Micato Safaris Google Reviews
5.0 rating out of 667 reviews
Sandy Brenner
My husband and I recently returned from the Micato Stanley Wing Safari to Kenya and Tanzania. It is easy to see how Micato is a 9 time winner of the Travel and Leisure Best Safari Award.
The attention to detail was impeccable. It is evident in the beautifully packaged travel materials, recognition of birthdays along the way, and meeting and dining with the owners, matriarch and patriarch Jane and Felix Pinto, both as guests at their home and at our Nairobi hotel.
Our tour director, John, was not only charming but a walking encyclopedia of knowledge. Our driver/guides left no stone unturned in locating indescribable wildlife sightings on our daily game drives that provided memories to last a lifetime. I could go on for pages but do not want to spoil the many Micato surprises that await you on your journey. The office staff was always available to help negotiate us through the travel process and answer any questions that arose.
Suffice it to say, this trip far exceeded any expectations we had in all categories. Asante (thank you) Micato for the trip of a lifetime.
Amy Dawley
Kenya/Tanzania, with Cape Town add on. We started planning this trip in October 2018. When the week finally came for our departure, panic set in. So much to pack. Where can I buy Advil? Do I have enough mosquito repellant? What if my aging mother is hospitalized? Major worries. It was the best experience of our lives. Henry and Steve, our guides, as well as Edith, our concierge, were all amazing. They thought of everything. They found all the cats, zebra, hippo, wildebeest! The great migration footage we achieved blew us away. The Harambe Center was eye opening and heart changing. I can't say enough good things about Micato. And Jane Pinto is the hostess with the mostess! Lunch in their home included gifts for our 9-person group and a special cake for our 35th anniversary.
Mary Levine
Hi, I'm a luxury travel advisor and have booked several clients with Micato Safari's. Specifically, Meg Buffkin!
Each trip has been different as is each client and Micato Safari's treats all guests with equal, outstanding service!
I never have to worry about any details because Micato Safari's has everything under control! My hat's off to Meg and the entire Micato team!!
Biff Matthews
Our trip to India with Micato was excellent. We were three couples from Canada. Highlights included our guide, Hem Singh, who could not have been more knowledgeable and engaging, and a dinner arranged by Micato with couples in Delhi having similar backgrounds to ourselves.
Dominick Mills
I have been blessed to travel with Micato twice. Once to Kenya/Tanzania/Zanzibar in 2001 and eighteen years later to India this past February. I am clearly biased about their unparalleled quality, hospitality, knowledge, and customer care/attention to every detail. Both of these trips, accommodations, food, transportation, sights, people, and Micato staff were amazing. Trips of a lifetime.
I cannot give a higher recommendation to the Pinto Family, guide Erasto, guide Piyush, and the all purpose/all knowing single point of contact Marion who all worked tirelessly to deliver these trips well beyond promises and expectations. Considering India was a surprise anniversary trip for my wife, I still can’t figure out how Micato was able to find us in the remote destinations and totally personalize our trip....even as we travelled further into India. From private dinner for 2 overlooking the Taj Mahal to spending time serving others in the charity kitchens...amazing.
If you make it to Kenya, check out restaurants Carnivore or Tamarind. Still memorable with the Pintos 18 years later.
Happy Travels!
Louis Trost
I have been on 4 Micato tours to northern India in the last 8 years (and am signed up for a fifth in 2020). The tours have been wonderful-- safe and very well led. No disappointments from anyone in our groups which ranged from 8 to 21 members, and ages 19 to 92. Our guides were expert in ensuring our comfort, were adaptable to our personalities and last minute needs, found out great shopping for us, and showed infinite knowledge of India and it's people from the street up.
( My photo is of the Yamuna River at dawn, taken from the back side of the Taj Mahal)