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Serengeti Clarity
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2023)
- Member Of:
- TTB & AMREF
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $1,500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Meera | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Customer first attitude, very punctual and communicative.
This was a wonderful safari! Abdul was very knowledgeable and knew the perfect spots to find all the animals. The service was phenomenal and the trip was very successful one, as we saw the Big Five, highly recommend using Abdul as a safari guide.
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Email Owen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a Lifetime with Captain Safari (Kelvin): 7 Day Safari in Tanzania
I did a lot of research on our safari trip. Where to go (Tanzania/South Africa), when to go (time of year), and who to go with (what company). I can confidently tell you that if you are going on a safari, you want to go with Kelvin as your guide and you want Serengeti Clarity to help accommodate your trip as your operator. Our safari was an 7 Day Safari leaving and returning to Arusha, I customized a few days from their typical schedule based on reviews I had read and what we were looking for from our Safari. Frank of Serengeti Clarity was super responsive as we were looking to decide which operator to go with, and was very easy to work with when it came to customizing our adventure. It was just my dad and I on our trip, so leading up to it we were definitely hoping to have a good guide. We have no clue how lucky we were going to be with Kelvin.
Day 1 Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Eileen's Trees Inn
Highlights of the Day: Meeting Kelvin at our hotel... Read more and Frank at the office before we set off. Lions walking along the car. Elephants (SO MANY), in very different settings throughout the park. Kelvin really showed his expertise by positioning our vehicle to where the animals were going without disturbing them, we were always better positioned than other cars.
Day 2 Karatu to southern Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Sero Tented Camps
Highlights of the Day: Almost a 5 hour drive up and around the Ngorongoro Crater, very scenic and Kelvin did a great job making it not feel long. Amazing picnic lunch amongst the wildebeest in the middle of the Serengeti, was our first introduction to the dung beetle (so bizarre and cool). Saw our first male lions, cheetahs, and truly large groups of wildebeest. Sero Camp (our home for 3 nights) was unbelievable. Amazing service, food, wifi and an amazing room in the middle of the Serengeti that was so impressive.
Day 3 Southern Serengeti
Accommodation: Sero Tented Camps
Highlights of the Day: We woke up at 5:30am and saw the sun rise as we set off by Lake Ndutu. Saw a mother cheetah and her cub. More lions. But the true highlight was the 3 hours we spent with a leopard, who we initially found in a tree. She went on to make a kill of a mongoose and was super fun to hang out with until dusk. Kelvin did an amazing job scouting and finding a leopard, doing so after he promised we would find one. He also once again positioned himself for all of the best viewing of the leopard.
Day 4 Southern Serengeti
Accommodation: Sero Tented Camps
Highlights of the Day: We once again woke up early, Kelvin's promise of the day was to see a kill. Before that, we saw the biggest group of wildebeest we saw on the trip cross the river off the lake, it was more of a stream since the rainy season hadn't started. We also were treated to a big male elephant. As we went out to look for cheetah, we ended up finding a leopard far out into the open grass by a tree. We had over an hour where it was just our car and this leopard as it was tracking rodents and going about its day. We headed back towards the trees and Kelvin brought us to the big wildebeest heard we'd seen earlier, there were three cheetahs stalking the herd. We had a front row seat of the entire start to finish of a kill, lasting about 1.5 hours. Kelvin once again was the best navigator of all the operators. We went back to camp for lunch (which was always amazing at Sero) and a nap, only to finish our evening hanging out with a pride of 10+ lions overlooking the sunset of Lake Ndutu.
Day 5 Southern Serengeti Travel to Ngorongoro
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Wild Camp
Highlights of the Day: We got a nice sleep in, as Kelvin had almost entirely satisfied our dreams for visiting the Serengeti. One of the biggest things left to check off was Hippos, so Kelvin took us to Lake Masek. We were the only car we saw for hours. Kelvin took us around the lake and we saw multiple groups of hippos, including babies! We then made our trek back towards the crater, seeing our first rain of the trip as we exited the park. The rain was brief and did not impact our picnic lunch under an umbrella acacia surrounded by wildebeest, zebra and gazelle. We stopped at a Masai village and learned about their culture, building on all of the amazing things Kelvin had educated us about throughout the adventure.
Day 6 Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Eileen's Trees Inn
Highlights of the Day: We woke up early to make our trek down to the crater. The varying terrain made for a fascinating descent. We saw hundreds of zebra, gazelle, baboon, water buffalo, and more right as we got down to the crater floor. Our goal was to find a rhino, which Kelvin succeeded in doing so about an hour into our safari. We drove by lions and ate a picnic surrounded by hippos at a nice picnic stop. Our safari was capped by a huge family of elephants in the forest at the edge of the crater floor. We enjoyed the half-day of safari by playing pool and basketball with Kelvin and his friends back at the Inn.
Day 7 Lake Manyara to Airport
Highlights of the Day: After our final breakfast with Kelvin, we stopped at all of the shops he suggested where we got great deals for awesome gifts. Kelvin was sure to give us advice on bartering before we entered anywhere, and also brought us to a beautiful Tanzanite shop. Lake Manyara was a nice final stop, providing us with encounters with Blue Face Monkeys, lions in the trees, and more elephants. Kelvin brought us back to Arusha where he showed us places he'd talked about in stories. We were then brought back to the office where we were given a parting party with champagne, cake and a beautiful painting. Kelvin dropped us off at the airport where we said good bye for now, we felt so lucky to have him as our guide!
If you have made it this far, I think it is clear how amazing Kelvin and Serengeti Clarity were for this truly trip of a lifetime. Contact Frank at Serengeti Clarity if you want to experience a trip like us, don't forget to request Kelvin too.
In Summary We Saw:
100+ Elephants (In Every Park)
30+ Hippos
28 Lions (In Every Park)
8 Cheetahs (Saw Kill)
4 Leopards
Rhino
Water Buffalo
Bat Eared Fox
Ostrich
Gazelle
Antelope
Zebra
Impala
Jackal
Wildebeest
Giraffe
Hyena
Dung Beetle
Flamingo
Warthog
Baboon
Blue Face Monkey
Dik Dik
Common Eland
Bushbuck
Secretary Bird
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Email Eoghain Omora | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Extremely accommodating. Abdul was our tour guide and to be honest the man want so knowledgeable
The tours were fabulous. Abdul was knowledgable on all the parks and the various animals. The jeep was clean and comfortable. Beverages and snacks were laid on and available throughout the duration of the safaris. Can only compliment him fully. The tours were amazing. The sights and parks were unbelievable.
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Email Marion | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service and expert knowledge
I found the Serengeti Clarity experience highly satisfactory. Expedt knowledge on all the national parks and animals. Our guide Abdul went out of his way to find us a leopard as it was the only animal we hadn't seen! All accommodation and food during our trip was excellent. I would recommend Abdul and Serengeti Clarity to anyone who would like a great safari experience in Tanzania.
Email Yvonne & Jeff | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Serengeti Clarity organized a wonderful adventure for us.
We were fortunate enough to find Serengeti Clarity after doing a little research and following advice from travel blogger Ella McKendrick, who suggested booking directly with a company in Tanzania. We were initially a little nervous about this. I am so glad we followed through. Frank organised a personalised safari for us, which perfectly suited our needs.
Our 8-day safari with Captain Safari Kelvin—our guide—was amazing. A new adventure every day. Kelvin also shared a lot about the people and culture of Tanzania. What an education. Kelvin's knowledge and love of the parks and animals and his country were clearly evident. He even took the time to speak to our very inquisitive 5-year-old grandson back home in Australia via WhatsApp. Thank you, Kelvin. We felt very privileged to have you as our guide.
Thank you to Frank and the team who organised an amazing adventure and made us feel so special when we arrived and on our last day.
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Email Werner Schünemann/Rick Fernandez | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The most wonderful guide one can ask for to visit Tanzania
Our first visit to Tanzania started at the Kenian/Tanzanian border where Abduli Steven Handu welcomed us and helped us with immigration proceedings. From there he drove us to the Serengeti and the Kontiki Camp situated in the pure wilderness, in midst of many animals, unbelievable peace and stars shining on us. The following morning we started at 7 am to explore the endless expanse of the Serengeti at some 60000 sqkm some 50% larger than Switzerland. Abduli through his knowledge and experience discovered the absolute highlight of our 9 hour game drive spending some 3 hours with 4 lion families, experiencing pups play, from one of the lions growling at the pups, taking a first bite of his wife’s lunch presentation (a fresh wilderbeest) to the lions trying to rest in the shade of our jeep. Abdul tried everything to find us a leopard resting on a tree. His eyes are perfect, he’s there for his clients, he’s eager to please and super kind. On our second day we drove through the Serengeti to Ngorongoro crater to find a local rhino! And yes he did succeed. Again his knowledge, Persistence paid off to also see buffalos, elephants, endless flamingos and hyenas. In the late afternoon we arrived in Karatu. Today upon our request we dropped all classic tourist stuff and went to a local market where bought us fruit and spices. We stopped a local clinic within a catholic school to get some itching remedy before saying hello to a local school class, helped sweeping the entrance of the church and talked to a teacher and the head master.
Everyone wishing to visit Tanzania via Clarity Travel should definitely request Abduli as their local partner - if we could give him 10 stars we would. The more bookings he gets the easier it becomes to get his daughters through school which is his single most important thing in life.
Email Maja | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Custom made safari tour
Frank and the Team at Serengeti Clarity made this a great mini vacation. We travelled with parents and had requested a more relaxed version with 2 nights at Tangire and 2 at Ngorogoro Crater, 1 at Manyara Lake as well as a hotel night in Arusha at each end. It was definitely the right thing to do to have more family time. Hassan, our guide, looked after us well and was extremely safe on the slightly chaotic Tanzanian roads. Everything from the airport pick-up (thanks Mohamed) to the final drop-off worked like clock-work.
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Email Adela | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An experience to remember!
Adventure of a lifetime! We’ve spent 4 days in Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park and Ngorngoro Crater Conservation Area and it was amazing! We’ve been lucky enough to see all the Big 5 and we have the best memories to remember from now on! Highly recommend Serengeti Clarity.
As for our guide, Charles, he was a great partner in this adventure! He had a “sense” for spotting the wild animals and he took good care of us during the journey.
We wished we could have started even a little bit earlier than we did, for seeing the carnivores hunting. Although we “helped” a cheetah female and her cub enjoy a “snack” in a shape of a rabbit! 😢(for the rabbit), ☺️ (for the cheetahs) 😱 (for us).
I also highly recommend the walking tour in the Ngorngoro Conservation Area and we hope you are lucky to have Ranger Limo as your tour guide here!
ASANTE SANA, CHARLES and SERENGETI CLARITY! We will not forget this time together! 🙏
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Email Michael | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent trip to Serengeti and Ngorongoro
We had a great trip to Serengeti and Ngogongoro. Tony, our guide, was wonderful. He is so knowledgeable and personable and we would recommend him highly as a guide in Tanzania
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Email Ida | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Abdul was an excellent guide accommodating, friendly and knowledgeable
Abdul was an excellent guide—accommodating, friendly, kind, respectful, and responsible. He communicated well with his fellow guides, both face-to-face and over the radio, ensuring we were always in the right place at the right time. Thanks to his expertise, we found ourselves in the middle of wildebeests and zebras, witnessed the birth of a zebra, and even helped guide a lost mongoose baby and a wildebeest calf back to their families. He was always agreeable to early starts and never rushed us at the end of the day. Throughout the trip, he prioritized our comfort and made the experience truly memorable.
