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
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.
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!!!
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!
SE
Email Ann-Chatrine | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well organized safari!
Well organized and planned safari. We had to change our pick up point just before we arrived in Dar es Salaam but that was no problem. The contact with Kanuth and his staff worked all the time.
Living at Hippo camp was a small adventure with monkeys jumping on our cabin roof and waking us up in the morning! The staff at hippo camp was nice and our cook made great food. Unfortunately we didn't see any wild dogs at Selous but one of the best things we saw was a big family of elephants crossing the river.
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice experience!
Correct pick up, good driver/guide in safari park, we've seen many animals! Good food!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great, friendly guides, good food, and they definitely know how to find the animals!
Appreciated our time with Kanuth Adventure Safaris, even when challenges arose they found a solution and knew their way around the park. We saw on a one day safari all the animals we hoped to see.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgattable Experience
It was a great 2 days safari experience!
My guide Tony was very nice and friendly. He knows his way arround Mikumi park, I had the chance to see lots of animals, LIONS in particular !!!
I travelled alone and felt completly safe. However the price was a bit expensive for a single person.
Accommodation and food were excellent!
Thanks for this amazing experience :-)!
DK
Email Jens Jacob | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari experience - but with technical car problems
It was a great visit to Mikumi where we saw many animals - lions included. Our guide spoke great english and was very informative about the animals and country. We were picked up at the right time and the Swiss hotel for sleep over was also very nice. The only problem was that the jeep had several technical problems. First we had a flat tire twice and then two more technical problems which took a lot of time to fix. We were probably just unlucky - and besides that we would like to recommend the company. If you don't have plans for a big safari but just want the experience this two day trip with Kanuth is very nice.
Affordable safari, comfortable accommodations and we saw a lion up close!
Our tour guide, Tony, was very kind. He answered our questions as we drove to the national park and throughout the safari. His English was fine; we did need to repeat questions and did not always understand him. We would have liked him to share a little more information with us on his own (without us asking). We always felt safe with Tony driving.
The hotel accommodations were very comfortable - better than I expected for the low price we paid for the safari. It was clean, the staff was friendly and helpful and we had all the amenities we needed.
We saw wildebeest, elephants, giraffes, baboons, hippos, impalas, zebras and several other animals on the safari. Our highlight was seeing a lion from 10 meters away. Tony always made sure we were ready to move on before driving away from an animal.
Kanuth was timely in responding to our emails and questions. We were very happy with the low price for the 2-day safari.
great experience
I highly recommend the Company. We loved the experience.
Our driver had a huge knowledge about the animals, always trying to find nice things to see, and being very patient and we want stop to take pictures.
Our cook (Eric) was excellent as well. His food was delicious.
Both of them were very kind.