Hilary and Martin - owners of Suricata Safaris
Suricata Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 50-100 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 Isabell | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exhausting but Great Experience
Our Safari with Suricata was a once in a lifetime experience we enjoyed a lot and definitely did not regret! We booked the 4 day mid range safari and we travelled with our 7 year old son.
Great about this trip was:
+ Terengire Park was the best start because we saw a lot of animals on our first day already, our son was so excited
+ We spend our first day in an old open safari vehicle - it seemed like an emergency solution because no other car was free but we enjoyed this a lot and it was way cooler than the other Cars
+ Serengeti and Ngorongoro are also definitely worth the trip and offered different landscapes and animals
+ All acomodations during the Safari were awesome, Boma Lodge was so special, and we also enjoyed staying in the middle of serengeti in Tanzania Bush Camp Simba - u fortunately I forgot the Name of the last accomodation but the staff in all of them were so nice as well as the food which was amazing
+ We felt close to nature and safe and welcome all the time during the Safari
+ We spend the last 3 days with our tour guide Alawi who was super morivated, kind,
had a lot to say about Tanzania, the region and the animals and most of all was really flexible to adjust the toor to our needs - best man! Our son loved him!
What could have been improved is the organisation around the tour by Suricata:
- We did not get any information from suricata regarding our airport pick up, didn‘t get any answers the day before arrival and indeed no one was at the airport to pick us up. Everybody was very friendly and tried to help at the airport, in the end we only waited 30 minutes and it all worked out. But still this is not the experience you want travelling with a kid. An e-Mail or WhatsApp shortly before arrival would have helped to feel better.
- The first briefing we got upon arrival would indeed have been helpful before, since it had some important packing Information: Bring long clothes, a scar for dust, tip for the driver (15-20 Dollar per Person per day), and the car only has space for luggage for 3 nights, the rest of your luggage Stars at the Hotel. Here as well: An e-mail before arrival would have helped.
- The hotel for the first and last night in Arusha was awful. We stayed at SG Resort, an information we also did not get in advance. The surrounding was so loud that we could not get any sleep before and after the Safari. During our last night a staff member even knocked our door close to midnight while we were already sleeping. They had miscalculated the bill for dinner and made us pay the difference in cash in the middle of the ight at the door in our pyjamas. Don‘t stay here if you don’t want to start or finish your Safari tired!
- What was also not communicated properly in advance is that you spend hours in the car on bumpy roads to get to your game drive and to your accommodations. For us it was fine but travelling with Kids you should definitely know there will be 2-4h extra time in the car additional to the actual Safari. If you have problems with motion sickness, bring medicine
Excellent service, unforgettable experience
Suricata Safaris offerwd a great service, we saw so many animals, we felt save at all times. The perfect match between adventure and holiday. Rastaman is the best guide!
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Email CS | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Rastaman
Great Adventure ! Perfect Organisation!
Best Driver, always Safe.
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Email Alina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Simply the best!
I had an amazing time. We saw all the big five and so many more animals! Wow!! Rasta was the best driver ever. He explained so many interesting things to us and I felt safe and sound all the time.
The food was very good and everyone was so sweet and lovely.
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Email Theresa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour
We saw plenty of animals and all of the Big Five. Rasta gave us a lot of interesting information as well as entertainment. The food was also very satisfying.
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Email Christoph | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An unforgettable experience
The entire tour was incredibly well organized and will always remain a wonderful memory for me. Seeing all the animals in their natural habitat was truly impressive. On top of that, our guide Rasta shared lots of interesting and educational information throughout the tour!
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Email Marianne | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience
We had a great experience with Suricata Safaris for a six days group safari camping. The compagny was very structured even though the order of the safari changed last minute. We saw a lot of animals and our guide Gerald was very informative about the animal kingdom. He cared about the guests and was very passionate. My only negative point would be the food. 4 of our group of 5 were food poisonned, so i would say to be careful with the food. And each night there were other people who has been sick too. Facilities at dik dik campsite were bad though.
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Email Catherine | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgetable memories
Amazing 6 days camping safari! Our guide Gerald was great, super good driver, felt safe with him, give us really good informations about wild Life. Gived uns a great experience in seeing so many different animals and memories.
Great organisation of the tour. Camp site in Serengeti, dikdik, was bieutiful landscape but poor facilities, would of like at least some water for a shower.
Simba camp site was super nice!
Down side : got food poisoning, all of our Group got very sick. Some of us miss a day of safari because of this. Lots of other people got sick too.
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Email Quentin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Félix is the best guid of all
This safari is the best experience of my life. Felix is a very good guid and his explain are so interesting
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Email Loredana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Felix is very kind and thoughtful. He is really passionate about the nature and animals
Felix is very kind and thoughtful. He is really passionate about the nature and animals what makes the safari even more better. He has always history. He drives well and is always in a good mood. The food was great, we saw all the big five and we lived exceptional esperiences while sleeping in tents in the savane. I would recommend this tour operator.