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
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Simona Zerbini | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Safari
We have just finish our amazing 3 days safari in Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. It was well organised and the staff did great job, especially our guide Golden. Campsites were in beautiful place and the tend clean, food was good. We raccomended Suricata Safari to have an amazing experience.
JP
Email Yoshi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Please confirm your itinerary carefully
We booked a 3 day tour exchanging mails with Suricata Safaris. We selected their tour from many options because they offered a tour with a luxury tented camp by a reasonable price in Safari booking.com. We carefully confirmed their offer many times before the booking, since a safari tour was our main purpose to go to Tanzania.
However, we realized they had prepared just a budget tent for us on arriving at a camp site in the evening on the first day. Here, what I want to say is that there might be difference between their offer shown in Safari booking.com and their actual tour. I recommend you to ask them to make precise itinerary for your tour in order to avoid any misunderstanding. I hope no one have such a disappointing experience anymore.
Finally, though I think it was quite expensive as a safari tour with the budget tent compared with other offers, the only salvation was quality of a driver and a cook.
Reply from Suricata Safaris
Posted on Nov 14, 2019We are very sorry to hear that you had a disappointing experience. our company offers safaris of certain quality standard and we are also very disappointed that you didn't enjoy it. we are briefly replying to your comments,
1. you booked this trip via safari bookings we received a quote for the private budget camping safari, we sent you an offer with all details day by day with the camping accommodation listed on each day you accepted it and confirmed as you can see below
On this 3-day camping safari you will be well looked after and see some of the best that Tanzania has to offer. You will experience breathtaking wildlife in the midst of some of the most diverse landscapes; monkeys in the forest, lions in trees, elephants among acacias and a huge variety of animals inside a collapsed volcano. Not only visit Serengeti and ngorongoro Parks but also drive into the world-famous rift valley.
DAY 1: ARUSHA-SRERENGETI
After the breakfast early in the morning our drive guide will drive you
from Arusha to Serengeti National Park Set out for the endless open
plains and stunning skies of the Serengeti. A good-looking four hour
drive, day game drive together with late evening game drive. Dinner
and overnight at Seronera Campsite.
DAY 2: SERENGETI-NGORORNGORO
Serengeti to Ngorongoro, after a relaxing morning and an early lunch,
proceed to Ngorongoro, our well proffessional and experienced driver will
drive you all through Serengeti way to Ngorongoro crater explain enroute
wildlife and natural beauty of Tanzania. We will spent the night on the
crater rim, dinner and overnight will be at Ngorongoro simba campsite.
DAY 3: NGORONGORO-ARUSHA
Ngorongoro Crater tour - back to Arusha. Early breakfast, proceed directly
to the Crater floor for a day crater tour with picnic lunches. Later
proceed back to Arusha.
Included in the tour package are:
• Camping Accommodations
• Meals: Full Board - Breakfast, Hot Lunch or Picnic Lunch and Dinner while on Safari
• All Transfers and Transport, Park Fees
• Game viewing activities as stated in the above tour/safari description
• Services of a Safari Driver/ Guide
• Safari tent, Safari cook and camping supplies
Not included in tour:
• International air fares
• Any required Visas
• Travel Insurance
• Items of a Personal Nature
• Tips to Staffs
What to bring:
• Appropriate clothing for Safari: A warm sweater as the nights can be chilly at high altitudes
• Sun Glasses
• Binoculars for better sightings
Send us your arrival time and date so that we can arrange pick up for you.
Looking forward for your positive reply.
2. As you can see the above itinerary is also published on safari bookings the same, after we sent you the above itinerary and a reasonable price that is on the site till now you confirmed right away and asked for our bank details so you could make the deposit in order to confirm your spot with us,
3. When you arrived on the 5th of September I came to your accommodation in Arusha and briefed you all about the tour and again I explained about the accommodations you were fine and never doubted,
4. when you arrived to Serengeti at 5.pm I received a call from our guide Lewis that we took you to a wrong accommodation I tried my best to explain you and resent you the itinerary we confirmed initial but unfortunately we could not understand each other because you had a language problem,
5. when you arrived to Arusha I asked you to have a talk about the situation but you said it happened and there is no way we could change anything and you promised when you get back hone you would review the emails and let me know if you find out anything but unfortunately you never replied to our emails that were following up the situation you ended up giving us a negative review,
6. our itinerary are well confirmed and well shown on safari bookings we hope that you would find out that we never intended to provide you a wrong service.
Email Gennady | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Hillary has jointed us to company Blue mountain safari. Before he didn't tell
Hillary sold us the tour from company Suricata safari, but when we come to Arusha he has jointed us to freelancer how he have said, but later we have known that it's the company blue mountain. So Hillary has layed to us. That's terrible.
Plus Hillary asked to pay a tips for 10 dollars from each per day. That's terrible.
Guide Emanuel has ugly behavior. Every questions from us and others make him angry.
When we asked to stop him behind the animal he become angry too. We didn't asked him to stop more then one two time per day.
Reply from Suricata Safaris
Posted on Mar 11, 2018Dear Gennady,
we are very sorry to hear your complaint via the safaribookings feedback form.
We were not aware of the situation you were in, and would have done everything to fix the situation.
We can only ask for appologies.
We are really sorry and again would have done everything to correct the situation in case you had informed us before.
Kind regards.
BE
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 !!!
DE
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.
US
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.
SI
Email Meta | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best safari experience
Our sfari driver was Hilary and he is the best. Full of energy and amazing stories and fnny jokes. We had a lot of fun on a 4-day safari (which is totally enough if you want to see all the antional parks). We saw the big 5 group, which was unforgetable. Staying in tents can be really exicitng since you're sleeping surrounded with zebras and bivols, so I would not change it to lodge. Only thing I would not miss is visiting Masai village. It's too commercial already. You better visit Hundzabi tribe which is really interesting (still living in caves).
Email Fraser Stewart | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional company with the best guides and chefs.
Quite simply the best experience of my life. We arrived in Arusha and our driver was there to take us to our hotel. The hotel we stayed in was simple but had everything you need. Our briefer Daniel visited us at our hotel to brief us of our trip. He was very friendly and was able to answer any questions we had. They organised a taxi to the start of the safari, where we met our guide from Suricata, Adam.
Adam was absolutely exceptional. He was very friendly and knowledgeable. He knew exactly where to see every animal and we managed to see almost everything on day 1.
Our chef Salim was also great. His food was exceptional and there was always plenty of it so we never went hungry.
The campsites were basic but we had no problems with them. They were clean and everything was set up for us already. The team go above and beyond for you, making sure you are okay at all times.
The cars were comfy and spacious, even for me who is 6ft 5in. The roof lifts up so you are able to get great views of the animals.
Overall, this really was a 10/10 experience with a 10/10 company. I could not recommend them high enough. If I come back to Tanzania, I will be using Suricata Safaris.
Thank you Adam and Salim.
Email Rory | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One in a lifetime experience
The safari was brilliant with suricata. We had arranged transport meet us at Arusha airport to take us to our hotel in Arusha. We then met Daniel who briefed us on our trip. Daniel was very friendly and helpful.
We met our guide Adam and chef Salim the next day. We travelled with both for the duration of the safari. Both were brilliant. Salim is an excellent chef for breakfast lunch and dinner and you won’t go hungry. We were a group of 6 boys but we were always full.
Adam was very informative of the animals and Tanzania. He was extremely easy going and funny. He knew the safari areas very well so we saw all of the “big 5”.
I can’t recommend suricata enough. I’ve no complaints and the whole trip was flawless.
Suricata Safaris delivers a unique experience with amazing guides and flawless organization
Our experience with Suricata Safaris was absolutely incredible from start to finish. The communication before the trip was smooth and clear, and every detail was perfectly organized. The staff was friendly, professional, and genuinely passionate about providing an unforgettable adventure.
A special highlight of our trip was our amazing guide, Melita. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the wildlife, landscapes, and local culture. His enthusiasm, sense of humor, and warm personality made the entire journey even more special. Melita made sure we felt safe, informed, and entertained every step of the way — we couldn't have asked for a better guide!
The safari itself was beyond anything we imagined. From seeing the Big Five to watching the sunrise over the Serengeti, every moment was magical. The accommodations, food, and transport were all excellent, offering great value for money.
I wholeheartedly recommend Suricata Safaris and especially Melita to anyone looking for a once-in-a-lifetime safari experience in tanzânia