We were attracted to PerfectWilderness as a local company offering an 11-day midrange private safari in Kenya and Tanzania for our family of four for a fraction of the price most other companies were charging. We did not know quite what to expect for a budget price, but it turns out the entire experience was fantastic! We enjoyed excellent communications with the main office (thank you Damaris!), amazing English-speaking guides, a very well-planned itinerary with good lodging and food--and even a phenomenal quick reaction to getting us out of a pickle with a lost passport. Most nights we were staying in beautiful lodges within (or very close to) the national parks with spacious grounds to explore and often animals right on the premises. We can't say enough about our guides (Mike, Elly and Elias). The bottom lines for a great guide are expertise, experience/intuition, communications skills, and...really solid driving skills. Boy did these gentlemen deliver! They were absolutely expert, very interesting, resourceful, and unconditionally accommodating. We saw over 30 animals (all of the major ones less the elusive leopard), most many times over, and over 30 bird species. And talk about accommodating. Our family includes avid photographers and we had a suitcase full of camera gear with us in the vehicle. We ended up with over 30,000 images and an absolutely gorgeous safari portfolio—largely due to the guides' abilities to find the animals and their patience in working with us on exactly positioning the vehicle for great shots. By having the entire vehicle (and guide) to ourselves, we were able to move around within the vehicle to obtain the exact images we wanted. The volume of information about the wildlife and their environs our guides provided was remarkable, including fascinating details on the family structure of each species, their habits, and more. An extra bonus for us was knowing that, by going with a local Nairobi company, our money would be staying in Africa rather than going to some large international company. Enjoy the trip of a lifetime for less than half the price with PerfectWilderness.

We had an amazing three day trip in Salt Lick. A big thanks to Kevin who was our guide these days. Totally recommend as it is an indescribable experience!

Had an amazing time. Stephen picked us up at our apartment on time and was always helpful, sharing his knowledge of various places we saw along the trip. When we got to the tour, Bernard was equally helpful and knowledgeable, stopping at various places to take pictures of us. Overall, what a fun day, would recommend!

I took their 11-day Kenya, Tanzania tour. It was good except for the last leg of the tour, viz return trip from Arusha to Nairobi for which we had to wait about 2 hours for pick up. Considering the peak season, I had booked the tour for August 2024 in Mar itself. The situation subsequently changed with the violence in Kenya and MPox threats. However, they didn't give any discounts. Tour vehicle was good. Accommodation at Nairobi and Arusha was average. Maasai Mara was below average. In Tanzania, it was good, especially at Ngorongoro and Tarangiri. Overall we enjoyed the trip.

It is a good trip if you’re looking for spending time actively. The distance on bicycle trip was around 18km, return is a bit uphill. Isaac is a nice guy and can tell you a lot about the city, the park and Kenya. Things that could be improved (especially given the price): - bikes are dated, gears do not work perfectly and brakes are weak - I asked before trip if we’re going to be provided with a bottled water and got a positive reply, but this was not the case after all - it is hot at the park so guests should be informed to buy the water and take the sunscreen - the car could be cleaner

At the coffee farm, we learned a lot about growing coffee, the production process, and how to properly taste it. It was a pleasant time spent with coffee

My driver, Gem picked me up from my hotel early in the morning and we drove to Mount Longonot. On the way, she was telling me thing about Niaorbi, the things we were seeing on our way to Mount Longonot, and the Great Rift Valley. I really appreciate her knowledge and her good driving. At Mount Longonot, I got my own private tour guide (I forgot his name). He was very patient and was able to point out animals from a distance. He even got some good pictures for me! It was a really beautiful hike. On my way down, it got super crowded and people going up were in a very slow moving line. Starting early means beating the heat and the crowd.Afterwards, Gem drove me back to my hotel and we had a really good conversation during the ride. I would recommend hiring this tour since I had a really good driver (Gem), got a private tour guide, and we started early.

I booked a car from my hotel to the airport. Gem was my driver. She arrived before my pick up time and was very patient in waiting. I only had 1 carry on bag and 1 backpack but her car was big enough to fit multiple large suitcases. She is very kind. Highly recommended!

I had a great hike with David. He picked me up on time, grabbed lunch on the way, went to Naro Moru Gate (not Sirimon Gate as listed), and then dropped me off at my hotel. At Naro Moru Gate, he explained the different vegetation. It rained the day before so it was a little muddy. David found a tree branch for me to use as a hiking stick. It worked! I'm only taking off 1 star because we went to Naro Moru Gate instead of Sirimon Gate. We also did not drop off the Equator Marker. Otherwise, great tour and I felt safe throughout the whole hike.

We were so lucky to have Charles as a driver. He was friendly and patient as well as attentive to our every request. Can’t wait to visit again,

We had a great time and excellent service from Meschak, our driver. The giraffe centre is absolutely amazing and the tour at the Karen Blixen museum is very descriptive and worth it!

Everything about this tour was incredible. The driver was prompt and the journey to Hell’s Gate was smooth. We stopped at the top of the rift valley at a Maasai market then continue onward. Once there, we chose our bikes and began one of the most beautiful rides Ive biked. Animals spotted included zebras, buffalos, baboons, giraffes, impalas. After about 8 km, we arrived at the entrance to a gorge we climbed down to explore. In the gorge, we encountered waterfalls and small rivers. This also included the valley that inspired scenes from Lion King and Tomb Raider. Finally, we went to Lake Navaisha and ordered food at the resort on the lake which was ready after our boat ride. The boat was amazing as we saw various birds and hippos on our way to an island that had wildebeest, ostrich, zebras, buffalos, elk, and other creatures relaxing side by side without the threat of any big cat predators. I cant recommend enough and if you are tired of car game drives then this is the tour for you!!!!

The Maasai Mara deserves to be called a wonder of the world. We have seen not only numerous elephants, buffalos, lions, and leopards, but also giraffes and zebras and numerous over species. We were also overwhelmed from the scenes of large herds of gnus or zebras of which I never expected that so many existed at all. Our guide Kevin has shown comprehensive knowledge of the Mara's places to go to actually find animals, perfectly complemented by listening to the radiotelephone. As we e.g. have been specifically into giraffes, Kevin managed to both navigate to prospective places as well as stopping on request when he or one of us spotted one, not forgetting the many other animals to see. We have booked the Private Safari as the all-inclusive package because we had no prior experience with safaris and a four years old daughter, and this worked out extremely well: the only money we have spent are some tips for excellent performance and an extra tour over the Lake Naivasha on our way back, see below. In particular, enough drinking water has been available at any time. We arrived the first day already for lunch at the accomodation, the Rhino Tourist Camp. The accomodation there are tented rooms including private bathrooms and a shower. Everything has been clean. Some background music has been perceivable throughout the night, most likely to deter in combination with light on all the way inside the camp to deter the wild animals. A double outlet allowed to recharge the batteries of the phones and cameras. Breakfast, lunch and dinner had excellent food including well prepared vegetables. We have started with a two-and-a-half hours tour on the afternoon of the first day. We have been totally overwhelmed by the richness of impressions very quickly, so this has been ample time in the Mara park for the first day. On the second day we spent the full day in the Mara, having lunch in boxes that Kevin has brought from the Rhino camp at the hippo observation spot where the Mara river crosses the boundary to Tanzania. We actually overdrafted the planned return time of 17h a little bit because there have been so many interesting animals to spot, and Kevin has spotted further animals up to the last minute. On the third day on our way back we decided to make a detour to the Lake Naivasha, and this has been a great extra, too: while there are relatively fewer birds in the Mara compared to the large number of mammals, the lake featured a rich ecosystem with specifically many birds. We also got as close as possible to a savage zabra and a savage giraffe. We have returned on the third day shortly before 19h at Nairobi.

George and Celestine were great on our Game Drive in the Nairobi National Park. Very customer originated helping us find our most requested animals - White & Black Rhinos.

The driver and the partner are knowledgeable. They took us to see what we requested for. The reason I gave 4 was the transportation was not very comfortable.