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Susan   –  
United States US
Visited: November 2019 Reviewed: Jan 14, 2020

Email Susan  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Susan and not that of SafariBookings.
Under no conditions use this company. I was ripped off.
1/5

Absolutely dishones about what i paid for. Completely dishonest.

Reply from Nodven Safaris
Reply from Nodven Safaris
Posted on Jan 14, 2020

Dear Susan & members,



I felt very sorry when I saw this review.... Susan she is my sweetheart, we had a great conversation before and after meeting at airport she was even more happy.

Am so sorry for all inconveniences, I really apologize for any fault in my side....as a human being errors sometimes happen....this is my first time to fall in bad review after a long period of running tour company.

As I stated before I AM VERY SORRY to my valuable customer. here we believe customer is a king, never a mistake from customer because he/she is the one whose pay money.

At first am sure Susan enjoyed the part of the trip so its not the whole trip had a problem.

she landed at Kilimanjaro, as a special care I went alone to pick her drive to moshi kwh, she told me she had a long plane and terrible, so I recommended her to just rest and sleep for the day, we agreed together and at the end when I was leaving she asked me if we could chart on WhatsApp for any activities addon as she has a two free days in Moshi before the safari, I replied of course yes.

later evening she ping me and we started charting about the possible activities, I recommend marangu cultural tour, we agreed 175$ and conclude meeting next day morning.

As a special care I drove her myself to marangu.

we had all activities with our joke were went to "a life time experience if you don't do it today then never" we agreed to go down to waterfall, with a special care of professional Kilimanjaro guide as we detected already she were old and I wanted to make her dream come true, as I wanted her to see the waterfall because its a life time experience.

we finally arrive to waterfall and she took some pictures..... unfortunately the rain started while we where down.

it was a bit difficult but because we were with Kilimanjaro pro guide he assisted her to the top, it was already evening and I drove her back to the hotel, she where wet and vomiting I bought her two pieces of khanga and she told me several times that the problem wasn't the activities but he felt that way since in the plane....she said she want to rest we could chart later.

I texted later and she told me she was a bit fine and she said she wanted to rest the full day next day it was sunday.

the safari program were supposed to start on the Monday, I asked her if she is capable she replied yes.

next morning I went as aq special care took her from the hotel to where she could change money and buy sim card.

we started our program as it was supposed to start with masai activities at west Kilimanjaro, we arrived and she was so excited she liked the lodge and activities, I dropped her there and agreed the next morning to tarangire, but later evening she texted me and request one more night at masai lodge, because I understand customer travel for happiness not just a program as planned, I accepted the request and the whole trip of 9 days was changed because she was joining the group, so the group left and I had to find another group and change the accommodations in last minutes, I managed to change and find a different group, but unfortunately the original lodges had no availability so we changed to different one.

unfortunately at the morning she late wakeup and the second group left too, I manage to get a different group in my friends company and she jumped inn and where the complain started.



I NEVER HAD A BAD REVIEW



I am really sorry, if its possible to kneel down I could for the mistake of accepting her to change the program. my intention was to make her happy that makes me to go out of professionalism. she didn't pay the money till the morning when she started safari to tarangire, am not complaining but I tried to show how I was very interested to make her happy



With regards

Saad   –  
France FR
Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Mar 9, 2019

Email Saad  |  35-50 years of age

Patrick Tarimo was my contact. He is a professional he knows perfectly his job.
5/5

my contact was patrick he is a professional he knows perfectly his job he answered all my questions. He gave me all the explanations. I could not go on safari to Mikumi because I did not have any more time. but next time I'll call Patrick.

Belen   –  
Spain ES
Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Mar 26, 2019

Email Belen  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Very nice experience!
5/5

We made 3 day Safari, they were talking to us all the time and also with hotel and guides. We went to a nice hotel with awesome food and we had a very kind guide and car for the safari. We also went to visit a masai village!

Tojote   –  
France FR
Visited: September 2016 Reviewed: Jul 2, 2017

Email Tojote  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

“Exceptional”
5/5

A magic moment with Nodven Safaris (f.k.a. Parota Safaris) team.

My guide Samuel has very professional and he know game reserve.

I can not wait to go back safari with them

Jakob   –  
Switzerland CH
Visited: February 2016 Reviewed: Jul 12, 2016

Email Jakob  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Wonderful trip to Mikumi National Park
5/5

We booked a safari to Mikumi National Park at very short notice going directly by car from Dar-EsSalaam. Patrick and his team personally organized everything within 24 hours at an affordable all-inclusive price: pick-up and drop-off at the hotel, drive in their own comfortable jeep, all meals along the way, overnight stay in a quaint new hotel near the park, and lots of great animal viewing, some at very close range. We saw many elephants, giraffes, various antelopes, zebras, hippos, buffalos and a pack of lions at very close to the jeep who were devouring a gazelle which they seemed to have hunted just before we encountered them. The guys of Nodven Safaris (f.k.a. Parota Safaris) are highly recommendable. They made our safari unforgettable!

Emrah   –  
Turkey TR
Visited: July 2016 Reviewed: Jul 14, 2016

Email Emrah  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

.....Thanks Nodven Safaris..... Thanks Patrick.......
5/5

first all I think I have to specify that we had a fantastic holiday! officially , every seconds of our holiday had been planned and prepared by Nodven Safaris (f.k.a. Parota Safaris) and its first man patrick so everthing was so easy for us actually all the details were considered, we wouln't exactly expect such a professional working, during the week our guides came to our hotels to take us and went to join the tour which was planned for the day , together as you see, even transports were comfortable enough! mikumi is very good places we have only 2 days in dar es salaam because of this status we select mikumi and also we are so happy select Nodven Safaris (f.k.a. Parota Safaris) hotel is good our guide is good and very knowledgeable thats all we're really glad for choosing Nodven Safaris (f.k.a. Parota Safaris) and meet that guys; Patrick,Steve,Isa  thanks a lot

Selina   –  
Switzerland CH
Visited: September 2016 Reviewed: Oct 5, 2016

Email Selina

Great tour to Mikumi, Ruaha & Udzungwa
5/5

Our 8-days tour started in Dar es Salaam, we stayed 2 nights in Mikumi (Vamos Hotel), 4 nights Ruaha (Hilltop lodge and Msembe Headquarter) and 1 night Udzungwa (Udzungwa falls Lodge). Our guide Sam was great, he is a excellent driver and knows all the animals and the places where to find them (you could just point to a bird and he would know the name). The food was good, everything was well organized and reasonably priced. We were a group of 4, the size of the Safari vehicle was just nice. We can strongly recommend Nodven Safaris (f.k.a. Parota Safaris) (ask for Sam).

Eva Wickstrom-Ward   –  
Sweden SE
Visited: June 2016 Reviewed: Mar 27, 2019

Email Eva Wickstrom-Ward  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

It was just amazing! We did see all animals and guide was exceptionally good!
5/5

Everything was easy, clear and extremely good value for money! We were so satisfied with the Safari! We were two families with children! The overnight stay and food at the hotel in Mikumi was outstanding! The ride from Dar es Salaam was easy and very interesting! I recommend it highly!

Cynthia and Jeff   –  
Canada CA
Visited: February 2019 Reviewed: Apr 6, 2019

Email Cynthia and Jeff  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Friendly and Knowledgeable
5/5

We were in Tanzania staying at the Harbourview in Dar es Salaam. The front desk connected us with Nodven when we were looking for tours of the area and a possible safari. The next morning we were introduced to Patrick and Gloria, who proved to be wonderful tour guides. Patrick showed us around the Dar area and we were able to take in the beaches, museums, markets and other local points of interests. Patrick also made a point of giving us more of a local experience, eschewing some of the more "touristy" things. Instead we went to the fish market, a local pub, and the market that is used by the Tanzanians rather than the over-priced and kitchy tourist market. That was great! The next day we visited Bagamoyo to learn about the slave trade and see many of the buildings and ruins associated with that time, as well as a local college where students are taught to raise and harvest fish, and build and run fishing boats. Based on these two days we felt comfortable lining up a three day safari for the next week with Nodven.
The safari was to Mikumi National Park. We spent a long day driving around the park with a local tour guide and were so fortunate as to see 4 of the "BIG 5" African animals, as well as many other species. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the area, characteristics of the animals, and knew where were the best places to look for them. The next day Patrick drove us to Udzungwa National Park and we did a beautiful hike up Sanje Falls, enjoying a picnic lunch at a lookout over the scenic valley below.
During the time we spent with them, Nodven took care of all our needs, including meals, drinking water, and excellent hotel accommodations while on safari. They were knowledgeable, and did their best to ensure we had a unique and informative time exploring this area of Tanzania.

Milena   –  
Spain ES
Visited: October 2019 Reviewed: Nov 2, 2019

Email Milena  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Great Value for Money - Highly Recommended!!
5/5

The safari was great, especially the middle day of driving around. We saw tons of animals, including a lion eating a zebra, lots of giraffes and a family of elephants that crossed the road right behind us. The boat safari and the walking safari were also fun, but the middle day was definitely the best. The accommodations were better than we expected and the staff was all very nice and helpful. All in all, it was a great experience for a really good price.
The showers had cold water due to electric problem. Other than that everything was great.

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