AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Two unforgettable trips thanks to Wilma's exceptional planning and support
Wilma organized two trips for me this year - a sibling trip to South Africa to celebrate a significant birthday and a family safari in Tanzania. She took the time to listen carefully and understand our needs and preferences for both trips. The result was two well-planned and thoughtful itineraries that exceeded our expectations. Both trips were much better than anything I could have planned myself. Unfortunately, my son fell ill the night before our Tanzania trip, which caused a delay. However, Wilma was extraordinarily supportive and acted quickly to save as much of our itinerary as possible. Despite the unexpected situation, Wilma ensured that the experience was not stressful, and I am very grateful for that.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible
Overall: would really recommend this company to anyone considering climbing Kilimanjaro. Myself and my companion were looked after from start to finish, the team prioritised our welfare throughout and were so kind and friendly. We felt safe and had an incredible experience, all thanks to the team at Mboni. When compared to other companies we met along the hike, Mboni was stand out in terms of quality and services provided...Incoming longer breakdown:
THE ORGANISATION
It was really easy to organise the trip with Mboni and the itinerary was custom made for our needs. We were given it well in advance. We had a driver (frank) pick us up from the airport and take us to our accommodation, he was friendly and took us on our day trip prior to climbing Kilimanjaro. We felt our welfare was being looked after and everything ran according to the itinerary.
THE GUIDES
Our guides, Khateeb and Amos made us feel comfortable and reassured from the start. They would outline the plan for each day the night prior and were very attentive when we had mild altitude sickness. Their pace was immaculate for getting us through each day. They would constantly look out for our welfare, making sure we were drinking enough, that we felt well and were enjoying ourselves!! They are both wonderful humans, full of smiles and energy and it made such a difference to our trip.
THE TEAM
We had a team of 10: 7 porters, a chef and our guides. The team were great, all friendly, all kind and all obviously really enjoying their job. All of them were always smiling which really helped morale. Faraje was particularly helpful, daily helping us with getting water and making sure we were comfortable. We got daily water for washing which was a luxurious treat which people with other companies did not get. We were amazed by Ali and Thomas' singing and by Mohammed's and Peters dancing!! Benji always had a smile on his face, Suey-Bo too even when carrying over 20kg!!
THE FOOD
The food was great throughout. Cooked by chef Peter. We had warm food for every meal which we were grateful for on the mountain. The food was very varied and delicious. Even when we lost our appetite due to altitude sickness, Peter came to see us and ask if there was something specific we could eat. Very kind and thoughtful. For longer days, small snacks and juice drinks were provided to us.
THE EQUIPMENT
We decided to hire walking poles and sleeping bags. They were both of great quality. The sleeping bags were clean and kept us warm throughout the night. The tent was clean and very spacious, compared to other companies tents ours was one of the best. We had a table with chairs and condiments for eating on - a luxury we did not expect but we're very grateful for.
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Jonathan Wilma and her team were amazing. They handled everything from the smallest detail to t
Words cannot describe how amazing it is to be on Safari.
It’s something you have to experience personally
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Top notch
With Arenaline Adventures,all destinations and lodges we stayed were amazing.I had the best of the very best, fantastic experience traveling with Arenaline to samburu National park and Meru National park.The tour guides were well experienced,all services were offered in a great way. All thanks to Arenaline Adventures team.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing adventure
The experience was incredible, we had the opportunity to be very close to the elephants (particularly, the babies), and to learn a lot about the ways to arrived there. I really recommend the trip to people that are passionate about animals. Our guide made the trip even better, being able to communicate with us in our mother tongue, Spanish. Thank you Chris!
EE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari experience
Andrew was very professional guide and did give us the best Safari of our life. Would definitely recommend!
EE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari
We had an absolutely amazing safari trip with Andrew. The trip was very well timed, which allowed us to see many different animals. We had rain during our trip but Andrew's amazing driving skills got us through every mud hole. Definitely an experience of a lifetime!
EE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well organized, caring and no tourist trap kind of operator.
Superb safari with a great guide and a great guy, Andrew. We saw huge amount of animals, cheetah and lion being my favorites. We were well taken care of, for example we had warm meals in lunchtime, while most ate dry sandwiches. Not my first safari, but definitely the best one!
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience!!
Amazing experience! The trip, the accommodation, the food, everything was great! Our driver Sadan was the best! He showed us 4 of big five, he was very flexible and accommodating with our requests. I requested to be dropped to Naivasha instead of Nairobi and they organised it for me without a problem! High recommended to use this operator!
IS
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Prefect from A to Z. Very concerned to deliver.
We were a group of 4 that did a 13-day wildlife and beach holiday tour through Apodiformes Adventures.
Prior to our journey we had been in contact with Silas, that replied promptly to all our questions.
We arrived in Nairobi in the evening of the 13th of Jan. On arrival there was a long queue at immigrations with only 3 out of 14 desks open for service. It took us around 45 minutes to clear through. Not a good impression for first timers visiting Kenya.
We had opted to stay 3 nights in Nairobi, prior to our safari and decided for a driver from the hotel to pick-up us up at the airport. It took some time to spot the driver as all the drivers are waiting outside the terminal for their pick-ups. A good thing to have in mind for future arrivals.
After 3 days or on 16th we were promptly picked up at our hotel by our driver/guide, Nelson, that remained with us throughout our journey.
Off we went to a mall and met with Silas and paid the remainder of the fee for the trip.
Next there was quite a drive to our first stop Enkorok Mara Camp, adjacent to Maasai Mara.
The accommodation and food were ok.
Maasi Mara park was just fantastic and being able to see all those animals close up was quite an experience.
Our next stop was Lake Nakuru Lodge, that was excellent accommodation and good food.
There we did the Lake Nakuru park that was ok, seeing rhinos and other animals close up.
Off we went and to Amboseli National Park were stayed in Kibo Safari Camp. The stay food there was the best out the three camps we had stayed in.
As for animal sightings Maasai Mara stood out in comparison to the 3 parks visited.
Our last on the safari our driver/guide Nelson, took us to Emali train station were embarked to Mombasa via Pinewood Beach Resort, were we stayed for 6 nights.
The stay there was outstanding in all aspects.
On our last day at Pinewood we were met a driver that took us to Mombasa train station were we took the train to Nairobi via home.
We give Apodiformes Adventures our highest rating because.
• Communication throughout the planning stage was excellent.
• All questions were answered promptly.
• Time schedules were spot on and all that had been scheduled was there.
• All accommodations were good even though some was better than others.
• Our driver/guide Nelson was outstanding and did the utmost to deliver.
• We were in good hands throughout the journey.
In a nutshell we highly recommend Apodiformes Adventures.