, drove us around Nairobi a couple of times. Like his uncle, Michael is VERY good, knows the roads, has a great sense of humor and has great language and emotional intelligence skills.
In short, we heartily recommend Budget Africa!
SE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was an excellent tour with a very experienced guide
It was one of the best days I had in south Africa. Transport bothways from hotel and to the park was great, Our guide had knowledge of the animals and the food was great
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experienced, cost effective, flexible, friendly, committed & good English speaking Driver.
Esther was very responsive and responsible. We had an issue with couple of accommodations and she changed it to make us happy. She also paid for the Masai Village tour and the boat ride in Naivasha. We never expected this. Though November is not a good month for Safari due to rains, the Driver Tom went the extra mile to show us as many animals as possible. He also spent extra hours to drive us around in Nairobi and helped us fill the time since our flight was late in the night.
I would recommend Estleon Adventures for anyone planning to Kenya.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a lifetime! - contemplating on booking? JUST BOOK IT!
Our safari experience was more than I ever could have imagined! We booked an 8 day trip including 5 day safari through Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorogoro Crater and 3 nights in Zanzibar to end the trip. The safari was by far the best part of the trip - I highly recommend visiting all the parks we visited! We saw all of the Big 5 animals and even got the chance to see 2 leopards up close which is hard to find! All of this is due to our amazing driver, Sule. He made this trip all that it was! Sule was incredibly knowledgeable, fun and personal, and is a very experienced driver. I never once felt unsafe and he made the experience so much fun. I definitely recommend asking for Sule - we got so lucky having him as our driver! Overall, shadows of Africa did an amazing job. They are great at communicating prior, during and after your trip, booked the best places for us to stay, and truly made this experience very enjoyable. I highly recommend booking with Shadows of Africa!
EE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience with great people! Must repeat!
We were two families who went first time to Africa. We were extremely lucky finding Paul Tickner who planned us very nice trip to Ruaha and Selous. With his experience and contacts in Tanzania you do not have to worry. About anything. Just wake up when it is told. Our itinerary looked very nice and reality exceeded the expectations. For us, mostly novice in Africa, the web based read ahead package was very informative and useful. All in all, the preparations went with ease. And one should not be worried if Paul is not answering quickly. He might be in the bush and there is very limited internet access. Which is good. You can focus on the wildlife.
Ruaha and Selous are hidden gems in Tanzania. There is a lot to see and very few people to see it. Every drive we did was with pumping into something new and had different experience. The vehicles were very comfortable and some snack and cold drink (also some GT or beer) was always available. Just enjoyable!
I will not describe what we saw or what we did not, as this is the main reason to go there and see it yourself! I can tell that there is a lot to see, hear and smell. Day and night.
Another great aspect on our trip was that Paul himself agreed to join us as guide. However, the local people are very trustworthy. It was very easy to establish good relationship with everyone and it felt that you are on the adventure with punch of friends. Every guide had its own stories to tell.
One thing I can suggest is to have honest expectations, tell who you are, where are your standards and surely you will be suggested where to go and which camp to use for accommodation.
By the end of our trip to bush, we were overwhelmed and started to talk when to come back. Moreover, we are waiting when we can host Paul and show him one, 100 years young country he has not visited :)
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
new experience and excitement were allover but Face...thanks ngoni safari....... communication was
Perfect as it was......new experience and excitement were allover but Face...thanks ngoni safari....... communication was ok.....will come again next year.....it was soooo cool n fun to travel with you...thank you
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
just a completely satisfying package
The communication is just so easy as long as you have internet or a travel sim on you. They handle everything from pick up to drop off and you will not feel left alone at any point. For the price point this is one of the best safari you can have.
NL
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They were very kind and helping
The safari was very cool and the seats were very comfortable. The driver told us a lot about the wild animals and personal experiences. It was very interesting!!!
Very nice tour!!
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Best Tour in Kenya
We had the best time exploring Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Nairobi with our driver Raymond.
Ray went out of his way to give us the best views of all the animals in the parks. Ray has a vast knowledge of the all the wildlife and the land. He was very accommodating of any requests we had and was in great humour throughout the whole trip, despite the long drives he had to bring us on. Would 100% recommend to a friend.
10/10.
Thanks a million, Ray!
Fiona (Ireland)
IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unbelievable Experience!!
This safari tour was an experience I will never forget. Everything was organised for us down to fine detail! The food and accomodation was lovely. Our tour guide for the Safari was top class. He knew where all the good spots were and he was a great driver. He was also great fun and would definitely reccomend!#Exactly