Roberto and Greyson - Savannah Explorers Directors
Savannah Explorers
- Office In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Tourist Board
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $220 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Gabriele | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful
Everything great: the driver, lodges, landscapes, animals. Tranfers good and also the resort in Zanzibar.
An experience to be done!
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Email Elena and Federico | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Availability, kindness and exceptional planning!
From the beginning, Roberto and Floriana gave us all the information about our trip; we did a custom safari, and Savannah Explorers met all our needs. The Land Cruiser was perfect and always clean, and it had a refrigerator too, which proved to be extremely useful, especially when you are thirsty and would drink something good and fresh! Our driver Gerald is really professional, he has been a special guide and contributed to make our journey unforgettable.
Lodges and tented camps where we spent the nights were impeccable, from the delicious food to the suggestive locations, and we’ll always thank Savannah Explorers for the accommodations proposed.
What about the tour?! There are no words to describe the beauty of Tanzanian parks, its animals and nature. We visited Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and the area of Ndutu during the migration.. we couldn’t believe in the existence of such beautiful places! We hope to come back soon, and definitely we will choose Savannah Explorers as our tour operator.
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Email Lorena | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari.....Exciting! Savannah Explorers is king of savanna!
I/We like everything about safari tour. The guide Ricardo is a good driver and he carried us to watch many many many animals.
We don't know organization about tented lodges, so we were surprised, but we like all lodges where we staied overnight during safari and... good choice for the hotel in Zanzibar.
Good assistance of Savannah Explorers (for visa, for change..) before our departure from Italy.
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Email Alessandro | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful safari and awesome relax in Zanzibar !
SIMPLY PERFECT. We have been on the 7-Days-Private-Safari in February 2018 and 7-days of pleasant relaxation in Zanzibar with Savannah Explorers. We went around Tarangire NP, Lake Manyara NP, Serengeti NP and Ngorongoro NP. The safari was from the beginning until the end an awesome experience. Roberto, who organized our safari, always responded very quickly to my requests and everything on our two weeks trip. During the 7 days safari we enjoyed the company of Isaac a perfect driver with a lot of experience. He was able to find many good places to spot animals and last but not least he spoke a perfect italian language. The lodges and tented camps, where we stayed in, (Lake Burunge Tented Camp, Tloma Lodge and Kati Kati Tented Camp) were wonderful, clean, excellent locations, excellent food and very kind staff. Everything for the transfer to Zanzibar was perfectly organized and we enjoyed a beautiful stay.
Thank you so much to Roberto, Floriana, Greyson and Isaac for this beautiful trip.
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Email Dario Steinner | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very well organized Safari !
From the beginning communication with Roberto was very good. He gave us all info and details request and propose to us a "tailor-made" itinerary very well prepared. We really enjoyed our Safari at Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire with a nice guide (speaking good Italian).
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Email Gloria and Matteo M. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The perfect recipe for a good safari!!!
A few months have passed by now. But as we are looking at the photos from our safari experience, we could not delay writing our review to Savannah any longer! The positive outcome of our safari is for sure the result of the great professionallity of our guide: the extremely hospitable and very well prepared Gerald. From the very beginning he was very attentive and reliable: he would always pay attention to whatever we needed and answer to the many questions we posed. He is the best guide and driver we could possibly hope for during our tours at Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and we always felt safe and cared for. Our friend Gerald is also a very nice and fun guy! As for Savannah itself, Roberto checked-in with some calls to verify whether everything was good, or we needed any kind of things! Hurray for Savannah, indeed!
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Email Alberto | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience in Savannah with Savannah
We (x4) had a great experience with Savannah Explorers. We made four parks: tarangire, lake manyara, serengeti and ngorongoro. We’ve have been fully satisfied with all tour. The guide and the driver were very qualified. We enjoyed all the lodges and tented camps selected by Savannah Explorers. Everything was perfectly organized.
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Email Luca Barboni | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wonderful 5 days custom safari in Tanzania
The journey has been so nice, the quality/price ratio certainly the best possible, lodges and tented camps impeccable (beyond expectations), the jeep comfortable and appropriate to the type of route we had to do. Tanzania is almost unbeatable for landscape and quantity of animals, especially Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Assistance before travel and guides during the trip: above expectations.
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Email chiara | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
the eden garden
Safari througout Manyara park, Serengeti park and Ngorongoro park. Organization on time, precise. Our giude, Babuu, always kind, good at driving and searching for the animals we're interested in. Lodge really clean and cozy. Never sparing time because of a plenty calendar in wonderful and exciting landscapes. Perfect travel.
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Email Rachel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime!
My partner and I, along with a friend did a 5-day private mid-range safari with Savannah Explorers this past November. We visited the following parks: Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater. We stayed at Marera View Lodge (2 nights) and a bush camp in the Serengeti (2 nights). I've broken down my review into sections.
Accommodations & Food:
I cannot begin to express how blown away we were with the entire experience. The service, food and accommodations were exceptional...especially considering we paid for a mid-range package. The Marera View Lodge was stunning and felt brand new. It was sparkling clean, well appointed, had comfy beds, spacious rooms and great showers. The staff were so friendly and helpful. And the food was absolutely delicious!
I'm pleased to say I can say all the same about the bush camp. I didn't really know what to expect in that regard, but upon arrival we were shocked (in the best way possible). While the tents do have canvas sides, they are much more like cabins than tents. They have wrap around decks, wood floors, hot showers, and amazingly comfortable beds. It felt more like staying at an eco-hotel than staying in a tent and we were not mad about it. On top of that, the staff was outstanding and served some of the best meals of our entire trip.
Our boxed lunches everyday were basic but we never went hungry. They usually consisted of some fruit, chicken and/or pasta, a juice box, some savory baked goods and then some sweet baked goods. If you're watching your carbs, you may want to let them know before hand. We were in full blown vacation mode, so were happy with all the different types of baked goods we got to try.
Guide & Game Drive:
Our guide Isaack was the best! He was prompt, friendly, a deft driver and was always doing his best to find animals for us. He happily answered all our questions and helped educate on us on the animals and ecosystem. With his knowledge and keen eye, we were lucky enough to see all of the Big 5 during our trip. Considering how much time you spend with your guide, we were grateful to have such a professional. The vehicle itself was spacious, clean and well maintained. It was always stocked with cold waters and had outlets in case devises needed to charged throughout the day. Our vehicle had 6 seats and there were only 3 of us plus Isaack, so we were happy to not be packed in like sardines like other tours.
Communication & Value:
We had reached out to several other tour companies for quotes before deciding to go with Savannah Explorers. They were always so prompt with their responses and patient while waiting for us to make our decision. When it came to pricing, they were not the cheapest but were nowhere near the most expensive either. They had great reviews and were so on top of their communications, that we felt confident going with them. We paid roughly $1400 USD each for a 3 person 5-day private mid-range safari. Now having completed our safari, I can say that this was without a doubt an incredible value and we couldn't be happier we went them.
The only issue we had during our entire experience was with our final payment. We paid the 30% deposit via bank transfer when we booked the trip and thought we could pay the remaining balance with credit card or via bank transfer upon arrival. Unfortunately, there must have been a miscommunication because they expected it to be paid in cash. This caused us some stress because it's quite difficult to pull out that much cash (~$3k USD) in Tanzania. Ultimately we were able to get it sorted by paying a certain amount in cash and then scheduling another bank transfer for the remaining balance. My advice would be to double check with them on how the final payment will be made, so you don't run into the same problem we did.
Overall:
This was a trip of a lifetime! As three mid-30's adventurers who have done a fair share of globe trotting, we all concluded that this was the best trip we've ever had yet. Safari was a bucket list item for us, so we had high expectations and Savannah Explorers over delivered. I would recommend them to anyone looking to do safari in Tanzania and would happily book with them again if given the chance.
