Kili Trek and Safari

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  Meike

  November 6th, 2020
  5
  After going on an amazing safari with Absolute Africa in 2015, I booked the Kilimanjaro trek in/for October 2020 with...
  After going on an amazing safari with Absolute Africa in 2015, I booked the Kilimanjaro trek in/for October 2020 with Absolute Africa again. It was a wonderful experience which I can highly recommend!! The booking process, pre-departure organization and the briefing with Samson in Moshi for my 8-day-Lemosho trek were brilliant. I went with a team of 7 locals (5 porters, 1 cook and my guide William). The team is doing an outstanding job! They do everything to make you feel comfortable and are very warm-hearted people. Absolute Africa hires locals and says that they pay fair wages to the staff which I think is very important. Food was always veeery delicious (thanks Eduardo). William explained a lot about Kilimanjaro, the vegetation & history along the way and checked my oxygen/heart rate every day. For the summit night he gave me all the mental support I needed, so I fulfilled my dream and reached the summit and the roof of Africa. Due to Corona, there are just very few climbers at the moment (which was good for me but very bad for the local tourist industry). Again, I can highly recommend Absolute Africa and climbing Kilimanjaro.Show more
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  Traveled in October 2020
  

  Reply from: Absolute Africa

  Thanks for your review Meike, we are happy to hear you had such a great time and we hope to have you back again with us again soon!

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  Ian

  February 19th, 2020
  4
  The Kikimanjaro climb was great the dream team from Kili Bound were fantastic and the food was out standing and the...
  The Kikimanjaro climb was great the dream team from Kili Bound were fantastic and the food was out standing and the whole team were happy and helpful Leonard and Aggray the guides were outstanding. The only down side was that due to the small group i.e only us 3 the tips that were recomended by you were way out and we added 100 bucks each to what was suggested and was still too little but all we had. Also it would have been helpful if we had some small notes in the local currency for tips as the smallest note i had was10 dollar notes and the staff at the hotel did not understand about giving change. Well the 4 day safari was at best 2 days and as an add on i would not recommend it. if you are going to do a safari, go for a dedicated run safari. if the itinerary was clearer i would have booked better return flights as were left waiting around a day in Arusha camp to fly home. At the start of our safari after being picked up from our hotel and then abandand 2 hours later in Arusha and left waiting for 6 hours for the rest of the tour to come from Kenya, then a night in camp and a 7 hour drive to the serengeti the next day 2 days to do what could have been done in 1, then a morning game drive,then in the afternoon a drive to the camp in Ngorongoro crater for a morning game drive and the afternoon driving back to Arusha camp so all in all 2 game drives. if the itinerary was clearer our expectation would not have been so high, on a plus note the staff and drivers were all happy and helpful full marks to the.Show more
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  Traveled in February 2020
  

  Reply from: Absolute Africa

  Hi Ian, Thank you for leaving a review. We appreciate all feedback on our tours and are glad to hear you thoroughly enjoyed your Kilimanjaro climb and were impressed by all the staff and crew throughout your tour. With regard to tipping the Kili team, this is a very personal matter and we provide a rough guideline for this which applies regardless of the size of the group, as the trekking team size will always correlate with the group size. Tips are ultimately always down to the individual to decide how much they would like to give based on the usually excellent service provided. We are disappointed to hear that you felt the safari itinerary wasn’t clear. We always aim to be transparent with our trip information and do believe that we have clearly indicated the transit drives and game drives involved in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater safari in the itinerary provided online and also by email. The tour is a 3 day/2 night safari with a night in Arusha either side. There are two game drives in the Serengeti, aside from any transit drives, and then a full morning of game drives in the Crater. Day 2 is an inevitable long transit drive to get to the Serengeti due to the vast area we need to cover. This is largely through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area though and so wildlife can be viewed during this time as we travel so most people find this adds to the safari experience as a whole. We are sorry that you felt you were left waiting on day one in Arusha. Most of our clients find that having some time to rest in Arusha after a challenging trek on Kilimanjaro is very much needed, to refresh and regroup prior to the start of the safari. The final day of the Serengeti and Crater tour is a transit day back to Nairobi and so the tour officially finishes in the late afternoon of the last day in Nairobi. As you were flying out of Kilimanjaro airport instead, we then arranged a transfer to meet the flight you had booked. We are always more than happy to assist with flight timings if the arrangements differ from the standard information provided in the trip notes, and we are sorry we didn’t have the chance to do so in your case. Again, thank you for your comments and I hope that you have come away with some fantastic memories of your time in Africa and of your amazing achievement trekking its highest peak.

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  Sean

  July 28th, 2015
  5
  Greetings, Anyone interested in challenging themselves with a picturesque climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro should strongly...
  Greetings, Anyone interested in challenging themselves with a picturesque climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro should strongly consider contacting Natasja and David at Absolute Africa as they were professional, prompt, friendly and courteous in helping me book my trip with them as well as deal with any issues on which I required their input. Moreover, my team of six, lead by my guide, William, were friendly and always helpful in getting me whatever I needed to make it to the summit, well before sunrise, on July 8th, 2015. It was a fantastic trip, well organized and with plenty of information and food on the mountain! My equipment and the gear provided were fine and again, the service was excellent! I highly recommend the team at Absolute Africa as a reasonably priced operator for trips up the mountain. Thanks to everyone there! SeanShow more
  Traveled in July 2015
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  Alfonso

  January 8th, 2015
  4
  They really made a great effort to get us up to the top and we made it =) !!
  Traveled in September 2014
  

  Reply from: Absolute Africa

  Well done you!! Our team on the mountain always try their best to ensure everyone makes it, so pleased to hear your climb was a success!

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