Allen Tanzania Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 1997)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $550 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Johanna B | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Allen Mnyenye offers a well-planned, informational and thoroughly enjoyable safari experience.
To celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary, we wanted to share with our children and grandchildren (ages 7-10 years) the unique natural beauty and welcoming hospitality of Tanzania. This was our third safari with Allen Tanzania Safaris and Allen outdid himself! His planning and execution of the 1500 km trip were impeccable - AGAIN! His humor and patience helped immensely with our grandchildren's enjoyment and appreciation of this special experience. Our strong endorsement of AllenTanzania Safaris is based on a 20-year relationship with Allen Mnyenye and his highly qualified and professional drivers and guides. If you are searching for an informative, well-planned, and thoroughly enjoyable safari, look no further than Allen Tanzania Safaris. You will be astounded by the experience that awaits you.
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Email Matteomontagna@gmail.com | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Experience
With Allen Tanzania Safari you aren't only getting you a guide who drives you around, you are getting naturalists with up to 30 years of passion about the land they live in. I couldn't be more satisfied with the wonderful experience they gave us.
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Email Sergio Burani | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
After 8 safaris, this is the best company I've worked with!
I have traveled to Africa at least two dozen time and completed 8 safaris. As professional photographer, my expectations a very high. Out of my 8 safaris, 3 have been with Allen, over the course of 20 years. This is the best testimonial for the high quality of my experiences with Allen Tanzania Safaris. Allen is a great human being and so are the members of his staff. Should I go on safari one more time, I will call Allen again. No doubt in my mind!
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Email Paul | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I do believe he knows every square meter of the Serengeti! :)
This was a very memorable visit - we saw just about every animal we could have hoped for, often several sightings. Every moment was accompanied by a knowledgable explanation of how it all fits into the broader ecosystem. I've never learned so much in a single travel experience! Highly recommended.
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Email NIKKI | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 day Tanzania safari (solo)
Selecting a safari tour operator is a daunting task, and I could not have been happier with my decision. From the initial inquiry all the way through my trip the communication with Allen Tanzania Safaris was easy and quick. Silas reached out to me the day before my safari to let me know my driver's name, to confirm pickup location and lunch option for the first day. Amani was a wonderful guide, even spotting a leopard in a tree while driving that I couldn't even see when I zoomed in with my camera! He (Amani) was a wealth of information as I asked questions about places or items we saw on the way to the different parks, different animals and birds, and always communicated exactly what the plan was each day.
The lodge that Allen Tanzania Safaris use (Eileen Trees Inn) has to be one of the most beautiful properties I have ever stayed at, the pictures online do not do it justice. The food and service are superb!
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Email KIA DULLEMOND | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing company and guide, will recommend to everyone
Our experience with Allen far surpassed our expectations. This was a magical four days for us that we will think about for the rest of our lives and we are already planning on going back. The choices were overwhelming, with what seems like an infinite amount of tour operators existing in the area, but we were so happy with our choice. Allen's knowledge is incredible, the accommodations were clean and picturesque, the food was much more than you'd expect on safari, the car was modern and spacious (and we had it all to ourselves) and we had more intimate encounters with wildlife than I could have hoped for. Will recommend to all our family and friends.
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Email Carol Larsson | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Allen, our guide, was beyond outstanding; his depth of experience and knowledge is truly astounding.
Allen Tanzania Safaris was recommended to us by a friend. We expected Allen and his staff to be very good; however, they surpassed our expectations. They were outstanding. Allen was our guide/driver and I think he is peerless as a safari guide/driver. His nearly 30 years of safari experience and his depth of knowledge about the diverse habitats and species of the area made all the difference. Allen helped us see and identify over 150 different species of birds, 2 separate river crossings of wildebeest, rhino, and lions and lions and lions and so much more. If your interest is birds, Allen is your man. If your interest is more than simply wildlife viewing but getting a deeper understanding of the wildlife and ecosystems, Allen is your man. In addition to his extraordinary expertise as a guide, Allen is engaging, friendly, and kind - a wonderful person. His staff, Adam, Amani, and Silas were all extremely friendly, helpful, and knowledeable. In planning our trip, Silas was very responsive, flexible, detailed, and informative. His management of our itinerary was smooth and there was not a single problem or glitch. We've had a wonderful experience with Allen and his staff that we'll never forget and we've made new friends in the process.
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Email Karin | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Allen is my best Tanzanian experience! He rocks!
Great visit to Serengeti, Ngororo and Tarangire with Allen. Patient and respectful person with lots of experience and knowledge of nature. He organised everything in such a Professional way. Probs to Allen. It was great spending time with you!
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Email Beata Zuza | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing trip to discover Tanzania.
Amazing trip to discover Tanzania. After a great experience at Kilimanjaro, we spent one night in Arusha. During that evening we had a meeting with our guide Amani who presented us the Safari plan. Next morning he picked us up from the hotel and took us to National Parks: Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti in which we spent 5 days, probably 5 days too little. For me The Serengeti Park was the most beautiful :) We were lucky to see so many animals, they practically were at your fingertips! I did not believe that you can be so close and watch them in their natural environment for hours and hours. Many times, thanks to the necessary patience and the faltering eye of our guide, we witnessed hunting. Our guide was fantastically prepared. He told us everything about animals and answered all our questions as we had a lot of them. His knowledge about birds filled us with loads of information. The camps were well prepared and clean, the food was tasty and the evening bonfires as well as sky full of stars were a nice end to the end of the day. We really enjoyed our company.
Asante Sana Allen Tanzania Safaris.
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Email Pam Murray | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
I think that Allen and Ebenezer our two guides were fantastic and the staff were great.
It was truly a trip of a lifetime. It exceeds all my expectations. We were picked up at the airport and driven to our hotel by the staff which was great after the long flight to a nice hotel in Arusha. I am not sure what part of the trip I loved the most. My favorite animal changed every day depending on what we saw. The leopard and the cheetah brothers are at the top of the list. Everything was magical even the wildebeests and the warthogs were cute after awhile. The rocks and trees in the Serengeti took my breath away. There were so many bird species that even my friend the birder got confused who was who but our guides always knew. I think Tanzania Safaris is the best and would use them again. The accommodations were great. We stayed in four different lodges/hotels and all had excellent food and service. We stayed five nights in tent camps which I was a little nervous about as an occasional hyena could be heard in the distance but that was the best way to experience the terrain and be on the road first thing in the am within just a few miles of seeing the wildlife.
We visited an orphanage Falco's Children along the way which touched my heart (www. karatu-children-village.com). What this American couple have created in five years for the 80 plus orphans is truly amazing. Our guides were so smart , personable and really went out of their way so we could see everything and spent hours looking for the leopard and the cheetahs which were hard to find. One day we saw two prides of lions totally 40. It does not get better than that. I will someday go back!