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Hitesh   –  
Mauritius MU
Visited: September 2015 Reviewed: Sep 30, 2015

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

Everything as promised
5/5

Rama and his team did a great job - all the way from picking me up from the airport to dropping me back after 10 days.

All the arrangements were as planned and the safaris / accommodation lived up to expectations.

I would recommend Rama without hesitation and am already thinking of using him for my next adventure!

matias   –  
Argentina AR
Visited: August 2015 Reviewed: Sep 13, 2015

Email matias

Great
5/5

The guide was good. We've been in north serengeti and everithing was perfect. Lot of animals of different kinds!!! Food and camps very good.

sj   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2015 Reviewed: Sep 10, 2015

Email sj  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

awesome
5/5

We were a bit skeptical about booking a safari ourselves over the internet, but Rama answered many questions for us through direct emails before we made a final decision. We were very happy with the experience. Samir, our driver/guide, was quite knowledgeable about all the animals, a skillful driver over "washboard" gravel roads, and willing to answer our cultural questions as well. Each day I thought must be the highlight of the trip; it just couldn't get better, and the next day we'd see something new and unexpected. Samir was very diligent about trying to help us see the animals in which we were most interested. We marveled at his ability to spot a leopard lying on a limb three football field lengths away and point it out to us. His love of all the animals was evident. We started at Ngorongo the first day and spent the night in the Rhino Lodge. The lodge was the only disappointment of the trip. It was nearly impossible to flush the toilet, there was no bottled water in the room, and the food was mediocre. The stay at the Kati Kati tented camp the next 2 nights was delightful. The tent was roomy and very clean, and for our safety, guides walked us to and from our tent to the eating tent. I heard lions "talking" one night: quite a thrill. The food was good and taking a "gravity shower" was actually a fun adventure. We spent 2 days watching elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, leopards, and more wildebeests and zebras than we could count. Because we went from the Serengeti to Tarangire the fourth day was largely spent in travel, but we still saw many animals and Maasai herding their cattle, sheep and goats along the way. The last camp, Maramboi, was luxurious. The tent was huge with a wooden ceiling, floor to ceiling screening and a small wooden porch for viewing animals. We awoke the next morning to the sound of zebras munching the grass right next to our tent. We wished we had another night to stay in this camp. It was a wonderful experience.

Lionel   –  
France FR
Visited: August 2015 Reviewed: Aug 12, 2015

Email Lionel  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Family safari in south of Tanzania
4/5

Gecko has been very reactive for the preparation of the Safari with mails exchange from France. They have tailored the trip with my recommandations. No surprise during the safari, everything was perfectly organised

Ruan   –  
United Arab Emirates AE
Visited: July 2015 Reviewed: Jul 22, 2015

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

Amazing safari planners!!
5/5

very well organized trip to selous . First trip for a safari with my husband to Africa and we had alot of questions thanks to Rama for the patience to anwser all our questions and help us make a choice on which safari is better based on our available days.our emails were answered promptly and we were given options to choose from.Also gecko helped us book flights and accommodation. We did have a great time thanks to gecko for putting everything together. We will definitely consider gecko in the future too.

Pauli & Laurent   –  
France FR
Visited: June 2015 Reviewed: Jun 19, 2015

Email Pauli & Laurent  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

A breath taking Safari !
5/5

Our Safari was perfect from the beginning to the end !, very personalized, warm welcome, transportation was in a real "safari car" (we were really excited), the aircraft was a really good experience too. We stayed at Selous River Camp, amazing place! I have no words to describe the atmosphere, it was breathtaking. During our stay we were guided by Said, who showed us how amazing and beautiful the parc is. He knew exactly how to track all the animals around the parc. It was nice to spent our safari experience with him.
We stayed only three days in this paradise, (not enough for us to see all of the "big five"!, but we loved what we saw!), we would loved to spent more time.
Thanks Gecko for the organisation, thank you Rama, you were really helpful, thank you Said for all your knowledge, thanks to all the boys at Selous River Camp for the great service!
We definitely recommend it!!!!!!

elad   –  
Israel IL
Visited: March 2015 Reviewed: Apr 2, 2015

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

woooow!!
5/5

Absolutely wonderful! My wife and I stayed at a hotel in dar, and the driver pikd as up and was very kind to us- all the way to the safari and back.
we will definitely come back again! I will definitely recommend this trip to all of my relative.

Edward Kerns, Oak Park California   –  
United States US
Visited: February 2015 Reviewed: Feb 17, 2015

Email Edward Kerns, Oak Park California  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Extraordinary
5/5

Communications were excellent. We were staying with friends in suburbs outside Dar and they were able to communicate with our friends and pick us up at his home.
Service? There is no way to describe it. By example is better. My daughter became very sick with fever the first day. Our friend is a doctor and at end of the day he contacted us and told us to get penicillin. Our guide told us it would be easy to get and that he would do so and return to our room later. Some time passed and I assumed he was unable to get it. Much later he knocked on the door with the medication. The pharmacy was closed. He then inquired with the park rangers and they tracked down the pharmacist. They picked up the pharmacist and he reopened the store. They then drove him home and returned to us with the medication for my daughter. Enough said.
The safari tour was just as incredible. We were lucky to see animals doing what they do rather than just lying around and this was clearly do to the experience of our guide Sahid. He was a delight. We laughed most of the day as we were mesmerized by the animals and his stories.
The camp was a level 3 facility and the staff was wonderful. Waking up at 5 a.m. to the growls of the lions was exciting. They seemed to be only a few yards away from our room. We dared not walk outside without the guard of our Massai Michael. We felt absolutely safe in his company.
Mikumi Park is a gem. We were almost alone and would go back. I intend to return and see the northern parks that hold so much of the romance of Hollywood and adventure books but there is a great advantage to the southern parks. There were six people at our camp facility on other tours. The park was ours!
I suspect that when I return, I will not travel with anyone else and certainly not without Sahid. Enjoy!!!!!!!

Peter   –  
Canada CA
Visited: January 2015 Reviewed: Feb 11, 2015

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

As great as expected
5/5

First, we've been happily surprised that all gone as expected. Driver was waiting for us at the ferry station. We had a great transport time with him as he appears to be a very nice and enjoyable guy. Meal on the road was also good. He tried to do his best to show us a variety of animals in Mikumi National Park and to teach us interesting facts about wild life. The hotel booked by Gecko for the night was a great and confortable moment for people beeing backpacking for days. The only cons was the meal on the way back which was kind of sandwiches not as fresh that it would need to be. In summary, I would recommend Gecko adventure.

Robert & Antonina   –  
Germany DE
Visited: January 2015 Reviewed: Jan 28, 2015

Email Robert & Antonina  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great Safari experience with a reliable, commited and friendly team
5/5

We had booked a 4 days Safari in Mikumi and Udzungawa Forrest with Gecko Adventure from Germany. As we did not want to travel with that much cash, we wired the money upfront. All passed very well. The communication with Rama was perfect; we were picked up as agreed from the ferry port in Dar and then taken to Mikumi in our own big Jeep by our own guide. Especially our guide, Saiid, was a real treasure. He was always friendly, reliable, very knowledgeable regarding country, flora and fauna and always good to have around. He did not tire until we had seen all animals possible during our Safari, was a good driver and a real nice guy. I cannot recommend him enough.

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