Kanuth Adventure Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- TTB, TALA, TANAPA & TLTO
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $1,050 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Game drive very nice, walking and boat should be adapted.
The game drive was beautiful and as expected (lions, elephants, giraffes etc.). The boat and the walking safari were pretty mediocre - I'd rather do another half-day game drive in the future, instead of walking & boat. Overall solid company though with nice guides. The hippo camp was perfect to stay at for a reasonable price. Best thing: The food was excellent and the beer was cold!
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing adventure for 3 days at Selous Game Reserve
Communication was perfect, everything went very well and very fast (reservation within one week!)
Hippo Tented Camp is very basic right in the nature, but amazing at the Rufiji River and with a helpful and nice host
Staff from Kanuth Adventures was helpful at all time, and very nice; our cook was great and he offered as perfectly cooked meals!
Safari tours were just awesome, the driver made so much possible for us (driving near to the elephants), nevertheless the car got stuck in wet sand at our drive home to the camp, it was impossible for the driver to get the car out there; what really surprised us was that there had been no appropriate equipment for accidents like that (Kanuth Adventure should really add this equipment and teach their drivers how to use it)
But all in all: ABSOLUTELY AMAZING EXPERIENCE! Thank you so much!!!
NL
Email Jacco | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
5 day Selous safari 6-10 December 2014
I contacted Kanuth Adventures for a 5 day safari in Selous asking if there was anybody else going on safari early December as well (just a week before I wanted to go on safari). Within a few hours Kanuth himself replied that there was and since I especially was interested in seeing wild dogs he suggested to do a 5 day safari to Selous (instead a 3 or 4 day safari).
The other safari client was willing to go 5 days to Selous as well and so our safari started. Kanuth wanted a short briefing the evening before we left from Dar es Salaam and he suggested to go camping at Lake Tagalala Public Campsite to increase our chances seeing wildlife and especially wild dogs. I am personally not a big fan of camping and prefer the comfort of a lodge but Kanuth explained that staying in a lodge at the edge of the park will involve driving up and down the main road of Selous which is relatively poor of wildlife. This would mean that we would miss out being in the centre of the park during early mornings and late afternoons, the time most animals are active and so we went camping two nights and stayed our first and last night at Hippo Tented camp at the edge of the park (15 minute drive from Mtemere gate). The lodges inside the park where most game is are quite expensive and were not really an option budget wise.
The first day day we arrived in Hippo tented camp which is nicely situated outside the park facing the Rufiji river. We went on a boat safari and saw Hippo's and crocodiles from pretty close and also some nice birdlife. The second day we left arount 10:00 for our game drive in Selous and searched for wildlife all day in a very well equipped jeep (we could even charge our camera's in the jeep!). Around 17:30 we arrived at Lake Tagalala and set up our camp, just after we watched the many hippo's and crocodiles in the lake. The third day we wanted to do a very early morning game drive and got up at 05:30 for tea so we could leave at 06:00. Unfortunately the car was not cooperating and it seemed that there was something wrong with the cars fuel pump. After several attemps of fixing the car, Immanuel, our driver/guide, arranged for a back up car from Hippo tented camp which arrived around 10:00 in the morning. The back up car also brought a spare fuel pump and while we finally contiued our safari, the fundi the came with the car was left fixing it. After 5 minutes, I spotted some ears being raised by us driving by, after asking Immanuel if he could check if they we're impalas or not he replied that it might be the hyenas which visited our campsite the other night. When we went to take a closer look it turned out to be a pack of 14 wild dogs (my main reason to visit Selous)! The dogs were completely relaxed although we parked the car just next to them and they continued their mid day activities and we whatched them for a long time. In the mean time our original safari car was fixed and we could swop to that car again (which seemed to be in better condition than our back up car which was an open vehicle). The same day, Immanuel managed to spot several lions for us, one of them was planning to go for some warthogs although the alarm calls of nearby impalas give his position away and the hunt was off.
In the late afternoon we went back to our wild dog spot and they were still there! This time they were a bit more active and we saw them drinking from a mud pool, at one point one of the pack members came out of nowhere and regurgitated some food for the subadults of the pack which resulted in a lot of sqeeuking and running around of the pack which was very entertaining to witness.
The fourth day we went in search of elephants, which turned out to be pretty hard to find, but finally around mid day we managed to find them just getting out of the water when they continued feeding on the palm trees and grasses next to the small lake. We left Selous around 16:00 and just outside the reserve a large group of elephants decided to cross the road in front of us which was a nice end of our game drive safari.
The fifth day we had our walking safari at Hippo tented camp, we saw some blue monkeys and black and white tailed colobus monkeys and got some more information on the local insect life. The walking safari was not very exciting compared to the wildlife you might see during the game drives but is was a nice change, I guess walking safaris at lodges inside the park can be more of an adventure.
The cooking was done by Joseph at Hippo camp and also during our stay at the Tagalala campsite. The food he prepared was of excellent quality and I wouldn't change a thing about it. Both Joseph and Immanuel are brothers of Kanuth and together they made a really good team.
IT
Email Daniela | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best Safari in Tanzania
Tarimo has been very kind and patient to answer to all my questions and doubts.
He wasn't able to organise a group so we have joined another group Wanyama Safari, the driver and the cook were very kind.
We have seen almost all the big 4 expect the rino.
If I have the possibility I will come back!
PL
Email Joanna Plominska | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best time in Tanzania, I highly recommend it!!!
We chose Safari: 4-Day Tarangire -Serengeti -Ngorongoro Big Five Safari in configuration for 4 people.
The office was found by two additional people. The atmosphere with the Mosses guide and chef Erick the best! The cook cooked the most delicious dishes we ate in Tanzania. We saw a big five (but a rhino was very far away) and all other animals. Mosses told us a lot about animals and Tanzania. We spent the night at the campsites, we are very happy and recommend it with all my heart!
TR
Email Aybike | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
short but effectual trip
We were very happy with this tour. They are very professional. Everything was perfect. Our guide, Dotta has served us very professionally. He gave many info to us about wild life, he was very friendly. Also he was a good driver as well.
Our stay in Camp Bastian was also perfect, all hotel staff was very kind to us. It was very clean and the foods are quite ok.
To sum up, it was a unforgettable experience for us, there was nothing negative in all of our tour. We recommend the company and country to our friends. The only thing we regret; we had time just for 2 days, we hope to stay longer.
ES
Email MarÃa Luisa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My guide, Vincent, made me to live an extraordinary experience during the two-days safari at Mikumi.
The agency was very available at any time, they arranged all the necessary for the safari and for the trekking throw Pugu Hills the day before. They booked at my selected camp (Camp Bastian) at the same price that other lodge sites they usually offer. In my opinion this is the best lodge in the area at a medium price, and was the perfect complement to the safari.
About the safari, it was a complete adventure from the beginning to the end. I was travelling alone and I could enjoy the complete experience without any interruptions. Vincent, that was my driver and my guide during the safari, explained me a lot of curious things about animal's life. He has a huge experience about natural environment because of his Masai's culture and could transmit me his love for nature life. He was very friendly and I had the opportunity of knowing a lot of things about Masai's culture and about their ancient heritage.
If in the future I decide to do another safari in Tanzania I would contract again with Kanuth Adventure Safaris without any doubt.
Many thanks to Tarimo, Rajabu and Vincent.
DE
Email Veronika Baum | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
save, interesting, responsible, flexible and with a good knowledge of tours like this.
Kanuth Safari is a very good communicating and quick answering company. They make the contract and payments easy and is very reliable in all concerns. It was a good trip at all, although we only had two days. The most important and best was our driver and guid - Vincent - who made the trip a interesting and amazing one.
RU
Email Natalia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very quick and professional trip organisation for good price
I recommend this company for everybody. We had two days Safari in Mikumi park. We travel with child 9 years old. We came to Dar-Es-Salam and I wrote e-mail to this company. They answered very fast and came to our hotel at same day, and next day we went to park. Also they took us before to supermarket. From all that I watched the price was the best. The guide was very professional and caring. We felt safe.
The car was without air condition, but with opened windows was very comfortable.
The food was good.
We lived in a house in the park. Fed the monkeys, and in the morning came the giraffes. We have seen many animals - lions, elephants, hippos, giraffes and others.
Thank you very much for the professional work and quick trip organization.
BG
Email Miro Ivanov | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great organization, great guide and great chef - everything we needed and exceeded our expectations.
My girlfriend and I had a wonderful experience with the Kanuth adventure Safari in the end of January. They picked us up from our village near Arusha early in the morning and dropped us there at the end. We went for four days and three nights observing Tarangire National Park, Serengeti and Ngorogoro Crater. Thanks to our driver Vumi we saw and learned a lot for all the big five and much more of the wild life in Tanzania. We were lucky to see leopard a couple of times from really close, lions eating, playing and resting right next to our car, elephant crossing our way and even a Wildebeast giving birth ten meters away from us.
The campsites were great and really natural. We were able to listen to the wild life throughout the whole night. We had really amazing meals included the whole time and had a great chance to taste traditional Tanzanian food made by our cook Eric. We were amazed by his ability to make five star meals looking and tasting wonderful in the middle of the national parks.
I think we made the best possible choice. Definitely recommend it!
Thanks again guys!
