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Remy   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Aug 20, 2019

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

Good service, everything well organised
5/5

We have booked a safari with Jimmy some months before the safari. Swahili Paradise Tours did a great job on making the safari. We had a good 4x4 car and food was good. There were no problems on the safari. We have seen beautiful spots in the Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara. In the end, we skipped the Masaai tour (because it was too commercial). Unfortunately a refund could not be made. Our driver (Emmanuel) was the best driver we could imagine.

We do have some suggestions, because there is room for improvement. For example: the camping gear was old and dirty. It's better to fix better gear for more comfort. Also, we ended the safari in Lake Manyara, while it's better to start there (because it's not that impressive after you went to Serengeti).

After all it was a beautiful experience and we're happy that we've booked with Swahili Paradise Tours! Thank you Jimmy.

Camie   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Jul 29, 2019

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

Amazing experience
5/5

Jimmy is very professional and all his team is dedicated to success.
We went on a 3 days safari and everything was perfect.

Simon   –  
Poland PL
Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Jul 8, 2019

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

Safari 5 day
5/5

Jim from office is cery nice guy. He organized safari Tour and Zanzibar Tour. Everything was perfect for my.
He is the star.

Thank You for everthing

Regards
Simon

Chiara   –  
Italy IT
Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Mar 22, 2019

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

Enjoy Tanzania!
5/5

They are very professional team. Always kind and friendly with all people. The program was perfect and the organization too

Nassira   –  
Tanzania TZ
Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Mar 21, 2019

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

I was simply amazing. The driver was amazing. We saw a lot of animals from up close.
5/5

It was more than i expected. Everything was good. I’d def recommend it!!

Silvia   –  
United Arab Emirates AE
Visited: January 2019 Reviewed: Mar 15, 2019

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

amazing experience for a budget shared safari, good value for money
4/5

we booked a shared safari 4 days and 3 nights, we shared with other 4 travellers so we were total of 6 + our driver and chef. the itinerary is fixed but well planned, we did tarangire then serengueti then ngorongoro, we camp and that was an amazing experience. the driver was good and nice and the chef cooked simple tasty food. the car broke down once but the driver managed to get it fixed so we could continue, for a low budget I would say the experience was really good as anyway you get to see the same things! worth to try

Saioa   –  
Spain ES
Visited: January 2019 Reviewed: Feb 7, 2019

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

8 nights Kenya and Tanzania Safari
4/5

We are 3 friends from Spain Who booked a Safari for 8 nights to Kenya and Tanzania the last January. We booked It from Spain, 2 months before going.It was really good. Good experience. This company was much cheaper than others, so that was one reason why we booked with them.
Jimmy was the person Who organised the trip for us and he is really attentive. Every time we wrote him, he answered rapidly.
We were all the Safari with an other company but the organiser of the Safari was swahilli paradise.
The cons:The planning was not as we expected. We were told that in Masai Mara we would do 3 safaris (1 afternoon Drive, 1 all day, and 1morning Game Drive) but the last one we did not do. Moreover, We were not picked up in The airport as they have told us. We were a lot of time travelling from one point to another. The rest was good, and Happy time there. Good lodges and meals included.
Then in Tanzania: the car was much better. I do not know why but we had to stay in the entrance of all the parks like 2 hours to enter because something happened with the money of the company. In Tanzania we slept in tents.The water entered in the tent during 2 nights and our luggages became wet during the travel from Manyara to Serengeti.The rest was good, beautiful landscapes, and we had a lot of time for visiting the parks.

All in all, we had very good time, good drivers, no problem with the car.The price was good, cheaper than others companies. So I think is worth It. The price and the kind of trip is more than good. So I would recommed this company.

Hung   –  
Norway NO
Visited: November 2018 Reviewed: Dec 2, 2018

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

Nice tour with well organized agency
4/5

The 3 nights tour was a nice one. It's very well organized and prepared. We have chance to stay at 2 different private reserves and spent one day driving in Kruger. I traveled alone but had no problem being friend with other people in the group. My only comment is that by staying overnight at private reserves we can only get to Kruger by 9-10am when it's already late for seeing animal. It was a warm day and most of them was just hiding or sleeping. We don't have time for evening drive in Kruger as well because we need to head back to the camp. I would prefer to stay inside Kruger for the morning and evening drive instead if I have a chance to come back. There are a lot more animal in Kruger compare to private reserves. But the walk at Olifants river was very nice. The water at Marc Camp can be improved, we had to walk like 200m to take shower/toilet

Evane Rose   –  
Spain ES
Visited: November 2018 Reviewed: Nov 27, 2018

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

The review below is the personal opinion of Evane Rose and not that of SafariBookings.
The worse people ever
1/5

We booked a 5 days 4 nights tour with them threw "JIMMY" with Swahili Paradise Tours & Safaris, found on your website.

We used their services for airport transfert and Safari blue in Zanzibar and everything went well.

The Safari, apparently sub-rented to another company went TERRIBLY.
Day 1 : Kilimanjaro trek
The guy Buhembo (who apparently work with this Jimmy) appears asking us to pay the remaining 50% balance in cash on the side of a road... then we kept going on the drive to . They made us do more than 3h drive to Marangu gate to tell us on arrival their that it was too late to do the trek. we walked in the jungle 1h and then had to head back. Then 3h30 drive again on the other way. The car was old, smelly, no A/C...UNBELIEVABLE.
This Jimmy said his partner will refund us, he never did.
On that night, smelling the imposture, we went to the police with this Buhembo guy who said he did not have our money because he spent it all already. The police also corrupted, did not help at all.

Day 2 : We were supposed to go to Tarangire, we did a long drive to Serengetti. Except a 30 min game drive on the parc (cut off as it was night!) we did not do anything except driving that day.
Not at all the planning we paid. The jeep was shared, full full full !
The tent were old, we had to build them ourselves.

Day 3 and 4, we kept going on the planning of this other group we shared with, not ours. We lost nearly 3h in total as the tires went flat 4 times (6 differents tires as the two they had for safety were un-usable and the other they bought was flat too), ... We had to eat without chairs on 1st day, maximum 1 bottle of water per person and per day was plan. We had no water for the last day as he gave some to some guys on the road.
The last camp was reach at 3pm on the last day, the camp was in the middle of a town... we had water on the face in the tent during the last night because of the rain, the guy did not have enough money for fuel and was asking for us to pay it!
The car was in a bad shape (like doors locked, Windows not able to open, no radio Cb, all shaking...) No radio, No talky walkie, no binoculars. Seats are not equals (large ones and tiny little ones on the back) for people who all paid the same amount;
The only positive point : the food was Ok and the chef sympatic, the only one who did not lie during those 5 days.

We lost nearly 2 days on the schedule we paid for, informed them, and Nothing at all was done.
So yes we saw beautiful animals, but you do not need any agent to do that!!!

+ The Jimmy guy never answered either to mails or calls;

We nearly lost 3500 € for them, including nearly 500€ for the 1st day.

NO RECOMMANDED AT ALL !!!! DO NOT BOOK WITH THEM !

Arturo   –  
Spain ES
Visited: August 2018 Reviewed: Nov 5, 2018

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

Right and diligent
4/5

Within the Price quality parameters. Good treatment and kindness

Average User Rating
4.1/5
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