HU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing 10 day Kenya Safari - highly recommended
I contacted Diane for the help in creating customized safari for 2, and from the start she was extremely polite, eager to answer and trustworthy. Compared to other agencies, Diane responded to my questions without hesitation and long mails explaining why should I choose her agency, but she made herself clear with all questions answered and with good price. Everything was prearranged before we came to Kenya and we had no worries. The same pattern followed through our trip. As I have read from different reviews, in Kenya time is variable meaning some trips were in delay for few hours. That never happened during our trip. Our guide/driver Thomas was very punctual, even came earlier. Thomas new lots of things especially animals, which made our safari great experience. We saw the big 5 in 3 days, which is quite unusual. We did full day safaris, some times with early morning and late night safaris with the sunset. Thomas has a great eye and he was listening all the time to safari radio, thus knowing where the animals are. His driving skills are worth to mention, because it is absolutely important that guides can drive safely when the roads are tricky. We could have arranged with him everything we wanted and he was always in great mood, though we thought that he is extremely tired (to be honest, we were). As we wanted to visit the Orphanage St. Anthony Small Home in Lower Subukia, we were late for the organized boat trip in lake Naivasha, but Diane make an effort to organize for us romantic wine lunch on the top hill in Amboseli Park, which was real surprise. All the accommodations were as we agreed, with high quality and we had amazing relaxing evening after full day safari. All in all, I would really recommend the agency, Diana and Richard who were constantly checking up on us and the most importantly, thanks to our guide Thomas we really saw lots of animals, learned about the Kenya and had the amazing safari experience.
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best tour operator i had in my life
Friendly, helpful, competent, fantastic organisation, , they know the country ,
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A dream come true!
Yambo guys! What cant I say about the amazing experience we had!!
First of all, We have to thank Joshua for being the best driver ever! He explained us all, took care of us while on Safari and specially when I got sick... you should never change brother!
Secondly, we were speechless while on Safari, we couldn't believe we were there in the middle of the sabanah and that the animals didn't bothered about us! We took so many pictures! Big 5, etc etc. It was incredibly joyful!
And Finally, we have to say the lodge, hotels, staff, food etc was very good!
Keep it up Bison Safaris!! we have already recomended you to some family members!
We hope to see you soon! We'll be back for sure!
Ashanti!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing trip of a lifetime with Gorillas!
I had a fantastic trip with Gatatu Safaris. I'm a budget traveller, usually backpacking. Gatatu's prices were reasonably cheap compared to other companies so I enquired and was contacted by Richard the owner. Richard answered every question I had (around 50 emails). So I decided to book a gorilla trip with them, they do have mid-range and luxury tours if want to upgrade but I went with the budget. They require a money wire transfer (I was a little nervous at first) which is what most Africa companies do. After a brutal flight from the US we were greeted at the airport by Steven our guide and taken to our accommodation. Steven answered every question we had constantly checking on us to see if everything was okay. First day we went to Bigodi Wetlands to see birds and primates and the local village the second day we went to see the chimpanzees and opted to do the habituation which was worth the upgrade to spend more time with them, amazing experience. From there we went to Queen Elizabeth National Park for the game drives. Saw elephants, hippos, water buffaloes etc (didn't see any big cats). The Kazinga Channel cruise is awesome! Then we went to Kabale visiting a local school and Lake Buyonyi and where we also met up with Richard. This trip was taken in October so is was rainy season, the road to Bwindi Imprenatrable was impassable due to mudslides so Richard arrange permits in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and wow!! What an amazing experience, we had the Gorilla family all to ourselves. To spend an hour with these gentle giants is a once in a lifetime experience. Saw 3 Silverbacks, 2 females, a juvenile and a infant We didn't get any rain while on the trek but it down poured after we got back to the vehicle. Then spent the last couple of days on beautiful Lake Buyonyi(so many birds). Also of all the things I forgot to bring from home....I forgot my rain jacket. Steven went to the market on day one to pick up a jacket for me when I told him I forgotten it. A trip of a lifetime. Here a few things I wanna mention. While on this trip I notice that there were other companies running similar itineraries. We would run into the same people except they paid a lot more. The first (Kibale) and last (Lake Buyonyi, you take a motorboat and stay on an island) accommodations were really nice way beyond what I expected for a budget safari. The other were budget ones like hostels which is fine in my book, as I've said before you can book a mid-range to higher end. All your meals are included and Steven would give us snacks and cokes on the long drives. The gorilla trek is physically challenging but it will be worth all the effort (bring water). Do the habituation with the chimps rather than just the regular trek, you'll be happy you did. Roads are good but on the way to Gorilla trekking the roads can be a little rough, Steven was a master at handling it. Don't be afraid to ask your guide if you need something. Book a trip with Gatatu, support a local company. You will get the same service, visit the same places, do the same activities for a fraction of the price. If you are particular about where you sleep, ask them about their higher end tours.
AE
I'm planning fr my yearly vacation w' FelAnn safaris n frm recommendation frm close pals I'm anxious
I'm sure its up to standard n can't wait to HV fun w my kids/family n friends
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
wonderful
great communications and advice before safaris,expert guide,normal service,reasonable price,every thing is great, only the car is a little poor.
AE
Wild and beautiful
We were lucky with the weather, it was raining during night but during day it was amazing.
We saw all animals we expected to see, so we are really happy about that, because that's the point, and we have amazing driver, our tour guide, Cyrus
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
6 Days Safari in Northern Tanzania
We booked the "6-Days-Safari" with the destinations Tarangire NP, Serengeti NP (2 Days) and the Ngorongoro Crater. Everything went well. The whole preparation of the Trip with Paul - we had a lot of email traffic - as well as the payment in advance via bank transfer and the organization during the whole trip were excellent.
Our driver-guide was James. He always explained us everything about the nature and the animals, but also a lot of interesting things about geography, politics, religion, language, history and his own life (how he became guide for tourists). We were very happy to have James as our guide.
The accommodations were very great. Especially the Kubukubu Tented Lodges and the Maramboi Tented Lodges were a highlight.
We definitely recommend the Trip with Tanzania Roadside Expedition. If you have any questions about it, don´t hesitate to ask us.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari with Family
This safari exceeded my expectations from the first minute we touched down at the airport and were met by our Easy Travel car. Adrian was knowledgeable about the wildlife and where we were going, and always seemed to find the animal that eluded others. I took 2,000 photos and could have taken 2,000 more! So beautiful!
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best possible service one can ever expect to be a part of
They were most helpful and friendly and most importantly they have gone out of their way to help us and ensure that we have a great time. Especially Muli and Lil Joseph showed us what can be the best of Africa. My heart felt thanks to them for that. And there was such good personal bonding too that the departure really got me sad and miss their company.