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Travel reviews by PE from USA

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Total number of trips

1

Countries visited

1

Lodges stayed in

4

Excursions taken

4

My Jan 2025 trip

Kenya between 30 Jan 2025 and 13 Feb 2025

Trip rating: Excellent
"Thank you to Richard for picking accommodations and conservancies that benefit the communities. Thank you especially for booking me at Kicheche Mara. Thank you for being so responsive before and during my trip."

Arranged By Richard Trillo


Four Points Nairobi Airport

Four Points Nairobi Airport

"Four Points Nairobi Airport review"

2 nights Arrived 30 Jan 2025
"I was supposed to be booked for two nights but was only booked for one. I transferred to another hotel the second night. I am still not entirely clear on what went wrong but Richard and Southern Cross were able to book me into another hotel that was actually closer to Wilson so that part worked out efficiently."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Nairobi Elephant Orphanage visit

Nairobi Elephant Orphanage visit

"Nairobi Elephant Orphanage visit review"

31 Jan 2025 • Morning excursion

It was great to hear Edwin the Head Keeper talk about the eles and the orphanage. Rebecca, my guide, helped to secure a good spot to see the eles.
Excellent
Nairobi Giraffe Centre visit

Nairobi Giraffe Centre visit

"Nairobi Giraffe Centre visit review"

31 Jan 2025 • Morning excursion

I loved feeding the giraffes and seeing their faces at eye level. It is a very unique experience. My guide Rebecca was very helpful with taking photos and assisting with feeding.
Excellent
Safari in Nairobi National Park

Safari in Nairobi National Park

"Safari in Nairobi National Park review"

31 Jan 2025 • All-day excursion

Rebecca was a great safari guide. We saw a serval and a baby rhino with its mother.
Excellent
Tawi Lodge

Tawi Lodge

"Tawi Lodge review"

5 nights Arrived 1 Feb 2025
"Everything was great. The staff works hard to make you as comfortable as possible. Moses was an excellent guide. The game drives are a bit shorter here than at other camps that I visited. I saw Craig and many maternal herds. It was amazing! The only suggestion I have concerns the night game drive. I was uncomfortable that the spotter exited the truck at one point; it did not seem an ideal thing to do for his safety. He shined a light at a bush and flushed out a baby gazelle. It ran away and thus lost a safe hiding spot from predators. I would suggest a bit more training for the night drive spotters. I would still return to Tawi though I might skip the night game drives until improvements in training are made."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Sarara Treehouses

Sarara Treehouses

"Sarara Treehouses review"

3 nights Arrived 6 Feb 2025
"I enjoyed learning about the Samburu culture from my guide. I also appreciated my beading session with a local Samburu woman. The Samburu wedding and visit to a Samburu village were very interesting. The landscape is very beautiful. Enjoyed the light plane rides over the mountains! My tip is to ask your guide about the culture - my guide Tingizi was very open - and participate in as many cultural activities as possible."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Reteti Elephant Orphanage visit

Reteti Elephant Orphanage visit

"Reteti Elephant Orphanage visit review"

7 Feb 2025 • Morning excursion

I visited the orphanage twice. If you go at noon, you can watch them have a mud bath. If you go at 3 pm, you can walk a short distance with them. I had Russia as my orphanage guide both times. Ask him as many questions as you wish to learn about the orphanage; he has been there since the beginning. I learned a lot about the history of the sanctuary as well as baby ele care. As you pass through the area on game drives, etc, you will see goat milk collection efforts occurring and you will realize how much the community benefits from the sanctuary. It was very impressive. And the baby eles really love their goat milk!
Excellent
Kicheche Mara

Kicheche Mara

"Kicheche Mara review"

4 nights Arrived 9 Feb 2025
"Everything was absolutely perfect. Every detail is well thought out for maximum guest comfort. Everyone was so kind. It was fantastic to go off road and observe elephant behavior. My guide Dickson aka Mako taught me a lot about eles. This was my favorite camp."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent

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