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Piotr   –  
United Arab Emirates AE
Visited: June 2017 Reviewed: Jul 16, 2017

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

Excellent trip, well balanced program, great guides
4/5

The experience with the company started not really well - incorrect budget calculations, lodges offered finally were not available, some turbulences with contract sign off. But despite all these mistakes the company demonstrated great honest attitude, unique flexibility, care about our expectations and budget wise was one of the most reasonable agency we had briefed. The 12 days program was tight: Tarangire, Eyasi, Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Natron and Manyara. Exhausting but well balanced. Guides with amazing attitude, caring about us in all aspects. Some lodges and camps could have been better, some too luxurous, so the budget could have been allocated better. Tips were nightmare, spoiling a bit the whole good impression. But we do recommend this agency for its enormous flexibility, price affordability and quality of guides. To be improved though: policy of tipping, booking of lodges/camps in time and with more balanced standard.

Scott   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2017 Reviewed: Jun 23, 2017

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

Great Deal!
5/5

Our tour guide Abdul was great; we definitely felt well taken care of. Although this was a budget safari, what we saw and the safari experience did not feel budget. Maybe the lunches could have been a little better, but overall for the price, it was a great deal. I would definitely book through them again if I do another safari.

André   –  
Brazil BR
Visited: May 2017 Reviewed: Jun 5, 2017

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

Good safari for a good price
4/5

I booked a 3 days/2 nights safari and it was really worth it. Got to see all of the Big 5 and a couple of cheetas. We camped in Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. The tents were a little bit smelly and wet. A cook joined us to prepare all the meals and did a wonderful job. The guides could make some effort to improve their English and provide more explanations regarding the animals and their habitat during the safari.

Ollie   –  
Sweden SE
Visited: April 2017 Reviewed: May 28, 2017

Email Ollie

It exceeding all my expectations. Extremely good tour!
5/5

The safari and camping sights will stay with me forever. It was a very professional outfit and we had a great safari. The guide was very good and organisation was so easy! Highly recommend!

Agustin y Laura   –  
Argentina AR
Visited: March 2017 Reviewed: May 8, 2017

Email Agustin y Laura  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Excellent! We will be back!
5/5

From the beginning he cared for us, he went to look for us at the airport and then he took us to eat something because it rained a lot. During the safari, which was incredible, he was in permanent contact with us in case we needed anything. In fact, we booked a hotel for the return, since we did not have anything booked, and we took the bus tickets to Nairobi, in case they run out. Today we are still in touch. We will definitely be back! Thanks a lot Buhembo!

Gabriele   –  
Bangladesh BD
Visited: March 2017 Reviewed: Mar 28, 2017

Email Gabriele  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Beautiful safari at Mikumi park
5/5

Everything went very smoothly with the booking of our Mikumi safari. Jimmy responded quickly to my mails and accommodated our special wishes professionally. On the first day of the safari, our guide and driver, Joshua, picked us up at the hotel and drove us safely to Mikumi park. We had booked for the night at Vuma tented lodge. It was so beautiful! Our game drives were all interesting and Joshua did everything that we could see all types of animals, watch them from close and take great pictures. We chose to fly from Mikumi to Zanzibar. Swahili Paradise Tours & Safaris booked our flight with a small Chessna plane directly from the Mikumi park airstrip. What a beautiful flight! The transfer from Zanzibar airport to our hotel again went well and the driver was waiting for us although the plane arrived late. In summary: our trip - starting from Dar Es Salaam to Mikumi and going from there to Zanzibar - was a wonderful experience, and everything went smoothly, thanks to Swahili Paradise Tours & Safaris.

viachaslau   –  
Belarus BY
Visited: March 2017 Reviewed: Mar 27, 2017

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

The review below is the personal opinion of viachaslau and not that of SafariBookings.
But the animals was not many
3/5

Over 4 days our group (6 people) visited 3 national parks of Tanzania: Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire. I spent the night at the Lodge, and others in tents. I recommend to spend the night at the Lodge is slightly more expensive, but very convenient. More just like Ngorongoro. Tarangire is between Ngorongoro and the Serengeti. In Tarangire a lot of elephants. In the Serengeti the animals were not much. 4 day Safari for me was worth 900$. It is expensive. The driver was not very good: the road was driving not very confident, Not always stayed near the animals, he said himself the amount that I should give tips for him. Couldn't care less about tourists. The food was good. The accommodation was good. But a whole tour like 4. But the animals was not many.

Anna   –  
Sweden SE
Visited: December 2016 Reviewed: Jan 16, 2017

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

Best safari!
5/5

We are incredibly happy with our safari tour. Everything was much better than we could imagined. Jimmy has been very helpful all the time. Our guide Samuel was amazing. We can warmly recommend this company. We've got memories for life. Thanks!

Johannes   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: December 2016 Reviewed: Jan 9, 2017

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

Really nice people
5/5

We took a 3 day safari with swahili paradise tours. They were very helpfull when it came down to being picked up oustide arusha (no additional costs!). everything was just really personal, wich to me is really nice. One of the owners even called us afterwards to aks if everyting went ok en if we like it. I can really recomend this company! The price was one of the lowest compaired to other companies, but the whole trip doesnt differ much from the others.

Shashank Nitundil   –  
India IN
Visited: November 2016 Reviewed: Dec 13, 2016

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

A hassle free budget safari with an excellent guide and without compromising the quality.
5/5

Swahili Paradise Tours and Safaris comprise of a very professional, knowledgable, energetic team who not only want the best for their customers, but also respect the wildlife. Our guide, Ziki, was exceptionally good at being at the right place in the right time, enabling us to maximise our safari experience in the very minimal time of 3days/ 2nights we had in the Serengeti - Ngorongoro area. We were able to see most of the animals in the region, including the big five in spite of the short duration. In spite of a budget safari, the quality of the tents and the sleeping bags were beyond expectations as they allow you to pick your own bags. Be sure to pick ones that are not damp. Ziki promptly answered our questions and patiently explained and freely shared his knowledge of the wildlife and the environment. Alidi, our cook, prepared amazing meals for us and even went an extra mile to cook vegetarian food for me. Timely wholesome quality meals were provided throughout the safari. Ziki even made calls and ensured we were dropped off at the right place with the right people to carry forward our next journey to climb the Lengai.

To sum up, i strongly recommend Swahili Paradise Tours and Safaris for a budget safari, and in particular Ziki and Alidi. They were very accommodating in spite of our last minute booking and ensured we had a memorable stay in Tanzania.

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