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GreenHippo Travels
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2018)
- Member Of:
- TATO, TALA & Travelife
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $350 to $800 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Viggo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A Tour operator Everyone wants
We had a Amazing experience, we want to thank green hippo travel And especially because of our tour operator Novatus.
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Email George | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Green Hippo 's unforgettable life time experience
Coincidentally we came into contact with Astrid from Green Hippo, when we planned our 22 days travel to Tanzania, and this contact worked out in a unforgettable journey for our family in August. Based on our wish to not only visit the great national parks, but also to meet people, Astrid made a varied travel from Arusha, Tarangire, Lake Natron, Ngorogoro, Serengeti, Mkomazi and Pangani Beach. All the lodges were excellent, beautifully situated and small scale. The social projects at Watoto, Africa Amini Maasai lodge and Chanya School were outstanding and the cycling tour and visit to a rice and banana plantation in Mto Wa Mbu and coffee excursion and waterfall hike in Materuni very informative. The park visits were all above expectation, because our tenacious guide was not afraid to leave the beaten track to avoid traffic jams and ‘mass’ audiences to find exceptional animal encounters including the Big Five and a great variety of (predator) birds. Although Astrid supplied us with a Travel Key app with all details from our trip from the moment we landed till the last day, we were able to make last minute changes during the trip. This resulted a.o. in an unplanned Moshi Tuc Tuc town trip and a half day visit at a Masai family at their Boma. Valence was not only our driver for our whole trip, but also an outstanding, very informative guide and above all a super friendly and humoristic trip manager who made sure that we didn’t have to worry about anything. Valence was more or less part of our family.
All in all we can recommend Green Hippo to anyone who wants a tailormade Tanzania trip, off the beaten track and based on your own desires. As Green Hippo is a local company, all the revenues stay in Tanzania. Astrid and Valence, thank you for supporting us in this unforgettable life time experience.
Email Scott | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great guide with a nice vehicle that transported us to great camps and lodges.
We started with an informative hike on one of the sections of the Mt Kilimanjaro trail. We stayed at the Wonderful Simba Farm and Lodge. What a great start. We met our guide Omega and we started our safari. Omega is very smart and informative as well as a very safe driver. I was amazed how he knew all of the dirt roads in all of the different National Parks. We saw many different animals in all different settings. Green Hippo also set us up with some very cool cultural activities and campsites. Not only did we learn a lot about animals, we learned a lot about Tanzania, its people and the land. What a great experience that we had and I still think about experiences on trip every day. I highly recommend Green Hippo for your safari adventure. Henry and the rest of the staff listened to what we asked and wanted and they followed through.
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Email Eline | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding organization with the perfect safari options
Wow. What a life-changing experience we had with Green Hippo Travels!
The fast response from Astrid, Heleen, and Karin was great. We decided last minute to make a booking, and they did an amazing job giving us the perfect offer.
We had a 6-day safari with the best driver, guide, and friend you can imagine: Clever.
Not only did he show us the Big Five and many other beautiful animals, but every single day he greeted us with his big smile, making sure we had the best day possible.
He is a very smart young man and knows so much about the areas we visited.
He wasn’t just the perfect guide for us as adults, but also for our young son, who was in tears when we had to leave.
Clever didn’t just teach us about the animals and nature, but also shared beautiful insights about life in Tanzania.
He even arranged an unforgettable proposal for us, since my future husband asked me to marry him.
It was truly a dream setting, all thanks to Clever.
Everything was just perfect, and we would 100% recommend Green Hippo Travels to everyone!
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Email Mark en Lonneke | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING
You have those trips that you only experience once in your life. From A to Z everything was arranged down to the last detail. From picking up, with a nameplate, at the airport to saying goodbye at the Maasai. They thought along with our wishes, additions were made and adjusted so often until it was completely customised. During one of our fantastic park tours we had a breakdown with the car so we stood at a garage for 2 hours. Totally unexpectedly we got an app a day later in the evening that we would get a special breakfast at the Maasai the next day. We were picked up and, together with the Maasai, had to walk a bit and in a beautifull place a chef was on site making breakfast for us. Never been so happy with car problems ;-)
Also certainly because of Simon, our driver, we were allowed to see the big 5 and the trip was really crazy so if we may give 1 tip: book at Green Hippo.
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Email Thomas Mentjox | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The perfect trip!
Went on a great safari with my family. Stayed in Tanzania for 3 weeks, with 16 full days of safari. Went to all the great parks, saw everything we hoped for and more, stayed in lovely lodges and met amazing people.
The Green Hippo put a great trip together. Not once did we feel bored or did we feel like we were repeating a previous day. Every new day had something amazing to look out for and to enjoy.
This was all made possible by maybe the best safari guide ever: Valence. I doubt there's something or somewhere in the national parks Valence doesn't know about. Always anticipating our needs and helping us to make an already great trip even better. From taking great care of his landcruiser every day, organizing extra trips and excursions, spotting every single animal on our list, greeting us with a happy smile every morning and mainly just being an overall great guy!!
If you have the chance to go on a Green Hippo safari you should absolutely take it. And don't forget to ask for Valence.