14-Day Kenya & Tanzania Overland Safari: Maasai Mara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro

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  Alex5.0•July 2026
  Enjoy this trip, we are happy.
  Traveled in March 2026
  

  Reply from: Africa Venture Safaris

  Thank you very much ALex,your family were amazing. Come back again.

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  Luis5.0•April 2026
  Its been a year since my awesome safari. I wish to repeat that trip. Amboseli did if for me. Few people know...
  Its been a year since my awesome safari. I wish to repeat that trip. Amboseli did if for me. Few people know elephants can drink up to 200 liters of water in a day, and seeing them up close in Amboseli made that fact hit different. One huge bull stood near our jeep, calm but powerful, then sprayed water over itself like a shower. The guide broke it down in a simple way, and it made the moment even better. You don’t just see animals, you learn them.Show more
  Traveled in April 2025
  

  Reply from: Africa Venture Safaris

  Hello Luis, it was nice having you and your family. You promised to send your Seniors on these safari

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  Joseph5.0•April 2026
  I took a 14 day Kenya and Tanzania overland safari with Africa Venture Safaris, and the experience felt complete....
  I took a 14 day Kenya and Tanzania overland safari with Africa Venture Safaris, and the experience felt complete. Maasai Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro all delivered strong wildlife moments. We saw the wildebeest crossing, lions, elephants, and rhinos up close. The guides stayed informed and engaging, and everything moved on schedule. The pricing felt fair for what we received. A solid choice for a full safari experience.Show more
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  Traveled in February 2026
  

  Reply from: Africa Venture Safaris

  Thank you Joseph and family for trusting and booking these trip with us.

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  AS3.0•December 2025
  Overall we saw everything we wanted to. The tour guides in both countries were fabulous especially in Fredy in...
  Overall we saw everything we wanted to. The tour guides in both countries were fabulous especially in Fredy in Tanzania. And we had a great personal chef in Tanzania as well - Peter. Super personable and catered to our whims. Downsides - Africa Venture safaris uses 2 separate tour companies for Kenya and Tanzania which is fine but we had no clue. We thought we'd be with the same group of travelers for the whole 2 weeks but we weren't. And the order of the sites were not as listed as in the itinerary. We felt shortchanged in Kenya as there was a miscommunication and we were placed with the 6 day group instead of the 7 day group so we ended up with 2 longer driving days than anticipated. Instead of 7 in Kenya and 7 in Tanzania, it was now 6 Kenya, 7 Tanzania, 1 Kenya. We told our tour guide in Kenya that we have 7 days but he didn't listen until it was too late. They made up for it by adding the extra Kenya day at the end but it broke things up and made for longer travel times which was not pleasant at all. And the Kenya tour guide for the last leg was not enthused at all and we were almost shortchanged again but luckily I had the copy of the itinerary with me to prove that we had all these extra activities planned. But due to the time constraints I couldn't upgrade to cycling for one of the activities which was too bad. Also found the safaris to be too inactive but that has nothing to do with the tour operators. I could've done more research and looked at the itinerary more closely. All in all, it was a good experience in many ways however I would probably not do this trip again the way it was done. I would book the Kenya and Tanzania portion separately. Tanzania was with Kibo Trips and it was fabulous.Show more
  Traveled in September 2025
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  Christine3.0•April 2025
  Our Kenya tour, Kenya and Tanzania Overland Safari; 14 days: TourRadar Reference ID: 1143375-HSTES, left us with some...
  Our Kenya tour, Kenya and Tanzania Overland Safari; 14 days: TourRadar Reference ID: 1143375-HSTES, left us with some negative thoughts. The main reason was that we were 'conned' by our tour guide. He asked us to borrow some money, until the next day, to enter Nakuru National Park and trusting him we let him use our Wise Travel Card (Visa). He drew 373.64 US $. He had also borrowed $ 20 a few days before with promises to pay us back but he did not; i.e. US $ 393.64 now owing. The tour guides name is 'Moses'. He has continued the 'con' over WhatsApp since then promising to return our money but no such luck. This amounts to AU$ 625.77. We are 'Old Age Pensioners' living in a retirement village and this 'treatment' hurts. We hope that you can do something to recover our money or to keep a 'con' man off the tourist route.Show more
  Traveled in February 2025
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  Winston5.0•December 2024
  Best travellers, services was excellent.
  Traveled in November 2024
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  Guo1.0•August 2024
  In March 2024, through Tourradar’s website, we booked a tour of 14 days of Kenya and Tanzania safari with an African...
  In March 2024, through Tourradar’s website, we booked a tour of 14 days of Kenya and Tanzania safari with an African company Africa Venture Safari (AFS), starting on 26 July 2024. At the start of this tour, we found out that we were sub-contracted to some cheap local operators. For the seven days Kenya tour, we were sub-contracted to a local operator Super Eagles. For the Tanzania tour, we were sub-contracted to Seven Wonders Safari. Below is the price comparison for per person: Africa Venture Safari (AFS)– 14 days Kenya and Tanzania tour: 3800USD (5700AUD, and we actually paid more than 5870AUD). It is around 280USD per day. Super Eagles – from 981USD to1181USD. It is 140USD - 169USD per day. Seven Wonders – 1504USD. It is 229USD per day. As a result of the price difference, especially for the huge difference between the price that we paid and that of Super Eagles, our tour quality and the accommodation were not as we had expected. In the whole 14 days tour, we saw many safari vehicles with the logos of the operators listed in tourradar’s website, but not a single one with the logo of AFS. The driver in Kenya always never revealed which operator he worked for. Sometimes said that he worked for a company but not AFS and sometimes said that he worked for himself. AFS initially also denied the fact of sub-contracting when I queried them during the tour, until I gave the evidence to the contrary. When I made complaints to AFS during the tour, their response was that my tour was deemed as a budget one, and we were further reminded that by looking at the accommodation list, I should have known it was a budget one when we made the booking. However, the truth is that the accommodation list in the itinerary was left blank when we made the booking in March 2024 (we still keep the original downloaded copy) and the word “budget” was nowhere to be seen on the website. We did not check the accommodation list again after the booking, as like the many tours we did in Europe and North America, most of the tours do not specify the accommodations. We just trust the travel agents in the belief that we would get what we pay and we have never failed. In fact, we have browsed all the 12-14 days Kenya and Tanzania tours listed in Tourradar website before making our booking. By looking at the prices of different operators, one can easily tell that our tour is not a “budget” but a “upper mid-range” one. We did not like to deal directly with the local operators there because we have heard stories. We do not like to be cheated or scammed. We trust in Tourradar as we have booked two European tours before and we fully enjoyed them. We had more detailed examples to substantiate our claims. We can provide those examples if required. I am sure that Africa Venture Safari is just a secondary online platform. We have been deceived and misled by the advertisementShow more
  Traveled in July 2024
  

  Reply from: Africa Venture Safaris

  Hello Mr Guo, In the itenerary as indicated in the program, each day of the safari is mentioned where you will be staying, either budget hotel or camp. There is no single lie, these is a budget tour and not lodge or luxury. we are sorry if you were misled by the program. Thank you.

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  Alexis3.0•August 2024
  Our recent African Safari was okay but not fabulous. Having been on four previous safaris, we had high expectations,...
  Our recent African Safari was okay but not fabulous. Having been on four previous safaris, we had high expectations, but unfortunately, this trip did not measure up. **Wildlife Sightings:** We did not see as many animals as we had on our previous safaris. This was particularly disappointing since the trip was a high school graduation present for our grandson, who was looking forward to experiencing the rich wildlife we had described from our past adventures. **Logistics:** The truck rides were very long, which made the journey more exhausting than anticipated. Plans were changed from what we were initially told. On our last night in Tanzania, we had to overnight outside of the national park because the lodge was full. This was surprising and frustrating since we had been working with the tour company for six months and expected better arrangements. **Guides:** Our first guide, Charles, was very knowledgeable and incredibly helpful with my husband’s walker and my own slower pace. His assistance made a significant difference. Our second guide, Harrison, was also helpful and seemed just as knowledgeable. However, he was more reserved, and I felt like I had to draw information out of him. **Overall Experience:** While there were positive aspects, like the helpfulness of our guides, the overall experience was not what we had hoped for. Better communication and planning from the tour company would have made a significant difference. We were left feeling disappointed, especially for our grandson, who did not get to see as many animals as we had on previous safaris.Show more
  Traveled in June 2024
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  Cathie4.0•July 2024
  The tour was excellent in regard to seeing animals. . We were very lucky to see such a variety of animals very close...
  The tour was excellent in regard to seeing animals. . We were very lucky to see such a variety of animals very close to the roads. That was because we had very good guides who were skilled at knowing animals habits. The guides tried their best to provide excellent service. There were a few issues that could improve like having to catch the local bus from the Kenyan border to Arusha with little knowledge of what was going on. Also the return trip from Arusha to Nairobi by public bus. At a cost of $20US each we caught a private transfer. The itinerary has it as a private transfer anyway. Only one accommodation was a little bit sub standard but it is Africa and you don’t expect 5 star. Fortunately it was our first 2 nights so life improved from there. No internet, no power in your rooms and lights out at Ten PM. To be fair power is available in Mess hall between certain hours so you can recharge your devices. It does give you an appreciation of the life we live.Show more
  Traveled in June 2024
  

  Reply from: Africa Venture Safaris

  Hello Cathy, you ladies were the best, very jovial and outgoing group. Am happy you enjoyed your trip for the 14 days Kenya and Tanzania overland safari.

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  Deborah4.0•July 2023
  Witnessing the wildebeest migration 2 days in a row in Masai mara was the climax for these tour. All the chosen parks...
  Witnessing the wildebeest migration 2 days in a row in Masai mara was the climax for these tour. All the chosen parks in these trip had totally and almost the same to offer. We are happy we chose these safari. Masai mara was very full with tourists each corner compared to the other parks.Show more
  Traveled in July 2023