Happy safari guides from Aardvark Expeditions
Aardvark Expeditions
- Office In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2008)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $180 to $650 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Tom and Dawn | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of our best travel experiences.
Philemon organized our trip brilliantly to be where the migration was headed and put us in the best locations to see wildlife. Our driver/guide Amani had a good eye for spotting the animals and seemed to know intuitively where the best angle for photos would be. Our experience went well beyond the Big Five to animals we had only hoped to see and some we didn't know at all.
Starting at Lake Manyara, we went to Tarangire Park, then to the Serengeti, then Ndutu Lake, and finally Ngorongoro Crater. All the accommodations were exceptional. The people working at them were courteous and helpful. The food was very good to amazing, as in the case of Lake Ndutu Luxury Tented Camp.
Thank you so much for one our best travel experiences.
DE
Email Holger | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
perfect spontaneous trip to Tanzania
I had a spontaneous trip to Tanzania for 13 days. Aardvark Expeditions had only 3 days to plan this journey and to respect my personal wishes. The result: A perfect trip with a mix of Safari, history and culture. I had safaris in: Tarangire, Lake Manyara, 2 days Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater and Arusha national park. And I've seen the big five and many more different animals in a kind, that I never expected to see. I had also a stop at the Olduvai gorge, Stoped at a Massai village and had different walks around Arusha and Kilimanjaro. I stood in some very nice places ovbernight. Especially serengeti Katikati, Sangaiwe tended camp and the destination 3 degrees in Arusha. I want to thank my driver Amani, a perfect gamedriver and a very kind person, Mr. Philemon who planed this all out for me and the Team of the destination 3 degrees to make me feel at home in Tanzania. And I'll sure come back to Tanzania with Aardvark.
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Email Johanna Staxäng | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great safari experience!
We are very satisfied with our safari experience, both the experienced guide that was fantastic, but also the contact with the organisation. They are a very reliable company, easy to get in touch with and helping you to find the best solution. They arranges transport, accommodation and safaris with high quality and we got to see lots of animals and wonderful nature.
We would definitely choose the same company if we would go on safari again!
Email Dr. N. du Toit | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Most wonderful safari experience
Philemon was very friendly,always punctual and most helpful in organising the trip and arranging the accomodations in the game reserve.We visited the Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater , and Lake Manyara.Our driver and guide, Vitalis was very professional, knowledgable and drove very safely.He was very kind and patience with our little son and taught him many things.On short notice ,Philemon even arranged our accomodation in Zanzibar.We have no hesitation in recommending Aardvark expeditions.
Email Bwana O | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Ascent of Mount Meru, group from US Embassy Tanzania, 20-22MAY2016
Many kudos to Philemon and his team at Aardvark Expeditions. We were a group of seven from the US Embassy and Philemon made our hike up Meru extremely enjoyable. Every detail was accounted for and well-articulated to our group before, during, and after the trip. The guide leader, Freddie, was kind, well-experienced and a great judge of the group's motivation and capability throughout the climb. All facilities were more than adequate and the food provided on the trip was top quality. I would recommend Aardvark over all other companies for this and similar expeditions. Thanks! Bwana O.
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Email Nora Kruschwitz | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Safari Experience with Aardvark Expeditions Limited
Hello Aardvark Expeditions Team, thank you very much for putting together an absolutely perfect trip for us in Tanzania. We can't stop discussing the animals we have seen on safari in your beautiful country, the landscape of Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater Area, the conservation efforts, the people and initiatives we saw in Maasai area. Because our trip was private, we were able to have in- depth conversations with people which gave us an insight one wouldn't get on a group tour.
What was important in planning this trip was the time your staff took with us to develop exactly what we wanted. We would like to say thank you for a wonderful safari experience. We think we got the best Safari Driver Guide - not just because you have a UPS and computer memory chip in your brain, and the BEST eyesight, but also because of your Big Smile, your happy personality and jokes.
We appreciate that you looked after us, we will highly recommend Aardvark Expeditions to anybody we meet.
Nora Kruschwitz
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Email Abhishek Anchliya | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Six Out of Five Stars- Amazing Kilimanjaro and Safari Experience!!
My wife and I, along with few friends climbed Kilimanjaro followed by a safari with Aardvark Expeditions. Over the course of 12 days spent with Aadrvark, we experienced nothing but great hospitality and excellent service. Kilmanjaro trip was very well organized. Our guides were excellent and food was delicious. Aardvark chose a great group of porters for us. Hard working lovely people. The arrangements on the mountain were A class. Our tents were always ready before we got to the camp and we were always greeted with hot tea and delicious popcorn followed by sumptuous meals. Four of us were vegetarians and they took our special diets into great consideration. The guides and porters played a critical role on the summit night. The attention we received was unbelievable. There was no other team on the mountain with porters singing for them on the summit night except us. It really kept us going during rough patches. If it were not for Aardvark, the wonderful guides and the porters, we would not have made it to the summit.
The safari experience with Aardvark was also fantastic. The vehicle was brand new and the chosen lodges were great. We stayed at Kati Kati Luxury camp in Serengeti and Rhino Lodge in Ngongoro Crater, both the places were quite amazing. Specially the Kati Kati camp, Its an experience in itself. Our guide Aaron was very knowledgeable and was able to spot animals from far away. We saw great wild life, all the big five and many others.
The owner Philemon Joel is a lovely human being. He was really prompt in communicating with me right from the beginning. He never took more than a day to reply to my text messages or emails. He went out of his way to help us whenever a situation arose in Tanzania. He also helped me in getting a local Tanzania sim. He even helped my wife and I to book tickets for Zanzibar. He helped us throughout our entire stay in Tanzania by giving us great advise and booking things for us. We only paid Aardvark for Kili and Safari but Philemon was pretty much our guide and contact for the whole trip.
I can go on and on about our wonderful experience wth Aardvark and Philemon. However, all good things must come to an end. I highly recommend Aardvark for Kilimanjaro and Safari trips in Tanzania. You cannot go wrong with them. I have extensively travelled throughout the world and Aardvark is one of the best adventure companies I’ve dealt with. Tanzania is a beautiful country with wonderful people. Must visit. 6/5 stars- Highly recommended company!!!!
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Email Hari | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Country! Highest Service Quality!
- Super friendly & flexible: Philemon came to meet us after every event and got feedback on how to improve things for the next set of things. He went out of his way to help out my friends who had some delayed baggage.
- Work Crew: The people that aardvark seems to work with all seemed top notch. Our guides & crew for the Kilimanjaro trek were super attentive and made sure that we were well fed (the food was pretty yummy) & helped us make it to Uhuru Point. Even singing songs to motivate us on summit day which I didn't see anyone else do that night!! All of us made it to the top. The safari guide was also extremely professional & knowledgeable about the area and the animals.
- Equipment - most of the equipment was in pretty good shape. I had some trouble on the tent zips during the kili hike, i would urge that they add a checklist on these tents before sending them up the mountain. The Safari jeep was brand new. The safari jeep was also in pretty good shape.
- Lodging - The lodging that Aardvark booked for us for the safari (Kati Kati Lodge in Serengeti & Rhino Lodge at Ngorogoro) were amazing - Scenic, Great Service, Clean & awesome showers. The Arusha outpost lodge: not so great (the only good things here are the Indian food at the lodge cafe & the WIFI - works better than in most other places but the showers here suck big time)
Overall, The experience was great. The value for money was excellent. We made some friends for life.
AE
Email Kshitish | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience
We had a great experience climbing Kilimanjaro. The porters were great and the guides were top notch. They were very knowledgeable and helpful. They ensured that all of us in our group completed the hike to the top. We were the only group where the guides were singing songs to keep us motivated during the summit night. I would rate the overall experience as outstanding. Definitely worth it.
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Email Hema | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kilimanjaro and Safari
We came to know about Aardvark Expeditions and Philemon Joel through one of my friend who had already climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with this Tour Company which is based in Arusha, Tanzania.
It was our first trip to Africa and I was extremely apprehensive initially. Philemon Joel was very friendly and meticulous that gave me confidence. We told him all the activities we wanted to do and the number of days we could spare. He came up with a thorough itinerary that covered everything from the moment we land at the airport, the local transits and lodging for our 6 days hike to Mt Kili (Machame Route) and 5 days Luxury Safari (Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater Tour and Tarangire National Park).
It is important to take a good company for the hike and Wildlife Safari. Aardvark Expeditions' porters, the drivers, the guides were extremely friendly and knowledgeable. On the hike the guide monitored us daily for any signs of altitude sickness and made sure that we had acclimatized well. We had an absolutely fantastic time climbing Kili and were thrilled to reach the top after a very long and hard climb on the final ascent morning. we were so well looked after, fed and never had any worries at all throughout the 6 days. In particular would like to reiterate how great our guide Merinyo Lucas was. We know we would not have made it to the top without his guidance and support. The food and service was excellent. Philemon took care that all of our dietary needs (vegetarian). I could not believe that I was enjoying a sumptuous meal at more than 10000 ft. It kept me motivated and energized.
Philemon Joel is very dedicated to his business, in the matters of customer satisfaction, right from the beginning , I could communicate and he understood and fulfilled every single request of mine. Hiking Mt Kilimanjaro and Safari had been a dream of mine and my sincere thanks to Philemon to have given me the most amazing trip!!