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
Email Hannah | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Safari Experience
I can highly recommend Suricata Safaris. It sets the bar very high for other safari providers and experiences.
I've done a safari before in South Africa, I saw the big five and the landscape was breath taking, but the service was average, so I didn't have any expectations when I booked the safari this time. But Hilary at Suricata Safaris gave me and my brother the best safari experience:
He picked us up from Arusha airport
He brought us to the Arusha Tourist Inn (both the night before and the one after the safari are included in the price)
We went for dinner (it felt like making friends rather than just going on an anonymous safari)
We had our private chef, Action, who prepared the best food during these 4 days
Ezequiel, our driver and guide, told us so much about the wildlife, their instincts and habits. Turned the engine and radio off, so we could just listen to nature, the animals walking, rawr or eating.
Ezequiel understood how to balance our desire to see the animals, but at the same time respecting the wildlife's privacy and territory. It did not feel rushed at all, and we saw the most beautiful things.
We slept in tents right next to the Zebras and other wild life, plus seeing the milky way as clearly as possible because there's no light pollution at all in the parks - simply WOW!
Also we got given proper mattresses for the tents (not just these yoga mattresses!) and wine every night.
I cannot thank Hilary, Ezequiel and Action enough for this wonderful experience, I hope you don't lose that unique vibe as your business expands.
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Email Alice | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari with Suricata Safaris!
We had a great 6 day safari with Suricata Safaris. The company was clearly dedicated to making sure we had a great experience and many times prioritized our satisfaction over saving money. For instance, Suricata divided up its clients leaving on the same day into groups of four instead of six to make it a more enjoyable experience for everyone. Our guide, Hilary, was very friendly and fun, knowledgable about the animals, and responsive to what we wanted to do. He drove to areas of the park less traveled by other companies and in those areas found us lions and cheetahs within a couple meters of the car. We saw the Big 5 all in one day of our trip (including a rhino which is very difficult to see at this time of year) and over 60 lions. Also the food was delicious (our chef was great) and we were given a bottle of wine every night (which we didn't see any other companies doing). Overall, highly recommended!!!
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Email Trygve Kvåle Løken | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great safari experience
The tour operators, Hilary, Action and Frederic were highly service minded, demonstrated in-depth knowledge of Tanzanian wildlife and provided good food. They were also ethical in the sence that promises and expectations matched the experience. A great safari experience in total.
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Email Deb | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing experience from start to finish with our guide Hilary
We could not have asked for a better and more knowledgeable guide than Hilary. He scouted out hard to find animals and really knew what he was doing. He is also a very delightful young man with a great sense of humor! I highly recommend going on safari with Hilary!
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Email Thomas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing safaritrip with Ezekiel to Tarangire and Ngorongoro
At the end of July, I went with the guide Ezekiel and a group for a two day safari to Tarangire and Ngorongoro. It was EPIC. We saw very rare events like, leopards and cup eating a gazelle, fighting and making out monkeys. The tentcamp was also nice with dance acts, campfire and dance acts. The next day we went to Ngorongoro were we had the most amazing views and saw a lot of wildlife. Lunch we had at a pool full of Hippos. Afterwards, we stopped at a nice site were we had an amazing view over Lake Manyara. Very good safari.
Hakuna Matata
Die Safari kann ich nur jedem empfehlen der nach arusha kommt. Wir waren einen Tag im Ngorongo Krater und im Tarangire Park.
Es gab eine Unterkunft in einem dschungelartigen Camp mit gutem Essen und abendlichen Programm.
Unser Ranger "Frederick" hat uns viele gute Spots im Park gezeigt. Die Big 5 haben wir alle Dank ihm gesehen.
Auf der Tour waren wir insgesamt nur 4 Leute in einem Auto für 8 Leute. Es war sehr angenehm fürs fotografieren und beim Tiere beobachten.
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Email Wouter | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
On adventure with Hillary to Tarangire and Ngorongoro
At the end of July I went on safari with Hillary to two of the most famous national parks in Tanzania. Tarangeri and Ngorongoro. It was amazing. Where other guides did not succeed in other parks, I was shown cheetas that brought their boys to a group of friends, monkeys who were mating and rhinos inside the crater. These things are very rare. It is not easy to say whether it's a coincidence or the guide to see these things. But it were two days apart, I do not think it's a coincidence anymore. That's why I say a big "merci" to Hillary !!!
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Email Felix | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the best experiences i had in my life
The service and the communications were very good, you get a lot of information about the animals and the food you get is really good.
You are sleeping in Tends in the Serengeti which is a great experience. But if you wanna have higher comfort you should book by a different company where you can sleep in apartments.
I have seen the "big five" on a three day Safari and all the other animals you can imagine.
Email Ezekiel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Up Close and Personal in Tanzania
My father and I booked a Safari in February 2017 through a bunch of middle men (each taking a cut off the top), eventually ending up with Hillary as our driver. We joined another four people from around the globe and from the get go, we counted ourselves lucky to have Hillary as our guide.
He was enthusiastic, and willing to be flexible, while providing us with the best complete safari experience possible. Hillary was able to get us up so close to the game and seemed to know exactly where to go. We spent the best part of an hour driving around to try and find some male lions in the south of the Serengeti and Hillary's determination and patience paid off.
If you ask nicely, he may even let you drive along the African plains.
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Email El E. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable safari experience!!
I was a little nervous at first since I was traveling as a solo woman, but this safari turned out to be an amazing and unforgettable experience!! My driver from Suricata was Ezekiel, he was great--very knowledgeable, informative about all the animals, and attentive to us. I did the 4 day safari and we saw basically all the animals at the top of my list: Cheetahs (in Serengeti only), lions, leopard, elephants, Rhino, giraffes, and lots of hyenas, which are my favorite!! The sceneries are just spectacular, just like you see on TV, especiallly Ngorogoro. The Serengeti is fascinating...it's just plain/open spaces where you think there's nothing there, but actually all the animals are there! I was also happy that Suricata was able to provide special meals for me since I'm vegan. I absolutely loved this safari and my only regret is that I didn't choose a longer one as I would've loved to spend more days in Serengeti and seen more rivers.