Our Luxury Safari Jeeps
Mama Savana Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $800 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Ray | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fast communication, trustworthy, excellent organization
We spent one week in Northern Tanzania. We covered Tangerine, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti national parks.
We chose this operator based on all the good reviews and we have not been disappointed.
Communication with Alex was excellent, as he replied every time very promptly and he was very honest with all his answers. The package price included everything (except of course personal expenses), no hidden fees whatsoever.
All the lodges included very comfortable and clean. No complaints at all. They were better than expected. The food served was very good and portions big.
As guide, we had Joseph who was extremely passionate about his job. Not only he was an excellent driver but he was also very knowledgeable about all the parks, fauna, and flora. Thanks to his excellent spotting skills we ended up seeing more than we had expected.
We had an amazing time and I can definitely recommend Mama Savana if you plan on doing a safari in Tanzania or Kenya. You can trust this company! They do deserve all the 5-star reviews they have. We plan to go back one day again and we won't hesitate to travel with Mama Savana!
(I have also posted this same review on TripAdvisor).
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Email Ms. Brun | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good contact upstream with this local agency and very correct price
Magical moments, unforgettable safari. We did not expect to see so many animals and especially so close. Fabulous !!! And what about our driver Arun and our French speaking guide Frank, ready to go out of their way to make everything perfect. So, above all do not hesitate, trust Mama Savana Safari, you will not regret it.
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Email Anya | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An amazing tour.
We booked a 12 day tour for Kenya and Tanzania thru Perfect Wilderness Safari- Tanzania portion done by Mama Savana. Lodging was all nice with Osinon Camp the best. We saw such an amazing variety of animals. Our driver guide Harun knew the habits of the animals. We saw great interactions among the animals. A great tour.
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Email Franzi & Güven | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Safari ever! Competent, friendly and flexible operator.
My girlfriend and I booked a 5 Days Safari Tour. All questions we had before booking were quickly answered and a detailed Plan for the 5 Days was sent to us. Also a quick rebooking because of a cancelled flight was no problem. Alex and his whole Team are very kind and made us feel super confortable.
We were picked up by our tourguide Harun and the journey began. We had 5 beautiful and unforgettable days. We visited three different Parks, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorogoro Crater where we saw the whole variaty of wildlife of Tanzania. We let the pictures speak for themselfs. Harun our tourguide was just awesome. He is a really funny guy, kind and he really knew everything there is to know about the culture and the Wildlife of Tanzania. Thanks to him, his skills and a little bit of luck we saw lions eating their prey right next to us two times. A leopard was right next to our car and so much more. We really had a great time with our new rafiki Harun. Also the cultural day, our last day, was really cool. We learned about rice and banana farming, the different tribes and had a really great local lunch.
Also the accomondations were outstanding. The lodges were pure luxury with nice views beautiful rooms and very good food. The tented camp was really clean and confortable with delicious food. You sleep savly right next to wildlife of serengeti. It was a real higlight for us.
Overall the service was incredebly good. We enjoyed every minute.
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Email Ms. Bridget | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mama Savana provides excellent value and service for a safari that you will love!
Mama Savana provided excellent service and value from start to finish. They responded very quickly to questions, regardless of time of day. They helped me plan the perfect itinerary, including an ending on the beach in Zanzibar after safari. The accommodations were as good as promised and in many cases even better due to a surprise upgrade. The food was consistently good to fantastic. Our wonderful guide, Allen, knew where and when to find the animals and got us so close I still cannot get over it. He taught us so much about the animals, local culture, language and music. He was a safe driver, knew the parks, and had a reliable car (hugely important). He helped us get to the best vantage point for taking photos. Everything about The entire experience was so much better than I could have asked for our imagined. Everyone at Mama Savana was professional, solicitous and just plain fun. I recommend unequivocally.
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Email @lindseyhenry0711 | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE SAFARI IN KENYA AND TANZANIA
WOW! Can’t say enough how wonderful Mama Savana Safaris was to book with! My husband and I found the company on this website and the moment I began communication with Alex, the entire process was awesome. He told us everything we needed to do before hand and helped us along the way when we had inquiries. We had our guide Sammy take us around Kenya and Harun take us around Tanzania! The process of doing a covid19 rapid test across the border was quick and easy too. My favorite moments included seeing a large heard of giraffes at Lake Nakuru, seeing the two remaining northern white rhinos at Ol Pajeta, seeing the large property at Masai Mara, seeing the migration of wildebeest over the Mara River from the northern Serengeti side, seeing leopards hanging out in trees in the central Serengeti and just getting to know our guides in each country. They both were absolutely incredible and I HIGHLY HIGHLY SUGGEST booking with this company. We also had Mustafa drive us our last day and he was incredibly helpful and kind too. It truly was a trip of a lifetime and I will forever be grateful for everything we experienced! We saw all of the big five and then some. Get ready for cheetahs, leopards, lions, elephant herds, different types of giraffes, hyenas…everything! Oh and if you love birds too, this is the trip for you! I’ve posted tons of photos on my Instagram: @lindseyhenry0711
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Email Erald | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic safari experience!!!
An amazing trip organized by Mama Savana. Alex was very flexible while we considered several itineraries. He was very responsive and provided us all the solutions we could ask for. The safari experience was really amazing. Harun, was our guide in Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. He showed remarkable dedication and made our exploration fantastic. There was no day, we didn’t enjoy observing the wild nature so close, thanks to his knowledge and experience. Harun was so helpful in all the aspects of our trip.
Very grateful to Mamasavana and their guide Harun. Highly recommended if you want to have a unique safari experience.
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Email Stephane-Paris-World | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful safari in Tanzania
We have just returned from a wonderful five day safari in Tanzania (Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Manyara) organized by Tanke Tours in partnership with Mama Savana.
This trip was unforgettable, especially thanks to our guide Joseph, who works with the local operator Mama Savana based in Arusha. Joseph knows to perfection the territory, its fauna and flora. Always attentive to adults and children alike, it is a pleasure to share his passion.
All health precautions were taken during this stay.
We wholeheartedly recommend this experience.
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Email Ieva S. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best week of my life!!!
Mama Savana is amazing company and I could highly recommend them!!! Starting from the beginning- there were only 20 days left till our journey to Tanzania (due to my business trips I was very busy whole the time) and Mama Savana provided us an offer during some hours after my first request. Alex was very responsive, provided me all the information in WhatsApp and via mails, he answered all my smart and not so smart questions and Mama Savana did all the best to make our week unforgettable.
When we arrived, I was little bit worried- how it will be to spend the whole week together with the guide, which is total stranger for me- but after some days Joseph (our guide) was not like our guide any more but he was more like our Tanzanian family member! So- special thanks to Joseph one more time!!!! Also, January is not a high-season but during our week Joseph shows us and we saw Big Five and other fantastic animals and their life happenings.
In general- I could highly recommend Mama Savana- it is really professional and great company and we definetly will be back next year.
Для тех- кто читает на русском- могу сказать только самое лучшие слова про эту компанию- все очень профессионально и качественно- начиная с коммуникации перед отъездом и до последней минуты нашей туры. Также- очень рекомендую Джозефа как гида- он реальный профессионал и знает, как найти животных, которые из далека "для простых глаз" не видны!!
One more time- Thank you Mama Savana, Alex and Joseph!!!
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Email Caro & Mo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Safari experience & journey of a lifetime
Summarising our experience directly in the beginning:
We had the best time we could have wished for during our 6 days Safari with Mama Savana.
Already before we arrived in Tanzania, Alex from Mama Savana took great care of us by answering organisational questions within minutes (no matter at what time we texted him) and helping us to transfer the deposit to the correct bank account (which went smoothly and without any „risk“).
Once we arrived at Kilimanjaro Airport, a driver was waiting for us and brought us to a nearby lodge in Arusha where we spent a night to get rid of the Jetlag and to acclimatise. During the afternoon Alex visited us in person to say hello and tell us more about our upcoming Safari. We highly appreciated this personal warm welcome but the best was yet to come.
The next morning our guide Allen arrived and we started into the journey of our lifetime. Allen is the best guide and wonderful person due to many reasons: he is caring, funny, empathic, a really good driver, omniscient when it comes to wildlife and he treated us like members of his own family.
Our safari took us from Tarangire National Park where we enjoyed lunch surrounded by elephants to Lake Manyara, 2 nights and 3 incredible days in Serengeti (best & at the same time most exciting experience ever with lots of lions, leopards, giraffes, hippos and many more!) and into the impressive Ngorongoro Crater. Serengeti and the Crater have been our highlights of the trip due to the fact that wildlife and landscape are multifaceted and game drive is extremely diversified.
We experienced food, accommodation, safety and hospitality at a very high level and can definitely say: we lost our hearts in Tanzania.
Thank you Mama Savana and especially Allen that you made our Safari so special - we would love to come back one day! Greetings from Germany :)
