Caracal Tours & Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $120 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Maarten | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari!
At the end of October / beginning of November I went on safari with Ben (one of the owners). It was a fantastic safari! Ben is very friendly and great tour company. He has an insanely good eye for spotting wildlife, which is of course a very nice characteristic when you are on safari!
Every day again it was a beautiful one with beautiful routes, landscapes and wildlife! The safari car was fine and did what it was supposed to do and Marion was a very nice help in planning the route! The chosen places to stay were also very nice and were actually all above expectations!
If you want to go on safari in Tanzania, definitely choose Caracal Safari because of their personal touch, expertise and beautiful routes and overnight stays!
Email kennedy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
unforgettable honeymoon safari
Just after all the expenses and stresses of our wedding, we would never have been able to expect to plan the honeymoon trip we really wanted . Luckily, Caracal Tours & Safaris was there helping us to plan our unforgettable honey moon safari based on our limited financial resource. Thanks to Marion who managed to negotiate best package for us with Maramboi Camp site located between Tarangire and Manyara National Park.
Once we arrived at Camp site, everything was already arranged. We had fantastic room with lake Manyara view. In the evening, something special was prepared for us "sunset dinner with sparkling shampain (a gift from Caracal Tours)".
Also we can not forget two days game drive safari in Manyara and Tarangire planed by Caracal. With experience tour guide Max and Caracal Land cruiser vehicle, we manged to spot unique creatures in various location within the parks including one of big five "Lions".
Me and my lovely wife want to show our appreciation to caracal Tours because our honeymoon was something we could have dreamed for long time. Those amazing memories we experienced, we wil always charity them and look back over and over.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Caracal gives you a good guide and a good value will
While figuring out the trip, which destinations we should or could do better, Marion helped us tremendously well. She sent always quick to respond to my question back. The safari was exactly as we had thought of in advance. Bernard, our guide knows the area well and knows what to look for. We found Bernard not an entertainer. We were well pleased if we not only put questions to him, but this was an interaction. Regarding a safari with Caracal: we can recommend it to anyone if you have a good guide and a good value will.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My experience was beyond my expectations because of the diversity and number of animals.
Caracal Tours and Safaris services made our trip stress free. Once we arrived at Kilimanjaro Airport, my friend and I did not have to worry for a week. We were picked up at the airport, brought to our accommodation, ate, and slept well until we were picked up in the morning to begin our 6 day safari. Our driver was patient and kind; our sleeping accommodations were lovely; the jeep was comfortable in spite of the rough roads; and the food was mediocre with the exception of a few food items. I have given Caracal Tours and Safari's business card to many of my friends. I highly recommend them.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
highly recommended
We went to Serengeti and Lake Eyasi with Ben as the driver.
Ben is a very good guide, pleasent company and everything was well organised.
Beautiful tented camp just outside Serengeti (highly recommended) and at lake Eyasi.
Again, highly recommended and for a very reasonable price.
NL
Great journey with caracal tours
We made a wonderful trip with caracal safaris. We start with a 10 day safari. Ben is a good guide, he see a lot of things, which we should miss if he did not tell us. His knowledge of the nature and Tanzania is really good. We also want to say that Albert always made a nice breakfast, lunch and dinner. We really had a wonderful Safari. After the safari we visit Zanzibar. Marion suggest us to book a overnight stay in casa del mar which was arranged very well, like the whole trip we made. Thanks a lot for everything.
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Email Frank | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Guarantee for a great holiday
Via a Dutch travel agency, we (a Belgian family of 5) have been brought in contact with Caracal Tours & Safaris. Based on some trip examples, I made my own proposal of an exploration of North Tanzania with more safari and less beach. Marion of Caracal Tours & Safaris then returned with a great trip schedule taking my wishes into account and by adding some very promising extras (a.o. seeing the great wildebeest migration and the possibility to climb the Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano). Also the reservations of lodges must not have been easy because we were quite late (end of May for the trip in July) to plan this travel. It was so good to be in contact with such an experienced person.
Ben, co-owner of Caracal Tours & Safaris, was our driver and guide. A really kind man with great knowledge of the wildlife. Travelling with him gave us a holiday without any worries. Beside the common visited national parks, he was also familiar with the less known areas. Thanks to his experience and good eye for spotting animals, we have seen more kinds of animals than we ever expected to be able to see! I especially also appreciated his respect for the animals and nature in general.
So, I certainly recommend Caracal Tours & Safaris for its good experience, flexibility, and kind people.
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Email Maurits | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari with skilled and pleasant guides and amazing cook
We just returned from our 6 day safari with our guides Max and Temba and our chef Albert and truly had an amazing trip. We joined the trip with the 8 of us and saw all animals we hoped to see. Most impressive was the elephants crossing our paths and the lion group (>20 lions) with the cubs playing around. The guides paid the biggest respect to the animals and the nature and were able to bring us to amazing places spotting well hidden animals far before we could see them. They were also well equipped and trained to tell extensively about the animals and the whole ecosystems. Both guides were fluent in English. Chef Albert showed great creativity with cooking surprisingly good meals on a single gas pit.
Caracal responded almost instantly on our emails which was very pleasant. In addition they advised us to take 1 additional day serengeti which was a good choice as we had a very good game drive that day. Correspondence can be done in Dutch as well (in addition to English).
We can strongly recommend both the guides (Temba and Max), our chef (Albert) and the organisation.
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Email F. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The trip has far surpassed our expectations!!
We went for on a vacation through Tanzania and Zanzibar by using Caracal as our tour organisation. Our trip started at the airport with a warm welcome from our driver Ben. The entire trip he helped us in any way possible and helped us to better understand both the animals as well as the country. We couldn’t wise for a better guide. The things we have seen in the parks blow our mind. We had certain expectations when starting the trip, but it was even better that we had imagined. Also it helped that Ben always made sure that we would end up in the front row of the action. We still can’t believe how close we came to the animals.
Last but not least all the places we stayed were both fantastic and unique. We slept at a magnanimously place within the park, but also the lodge on top off the Ngorongoro crater was really breathtaking.
All in all we had a fantastic time in both Tanzania as well as Zanzibar and we couldn’t wise for a better driver!
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Email Deb | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beyond our expectations- we saw everything we wanted to see and more!
The 4 of us had a great time. Max was our guide & he was great. He quickly spotted the animals & seemed to know that if we waited we would see the animals do amazing things.We saw a river crossing which was amazing plus all of the big 5. The accommodations & food were great. We would definitely recommend Caracal.