6 Days Kenya Tanzania Combined mid - range Safari

I looked at SafariBookings because the site gave me the convenience of so many options -- all in one place. I got several quotes and worked with Afrishare to put my custom, private safari together. They were very flexible and offered a fair price. I took my son on what was - for us - a real 'bucket list' vacation: an 8-day safari to Kenya & Tanzania. From start to finish, Afrishare took care of everything. They were courteous, professional and flexible -- even making changes during our trip. Our drivers/guides (Robert in Kenya & Okuli in Tanzania) were everything we could have hoped for. They even taughts us a little Swahili and helped explain so many things about Africa beyond just the safari experience. The game drives were simply amazing....from seeing hippos, zebras -- and literally being in the middle of tens of thousands of wildebeests during the Great Migration, this was a special trip indeed. I have fabulous photos of lions and elephants -- just a few feet from our safari vehicle! One day, there was a mix-up with lunch but Ibrahim and Okuli took us to a local African restaurant (no charge) and we got to eat like 'real Africans' -- it was an unplanned, but unforgettable experience. The Maasai Mara and the Serengeti were incredible experiences, but the smaller parks (Ngorongoro and Tarangire) were even more intimate and special with chances to see more animals closer than I'd thought possible. Note that the roads in the game reserves are all unpaved and can be extremely bumpy at times -- but that's part of the experience! Some of the days can be long! The accommodations were just as promised and very nice. The private experience was something that I previously would have pegged at twice the cost. You can check out other options, but my son and I were quite pleased with Afrishare. I strongly recommend them.

We really just had a trip of a lifetime with Afrishare! At the outset we wanted to change our itinerary just a bit, and Ibrahim was more than willing to accommodate us. The bad (which there was only one): A small hiccup with the payment method, but it was easily fixed. The good! First, both of our wonderful drivers. Steve, he’s like the Kenyan uncle you never knew you had. He was so nice, helpful, informative, and funny. Moses, we had a blast with him! He’s a great guy, very attentive, kind, funny, and if you’re lucky enough you’ll get to hear his great singing voice! Both were excellent drivers and people! The lodges and hotels they booked exceeded our expectations. The accommodations and the staff were fantastic! The safari: It was everything and more than we could have asked for! From the animal, nature, and the overall experience, we couldn’t have wished for a better experience. Afrishare is a wonderful company because of the wonderful people there!

Afrishare does not even rate one star! Let me start by telling you that I am in the charter business and very familiar with bad tour operations. We did a seven day private tour in 4 parks. The Masai Marain in Kenya The Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater and Tarangire in Tanzania. If Abrahim Juma Mkwizuthe (the owner) lips we’re moving he was lying, He lied about vehicles, time spent in wildlife parks, accommodations, travel times, and what was included in his advertised package. On your website! Meet and great at the airport upon arrival in Nairobi Kenya to meet our driver and taken to our hotel. Afrishare did not show. We had to get a taxi. The guide was not informed of our arrival until we were at our hotel. The drivers were great but the vehicles were junk, absolutely trash, you could not see out the windows, the seats were not functional, not safari vehicles, one was a 20 plus year old two wheel drive van with no working Vhf. bald tires. The radios that professional operators use to communicate with other drivers to locate the animals. We were sent pictures of new safari vehicles that we would be in, these were not the ones provided. You had to lay the seat back to see out of the window! And could not see out the front! I cannot imagine if there were more than my wife and I in the vehicle. Once deposit was made Accommodations that we’re advertised in the park we’re now fully booked and unavailable Afrishare replaced these with inferior lodging outside the park. Afrishare then saved money by having the driver do a game drives outside the park, therefore only having to pay for one day in Serengeti park, not two as advertised saving park entrance fees ( anyway this man could cheat you out of a dollar he would) Travel times between masía Mara park and Serengeti 5 hours turned into 11 hours on the road in a beat up old dusty truck going down washboard back trails at 10 to 20 mph. We could not look out window without laying the seat at a 45 degree angle, then no time for game drive, regardless we did not stay in park. Driving between saringett and Ngorongoro he took us down backroads where Afrishare wasted time so he would only pay for one day in crater park fees Promised a full day in Ngorongoro crater we maybe got 3 hours in the bottom as we had to be outside the park by 1 in the afternoon so he did not have to pay park fees. Afrishare promised a 7 Days safari inside these wonderful parks! He only paid park fees for 4 and a half days, pocketing the remaining entrance fees! We were asked to leave as early as 5 in am to accommodate him saving money on park fees! Afrishare should not be able to advertise on your website, he gives Africa, it’s wonderful parks, animals and it’s great people a bad name! Shame on him! David and Pam