Bestday Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $1,590 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email CStanley | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Bestday Safaris Exceeded our Expectations
We planned our safari in short period of time and initially thought about using a tour group until I read about the private tours. We requested information from six different companies and Bestday (Peter) was the most responsive through the information gathering process. He quickly responded to my inquiries and adjusted our itinerary to give us what we were looking to do in terms of accommodations etc.
Freeman picked us up at the airport in Kilimanjaro and took us to our hotel the first evening. We wanted to stop and get water on the way and he had no problem doing that for us. He was very friendly and personable.
Godfrey was our guide and he exceeded our expectations in every way!! He always made a point of getting us up as close as possible to the animals. He was very patient and I never felt rushed. He has such a keen eye for spotting animals and we would have missed many animals if it weren't for him spotting them and pointing them out. He was very knowledgeable and informative about the animals, their habits etc. We saw more than we ever dreamed we would see including many lions, black rhino, a couple of cheetah and a leopard. We even saw a lion kill a wildebeest! Again, fully exceeded my expectations and I would highly recommend Bestday Safaris!
The only thing I would note is that you do need to wire money which was a bit scary as we are accustomed to using credit cards but everything went off without a hitch.
Thank you Peter, Freeman and most of all, Godfrey for making our trip the most amazing experience. We appreciate it!
Sincerely,
Carol & Mark Stanley
Excellent Service That Can't Be Beaten
I first contacted Best Day Safaris about 2 months prior to my visit. Right off the bat, Peter was really accommodating and answered every single question I asked (even not directly related to his tour service). He provided me with the documents I needed to help facilitate my visa application and gave me lots of tips for the upcoming travel.
Not only did Peter arrange for our safari but helped booked our local flight from Zanzibar to Arusha and back. This turned out to be a great blessing as local Tanzania flights get changed all the time as I found out. He kept as up to date with the flight changes and arranged for our hotel transfers. I was really amazed at how much trust he extended to us. He practically bought our plane tickets in advance and we only paid him upon arrival at Arusha before starting our safari.
Peter also extended the best deals. Seregenti Sopa Lodge was running a promo due to the low season and Peter offered to "upgrade" our tented accommodation to Sopa with no add-on. My wife really enjoyed Sopa Lodge.
Our safari driver was Godfrey, and he was absolutely amazing. He had the eyes of a hawk and could see animals very far away without the aid of binoculars. Because of him, we were able to complete our quest for the Big 5 (elephant, rhino, lion, leopard, buffalo).
Even after the safari, Peter still brought us around town upon my wife's request to see some gemstones. This was really over-and-above the call of duty, yet Peter personally brought us to his friends selling gemstones and gave us a really good deal, then sent us off to the airport personally.
Over-all, I highly recommend Best Day Safari. You cannot possibly go wrong with choosing them!
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Email Valérie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very friendly and personalised relationship
More than 2 years later, this is experience with Peter and his staff is still fresh, and it remains found memories ... We'd like to go back again.
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Email Murphy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Safari with BestDay in Serengeti and Ngorongoro
My friends and I went on 3 days safari with Best Day in Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Everything worked out perfectly. Our guide very nice and helped, we saw the big 5 and others. Accommadation was fantastic everywhere and the food delicious aslo, and all of employee were very nice. We can say that was the amazing safari experience we had so far. Thanks to the operater Best Day.
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Email Anais | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lovely safari, well organized and budget price
Just came back from a wonderful 3 day Safari to Ngrorongoro Crater and Serengeti with Best Day Safari. Peter, the manager, was incredible helpful throughout the organization. He replied to all our questions (believe me there were a lot of emails!) and was extremely flexible to adapt to what we wanted and even making last minute changes.
The safari vehicle was super comfy and our guide Louis was a great driver. The accommodation selected was perfect and just as described. Overall the safari was perfect, everything had already been previously organized by Peter so we just had to relax and enjoy.
Maybe one suggestion; we were told as we were heading back the second day from Serengeti that we were doing a "morning drive" which turned out to be just driving 40 minutes from our lodge to the gates, not an actual game drive. We were a bit disappointed since we were expecting some extra time in Serengeti not a free afternoon in Arusha. Nevertheless, a great safari, would totally recommend it.
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Email Fredrik | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
4 day safari
Planning our safari with Bestday Safari was quite easy as Peter is very quick to respond and come with suggestions for the safari. He arranged airport transfers and hotel before and after the safari, making our stay in Arusha very pleasant. Godfrey, our guide, had very keen eyes and showed us a lot of what Tanzania has to offer. If you're planning on going on a safari, I would highly recommend Bestday Safari.
Travelers tip: If you're planning on paying the bulk of the safari in cash like we did, I would recommend bringing it in dollars. The highest valued bill in Tanzania is 10 000 shilling, approx. 5 US dollars. Due to limitations per withdrawal from the ATM, we almost had to camp at the ATM to get the amount we needed.
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Email Salomon | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
4-day Ngorongoro and Serengeti
We had a fantastic 4-day safari to Ngorongoro and Serengeti with Bestday Safaris! We had booked our safari only a few days in advance and had contacted a lot of operators before eventually choosing Bestday Safaris. Peter from Bestday Safaris was very responsive to our email correspondance and met us as soon as we arrived in Arusha to prepare us for the trip. Both our guide and our cook exceeded our expectations and were very friendly. Our guide Godfrey was extremely good at spotting the animals and really made an effort to get as close as possible to the animals - we were fortunate to see most of the animals on really close hand! Our cook, Songoro, was such a pleasant guy and made great food for us the whole trip!
We can definitely recommend Bestday Safaris!!
/ Louise and Salomon
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Email Theologos | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beautifull expirience!
The team of the safari was great! They explained everything with a lot of details for everything we needed!!!
The safari was amazing! All the places we visited was very nice and we enjoyed the nature!
if you plan to visit Tanzania and go for safari i sure recomend these person!!!
They are excellent in their work and they know how to do your dream true and be safe!
We didn't felt fear in all our safari because they know everything!!!
I could do this trip again only if i could select the same safari expert with us!!!
I trully recomd this to everyone!
Thank you for everything! Take care and i hope to see you again in teh future!!!
Theologos
Amazing experience, would do it again!
We are a freshly married couple and wanted to have a honey moon combining a safari and beach at the end.
We contacted many agencies on the internet. We already had plans for Zanzibar for the end of our stay, and needed advice on the safari part. Interestingly, most agencies we saw on the internet were based outside Tanzania. We liked the fact that Bestday safari is based in Tanzania. They were very fast in sending us concrete proposals and even adapted the proposals to our preferences, both regarding the itinerary, hotels and budget expectations. Peter is very professional and our guide - Dula - was very nice and helpful, explaining everything and making the tour very interesting. Our 4-day safari was really super exiting because we saw si many animals from very close - including leopard and lions - and it was also a great human experience. We had a combination of luxurious hotels and tented camps because we wanted to experience the two types of atmosphere (and also to keep the budget reasonable) and that was a great combination : the tented camp offers an actual self contained hotel room with a very comfortable bed, hot shower and real toilet, all this in the middle of a national park (we found this so amazing!). We were welcomed by the campfire with a welcome drink. The hotels (we chose them also based on Peter's advice) on the other hand offer very nice view on the valley, with swimming pool and all, which is very nice at the end of the safari. We were totally happy!
Email James | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Amazing Experience
Had an amazing experience with best day safaris. Peter responds very quickly to emails and is happy to make any adjustments (I had an extra day in the crater and an extra day on the Serengeti to track migration).
Great organisation, customizable itinerary, great food, drinking water and fantastic drivers.
Had great luck on safari with my driver and guide "six".
Saw loads of elephants, hippos, buffalo, giraffes, zebra, 50 lions, 4 leopard, 4 cheetahs (saw them hunt and kill a gazelle) and loads of hyena (saw them battle lions twice). In the crater we were fortunate enough to see a black rhino who even charged a jeep and we were even more fortunate in the Northern Serengeti to see the wildebeest migration cross the Mara river in their thousands! A truly amazing and unforgettable experience. I cannot recommend them enough. Thank you Peter and "six"!