Breakdown Safaris

I’ve been on countless safaris in Kenya and Tanzania, and me and the two friends I was traveling with randomly stumbled upon Breakdown Safaris while in Iringa trying to plan a trip to Ruaha National Park. Since we’d been on so many safaris before, we know what we want and expect out of a safari — and Fanuel and Kathy exceeded our expectations (and we were only their second clients!) Comfortable refurbished land cruiser with no maintenance issues, picked us up from our hotel RIGHT on time (you don’t really expect that to happen too often when you’re on East African time), a few breaks for tea and lunch (they even brought hot water, tea/​coffee, mugs, plates, silverware, hot napkins, etc. — everything was thought out to perfection), reasonable price, help with planning other aspects of our trip/​recommendations, and an overall awesome safari where we didn’t feel rushed. A lot of safaris we feel the pressure to spot an animal, take a few pictures, and then move on to make sure you get through the whole park. But Fanuel and Kathy did what only good guides do — they took notice of what WE wanted. which was to enjoy the animals that we did see (you can’t expect to see everything, it doesn’t matter how «good» the guide is). Also, Fanuel is super knowledgable about the animals, especially birds, and he won’t ramble on about information if you’re not listening. Like I said, both Kathy and Fanuel were really perceptive — it was about what WE wanted to learn about the animals and about what WE wanted out of the whole experience. 5 stars! :)