Sassabi Expeditions

My 40th birthday in Tanzania, unforgettable experience

Going for the Tanzania Safari has been my dream for many years. I always wanted to make this trip memorable. We decided on my 40th birthday to celebrate in this beautiful country together with my wife.

We initially started to plan our September safari early this year. However, after Coronavirus hit the world, for once I thought I am not going to make my long-lasting dream to be true. Like other travelers around the world, we had to put our trip on hold. Reaching this August, we decided to continue re-planning our safari. Before the pandemic, we were in contact with Europe based Travel Agency who later advised us against traveling. We took the initiation of researching online for a Tanzania based company, then when we came across Sassabi.

So let me start by saying this company had no review, which got us nervous and worried but since we had less time in planning and doing research, we leaped and decided to go for it. This is simply because of the responsiveness from Hulda, who made our booking process very smooth. We only paid a small initial deposit to confirm our booking, the remaining balance we paid on arrival. This built trust and we never regret the decision to select them.

The most exciting part of our safari was Joseph, whom we were lucky enough to be our driver and guide. He is the best guide we could have ever asked. We nicknamed him "King of the jungle" simply because of his expertise and professionalism. There was no question he was not able to answer, we saw countless animals including all the Big 5 and for the first time we heard there are also the small five. Joseph took extreme care of us during our safari, the jeep was always neat, we had tasteful lunch throughout and he made sure my long safari dream came true. We now have a friend from Tanzania

The only thing we can recommend is, during the booking process, we wish Hulda specified the tipping amount for our driver guide as we only came to know that we were supposed to Tip Joseph $ 20 per couple per day on arrival in Tanzania. If we knew this before, we would have a separate budget for Joseph.

All in all, we had an experience of a lifetime. We will surely recommend Sassabi Expeditions.