"Benson Safaris: Thrilling Adventures Await!"
Benson Safaris Tanzania
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2006)
- Member Of:
- TATO, TTB & IGS
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $300 to $1,200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Michael | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The trip of a lifetime, truly amazing! Breathtaking scenery , welcoming natives .. animals galore !
We travelled as a family of three, and are full of praise for Benson Safaris. All our queries were dealt with promptly and courteously in advance of travelling. We were warmly greeted and received such kind attention throughout. The day outings to such wonderful places as Serengeti NP, Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, were very special occasions. Our guide Charles was so patient, stopping to photograph the animals, answering our queries and showing us special places. He shared his vast knowledge with us daily, and looked out for us so much. David our chef, was excellent, most friendly and much fun. Our transfer driver was also so kind and taught us our first words of Swahili ! When my son left his camera (which contained loads of footage !! ) in the car, he had no problem in coming back to the airport to find us and return it safely to us - so kind! All in all a truly memorable experience - hope to go back and climb Kilimanjaro with Benson one day.
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Email Jan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome experience
We did a 8-day safari in September 2016 with Benson safaris. Our trip included 1 day at Lake Manyara, 1,5 days in Tarangire NP, 1,5 days at Lake Natron, 3 days in Serengeti NP and 1 day in the Ngorongoro crater.
We had an awesome time with our guide Issa and our chef Waziri.
Issa is a great guide and able to spot animals at any distance. Thanks to him we saw the Big Five and also a cheetah after a hard days work of finding one. He stopped our car for photographs whenever we wanted and so we could spend time to enjoy the animals close-by. Issa has an amazing knowledge about animals and the Tanzanian landscape as well as the culture. He was able to answer all of our questions in a very competent way. Waziri was our chef for the time. It is amazing how he was able to prepare great meals in the given conditions. We were always looking forward to open our lunch box at noon. We also loved the fresh scones and daily soups he prepared on our trip.
The planning of the trip with Benson was very good as well. Benson was quick to answer our emails and helped us to prepare a great itinerary without pushing us to do things we don't want to do. From beginning to end we had a very good feeling with Benson and always felt safe during our time. The car we had was well equipped and accompanied us through Tanzania safely.
Overall we had an awesome experience with Benson safaris. If we ever do another safari in Tanzania, we will definitely take Benson Safari and ask Issa to be our guide and Waziri to be our chef again.
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Email Instagram: @fadi_jawaid | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome Safari. Very attentive owner!
The best part about this trip is the amount of attention to detail that the owner himself put into our trip. He came and met us the day of our safari and welcomed us to the country, and introduced us to our guide, Peter.
The second best part was our guide Peter. Peter is a walking talking driving telescope. He would point out animals in far distances that I don't even know how a human being can see, but because of his attention we spotted all the big 6 animals including Rhino - which is very rare.
Awesome company. Highly recommended. Well priced.
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Email Holly | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari Experience!!!
Benson is so quick to respond to emails. He always answered all of our questions within 24 hours of them being asked. He was so accommodating and careful to attend to each of our group members' unique and individual needs. He picked us up from the airport, booked our hotel, had a guide for us who showed up promptly when he said he would. All we had to do was show up!
We met Benson either at the airport or at the hotel (as our group had people arriving from different locations at different times). He is a very nice, friendly person who shows a genuine passion for his work. He works very hard and is eager to ensure you have the best trip possible.
Our Safari guide 'Peter' was very kind, friendly, and trustworthy. He quite obviously enjoyed his work and was very friendly and chatted with our group easily when transiting from one park to another. He had lots of knowledge on the various species we saw, telling us fun facts about the environment, geography, and Maori culture.
Peter has fantastic vision and would point out animals long before anyone in the group could see anything. He stopped the car for photographs and to spend time enjoying the animals quietly. I never felt rushed or left feeling like I wanted to stay longer in any one area. And I took heaps of brilliant photographs!
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Email Alexandra | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience
It was an amazing trip!
We saw a lot of animals, beautiful nature, Nice lodges& tented Camps.
We Will certainly go back.
THE organisation was perfect! Thank you so much for everything!
Climbing the Kilimanjaro
We climbed the Kilimanjaro with Benson Safaris Tanzania. We had a great guide, everything was very well arranged and we had a great time. Before climbing Benson replied very quickly to all our questions and we could even borrow a headlight that we lost somewhere in Tanzania. In short, very good communication and service.
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Email Jawad Shuaib | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Life changing experience
Some close friends, my wife and I were seeking an adventure this year. There were tons of choices available when we decided to go with safari and climbing kiliminjaro. After much research we settled on Benson Safari and couldn't be happier. Our safari guide, as well as the owner Benson, were incredibly good and accommodating. Peter, our safari guide, was extremely kind, knowledgeable and professional. We can't say enough good things about him. Tomorrow we are going to attempt kiliminajro and we are super confident thanks to Benson and our head guide :)
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Email Steve P. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
awesome guide awespme safari
7 day safari with 5 days in the parks. Saw everything we asked for and everything. We told our guide Issa what we wanted to see and we saw it that day, Rhino, Leopard, even Hippos in the middle of the dry Seregeti. Was able to answer all questions about Flora and Fauna, only had to refer to his book one time. The accomadations all had wonderfull attentive service. The Kati Kati camp, without asking, even hand washed our dirty clothes while we were out for the day. Appreciated the box lunches and also Benson's variety of beverages as most safari companies were only offering water while out for the day. Great experience with a great company. Would recommend an African safari and an African safari with Benson safaris to anyone.
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Email Cori | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a great experience and I enjoyed seeing the animals in their natural habitat.
Benson's Safaris met my expectations on every level. Esa the driver/guide was informative, friendly and made sure we saw as many animals as possible. Benson's Safaris made my first Safari experience a great one. If I have the opportunity to go on one again, I would definitely go through Benson's Safaris Tanzania again. I would recommend Benson's Safaris to family and friends.
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Email Melissa M | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
So much fun!!!
Picking Benson Safaris was the perfect way to start our trip. First of all, Benson never sleeps. He is very on top of his business, which instantly attracted us to this company. We booked our safari only a few weeks before we were to arrive and still Benson worked with our last minute plans and crafted an amazing package for us. He answered all of my questions but gently reminded me that I needed to get moving on my booking to reserve some of the lodges that we preferred. He came to say hi and meet us before we took off for our first day on safari, which was so nice to meet the man behind the emails. Benson even stored my wedding dress and husband's suit in his office so we wouldn't have to worry about transporting them during our safari
Our guide, Max, was so much fun and very knowledgeable about everything. He really loves birds and kept trying to get us interested in them too. It didn't quite work, but his attempts were really funny. Max is the social butterfly of the safari world. The man knows everyone. We really enjoyed riding with him. We laughed the whole 5 days. Max was dedicated to ensuring we saw the Big 5 and he did not disappoint (although I still question whether we saw a rhino or a big rock far in the distance painted with a horn). The car was stocked with wine, beer, water and sodas. They really ensured we were comfortable and well cared for. I could not sing enough praises about this company. I love that they are a local Tanzanian company and just really down to earth people. We had the time of our lives. We will definitely be back and will book again with Benson.