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Raj   –  
Canada CA
Visited: December 2023 Reviewed: Jan 6, 2024

Email Raj  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Mellivora African Travels is highly professional and well organized
5/5

My husband and I booked our 5 day 4 night safari adventure by flying into Serengeti airport from Zanzibar via Arusha and flew back to Zanzibar through Arusha (Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire). During the booking stage Francesca has been super helpful and informative every step of the way, every email, every question/ concerns was answered promptly. We were able to customize our safari booking such as make changes to the lodges we were staying at, to adding hot air balloon experience to our itinerary, Fran was nothing short on assisting and ensuring that we were happy. At the start of our safari in Serengeti, we were met with our safari guide Ludo and the first thing he said to us was "We will be family for the next 5 days, so anything you need please let me know", he did in fact deliver an exceptional safari experience, he was super friendly, warm, very attentive to our needs and our own pace. Ludo is a very experienced guide (very informative) driver and he knew the all parks very well, we actually seen other drivers stuck in mud holes but he had no issues navigating around it. He also ensured that after each game drive the truck was clean for the next day, he definitely made this Safari experience a memorable one!! The hot meals that was provided during the game drives was also very delicious as we had dietary restrictions (Gluten allergy).

One more thing to point out is that this company also arranged for our flights and pick up and drop offs to and from the airports. Abdul our driver was super helpful and friendly, he found us easily and ensured we were on time for our flight and he was also on time for our pick ups from the airport.

Overall, we could not be more pleased with this company and the service that Fran and her team provided. I would highly recommend Mellivora to anyone that is looking to plan their Safari adventure.

Paul   –  
United States US
Visited: December 2023 Reviewed: Jan 2, 2024

Email Paul  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Fantastic trip
5/5

Our trip to Tanzania was fantastic. Every aspect of the trip was on-time and went according to plan. Fransisca was constantly in touch to ensure the trip was meeting our expectations and our guide Ephanda was amazing. We saw 4 of the big 5 (no panthers), had excellent accomodations and good food. It was an exceptionally good value for the money. I wouldn't hestitate to use their services again.

Bradley   –  
Samoa WS
Visited: November 2023 Reviewed: Dec 4, 2023

Email Bradley  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Private Tour to Northern Tanzania
5/5

Fransisca, Gordi, Jordan, and Agostino were amazing. This tour was everything I was hoping for and more!

Fransisca spent weeks working with me to refine the itinerary to something that would suit my tastes and desires, offering various options for locations, and types of stays. I ultimately decided to do a camping option as wanted to be close to the action and as 'real' as possible. The camp sites we used were excellent, and the facilities as expected for this type of trip - so as far as I was concerned it was perfect!

Gordi managed the Arusha elements of the trip with airport pick up, Arusha tour, and tours around Kilimanjaro. Was on time, friendly, knew his stuff, and was clearly friendly with everyone we met along the way - excellent source of local knowledge!

Jordan (driver and guide) and Agostino (cook) were a pleasure to be around, knew their stuff, managed the day-to-day perfectly and over fed me with delicious food for every meal. Jordan understood what I was hoping to see each day, and made sure we were able to get the best out of every photographic opportunity.

I have no hesitation in recommending Mellivora and look forward to coming back to Tanzania and travelling with the team again!

Timothy   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: October 2023 Reviewed: Oct 16, 2023

Email Timothy  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Highly professional and personalised service.
5/5

We were unsure about using a small local travel agent but these concerns turned out to be baseless. Highly reactive and dynamic is how I would describe these guys - our contact was Fransisca kessy - who also owns the business - great to talk to the person in charge ! I was nervous not using a big international company and asked for various business certificates that were supplied within minutes of asking. You can rest assured that you will not regret using them. All sections of the journey were faultless and everything that was supposed to happen, did - on time as well. The guide called Bryson was exceptional and knew how to avoid the crowds AND find all the animals - all of them. He was polite and charming.

We simply had the best time ever and can recommend Mellivora Travel with no hesitations. There were excellent. Well done team !

Charlotte   –  
France FR
Visited: September 2023 Reviewed: Sep 25, 2023

Email Charlotte  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Really reactive , easily reachable , and well organized
4/5

We had a really great experience for our first safari . It was well organized , everything we prepare we did not have to think about anything.
Our driver was really nice and explained to us a lot of things during the safari and made us feel comfortable .
We enjoyed it !

Janos   –  
Hungary HU
Visited: August 2023 Reviewed: Aug 15, 2023

Email Janos  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Perfection in every aspect
5/5

We booked a 2-day safari to Tarangire/Ngorongoro. We requested quotes from different providers, but the communication with Fransisca from Mellivora African Travels was by far the best - she answered our questions fast, with a lot of detail and tried to find the best possible solution.

Everything went as planned, we were picked up from our hotel, flew to Arusha where our guide, Ernest was waiting for us.

Ernest was an excellent guide for the whole tour, looked out for us in every aspect. He was a very safe driver, but also not slow by any means neccesary :-)

In the parks he communicated constatly with the other guides where-what was going on in the park so we could see everything what we wanted. He knew every track and tried to stay away from crowded places. We had a lot of luck seeing lion cubs, a leopard, a black rhino among a lot of other animals.

The food provided was also excellent, when we needed something, Ernest took care of that swiftly.

The accomodation was a big positive surprise also, a very new, excellent lodge (African Safari Karatu).

The 2 days were quickly over, Ernest brought us in time to the airport.

We can recommend Mellivora African Travels in every aspect and we will be back for a bigger tour sometimes in the future - definitely with Ernest!

Caroline   –  
Canada CA
Visited: June 2023 Reviewed: Jun 17, 2023

Email Caroline  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Francisca was the best help
5/5

I recommend this safari, francisca was the best to assist and accommodate my needs.

Rajat Rashmi   –  
India IN
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: Jun 16, 2023

Email Rajat Rashmi  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Extremely Responsive and Flexible
5/5

I was a pleasure interacting with Fransiscah to plan our safari trip. She understood what we needed and planned the trip for us accordingly. We really enjoyed the entire trip through Grongroro and Serengeti. I got the best deal from Mellivora along with flexibility in the plan.

Jareck John   –  
United States US
Visited: February 2023 Reviewed: May 22, 2023

Email Jareck John  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Amazing Tour
5/5

We had an amazing week on safari with Mellivora African travels. This is a small local enterprise punching it’s way above in the industry. Fransisca helped us work out what we could do on our budget, and advised us every step of the way. No question too silly, no detail too small. David and Action were on top of everything, great fun, amaizing experience and we ate like kings every day. Johnson was well connected with the other drivers in the park and so we saw loads of animals. The choice of accommodation was great too.
It’s hard to work out which company to go with but we struck gold with this small, honest and experienced team.

Fannie   –  
Turkey TR
Visited: January 2023 Reviewed: May 7, 2023

Email Fannie  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Everything is amazingly professional
5/5

"An incredible experience which got beyond any expectations we had.
3 days of safari, guided by the lovely Ernest who showed great knowledge and took care of everything we needed.
Me and my sister were amazingly satisfied and happy that Ernest was the one who took care of us.

The safari was well planned, from the first day to last through the tasty meals, safe car, and the beautiful and authentic lodges, which made the experience feels comfortable.

You guys provided the best services anybody could ask for. We have nothing to say than thank you as we enjoyed every moment of it.

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