12-Day Luxury Kenya & Tanzania Safari: Maasai Mara to Serengeti

Traveler Reviews

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  Hawi5.0•October 2026
  had an excellent experience on this tour. Everything was well organized, enjoyable, and worth it. I would definitely...
  had an excellent experience on this tour. Everything was well organized, enjoyable, and worth it. I would definitely recommend this tour to other travelers!Show more
  Traveled in January 2026
  

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  Thank you Tamia, your group was amazing 🤩

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  Ismael5.0•April 2026
  Serengeti ilikuwa something else. I caught the wildebeest crossing live, and the energy ilikuwa crazy. Thousands...
  Serengeti ilikuwa something else. I caught the wildebeest crossing live, and the energy ilikuwa crazy. Thousands moving, predators nearby, real action. Africa Venture Safaris nailed the timing, and the guide knew the best spots without rushing us. Game drives felt smooth and well planned. Honestly, this is one of those experiences that stays with you.Show more
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  Traveled in October 2025
  

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  Thank you our amazing Genzs from University of Nairobi, it was a pleasure to you guys on these educational trip.

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  Thomas5.0•April 2026
  I booked a 12 day Kenya and Tanzania tour with Africa Venture Safaris, and the route felt well planned. Maasai Mara...
  I booked a 12 day Kenya and Tanzania tour with Africa Venture Safaris, and the route felt well planned. Maasai Mara gave us lions, cheetahs, and river crossings. Serengeti had endless plains with large herds. Ngorongoro Crater brought rhinos and dense wildlife in one area. Amboseli showed elephants with Kilimanjaro views. Early morning drives, packed lunches, and smooth border crossing made the trip feel real and complete.Show more
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  Traveled in May 2025
  

  Reply from: Africa Venture Safaris

  Thank you Thomas for your trust on Africa Venture Safaris, looking forward to your recommendations.

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  Zachary5.0•April 2026
  I planned my trip with Africa Venture Safaris to catch the wildebeest crossing from Tanzania into Kenya, and the...
  I planned my trip with Africa Venture Safaris to catch the wildebeest crossing from Tanzania into Kenya, and the timing was spot on. We watched thousands cross the river with predators close by. The guide positioned us well and explained every moment in a simple way. Game drives stayed active, transport ran on time, and the whole experience felt worth every second.Show more
  Traveled in July 2025
  

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  These is a very rare timing to spot, am happy you made these memory. Thank you for your trust on Africa Venture Safaris.

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  Michael3.0•February 2026
  We had a good time. The people in charge refused to give their last names or the complete names of the drivers who...
  We had a good time. The people in charge refused to give their last names or the complete names of the drivers who doubled as guides. We were lucky. We could have been kidnapped. The first driver, while an excellent driver for this rough horrible road, did not speak to us for the 5 hour trip from Nairobi to Masai Mara or the several hours between the other Kenya parks. A separate guide was necessary. I had no idea that everybody in our van was on a different tour than us. The others stayed in lesser lodging and those traveling with us for the 12 day/11 night tour changed 4 times. The lodges, while not air conditioned, were comfortable, and worth what we paid. The uncovered payments should be specified and not general. No one should be asked for cash. We had good drivers, but I never knew who it was(first & last name) who it would be and it was not accurate when we went through the border(that driver didn’t know where to take us). The other passengers were on different tours & the company tried to force us into the shorter tour which means we lost 1/2 day at Serengeti and Ngorongo Crater each. The company which initially refused to stop at Leaky Museum allowed it because they would have had to park fees at 2 parks which we were entitled to and should have gone to at least one of them. They had 3 people on our van who had a shorter tour which cut our last day in Serengeti in half and made us go to Ngorongo crater, early seeing it only 1/2 day, wasting our $200 daily park fee. The last driver, Eli, in Tanzania was great. Everything regarding transportation was kept vague. The final day we were picked up by a shuttle in Arusha and placed on a crowded public bus full of non-tourists to go through immigration to Nairobi. We initially weee told by the Tanzania agent that we would be dropped off at their choice of hotels, but at the last minute, got a private transport to our hotel. Putting us on a public bus was unacceptable.Show more
  Traveled in January 2026
  

  Reply from: Africa Venture Safaris

  Hello Michael , honestly thee is a big over exegeorated, the rest of the group have submitted totally different opinion of what you are submitting.

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  Stacy1.0•September 2025
  Warning! DO NOT BOOK with Africa Venture Safaris (AVS) Our experience with Africa Venture Safaris was a complete...
  Warning! DO NOT BOOK with Africa Venture Safaris (AVS) Our experience with Africa Venture Safaris was a complete nightmare, especially concerning safety and potential fraud. Key issues include: Last-minute tour date change. The tour start date was moved less than a month before departure, causing us to lose a day of the tour and miss a major game drive. This created significant issues with returning on time for our flight. Proposed solutions would have caused us to either miss our flight or skip key parts of the tour (i.e. full day Serengeti or Ngorongoro Crater). Frequent changes to guides, drivers, tour company, and accommodations. The company passed us between multiple guides, drivers, and a different tour company without notice or identification, making us feel unsafe. This also led to finger pointing and no accountability, and the last few days the tour company we were put with in Tanzania, Seven Wonders, blocked our messages and wouldn’t respond to us…very unsafe and unprofessional. They also changed lodges (and at times cities) multiple times without prior notice, and didn’t even have a confirmed accommodation for the last night due to a booking error until late the night before, which is not only highly unsettling but also made it even more difficult to research our own logistical solutions. They then tried to book us in a questionable "luxury camp" (despite paying for luxury lodges) that we couldn’t even find online or verify, raising safety and fraud concerns. Scammed/blackmailed. AVS refused to confirm a reliable plan to get us to the airport on time, leaving us stressed and forced to find our own transportation at the last minute, as we were concerned we could otherwise be left stranded somewhere in Tanzania. While the tour companies supposedly verified this third party tour guide that we found and covered all expenses, the driver ended up demanding more money, refused to leave our hotel, and threatened us upon dropping us off, creating a dangerous and scary situation. Both Nancy at AVS and Evelyn at Seven Wonders would not respond to our messages or answer their phones, so we had no one to help us. Dishonesty and lack of professionalism and accountability. The company blamed us for the logistical issues, as we had to rebook due to a medical emergency, but we confirmed the new dates over a year in advance! They also lied about lodge booking errors on their end, and at one point refused to even confirm a car to take us to the airport (would only confirm part of the trip back) because we declined their solutions (that would have caused us to miss our flights or completely change our itinerary from what we booked) and “knew the consequences”. If a tour company messes up the dates or lodge bookings, they should take accountability, do everything possible to make it right, provide an adequate solution up front, and not blame the customer. Emotional toll. The constant problems caused significant stress, anxiety, and panic attacks throughout the trip. Despite the amazing wildlife and game drives, the overall experience was ruined by poor organization and unsafe practices. Conclusion. Africa Venture Safaris failed to deliver a well-organized, safe, and trustworthy experience. We strongly advise booking with a reputable, established global tour company rather than a local tour operator.Show more
  Traveled in July 2025
  

  Reply from: Africa Venture Safaris

  Hello Stacy, Thank you fr submitting the review and taking your time. We understand you are angry, but all these cannot be blamed to Africa Venture Safaris. THe moment your trip was postponed last year, these is where all problems began. We passed the same information to the hotels and lodges. I can say the some lodges were very good enough, despite being that your dates were high season dates, they provided us with the accomodations. Some refused and we had to find alternatives. Finding alternatives means paying other hotels, which for sure AFRICA VENTURE SAFARIS DID NOT REQUEST EXTRA PAYMENT FROM YOU. Postponing your tour to another year , means there was extra payment of USD 600 per person to cover the extra additional costs for hotels and lodges, and even park fees, which Africa Venture Safaris did not even charge you, but we went on these loss. Nobody told you to pay any extra cost. The changes in accomodation made the lodge to change your date from 8th to 9th, since these was the date they have. And we made sure as Africa Venture Safaris, that you will cover all the destinations in your itenerary and visits all the parks, which we did. These also made us inquire extra charges like paying private tour to Ngorongoro for the two of you, private transport to Arusha for the two of you and and private another extra private transfer from Arusha to Nairobi airport the next day, all these costed extra USD 1020, which obviously the company did not ask you for a single cent. WE discussed with you on day one and briefed you everything, and you agreed, only to change your mind in Arusha. When there is a problem with the tour, we always sit down with our guests and discuss, agree to disagree to make the tour work, and that is why you will never see Africa Venture Safaris in a list of fraudstars, that is not us. WE are a reputable company and we provide the best for our guests. And these is why we did not charge you any extra amount apart from the ones you paid here. We went on the minus expenses as a company. If we would have charged you, you would have said we are Fraudster. , We altered you several times on the change of dates, but you never replied, you replied after a whole one month, really? Who is at fault here, but we still managed to keep everything together. Africa Venture Safaris is not to blame, but the Lodges which changed there dates. Also if you book group safari, the operation remains for the company. Unless you are in a private safari, you will have one guide through out. Thank you, Nancy.

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  Andrew3.0•August 2025
  I only rated this tour 3 star due to the array of animals we saw, which apart from the Black Rhino, we got to see...
  I only rated this tour 3 star due to the array of animals we saw, which apart from the Black Rhino, we got to see everything and our guide Salim in Tanzania was very knowledgeable and really helped the group. What were the issues: 1. If you advertise a tour that can supply Kosher food, that is listed as one of the food options on the itinerary and confirmed multiple times, I don't expect that to be an issue. I asked at the Lodges and the front of staff and head chef's had no idea and were not aware of this. Despire the Africa Venture Safari's stating they had reconfirmed with all the lodges, this was not the case. I had to work out something with the chefs myself each time, that should not be my responsibility. This was a factor in me choosing the tour over other options, so I wasn't pleased at all. Of this had been more a health related issue, this could have been very serious. I hope the tour itinerary will he amended ajd the Loshern What weee the Tour operatorsShow more
  Traveled in August 2025
  

  Reply from: Africa Venture Safaris

  Hello Andrew, We are very sorry for these, the hotels messed up on the Kosher food, the promised us they knew kosher food at the time of booking. Our apologies, next time will be more cautious on these. Than you Nancy.

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  Ventures4.0•June 2025
  The experience was quite sweet
  Traveled in February 2025
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  Mildred5.0•December 2024
  You should consider doing this. You will enjoy
  Traveled in December 2024
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  Valentine5.0•December 2024
  Accommodations , food and transport were top overall.The hotels and lodges we slept in were wonderful with the best...
  Accommodations , food and transport were top overall.The hotels and lodges we slept in were wonderful with the best meals. Our guide was able to show us the big five animals by day fourShow more
  Traveled in October 2024