Kilipath African Safari

4.9/5 – 297 Reviews

$3,450 pp (USD)

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Kilipath African Safari

4.9/5  
(297 Reviews)
Office In:
Tanzania Tanzania
Size:
1-5 employees (Founded in 2022)
Member Of:
TALA & AITA
Tour Types:
Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
Destinations:
Tanzania TZ

"Kilipath African Safaris we are giant tour operator based in Tanzania Safari | Kilimanjaro Hiking |Cultural Excursion and Day Trips , Dont Hesitate To Book with us"

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Tour operator was great, everything went smooth because of her.
5/5

We asked for a quote 2 days before we wanted to leave for safari, because we got led on by another company that charged double (1500$ per person) at the last second. Within 30 minutes of asking for a quote we made the down payment (yes we we’re skeptical but we had good faith) and I can assure you everything went as smooth as it gets. Plane tickets were booked within 12 hours (because of a national holiday otherwise it would’ve been quicker), and the Tour operator arranged every step of the way. Transfer from hotel to the airport and back, on time. Had an amazing time at the Tarangire NP and Ngorongoro Crater. Seen all of The Big Five and our guide Adam was amazing. Credits to him for being as excited as we were to encounter rare sightings as the rhino, as well as a family of elephants drinking and bathing in the same pool of water. 10/10 would recommend Kiliman Safari’s, we had an amazing time with them. See you in the next one!

Very caring and trying to look after you
5/5

Kilipath is an operator and uses 3rd party for the actual touring.
Happy herself was very lovely and caring. She gave detailed information about the 4 day safari.
The safari was also good. Got to see all big 5 animals and others.

However, I was not too happy about the way the driver(guide) and chef acted towards me. I was a solo East Asian traveler and had been put into other group with French Couple and Danish Family.

The driver was an hour late on the 1st day. No message. Apparently, the 1st car was broken and he had to get a new one. When the new car arrived, he only took the French couple in my group with him. Not bothering to call me to come with him. Same behaviors were repeated over the course of 4 days. I had to find out about next plans or my accommodation arrangement from other tourists in my group. Cos the driver quite often left me out in explaining.
The way he talked to me was very dictating and undermining. He was far more courteous to other people in the group. Seems he decided it was OK to look down on me (only solo traveller in the group).
To give an example, to me he would say 'open and close the door.'
To others, 'can you open and close the door again please.')

When it came to tipping, again, he dictated me. It was not 'can you give tips to the chef when ~' but 'you give tips to the chef when~' Due to the words he used to dictate me on tipping, I got confused over whether the tip was pooled/shared by the crew or given individually. I ended up giving the tips for both of them to the chef. Then the driver demanded me more tips, which I was not prepared to give. The driver 'lied' that the chef was far away and he could not drive hours to go and talked to him. But the tourists in my group (who were continuing one more day) confirmed the chef was with them again that night. Meaning, the driver could talk to the chef and sort out the tip issue on that night, instead of demanding me to pay double tips when I wasn't impressed with their attitudes towards me.

The chef called me Chinese when he saw me and I told him I wasn't. Informed him of my nationality. The very next day, he called me China. Calling random East Asian 'Chinese' is pretty much the same as calling a random African 'Kenyan' or other better known African countries. In addition, while the chef smiled and greeted other guests, he would ignore my greetings on a few occasions.

Tanzania receives international guests from worldwide and people in tourism business should be more aware and be culturally sensitive.

To give them credit, the driver was a good tracker. The chef cooked nice food. They were, at least, more polite to White travellers.

And despite not being impressed with the driver or the chef, I am impressed with Tanzania and would love to visit again.

I would be happy to have Happy from Kilipath as my tour operator again, provided that she gets me a different driver and cook.

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3/5

Poor organization. Until the very last moment we did not have fixed schedules.
The timings were never clear. On the morning of the second safari we were given a time that was not respected at all; instead, we had to wait an extra hour for another group to finish breakfast.
On the first day, the jeep had several problems and only started when pushed — not exactly a great or reassuring way to begin a safari.
Until the last minute we didn’t know what time we were supposed to leave for the airport. They realized this far too late, threw us into another jeep, and we had to rush like crazy, arriving at the airport where they almost didn’t let us check in.
A nightmare. Stressful and very disrespectful, considering how much money we paid.
I strongly recommend turning to professional agencies instead.

Stunning. All was perfect. Well organized also with lunch.
5/5

Since the beginning, everything was organized perfectly. Our guide Petro, has been amazing in showing us nature as well animals, all respecting the environment with the fauna. That is the most important thing nowadays. We spent three Fantastic days admiring all the species and we were pretty much lucky seeing the big 5. Asante sana.

Authentic
5/5

We were happy with our experience with Kiliphat African Safari.
Our guide, Pedro, was very kind and helpful, and showed us all the animals we wanted to see.
The tented camp in the middle of the Serengeti was a gem.
It's just a shame we only spent 2 hours in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, because it's absolutely worth it.
I will recommend this agency and, especially, this guide.

(automatic translation from Italian)

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