Travel reviews by Mrs J from Milton Keynes
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
1
Countries visited
1
Lodges stayed in
5
Excursions taken
3
My Aug 2018 trip
Kenya between 25 Aug 2018 and 9 Sep 2018
"Thank you for the trip of a lifetime, we will definitely be back.
I would do things differently next time, I think you only need 3 days at the most in each camp and I would have liked a third camp without the beach visit at the end.
Disappointed not to have seen the migration (happened earlier this year). No rhinos and very rare to see cheetah and leopard."
I would do things differently next time, I think you only need 3 days at the most in each camp and I would have liked a third camp without the beach visit at the end.
Disappointed not to have seen the migration (happened earlier this year). No rhinos and very rare to see cheetah and leopard."
Arranged By Richard Trillo
Eka Hotel
"Great stay"
1 night
Arrived
25 Aug 2018
"Very good overnight stay"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Elephant Bedroom
"Wow"
4 nights
Arrived
26 Aug 2018
"Wow, what a place.
What a welcome we had with loads of elephants in the camp (apologies to the staff on our welcome as we were engrossed in watching them)
Can't fault anything here, safari excellent, staff excellent, food excellent.
Safari guide Julius was phenomenal."
What a welcome we had with loads of elephants in the camp (apologies to the staff on our welcome as we were engrossed in watching them)
Can't fault anything here, safari excellent, staff excellent, food excellent.
Safari guide Julius was phenomenal."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Cheetah
1 sighting
Elephant
10+ sightings
Gerenuk
5 sightings
Giraffe
10+ sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
6 sightings
Oryx
7 sightings
Zebra
2 sightings
Giraffe Manor
"Out of this world"
2 nights
Arrived
30 Aug 2018
"Wow, what a place, just like the TV Programme.
An experience being so close with these wonderful animals."
An experience being so close with these wonderful animals."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Nairobi Elephant Orphanage visit
"First visit: Inspiring"
30 Aug 2018 • Afternoon excursion
[Ed: This traveller visited the orphanage three times in the space of two days.
This was their first visit, a private experience in the afternoon.]
This orphanage does wonderful work with the babies and they are so well looked after.
Admiration to all staff who do a fantastic job getting these orphans back to the wild.
This was their first visit, a private experience in the afternoon.]
This orphanage does wonderful work with the babies and they are so well looked after.
Admiration to all staff who do a fantastic job getting these orphans back to the wild.
Nairobi Elephant Orphanage visit
"Second visit: Nairobi Elephant Orphanage"
31 Aug 2018 • Morning excursion
[Ed: This traveller visited the orphanage three times in the space of two days.
This was their second visit - the morning after their first.]
Very interesting going to the public opening and getting to know all about the orphans and why they were there.
This was their second visit - the morning after their first.]
Very interesting going to the public opening and getting to know all about the orphans and why they were there.
Nairobi Elephant Orphanage visit
"Third visit: Private visit to the Orphanage"
31 Aug 2018 • Afternoon excursion
[Ed: This traveller visited the orphanage three times in the space of two days.
This was their third visit - another private visit in the afternoon.]
I was so in awe of going to the private viewing to see our two foster orphans, didn't want to leave them and I would love to work there with these wonderful people.
This was their third visit - another private visit in the afternoon.]
I was so in awe of going to the private viewing to see our two foster orphans, didn't want to leave them and I would love to work there with these wonderful people.
Governors' Camp
"Good safari"
4 nights
Arrived
1 Sep 2018
"No comparison with Elephant Bedroom, we were spoilt there first."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Facilities
Good
Sightings report
Buffalo
7 sightings
Eland
3 sightings
Elephant
3 sightings
Giraffe
5 sightings
Hippo
7 sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
6 sightings
Spotted Hyena
6 sightings
Wildebeest
6 sightings
Zebra
8 sightings
Pinewood Beach Resort
"Pinewood Beach Resort review"
3 nights
Arrived
5 Sep 2018
"Just a standard beach hotel.
We were left waiting an hour for the pickup (the friendly airport guy helped us) and then they tried to charge us for transfers which they stated were not included until I showed them paperwork."
We were left waiting an hour for the pickup (the friendly airport guy helped us) and then they tried to charge us for transfers which they stated were not included until I showed them paperwork."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Good
Service
Good
Activities
Average
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Facilities
Average
Feedback response
We apologised to these clients for the oversight on the booking of their transfers from Diani Beach Airport to the Pinewood Beach Resort, which was entirely our fault. The hotel were not aware that the clients were expecting to be transferred by them, which is our normal procedure, and which was overlooked. Thankfully, such instances are exceptionally rare and, as these clients found, staff on the ground invariably step in to help.
East Africa Manager