20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Surreal
The tour was an exhilarating experience especially if you love nature. The tour guide was educating us about the animals as we came into interaction with them or spot them. She was also very friendly, kind and thoughtful she gave us blankets in the morning as it was cold.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Funny and with interesting info
Great organization , a little expensive. Totally reliable and easy to communicate
Extremely professional, easy to communicate with and reliable
Our safari with Gemfinders was amazing! From start to finish they were very easy to communicate with. Over WhatsApp and email they were very attentive to any requests, providing a lot of options and catering to all of our needs anytime we mentioned specific requirements such as hotels, activities and food. Once the booking was made, we didn’t have to worry about anything. Everything was seamlessly organised. Once we were picked up on day one by our driver Samson we had nothing to worry about. One negative was the seatbelts weren’t in great shape. Once that was communicated to Gemfinders they were extremely quick to rectify that and service the belts by the next morning. Given we spent so much time in the car (more than half the safari was spent in the car, travelling) it didn’t feel like that at all as we were very comfortable. Every single day was planned so throughly and we were told at the start and end of each day the plan. We managed to see the big 5 and every day was so magical. Value for money was great, I reached out to many providers and I found them to be well priced compared to others. The tour was well organised and so much fun. Would definitely go with Gemfinders again on a safari.
IE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Gerald was an amazing, knowledgeable, pleasant man.
I enjoyed my 3 day safari very much. The professionalism from start to finish was excellent. Accommodation, food, etc was lovely.
FI
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Whole week of fun
The whole trip was very good from the beginning to the end. Our guide Tribon was flexible to accommodate everyone's wishes and was also very knowledgeable about all animals, which he could spot for us easily. We were able to see everything you can imagine, including the big 5. Good value for money by mixing medium and higher end accommodations.
On top of all, we shared endless number of jokes with Tribon and our fellow travelers. Had a very fun week.
An amazing journey across the Savannah
Our journey across the different wildlife parks have been excellent mainly due to our driver Samwel (comes highly recommend).
The tour itself, between the Safari car, destinations and guide have been outstanding.
We have mixed reviews regarding accommodations. Mainly due to last minute changes to this to less than desirable lodges than was originally advertised. Communication regarding this has been poor and last minute. However everything leading up to our trip has been excellent.
We would recommend Serengeti Silence overall as some of these issues are out of their hands.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice guide/driver but bad business partner
Really had a wonderful journey with our field guide Mohammed. He is a decent man and an experienced guide. He has a very good skill at driving and he is the guy who can pull you out when the vehicle gets stuck in the mud. He is always happy to help people. Mohammed always tries his best to find animals and solves problems. We have spotted many amazing animals with his help.
BUT, if you don’t want to be asked to pay 120 USD surcharge just one week before your departure even with a contract signed off 2 months ago and pre-payment transferred, PLEASE FIND ANOTHER AGRNT.
Also, we were cheated by a KLA staff. He took us to a local restaurant and charged us 10 USD per person while we found the actual price is just about 2 USD. And this guy shared the additional 8 USD with the restaurant owner and thought we are fools and won’t be able to know. We’re really disappointed with this dishonest behavior.
CN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Cooperative
Eeasy to communicate, fair price, I walk in and book with no problem. But place is not easily found. Any way not a problem.
IL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good
We had an amazing experience with our guide, Charles. He was caring, attentive, and always did his very best to help us see as many animals as possible. Thanks to his experience and dedication, we saw an incredible variety of wildlife throughout the safari.
Charles is very knowledgeable and explained everything in excellent English, making the experience both enjoyable and educational. He shared a lot of interesting information about the animals, their behavior, and the parks.
He was also very responsive to our needs. When one member of our group became ill, Charles immediately helped arrange transportation to the hospital and made sure everything was taken care of. We really appreciated his kindness and support.
He is proactive, drives confidently and efficiently, and always knew where to go to maximize our wildlife sightings. We highly recommend Charles to anyone looking for a professional, knowledgeable, and caring safari guide.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great safari
A great Safari tour. Richard the safari guide was very knowledgeable which added to the enjoyment of the trip.