The experience was all about the Thomson staff. Kilimanjaro Grand Traverse & Safari Review: Sophia M.

Where to start? The trip was absolutely AMAZING! With the real highlight being the Kilimanjaro trek. I can’t say enough about the experience…and the experience was all about the staff.

Our guides, waiters, cooks, porters, camp manager, really everyone that we were in contact with were just perfect. Super smiling, friendly, singing, dancing, joyful-essentially these guys made the trip. I think Sunday must be the best guide on the mountain! Calvin and James, his assistant guides, are wonderful people.  In addition to Sunday, Godfrey – who was our waiter – became a true and heartfelt friend.

I can’t say enough about the safari portion of the trip as well. Our guide, Kileo, was AMAZING!  He found us the big 5!!!!  I could just move completely into Gibbs Farm, none of us wanted to leave!!!  I hope I’m lucky enough to spend some more time at Gibbs Farm in my lifetime.  At the Serengeti Nyumbas we were fed well and treated even better by Sufi and his colleagues.

Overall, I would absolutely recommend Thomson Safaris to anybody. The experience was more than I could have imagined from both the cultural and spiritual perspectives. Thanks for making this a trip of a lifetime, I am forever changed. To be honest, just thinking of the trip brings tears of joy to my eyes.

Sophia M.
Kilimanjaro Grand Traverse Route & Safari, September 2012

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