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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Matthew & Team bring immense knowledge and love of South Africa and curate a special experience
Matthew worked closely with us to design a safari experience tailor made to our needs.
For us, as first time Safari-goers, we did not know what to do expect. He patiently explained the nuances of different regions, accommodations, time of year nuances and travel distances to maximize fun and enjoyment.
We ended up doing a 10 day package in South Africa: 1 day driving on the Panorama Route, 3 days inside Kruger in the rustic Olifants camp doing bush walks, 3 days in the private game reserve Timbavarti at Shindzela camp doing game drives and finally at Matthew's own luxury reserve in the south of Kruger, Grace of Africa.
Each showed us different ways that one can safari and we loved it. Matthew was also quite responsive to us wanting to change up the itinerary on the fly and went out of his way to come up with off-the-beaten-path activities like a local waterfall and driving through rural towns
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
i could tell is a person that loves what thy do
i really enjoyed the tour,i literally got value for the amount i paid,the tour operator was amaizing
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Tidiness and everything about them was giving
This was the best experience of my life the bon voyage company is affordable and offers the best services I would advice anyone to use this company they should even be rated a ten thanks bon voyage company.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
well-groomed and kind
It was an astonishing safari.I really enjoyed my 6 day trip to serengeti, i saw the big 5 for the first time and everything was perfect.I highly recommended Bon Voyage Safari kenya.
LV
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very personal and caring approach
We experienced very personal approach. The owner Iddy was very nice and welcoming. Since we are more regular tourists than experience climbers, a day before the tour, our guide Gadiel evaluated our clothing and equipment and suggested what we have to rent additionally for better experience. Gadiel and his team (in total 4 persons just for two of us!) was very helpful. One of us is vegetarian and on a gluten free diet, so the the food was prepared in a way that both of us had nice things to eat and the food very tasty as well! They even baked special gluten free bread for us on the camp kitchen! It was wonderful!
The also took care for us, so that we were well guided till the peak of Meru and back. I think that the experience of our guide Gadiel helped us to reach the peak. The approach to do in a poko poko (slowly or little by little) way was the key for the success. And we were very happy about that. This is definitely value for money tour operator.
We were also very lucky - the weather conditions were perfect for climbing, so we got a wonderful views and memories.
Thank you - Samora Explorers. Have a great adventures and happy customers!
IN
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent team. They were very sincere & shown efforts to provide maximum facilities
Very reliable team of staff.
They communicated very well about the park and it is really a Worthy tour and a life time memorable experience
BG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
They were amazing! Frederick, our guide, took great care of us, making sure we see as many animals as possible. He told us a lot of interesting facts about the wildlife. They fed us tremendous amounts of delicious food. We did not have any expectations about that, however, some of the dishes I tasted on this trip were the best I have ever tried, thank to our cook James. 10 out of 10 recommend this experience.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing 7 day safari in Kenya
We chose apodiformes adventures for our safari honeymoon as they were an affordable and local Kenyan safari company, we were not disappointed!
The communication from Silas was great from day 1, he answered all of our questions before and after booking very promptly. We were picked up from the airport by John our driver and Silas was also there to greet us. John was very friendly, knowledgeable and a great guide to spend the week with.
We did a 7 day trip travelling to Maasai Mara, lake naivasha, lake Nakuru and amboseli. John was with us throughout and was very relaxed so we could change plans and start/stop when we wanted to. He also got us back to the airport on the last day with lots of time to spare.
John made us feel safe and did an outstanding job at looking after us, he made sure we saw and did everything we wanted to.
We would highly recommend apodiformes adventures for your safaris and hope to go on another one day!
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful 2 weeks safari around Kenya’s national reserves
I can only recommend at 100% to travel with Africa Starpal, our 2 weeks trip was really well handled from A to Z.
First of all, the trip preparation was very easy with Paul. He managed to respect all our requests according to the itinerary we wished to have, while staying in our tight budget. Hence, we’ve been able to tour the main reserves of Kenya in our 2 weeks travel (Tsavo West, Amboseli, Samburu and Masaï Mara) as well as some smallest reserves on the way (Lake Navaisha, Hell’s Gate, Ol’ Pejeta Conservancy, Lake Nakuru). We had a lot of emails exchange while preparing everything, and Paul was always replying very quickly at our requests, that’s why there was no hesitation and we signed with Starpal.
Then, once we got in Nairobi, we met Morris, our guide, who really took great care of us during the following 2 weeks of private safari. He made us discover a great number of species, that was really awesome. Therefore we easily enjoyed our vacations knowing that Morris was taking care of the entire program. He is an amazing driver despite the fact that we chose to take a 4x4 minivan, as a jeep was outside of our budget (but to be honest, it was really enough for most of our trip, it would only have been better in Masaï Mara to have a jeep I think as the roads are really bad there). The agreed program was respected during the entire trip, we had no issue of any kind, and no bad surprise.
About the accommodations, we fully trusted Starpal and just asked for mid-range budget accommodations. All their choices was great, sometimes inside the reserve and sometimes outside, so it would match our budget, but always very nice and different. Same for the food, the meals at the lodges were always good. We were a bit worried before our trip because one of us is a vegetarian, but it was never an issue, we’ve eaten very good Kenyan and international dishes, there was always a veggie choice on the menu. Special mention for Mwanzo lodge and Lion Cave’s Camp that we truly loved.
Thank you very much Paul and Morris, all was perfect ! You made our vacations memorable !
DE
Experience level: first safari
Reliable
Thanks to our very experienced, knowledgeable and nice guide Daniel, we had the best time on our safari. He always cared for our safety and is a very safe driver. Furthermore, he had a strong interest in providing a great experience and amazing photo opportunities. We recommend a safari of at least 6 days to experience all the different national parks with different landscapes and animal species. We particularly liked ndutu and the ngorongoro crater. The lodges we stayed in were excellent and so was the food.