Ngekewa Tours and Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2021)
- Tour Types:
- Budget camping tours with set start dates and a fixed itinerary (clients assist with camp chores)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $280 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Michael | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great value for money
Overall the safari was quite reasonably priced and good value for money, despite not being the cheapest.
They are easily contactable via email or WhatsApp and they respond quickly.
The safari operators they sub-contracted to for Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro were professional and experienced. Accommodation and food during the safaris depend on the campsite and will be pretty much the same regardless of operator.
Their Arusha based tours were alright, decent but nothing spectacular. The Arusha hotel they put me in had a good location, but the food was below average.
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Email Andreas R. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Customer centric and care taking safari tour operator. Easy to reach at any time and very flexible.
We travelled as a family of four for totally 7 days with Ngekewa. Over the last half year we had several exchanges with Ngekewa and could find a very suitable itinerary with Safary, Biking, Hiking etc. The organization was very good and especially the hired safari driver was an absolute asset in this whole time.
During the Safari we had daily messages from Ngekewa if everything is alright and if we need anything. We felt very much taken care of which is a kind of good feeling while spending a lot of time in the wilderness.
The hotel, lodge choices were good. Unfortunately 2 of our booked lodges, one in the Ngorongoro area and one at the lake Manyara were changed last minute without any pre-warning before arriving to Tanzania. This was a bit of a disappointment as both lodges would have been surrounded by wildlife and we had the potential of having wild animals in the camp. Nonetheless Ngekewa was organizing very good alternatives and we did not miss anything.
Overall - If you are keen for a non-standard, non-mass-tourism experience with a lot of flexibility and excellent customer care. —> this is you tour operator!
Email Kiya | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
The tour was great and our tour guide, William made our trip so memorable, he was an absolute gem, so informative, knowledgeable and kind! Just slightly disappointed that we missed visiting the foothills of Kilimanjaro eventhough our group was ready on time as per the tour operator. Other than that, great experience and would recommend.
NZ
Email Hazel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent driver for our tour
I booked the 5 day safari for me and my mum.
We chose to pay for the medium range. Everything was excellent. Our driver Jackson was patient and informative. He did his best to make sure we got the best views of the animals
The food and accomodation during the safari was excellent. Very clean and tidy with amazing staff. We had a pool at one of the lodges which my mum enjoyed. The luxury tents lived up to the name luxury.
The review is 4 stars not 5 stars because:
We asked the operate to book accomodation for before and after the safari and this was a let down. It did not meet the expectations ( dirty bathrooms with unpleasant odour)
Secondly there were 4 of us to start in the car but we were all at different accomodation. This meant we spent about 1-2 hours just driving to the accomodation to pick up other people at the start of the day as well at the end of the day when everyone has to be dropped off. We felt this could have been planned better
Overall it was a great trip. I would highly recommend this
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Email Mouldi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very good quality/price ratio for a safari
The safari experience was globally good with Ngekewa. The guide/driver they have chosen was kind (his name is Kelvin), helpful and professional. We really enjoyed our safari with him and his assistant/cooker.
There are some missing things, like the tents' quality (we were excepting bigger and newer), and the first (public) camp site was poorly maintained (probably because it is public and free); the other camp sites we have been were very good though.
Globally the safari was awesome and at reasonable price.
Also, I want to give a special mention to the communication officer, Miss Lulu Christopher. Her communication service from A to Z was excellent. She has been efficient, helpful, patient and very attentive to our needs. That is priceless! (I personally shunned another tour because of their poor communication; a red flag to me).
I really recommend this agency. Besides, we noticed that Tanzanian people are really kind, helpful and respectful.
Email Mar | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lucas was a very good driver and guide
Over all it is a good company. The communication was not always that good. It made me frustrated sometimes.
Lucas our guide was very good, funny and likes joking. He made my trip absolute amazing!
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Email Frank the Bärliner | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Good Safari!
The Safari all together was good, but I changed 3 times the group in 6 days, which is quite annoying in the end.
So I dont know, with which operator I was going exactly.
But in the end it worked out, saw what I like to see and the Game Drives, where good and successfull.
The god thing, different to Kenia, you do need to spot the animals, means like I'm used to it.
The comunicación was very good, you get allways a response If you ask something.