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Dear
Matthew,
Just
a brief note to say thanks to you and George for a great trip!
We had a fabulous time and everything was even better than we
had anticipated. George, our guide and driver was
excellent and extremely informed about all the animals and
their habits and habitats. My husband said this was his
most enjoyable vacation ever and we have been
to China, India, Asia, etc. I am writing this note as a
recommendation to others who may be considering your safaris.
It was a great value for the dollar (we stayed in the same
lodges as the more expensive tours}, and the
personalized attention to detail and to our desires were
exceptional. Our Stay in Nairobi at The Stanley was also
enjoyable, and everyone needs to go to the Carnivore
Restaurant and the giraffe center! Tell George hello and say
"bumpy roads" and watch him smile. I hope you have
a great upcoming safari season!
Bob & Carole Royals
Atlanta, Ga. USA 11-28-05
Matthew,
We have safely returned home and and are busy catching
up on everything that happened while we were gone. We had a
great time in Kenya and wanted to thank you for all the help
in planning the trip. We especially want to thank George
for guiding us around all the different parks. He was very
helpful and very patient with us as we enjoyed taking all the
pictures of the animals and birds. We enjoyed everyplace we
stayed at but we both thought that Larson's Tented Camp was
the favorite. We are continuing to enjoy the trip by looking
at all the pictures we took. They turned out great and if you
wish, we would be happy to send you a CD with some of the
pictures. Thanks again and we look forward to our next trip to
Kenya in
the near future.
John & ShouMing
hi Matthew
just a line to thank you for giving us all the best holiday yet.
special thanks to Joseph and Sylvester they are absolute
stars.
we will be back!!
whilst writing, i wonder if you would
do something for us. when we were in the mara, we visited a
school near the campsite and were moved by the lack of books
with which they had to work. I wonder if you would get the
headmasters name and the address of the school as we would
like to get in touch with him. Martin and i would like
to see if we can arrange to get books from local schools here
in england and get them to the school in Kenya.
If we could get the books out to you,
would you be prepared to deliver them to the school when you
had room in the tour bus or is there another way?
hope you can help
terry
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- Hello Raylenne
Staff:
- This is just a
note of appreciation for the outstanding job of helping
us organize and implement our 25th anniversay celebration.
George and the rest of the staff were the consumate professionals in
anticipating and satisfying our wishes. We saw the
leopard on the first day of our safari and everything
else after!! We have recommended your company to several
friends considering Africa and would definitley book
with you again. May all that is good greet your days.
Sam and Sheryl
Hi Matthew
We safely returned to Tokyo. Thank you very much for your kind
arrangements. Also please say thank you to Peter too. Our family
enjoyed Kenya thanks to you and memory of Kenya remains forever.
Aki
Hello Raylenne Staff:
This is just a note of appreciation for the outstanding job of
helping us organize and implement our 25th anniversay celebration.
George and the rest of the staff were the consumate professionals
in anticipating and satisfying our wishes. We saw the
leopard on the first
day of our safari and everything else after!! We have
recommended your
company to several friends considering Africa and would definitley
book
with you again. May all that is good greet your days.
Sam and Sheryl
Hi Matthew and Rose,
Thanks for a great trip.
We were very impressed with your organization. Please pass on our thanks
to George and Big Henry (and Robert from Leopard Tours) for making
our trip
so enjoyable. They are a great bunch of guys and made us feel very
welcome
and comfortable. (tell Henry the 2nd lot Thanks!!)
Should you have enquiries from Australia don't hesitate to give them our
email address.
Thanks again and best wishes
Beth & Derick Johnston
Hi Matthew , Just a short note to say
thanks for arranging the safari.
Everything went so well, thoroughly enjoyed every minute and
cannot wait
to return. We will certainly be in touch with you again once we
have a bit
more spare money.
Regards and best wishes to everyone,
Eileen & Ken Johnson
Hi Matthew
Just a quick note to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the
most
fantastic week I have ever spent. Martin, Barry and Dot are so
full of the experience I am trying to stop them crying at this
moment
For me, returning to the country that I love was moving to say the
least
Joseph was absolutely superb and I cannot thank him enough. His
friendliness
and knowledge made the experience all the better - look after him,
he is a
star
Sylvester - well how on earth
he produced such superb meals with so few
facilities is beyond me. Martin who has the appetite of an
elephant, was
defeated!!!
As for you, the organization was faultless and the 'extras' which
you happily agreed to made me particularly, a very happy person We
are today planning our next trip to Kenya in the near future and
hope that both Joseph and Sylvester will be available to make the
trip as enjoyable as the last week
I know that I speak for all four of us in expressing a heartfelt
thank you
I will be in touch very soon
Terry
Dear Matthew, Henry and Rose,
I would like to thank you all for a truly wonderful trip. Even
though we booked the trip less than 2 months before departure you
were able to secure lodging and provide a guide. The trip went
very well and we were able to see the "Big 6". I was very pleased
with the lodges we stayed at and the food was varied and abundant.
Our guide "Henry" was excellent. He is a very safe and dependable
driver as well as an informed tour guide. His knowledge
of the plants and animals was most informative. He knows the
different
parks and was able to get us up close to the animals for viewing
and pictures.
Matthew was very helpful and made sure all of our requests were
satisfied. The trip he arranged for us was a once in a lifetime
adventure that we will always remember. He also arranged tours
around the city for us.
He checked on our progress along the way and even met us when we
arrived
at our hotel upon return from Tanzania. Most impressive. I would
not hesitate to recommend your services to anyone planning a trip
to Africa. Thank you again for a truly magnificent experience.
Tom & Chris Daley
Monrovia, Ca
Hi Matthew
It was lovely to meet you at last and we had another excellent
holiday.
Please pass on our thanks again to Peter who did an fantastic job.
We have decided that we will not be making another trip - there
are lots of other places in the world that we would like to visit
- but I am always happy to provide Raylenne with references for
prospective clients as we have found your service efficient, your
guides knowledgeable and the holiday excellent value for money.
We are now back in England and back in to the normal routine but wish
all at Raylenne a very prosperous 2005.
I will forward some photos to you as soon as they are developed.
Asante sana
Paula, Chris, Vince, Alex, Tim and David
Dear Matthew and Peter,
Thank you very much for the safari. I was very impressed by
the high
standard of organisation. Peter's knowledge of birds and
animals is very
impressive. I counted 40 species of mammal in total!
Kind Regards,
Vincent.
"Hi Mathew and George!
It was truly a magnificent experience to visit Africa! We appreciate your professionalism in arrangements,
they were all first class. At the same time, you managed to make us feel more like guest than customers. We will
recommend your services to anybody who is interested in safaris and wish you all the best in your business as well as private lives."
Mikko & Marjo
FINLAND
Hello Mathew,
We are very fine and back into the daily rush. We had a lovely holiday in Kenya and have had a lot people
ask us about it. I will surely forward your details to anyone who may plan a trip.
Convey our regards to Justus.
Anjali,
CANADA
Dear Mathew,
How are you? We returned home after a delightful holiday in S. Africa and Kenya/ Tanzania. We must thank
you for organising it perfectly so that we never had a moment of worry! Do give our regards to George who
kept us good company during the Safari. Wishing you well for the future and with our sincere wishes to you
and all the staff of your office. Good luck always and God Bless.
Ramdas, Bharathi and Maithreyi.
(Bangalore) INDIA
To the entire Raylenne staff,
" Thank you very very much for the wonderful treatment and for the lifelong memories which you provided for me in Kenya.
As I told you when I was in Kenya the tours, accommodations, all the provisions which you provided were absolutely flawless
and more than I expected. The most memorable experience however which outweighed the Safaris, tours, and everything else was
the Love, Compassion, and Concern which was displayed towards me. May God continue to bless and prosper all that you place your
hands to do.
With love and appreciation....."
Percy Harrell
USA
Dear Mathew,
"This is to place on record that my wife and I enjoyed our trip to E.
Africa. The arrangements made by you - the vehicles you
provided as also your driver cum guides were excellent. We had a marvelous
time. I will recommend your firm to my friends who
want to travel in Kenya.
We will always carry wonderful memories of our trip to your world....."
With regards,
I.I. Korean.
INDIA.
Dear Mathew,
"We just arrived back home after some time spent in Europe, we enjoyed our trip very much and were very pleased with your
services and with George who is an excellent guide. wish Raylenne a very profitable season....."
Best regards
J. P. & Flo Di Schino
BRASIL
Mathew,
"We had a great experience on our safari. The itinerary, accommodations/food, and Peter were excellent. Thank you again for
taking us for some extra site seeing on the day of our arrival in Nairobi. We were very lucky in seeing so many animals. But
I want to give Peter most of the credit for his eagle eye and persistence. I recall in Masai Mara driving back and forth on one stretch
of road for 15-20 minutes and not seeing anything. I was getting a bit impatient wondering what Peter was up to. Finally our
patience was rewarded when we found a pair of leopards and very shortly after, another leopard. Peter had found out from other
drivers that a leopard had been spotted in the area and he was determined to find them. It seems that we were always one of the 1st vans
when there was a siting. I was able to get a photo of 30 Oryx that took off as soon as the 2nd van arrived. We were the only witnesses to
a leopard kill of a genet. We also saw a herd of 60+ elephant migrating through the Masai Mara.
Safety - We felt safe at the tent and lodges.
Peter is an aggressive but careful driver. I would like express our satisfaction with our safari. Peter was excellent with the children.
He accomplished our main goal - to safely transport us and guide us in viewing the beautiful fauna and flora of Kenya. Please feel free
to ask me any follow-up questions or anything else you might think of."
Tim Roy.
USA.
Dear Matthew,
Thank you so much for our
wonderful safari - the Guides - Joseph, George
and Peter were wonderful, knowledgeable, personable - all the animals we
saw - the hotels we stayed - the people we met we were very pleased. We
also appreciated all your hard work to make our trip so special. Thank you,
thank you.
Sincerely,
Kathy and Law Fotterall
Matthew,
We would like to thank you for setting up our "sarfari"! You did a
very good job. We enjoyed our trip very much!
Our drivers (George & Malley) were excellent and went out of their way to
make
sure that we saw everything. They were very knowledgeable in the
animals, birds and Africa in general. The accommodations
were much nicer and elaborated than we needed. I know that some in our
group were unhappy with beds and etc. We didn't mind having twin or
what ever for that short of time. I might say that I know that all
can't have perfect views in all rooms but on the lower levels the views were
blocked by trees and bushes.
We could see animals heading to water holes but couldn't see them there.
We enjoyed the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Serengeti Plains and the
Ngorongoro Crater the most!
Don't leave any of these out from future sarfaris.
Larsen's and Amboseli were the most accommodating lodges with the most
friendly staff. Steven in the dining area at Amboseli was
excellent.
We enjoyed our breakfasts the most as the other meals were more gourmet.
We much prefer the plain meat & potato meal than gourmet
cooking with all the sauces & etc. For the most part there was something for
everyone.
We may have missed it and should have known that we needed a Visa for
Kenya. But in the literature thought that it only
mentioned one for Tanzania. With that and tipping drivers, people at
lodges, we feel that you need to raise the amount of money that people need
to have with them. It would be better to have to much than be short.
Generally we did enjoy our trip.
Thank you and God Bless you.
Phyllis and Alan Sanders - USA
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