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Wilco   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: October 2025 Reviewed: Oct 27, 2025

Email Wilco  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The most friendly staff, good house, great safari in a beatyful park.
5/5

Staff is very friendly, lodge is in the middle of the nature, with monkeys, baboons ans elephants near the house.
We made 3 gamedrives, 1 by night and we saw a lot of animal. Franklin was our driver and gide and made it fantasie.
The end of our trip was a diner and the staff made it a romantic moment.
A stay at Mapuziko lodge is a moment in live we will always remember, thanks!!

Ronny & Vanessa   –  
Germany DE
Visited: November 2025 Reviewed: Nov 5, 2025

Email Ronny & Vanessa

Private Tour perfectly organized
5/5

Everything was good, Service excellent and the view is also very nice

Daniela   –  
Bulgaria BG
Visited: November 2025 Reviewed: Nov 7, 2025

Email Daniela  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Charming place with friendly host. Everything was well planned, delicious food and comfortable slee.
5/5

Next to the river, astonishing view. We stayed in a bungalow, with a bathroom and toilet inside.

Velizar   –  
Bulgaria BG
Visited: November 2025 Reviewed: Nov 7, 2025

Email Velizar  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing piece with unique people
5/5

Recommend definitely to all. We spent 2 days full of adventures and fell in love with the place and the people. We did a full day safari tour, a river boat tour, visited a Maasai natural village and all the time we were surrounded by friends. Wish to come back soon.

Alexander   –  
Spain ES
Visited: January 2026 Reviewed: Feb 10, 2026

Email Alexander  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Amazing lodge and safari!
5/5

We stayed for 2 nights at Mapumziko Lodge and everything was great. The place was really nice and the location was sublime, just next to Rufiji river. The room was cozy and clean. All the staff were friendly, helpful and professional. We even saw elephants from the terrace and plenty of black-and-white colobus and blue monkeys. Also we booked with them the activities: the river safari and the bushman walk were excellent but the full-day jeep safari was truly amazing. Totally recommended!

Ursina   –  
Switzerland CH
Visited: February 2026 Reviewed: Feb 17, 2026

Email Ursina  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Great Safari tailored to our wishes
5/5

We had a fantastic experience on boat, day and night safari with Selous Mapumziko Lodge.
If you want to support locally owned businesses, book with them.
The guides were super friendly, knowledgeable and experienced and tailored the trip to our needs, ensuring we saw an amazing array of wildlife, including some hard-to-spot species.

Kätlin   –  
Estonia EE
Visited: February 2026 Reviewed: Feb 26, 2026

Email Kätlin  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The safari was great, we saw a lot of animals and had a great experience.
5/5

We stayed in a real safari tent, it was nice to fall asleep at night to the sounds of different animals. The safari lasted all day, with lunch in between. We saw many different animals - elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, wilddogs, buffaloes, goats, hyenas, etc. The child counted that he saw 105 giraffes. The guide was nice and talkative, he knew all the animals and birds.

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Heitti Tuisk   –  
Estonia EE
Visited: February 2026 Reviewed: Feb 26, 2026

Email Heitti Tuisk  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great safari. We saw many different animals, including Wild Dogs.
5/5

It was the best experience with my familiy went for 3days safari we did a boat safari and game drive. We recomend you to book with this tour company

Maria   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: May 2026 Reviewed: May 14, 2026

Email Maria  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Great driver and guide with a lot of knowledge, humour and passion for nature. Well organized!
5/5

Unforgettable experience; the many animals, beautiful nature, Masai village, driving around and enjoying the lodges. We were very well cared for and enjoyed every minute!

Hanneke   –  
Belgium BE
Visited: May 2026 Reviewed: May 14, 2026

Email Hanneke  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Awesome :) Professional, skilled and relaxed
5/5

Franklin is an enthuisiastic and very friendly guide. He starts off by emphasizing "hakuna matata" and "pole pole" and creates a relaxed and warm atmosphere. The Land Cruiser with which we drove through the country started to feel like home :) The combination of impressive driving, sharing of his comprehensive knowledge of anything nature related, finding the beautiful lunch spots, and his attentiveness to creating the best possible photographs and going the extra mile are amazing!

The communication before was clear and reliable and, during some challenges at our side, the team was always very helpful ;) The quote we reserved beforehand is very representative of the program. The schedule of our 5-Day Safari to Mikumi and Selous Game Reserve was well constructed. The Masai visit on Day 1 was a great introduction of safari. The combination of the Mikumi park, the long but certainly beautiful drive across the country on Day 3 towards Nyerere National Parc, and the Boat Safari on Day 4, and the Bush walk on Day 5 created a much appreciated diversity which made us fall in love with Tanzanian nature :)

We are really appreciated having one driver and guide during the whole safari, and in driving across the country - additional guides were present in the Masai village as well as in the boat and walking safari. The lodges were all great, with a special appreciation for the location and view in the Selous Mapumziko Lodge on Night 3 and 4, and the wonderful atmosphere in Camp Bastian Mikumi on Day 1. We would have loved to stay here two nights as well :)

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