Discover Tanzania in our modern Pumba-Trucks
Pumba Safaris Tanzania
- Located In:
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Germany
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $235 to $1,412 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Monika | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Just the perfect Safari
We spent 5 days with Pumba Safaris and loved it. The co-owner Edwin himself was our guide in Ngorogoro and the northern Serengeti. We are regulars on safari - this experience with Edwin was the best ever. We attended Wildlife University: Edwin made us see all the signature animals (Rhino, Elephant, Cheetah, Leopard, Lion, HyƤne...), he shared his deep and holistic knowledge in ecology, conservation, habitats and even daily life of Tanzanian people. He went with us on a night drive to see honey badger, which are among the very rare animals to see, porcupines, and others. He made us see the great migration crossing the Mara river from a special vantage point, where we were alone with the animals! Simply stunning experience!
He is attentive to details which deepen your experience and make your safari more comfortable. In Mwanza we took over his Landcruiser to go on a selfdrive tour through Western and Southern Tanzania and it was hard to part ways. Edwin became a trusted friend and we miss his competent guidance, his friendly personality and - not to forget - his excellent driving which by far exceeds ours. We strongly recommend going on Safari with Pumba Safari and Edwin and Hope to come again.
Monika and Thomas
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Email Lena | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime-vacation
It's difficult to put our boundless enthusiasm into words - however, we'll try to do so. ;-)
The safari tour with PUMPA Tours was absolutely worth every penny! We got to see the Big Five as well as the Mass Migration - both absolutely stunning. It's possible to see the animals from a very close distance which makes it possible to take great photos.
We'd like to emphasize how awesome our guide Edwin was! He is absolutely passionate about his job and Tanzanian wildlife and capable of telling his guests countless interesting facts about the animals and their habits (thanks to his degree from a Wildlife College). He does so without any language difficulties as his English is very good (also regarding all the biological terms). He always wears a smile on his face and won't call it a day before he had made sure that his guests saw as many (rare) animals as possible. Detours and overtime aren't keeping him from doing so. PUMBAs lunch boxes are exceptionally good and stood out in comparison to the ones from the guests of other companies.
Other than that, we don't want to tell you too much - as we don't want to ruin the surprises which Edwin has in store for you. Edwin always knows how to surprise his guests and exhibits a dedicated sense of service. We'll always remember our fantastic honeymoon, so THANKS SO MUCH, Pumba Tours, THANKS Sebastian and Edwin! You rock!
Amazing experience!
We spent an amazing week (November 2016) in Tansania together with Edwin. Edwin loves his job, answers all questions to full satisfaction and always aims at giving the best possible experience to his guests! We booked a private tour, thus the entire car just for us and - more important - passing the safari in our pace leaving more than sufficient time for us to enjoy the animals (and we saw really amazing stuff, even though we didn't go in the "main season"!).
The lodges very absolutely stunning - we were especially amazed by the lodge in the middle of the Serengeti being in a (luxury) tent as close to the animals as possible.
The entire trip - from the organization upfront our trip to getting dropped off at the airport again - went very smooth and we would really recommend spending your safari with Pumba Safaris. Thanks for an amazing week!
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Email Warren and Karen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Serengeti Safari
We just had a wonderful 6-day safari in Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti with Edwin Mramba and the Pumba team. We'd heard about Pumba from a friend who worked on Africa for an international organization, has taken numerous trips to Tanzania and gone on several safaris, and highly recommended Edwin and his colleague, Moses Justin. Edwin knows the wildlife and has a sub-specialty in birds, which helped since one of us is a dedicated birder. They arranged wonderful accommodations at the Serena Lodge n Ngorongoro and at the Tanzania Bush Camp in the Serengeti. We saw the big 5 (lion, leopard, elephant, giraffe, and black rhino) and 140 birds, as well as the wildebeest migration in the Western Serengeti. Tanzania is a wonderful country and the experience was eye-opening.
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Email Patrick and Meike | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience in the Serengeti
We were Pumba's first clients and had a wonderful trip in november 2016. It was a spectacular experience. Edwin is an excellent guide, who knows where to be at the right time. We saw almost everything we hoped to see, only the rhino was too shy :-). The lodges were amazing! The organization was excellent. Edwin is a very nice and fun guy! He knows everything about the animals and plants - so your questions will all be answered ! We will definetely come back to finally see a rhino and to experience the big migration. Thanks a lot and see you soon !!
Custom-tailored Safari ā Fully recommended
We did a 7 day trip with Pumba Safaris: Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park. Our guide Edwin took great care of us and made sure that we always got the best possible position for wildlife spotting and taking pictures. He knows a lot about tanzanian wildlife and is always good for a joke or funny surprise āŗ It was fun traveling with him and we always felt safe and well taken care of. The accommodations in Lodges and Bush Camps were all high standard. We loved sleeping in luxury tents out in the wilderness, hearing the sounds of hyenas at night. Food was great ā because of rich buffets even as vegans/ vegetarians we had a great variety of fresh and tasty food.
So all in all our Pumba Safari was an unforgetable experience that we can fully recommend.
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Email Flo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Better than any expectation!
We made an individual five-day tour with Edwin through the Tarangire National Park, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater. In the run-up we did not really know what to expect - be it the type and number of animals, the comfort of the accommodations or our guide Edwin.
As mentioned above, we are totally thrilled now back in Germany. Thanks to Edwin's expertise, we have seen pretty much everything about animals that you can see. Highlights were certainly the rides, in which one was alone in the endless expanse of the Serengeti and suddenly discovered a lion family at the waterhole. Or when we set off in the morning before dawn and discovered two lion brothers and shortly thereafter two cheetah brothers and no one else was around us.
Regarding the accommodations no wish remained unfulfilled. We did not think what comfort awaits you in absolute nowhere.
And also Edwin has delighted us with his sympathetic nature and responded to every wish, without losing the spirit of discovery in itself. Great!
We can fully recommend Pumba!!
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Email Daniela | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Getting in touch with nature
Two weeks with our wonderful guide Edwin on tour with pumba safaris in the most marvellous parks of Tansania.
Such a pleasure with such a guide! He found the cheetahs chasing or sleeping under trees , the lepards on the sausage trees, exotic flowers , explained us the upsidedowntree ,drove the car safely in every situation, taught us the way of life in Tansania 'Hakuna Matata' . The lodges were excellent , the time being on Safari aslong as we wanted and we could relaxe if neccessary. No Problems , no wishes, because Edwin solved them all. We spend a wonderful time because everything was so well organized and we had just to enjoy!!!
What we did!! Thanks so much to Pumba Safari and Edwin!
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Email Govert | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very professional safari with lots of fun!
We booked an 11 day safari (Hot springs, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Tribes, Ngorongoro and Serengeti) and we have to say Pumba gives you the best safari experience.
Edwin is an expert on East African wildlife, with an keen eye for even the smallest birds and hidden leopards. Thanks to him we have seen almost all the animals in the parks. He is very flexible, full of nice surprises and is just a reliable, professional and humorous guide.
Pumba Safaris is a growing company with an excellent focus on the demand and wellbeing of its clients. We will never forget what we have experienced and definitly want to come back some time! For now we will recommend him to all our relatives!!
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Email Judith Kennecke | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Most amazing travel experience of our lives!
Our trip with Pumba Safaris has been the most amazing trip we have ever experienced - it was truly one of a kind, our honeymoon and it is absolutely the tourguide Edwin who has made it so special. As we changed the tour a bit to our individual needs, I'll be describing our tour briefly.
We started our tour without spending the night in Arusha, so Edwin picked us up at the airport to directly start the safari tour at the Tarangire National Park with us. After spending the first night in an amazing lodge (Lake Burunge Tented Camp) including a pool, amazing dinner outside with a view to the Lake and little dikdiks running in front of our accomodation, we cut the long drive into the Serengeti on the next day in half and had a great lunch at the Ngorongoro Farm House (Tanganyika Wilderness Camps), which was really special and something I can only recommend you to do, as we sat just the two of us in an amazing garden with a great lunch menu and a big marabou bird coming up to us. Overall, we spend three nights in the Serengeti and the Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp which was the greatest and most special experience overall. Our tent was glamorous with hot water and a unique African luxurious furniture style. The people hosting us at the Bush Camp were amazing hosts, the food was fantastic and it was the best three vacation days of our lives. The people made us feel at home at all times and they really cared about our safety. Even when five fully grown lions hung out right by our tent at night! Finally, we spend a last day at the Farmhouse again and went into the Ngorongoro crater to end our tour.
Coming back to our tourguide and heart and soul of Pumba Safaris, Edwin truly cares about his clients' customer experience at all times, he anticipates perfectly to give room for some time as a couple on the one hand and is never too tired to answer questions on the wildlife on the other. As my husband and I were really amazed by the wildlife, Edwin would drive all day for us and never get tired of searching for new animal experiences for us even if we had already spent all day in the car and still wanted to explore some more. I can only recommend to book the car all for yourselves as you have more space to move around and can have the tour YOUR way without waiting on other travellers or even photography nerds.
What is truly special about Edwin is his passion about driving and the wildlife. You can tell he has studied Wildlife in university as he has deep knowledge far beyond what a standard tourguide could tell you about the Serengeti. Also, he is a really funny guy and we loved getting to know him, learn about the culture through him and spending time with him. Finally, as I left my iPhone in the Serengeti, Edwin went beyond all service levels to get my iPhone and mail it to me to Germany, which I was so thankful for. I hope many more people get to book a tour with him and have the time of their lives in the Serengeti. Finally, we can fully recommend booking Pumba Safaris and especially we recommend you to tailor the tour a bit as it is absolutely worth spending some more money to increase the number of nights in the Serengeti desert. The Tarangire National Park is a nice introduction into the wildlife at the beginning of the trip, but the special wildlife encounters happen in the Serengeti!
Edwin, Sebastian, thank you so much for giving us the most special honeymoon ever!