African Big Cats Safaris
- Located In:
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United States
Australia
Canada
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Tourist Board
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $250 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email P H | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had a wonderful tour experience and saw all Big 5 animals on our 14 day safari!
I searched the internet for a tour that would give the best chance of seeing all African Big 5 animals. After contacting several tour groups in Tanzania, African Big Cats Safaris responded promptly with a private, 14-day tour plan, modified to fit our specific needs, that would visit 5 National Parks, including multiple days on the Serengeti. We were amazed at the abundance of animals, including all Big 5: lions, elephants, buffalo, leopards, and black rhinos. We saw countless zebras and wildebeests in migration, plus baboons, impalas, gazelles, even cheetahs pursuing zebras, and a host of birds. It was a wonderful sight to behold. Our accommodations were very good, including several days in a tent sided lodge allowing us to hear sounds of the animals at night. African food was good with abundant fresh fruit and vegetables. Our tour guide was the best. He was able to spot the more elusive animals that we would have missed by ourselves, and he answered all our questions. We were always allowed ample time to take pictures and enjoy observing the animals in their native setting. We also visited several native tribes to get a feel of their culture and how they had survived from ancient times. We participated in nature walks and hunting expeditions with native guides who displayed remarkable skill with spears and bow and arrows. Overall, it was a wonderful experience that I would recommend to anyone who loves adventure and would like to see exotic animals in their native habitat. African Big Cats safari did a great job in providing our trip.
CN
Email Ya chao | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I have to say it was an amazing trip.
Although it was a very difficult and challenging trip. I couldn't catch my breath. But Imran and the others always stay with me, and encouraged me, finally I managed it. I am very excited so far. I must say. Every single person with strong heart one can do it, when you just trust your team.
CH
Email Marine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good value and amazing trip !
A dream!!! We had a dream stay with Emanuel our guide for 5 days / 4 nights.
We had the chance to see many animals thanks to Emanuel's experience! The lodges were great (tip: the kubukubu in Seregenti Park was amazing) and the food was delicious throughout our trip.
It was our first safari and we only want to book a next one with African Big Cats Safari !
Asante sana Emanuel for these beautiful memories! We hope to see you soon!
Marine & Robin
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Email Or | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our trip to the safari with “African big cats safari” was amazing!!!
Before the travel to tanzania i asked 6 safari companies for tour proposal for our honeymoon and after some iterations we decided to give our trust to African big cats safari and they didn’t let us down.
The company answered to every question and request we had before the trip (and we had a lot).
The Manager Emanuel met us in the first day to explain us how the trip is going to be and to make sure every request we made would be done. He also met us in the last day to make sure our safari tour was everything we asked for, AND IT WAS!!!
Our tour guide Endeni was absolutely amazing!!!
For the entire trip he made sure that we will see everything, with his hawk’s eyes he saw every thing around us (even far away or well hidden) and pointed us to there. He made sure we will always have the best view to anything we encountered and take care for every need or wish we had during the safari.
Endeni was very polite, knowledgeable and friendly and the best tour guide someone could ask for.
Our safari was in a luxury level with very good lodges: ilboru, kitela, and an amazing stay in kubu kubu inside the serengeti!
We highly recommending African big cats safari!!!
IE
Email Tunde & Herve | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience with a friendly and truly professional team
Best safari experience ever! After reading all the 5 stars reviews on TripAdvisor we had no doubts that African Big Cats Safaris will be the perfect choice, but we were astonished by the professionalism of the company! We met with the manager Emmanuel on our first day, who gave us an excellent overview of our trip and helped us with any questions that we had. Our tour guide, who is also named Emmanuel, picked us up from the airport and was one of the friendliest person we have ever met from that very first moment until we said our goodbyes (and even after). He took us to the shop so we can buy some necessities on the first day and was always listening if we had any special queries. He is extremely well-informed about the history of Tanzania, the fauna and flora of the country and he was always sharing interesting facts with us. Not only did we have an excellent safari experience but we also learned a lot about the country, and for this we are really grateful!
Our trip included Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater and we choose the camping option. It was so much more than we expected! Beautiful scenery, closeness to the wild life, and the camping is really a must! The first night we were in a lodge, then the second night in a closed camping area, but the third night we were in the Ngorongoro reserve where giraffes, zebras and antilops were walking close by. It gets really cold at Ngorongoro, especially at night, so warm clothing is necessary!
During the game drives we saw a great number of interesting animals, including mammals and birds. We brought binoculars with us and it was really great as it allowed us to see some of the animals from really close. Emmanuel always noticed the animals from far away, stopped and shared informations about them with us while we were looking at them. We saw some interesting actions as well, such as a buffalo chasing the lions, lions playing with their cubs and a lioness going on a hunt. Emmanuel knew where to wait for the lions, and what to look out for.
I also want to mention our cook, Vitalis who cooked amazing meals for us and allowed us to taste some well prepared local cuisine! The presentation of the meals was always excellent, we were served breakfast and dinner at the camp site, and warm lunch during the game drives. We always had warm tea and coffee with our meals, fresh fruits and we really appreciated the warm soup in the cold Ngorongoro reserve!
We also booked a Masai village visit for our last day, which was trully a memorable experience! We were included in their welcome dance and they showed us their way of living.
Thank you African Big Cats for this amazing experience!
NL
Email Enzo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience! Experienced guide and team for the Kilimanjaro climb
We were very happy with African Big Cats Safaris and the journey they provided to the highest point of Kilimanjaro via the Marangu route. Even though the Marangu route has an overall lower success rate due to the relatively quick ascent, our trip was well planned with an additional acclimatization day without a net ascent which helped us to adjust to the high altitude. Most of all, we are thankful for our guide Imran and his amazing team, they provided us with everything we needed for the climb. When we were lacking some medicine on the way, they provided this for us as well, and as I understood from other travellers we were more lucky in this than most (some guides do not provide additional services such as these). They were very friendly and great to travel with!
The celebrations after we returned from the peak were also amazing, with everyone we drank champagne and had a sung sang to us which you will surely also hear if you do decide to climb Kilimanjaro. The value we got for the money spent was great in hindsight, for any less than the price we paid, there could be some risk of the porters/guides not being paid properly. For this price (including tips), it seems that everyone was paid promptly and fairly.
We would recommend African Big Cats Safaris and hope you also have a great journey if you do decide to the climb!
BR
Email Mara | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience!
Venance, our guide, was waiting for us at the airport and joined us the whole week. The car, lodges, binoculars and the information gave to us were very good!!! Venance was very polite, experient and nice. The safari experience was wonderful and we believe it was worthy every dollar.
Email Claudia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible
African big cats stood out for their reasonable price and extensive itinerary they provided. After multiple emails (on my part), Justice obliged my every request and gave extensive information, making the process so much easier to go ahead to book. The Safari itself was an incredible experience! The hotels and lodges were great, with lovely staff and environments. We were fortunate enough , to have what we believe to be the best guide, Ernest. He is extremely knowledgeable about EVERY animal and bird and was so welcoming and friendly. We became great friends. He went out of the way to make it such a precious and exciting experience for us and we are eternally grateful for that! Emmanuel at the company was incredibly kind to see us before for a pre safari briefing and after for a debrief. I think this was such a lovely touch to make sure we got everything out of the experience we wanted. I would highly recommend African Big Cats, not only are they a local company, they have exceptional service at a great price
BE
Email Sara | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable honeymoon safari
We choose African Big Cat Safari from a myriad of agencies for two reasons:
1) We wanted a local Tanzanian company
2) ABCS offered us the best value deal for the honeymoon safari we were looking for.
We did a 5 days Safari trough Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Manyara. From the start communication was quick and efficient, as this was our first safari we had many doubts and Justice was always happy to answer to all our questions. The accommodations were all amazing, specially in Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. Food was excellent every time.
Emanuel came to greet us,which adds a nice personalized touch.
Lovoi, our guide, was excellent, thanks to him we saw all animals ( apart from Rhino). He knew how to find them and was always flexible with our schedules. He is very knowledgeable about the animals and gave us really interesting information on behaviors and characteristics. He also had a great eye for photography and always tried to positioned the land rover for best photo angles :) .
We had the adventure of a lifetime and can only recommend ABCS with full confidence!
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Email Nannette | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Crafted an amazing trip of a Lifetime!
We absolutely loved our 8 night Tanzanian safari with African Big Cats. We visited 4 beautiful Parks and experienced and saw so much more than we hoped for. We wanted to use a local company and were 100% pleased. It was nice having the flexibility of choosing our preferred dates, and Justice and Emanuel crafted a perfect experience. The accommodations were all unique and lovely, and so restful after our games drives.
Most of all, our guide Lordlugard was amazing. He had delicious hot lunches prepared from our lodges and served them elegantly. He was an excellent driver, and even repaired a few other tour companies broken down Land Cruisers using items he carried in our Cruiser. He shared his passion of natural history, the local cultures, Botany, geography, and certainly knew ALL the details of all the animals. He was always searching for animals along the way, and managed to have us parked in the perfect position to photograph and view the animals. Lordi was so kind and went the extra mile everyday. He never rushed us as we photographed and enjoyed our beautiful views.
We were able to see the Big 5 and so much more. The highlight of our trip was seeing thousands of Wildebeest successfully crossing the Mara River and continue their Migration through the Serengeti. A viewing of Kilimanjaro on the way to the airport was the perfect ending of a Trip whose memories will last a lifetime. Thank you African Big Cats Safari’s!