Serengeti Smile Team
Serengeti Smile
- Office In:
- Size:
- 50-100 employees (Founded in 2020)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Tourist Board & AMREF FLYING DOCTORS INSURANCE
- 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)
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 Corinne | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Serengeti Smile did an excellent job organizing our safari.
We booked our 8-day safari through Serengeti Smile, an Arusha-based company. Our sales agent, Erick, was extremely responsive and willing to work with us to customize our trip-every email was rapidly answered. He was also available during our safari, so we could easily communicate any question or schedule change. Simon, our tour guide for the safari, was very competent and attentive, and went out of his way to ensure we had the best experience with many unique animal sightings.
Email Reetica | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Helpful and attentive
Using Serengeti Smile was a great idea, we wanted to use a local company. Booking with Eliad was smooth smiling and he was really attentive to the experience we wanted to have on Safari. We booked a 5 day safari in Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro with a sunrise hot air balloon ride and it was the stuff of dreams! Our guide Musa continually went above and beyond for us, making sure we were able to see a migration crossing and even helped with our delayed baggage being sent to us. His knowledge of the animals, parks and best routes really enhanced this once in a lifetime experience. We highly recommend!
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Email Harald | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional and experienced, organized a fantastic trip.
Planning was smooth and precise with Jonyo, our agent. Execution of plan was smooth. Every aspect of trip was wonderful- lodging was comfortable, food delicious - value was very good. Moussa, our driver, was superb. We always felt safe He is very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna, very kind, fun and always accommodating. Serengeti Smile went above and beyond with returning shoes that were left behind back to Arusha. We can wholeheartedly recommend Serengeti Smile for your Safari.
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Email Valentin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Safari with John and Baraka – Wildlife, Nature, and Magic Nights
A huge thanks to John and Baraka from Serengeti Smile for giving us an unforgettable safari. John’s driving skills, sharp eye for wildlife, and deep knowledge of the parks, combined with Baraka’s seamless organization, made the trip perfect from start to finish. We explored Tarangire, Serengeti, Northern Serengeti, and Ngorongoro before ending in Zanzibar, spotting the Big Five as well as hyenas, warthogs, zebras, giraffes, elephants, and countless other animals. The camps inside the parks were a highlight – comfortable, welcoming, with excellent food and the magical experience of sleeping surrounded by nature.
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Email Anna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfectly Organized Safari – Big Five and So Much More!
We had an amazing safari with Serengeti Smile, visiting Tarangire, Serengeti, Northern Serengeti, and Ngorongoro before relaxing in Zanzibar. Our guide John was outstanding – an excellent driver, incredibly skilled at spotting wildlife, and navigating the parks with ease. Thanks to him, we saw the Big Five plus countless zebras, giraffes, elephants, and many more animals. The camps in the parks were fantastic, with delicious food and the unforgettable experience of sleeping in the heart of nature. Special thanks to Baraka for the flawless organization – together they made this a trip of a lifetime.
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Email Donovan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
IT WAS EXCELLENT!!
Our tour guide Lamek was very friendly, knowledgeable, safe and reliable. The tour itself was awesome! The first day we watched a leopard in a tree eating a fresh kill, a warthog. Then we drove for about 4 km and came upon a cheetah who must have just killed a gazelle.
But OMG! Lameka must have known where the actions were, because after we left the cheetah he took us a short distance away and we saw a lion hiding in the grass watching 2 zebras. Then she crept forward raised up and started chasing the zebra which she killed. The chase was very quick, however the suffocating bite to the neck took a while for her to release zebra ensuring the zebra was dead. Awesome 👌 👏
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Email Christel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best safari experience with Serengeti Smile!
Had the most amazing Safari experience with Serengeti Smile! John (our guide) was very knowledgeable and went above and beyond to make sure we saw all the animals we wanted to see and always positioned the vehicle perfectly for the best viewing.
We mentioned wanting to see baby lion cubs, and he managed to find us not just one or two, but 14! Later, when we asked if we could see elephants up close, he immediately started searching and soon drove us right to the spot where an elephant crossed the road just behind us — it was magical.
We are very amazed at how well he knows the huge Serengeti roads and gets us to our camps and lodges safely and comfortably.
Really appreciate and want to thank Jeremiah (office rep) as well for putting together this amazing itinerary and suggestions of lodges to fit our budget. He was very responsive to all our questions and messages from the start!
Highly recommend Serengeti Smile to anyone wanting a truly memorable safari experience!
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Email Ronak Mistry | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Extremely responsive and accommodating!
I cannot recommend Serengeti Smile enough. From the very beginning, our travel agent, Eliad, was extremely responsive to any and all inquiries and worked with us as we created the perfect itinerary for our Tanzania journey. He included opportunities to explore local areas, as per our request, and created the perfect blend of experiences while doing the Safari. All accommodations that he had included in our booking were also excellent. The food was super fresh and very high-quality at all places that we stayed. We cannot say enough good things about our tour guide/driver, Libe. Not only was he incredibly kind and hard-working, he ensure that we got to see any and all animals on our Safari. Any request that we had, he made them happen. Asante sana, Serengeti Smile!
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Email Mayura Patel | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Libe greets with a smile & converses with in depth knowledge about the culture, foods, animals
Libe is patient & knowledgeable in all the the places we visited from culture to foods to animals and much more. We enjoyed every aspect of our trip especially his patience so we could see as many animals as possible even the black rhino in Gorongoro. And mostly connecting with him and his life during evening meals and throughout our journey. Such a lovely lifetime memory and experience for my family. We all love Libe for his love of his lands and people.
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Email Kaajal | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This safari experience was a life changing experience with an incredibly knowledgeable guide.
I cannot recommend this safari experience more! We were so impressed with how organized everything was. The safari and animals were of course amazing but our guide, accommodations, and food made the trip so memorable. Our guide Libe, was a wealth of knowledge, passionate about wildlife, and navigated the terrain incredibly well. He made our experience unforgettable. Our accommodations were clean and really great; we especially loved Kon Tiki Serengeti Camp where the food was awesome, staff was welcoming/caring/made us feel safe, and wildlife was close by. The food at all our accommodations and lunches on the road were also fantastic. Overall this experience was really great value for the money and Eliad, our trip organizer was really awesome at answering all questions in detail and quickly from the time of booking to the end of the trip.
