IL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Patrick Atweng'a (introduced to me by at baboon office) stole 500$ which left as a deposit
A year ago my parents rented a car trough babbon tours from guy named Patrick Otieno Atweng'a...
after 3 weeks of using the car my folks returned it but never saw any of the the deposit, they were left to wait for couple of hours for the thief to come back - which never happened.
Baboon tours admitted their responsebility for Patrick Otieno Atweng'a action and promising me to deal the issue and return the stolen money..
I was in touch with mr. Dennis across the year via watsap and every time he gave me another excuse.
Beware of Baboon budget tours and other scammers...
Thank you for nothing mr. dennis behalf my parents and me
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Individual Safari of a Lifetime!
Kikwetu Cultural Adventures put an individual safari together for me in less than a week, ensured I got to experience every important national reserve that makes Kenya special, and paced my time over 13 days at each reserve perfectly. The accommodations (lodgings, food, etc.) were safe, comfortable, friendly, and met whatever I needed. Each reserve had something different and unique to remember it by, and had both exciting thrills and time to relax and appreciate the moment. Both Kenneth, my main contact responsible for this whole safari, and Charles, my driver and guide, were incredibly kind, knowledgeable, attentive, professional, and fun to interact with -- they made my whole trip to Kenya worth wanting to come back and do all over again!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
They were wonderful! We never had to worry about a thing. Excellent service!
The Tanzanian part of it was a bit too relaxed but the Kenyan part of the trip was impeccable. Wonderful guide, amazing attention to details. We will not only recommend them but also use them again when heading to the Masai Mara. Most definitely!
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing experience and staff
Dear Selous Kinga Lodge Team,
I would like yo say huge thank you for all your team!
That was one of the best experiences in our lives.
Food was brilliant, rooms were tidy and spacious! People were nice and friendly!
Highly reccomend this amazing trip to everyone!
Thank you so much for everything.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The trip was okay to say the least
Ican'tsay I expect very much .i surely didn't but I liked the trip Ienjoyed everything was of standard .noregrets at all
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Blessing and Tendaiy run a well organized top notch organization.
The entire 9 day trip from Vic Falls to Maun ran seamlessly. We were a party of 9. We saw and did so many cool things, lots of variety and things to do and see. Blessing is very experienced and a great tour leader. He always has the interests of his clients in mind and works to make everything run smoothly. I would highly recommend Africa Zim to anyone interested in the trips he offers.
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Making our dreams real
The whole experience was really well organized. All our questions and requests were answered as this was our first safari and visit to Africa. Our expectations were overall exceeded and the WT & ST was more than a great tours operator for us. Our experience was according to planned from the start when we first asked the quotation. We had a great cook and tour guide with us the whole 5 days! We felt safe and well treated the whole time. Tanzania is such a beautifull country and we hope to visit other parks one day.
DE
20-35 years of age
Well organized Kili trekking
We took the Machame route to climb the Kili and it was a really nice experience. We were picked up at our hotel by the team of Afrishare and after the Kili we also got dropped of at the hotel. Afrishare had good equipment and our guides were really nice and professional. During our trekking we could always stop for taking pictures or to ask questions about animals and plants around us. They also had always a look at all of our group and when some of us were faster than other it was possible to split the group.
Also our porters were really friendly and they always offered help.
It was also incredible to see how the cook was preparing all the nice meals with so less things. We always had a lot of nice food.
All in all I can really recommend the Kili Trekking with Afrishare trekking and safaris!
NG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was Wow experience. I will recommend them to anyone any time anyday
yes it was. They are really nice and have good customer service
HK
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trustworthy, responsive, professional, planned per client’s expressed needs
Pre trip:
Chris the responsive front line contact with whom I worked out the itinerary was an indispensable asset. He was the first to respond to my email enquiry sent out to several companies. Having a whatsapp call the same day helped to understand from the start what I wanted and more importantly, allowed exchanges on options and constraints and setting realistic expectations (this is afterall Africa!) I asked for 8 days, But after more research and discussions (not pressure from Chris) to 12 days. Chris often responded in his middle of the night or wee hours due to international time differences!
Itinerary:
We ended up starting from Kigali to Kampala. Started with golden monkeys (very enjoyable; saw lots close up), then the AMAZING Bwindi gorillas (one hour trek awesome, and 4 hours habituation trek totaled 9.5 hours up and down steep dense mountains); Queen Elizabeth National Park (long drive, no lions on trees sighted but amazing boat cruise and relaxation with beautiful views and pool at riverside hotel), followed by chimpanzees (thanks to Tolbert and Martin who suggested changing from early habituation trek to a normal one starting 11:30 mid day so we saw many interesting chimps of various ages feeding on the ground rather than just swinging high up between trees - this is priceless tip!!); then Murchison Falls (amazing game drive and boat cruise with sights of giraffes, lions, elephants, crocodiles, hippos, tobies, etc etc), ending with adventurous white water rafting at Jinja. So glad we included Murchison Falls and Jinja as both proved to be wonderful experiences despite the hard drives.
Accommodations:
I asked for between budget and above average accommodations and compared them from the listings provided by Chris. Most important was to read through reviews and decide what I wanted and was prepared to pay for.
Tips: eg air conditioning is hard to come by in lodges in the wilderness, water from showers often small, sometimes need running to wash out the brownish, maybe colder than wished, expect mosquitos and maybe ants or insects, rooms perhaps further away from main lounge, solar power could run out, fewer power sockets, unavailable or unreliable network and WiFi ... All this is part of safari adventure!
Also some preferred lodgings were on wait list so expect last minute changes.
Transport:
We had two very clean Toyota vans, one for four and another for two people which worked out very well. I am happy to lie flat on row of seats due to poor back and very bumpy roads (called “African Massage”). The driver guides Tolbert and Martin were great drivers on the challenging roads especially in Uganda! They also pulled skills to catch greater sights of lions and other wildlife.
Tip: ask for vans with padded sides along the game viewing top. Also suggest Encounter Africa provides cushions for sitting on top in front for greater comfort for vans with such fittings.
All in all, a super, memorable safari adventure with Encounter Africa who was very professional. Very flexible, responsive and kind. We had lots of fun and laughter together with Tolbert and Martin. Would recommend highly and will use them again in the future.