Mazingira Eco - Friendly Safari Guides & Sales
Mazingira
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $226 to $1,005 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Rafiki Outreach | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Friendly, helpful, answered all our questions in a timely manner.
Just finished a 2 day safari with Mazingira Eco Friendly safaris out to Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park. It was a beautiful experience! Jacob was very helpful setting up a safari camp for our volunteer group of 20 and stuck to our tight budget. Our guides David, Tom, and Daniel were knowledgeable, happy, and fun to be around! Would definitely recommend Mazingira and plan to travel with Mazingira again in the future.
Very professional and hardworking
We loved our tour with Mazingira Safaris and our tour guide Simon. They were very professional and punctual, and worked extremely hard over long hours to give us the best experience possible. We would definitely recommend again!
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Email Bret Curtis | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Cares deeply about your experience
Jacob and his team genuinely care about your experience. My son and I climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, lead by a team of guides & Porters. Jacob attends to all the details and oversees everything. Easy to communicate and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend their services.
Email Ella | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgeable, attentive, professional and fun!
We had an incredible time on our 8 day safari through Tanzania and Kenya organised by the fabulous team at Mazingira.
Before we even got to Africa, we had extremely responsive and professional service from the amazing Johari, who was very helpful in organising our private safari to our every need, down to the last detail. She provided many options, gave great suggestions and responded to all my messages in an extremely timely manner.
When we arrived in Arusha, she met us at the hotel we were staying at the night prior to beginning our safari, to welcome us and brief us on what to expect. The next morning, we were then met by Lucas, our tour guide, and hopped in the car bright and early, heading to our first stop - Tarangire National Park. Throughout the safari, we also visited Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National Park and finally Amboseli National Park in Kenya.
I don't have enough positive words to talk about our experience with Mazingira. Lucas was the best tour guide! He was so knowledgeable, flexible, attentive and professional. He had an in-depth understanding of the wildlife and ecosystems, and was truly passionate about sharing his knowledge and promoting environmental conservation. This made our time on safari so much more interesting. His knowledge also allowed us to see all different types of animal behaviour. Lucas is also very charismatic and easy to get along with. We shared many laughs and deep conversations whilst on the road and sharing meals together. It was such a pleasure to get to know Lucas, and share long days with him.
The accommodation and food throughout the trip was to a very high standard. I am vegetarian, and this was very well catered for throughout the duration of our safari. The highlight was definitely Embalakai Authentic Camp in the heart of Serengeti. We watched baboons sitting in palm trees, giraffe and zebra roam the hills and even a cheetah run across the horizon, all from the deck of our tent. The night was filled with the sounds of hippos and hyenas calling and feeding. The food at the Camp was also phenomenal.
I am so glad that I organised our trip through a small, local tour agency, that is focused on the environment and sustainability. We can't thank Lucas and Johari enough for the once-in-a-lifetime experience we had on safari.
Email Vattakkatt Premchand | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent in every sense!!!
We booked our holiday with a lot excitement and also a bit of apprehension as it our first trip to Africa. We had a wonderful experience from each member of the team,Ms Johari Msangi travel advisor ,Leonard our safari guide and the boss Jacob Mazingira.
We visited Tarangire, Olduvai museum, Ngorongoro and Serengeti.
Ngorongoro is a magical place where you see animals so close, the highlights were watching Rhinos and flamingos.
Serengeti is so vast and truly amazing, lots animals everywhere , lions, herds of elephants, zebras , hyenas, buffaloes , giraffes , baboons , hippos.
Wildebeest migration is truly an unimaginable spectacle!!!!!
We were lucky to watch a leopard eating it’s prey on the top of a tree and Cheetahs so close.
Balloon safari was fantastic!!!!
Travel lodges were very good.
We managed to do so many things in 9 days and our guide Leonard played big role in achieving that!!
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Email OUTI | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Mazingira was really willing to make me happy!
We have been on 7 safaris before, so we have lots of experience about different safari organizers. This time we first climbed Kilimanjaro, then took a safari at Serengeti & Ngorongoro.
It was easy to plan safari with Mazingira, and all my questions were quickly replied. Despite all my questions I did not feel myself being difficoult at any moment.
I forgot to ask beforehand which car we would get, so I was pleasently surprised to have a really big Landcruiser for just two of us.
Our guide Leonard was very relaxed, experienced and reliable. He seemed easily find animals we wanted to see, and was good finding right spots for photography. He also made lodges to notice my vegetarian diet, and finally lunch food (boxes) was very good. I recommend to demand good quality from all kitchens, in Tanzania they can make really nice vegetarian food If asked.
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Email LIANA RAQUEL | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome
From start to finish it was a truly a lifetime experience. Jojo was accommodating and explained our options and wanted to know if we required anything extra...dietary etc..
Leo our tour guide was professional, knowledgeable and always seemed to be in the right place at the right time. Can't say enough about Leo. Thank you so much. The resorts were unique and beautiful and fully accommodating minus alcoholic drinks. Wasn't a big deal we were pretty tired after a long day on safari. Overall Can't say enough about how much we loved our experience..Thank you....
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Email LINDA | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience from start to finish
Truly an experience of a lifetime! Booked the safari last minute as it was the end of the low season and I was already in Zanzibar. We dealt with Jahari during the booking process and from start to finish I could not have asked for a better experience. Johari answered any and every question we had in a timely and very professional manner. I had requested Leo as our guide (after reading previous reviews) and believe me he did not disappoint. You could tell he loved what he did and took great pride in it. We were able to observe all of the big 5 Every other animal, creature, tree and bird we came across, Leo took the time to explain all the characteristics to us in detail. This definitely was a dream come true. Keep up the great work guys
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Email Kent and Whitney | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Expert guides, great accommodations, and an experience of a lifetime!
My wife and I decided to take a safari for our honeymoon and chose Mazingira as our guide/safari service. From the moment we landed in Tanzania and were picked up by Solomon from Mazingira, we were well taken care of and had a great time. We did the 7-day safari going to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater.
From day one Solomon had us right in the mix of things and even got us within 10 ft of a cheetah chase and kill of a red stag which he said that in all his years of experience was the closest he's ever been to something like this, so it goes without saying that we got a once in a lifetime view of this intense part of nature. We saw all of the "big 5" animals by time we were done and even came up on a bonus Caracal cat which apparently is extremely rare! We saw so many animals that it is hard to even remember them all!
We took lots of pictures ourselves but Solomon seems to be a professional photography as well because he shared his pictures with us and they are absolutely breathtaking! He is also incredibly knowledgeable about every part of the parks that we visited from knowing facts about the animals, plants, birds, bugs, fish, and even the geological history of the areas. So suffice to say that we learned a lot too!
The daily picnic lunches provided on the trip were also spectacular and it was almost surreal to be sitting in the middle of these vast parts of nature and eating all of this delicious local food. When we tried some banana wine at a village tour and told Solomon that we really enjoyed it, he went out that night after dropping us off at the hotel and picked up a couple bottles for us to enjoy on the rest of our trip which shows how dedicated he is to us having an excellent and unforgettable trip!
All the hotels we stayed at were beautiful and very accommodating to us. Solomon made sure that we were aligned for the next day before he dropped us off and also talked to the hotel to make sure they would open up breakfast early just for us so that we could get out in the parks on time.
We added a hot air balloon ride in the Serengeti that unfortunately the weather prevented us from actually taking off but instead of having me and my wife follow up with the balloon company, Mazingira gave us a refund directly and worked with the balloon company themselves so that we could travel back home and be worry-free.
Again, we had a once in a lifetime experience and if given the chance would absolutely book again with Mazingira! We always felt safe, taken care of, and valued customers. Thank you to Solomon, Jake, and team at Mazingira for giving us the a trip we'll never forget!!!
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Email Janie | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Couldn't be better
For 12 days, Mazingira Safari guided me and 5 other photographers to amazing photo ops, mind-blowing encounters with large and small animals and birds, and introduced us to the heart-stopping wonder of the natural world, the northern migration of thousands of wildebeest across the Mara River from Kenya into Tanzania. With great attention to detail, customer service and safety, Jacob is the perfect safari outfitter. He tends to every aspect of the trip, whether it is the seating at a meal, the rooms assigned in accommodations or the food served to clients with allergies. The custom-designed vans are comfortable and offer great viewing from all seats