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Migration Venture Africa
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Member Of:
- TATO, TTB, MNRT & TLTO
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $1,500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
JP
Email Ken | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience excluding tour guide, Mr.Noely
Yes, I and my wife could see a lot of animals including all Big5 in this tour, it was great for us.
We got satisfied with it.
But our tour guide, Mr.Noely, his attitude to us was terrible, he ruined our experience.
We're really regret choosing this tour ant giving Mr.Noely tips.
The biggest reason why we're thinking so, is that he denied our religion.
In a convesation, we taught him that many people in our country believe in Buddhism.
He said to us,
" I HATE BUDDHA."
.....What ?? Why can he deny the religion others believe in ??
If you dislike other religion, you must not tell others that.
(We didn't say anything about his comment because we already understood his terrible humanity at that time, and of course we were afraid that he could abandon his responsibility to let us see animals tomorrow.)
The second reason is, he perfectly blamed his traffic violation on us.
He committed a traffic violation because we didn't fasten seatbelt on back seat of a car, and he had to pay the fine of it.
Then his attitude to us got terrible, drove dangerously with many tsk, and told us anything in a car.
Yes, it's true that we didin't fasten seatbelt, but that was because it's NOT illegal in our country, besides he NEVER told us "fasten your seatbelt."
Finaly, we decided that we gave him money ..... to save our lives and the rest of our tour.
There're so many other reasons why Mr.Noely 's humanity was terrible, but the margin is too narrow to contain it.
According to him, Mr.Noely have a 3 years-old daughter.
You must be an adult, because your child always see how parents behave, listen to what parents say.
Reply from Migration Venture Africa
Posted on Feb 5, 2023Dear Ken
I trust this message finds you well. On Behalf of the company we would like to apologize what happed with our driver regarding the discsuion on your belief we are so sorry for that i know how if feels when some one try to disrespect my belife. It takes time and money for people to plan their trip to Tanzania and its our responsibility to make sure that any one who books with us gets the most of it. We will take measure to our driver and for what happed to you. Our very big apologies once again
Amos
BR
Email Henrique | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unorganized
Well, we made a safari tour from 22 of august to 24 of August of 2023
And our experience was not that great !
I was traveling with my wife, and Amos the contact of us, since the beginning was very impatient and changed a lot of things.
First of all, it was planned to stay in a particular hotel mid range, and we book 4 months in advance.
And 3 days before we arrive they changed our hotel because told that hotel was full!!!
Very unorganized the company!!
Besides that it’s was arranged that we were going to pay by transfer, and Amos again changed what he had combined and told 1 day before that we had to pay in cash…
After all they told a 3rd different hotel to the guide and we were driven to the wrong place after the first safari !!
The second day the same thing happened and the hotel was told that we were going to stay just one night there ! What was not arranged !
The guide was great ( boni) but I don’t recommend this company because the assistance is very bad !!
Reply from Migration Venture Africa
Posted on Aug 28, 2023Dear Henrique, Hope you are doing great.
To be sincerely we would like to apologize for not satisfying your trip as per your perception.
To clarify on your first complain was that you were not satisfied with the abrupt changes that happened on your accommodation as it was planned. Truely we tried to our level best to find you the best accommodation places but unfortunately they were fully booked we again say sorry for not updating on the last minute changes that happened.
About the payment arrangements we usually advice clients to pay some deposit in order to hold the booking, and the rest of the amount should be cleared seven days before the starting date of the tour. So for this case if the client does not make the payment then we advice that they come with the cash because it normally takes long time for the money to reflect on our account. We again apologize for this Henrique.
To conclude this, we would like to say thank you once again for choosing Migration Venture Africa as your choice. Please we will work on the mistakes that happened and we promise to improve to our level best as its our first time this happened. Thank you!
Email Mick R | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Needs quite a lot of improvement.
I did the 4-Day Unforgettable Tanzania Safari with 3 friends in August 2023. Communication with the operator was sporadic at times and it was hard to get answers to the questions I asked. However, we were collected on time from our hotel in Moshi and out guide Christian was very good. The vehicle however left a lot to be desired. It was an older 4-seater land cruiser which was very cramped for 4 adults and had small windows which made spotting animals and taking photos difficult as not all 4 of us could stand at once and get a clear line of sight. There were some long driving times particularly from Mkomazi NP to Tarangire NP which left us with only a couple of hours in Tarangire. As a result, we ended up doing a slow drive around a small circuit which gave us limited game viewing opportunities (we did see a leopard in a tree, but it was a long way away - not a fault of Chirstian). We did have a good interaction with a black rhino in Mkomazi and same good viewing in the Ngorongoro Crater.
Reply from Migration Venture Africa
Posted on Oct 1, 2023Dear Mick
It was great to read your review of your Tanzania safari Tour with Migration Venture Africa team proper and well arranged trip . Our very big apologies for not meeting your expectations, you ware 4 people and the car that we provided was having 5 seats , but we take your comment very positive when we have such a number of people in one vehicle
When you have a knowledgeable guide who has wonderful skills, this can really enhance your Tanzania experience.
Thank you for your kind comments and hope you will be our ambassador and one day you will return to again Tanzania and travel with Migration Venture Africa
Asante sanaa
Email Mike | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good safari, average company.
We chose migration venture based on a limited budget, as it was one of the more reasonably priced company’s. We had a great time on Safari and made lasting memories. We will say our experience with the company was not as good as we experienced with other company’s on our trip to Tanzania. Communication when arranging the safari was difficult and slow. Replies often did not answer the questions asked, and the details were missing! They tried to charge for airport collection, when it turned out the guides were coming from Moshi all along, this was disappointing. They also tried to charge a 5% surcharge to the over all bill until challenged. We were told a very high tipping rate for the guide also. They did not ask about dietary requirements before the trip and then had to sort on the morning. If these details could be improved the experience would be better! Thanks to our guide Octavian we still had an amazing Safari seeing lots of animals in the parks! (It may be worth considering generally especially for shorter trips like ours that Lake Manyara is sadly experiencing flooding and therefore the wildlife is effected in the area).
Reply from Migration Venture Africa
Posted on Jul 17, 2023Dear Mike
It was great to read your review of your Tanzania safari Tour with Migration Venture Africa team proper and well arranged trip . We are thrilled he was able to give you a unique amazing experience.
When you have a knowledgeable guide who has wonderful skills, this can really enhance your Tanzania experience.
Thank you for your kind comments and hope you will be our ambassador and one day you will return to again Tanzania and travel with Migration Venture Africa
Asante sanaa
FR
Email Greg & Aure | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
a very professional team but lacking enthusiasm
The supervisor of the compagny took into account all of our requests but communication could sometimes be difficult. The food was good but the lunches were not very varied. During the game drives, our guide didn't give much explanation or commentary but he willingly answered our questions.
Email Dan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had the best time on our safari, our guide josez was really friendly and we saw so many animals
We did the 6 day safari and saw so many animals, up close as well. Tour guide josez was really friendly and helped us spot lots of animals, especially the ones we particularly wanted to see. He was always punctual and accommodating. Food and lodges were really nice, Josez always provided water. Nice vehicle too. Our guide sorted out all our documents in between parks really quickly, so overall a really smooth and enjoyable safari
CA
Email Laura | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good services
We choose Migration venture for a safari after a week of climbing Kilimandjaro with them. A friend of mine recommends this company at the beginning. It was cheaper with other tour and the service was good. They made a mistake with our departure date but everything was modified very quickly. Our guide Bonnie was really sociable, kind and always smiling. He paid attention at everything to make these days perfect and unforgettable for us. Thanks for everything! It was a pleasure to make this safari with you.
Thanks!
FR
Email Jacques et Dominique | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful safari with Noely
Very nice 5 day/4 night safari thanks to our guide Noely, who knows where to find the animals. The accommodations were very good. We were amazed in each of the 4 parks, especially at Gerenti. The only problem is the lack of a French-speaking guide, just a not very efficient guide/translator! But the main thing was to see all these felines (numerous lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes...) in very good conditions. Thanks again to Noely
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CH
Email Gerrit Meyer | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very nice operator I can recommend!
I can definitely recommend the safari tour! The landscape is amazing and you can see a lot of animals. We lost our baggage at flight and got it two days later. Migration Venture was very helpful in coordination to get it back at airport. Unfortunately because of the delay of the luggage we had to make a different route and had to pay 100 USD extra to Migration Venture which was okay for us. Our guide was very nice and as it was a fully private tour we were quite flexible.
NL
Email Mara | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgeable, communicative
Migration Venture Africa was very communicative, and they offered a good value for money in their offer. We initially compared a few and went for MVA as they had the number of days we wanted (5 days). The driver/guide picked us up in a clean car with water, we had a great introduction about the days ahead and we went off. The first two days were lovely, a lot of information was shared about the surroundings and habitat of animals, which I love because I'm a curious person. We went to Tarangire, Serengeti 2 days, Ngorongoro and lake Manyara. The days are intense but well organized, there's always water and lunches are good. Noel is a great guy and very knowledgeable, just ask him whatever you want to know. We stayed in Octagon Lodge, which was OK and the staff is lovely (they have the best Swahili samosas). However, in Serengeti we stayed at Baobab and that exceeded our expectations - lodged camps were luxurious, the food was good, there was a campfire with an amazing view on Serengeti and the sunset, I wouldn't mind to come back to this one. We were lucky to see the big 5 quite soon which also of course sets the tone. And we did the hot air balloon, which is a unique experience, however in hindsight it's more interesting to do it when the big migration is happening. For me Ngorongoro made the biggest impression because it's the versatile nature (lake, mountains, clouds, lush trees here and there) combined with mixed wildlife living together (all except for giraffes, and rhinos if you're lucky to see them). Lake Manyara was OK but I wouldn't go back, we saw there elephants and lions but as it's the nature you have to be lucky (which we were!). For all others - Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoror - amazing destinations! On the way from Ngorongoro to Serengeti you'll be passing by an archeological site (Laetoli footprints) which is worth a check. I'm blessed by this safari experience and we ended our holidays on the beach in Zanzibar.