Travel reviews by Family McE from Maidenhead
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
1
Countries visited
1
Lodges stayed in
5
Excursions taken
1
A truly memorable holiday.
Kenya between 22 Jul 2022 and 7 Aug 2022
"A truly memorable holiday.
Our teenagers declared it the best holiday we've had and did not complain once about all the early mornings.
The camps, wildlife, people and hotels exceeded our expectations.
Having had to wait for 2 years for this trip it more than lived up to expectations and we feel incredibly lucky to have been.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Nothing - just to say a hug thank you for making this such a superb holiday.
Having everything in place made it so much easier and the choice of camps and Asha hotel suited us perfectly. Thank you."
Our teenagers declared it the best holiday we've had and did not complain once about all the early mornings.
The camps, wildlife, people and hotels exceeded our expectations.
Having had to wait for 2 years for this trip it more than lived up to expectations and we feel incredibly lucky to have been.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Nothing - just to say a hug thank you for making this such a superb holiday.
Having everything in place made it so much easier and the choice of camps and Asha hotel suited us perfectly. Thank you."
Arranged By Jessica Plumb
Four Points Nairobi Airport
"Was just what we needed after the overnight flight"
1 night
Arrived
23 Jul 2022
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Good
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Selenkay Adventure Camp
"We had a truly fabulous time at Selankey. "
3 nights
Arrived
24 Jul 2022
"We had a truly fabulous time at Selankey.
We didn't really know what to expect from the conservancy especially as it was a long drive from Amboseli National Park but we needn't have worried. Our driver Daniel and his assistant Joshua were experts at tracking, knowledgable and friendly. We saw lions and elephants every day as well as dozens of antelopes, warthogs, zebra, buffalo ..., the list goes on.
The first morning in Amboseli after we got off the flight was so exciting - especially for our teenagers for whom this was their first safari. After that we stayed in the conservancy but did something different each day. Being in the conservancy meant that we rarely saw other vehicles and were able to go off track in order to search for animals. Daniel was an excellent driver and managed to take us to all sorts of places.
The camp was very comfortable and it was beautiful waking up in the morning to see zebra wandering past. The camp staff were very friendly with many of them speaking good English. The food was superb whether it was a picnic breakfast out in the bush or dinner in the camp in the evening. We thoroughly enjoyed the walk with the camp staff and the visit to the Masaii village - a real eye opener.
A fabulous start to the holiday."
We didn't really know what to expect from the conservancy especially as it was a long drive from Amboseli National Park but we needn't have worried. Our driver Daniel and his assistant Joshua were experts at tracking, knowledgable and friendly. We saw lions and elephants every day as well as dozens of antelopes, warthogs, zebra, buffalo ..., the list goes on.
The first morning in Amboseli after we got off the flight was so exciting - especially for our teenagers for whom this was their first safari. After that we stayed in the conservancy but did something different each day. Being in the conservancy meant that we rarely saw other vehicles and were able to go off track in order to search for animals. Daniel was an excellent driver and managed to take us to all sorts of places.
The camp was very comfortable and it was beautiful waking up in the morning to see zebra wandering past. The camp staff were very friendly with many of them speaking good English. The food was superb whether it was a picnic breakfast out in the bush or dinner in the camp in the evening. We thoroughly enjoyed the walk with the camp staff and the visit to the Masaii village - a real eye opener.
A fabulous start to the holiday."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Sightings report
Buffalo
Many sightings
Eland
Many sightings
Elephant
Many sightings
Gerenuk
Many sightings
Giraffe
Many sightings
Hippo
Many sightings
Lion
Many sightings
Oryx
1 sighting
Striped Hyena
Many sightings
Wildebeest
Many sightings
Zebra
Many sightings
Ol Kinyei Adventure Camp (Not currently featured by Expert Africa)
"Such a fabulous stay."
3 nights
Arrived
27 Jul 2022
"Another fabulous stay.
We were lucky enough to be upgraded to the Porini Bush Camp which meant was extremely comfortable. Again the staff were extremely friendly and attentive and the food superb. Our driver Ben and his assistant were again excellent.
We jokingly said that what we wanted to see was a pride of lions with cubs, a kill, wildebeast river crossing, cheetahs and leopard; we saw them all. Again the range of wildlife was huge and the landscape beautiful. We went somewhere different every day and Ben changed the plans to fit in with what we wanted. Sundowners watching the sunset were memorable.
Such a fabulous stay."
We were lucky enough to be upgraded to the Porini Bush Camp which meant was extremely comfortable. Again the staff were extremely friendly and attentive and the food superb. Our driver Ben and his assistant were again excellent.
We jokingly said that what we wanted to see was a pride of lions with cubs, a kill, wildebeast river crossing, cheetahs and leopard; we saw them all. Again the range of wildlife was huge and the landscape beautiful. We went somewhere different every day and Ben changed the plans to fit in with what we wanted. Sundowners watching the sunset were memorable.
Such a fabulous stay."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Sightings report
Buffalo
1 sighting
Cheetah
4 sightings
Eland
10+ sightings
Elephant
10+ sightings
Giraffe
10+ sightings
Hippo
10+ sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
8 sightings
Striped Hyena
10+ sightings
Wildebeest
10+ sightings
Zebra
10+ sightings
Not currently featured by Expert Africa
Balloon flight over the Mara
"Balloon flight over the Mara review"
28 Jul 2022 • Morning excursion
Stunning.
The wildebeest and zebra were on the move and we flew across thousands of them. Our pilot took us right down so we just skirted along the top of the grass and could see the animals at eye level - amazing. A lovely breakfast in the bush to complete it.
The only downside was the 4am get up as we were staying a long way from the launch area but it was worth it.
The wildebeest and zebra were on the move and we flew across thousands of them. Our pilot took us right down so we just skirted along the top of the grass and could see the animals at eye level - amazing. A lovely breakfast in the bush to complete it.
The only downside was the 4am get up as we were staying a long way from the launch area but it was worth it.
Excellent
Asha Boutique Hotel
"Beautiful. The location on the beach was stunning"
6 nights
Arrived
30 Jul 2022
"Beautiful. The location on the beach was stunning, with the pool and rooms equally lovely. The restaurant was excellent. All staff were very friendly and welcoming.
We did an excellent day trip to go snorkelling at the reef at Wasini Island - we saw dozens of fish, swam with dolphins and had an excellent lunch. We also found somewhere to surf (near the river by the mosque) as well as snorkelling from the hotel boat just off the reef next to the hotel.
Diani beach is beautiful. We'd recommend buying something from the beach hawkers early on in your stay and then they stop asking you.
Was hard to leave!"
We did an excellent day trip to go snorkelling at the reef at Wasini Island - we saw dozens of fish, swam with dolphins and had an excellent lunch. We also found somewhere to surf (near the river by the mosque) as well as snorkelling from the hotel boat just off the reef next to the hotel.
Diani beach is beautiful. We'd recommend buying something from the beach hawkers early on in your stay and then they stop asking you.
Was hard to leave!"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Karen Gables
"A beautiful building and garden"
1 night
Arrived
5 Aug 2022
"A beautiful building and garden with friendly staff and owner. A lovely evening meal and picnic breakfast.
Would recommend a jumper/jacket - Nairobi was a lot colder than any of the other places we stayed."
Would recommend a jumper/jacket - Nairobi was a lot colder than any of the other places we stayed."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Staff were friendly and food was good (although incredibly slow service in the pool restaurant.) Being a corporate hotel it didn't have masses of character but it was nicely designed and decorated.
We had a day to fill before heading off on safari and took a ride out to the Giraffe Centre which was a lot of fun feeding the giraffes. We stopped in the centre of Nairobi and had a look around the government area too."