Kenya Safaris

an amazing itinerary and the travel team ensured we were well taken care of every moment of our trip. A travel specialist from this team met us on our arrival and would check in with us and our guide every few days. Our three week adventure through Southern Kenya, Northern Tanzania & Zanzibar included a great mix of safaris focused on wildlife, as well as both planned & spontaneous interactions with locals & the Massai people, we visited an ancient art rock site, a hot air balloon ride and much more. The safari guides were both excellent and appeared to know every corner of their respective areas. We saw all the animals & birds one hopes for when visiting Africa. A trip of a lifetime.  

fantastic. I was relatively high maintenance, changing my mind a lot, jumping between budgets, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, etc. and the travel designer was super helpful (and patient) all along the way. She made great recommendations, everything went swimmingly, and we ended up having a dynamite trip.

Kenya and Madagascar for us for September 2019.  We were very pleased with their service.  They listened to what we wanted, provided some helpful suggestions to improve our trip, and overall exceptional service.

a trip to Kenya and Tanzania for my birthday in September 2019. I was matched with my trip planner of this travel team. Not having travelled to either of these countries in Africa before, I fully depended on the planner to guide me through the planning process, select tourist destinations and make lodging recommendations during the busy migration season. As travel dates, participants and preferences changed throughout the 18 months of planning, my trip planner was very flexible, helpful and timely in adjusting our arrangements to meet our wants and needs. After the final payments were made, we received our final itineraries and didn't expect to hear from the planner again during our travels. However, my planner met us in Nairobi upon our arrival and at the airport during each part of our trip during the 10 days. He constantly checked in to make sure our expectations were met and and exceeded. At the end of our vacation, we were very sad to say our goodbyes to him and our great driver as we departed back to the United States. I can't say enough good things about my trip planner and this travel team! All of our accommodations and meals at the hotel in Nairobi, Giraffe Manor of The Safari Collection, Entim Mara Camp and the Resort in Zanzibar surpassed all of our expectations. All of the drivers and guides were always on time, accommodating and friendly. Despite being the busy season, each of our boutique hotel experiences felt customized and secluded. Though a lot was invested, every penny spent on this trip was worth it and I'd do it all over again! It was truly the best international vacation my friends and I ever had. I highly recommend using this planner and travel team for travel tours, safaris and vacations in the future and look forward to working with him again! Asante! 

Our safari driver from Rangers was great - again could not of been better. He pushed every day for us to see everything possible. Hes fun and incredibly knowledgeable and has a great command of the English language.You were right to schedule one day in Nairobi - so glad we did not change it to two days. We saw the last of the Big 5 - the black rhino in Kenya. We loved all of our accommodations and the people are so friendly, polite and helpful.We saw the Great Migration in Tanzania. We would not of changed one thing. People from other tour agencies were dissapointed that when they arrived in Kenya when we did as all of the Wildebeest had already migrated to Tanzania.What you scheduled for us was perfect. I do think that Tanzania is not well known but Kenya is to the average American like us. If it wasn't for you we would of never known about Tanzania. Tanzania has it all - except the black rhino at the Govenor's Camp- no need to even go to Kenya but I did want to go the the Elephant and Giraffe orphanages. We loved Capetown, the shark cage trip and the tour operator was wonderful. The 1/2 day Capetown trip was great. We went on the historic Capetown walking tour at 11:00 after we checked out. We added the Olduvai museum at the crater to our trip.  We had a wonderful time and saw so much in 17 days including traveling from the East Coast;  Arusha, Tarangire National park,  Ngorongoro crater, Central Serengeti - Turner Springs, Norther Serengeti - Kokatonde, Masai - Mara, Nairobi, Victoria Falls and Capetown. A trip of a lifetime.

genuinely excited to be helping us, almost as if planning a trip for themselves. the trip itself was fantastic, not just because of the destination, but a huge boost came from recommendations and decisions of mandy who helped us in it. The recommendation for gorilla trek's was spot on. In Kenya, doing the national reserve first  then the conservancy (we didn't even know the difference) was the best decision of the trip. all lodges and camps we stayed at were top notch, perfect service and to make it all even better, all had both a social and natural conservation agenda. Overall, the trip was amazing and safari true had the biggest hand in that. Thank you so much

Uganda, Kenya, and Zanzibar was a great experience.  They are true professionals with great advice from their experiences visiting these countries.  The accommodations they suggested and booked for us were all phenomenal!  During the planning process they were great with communication, answering all our questions, changing itineraries as our plans changes, and even helping us deal with and plan contingencies for flight delays.  Further the phone app and the compact paper booklet for our final travel documents was fantastic and all inclusive from final travel information to packing lists with temperatures, luggage restrictions, visa requirements etc.  We look forward to planning future trips with their help and would definitely recommend them!

of our 10 day safari to both Kenya and Tanzania! They spoke with us several times and answered all of our many emailed questions very quickly! They took the time to get to know our wants and turned  our trip into the trip of a LIFETIME! We highly recommend this travel company for all your safari needs! We did not have any difficulties and LOVED our time in Africa!

to do a Kenyan safari to explore the wildlife and hopefully catch the great migration. We knew basically very little about Africa before our trip. The folks at Zicasso put us in touch with a travel company out of Denver, CO and specifically, our agent. Over the course of 18 months of planning, our travel agent patiently spent literally dozens of hours over a multitude of calls with me, educating me on different regions of Africa and helping me build out our trip to match the desired experiences, activity levels, and accommodation types to perfectly match, and exceed our family's expectations. Following is an email I sent her the day after return. I think it sums things up. Hi,We are back home safe and sound from our Kenya Safari and all we can say is W-O-W!  What a truly spectacular trip!  Start to finish, everything from the camps to the food to (of course) the animals continually took our breath away day after day. Your suggestions of camps for us could not have been more spot on. The variety of culture, scenery, and amazing animal adventures kept us mesmerized every single day we were there. We were able to see all the big 5 by end of our 2nd day, and many more days beyond. We did day drives, night drives, walking safaris, horse back safaris (totally surprised by a bush breakfast waiting for us after), a sunrise balloon ride, and even managed to ride some camels!  We got within feet of lions, leopards, cheetah, elephant, giraffe, rhino, and on and on. We even saw some wild dogs just after a morning kill enjoying their new breakfast. We were even lucky enough to be photographing a lion pair when then unexpectedly started mating. (told that was exceptionally rare). The highlight had to be witnessing the wildebeest crossing in Mara that still seems surreal. The local people and camp staff were unbelievably friendly and helpful beyond words, and our photos turned out so well, I can't believe it was actually us that took them!  We had baboons visit our room in Samburu, a family of Hyrex living in the trees just off our deck in Lewa and Zebra calling us each night in the Mara. Wow, wow, wow. It took us all of 48 hours to fall in love with Africa. Our daughter cried in joy  at least once every day we were there. I have little doubt we will be revisiting Africa at some point in the future, but for now, I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Your expertise and guidance helped us create memories that will truly last a life time. 

itinerary was great, the pricing was a very good value and our guides were unbelievable.  This is our 2nd trip with Zicasso and they haven't let us down.  Both referrals (one to Peru and one to Kenya) were top notch.  I am mostly amazed that I have spent the same as I would if I planned it myself but got the incredible amount of assistance and private guides at our locations.  This is the way to travel!

husband and I.This travel company was very helpful - from planning the safari, answering all the questions before the trip very patiently and doing it all in such a kind and respectful manner.Everything was so expertly handled for all the border crossings and transfers - you made it very easy for us. The accommodations in Nairobi and the Parks in Kenya and Tanzania were beyond our expectations and a great mix of camps and lodges - great experiencing all the various types of accommodations . 

specialist of the company was very helpful, polite and patient throughout the entire process.  Our travel specialist was quick to answer all of our questions and to discuss any concerns we had during the planning of the trip.  Her knowledge of Africa and attention to detail was amazing, which proved instrumental to the the wonderful experiences we had during our trip.