Makini Tanzania Safari a signature of excellence
Go Makini Tanzania Expedition
- Office In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $160 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
An unforgettable safari with the unique "Safari Monster" – simply perfect!
From our very first meeting with Simon, also known as The Safari Monster, we immediately felt welcome. He greeted us with a thoughtfully prepared package containing a lunchbox, T-shirts, and a traditional Masai shuka – a fantastic start to our safari.
Simon checked the well-maintained Toyota Land Cruiser daily, ensuring our safety at all times. During the drives, he shared fascinating insights into the animals and culture, answered every question knowledgeably, and always maintained a cheerful demeanor.
Thanks to his extensive network, we were often among the first on the scene for special sightings. He always made sure to give the animals ample space, allowing us to experience them respectfully yet up close.
We would particularly like to highlight the personalized approach to the tours. When our camera malfunctioned, Simon stepped in with his professional equipment and took some amazing photos for us.
During our five-day safari in Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro, we were able to see all of the Big Five – an unforgettable experience. Simon was always punctual and professional, and he also shared captivating stories in the evenings.
... A guide with experience, heart and passion – we can wholeheartedly recommend Simon and Makini Tanzania Safaris and are already looking forward to the next tour with him.
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Email Kurt Schultz | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
7-day-safari with Makini had excellent guide, was well organized and fulfilled all our expectations
We are a couple and did the tour trough the northern circuit with 4 other persons in a safari jeep. The guide was also the driver and had good experiance to explain about the animals. He found the places to see them and we got really close. He had the skill to find the path esecially in the serengeti what might be not easy. The lodges had every comfort. The staff brought us hot water for shower and even something to warm the bed at Ngorongoro, which is at high sea level and the nights are cold. The game drives lasted from sunrise to sundown except the time that was nesseccary for transfer to the next overnight stay. Lunch was served in the wild at special exiting rest places with wash room. The cook had prepared hot meal in the morning which was good and really enough. The whole trip was expensive because of the entrance fees and lodges prices, which was all covered. We gave the tipps, we felt conveniant with at the end directly to our guide, to the cook and to the drivers we had in Arusha and at Materuni, also to a local guide at the waterfall. In the accomodations there are tipp-boxes, what is to be shared to the staff, so we gave nothing extra.
Fantastic!
Our experience with Makini started with our tour operator Naomi who patiently and expertly created our perfect trip. No detail was left to chance and thanks to her meticulous planning everything worked out perfectly . We were entrusted into the expert hands of Gift, our safari guide, an incredible young man with a deep love for nature which he gently conveyed to us. His knowledge and delicate manners allowed us to live every day at our pace without any imposition on his part. His magic lay in always being in the right place at the right time, whether it be during the game drive our while entering and exiting the parks. This allowed to see a bountiful amount of animals , including not only the BIG FIVE but the UGLY FIVE 😁. One last mention must be made for the superior driving, smooth and able. There is nothing but praise for MAKINI and the people that work in this fabulous group!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!!
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Email Pauli | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Really nice organization and amazing price-benefit-ratio
If your searching for an affordable but really nice Safari, this is the right one! We did 3 days, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and it was amazing! Our Tour guide took the time, we saw so many animals, once we were the only jeep with around 30 Elephants, young and old all together, walking around our jeep, unforgettably, I‘ll never forget this! The camps we stayed overnight were simple but you had everything you needed. Tents were already there, washrooms were okay, views amazing! (Perhaps bring an own roll toiletpaper, it’s not available all the time) The timetable was really nice, breakfast at 6:30 everyday so we didn‘t loose time in the morning and saw many more animals. Incredible! Breakfast was also really nice, the only thing which could be better is the food. It‘s really good, please don‘t get me wrong, just lunch we had at two of three days at 3pm. But with some snacks manageable :)
All in all it was an unforgetable adventure. We really liked the three days, because there‘s a contrast between Serengeti and Ngorongoro, so you can see many different animals (although Serengeti depends on the time of the year, February was really nice because many animals were in the southern part!) and it‘s also not too short nor too long. We can definitely recommend it!!
