Siafu Tanzania Safaris
- Located In:
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Denmark
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2014)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $130 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Helene | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience with excellent customer service.
Amazing experience with excellent customer service from the moment we were picked up at Kilimanjaro Airport to the moment we returned. Siafu Tanzania Safaris operated with the utmost of professionalism. Understanding that not all factors are within their control, the drivers and other associated staff conducted their tour with courtesy, humor, and a wealth of knowledge that definitely enhanced my experience. We were able to see many of the animals present within the park (big five) and our guide was responsive to our remarks and comments if we happened to see something that we wanted to stop for. I would absolutely go on safari with Siafu Tanzania Safaris again.I would definitely recommend using their service if you happen to find yourself in Tanzania and have the means and time to visit National Parks.
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Email Veiko | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great trip to beautiful country!
Our group of 5 people spent 21 days in Tanzania. During the visit we were summiting Meru and Kilimanjaro, went to safari in Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and at last we spent 4 days in Zanzibar. Everything went as we have been hoping before our trip with some extra pleasant surprises – for example two nights in Kati Kati tented camp with a real campfire was something no one could expect forehand. Many thanks to Ene, Emmanuel and Freddy -they were brilliant in listening our wishes and problems and also finding solutions to them.
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Email Ronen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome experience with professional guidance
I booked for me and my 12 years old child a tour to Tanzania at September 2018 and it was very successful for both of us. We climbed Mount Meru and later on had few more days of safari experience.
It was the first time for us at Africa and for sure not the last one.
Emmanuel- Thanks for everything.
Ronen
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Email Karin & Marko | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience!
We wished for a safari and meeting with tribes. We visited Tarangire and Ngorongoro parks and 2 tribes. All experiences were great! A big thanks to Simba who guided us through everything and was an excellent companion! And Ene was available all the time if we had any questions. So we had super time! After safaris we went to Zanzibar to where they also arranged our transfers and hotel. Transfer in Zanzibar was also excellent and we did love our hotel. After arriving to Tanzania i had myself i pole pole (no hurry) mode, but with Siafu we did not experience that. Everything was really well organized and on time! Thank you and we will hopefully meet again!
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Email Jens | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience
It was an amazing experience and great moments. Very satisfied with the overall organisation of the safari from Ene. We were well informed and prepared before hand and got very good advice and recommendations from her. We had a very friendly driver/guide Emmanuel, who managed to track down so many different animals. He arrived punctually in the morning of our first day, and we felt very safe on the road to the parks with him. Great dinner and basic but very comfortable accommodation. They did an amazing job,these days were one of the best of our lives and we truly recommend you this company who did an amazing job for a very reasonable price.
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Email Kevin Strandby | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience! Everybody should try this at least once in Their lifetime.
Ene Lepp took care of everthing for us to perfection. It was very comfotable that she speaks Danish, we See this very rarely when we travel around the World.
Hope to See You guys again soon.
Much Love from Aarhus, Denmark.
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Email Kai | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
cozy and trustful company.
I came alone to safari and guide Ene found for me group to join for safari at Tarangire, Ngorongoro Carter, Lake Manyara. Everything was well organized. Emanuel, our driver and guide during safaris ,is well experienced also as driver at so difficult roads.
Ene pick me up from airport, she found hotel and introduced to me local life: the food market, masai market, places to eat local food, helped with phone sim card and money exchange.
Marvelous wilde life experience. My dream become the truth . Thenk you Ene and Emanuel
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Email Veiko | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari
Last week we (4 Estonian) went on a safari with Siafu Tanzania Safaris. In 6 days we visited Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti(3 days) and Ngorongoro. We started at Tarangire. It is a 2 hour drive from Arusha. The whole first day we went on game drive in Tarangire. We saw a lot of animals like elephants, zebras and baboons. So we learned a lot from him and we were free to ask every question we liked. That night we slept in luxury tents with beds outside Tarangire. A good campsite with hot showers. The next morning we drove to Lake Manyara. Our guide knew a lot about the animals. So we learned a lot from him and we were free to ask every question we liked. That night we slept in tents outside Manyara, A good campsite with hot showers. The next morning we drove to Serengeti. It is a long drive but we saw a lot on the way to Serengeti because you have to pass by Ngorongoro to get there. It is a beautiful drive. That night and the next two days we did game drives in Serengeti. We saw a lot of special animals like lions and cheetahs. The campsite in Serengeti is simple but it is very cool to sleep in the centre of the Serengeti. Everyday the cook made food for us. Every meal was delicious and enough for everyone. On the last day we visited Ngorongoro. It is cold in this park so you need warm clothes but it is worth it. Also this campsite was simple but on a beautiful hill, very cosy and with zebras next to our tents. We had an amazing safari with Siafu Tanzania Safaris. The driver and cook were very friendly and skilled and showed us a beautiful piece of Africa.
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Email Peeter | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience, incredible scenery
We had a custom made trip arranged by Ene for a group of 6 persons. We had a week for safaris in Ngorongoro, Manyara, Serengeti and Tarangire, later another week rest at Zanzibar. Our group was lead into safaris by a driver´/guide Freddy, who was so incredibly friendly and nice, by the end of our journey we felt he is our brother from another mother.
Personally, I did not know what to expect as it was my first safari ever. However, already on the first day I was blown away with the scenes in Tarangire; we saw more animals I could dream of, most from very close range. As we soon found out that was just an introduction to our amazing trip, over the week we saw all animals we had dreamed about, from the big five just a rhino managed to hide from us. We witnessed activities and action, which you can expect from National Geographic programs but not happening in-front of you, such as back of lions hunting down a buffalo herd, cheetah nursing her cups just few meters from you, elephants chasing away lion herd, etc.
I had one fear before going to Tanzania, I was afraid of black mamba as one of the most poisonous and fast snakes in the world. When I asked from locals about the mamba threat-level everyone assured me that there are no mambas, you're not going to see it even from far away. Yet, at one rest stop in Serengeti when we were all out of the car, a black mamba appeared from bushes and wriggled extremely fast towards us. Before I realized what it could be the snake was already just few meters away, naturally me filming it innocently. The mamba was smarter than myself, it changed direction and hide itself into nearby termite nest. Only at the very end of this encounter a local man nearby shouted at us to keep away - it is a black mamba. Then it hit me how close it was...
As travelling around we spent nights at very different locations, some, such as Rhino lodge (more like hotel!), was extremely exotic and luxurious, the buffet was sooo tasty!!!. Some other venues, example the lodge in Serengeti, surprised from the other angle. Not that we could not survive there, but just a prior information about its modesty would of helped to prepare us. The place was extremely worn out, with broken windows, no running or warm water (water was provided in buckets), not mentioning about wifi (for few of us a permanent daily internet connection was very important due to some personal events happening at home), electricity was gone at 10... It is somewhat sad that lodge owners do not see any need to invest into their property there, they will always find someone who is looking for the roof over the head at Serengeti, the demand is obviously high. As a recommendation - do inquire information about your sleeping facilities to avoid surprises.
Ene and her team was extremely hospital and helpful throughout the trip. Even though we happened to be there at very busy time for the organizers, there were other groups coming and leaving, Ene was always available for us to answer any questions and solve problems even from far away. Just to mention another incident at Zanzibar where resort managers had improvised and relocated our group into in their words "equal" resort, which turned out to be a total s...t hole. Ene, being herself at Safari somewhere at mainland, gave us full assistance so we managed to solve the problem in few hours and were relocated to a decent resort.
Another hint: at Zanzibar you can trust beach boys to arrange trips for you. At our beach was a local man who called himself Sweet Banana. First I was suspicious towards him when he approached me at the beach, but after some French quests recommended him I started talking to him. With a little negotiation we got from him trips at half price than the same offered by the hotel. In the end, example at the snorkeling trip, we were all in the same group; these who paid at hotel and we who paid half price. In few days Mr Banana arranged for us anything we needed - a taxi service, purchasing beer at fair price, anything we needed.
There is more to share than anyone would bother to read, I have been lengthy already. To wrap up, the trip indeed was incredible. I could not imagine to witness so many special moments, I made so many photos/videos of animals and locals that already during first days my device run out of memory. Hint - take with you a sufficiently large memory card! None from our group had professional photo equipment, however, we have collectively so many incredible photos I don't think we missed anything; fortunately today's smartphones have sufficiently good cameras and we were really close to the animals. Our driver Freddy was truly exceptional in finding these special moments - he is a strongest asset for the company, very much oriented at serving clients to their highest satisfaction. And then Ene, she put it all together and made it possible, beyond what words can ever describe! Many thanks!!
Great adventure!
Our group of 9 members would have been a challenge for every tourist company, because almost everything that can happen to you far from home, on your first African trip, climbing the highest mountain in Africa, happened. But Ene and Emmanuel formed a fantastic team who were able to find a solution to every problem occured. I can’t imagine how should we’ve got through everything just by ourselves without knowing local customs. It was amazing how Ene had always time to solve every little worry and fulfill every little wish we had. And there were plenty of such little wishes. If someone is kind, patient, forthcoming, honest, solution-oriented, then her name is Ene. She literally cares and makes sure that your Tanzanian experience would be perfect. Personally, I can also say that I found a good friend, whom I will certainly turn to next time to discover this part of Tanzania, which was left unexplored this time. And, of course, summiting Kilimanjaro was great experience! Thank you, Ene and Emmanuel!