Bush Routes Adventures
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2008)
- Member Of:
- TTB, TANAPA & TTGA
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Mid-range & luxury)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $185 to $1,500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
RU
Email Elena | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Сonstant fraud
I ordered a tour from Yusuf in this company. The conditions and the price were clearly agreed in advance, the money was transferred according to the agreement. However, upon arrival at the site of the tour, messages from the tour operator immediately began to arrive, demanding to pay extra for excursions on the spot. The explanation was one - he has done a mistake in the calculations. Instead of enjoying the trip and resting calmly, I constantly had to solve financial issues even late at night. And each time he said that it would not happen again and again demanded money. I feel myself used and deceived.
BE
Email Wouter | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience!
We had a very nice tour to Mikumi NP, a Masai Village, Ruaha NP & Iringa. Everything was arranged well.
The staff is really great and very helpful. We had a great cook and wonderful drivers. Really loved them all! The only minus was the poor maintenance of the jeeps. We unfortunately had several breakdowns.
Email Michael and Margot | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Good guide, very competitive prices
Initially we had language problems on telephone, expecting to go to Ngorogoro Crater, whilst when we arrived tour was for Mgorogoro area!
However it worked out very well visiting Mkumi and Nsungwa. seeing all the animals we wanted to, and the Colobus monkeys as a bonus! Alfonce our guide was very good, and a very good driver. The accommodation was budget but clean and food was good.
With the short time we had, James had worked out the best tour for us! Thank you!
CH
Email Jens | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Basically a well-organized safari, but tour description was not correct
We were a bit late to book the safari tour, but the communication of Bush Routes was fast enough to have the tour fully planned before our vacation started.The price however was a bit higher than initially displayed on safaribookings.com. Due to our late booking we should pay the safari at the time we got picked up in DAR, but unfortunately we had some problems with the ATMs there (and did not bring enough money with us to pay the whole tour). Thanks to Bush Routes that they drove us to several ATMs, so we still could manage to start the tour just with a little loss of time.
The tour itself then was well organized, with just one drop of bitterness...:
Actually in the tour description it was written that we will have a "knowledgeable English speaking driver/guide". And we cannot confirm this at all! Okay, we had a very knowledgeable driver (thanks Alfons) and he always brought us to very good places to see all the animals and made the Safari fantastic. Unfortunately he cannot speak English very well, so he could not share his knowledge with us... And we had another guy who was said to be our guide, but actually he was a trainee and was just starting to become a guide. For him it was the first time in the National Park as well and he had no knowledge about all the animals. His English was better than the driver's one and he understood the basic things, but did also not understand us when we were asking something about the animals or environment or anything else. That was a pity, because we thought (and we wanted) to get some more background information about everything. Anyway, he tried his best and was very friendly, was always looking if everything is okay, organizing the meals etc...
Nevertheless, this was not part of the tour description and if it would have been written correct, we would probably have booked another tour. For us it was important and this costs 1 star of the overall rating... The rest was fine and if someone is not very interested in the background information and just wants to see animals I can recommend this operator with no doubts.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice tour with boushrotes
I contacted Bushroutes for a reccomandation of a friend, and I want to recommend now the agency to you. They are really friendly and the prices are good for all budgets, the are really professional. Our driver was Living Ramen and with him we spend really good times.
IT
Email Stefano | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Southern Tanzania parks, good overlook at reasonable price, excellent service
We booked with Bushroutes a budget camping safari.
4WD vehicle in fair conditions (but we lost half day to repair a leakage in the coleer)
Accomodation very good at Selous (bungalows with private service, located outside the reserve, 3 nights), good at Mikuni (tented camp, 2 nights), acceptable in Ruaha (Huts managed by TPS, 2 nights)
Selous visit fair (Nice cruise on Rufiji, interesting walking safari, good safari); but park too big to be visted in such a short period
Mikuni and Ruaha excellent visits
Driver and gook perfect
Bushroutes service highly recommended
NL
Email Roelof | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience
Had a great 5-day trip through mikumi and selous national park. Our guide Julius was the best and made sure we had the best views and wildlife exposure. Accomodation was good.
Email Jake | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Southern Tanzania Adventure
Communication before the trip was fast and they provided an itinerary that suited our requests, and arranged to pick us up from the airport even at 3am.
It was a private tour, just the two of us, plus the driver and the cook (both were friendly and hard working). We went to Selous, Mikumi, Ruaha and Udzungwa mountains over 9 days. Some long drives in between parks, but was worth it to see the varying landscapes and range of wildlife. It was a pretty epic road trip. Thanks to Bush Routes for showing us the beauty of East Africa.
BE
Email Jolien | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience!
Great drivers who became part of the group, good contact in advance, flexible, nice food!
Overall a very good experience! Many Thanks!
FR
Email Maria | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Super safari
The guide was really nice. The tour amazing. Highly recommended