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Brilliant Adventures and Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Association of Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $250 to $3,510 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Kathy | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lightness was very responsive and helpful. Couldn’t be better!!
When my son and I decided to do this trip, I spent many hours looking at different safaris and itineraries. Brilliant kept popping up with the exact type of adventure we were looking for. Even the name “Brilliant Adventures and Safaris “ spoke to me! This trip was the fulfillment of a 25 year dream. Upon knowing that, Lightness did all she could to ensure our trip was that and even more. She tweaked our original schedule to match what we requested to perfection. We communicated often and she always responded promptly. Quite a feat knowing we are on opposite sides of the globe!
From the beginning we were treated like royalty! Our guide, Osbert, was every bit as attentive in person as Lightness had been. He was extremely knowledgeable about everything we asked. And believe me! I ask lots of questions! He actually tweaked our schedule a bit-just rearranged a couple of days. That was the perfect thing to do! We saw more wildlife without some of the crowds. He cared so much about our comfort and enjoyment! At one point we were willing to give up our search for cheetahs, but he would NOT give up! And we saw them!! Two males on a fresh kill! So amazing!! He encouraged us to visit a Maasai village and some local shops. So glad he did this! Lasting memories to bring home!
Right up until we left to fly over to Zanzibar, both Osbert and Lightness cared for us like family. Never been part of a tour with such care and attention. We did have a small snafu occur in Zanzibar with our accommodation. Lightness once again handled that expertly. Her manager even phoned to apologize and make sure everything was okay.
I could go on forever about how wonderful this company is , but I’ll just say….they may be small compared to some , but they were definitely mighty!! When I return…hopefully soon!…I will look to them again!
Email Julie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Attention to detail second to none
Make sure you take wet ready shoes. In your excitement don’t forget to press record like I did
Email Salvatore | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Ten out of Ten experience! TOP!!!!!
Ten out of Ten experience! TOP!!!!!
Bonny and Lightness were just amazing.
Lightness was SOOO patient changing and adjusting the trip to our needs. I kept stressing her with lots of silly questions about vaccines, vista etc. and she was always so quick and friendly.
Bonny just made everything happen for us, anything we wanted to do, he already planned for it ! absolutely top man.
We just ended up in the very best hands Tanzania has to offer.
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Email Joao | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kind, friendly staff and well organised tour
I would really recommend these guys, the whole trip went really smoothly, no bad surprises, only good ones!
If you enjoy Africa and being in the wild, this is the agency for you!
Email Michelle | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
The team at Brilliant Safari’s did a wonderful job of tailoring our 5 day Safari experience. Joshua was our guide and his knowledge and expertise of the parks and animals made our experience, we were lucky enough to see The Big 5 and this was all down to Joshua’s experience. Lightness created our package and was patient with our queries during the booking process. The hotels all exceeded expectations and this was reflected in the quality of the lunches we had during Safari. I can’t recommend Brilliant safaris enough.
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Email Thomas F. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing
Brilliant Adventures and Safaris made our family dream come true.
Our family experienced a trip of a lifetime in March 2022 when we travelled to
Tanzania with Brilliant Adventures and Safaris! Gladys at Brilliant Adventures and Safaris was amazing to work with and created an itinerary just right for us. Gabriel, our guide, was fantastic! We are convinced he knows every person and animal in Tanzania. His knowledge of the country, its history, its people, and the animals that live there is immense. We travelled for over two weeks with Gabriel as our guide. We were able to visit the wild animal parks, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater, we saw, lions, rhinos, giraffes, elephants, leopards, warthogs, hippos, dik-diks, zebras, birds of all kinds and so much more! The lodges were fantastic, and the Tanzanian people were friendly and kind. Gladys also made our travel and lodging arrangements for a visit to Zanzibar after our safari. It was an amazing trip! We are grateful to Brilliant Adventures and Safaris, Gladys, and Gabriel for giving us a trip that our family will remember forever!
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Email Flora | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
She was friendly, professional and very knowledgeable.
We have just returned from the most wonderful safari and cannot thank Brilliant Adventures and Safaris enough for their excellent organization and customer service. From our initial contact with Jane, the professionalism shone through. Gabriel, our driver/guide, was very knowledgeable and experienced and made us feel at ease from the start. Nothing was too much trouble in making our safari an experience to remember for ever. Their safari vehicle is spectacular with unique features which made our game drive experience one of a kind. I would not hesitate to recommend Brilliant Adventures and Safaris and hope to do another safari with them in the future.
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Email Clara | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best safari trip
GO DIFFERENT Done
The strap line for Brilliant Adventures and Safaris is ‘go different’ Whilst on our safari, I did not expect to discover a hippo beside the road, 30 seconds after I put my camera away. I did not expect to discover a glass of wine with my spaghetti Bolognese for lunch on day 2. I did not expect to discover a lion cub with its face covered in zebra blood, and I did not expect to discover so much information about the animals, the national parks and the people of Tanzania. But thanks to our guide, Max, we learnt so much throughout our 7-day safari. For every question I asked, even if it sounded silly, his answer always gave an explanation I would never have known. He drove for hours, stopped whenever we asked, and we always believed our holiday was safe in his hands. Brilliant Adventures and Safaris came across as a professional operator, with a briefing at the start of our safari and I would recommend both the organisation and Max without hesitation
Email Robert Adamson | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Transparent, trustworthy company that delivers what they promises.
BEST EXPERIENCE
We spent seven days on our safari across Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and we had the best experience with Brilliant Adventures and Safaris. We had heard a lot of horror stories about safari companies swindling foreigners in Tanzania so honestly, we were quite unsure of how our experience would be, but Brilliant Adventures just made it brilliant. We were picked up from our Arusha Airbnb by the ever-smiling Max, our tour guide, with a large bouquet of roses since we were on our honeymoon and we were even given nice hats for the safari. These thoughtful things really made us feel special. The car was clean and comfortable and lined with bottles of mineral water, snacks and soda for our convenience. Each day we had picnic lunch in the national parks where Maximillian would set up the table impeccably with a tablecloth, plates, cutlery and absolutely yummy food that he had thoughtfully got cooked for us. He kept in mind our food preferences and made sure the lunch each day was a complete treat.
Max turned out to be great company for us too and made sure we got to see everything possible in the national park. He would quickly rush us to the spot where one could see wildlife and patiently wait till, we wanted to be around. His knowledge and driving to as per our needs, to ensuring that even during the trip our needs were met.
In fact we had contacted about 10-12 tour operators before finalizing on Brilliant Adventures as they offered the best prices for the lodges we had selected. And we were so happy we decided to go with Brilliant Adventures We cannot recommend Brilliant Adventures and Safaris enough.
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Email Nitin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Just amazing
Max and Jane were absolutely wonderful and took very good care of us through out the trip. After reaching out to a few companies for safari, we found Jane to be very easy to communicate and she was very prompt and responding with options that were suitable for us given it was a last minute plan. After our trip, it was clear that it was the best possible itinerary since we got to cover a lot of places without tiring ourselves out.
Our safari guide was max and he was amazing throughout. Max is very professional and has a lot of knowledge on animal behavior. He drove us from arusha to north Serengeti via central Serengeti and we were surprised how well he knows all the routes in Serengeti even where there are no sign boards. He ensured that we were at the right spots during our game drives for catch sight of interesting activities. He gave us a lot of information during the game drive about the breed, lifestyle, eating habits and other interesting facts on each Anil and bird we came across. It was one of the best trips I have ever had and my wife has the same to say.
