6-Day Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli Safari

Travelled with Flash Mac Easter 2023 from Nairobi, to Masai Mara (2 nights), Lake Naivasha (1 night) and finally Amboseli (2 nights), and I can not rate this company higher. We were met by our driver Edward at our hotel in Nairobi and had the pleasure of being taken care of by him for 6 days in our own car. Big comfortable car (7 seater 4wd), safe driver, skilled guide, and who had our planned schedule down to a T. I have been to very many safaris before, but this trip was by far the best I have experienced. We got to see all the animals we could possibly imagine, Edward's knowledge of animals was impressive, and his relationship to all the other guides and drivers in the parks made sure we ALWAYS got tipped about animals when spottet. The lodges that cooperate with Flash are outstanding - personal and charming - where we were taken well care of. I can not recommend this company enough. Thank you for 6 unforgettable days in Kenya.

Went on a private safari for our Honeymoon from Maasai Mara, Lake Naivasha, and Amboseli, and had Edward as our guide. He was incredibly friendly, incredibly talented driver, had a ton of interesting background on all the wildlife we were seeing, and new all the areas like the back of his hand, we saw the big five in no time! I can't express how grateful we were to have such a great guide and how much he added to our experience! If we're ever in the area again, I would request to have Edward be our guide again in a heartbeat!! Edward, we tried sending you some photos, but your inbox is full!

We booked a Kenyan Safari Tour from September 5th to the 12th with the Africa Flash McTours using their representative, Peter Macharia. We chose Deluxe Accommodations in particular to celebrate my wife’s milestone birthday. The tour started off well, and the first two accommodations in Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru exceeded our expectations. On day 5th we journeyed to Amboselli National Park for the remaining 2 days of our tour. As we were approaching the entrance of Amboselli, my daughter, who had arranged the safari for us, received a phone call from Peter saying that there was a booking problem with the accommodations we were supposed to stay in so he made an arrangement with another place similarly rated (deluxe) and apologized for the error. This phone call did not sit well with me, and I right away suspected something foul (bait and switch). Upon our arrival at the new accommodation this foul play became abundantly clear because the new accommodation was nothing like the other two we had been in. It was a lower tier from 5 stars. Once we established a Wi-Fi connection, we started checking to see if the accommodations where we were supposed to stay had any rooms available, and sure enough they did, but only two rooms. With heavy pressure via phone calls and text messages to Peter we were able secure two rooms in the place we were initially slated to stay in, but one of our daughters and her husband had to end up staying two nights in the much lesser accommodations. Upon checking booking information with the front desk in both accommodations we found out that there was no booking made for the accommodation we were supposed to stay, at the much higher pre-paid price point, and even the last minute booking made in the lower tier one was done while we were at the gates of Amboselli Park. The monetary differences between the two accommodations were in the thousands of dollars for three rooms. We have received some refund after a week of hassling with Peter, but the fact is, our most important day to celebrate my wife’s birthday was ruined as a result of all the aggravations we had to go through. Therefore, do not trust tour operators, especially this one, for the booking of accommodations, and be sure to check it with the actual accommodations before you venture on your safari.