Chabo Africa Safari
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 1997)
- Member Of:
- TTB & TANAPA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $95 to $1,050 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email jeanne hoogenboom | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
a unbelievable good operator
The service was excellent! very nice people, we say all the animals in the park! Modest, our guid, knows very good the park, so he showed us everything we wanted to see!
it was a very good safari!
Thanks Modest!!!!
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Email David Yekutiel | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional service and Warm Tanzanian Hospitality at unbeatable prices!
I booked a 7-day tour to Mikumi, Udzungwa and Ruaha for myself and 5 friends with Chabo. A tight schedule in the difficult rainy season. The trip went off without the tiniest hitch, all arrangements worked perfectly and with great flexibility. Game viewing was awesome, no small feat with the grass so high this time of year. Our guide Modest grew up and lives here - every one knows him and he is on his home ground; we were welcomed and well cared for all along the way. I am an experienced guide and tour leader myself (in other parts of the world) and know top quality when I see it. I fully reccomend Modest and his company , they are totally reliable and will not disappoint you.
Exceeded all of our expectations :)
after doing a lot of safari tours all over tanzania, i am pretty sure that Ernest from Chabo Africa Advebture is by far the most skilled and sociable safari guide that i have seen.
his routes were very well thought out and his skills for spotting animals were unbelievable. with his good contacts and connections, he was always keeping track wirh all the animals that have been spotted in the park, which granted us a couple of chances to experience stuff which is definitely not included in the average safari tour ;)
the downside could have been that he insisted on picking us up a bit too early.. which tirned out to be just fine :D
its definitely worth travelling to iringa just to go on a safari with him :D
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Email Chiara | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great guide, great adventure
We (three people) went on safari with Chabo Africa to Ruaha NP. Although it was not the best season, it was awesome. Ernest, who happened to be our guide but also who is the founder of Chabo, drove us in many places in Ruaha for almost three days. He was
- very competent: he knew all about animals and even fauna. He studied a lot on these topics plus he has an amazing experience in Tanzania's parks as ranger, cook, guide (and maybe even something more!).
- very professional: he planned the games in advance and matched his plans with our wishes so as to get the best experience for us
- very helpful and friendly: any time we needed some help, also on the way from Iringa to the park, he was always there for us. He is very kind-hearted.
As we are thinking to come back to Ruaha NP to see it during the dry season, we will definitely do it with Chabo Africa. No doubts!
Nice job!
The company personnel is very trustworthy. I advice them!
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Email Tyer | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great instinct, amazing experience, the perfect overnight safari!
My safari surpassed any of my expectations. Upon arrival at Ruaha we had the camp site set up in minutes and a delicious lunch prepared right away. On our first drive I was thrilled with how much knowledge Ernest has of the safari animals (even an extensive acumen on the birds!) and his sharp eye spotted a cheetah laying in tall grass! Just amazing! The dinner was delicious and coffee around the campfire was a complete thrill. Ernest's instincts the next morning told him to travel on the hill path and within 20 minutes we were no more than 20 meters from a Leopard! He was calling all the other guides to let them know where the action was. I could not recommend him enough, and his personality and insight only enhanced the experience, A+ 5 star trip!
Email Ryan young | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
Had a fantastic time at Ruaha on safari with Ernest he was very knowledgable and accommodating. I Would highly recommend everyone to take a tour with him.
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Email Remi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great experience and very helpful people
We went for 5 days tour in Katavi National Park. Basic accomodation was good enough with private like service. We had the luck to see a lot of animals, the park offers very different scenery, always beautiful. We particularly appreciate to be almost alone in the park.
Organisation of the safari was very smooth, we have to thank Elen for her kindness and her effort to help in the organisation, not only for the safari but also for the transfort to and from the park, it was very helpful!
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Email Tobias Kirschbaum | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari- & Tanzania-Family-Experience: Couldn't be any better!
As a family of six (2 adults, 4 children aged 7 to 16), we have spent three weeks in Tanzania in July/August 2019, two of these we have been on safari with Cahbo Africa. Our tour got us from Selous via Mikumi to Ruaha National Park and was followed by a trekking tour in the Udzungwa mountains. In the parks we stayed in tents on the so-called "public" campingsites. We were accompanied by Sam, our guide and driver, and Salim who took charge of the cooking as our "doctor of the stomach" (as Sam put it - I'd have preferred "magician" though). In Chabo office Hilda was in charge of all organisation details.
The trip was in all aspects optimal and surplussed our expectations by far. From the first email contact and the first programme draft to the final version everything went just fine and on a high professional level. Any question arising before or during the trip were answered at once by Hilda.
Sam was simply perfect and awesome as a guide - being a very charismatic and empathic person, he looked very carefully after every member of our family group. He managed to meet all expectations and needs (and they were quite different with regard to the wide range of age!) and was able to answer all our questions concerning animals, plants and wildlife. Sam turned out to know all the locations we visited thoroughly by heart and led us along many paths way beyond the "standard routes". Meeting all kind of different animals (sometimes as close as elephants actually touching the Landcruiser with their trunks) was fascinating but never terrifying.
Samil was also amazing. We had expected some simple meals but were met in the mornings, at lunchtime and in the evening with meals that consisted of several courses every time. He even took up our special requests as for cooking bananas or the traditional Tanazian ugali which we had asked to try: He took us to the local market and at times even prepared the meals together with us - both adults and children! Samil even baked a birthday cake for our daughter on the open campfire! Amazing.
The tents were in excellent condition and very spacious. Chabo Africa provided matrasses and sheets, we had brought our own sleeping bags as nights can get quite chilly in Ruaha during July/August. Folding chairs and tables were stored in the Landrcuiser in big boxes, the "public" campsites were also well-equipped and very clean. - At nights we were as close to the wildlife as to hear the sounds of hippos and hyanae.
To finish off these crammed two safari weeks and to come up to all our experiences we spent some final days in Zanzibar's northern tip. This also was organized by Chabo Africa: the resort booked was just perfect for our family - quite quite, very friendly. And again all organisation was terrific.
Should we ever come back to Tanzania, we for sure will book again with Chabo Africa - and ask for Sam and Samil!
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Email Hans Wiltink | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent and thrilling
The program, service, communication and the guide Godfried were good. We've had an excellent trip of 5 days in the parc.