| 1. | Tour Operator: Best Camping Tours
Client: Gest Book ()
Places Visited:
Arrival Date: 22 Sep 2009 Departure Date: 22 Sep 2009
Please visit our website to see our client feedback
http://www.bestcampingkenya.com/feedback.htm
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| 2. | Tour Operator: Bushbuck Adventures Ltd
Client: Diana Williams and her friend (United Kingdom)
Places Visited: Bushbuck Mara Camp
Arrival Date: 29 May 2009 Departure Date: 29 May 2009
The full report is on her site; see ...
http://www.dianainkenya.whereareyou.net/index?page=message&id=76092
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| 3. | Tour Operator:
Client: Eric Stokman (The Netherlands)
Places Visited: Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park
Arrival Date: 09 Mar 2009 Departure Date: 09 Mar 2009
Diving and snorkelling between playing with dolphins was a fantastic experience. All is captured on video! A wonderful experience in all aspects. Compliments for your professional organisation, great hospitality and excellent food! I will surely come again.
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| 4. | Tour Operator:
Client: Eric Stokman (The Netherlands)
Places Visited: Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park
Arrival Date: 09 Mar 2009 Departure Date: 09 Mar 2009
Diving and snorkelling between playing with dolphins was a fantastic experience. All is captured on video! A wonderful experience in all aspects. Compliments for your professional organisation, great hospitality and excellent food! I will surely come again.
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| 5. | Tour Operator: Menengai Holidays Ltd
Client: Eamon (United Kingdom)
Places Visited: Mt Kenya and Mt Kilimanjaro
Arrival Date: 12 Feb 2009 Departure Date: 28 Feb 2009
Dear Daniel,
I had a wonderful and memorable time climbing mountains in East Africa - thank you! The organisation worked well and I am particularly grateful to Samuel and Hamisi for guiding me on Mounts Kenya and Kilimanjaro. Samuel was very attentive and arranged all the transfers with great efficiency.
I believe you and Menengai Holidays are a credit to Kenya and I would have no hesitation in recommending you to others. With best wishes; Eamon
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| 6. | Tour Operator: Gamewatchers Safaris Ltd
Client: Mr & Mrs J Bertlin ()
Places Visited: Mara Porini Camp, Porini Lion Camp
Arrival Date: 05 Feb 2009 Departure Date: 11 Feb 2009
The most fantastic 6 days – accommodation was excellent, most comfortable beds, everything we could wish for with additional touches like refreshments with the early morning ‘wake up’. The food was delicious, service very high standard - way beyond expectations and the game drives were out of this world.
Everything was amazing, but perhaps the most moving was the Maasai ‘farewell’ at Mara Porini Camp – we were both reduced to tears of emotion and found it hard to leave....
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| 7. | Tour Operator: Gamewatchers Safaris Ltd
Client: Mr & Mrs M Jenner (United Kingdom)
Places Visited: Selenkay, Amboseli, Ol Pejeta, Olare Orok, Mara
Arrival Date: 05 Jan 2009 Departure Date: 19 Jan 2009
A big thank you to all of you in Nairobi and your managers and staff at the Porini camps for the great time we had on our safari. So many elephants in Amboseli, 15 different cheetahs in Ol Pejeta including two females each with four cubs. There were so many lions in Olare Orok Conservancy and the Mara that on one day we lost count of the numbers after we reached 50. Our guides worked very hard to get us the sightings we wanted. Felix and Jackson in Amboseli Porini, James and Benjamin a...
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| 8. | Tour Operator: Menengai Holidays Ltd
Client: Susan and Phil Hodson and Family (Australia)
Places Visited: Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Amboseli, Tsavo, Mombasa, Watamu, Lamu
Arrival Date: 30 Dec 2008 Departure Date: 18 Jan 2009
“Dear Daniel,
… Thank you for all the wonderful arrangements you made for us on our recent trip to Kenya in January 2009 - we could not fault a single thing. The driver was wonderful; very knowledgeable, good fun, and maintained a sense of professionalism throughout.
The vans were extremely comfortable and very well maintained. We had a truly wonderful time in Watamu and also found Lamu to be a magical place.
We were not ready to leave Kenya – always a sign of a wonderful...
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| 9. | Tour Operator: Menengai Holidays Ltd
Client: Eveline (China)
Places Visited: Lake Nakuru, Mara, Amboseli, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro
Arrival Date: 07 Nov 2008 Departure Date: 17 Nov 2008
Dear Daniel,
Wen and I arrived in Beijing safely on Monday. Everything is good and we are now relaxed.
I want to say thank you for all your help and excellent arrangements for our safari tour between 7-17november. We had a great time and experience in your beautiful country… Thank you very much also for coming to see us off at the airport on Sunday.
Best wishes; we shall keep contact.
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| 10. | Tour Operator: Menengai Holidays Ltd
Client: Michael Larcombe (Australia)
Places Visited: Lake Nakuru, Mara, Tsavo West and East, Amboseli, Serengeti, Ngorongoro
Arrival Date: 21 Oct 2008 Departure Date: 05 Nov 2008
“Dear Daniel;
Safely back to Australia. We had a great safari and thank you very much for organizing it for us. All the accommodation was very good from our point of view. Even at Tsavo West where the lodge was an old one gave us a great wildlife experience with the night time entertainment of the local leopard and the other wildlife just wondering in and out (Rhino, impala, water buck, baboon) drinking at nearby pond and stream at the front of the lodge....
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| 11. | Tour Operator: Menengai Holidays Ltd
Client: Michael Tubman and Family (United States of America)
Places Visited: Mara, Amboseli, Hells Gate, Tsavo West, Zanzibar
Arrival Date: 19 Sep 2008 Departure Date: 27 Oct 2008
Dear Daniel;
…We had a wonderful trip in both Kenya and Zanzibar. The hotels
were really spectacular and more than we expected... Antoney was a great guide, and we really appreciated your help in getting our (lost) luggage to us.
Feel free you to use us for referrals or endorsements, and we will
pass you along to any of our friends looking to go to Kenya. Best of luck…”
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| 12. | Tour Operator: Menengai Holidays Ltd
Client: Honor (Trinidad And Tobago)
Places Visited: Nairobi Park, Bomas of kenya, Maasai Mara
Arrival Date: 23 Sep 2008 Departure Date: 30 Sep 2008
Dear Daniel,
We returned to Tobago this evening after spending ten days in Ghana.
Emile & I thank you sincerely for looking after us so well in Nairobi. Our guide on the Mara safari was excellent and did your company proud.Pass on our kind regards to him.
Please continue to recommend the Sekenani Camp to all your clients as it is such a beautiful place and the service is perfect.
Thanks again and regards,
Honor and Emile
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| 13. | Tour Operator: Menengai Holidays Ltd
Client: Kate (Australia)
Places Visited: Lake Nakuru, Mara, Hells Gate, Amboseli, Lake Manya, Serengeti, Ngorongoro
Arrival Date: 27 Oct 2008 Departure Date: 09 Nov 2008
Dear Daniel;
My mom and I had a wonderful time on Safari. It was interesting to experience two safaris in both Kenya and Tanzania and we are very happy with your company for the perfect arrangements.
I have some of my photos uploaded at the following link: feel free to use them however you like.
Best wishes
Kate
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| 14. | Tour Operator: African Quest Safaris Ltd
Client: DOMINQUE ET SIGLINDE VALLEE (France)
Places Visited: Nairobi, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli, Tsavo Est and West, Mombasa
Arrival Date: 06 Mar 2008 Departure Date: 16 Mar 2008
BONJOUR -JAMBO
NOUS VOUDRIONS VOUS REMERCIER POUR CE MAGNIFIQUE VOYAGE ET POUR LE BEAU CADEAU QUE
VOTRE CHAUFFEUR NOUS A REMIS LORS DE NOTRE TRANSFERT A L 'AEROPORT DE MOMBASA.
NOUS SOMMES ARRIVES AVANT-HIER VERS 9 H DU MATIN A PARIS AVEC UN CHANGEMENT DE TEMPERATURE
ASSEZ BRUTAL >> 8°C !! PAR RAPPORT A MOMBASA DONC UNE CHUTE DE PRESQUE 30°C. L 'HIVER EST DE RETOUR EN
EUROPE !!
NOTRE SEJOUR A L HOTEL S 'EST TRES BIEN PASSE ET L' ACCUEIL ETAIT CHALEUREUX -LE CADRE MAGN...
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| 15. | Tour Operator: Chameleon Tours
Client: Fiona & Bob Blightman (United Kingdom)
Places Visited: Masai Mara
Arrival Date: 17 Feb 2008 Departure Date: 20 Feb 2008
Just a quick (belated) note to thank you for the great time we had at The Bush Camp. As you know, we had some doubts about proceeding with our trip in the light of the political unrest. We are now so glad that we did.
The tent was superb, the food great, the game viewing excellent, and the hospitality unbeatable. We would certainly recommend that anyone thinking of visiting the Masai Mara book with you, and book now!
Thanks again
Fiona and Bob Blightman
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| 16. | Tour Operator: Cruzeiro Safaris Ltd.
Client: Tabitha and Jack (Kenya)
Places Visited: Mombasa, Bamburi beach
Arrival Date: 01 Mar 2008 Departure Date: 03 Mar 2008
Dear Grace,
Good morning and very warm regards.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank you most sincerely for organizing our trip down coast on the weekend of 1 to 3 March. Everything, air travel to hotel accommodation, went smoothly as you had promised and we had a much deserved restful weekend. As you may recall, we were intiially skeptical making the trip so soon after the just ended crisis but your assurances were rewarding....
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| 17. | Tour Operator: SOATT Safaris Ltd.
Client: Pirre Fournier (Canada)
Places Visited: Mt.Kenya National Park,Shaba Game Reserve,Lake Nakuru,Naivaha,Maasai Mara & Mombasa
Arrival Date: 16 Feb 2008 Departure Date: 28 Feb 2008
Des nouvelles fraîches du Kenya !
Rentré le vendredi 29 février d’un voyage de deux semaines au Kenya, Pierre Fournier, de Club Voyages Princesse, fait le commentaire suivant sur l’état actuel des lieux touristiques : « it’s business as usual ! ». L’agence de Granby, précisons-le, avait organisé un groupe d’une vingtaine de participants pour un circuit, par l’entremise de Tours Chanteclerc.
L’avis d’Affaires étrangères Canada (AEC), recommandant aux Canadiens d...
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| 18. | Tour Operator: African Quest Safaris Ltd
Client: Gil Fiore and Nathalie Dirat (France)
Places Visited: Nairobi, Masai Mara, Amboseli, Tsavo West, Mombasa
Arrival Date: 26 Jan 2008 Departure Date: 09 Feb 2008
Bonjour Tasneem,
Nous venons de faire développer nos photos, il y en a plus de six cents, c'est autant de bon souvenirs !
Quant à la question, doit-on voyager ou non, nous pouvons témoigner que notre voyage c'est très bien passé. Nous vous avions fait confiance en cette période de troubles inter-ethnique dans votre pays et cette confiance était justifiée. Nous ne regrettons pas d'être partis à cette période, bien au contraire.
Vous nous avez accueillis à l'aéroport à Nairobi,le le...
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| 19. | Tour Operator: Pollman's Tours & Safaris Ltd-Msa
Client: Todd Ney (United States of America)
Places Visited: Mombasa, Amboseli, Tsavo West, Nairobi and Tanzania
Arrival Date: 04 Feb 2008 Departure Date: 14 Feb 2008
We just returned from a fabulous safari of Kenya and Tanzania. the people of Kenya were wonderful and friendly and we felt safe at all times. It was unfortunate that the resorts and lodges were empty. We could sense the people of Kenya really wanted the international visitor to return. I don't think anyone should hesitate to safari in Kenya at this time. The violence from the election seems to have passed, and the Kenyans are anxious to move forward....
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| 20. | Tour Operator: Archers Tours & Travel Ltd.
Client: Don & Mary Reiman/Bret & Kristi Vaterlaus (United States of America)
Places Visited: Tanzania and Kenya
Arrival Date: 17 Jan 2008 Departure Date: 28 Feb 2008
I would like to compliment you warmly on a wonderful job in setting up our travels in Africa. I can honestly say that there is not anything I would change and I cannot think of anything you could have done to make our vacation more memorable. We had the best guide and team on the climb, we had the best of everything including the guide on the safari, the hotels were wonderful and the meals that were provided were excellent. All of your people who helped with transfers and transporta...
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| 21. | Tour Operator: African Quest Safaris Ltd
Client: Roger Larcher & family (France)
Places Visited:
Arrival Date: 11 Feb 2008 Departure Date: 19 Feb 2008
Jambo,
De retour en France où nous avons retrouvé le froid.
Je voulais vous exprimer ma satisfaction et mes remerciements pour ce séjour pleinement réussi.
Je suis content de vous avoir fait confiance et d'avoir maintenu mon voyage aux dates prévues.
A aucun moment nous n'avons ressenti d'insécurité mais toujours de la bienveillance à toutes les étapes et sur le parcours.
Encore merci à vos chauffeurs guides Yusuf et Douglas pour leur disponibilité et leur compétence professionn...
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| 22. | Tour Operator: Tobs Kenya Golf Safaris
Client: Wyzte Zuidema (The Netherlands)
Places Visited: Nairobi, Naivasha, Nanyuki
Arrival Date: 28 Dec 2007 Departure Date: 09 Jan 2008
Dear Tobs,
First of all we like to thank you again for the wonderful trip we had in Kenya by the end of December/early January. Everything was perfectly arranged, and we enjoyed very much the hospitality of the hotels and lodges, the golf and especially the contacts with the local people: all very friendly, open and helpfull.
We therefore feel very sorry for all the people in Kenya of what is going on after the elections.We hardly can believe what we see on the TV, it is so differen...
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| 23. | Tour Operator: Chameleon Tours
Client: Laura Ponti (United Kingdom)
Places Visited: Masai Mara
Arrival Date: 26 Dec 2007 Departure Date: 31 Jan 2008
We've had such a great experience dealing with all the team at Kicheche and the holiday at the camp was amazing - something we will truly remember for a very long time. I hope things are settling down in kenya as it really is a beautiful country and the people we met through our travels were so friendly, warm and welcoming. I will always hold very fond memories of Kenya and I hope to be able to see it again very soon.
Once again thank you for all your help and we hope to return in ...
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| 24. | Tour Operator: Leboo Safari Tours Ltd
Client: Jacques (France)
Places Visited: Maasai Mara, Naivasha, Amboseli, Tsavo W, Diani
Arrival Date: 28 Jan 2008 Departure Date: 11 Feb 2008
MESSAGE A MR RACCANELLO Claudio – 13 Février 2008
LEBOO SAFARIS
De la part de Jacques, Yvette, Francis et Josette
Sujet : notre voyage au KENYA du 27 janvier au 11 février 2008.
Bonjour Mr Claudio Raccanello,
Ca y est on est de retour chez nous après ce fabuleux voyage au Kenya et que malgré les évènements rapportés las les télévisions étrangères nous n’avons eu aucun problème, de plus on s’est vraiment senti en sécurité et ...
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| 25. | Tour Operator: Leboo Safari Tours Ltd
Client: Solene Gebler (France)
Places Visited: Maasai Mara, Nairobi, Amboseli, Tsavo W, Diani
Arrival Date: 20 Jan 2008 Departure Date: 01 Feb 2008
Bonjour Claudio,
He oui, les vacances sont déjà finies et la reprise du boulot faite.
Je voulais vous écrire ce petit mot pour vous remercier de votre organisation.
Tout était parfait tant au niveau du logement (+++ pour le Keekorok Lodge et le Ngulia Safari Camp) que des parcs (+++ pour le Masai Mara). Le temps était mitigé c'est dommage, mais cela ne nous a pas empêché de profiter des animaux. Nous avons quasiment tout vu hormis le léopard (qu'on a pourtant bp cherché) et le ...
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| 26. | Tour Operator: Chameleon Tours
Client: Bob & Joan Thorpe (United Kingdom)
Places Visited: Masai Mara
Arrival Date: 21 Jan 2008 Departure Date: 02 Feb 2008
We have recently returned from our first visit to Kenya and enjoyed it so much we are determined to return next year. The variety and number of animals we saw was amazing and so few other tourists so share it! However, it was the genuine warmth of the welcome everywhere and the way that everyone tried so hard to please us that makes us wish to return.
The scenes of violence on T.V and in the press have made so many cancel although the areas affected are far removed from any wh...
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| 27. | Tour Operator: Chameleon Tours
Client: Marigold & Chris Haworth (United Kingdom)
Places Visited: Mara
Arrival Date: 09 Feb 2008 Departure Date: 15 Feb 2008
Our first time in Kenya and we have had a wonderful start to our holiday. Phil and Charlie were warm and welcoming. We're moving onto Bush Camp next and much look forward to that. The Mara Camp staff were warm and friendly and very helpful too. To date we cannot see why a lot of tourists have cancelled as everywhere we have been has felt perfectly safe and peaceful.
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| 28. | Tour Operator: Chameleon Tours
Client: Terence Lowe (United Kingdom)
Places Visited: Mara
Arrival Date: 03 Jan 2008 Departure Date: 08 Jan 2008
We had a great holiday in Kenya, despite the upheaval in the country we felt safe and were lucky enough to experience the Masai Mara with very few other tourists. Even though the news about Kenya is very worrying, the local people rely on tourism for their livelihood with each person in employment supporting between 5 and 10 others so if they lose their jobs, many miss out. Consider supporting the Kenyans by not disregarding the trip out of hand because of the troubles....
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| 29. | Tour Operator: East African Wildlife Safaris
Client: Rob & Janice Norton (United States of America)
Places Visited: Nanyuki, Meru, Lewa, Loisaba, Naivasha, Mara
Arrival Date: 16 Jan 2008 Departure Date: 01 Feb 2008
We have just returned from a 15 day safari with East African Wildlife Safaris in Kenya. Our trip took us through Nairobi, Langata, the Mount Kenya area, Loisaba, Meru National Park, Naivasha, and the Mara. We had absolutely no security concerns or issues. The country remains a most desirable tourist location for all of us. The recent disturbances have been over-hyped by the media who typically have not taken the time to examine the real conditions on the ground or talk to people travel...
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| 30. | Tour Operator: Gamewatchers Safaris Ltd
Client: Marion & Robert Isaac (United Kingdom)
Places Visited: Selenkay, Amboseli, Mara and Samburu
Arrival Date: 13 Jan 2008 Departure Date: 27 Jan 2008
We are writing to express our thanks to you and your team at Gamewatchers for the fabulous trip we have just had to Kenya. As you will know we had to give some extra thought with regards to travelling at what is a difficult time for Kenya. This was of particular relevance with regard to the UK FCO advice that was in place when we started the trip. However, with excellent advice and back up from the Gamewatchers office we decided to travel and are very glad we did....
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| 31. | Tour Operator: Kenya Wildlife Trails Ltd
Client: William and Joyce Robertson (United States of America)
Places Visited: Samburu, Mount Kenya, Nakuru and Masai Mara
Arrival Date: 29 Jan 2008 Departure Date: 06 Feb 2008
Very Professional handling. Hotels were very good. Guide and driver were excellent. We will recommend you to all our friends.
Just happy we did not cancel. So no problems in Nakuru and Naivasha where everyone said to avoid. Such a shame that such bad press about troubles caused people to cancel. We will do our best to correct that bad news.
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| 32. | Tour Operator: Menengai Holidays Ltd
Client: Brigitte and Baris (The Netherlands)
Places Visited: Naivasha, Nakuru, Maasai Mara
Arrival Date: 27 Dec 2007 Departure Date: 03 Jan 2008
Yes! We are back in The Netherlands. We had a wonderful time and the safari was the ONE thing we remember best. Luckily we did not have much trouble due to the elections. I do think of you guys often, and feel for you, hoping the situation in Kenya gets better. Anyway, thank you so much for being flexible around the Election Day, and also during our safari. We will definitely recommend you to others
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| 33. | Tour Operator: Chameleon Tours
Client: David Mills (United Kingdom)
Places Visited: Masai Mara
Arrival Date: 21 Jan 2008 Departure Date: 23 Feb 2008
If anyone is thinking of going on safari now is the ideal time to go to Kenya (keeping out of the trouble spots of course!). The Masai Mara is the best place in Africa to see wildlife. At the moment it is completely empty of tourists so visitors really do have the place to themselves. I have just returned from seven nights at Kicheche Bush Camp in the Conservancy where we had the whole place to ourselves and had the delightful company of the camp's host and hostess, Andy and Sonya....
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| 34. | Tour Operator: Chameleon Tours
Client: Sue Brodie (United States of America)
Places Visited: Masai Mara
Arrival Date: 14 Dec 2007 Departure Date: 02 Jan 2008
"My partner and I have been regular travellers to Kenya since 2004 and our most recent trip in December was possibly the best we've ever had there. The Mara remains my favourite place on earth, untouched by political mania and we are already planning our next visit."
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| 35. | Tour Operator: African Quest Safaris Ltd
Client: Richard and Sandie Pflender (United States of America)
Places Visited: Tsavo West, Mt. Kenya, Aberdare, Ngorongoro
Arrival Date: 28 Dec 2007 Departure Date: 12 Jan 2008
Jambo!
When we start to talk about Africa, we just get so carried away I decided to do it numerically:
1. African Quest was outstanding. They kept us on schedule and knew our itinerary better than we did.
They not only got us to our flights on time, but waited till the planes took off. Very friendly and informative.
2. All the camps were exceptional, the next one always better than the last. The service was wonderful everywhere and the people were friendly....
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| 36. | Tour Operator: Phoenix Safaris (K) Ltd
Client: Kiran Bokhari (United States of America)
Places Visited: Diani Beach, Masai Mara
Arrival Date: 10 Jan 2008 Departure Date: 18 Jan 2008
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:04 AM
To: dipa@phoenix-safaris.de
Dear Dipa,
I'm back in New York after an amazing month in Pakistan and Kenya. Our honeymoon in Kenya was absolutely spectacular and I want to thank you for arranging it all so meticulously for us. You did an amazing job of organizing everything- the car and driver were there to pick us up promptly and all the flights were perfectly timed. Baobab Kole Kole was so gorgeous and our room was beautiful....
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