Amshar Serengeti Adventures

Our guide, Dickson, was exceptionally kind, patient and went above and beyond- amazing experience

When first planing the safari we came across Ashmar Serengeti adventures and we saw the amazing recommendations they already had but after speaking to Henry who helped us plan the exact route we wanted with much patience we knew this is the company we are going with. Even before our flight here they made sure everything was ready for us and sent a driver to pick us up at Kilimanjaro airport who took us to our hotel in Arusha for one night before the safari. The driver was very nice and the car was big and had air conditioning and we spoke to the driver almost the whole ride. The next morning our driver, Dickson picked us up from our hotel in Arusha. He was so sweet and nice from the start. He explained everything we were going to do and we started to get to know him. He is very patient which was very important to us. He loves his job and you can definitely see it. He has an amazing eye for spotting Animals, a lot of knowledge and explained every question we had. Overall we had such a great experience with him and we totally recommend him. We had a three day limit so for our itinerary included Tarangire national park, ngorongoro crater and lake Manyara.
I would definitely recommend Tarangire national park for your first day. You see many animals such as elephants, zebras, giraffes and so many more unique animals and they come so close to the jeep. We also saw a lion up close as we were just about to leave.
On day two we went to ngorongoro crater. This site is a must in my opinion! The crater itself from above is so beautiful but the park itself offers you so much. We saw so many wild beasts, zebras, antelope, pompas and so many more. The most exciting was hippos, rinos, a baby leopard which completed our big five and a few lions one of them with cubs. We also waited two hours to witness a lion hunt and Dickson was so patient and just excited as we were. Sadly the park was about to close so we had to start making our back but it was a once in a lifetime experience.
On our third and last day we went to lake Manyara. The park and the lake are so beautiful and so different from the other two parks. We didn’t get as lucky as the other days and we saw a lot of baboons and a most of the animals we saw on day one except the lion. After lake Manyara Dickson took as back to Kilimanjaro airport.

We stayed for the two nights at Bougainville lodge and we were so surprised by pretty much everything. The service and staff were so friendly and welcoming. Our lodge was really big compared to what we excepted. The beds were supper comfortable, we had so many essentials in the room and they really want above in beyond. The first night after a while we didn’t have hot water in the shower and they fixed it right away. The room was also super clean. The food was really good and the everything was very clean. The only thing that needed double checking was that my boyfriend is lactose intolerant and before Henry asked us if we have a food allergy and we told him. At the lodge itself no one made sure there was something he could eat and he was very limited but we made it work.
The jeep was in great shape. We are two people and we had so much space even with the luggage in the back. We had a fridge where there was always cold water and water next to our seats.
I’m my opinion the value for money is amazing. We checked with other companies before coming and you get so much at such a good quality that it is definitely worth it.
I would absolutely recommend Amhara Serengeti adventures as they made our experience unforgettable and we will decently be back in the future to so sarangeti.