SK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience
We ordered the “Private tour only two persons in the car and accommodation in lodges” - which wasn’t cheap, but absolutely worth it.
From the start the communication was swift, all my questions were answered fast.
I ordered the trip several months in advance and the whole trip unveiled as outlined in the itinerary.
This is what was included in the price:
- Accommodation for 2 nights before and after your tour are included in the price in Venice hotel
- We will pick you for free from airport and also drive you back to airport on departure
- All meals while on tour, accommodations, park fees, transport, drinking water and taxes are included
Right after landing in Kilimanjaro airport we saw our guide waiting for us with a sign with my name and he drove us to the Venice hotel in Arusha town where we spent our first (and last) night of the trip.
Since we did not buy a low budget trip, I would really recommend the company to change this hotel for something better. The Venice hotel is very simple, it has quite bad reviews, bathroom stunk, windows could not be closed fully so there was noise form the street, breakfast was terrible and room was claustrophobic.
The second day our guide Benson (hope I’m remembering the name correctly) was waiting for us.
He was our guide for the whole trip. He was very nice, kind, in a word Gentleman. He was very knowledgeable about history, parks, the animals and so we learned a lot of interesting information.
Thanks to him we saw a huge number of animals,he always knew how to park right so that we had the best possible view. The whole system of communication between all the guides in the park is very good and thanks to that tourists can see a lot of animals…
Therefore, I wholeheartedly recommend going through a guide/company rather than stumbling through a park aimlessly on your own.
We spent 6 days on safari and thanks to that we had a lot of time to enjoy each park to the fullest.
Our itinerary looked as follows:
Day 1:
After breakfast from Arusha, proceed to Tarangire National Park for a full day game drive with picnic lunches, later proceed to Endoro lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- The Hotel was beautiful, Tarangire park was full of animals we saw there everything that could be seen, leopard, pack of lions -luckily, they were just crossing the road, bunch of elephants, giraffes...
Day 2 :
After breakfast, proceed to Serengeti National Park for a game drive with picnic lunches,
-during the drive we were enjoying the views - Ngorongoro, we visited the Masai village.
As we were approaching the borders of Serengeti the true safari begun, huge herds of wildebeest, zebra -it was an unbelievable experience passing through this and witnessing it so up close. We managed to see hyenas, vultures, another pack of lions just chilling and a leopard lying on a tree very up close. Towards the night we arrived to Kati kati Tented lodge, where we were accommodated for two days - I was looking forward to this accommodation very much and it was absolutely amazing.
Huge tents, fully equipped, bed, toilet, shower and situated in wilderness.
Day 3 :
Game driving in Serengeti, searching for my favourite cheetahs and we were incredibly lucky, not even 100 meters from our accommodation we witnessed a pack of three cheetahs just about to go hunting, excellent experience.
And from there it was only better and better….
During the day we saw a big family mother with 4 cubs, male feeding on a kill, another mother and her cub with a kill, all that very up close, within a meter from the car.
And of course, when we were coming back, we saw our neighbours - the 3 cheetahs from the morning chilling out in the shadow.
Day 4 :
Early morning game drive in Serengeti National Park and enjoying the sunrise, back for breakfast and then proceed to Ngorongoro Crater (Ngorongoro wildlife lodge).
During the drive we again saw a lot of beasts of prey, this time it was lions and a lot of cubs lying in the treetop, just awesome.
Day 5 :
After early breakfast, proceed for a Full Day Crater tour with picnic lunches at Ngorongoro Crater, Only caveat, it would be better to arrive later to Ngorongoro, we arrived early and had to leave the park at 14:00 already.
But the experience was great again, the park is beautiful, and we saw everything from up close again, even spotted a rhino and herby completing our BIG FIVE.
Day 6 :
After early breakfast, proceed for a full day game drive at Tarangire National Park with picnic lunches, later proceed back to Arusha in the evening.
This park is very small compared to the other parks and I’d recommend joining the tour with some other Park tour since we managed to finish the tour in a few hours. But at least we could enjoy the pool at the hotel and make ourselves comfortable.
The whole trip just flew by and then it was all over,
But I and my mom we’ll have a lot of beautiful memories.
I wholeheartedly recommend witnessing it all on your own.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Heart of Zimbabwe
Simon and his team were first class professionals. They brought us to the heart of Zimbabwe and into the hearts of the people. Well organized tours with many options for diversions. We dream of Africa.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic tour - wonderful guide!
The booking process was relatively easy - we had problems with using PesaPal but Bienvenido were very flexible and sorted it quickly. The tour itself was fantastic from start to finish, with much credit to our wonderful driver, David.
We were picked up at my home in Nairobi, and driven to Amboseli for a wonderful game drive, where we saw animals like elephants, giraffes and cranes. The accommodation that night was basic but had everything we needed.
The next morning, we were supposed to have a morning game drive in Amboseli, but due to unexpected rains, we needed to drive a longer way to Tsavo East, so we set off early and made it to Voi Safari Lodge by lunch and had an afternoon game drive. My boyfriend loves birds, and David was able to identify so many for us that we had never seen before! At the end of the drive we got caught in a huge rainstorm but David was a fantastic driver and got us back to the lodge safely. The lodge was wonderful, definitely didn't feel like we had chosen the basic level of accommodation!
On the last day, we had a morning game drive, where we were lucky enough to spot a leopard, thanks to David's sharp eyes! We then were dropped safely at our hotel in Diani. Fantastic value for money, and would recommend to anyone!
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Balloon Safari is the best worth the money！
We were six people, and all went to balloon safari. The experience was really good, because you had bush breakfast after you landed, and we received a certificate! Everything was perfect, we did fall in love with Africa! We bought a lot of coffee and tea to our relatives, we bought honey, macadamia nuts snacks to my coworkers. We enjoyed our safari very much! Sino Africa is a very different company, care about their clients, and give us the best moments in Africa !
CN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My daughter love to see lions and puppies。
We went to Africa for a reason, to see lions! My daughter love animals and she always ask to go to Zoo. When she had summer holiday, I took her to Africa to see the wild lions and big cats! Her English is better than me, because I took her to international school. She could communicate fluently with James, same name of mine, who was our guide. I could feel her passion about animals! We saw many times of lions and puppies! She was so happy about the safari! Thank you Sino Africa Safari for organizing educational classes regularly after we went back, we attend your lesson every time, and big fan of you now!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience
We were on a 9-day safari together with Australken. It was an amazing and unforgettable experience with countless wonderful moments and lots of information from our guides.
Many thanks Australken Tours & Travel
CN
why
We went to Africa for a reason, to see lions! My daughter love animals and she always ask to go to Zoo. When she had summer holiday, I took her to Africa to see the wild lions and big cats! Her English is better than me, because I took her to international school. She could communicate fluently with James, same name of mine, who was our guide. I could feel her passion about animals! We saw many times of lions and puppies! She was so happy about the safari! Thank you Sino Africa Safari for organizing educational classes regularly after we went back, we attend your lesson every time, and big fan of you now
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our safari guide was the best guide ever!
Our safari was good, mostly because the office arranged a good driver for us. His name was Solomon, he is not a driver we normally meet in other countries. First, he was professional, he told us everything about the animal kingdom, and we were lucky to see everything. Secondly, not greedy, he helped us to bargain very hard when we see something nice in the shop. He is also good hearted, he assisted other driver when they needed help. We mentioned to Mr Jong on the last day that Solomon is a good driver. We are happy to come back again for another safari soon
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
3 days Amboseli safari
We visited Amboseli for 3 nights.our tour will be one of its kind,we lots of elephants and many more antelopes than we expected. Our driver Jonathan was a very knowledgeable and experienced guide.we highly recommend this company to anyone willing to do a safari with them.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
CCTV Documentary operator, five star operator!
We knew them from watching animal kingdom, Magical Kenya, and Special Kenya Documentaries, filmed by China Central Television! I visited their office in China and met their manager Deo. They are so nice, did a presentation of all parks and we tailor made our safari! Everything went perfectly! We had a nice driver from the company, took us around, see hundreds of animals, tasted meat at a local popular restaurant, had boat safari! We recommend them to my friend, and all of them had very positive feedback! Sino Africa Safari, stay strong, and another friend of mine is planning to visit Africa after the crisis, I have already introduce you to him.