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I would really like to thank you for organising the safari for me. It was absolutely fantastic. The lodge was one of the best places I've ever stayed. The staff there were incredibly friendly and helpful, the food and accommodation was top quality, and I couldn't have asked for more from the guide. I was really impressed with the entire set up, and thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience from start to finish.
So thank you very much for organising all this for me. It made my visit to Kenya a special one, and has encouraged me to visit again. I would not hesitate to recommend you and Travelshoppe company to anyone I know who is intending to visit East Africa.
Once again thanks, and please pass on my thanks to Charles as well. I hope to catch up with you properly when I next come down to visit.
Regards,
Jim Bourke (Australian visitor)
Place Visited: Masai Mara - August 2011
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Hi Seema,
Just to let you know we're having a wonderful time in Italy with Giorgio. We've had an amazing 4 days right from the first day. We've seen so much of Rome the "Giorgio way" with Giorgio riding his moped ahead of us & Kinuthia driving his little fiat! Early this morning we set off for Naples & Capri & teamed up with Shirley & Lucy who are travel agents from the US whom Giorgio was taking to Capri for a day tour & who apparently know you & sent their greetings to you!
Giorgio helped us with all the other bookings & we've got all our train tickets & accommodation done for Florence, Pisa, Milan & Venice staying 2 nights in each city. We stay for one more day in Rome & leave on Saturday morning & we'll also spend our final 2 nights back at Giorgio's - he's been an amazing host & has so much energy - can't believe he's 78!
Your idea was the best ever. Thank you so much!
Hope you are all fine & love to your family.
Best regards,
Rose.
Place Visited: Italy - July
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Dear Ms. Gadhia,
This is a brief note on behalf of my sister Dr. Riffat M. Zaman and myself to thank you for your assistance to Mehmood sahib, my travel agent in Karachi, in making our recent trip to Tanzania and Kenya enjoyable and memorable. We also appreciate your personal involvement in ensuring that everything went smoothly while we were in East Africa. Moving to more pleasant matters, we were really pleased at the excellent driver/guides that were provided for us. We would appreciate it if you could share with them, and relevant parties, the following comments –
(Tanzania): He is a delightful guide who "connects" with the animals, and also has a great deal of knowledge about African birds in addition to the animals we saw. I love birds so this was a special bonus for us. Hadji is trustworthy, polite, a good driver, and exceptionally helpful. He is bright and curious, and also a good conversationalist. We learned a great deal from him not only about the nature around us but also about the people of Tanzania. Hadji took special pains to make sure we saw all that was humanly possible during one week in Tanzania. We would recommend him highly to you for future visitors to that country.
(Kenya): The guide was an excellent, confident driver and we were glad to have him at the wheel as part of the road from Nakuru to the Mara was in pretty poor condition. He is also a good guide, knowledgeable about the animals and their habitat. We particularly appreciated the books on birds which he carries with him in the car which helped us to identify many uncommon birds we came across. During our stay in Mara, Our guide managed to locate for us the "big five" including an extraordinary encounter with a leopard. Trustworthy and always on time - we would recommend your guide highly to anyone who wishes to visit Kenya.
Dr. Moazam
Places visited: Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Manyara, Nakuru, Masai Mara and Naivasha – July
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Dear Seema and Rina
We are sitting in the Ole Sereni hotel before leaving for the aiport and were just saying what a fantastic job Travelshoppe have done for us. Really, we have been blown away by your attention to detail and how you have consistently got things just right acorss our whole Kenya experience. Sammy, our driver, was perfect and we enjoyed his company and appreciated his skills throughout. The choice of accommodation and restaurants was likewise perfectly chosen and it all combined to provide an unforgettable week. Thank you so much for your patience and sensitivity throughout all our planning. We will be sure to provide a good report on the Trip Advisor website and be assurred that when we come back we will use the services of Travelshoppe again...!
Our best regards to you
Paul and Alison Matts
Places visited: Naivasha, Bogoria, Baringo, Nakuru and Masai Mara – July 2011
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Hi,
We will take off in 3 hours from Nairobi to Paris.
We have had a great week here in Kenya. Our journey in Masai Mara was incredible. We loved it. Everywhere people were very friendly, the food was very good,( we have gained weight for sure), and the animals were beautiful as wild as we could possibly imagine.
Even our last day in Nairobi with Joseph was great.
Many thanks (assanti sana) for your help and patience.
We will recommend KQ and travelshoppe to our french friend.
See you, may be, next time.
Karine & Yannick
July 2011
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Dear Palvi,
we arrived home safely and are missing Kenya and Masai Mara already.
Thank you for all your help and for the great opportunity to visit one of the world's best. WE had a great time and
want to come back - this time we should meet up with you as well.
Kind regards,
Ravi Singh
Places visited: Nairobi, Nakuru & Masai Mara
Travel in May
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Dear Palvi,
Many thanks for your recommendation for us to do our brief holiday at Sweetwaters Tented Camp. Thank you to you and Seema for the prompt arrangements at such short notice!
The experience from my family was simply awesome….excellent customer service, personalized, visible leadership….in short, true value for money! To cap it all, we even saw lions from our tent!.... a little scary but exciting at the same time!
I would recommend Sweetwaters to any person who seeks to be at home away from home! Similarly, I will not be going anywhere else for holiday packages! Travelshoppe it is!
With best regards,
Paul
Places visited: Sweetwaters
Travel in Jan
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Testimonials from clients who went for ICC World Cup - India
Very happy with all the arrangements and has said to say thanks to Tamarind especially to Gautam.
Kartik
The trip was great and everything went very well (except the incident with KQ on the flight out of Nairobi!). We were all looked after very well by everybody.
Kind Regards,
Mike
A great trip and all went smoothly except the aircraft returning on the outward leg. Nice hotel
Thanks for asking
Regards,
Derek Steel
Thank you for your greetings! It was wonderful experience & the hotel arrangements where excellent. We had a very good time in ICC Finals in Mumbai.
Regards,
Parag Patel
It was great and life time experience which can't be forget forever. Arrangement was great and had great fun.
Regards,
Rakesh Rao
It was perfect! Thanks
Jameel Samji
I am just back today and it was a fantastic trip. Everything was very well organised and we had great fun. Thank you for all your effort for making this trip a memorable one apart from India winning the World Cup!
Regards,
Jeeten Rajani
Everything in India was fine and up-to-date. Your agent in India was very punctual for picking us from hotel. I or most probably all of us who were in our team, were not happy with KQ service.
Regards,
Mukesh Bhudia
We have just returned from Mumbai this morning and had a truly wonderful trip. I would like to extend my, and Sky's, personal thanks for all the work that you and your Team put in to make this trip such a success. The travel, accommodation and ground handling details all went extremely smoothly.
Also a special thank you for being able to organize for Sky's "package" so late in the day !!
With Kind Regards,
Douglas Pinto
It was an excellent event very well organized from start to finish.
Regards,
Basil Serrao
All arrangements were excellent. We had good trip especially when India clinched World Cup.
Kind Regards,
Anil Gupta
The trip was excellent and everything went by very smoothly. All arrangements made by yourselves were very good. Thank you.
Ofcourse you must have heard of the mishap with the Kenya Airways flight on our way to Mumbai.
Regards,
Poonam Shah
Thank you for your mail. All the arrangements were in order i just came back yesterday. really really had a great time with the group at the cricket world cup. Thanks
Regards,
Yatin Shah.
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I had a lovely holiday at Mara Intrepids. Thank you very much for making the arrangements, all the details were worked out well and things were in place. On my way back Joseph was there on time at the airport and was very amicable in taking me around the town.
I will definitely recommend your company to any of my acquaintances who wish to take a holiday out of Nairobi/Kenya. Meanwhile if there is anything I can do at Dubai, please do let me know.
Sincerely
Parinjay Gupta
Places visited: Masai Mara – June 2010
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Kenya is a lovely country - it's a different experience for an Asian like me. I had a lovely time.
I had a really awesome time! And Joseph and I were very, very fortunate all through out the Nakuru trip! We saw lions! Joseph also made me do a boat ride at the Lake Naivasha to see hippos and birds (including the fish eating eagle) - it was one of the most interesting experience I've had! Also, the trip to the giraffe center and sheldrick animal shelter was fun! I get to see Sities - the baby elephant that Travelshoppe adopted. She's the smallest of the bunch and a real charmer!
It was really great - I'm glad I booked with you guys. Joseph is very knowledgeable with the animals and their behavior so I was able to learn at the same time. He answered my questions patiently - e.g. how giraffes sleep, etc., hehe... He sure knows where to go!
I would definitely be referring you to my friends. I actually already gave your name and number to one of the people I've met in my meetings in Nairobi. She's a frequent traveler to Africa and is a good friend of Mukami (the one who referred Travelshoppe to me).
Thanks a lot for your patience and guidance. All the best to you and the Travelshoppe. Tell Joseph hello - he has been a great companion and guide throughout the trip.
Cheers,
Hope
Places visited: Nakuru – June 2010
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I wish to thank you for the excellent arrangements during our stay in Kenya, all of us three were most pleased with everything. Nicholas is an eminent guide and driver, he knows the places where to find the animals, and he is a careful driver (appreciated by us in the horrible Nairobi traffic!).
If you would like to have an estimate about the hotels and stay in Nakuru Lion Hill and Mara Serena, I will try to figure some impressions.
Nakuru had a most friendly, genuinely friendly staff in the hotel, you felt welcome from the moment you stepped out from the car. Sometimes we had communication problems, but nothing was ever serious. All the meals were almost five star, well prepared, fresh and nice. The rooms were comfortable, and very silent for good night sleeps.
The range of animals was fine, unfortunately also the moscitos :-)
Mara Serena had rooms of higher class, up to perfection, also very clean. Food was very good, overall very beautiful and nice.
It will be a pleasure for me to recommend Travelshoppe for friends who intend to come to Kenya.
Best regards, also to Nick,
Millions of thanks for all your help. The safari, all transfers and the drivers were all very professionally organized. Next time we come to Kenya we will for sure contact you again.
Kindest personal regards,
Elizabeth, Johan and Julius Rehn
Places visited: Nakuru and Masai Mara
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Thanks a lot for an excellently organized trip. All the pick-ups were on time in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam and the Hotel New Africa was good.
Appreciate your help.
Regards
Esther
Place visited: Dar Es Salaam – March 2009
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How are you?
We really enjoyed our trip to Wild life. We were overwhelmed with joy. All the hotels were great and the safari guides were helpful and knowelegeble.
All arrangements done by you were perfect and all happened on time.
We thank you for your hard work for a successful tour. We would recommend you to our friends
Deepak Doshi & Family.
Places visited: Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Masai Mara
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I shall start with a big THANK YOU for all the help and time spend with us...for all the wishes to become true.
Travelshoppe is a reliable travel agency and always ready to help out!
It's good to have someone who give's you advices, suggestions and put together the best package that suits all the tastes.
With her help we were able to spend quality time in Mombasa- north coast at Serena and south coast at Leopard Beach, in Amboseli at Serena and Ol Tukai and Masai Mara at Mara Serena.
I shall mention also that we have used Travelshoppe for almost 4 years and I have no complains about them!
Thank You and always I will recommend Travelshoppe!
Wish you all the best,
Cristina,Razvan and Miruna
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We've always had amazing experiences when we book our holidays through Travelshoppe. From Kigio-Naivasha,Tortillis camp- Amboseli to Karen Blixen Camp-Maasai Mara we travelled like VIP's just for booking through Travelshoppe. Their fast correspondence, competitive prices and friendly staff are the of Travelshoppe. We have also had fantastic services when booking our overseas flights.
Priti Shah & Kirtan Shah
Kenafric Industries
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Greetings and happy new year.
We take this opportunity to thank you most sincerely for the excellent services you have provided us in the past years. All our bookings both hotels and flights were very well handled. You have always advised us on available offers and best routes possible. We cannot forget the upgrades and great discounts. You have been very professional in your services as well as prompt.
Please keep up the good work and rest assured of our support as always.
We look forward to even more cordial relations in the years to come.
Thanking you with very best regards.
Mayur Shah
Kenafric Industries
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Comme prévu le petit mot attestant de notre arrivée, en bonne forme et avec bagages à Madrid. Aucun contretemps ni incident: bref le bonheur!!!!!
Merci encore pour ce voyage qui nous a permis, pour une première approche de l'Afrique Noire, de nous régaler et de passer un superbe séjour avec un petit goût de "revenez-y"....Transmettez nos remerciements à Willy qui fut un guide attentif et parfait tout au long de ces 10 jours.
Cordialement
Brigitte pour la famille Labeur
Places visited: Lake Baringo, Naivasha, Masai Mara, Amboseli – December 2009
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Hello. I just wanted to thank you for arranging our trip this summer. We are back in Canada where it is just starting to Snow. We will be getting Winter for the next 6 months with temperatures around -30 c.
Our tip to Kenya was perfect.
We had a great time. Our driver Abraham was excellant. The hotels we stayed at were also very nice. The kids and I had a very memorable experience. Thank you again for your help.
Regards, Mike
Places visited: Nairobi, Nakuru, Masai Mara, Amboseli, Tsavo and Mombasa - August 2009
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Our best wishes for the year 2009. Good Health and Happiness!
We wanted also to tell you how delighted we were by our safari in Kenya. We loved the atmosphere of the country, and all the places we have visited. The organization of our holidays was perfect and everything went smoothly.
We particularly loved our stay at ROYAL MARA which is an extraordinary place to be recommended! Magnificent.
So, just few words to thank you warmly and sincerely for the great services provided by you and your team.Until our next holidays, I hope!
Sincerely Hufschmid Family
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Chère, je vous écris tout d'abord pour vous envoyer mes meilleurs voeux de santé et de bonheur pour l'année 2009.
Ensuite pour vous dire combien nous avons été comblé par notre voyage au Kenya. Nous avons adoré l'ambiance du pays et tous les endroits que nous avons visités. L'organisation a été parfaite et tout s'est déroulé admirablement. Nous avons particulièrement aimé le séjour au lodge "Royal Mara", endroit extraordinaire à recommander, magnifique.
Voilà, ces mots pour vous remercier sincèrement et chaleureusement pour tout le travail que vous avez accompli avec votre équipe.
Meilleures salutations. Famille Hufschmid
A une prochaine fois, j'espère.
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We recently got back from our wonderful trip.
What a great experience!
We wanted to thank you very much because from the begining of this project we felt that we were in the best hands. And we were right. Everything was great, and we have the best memories of people and places that will always stay with each one of us. Very kind regards, Carolina.
Places visited: Nairobi, Masai Mara, Mt. Meru Game Lodge, Suyan Camp, Gibbs,
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Jus to say a really BIG thank you to you and all at Travelshoppe for making our trip to Kenya so memorable!. We all had a great time, and also enjoyed meeting two of you. Besides Serian, Samburu was really nice!
Also, Nikheel had a great six week "internship" with Alex Walker at Serian. Rekha and I feel that he has learnt so much from the experience both about life and about himself. We are really grateful to you for finding this opportunity for him. As he said himself, HE WILL BE BACK, next year.
We appreciated the speed and efficiency with which the travel delay from Samburu to Malindi was resolved as was the move from Scorpio to Driftwood. I intend to write a "piece" about the "Fawlty Towers of Kenya" on my blog in the next week or two!
Regards,Jay
Visited: Amboseli, Samburu, Masai Mara and Malindi
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We were very satisfied for your services with air tickets, transports and hotel accommodation. Thank you once again!
Best regards
Leena
Visited: Nairobi
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Rajat joins me in thanking you for having organised such a wonderful & memorable trip for all of us to Masai Mara .
Keep well,Best,
Sujata & Rajat
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Just a small note to thank you very much for the good services provided by Travelshoppe. We had a great time enjoying our safari and thus, mainly thanks to your arrangements.
Indeed, our drivers Antony n Stanley were always precisely on time and their vehicles excellent and always performing in all conditions.
Palvi was very efficient and always available for us
We did not have a single problem or inconvenient in terms of hotels reservations, Lodge bookings and even Golf tee-off bookings
Furthermore, Royal Mara Tented Camp, was simply.. ROYAL; excellent service, excellent accommodation and excellent menus
We will certainly be in touch with you for our next holidays
Thank you once again and have a good day
Mariano
(sent 18 Jan 09)
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Wanted to thank you for arranging our Kenya-Tanzania trip in october. It was one of the best managed trips that we have been to. You took care of all the minor details so perfectly that our trip was flawless.
When I started planning the trip in early 2009, I was a bit skeptical of working with someone who was on another continent and thus having no face to face contact. But you were so prompt in your responses by email and phone that I would not hesitate to work with you again when we plan our South Africa trip. In fact, we have reccomended you to some of our friends already.
Our driver, Willie was just great. All the lodges that we stayed at were excellant as well. I guess, where you are, you do not have to worry about winter. But, we have had our 1st snow fall already !!!
sincerely, Neelima Sheth
Places visited : Samburu, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara - October 2009
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We'd like to say Thank you for organizing our holiday, As usual we had a fantastic trip.
Both the lodges were lovely and our trip was great. Thanks again.
Regards; Mustafa, Jabeen, Aaliyah and Imran.
Thanks
Places visited: Nakuru (Sarova Lionhill and Mbweha Camp) – December 2009
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We are back home now, thanks to all of you for putting together a wonderful memorable trip for us. It was very well organized and we had no trouble at all.
Thanks,
Karen Patel
Places visited: Masai Mara, Nanyuki, Magadi, Tanzania, South Africa and Victoria Falls
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