Geofrey Nassari, founder and owner company.
Meru Slopes Tours & Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $480 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
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Email Harley | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Five star tour company!
We just returned from a 5-day budget camping safari in the Serengeti, Ngorogoro Crater, Tarangire, and Lake Myanara with Meru Slopes. The experience exceeded expectations! We couldn't recommend it enough. Working with Geoffrey ahead of time to book the trip and arrange payments, transportation, and lodging was seamless. When we arrived at the Arusha airport, a driver was there to pick us up and take us to the Meru Tourist Inn for the night before we began our safari. While by no means a luxury accommodation, it was perfectly adequate for a night or two, with hot water in the shower, a decent bed, and a working tv, plus having an unobstructed view of Mount Meru from the room was a bonus. Note that the hotel is located in the heart of Arusha city center so it is fairly loud with city noise (honking cars, people yelling, religious chanting, goats) all night, but it didn't bother us (especially after 2 days of travel from the U.S. to get to Tanzania).
The safari experience itself was amazing. Our guide and driver, Salehe, was the best! He was friendly, personable, attentive, and incredibly knowledgeable. He knew all the right places to take us to see the Big 5, and so much more, and has an amazing eye for spotting wildlife. Even when our car had some mechanical issues, he handled the situation calmly and with ease and ensured we did not miss out on anything while it was being repaired. Both his driving and his ability to navigate the parks was top notch. I am very grateful we were paired with Salehe for our trip!
Our chef, Buga, was exceptional! Every meal was unique and delicious. We noticed other safari groups had boxed breakfasts or lunches, but our meals with Meru Slopes were always prepared fresh and served hot, even when we were having meals out on the game drives. Buga is an incredibly talented chef, and served us some of the best food we had while traveling in Africa. In fact, we loved some of his dishes so much that we asked him for his recipes at the end of the 5 days so that we could remake them when we returned home (though I'm sure they won't compare to his)! On top of being an incredible chef, he was also always smiling, attentive, and funny.
At the end of our safari, we were returned to the Meru Tourist Inn for another night, and the following morning, Geoffrey was kind enough to have the driver take us to our next hotel in Arusha rather than the the airport, as we were staying one additional night in the city.
Overall, we HIGHLY recommend Meru Slopes Tours & Safaris, and especially recommend Salehe and Buga as guide and chef!
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Email Declan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great company, great value, great trip...
Meru Slopes were fantastic from start to finish. I booked the 5 day budget safari with them and had my expectations exceeded at every step. Communications with Geofrey before arrival were easy and comprehensive, airport pickup and accommodation before and after the safari were exactly as promised and the trip itself was superb. Our driver and guide, Jacob, was very professional, entertaining and extremely eagle eyed, identifying wildlife before we could even pick them up with binoculars. I don't think he missed anything during our game drives and he made sure we got every last minute possible out of them whether starting at dawn or ending at sunset. Our "stomach engineer" Moshi was also excellent, making sure we always had plenty of quality food (including vegetarian options if preferred). Based on my experience, I strongly recommend Meru Slopes and I hope to be back with them for future trips.
Email Ning | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An unforgettable experience with Meru Slopes. Would highly recommend to everyone!
We are a family with a 10yo girl. After careful comparison, we decided to book a 4 days/3 nights safari tour with Meru Slopes including Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro parks.
The company arranged hotels for us before and after the safari in Arusha which was really helpful. We got picked up from Kilimanjaro airport when we arrived and sent to the hotel directly. The driver even agreed to take us for a tour in Arusha because we wanted to buy some souvenirs. We didn’t need to worry about transportation etc at all in Arusha.
Our Safari guide/driver Douglas was very experienced after working as a safari guide for 15 years. He could answer all our questions about animals and got the amazing ability in spotting and recognising animals. Once in Serengeti, he spotted a cheetah from an unbelievably far distance. He stopped the car for us to take photos whenever we asked him, without any complaints. He knew the best place to stop to have a good angle for pictures. We had lunch in the picnic areas in the parks every day and the food prepared was always delicious. He asked us at the start of the tour what we would like to see the most and then would particular look for those animals for us. In the last day of our tour, the car broke down but Douglas and the company immediately arranged a private car to send us back to Arusha and then next day to the airport.
Thanks a million to everyone in Meru Slopes for giving us an unforgettable experience.
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Email Jacqueline Godder | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Asante for this great safari experience!
Booking our 8-day safari tour with Meru Slopes was the best decision! Why? For the following reasons: excellently organised; best safari guide/driver (Benson) who ensured we saw the most animals on our tour; best chef (Dula) who ensured we would become "strong as lions" with traditional food; flexibility within the trip - we decided to shorten the safari and go hiking for a day (with William, who is also a super guide!) which was immediately re-organised!
Conclusion, I can only recommend Meru Slopes, not only for the above, but also for the people!
Asante for the great experience!
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Email Christoph | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Safari w/ good comfort and very well-educated tour guide
The communication with Geoffrey via WhatsApp was always very friendly, direct and immediately. He also arranged an extra transfer from another hotel and and an special transfer.
Our tour guide Daniel was very familiar with all animals and plants visible in all 4 national Parks we visited. He was spotting animals not only by direct observation but also taking into account tracks, prey and typical sorrounding. He had a very good feeling where to find the rarest animals and was always providing interesting extra information - thanks to his university education also with a scientific-biological level.
Our chef for the Safari, Moshi was also outstanding regarding quality and also quantity of the food he served. Especially his soups were really great and are to recommend. Taking into account we were doing a camping Safari, his fulfilling of extra requests and the permanent provision of vegetarian options was excellent.
Additionally all staff was very friendly and humorous.
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Email Justine | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience from beginning to end
We are so happy we chose Meru Slopes for our Safari! First off, Geofrey has always been extremely reliable, accommodating, helpful and so quick to answer our messages. Then our guide, Douglas was so much fun, great spirit, extremely knowledgeable and happy to share his knowledge, was a great and safe driver, very respectful of nature, we could only do a 4 day trip but were so lucky to be able to see the big 5! Also our chef, Bagu was exceptional, made us truly delicious meals, put a lot of care into them and was very sweet and also great fun!
I had read great reviews on this site which is why I chose this agency and even with all the reviews, the tour honestly exceeded my expectations. I strongly recommend Meru Slopes, you will be in the best of hands!
Email Jeremie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Excellent
Great safari experience with Salehe as a driver and guide and Abdalah as a chef. Lots of great memories and we managed to see the Big Five. I recommend their services! 5 stars, great value for your money and good communication with the whole team.
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Email Sophie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unique experience
I had a wonderful 4-day Safari including Serengeti,Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire.I have seen the Big Five,big thanks goes to our Ranger Amani,who was always highly motivated in the Game Drive to catch every adventure and beautiful animal moments,so that a lions Family made us cry.We were so lucky and saw 5 male lions.Amani told us a lot about the animals and nature.
Sleeping in the tent was Part of the adventure
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Email Melania | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exellent!!!!
We had a PERFECT safari with Meru Slopes!!!!!
We choose 6 days private camping safari (Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara national park). First of all they are very quick to respond to whtasapp messages the prize was the best I had found.
Our driver/guide, Innocent, was the best!!!He drives very well and knows the places where animals are most likely to be seen. We saw all the big 5!!!!!He explained many curiosities to us.
Our guide/italian traslator, Shukurani, was very kind and nice with us!
Our cooker, Gadi, was fantastic! He cooks very well and the portions were very generous and good!
If you choose Meru Slopes for your safari you don't have to worry about anything, just to prepare your suitcase !!!!
Thank you so much for everythink!!!Our safari was unforgettable thanks to you!!!!!!
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Email Donna A | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
MERU SLOPES is the best!
We enjoyed our 6 day Safari from the beginning to end. I researched several Safari companies and had extensive communications with my top three and I am so glad that I chose MERU SLOPES. They exceeded my expectations. They are a well run professional Safari company that I would highly recommend. They provided top notch 5* accommodations in all three lodges/hotels that we stayed at and we truly felt like we were treated like VIPs by them and the resorts that we stayed at. For what we paid, I would say it was very reasonable. Coming from the US it was overwhelming planning the trip but Meru helped us tremendously including getting our local flights from Zanzibar to Arusha to Kilimanjaro.
ABOUT THE SAFARI
We visited Tarangire National Park, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. One of our accommodations was a lodge in the Serengeti where the animals (lions, leopards etc.) roam freely and can literally be on your doorstep. We were never afraid; we heard so many animals at night some of which were outside our bedroom. What an experience! It is difficult to put into words. Our accommodation at Ngorongoro Crater was at the top of the crater with the most gorgeous view I have ever seen in my life! Spectacular! Again we were treated like royalty and had the best cuisine and massages that were ideal after a long game drive. Our driver was also excellent and a very careful driver.
We saw 4 of the big 5 and thanks to Meru we witnessed the Wildebeest migration AND them crossing the Mara River into Kenya. This is HUGE as people camp out for days and never get to see this.
Thanks to Meru we also met the Maasai tribe at their village and interacted with them including dancing with them which I loved. Again, once in a lifetime opportunity.
This company prides itself on providing the highest standards and safety and made my dream come true and for that I am truly grateful.
