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
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Nina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Good Safari, it went a bit Quick and chaotisch at times.
Lovely people, we have seen everything we wanted however sometimes it felt a bit hurried and chaotic. The chef was really nice and all the parks were beautiful. They will tell you more if you ask them questions. Also keep in mind that the tips are sort of mandatory.
Email Ivy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Brillant, Alawi was very knowledgeable guide. Who brought stories and sense of humour.Un
Unbelivable we saw the big 5 and so many other amazing animals.
Email Patricia | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
From start to finish it was great, Alawi was very knowledgeable and friendly, did not feel rushed, just the right amount of time for everything
Email Julia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Overall good experience but with some bumps
The safari and game drives were great! We got lucky and witnessed two lions hunt a buffalo! I saw lots of animals in their natural habitat and the tour guide, Gerald, did a great job in explaining the species and dynamics of the animal kingdom. I was a solo female traveler and requested to be in a group of other females, which the operator was able to arrange. I felt very safe throughout the trip. Now to highlight some feedback I have for the operator. I got a mid-range package and was disappointed in my stay at the initial lodge, Summit Safari Lodge. It was a terrible experience. My first room smelled like heavy cleaning products with perfume that I couldn’t go to sleep, so I requested a second one which was only slightly better. The hot water was limited and no mosquito nets. Another poor experience was that I got food poisoning at one of the camp lodges and had to skip one day of full game drive. I bought a 5 day package and only did 4 days of game drive and granted a good amount of time is driving to the destination, so was pretty sad about that. Wish the whole system was stricter on food quality protocols. Overall, I did have lots of fun and the people were great!
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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 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
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Email Julia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Hakuna Matata
We had a good experience we have seen a lot of animals our guide made sure we always had a good view.
Email Lorraine | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari!
Lewis our guide was amazing! Very knowledgable, friendly, helpful, and punctual.
The safari vehicle isn’t the most comfortable for such long journeys, if you’re tall it might be a problem! The windows in our vehicle were extremely difficult to wind up and down. The two seats in the back are not very comfortable or easy to get into.
The Safari itself was great! Tarangire was definitely the best day and we saw so many animals. Serengeti was slightly disappointing, but still a great experience. We had cooked food every day for lunch. It wasn’t hot, but it was warm and adequate.
I would definitely recommend Suricata Safaris and wouldn't hesitate booking with them again.
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Email Thomas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A very good experience, our highlight of Tanzania.
An experience that has to be lived ! We have been able to see almost all animals including the big five !
Concerning the accommodation, we slept in a tent that is very budget but very exciting to wake up in the middle of impalas, zebras, really great !
Concerning the food, it is good and adapted as well if you’re vegetarian.
The reason of 4 stars and not 5 is because we drove a lot and sometimes didn’t spend a lot of time in the park.
Email Rosie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Really informative and helpful, knows the safari routes really well and kept to good timescales.
The tour was very good and we seen so many animals, camp sites were very equipped with facilities. The chefs food was very good each day and the guide was very informative on our tour taking us on good routes and asking us questions when needed. The guide was good on checking in on everyone if they were okay. The only thing I would suggest is which came as a suprise was someone from the company came the evening before and said I would get a message when my pickup time would be, this never happened and I got a call from reception saying my guide was here, which was a bit of a shock. My other surprise was the route had been amended from what was stated on the tour. The parks weren’t followed in the order stated in the booking which felt a bit confusing. However this was a good trip!