MX
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent advice, support and customer service on a custom made safari inside and outside Africa
This is the second time I am writing a review of my experience of traveling with Kikwetu Cultural Adventures. Last year, Ken Benson and his team organized an 80 day custom made safari through 7 African countries for me with such outstanding logistics and customer service throughout the safari, that this year I decided to turn again to Ken and his team to ask for his professional assistance in organizing a half-around-the-world tour for me.
I am 71 years old and decided that it was now or never for me to travel to some parts of the world which always have exerted a lot of attraction over me. I communicated to Ken via e-mail my ideas of where I wanted to go and how long I wanted to stay in each place and asked him to arrange flight connection, ground transportation, accommodation, sightseeing, etc. It turned out to be the safari of a lifetime:
31 days and 7500 km by road through rural and religious Ethiopia.
One week in Nairobi with visits to museums and galleries, the Sheldrick’s elephant orphanage,
a hike through Hell’s Gate close to Naivasha, Kibera slum and a very enjoyable walking tour through down town Nairobi which is especially recommendable on a Sunday.
Flight from Nairobi to Nampula and ground transportation to Nacala, Mozambique.
From Nacala, I had arranged for a freighter travel to Singapore with a stop over in Mauritius Island, but with three weeks on my hands while waiting for another freighter to come along and take me back home to Mexico across the Indian and the Pacific Ocean, Ken arranged for a 12 day safari in Indonesia, visiting Central and East Java, Sulawesi and Bali, and one week in Malaysia with highlights in Georgetown, Ipoh and Malacca.
My journey lasted 122 days and whenever network connections were available, Ken kept track of my travels and was in contact with me and/or the subcontracted provider to make sure, that everything went according to program and schedule.
It was a most gratifying experience and I want to thank Ken, Livingstone, Paul and the rest of Kikwetu Cultural Adventures for having made one more of my dreams come true.
There is no doubt in my mind that, if you are interested in a truly custom made safari inside Africa and in neighboring countries, Kikwetu Cultural Adventures is the best choice for getting what you are looking for with regard to advice, support, customer service and price.
FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great trip with great service
Our 14 days Kenya-Tanzania Safari Tour organized by African Paradise Safaris was great and unforgettable!
The itinerary prepared by John Peter for our family trip is so completed. We did enjoy very much!
We had the best guides and drivers: Isa and Salomon. They took care of us and handled everything with care. They are very professional.
They are the ambassadors of Kenya and Tanzania.
Isa and Salomon know all the parks by memory, they brought us to see every animal. We saw National Geographic for real during the game drives.
We recommend their service to everyone!
TW
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable, fair price, quick responses, friendly guide and host.
When I booked the trip, Robert replied my questions quickly. He also kindly offered some help or suggestions when I faced some problems.
The accommodation and food are also nice. Although they are not luxurious ones, but with this price, I am satisfied. The rooms are clean (I traveled alone, they gave me a single room every night). The food are also delicious.
During the trip, our guide, Edward, is really friendly and keen to search the great place for animals observing. It’s my first time joining safari, and I really had a great time. We saw lots of animals during game drive. It’s awesome!
As to the Masai village visiting, it’s good for us to have choices between joining or not (if you are not interested in joining culture trip, you could choose to go game drive at the same time. Everyone could decide individually). The camp host, William, who is also from Masai village, is friendly and willing to answer any questions we have.
I chose visiting Masai village, it’s interesting to get closer to observe how they live in daily lives. But be careful, at the end of the visiting, they will want to sell you some souvenirs with really high price. It would be better to ask William about the price beforehand if you are interested in buying those things.
Although there exist some small problems (ex: you need to remind Edward to get the drinking water on the first day; they changed the schedule promptly to accommodate other group members needs; at the end of the trip, they didn’t drop us off at the hostel we live due to the traffic jam), overall they still offered great services. If you are budgeting travelers, and your point is to observe the wild animals, I would strongly recommend Karibu Safaris!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing!
Such an amazing company! Great correspondence and worked with me every step of the way! Would highly recommend to anyone! We worked directly with Rade and he was fantastic!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Huge Deliviery from a Small Operator
The communication regarding arrangements was very good. Everything that we asked was adequately answered and more. All questions were promptly answered and always with a kind gesture. Paul, the tour operator, 'tailor-made' our tour to fit our bucket list.
Although we never got to see the river crossing due to the late rain, our guide, James, made sure that we saw the migration. We appreciate his trouble for doing this! James was very knowledgeable and keenly answered all our questions. He adhered to our requests and ensured that we saw a lot of game. From start to finish, James went out of his way to help us and make sure that our Tanzanian experience was up to expectations, this included taking us to 'shop' before and after the safari.
Our chef, Osmani, is fit to cook for a king. His food and hospitality is hard to match. We are still wondering how he managed to make so many delicious dishes, including the packed lunches, with such limited resources.
Compared to other operators that we saw at campsites, our camping equipment was much better and more spacious.
The overall service and experience was fantastic. All three gentlemen that we dealt with: Paul, James and Osmani treated us like royalty. We appreciate their hospitality and strong recommend Tanzania Roadside Expeditions.
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable and responsible
We have just finished a 8-day customise safari trip with Easy Travel. I am very happy to choose the right company for our trip.
First, Jessica and Jane were so helpful to us as they always replied quickly. For any requests or questions, they were also tried the best to satisfy our needs. They would also gave us some suggestions on the plan to make our trip perfect.
Second, we are so glad to have Aniny to be our guide. He is the one of the best guides we have ever met. Aniny is humorous which always kept smile and brought a lot of fun to us during this 8 days. He also shared and explained lots of professional knowledge on animals with us. We were so lucky to see Big 5 and migration of the Wildebeest during our journey. We do very appreciate his all-out effort of taking care of us and treating us as a family. With his broad experiences, he can always find the best spots for us to observe the animals and take good pictures of them. Aniny was also be punctual everyday so that we won’t miss any programme.
Third, the accommodation that we stayed in these 8 days were great. We chose “comfort” as our main type of tour. All accommodation with private washroom and hot water shower. The hygiene of the rooms were also good. Food were also out of our expectation and it’s very nice.
Highly recommended Easy Travel to all. We will never forget this amazing safari trip with Easy Travel. We hope we can come back one day with Easy Travel and with Aniny again.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely Amazing!
We had the best guides ever and a vacation of a lifetime
NO
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly professional operator who put together a tailor maid program that exceeded our expectations!
This was excellent from start to end and we were very good taken care of from the planning to the departure back from DAR. Specially our Safariguide made this trip a life time experience. The way he fulfilled our wishes and how he adjusted to us as a group was remarkable.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience with a lovely and very professionnal team !
We spent 2 days in Moremi and the trip will be probably one of our best memory of our travel in Namibia and Bostwana. We did a lot of game drives there with a very kind and helpful team. The camp was surrounded with elephants, confortable with very good food!We hope to go back for another safari !
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
South Africa>Zambia>Zimbabwe>Botswana
Our safari, planned by Laurette at Pembury Tours, was beyond anything we could have imagined! First, the communication during planning was excellent. Our questions were always answered, in detail, by the next day and the places she choose for us were amazing. Every transfer and activity was in order and the voucher system she used told us where to be, at what time, and who would meet us. Everyone was all ways there on time or earlier. I have recommended Laurette at Pembury to friends and family and would suggest anyone planning a safari use her for their booking. She gave our family the trip of a lifetime! You rock Laurette!
