Hilary and Martin - owners of Suricata Safaris
Suricata Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2016)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $190 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Wonjun B | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent safari even in partly raining December
We cleared all the big 5 and others during our safari. Elephants, cheetahs, leopards, buffalos, lions, hippos, rhinos, zebras, hyenas, jackals, warthogs, jackals, impalas, various antelopes, wildebeests, monkeys, and I'm even checking whether I missed any other. Silas and James were knowledgeable and trustworthy guides, being very responsible to take care of everyone's satisfaction at every moment. In our batch we had two cars, and our guy Silas ensured each one had enough time to appreciate the animals and take good pictures and videos of them. Tito was an unbelievable chef cooking great meals at public camps, still makes me wonder how it is even possible. Sleeping in tents and taking shower at camp facilities were all okay for us, but some people may find it cold in early morning and not too neat in shared showers. At night, wild animals roam around your tent and may scare you, but nothing to worry too much if you abide by the safety rules. 6 people from different places of the world with different experiences travel together, and 12 people had meals together, adding interesting spices to the trip. All in all, it is the experience worth having in your life and I totally recommend this safari. One last thing is the weather, the rainy season could be a bit cold to you. You may get wet if you sest on the back row which is not covered when the roof is open, so make sure you wear gore-tex or any waterproof jacket if coming in the rainy season. Still, unless the road is too problematic, nothing will hinder you from seeing the animals. So, go for it.
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Email Klemen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excelent organisation, good guide, delicious meals, provide everything that you want.
We enjoyed the trip a lot, wonderful experience, they provide everything. We took 5 day safari tour, guide was a good driver, with us we had fantastic cook, meales were delicious. We managed to see the big 5!
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Email Linda Larsson | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very attentive and great accommodation!
Excellent safari experience! Superfast when replying to all my questions prior to arrival. Once there, I was accommodated to Tulia Hotel which was fine/ok. The booking proceedure went very smooth. Safari was great and our driver, Lewis was very friendly and informative. If we had any logistical questions the Suricata team was just one What’s App message away answering all our questions. Our Benjamin did really good food and every meal was a joy! Our mid-range lodging was way more than I expected! The different places were marvellous and had anything you’ve asked for and more! The safari ended with a debrief and they really wanted our opinions and how they can improve! That was very impressive and wise! I can highly recommend Suricata!
Email Alex | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great guys who know what they’re doing
The best thing about this company is that they had excellent communication from start to finish. I was picked up and dropped off from Kilimanjaro Airport at the beginning and end. Every team member was friendly and reliable. We saw other tour groups get stuck in the mud (rainy season) but not us! Many other guides also stopped to ask our tour guide James for advice on where to go in the park. He is University trained in wildlife and conservation, and knows his stuff. The food (thanks Tito) and accommodation was really good, if you’re doing a safari I recommend biting the bullet and camping. Make sure you include the Ngorongo Crater (paradise), and the Simba camp site was excellent. They were flexible and we weren’t funnelled through any tourist traps. My only tip when joining this tour is to BYO sleeping bag liner, as it can get pretty cold at night depending on the season. Thanks guys for a great experience
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Email Ernest | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Greatest adventure with great company
The greatest tour I have ever been on (7 day in Tarangire, lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro). Suricata made every step of the way worry free and hassle free. Their vehicle was great (comfortable and capable with no issues), great lodging choices (the angata serengeti is my new favorite stay anywhere), good food (we actually had hot meals for lunch everyday). Our guide (Ezekiel) was super friendly/cool, knew the areas like the back of his hand, is very in tune and knowledge with the animals behaviors/tendencies leading to great wildlife viewing & a very capable driver (not getting stuck like others we saw when conditions worsened due to rain).
Also props for being a Tanzania owned company, there are a lot of foreign owned operators. Support local.
I would take the same tour again in the future... No doubt!
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Email Michele | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
7 Day Safari
We went on the 7 day safari and it was amazing! Ezekiel was our guide and he was very knowledgeable and a great driver. We chose the mid grade accommodations and all of the accommodations were perfect. All the food was very good. I highly recommend Suricata for your safari and would definitely come back!
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Email Corentin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good expérience thanks!!!!
very good experience thanks to Rocky for the wonderful memories and Ben for the very good meals morning noon and evening!
I highly recommend Suricata Safaris!
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Email Salome | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
We spent 4 wonderful days with Suricata and our guide Rocky! Everything was well organized, we had a chef cook with us throughout the stay to have a good meal. Our guide made sure to show us all the animals possible and we had a great group that we had a great time with.
Camping was fine, overnight in the heart of the Serengeti WOW. too bad for the rain showers that we had 2 nights in a row but we can't predict the weather, that's the game :)
Full of beautiful memories
thanks to the whole team
hakuna matata
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Email Tatu & Jess | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience with flexible arrangements
We did a lot of research into different companies before booking and Suricata Safaris was better value for money than other safaris. Fast response to booking and follow up questions. It helps that everything from the airport transfers to all accommodation is booked for you so you don’t need to worry about anything except getting there and enjoying the experience.
The service was great, from beginning to end. Tito is such a great Chef and Silas had a keen eye for spotting the animals. We saw all the big five plus much more. They genuinely wanted us to have a really good experience and made us feel very welcome. The Suricata team all seemed very happy and loved working for the company which made you feel you picked the right one!
We are a couple but we chose a mixed tour with a group but upgraded the accommodation from camping to lodges. Our group experience was so much fun! There were 4 of us in total. And we separated at night between camping (x2 ppl) and lodges (us) which worked out fine and wasn’t an inconvenience at all.
Because the camping group was doing less days than us we also had 2 days alone with just the guide. This would usually cost more but as we booked a group tour it didn’t. Which is fair. This will depend on how busy the season to how many people you are (max 6). Also this gave us benefit of having lunches prepared by the Suricata chef Tito instead of the hotel lunch boxes.
For the accommodation we had a mix between hotels and lodges. All were good - some better than others, but when you are staying in a different place each night that is expected. The park lodges are right in the wilderness so you hear the animals at night and can have visitors around the tent! This is part of the magic of the places and is an amazing experience. You feel safe enough in your lodge and don't need to be concerned with not sleeping.
All in all we had a wonderful time and can totally recommend Suricata!
Email Tom | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb Organisation
Excellent experience! The main guide was amazing and was always on the look out for wildlife - frequently spotting animals we would never have seen. The food was also superb given we were camping. The team was very helpful in organisation and transfers. Would definitely recommend as was very reasonably priced compared with other tours. Only comment would be nice if the guide would sit with us to eat!