Geofrey Nassari, founder and owner company.
Meru Slopes Tours & Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $180 to $1,200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
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Email Giedrius | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful experience, perfect organization by Gift and Omari at Meru Slopes!
Many thanks to Meru Slopes for a very well organized safari tour! Our safari coordinator Gift was excellent at suggesting the best ideas for our itinerary and flexible adjusting to our needs. Our guide / driver Omari did a wonderful job at organising our daily activities and was very helpful in reaching the main areas of interest. Omari is also very experienced in finding the locations of different animals and spotting them even from far away. Omari was very knowledgeable about Tanzania, its culture and biodiversity. Many thanks once again for excellent experience, we would repeat it any time in the future!
Email May Merriweather | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing tour guide, unforgettable 9-day mid range northern circuit Safari experience
We did a 9-day mid range northern circuit safari private tour with Meru Slopes and Tours. We started in Tarangire, the. Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater, and ended with Lake Manyara.
Each national park was a unique experience. Each of the parks had their own ecosystem with amazing animals. It was well organized and planned with adequate time spent in each park.
Leonard Mkawi, the organizer, communicated well with us and made sure our trip went smoothly.
Our tour guide Samweli Bahine was simply the best. He was knowledgeable not only about the animals but also about the local flora and fauna, culture, and history. We learned a lot from him. We saw all the Big 5, Ugly 5, Small 5, and some unique animals such as monitor lizard and a variety of birds that looked like dinosaurs. Samweli was on time, kept the vehicle clean, and made sure our food was vegetarian/vegan. He went above and beyond to make sure we had an amazing experience. We learned a lot from him. He was friendly, warm, and kind.
Overall I would highly recommend Meru Slopes and Tours. They are a local tour group and we were very happy with the tour organized by this operator. We wanted to support the local community and we are very glad we chose Meru Slopes and Tours. Unlike other tour operators that are not Tanzanian, where the slim profits may not ever trickle down to the local people, Meru Slopes and Tours is providing employment and development for the local people. We would definitely choose them again. They gave us a safe, comfortable, enjoyable, and unforgettable experience in Tanzania.
Professional, very knowledgeable
My wife and I booked with Meru Slopes for the 6 day safari. Gift Tembo coordinated our booking, he was prompt with text messages and available for phone calls at all times. He also coordinated free accommodation and food for us the night before and after our safari which was incredibly helpful, as well as transportation to and from the airport. Our guide Godfrey was great, he got us all big 5 as well as ugly 5, plus many more animals. Very knowledgeable guide as well. Our chef Salim always prepared good meals on time and provided us plenty of food with every meal. We would happily work with this company again. Well worth the price
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Email Justin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nicely organized safari
Just finished a 6-day safari in Tanzania. We started at Tarangire, followed by Lake Manyara, Serengeti and finally, the amazing Ngorongoro crater.
We managed to see all of the Big Five, with the final one, the Black Rhino, seen in the last hour of the last day of the safari.. truly remarkable.
We also got to witness the Great Migration in the Serengeti.
We booked with Meru Slopes Tours and Safaris and they created a very nice, well balanced programme for throughout our stay. Accomodations were also great, especially the Sightseeing Luxury Tented Lodge in the Serengeti. Special mention to our guide, Douglas, who was really knowledgeable, experienced and very kind. Also, thank you to Jerome who assisted us with the booking and planning, including airport pick up.
Email Laura | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Truly fantastic experience from start to finish
A really wonderful experience from start to finish. Meru slopes looked after us so very well especially our guide and chef samweli and salimu. Everything was so well planned our game drives where comfortable and educating we where given lots of information about the animals. Our food from start to finish was beautiful and well prepared, would highly recommend an experience with meru slopes
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Email Linda Rudd | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Meru Slopes exceeded our expectations of a perfect safari
From our first contact with Meru Slopes to when we said our farewell at the airport, we had excellent service. Jerome helped us decide which safari would suit us best and answered all our queries. He always responded promptly and when our airline altered our flight by more than 24 hours, he adjusted our safari to suit. The day before we started our safari, he visited us at the hotel and enquired if we had any allergies as the company would be ordering picnics for our safari days. What really surprised us, is that Jerome also came to see us the day after our safari ended to ask how it was, were we happy etc.
Well, we were more than happy. Our adventure with our wonderful guide, Douglas was perfect. Douglas has a wealth of knowledge about the wildlife, bird life and plant life and he happily shares it. Douglas is just amazing at spotting the animals and then maneuvering the jeep so we had an excellent view. He is a skillful and safe driver. He was also an excellent companion! We can highly recommend this company and our guide Douglas.
Email Karl | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing 11 day mid range Serengeti Great Migration-Kilimanjaro
We did the 8 day mid range serengeti great migration as a private safari for our group of 5. We added : an extra day of rest on arrival, 1 extra day in western serengeti and 1 extra day hiking on Mt Kilimanjaro for a total of 11 days. Meru Slopes added the extra days at reasonable charge and no extra inconvenience to us.
The trip was amazing. The great migration was a main priority, and our guide Santaely put us in the middle of the migration. Amazing. We saw the big 5. The wildlife viewing exceeded our expectations. Everything and more on our list. Accommodations and service and food were excellent, with a hot shower and a cold beer every evening. The cleanliness of the restrooms/ toilets throughout the trip surpassed all the ladies' hopes for their trip to the Serengeti wilderness. Our guide Suma, for the Kilimanjaro day hike was great, with his open conversation on life and Tanzania. He'd been to the summit +300 times. Transport to/from airport was great. No one in our group got sick. Mosquito nets were provided for our memory foam matress beds, but I only saw 2 mosquitos the whole trip.
The payment method of 30% bank draft deposit to hold reservation, the balance paid by credit card just before safari departure went without a flaw just as described by our Meru Slopes agent, Shadrack. The whole trip was excellent. We went at the end of low season and we're glad for the much reduced safari jeep numbers.
Incredible trip!
Email Kelli | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Don’t miss out! Meru Slopes Tours & Safaris are simply the BEST!
This was an absolutely amazing trip! We have dreamed of seeing the Great Migration for so long, and Meru Slopes Tours & Safaris organized a trip for our group of 5 (including my 16-yr old son) that exceeded our expectations! Shadrack did an excellent job by email helping us customize our safari to meet our needs and desires. The payment worked out just as they described. From airport pickup to daily tours to luxurious lodgings and friendly staff to our stellar safari guide (Santaely) to exquisite food and clean bathrooms everywhere - all was so well organized. Santaely took such good care of us and was very passionate about his job of guiding us to see the most animals (up so close to the jeep!) and, yes, the Big 5 and the Great Migration, which was incredible to see in real life! Santaely was a wealth of knowledge, and we felt that he truly cared about us, our safari, the animals, the ecology, and the Tanzanian culture. He worked well with the other guides in the Serengeti to help find the animals! This safari could not have been more perfect. We felt so welcomed by everyone. We ended with a fairly easy day hike with our driver, Joseph, and Suma (who had climbed Kilimanjaro over 300 times - incredible knowledge of the mountain, flora and fauna).
We left Tanzania with our hearts full, telling all our friends and family to take the time to do this unforgettable trip. Thank you, Meru Slopes, for all that you do!
Email Tristan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Tazannian owned professional and personable operator
We spent a 9-day, 7-night private safari with Meru Slopes and had a fantastic experience. We initially coordinated our booking through Leonard, who was incredible. While we already had a rough outline of our itinerary and preferred accommodations, Leonard advised and consulted with us to narrow down the final selection of lodges and routes. He was professional, highly responsive to our questions, and never pushy. He even met us at the start of our tour to introduce us to our driver/guide, Max, and caught up with us at the end of the trip to collect our feedback.
Our guide, Max, was incredibly pleasant, knowledgeable, and a safe driver. He worked with us every day to plan our schedule, knowing exactly how to navigate the circuits to maximize our wildlife viewings. Thanks to him, we saw an abundance of animals—including the Big Five and the Great Migration—often getting up close and personal with lions and cheetahs. By the end of the trip, Max felt like an extended member of our family.
There are a lot of operators out there, and it can be hard to know who to trust from afar online. We are so glad we chose Meru Slopes. They are professional, personable, competitively priced, and truly willing to tailor the trip exactly how you want it. I highly recommend them!
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Email Giulia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect experience
We chose Meru Slopes for our safari in Tanzania, following a recommendation from a friend who had a great experience with them. It was a perfect safari, organized down to the last detail. The company was very friendly and helpful, providing guidance and support from Italy regarding every request and inquiry. The safari itself was flawless; our driver was very accommodating and friendly, adapting the itinerary to our needs. The hotels selected by the company were perfect and well-located. Highly recommended—we hadn't expected such a perfect welcome and level of organization.
