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Kate   –  
United States US
Visited: December 2023 Reviewed: Jan 29, 2024

Email Kate  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Fantastic!
5/5

We highly recommend Bush 2 City to help you plan your African Adventure!! We worked with Jackson Solomon, the principal, for more than 6 months to plan our trip. He was incredibly helpful and responsive in the planning stages, giving us a range of options including cost and understanding our trip objectives and desires. Jackson provided excellent customer service during the planning and patiently answered a series of emails with many questions, issues and concerns. Our group of six was extended family with different ages, abilities and desires and the trip was a hit with everyone!
All of our travel arrangements between Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania were seamless. We were met in Entebbe Uganda and escorted though unfamiliar territory (customs/immigration, etc). A big thank you to all of our Safari guides – Gordon in Uganda, Samuel in Kenya and Nickson in Tanzania- they were wonderful, knowledgeable, and patient. They were all very knowledgeable about the wildlife and the best times and places to spot them as well as educating us about their communities. All of the lodgings selected by Bush 2 City were very comfortable including the remote “bush camps.” All of the personnel in each of the bush camps were very friendly and welcoming, provided great service and became part of our family during our stays. The food served at each lodging was great – even with vegetarian options and the coffee was always good! It was truly the trip of a lifetime! We would definitely use Bush 2 City again!!

Kristie Gingery   –  
United States US
Visited: October 2021 Reviewed: Jan 27, 2022

Email Kristie Gingery  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Another wonderful safari with Bush 2 City Adventure!
5/5

In October 2021 we completed our third safari with Bush 2 City Adventure, this time spending 15 days in Kenya. We visited Nairobi and Nairobi NP, Amboseli, Lakes Elmenteitia and Nakuru, and the Maasai Mara with 3 nights in the park and 3 nights in the Mara Triangle. We were originally scheduled to travel June 2020, but Covid obviously delayed the trip. Jackson was great helping us reschedule and adjust camps and dates as Covid and unreliable flight schedules continued to reek havoc with our plans. Everything went smoothly on arrival in Kenya. Jackson even met us at the airport, and with a local driver, transported us to our first hotel. All of our accommodations were superb, and our guide Antony was phenomenal - knowledgeable, keen eyes, very professional and truly interested in conservation. Antony even arranged for us to meet Dr. Elena Chelysheva of the Mara-Meru Cheetah Project at a nearby camp while we were in the Mara! We met Mama Duma!! After the safari we returned to Nairobi for one night to relax and see a little of the city, shop, get our Covid test for departure, and try some local food before we flew back to the US. An incredible 2 weeks!! Thank you again B2C!! Hope to see you soon in Tanzania.

Annika   –  
Australia AU
Visited: December 2017 Reviewed: Jan 11, 2018

Email Annika  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Amazing northern Tanzania safari!!!!
5/5

My husband and I had the most incredible safari experience in northern Tanzania dec2017-jan2018 organised by Jackson from Bush2City. We visited Tarangire(amazing amount of elephants), Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro crater(to see black rhino), Ndutu(wilderbeest migration and lots of zebra babies) and the central serengeti(best place to see leopard). We saw so many animals up close -lions,giraffes,elephants, buffalo etc etc! A leopard walked right next to our car and we saw a cheetah chase in action! We also did a Coffee tour and some cultural visits which we loved. We visited a Maasai boma(a traditional,non-touristy one).
I enquired with many safari companies(there are lots!) before booking, but we are extremely happy we chose Bush2city! Bush2City is a smaller Tanzanian owned safari company and the attention to detail, prompt responses and personal customer service was obvious from the start. No request was too large.
I also found the quotes from Bush2city MUCH more competitive than all other companies without compromising on quality. In fact I ended up booking our zanzibar portion of our trip(inc. flights etc) with Bush2city too as I found it cheaper(and much easier) than if I did it myself(as I usually do). Once we arrived in Arusha, we asked to go around and see extra things not on our itinerary and this was all done at no extra charge.
I asked a million questions before booking and Jackson was very patient and detailed with responses. Jackson knows safaris inside out as he has been a guide for years and has a true passion for giving guests the time of their lives. All of his recommendations were spot on. Accommodation he chose for us was perfect! The staff, food and locations were great..... although if you have a particular place you want to stay this can easily be organised too.
Bush2city sets itself apart by genuinely caring for its clients rather than just adding another number to the list of tourists that come through.
For our packed safari lunches we had a huge picnic basket filled with an amazing array of local gourmet specialities rather than the simple ham sandwiches that everyone else around us was eating everyday. We felt like royalty!
Our safari landcruiser was so comfortable with a pop up roof, charging station, fridge and cb radio.
I requested to do some charity visits and this was added into our itinerary with no problem or extra charges that other companies seemed to have.
Bush2city also organises other things like safaris in Kenya, gorilla trekking in Uganda and Rwanda, Kilimanjaro trekking etc etc. and I’m sure these trips are also amazing.
In terms of paying for our safari, everything was completely safe, secure and straight forward.
I wouldn’t hesitate recommending Bush2city for the ultimate safari.
Thank you Bush2city!
FYI - OUR ITINERARY
Day 1- walking safari Arusha NP and Coffee tour tengeru cultural programme(both awesome)
2-Tarangire NP(beautiful and so many elephants)
3-mto wa mbo walking tour, Maasai boma and Lake Manyara NP
4- PM game drive serengeti NP(amazing)
5-serengeti
6-AM Serengeti, PM ndutu(wildebeest migration)
7- ndutu(our fave game drive place)
8-ndutu
9-AM ndutu. PM walk on ngorongoro crater
10- AM game drive ngorongoro crater and back to Arusha

Janeen   –  
United States US
Visited: December 2017 Reviewed: Jan 3, 2018

Email Janeen  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Excellent Tanzania safari
5/5

Communication with Jackson Solomon by email to set up the safari trip was easy. He was prompt in his responses. He was also open to changes when I chose a few different hotels/safari camps.
Our guide and driver, Saidi, was with us for 9 days and drove us about Tanzania. He taught us many things about plants, trees, animals, culture. We went to Arusha National Park and did a walking safari. We also did game drives in Tarangire Park, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater. We stopped at Oldupai gorge too. We stayed at Planet Lodge in Arusha, Tarangire Safari Lodge, Escarpment Luxury Lodge, Lemala Ewanjan Tented Camp, and Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge.
Saidi was a safe driver, patient, funny and smart. He is multilingual and he referenced books or he referenced his phone if he did not know something that we asked about. He was also flexible with change of plans on a few days. When I got flu, he took me to doctors (even when he was summoned at 3:00 a.m. in the morning without a complaint).
At the end of the tour, Jackson took us into Arusha town for shopping and he even bought us some souvenir tee shirts! He drove us round trip to Kilimanjaro airport too.
We had a wonderful private trip with Bush 2 City Adventures. We saw many animals (cheetah, leopard, lions, zebra, elephants, wildebeest, serval, hyena, jackal, Buffalo, gazelles, antelopes, turtles, birds, mongoose, lizards, warthogs, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, etc.) The only animal we did not see was rhino, which was elusive in the crater. We had delicious food at the camps/hotels, excellent service, plentiful bottled water (with Bush 2 City labels on the bottles) each day while in the Toyota Land Cruiser, and we had fun. Thank you Saidi and Jackson!

Kristie   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Sep 10, 2017

Email Kristie  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The Journey of a Lifetime
5/5

From our first email contact with Jackson, to our return home, Bush 2 City Adventure has provided excellent service and a wonderful adventure. Jackson expertly helped us plan our 11 day safari/vacation to Northern Tanzania and Zanzibar which included Tarangire Park, Lake Manyara, a visit to a local village and orphanage, the Serengeti, Oldupai Gorge, and Ngorongoro Crater. We wanted to see cheetah and leopards, the Great Migration and a river crossing, relax in the early evening in front of our tent watching elephants, and hear lions roar in the night. We experienced all of that and more! We even saw leopard cubs and two black rhinos!
The accommodations were excellent- both lodges and tent camps- comfortable with friendly, helpful staff and wonderful food. (How do they prepare gourmet meals in these tent camps?) We traveled in a land cruiser, which was comfortable and roomy, although we were just a party of two, plus our guide. And I can't say enough about our guide! Said was very knowledgeable about the animals and the habitat, entertaining, a great driver, and very patient and accommodating. I'm still in awe of his ability to sight these animals (and his mastery of several languages.)
This was definitely a trip of a lifetime, and Jackson, Said, Wilson and the staff of Bush 2 City made it possible. As Jackson said to me in one of his first emails, a journey is not just the sights you see, but the friends you make. We left Tanzania having seen our "wish list," and with several new friends. Thank you guys for an awesome journey!

Brent   –  
Canada CA
Visited: December 2013 Reviewed: Mar 30, 2014

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Right on!
5/5

Jackson is the man! Anyone would be lucky to go on a safari with him! We climbed the Kilimanjaro Marangu route and had a total blast! All the points covered, no concerns here. Epic!

Gustavo   –  
Canada CA
Visited: December 2013 Reviewed: Mar 30, 2014

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing!!!!
5/5

We felt like real Tanzanian heroes! Jackson cheered us all the way up and down mount Kilimanjaro. We were so happy to have such a great experience and making friends in the process. I would recommend it to anyone- we were very pleased with the organization, service, knowledge and fun!

Vanessa   –  
Canada CA
Visited: December 2013 Reviewed: Mar 30, 2014

Email Vanessa  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Awesome!
5/5

We had just a wonderful time! Jackson was very knowledgeable about climbing Kilimanjaro's various routes and its geology and wildlife. I also felt very safe and taken care of. All of our needs were planned for, so we just enjoyed our time climbing, exploring, eating and sleeping comfortably! I highly recommend this adventure!

Nikita Shah   –  
United Arab Emirates AE
Visited: March 2024 Reviewed: Mar 18, 2024

Email Nikita Shah  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Charming, helpful, patient and attentive - we couldn't have asked for better!
5/5

Maliwaza at Bush 2 City helped us plan our first trip to Tanzania for our honeymoon, and it was truly the adventure of a lifetime (and we both travel quite a lot!). She was patient and detailed throughout the process and we loved working with her. She helped us accommodate all our requests, including a fantastic hot air balloon experience over Ndutu.

Our itinerary was Arusha > Tarangire > Serengeti (2 days) > Ndutu > Ngorongoro and we loved every minute. Our charming guide and masterful driver was Hussein, who soon became a friend; he is so knowledgeable about each park and all its animals, an incredible spotter, and generally wonderful company through the long drives - we hope to see more of Tanzania with him in the future!

Of the lodges we stayed at, our favorites were the Melia Arusha, the Melia Serengeti, the Serena Lodge Ngorongoro (best view ever) and the Escarpment Lodge in Tarangire (favorite of all!). All had out of this world views, great service, and were very comfortable. As vegetarians we were worried about meals, and each location really tried their best to accommodate our requests.

Most importantly - the safari. We had some absolutely incredible sightings, from a just born giraffe, to 2 lion cubs just a couple weeks old, more lions than we could count, and cheetahs up close. It was unbelievable, and going in early March also meant we saw the great migration, many young, and enjoyed the parks when they were far less busy. We have only been back home 5 days and are already trying to see when we can return - it felt like something right out of a movie. Huge thank you to Maliwaza and Hussein!

Gail Robinson   –  
United States US
Visited: February 2024 Reviewed: Mar 16, 2024

Email Gail Robinson  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Best Trip EVER
5/5

This REALLY was the best trip I've ever taken. I've traveled a lot. We took the comfort safari trip and that made a lot of the trip very relaxing. I think the travel guides were good, especially the one in Tanzania. We went to Kenya first and then to Tanzania. We saw tons of animals, made stops for souvenirs, and went to museums. Everything was done for us. It was perfect. I'm thinking of asking my grown children and their kids to go with me when I book another safari trip, and we will definitely use Bush2City Adventure for the trip.

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