Our mellivora African travels team
Mellivora African Travels
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Member Of:
- TTB, TANAPA & TAWA
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Verena | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organized and transparent in its communication
It was very easy to communicate with them. They were always available for any kind of questions and also helped me with things that had nothing to do with the safari.
As I still go to university, the price was really high for me, even if I know that a safari can never be cheap. At least they offer the possibility for a budget safari, but maybe they should think of another way to make it possible especially for young travellers to save some more money.
I did the tour during the rain season, but was lucky enough to pick some sunny days. I would say that the rain season has some advantages too (zebra migration, less tourists e.g.), but obviously it's also kinda risky.
I cannot complain about the tour operator, but I also have no possibility to compare it with others, as it was my first safari and I usually never do that kind of organized trips. So it's difficult for me to rate it.
Email Geoff and Karen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent service from start to finish
From the moment I made my initial enquiry Fransisca was so attentive and responded to all my emails very quickly. The price of the tour was extremely competitive and you can easily change the itinerary subject to budget
We had the pleasure of Dominic being our driver for five days - he was extremely knowledgable of all the Safari regions we visited and always made our comfort and safety a priority
Even though I didn’t know this company before I trip I would 100 percent recommend them to anyone who was planning a Safari to Tanzania
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Email Faraja | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
He is the best at his job!
My wife and I booked a safari with Fransisca Evance through Mellivora African Travels for our honeymoon and I’m so glad we did. It was an incredible experience! Our guide Bryson was incredibly knowledgeable about all of the animals we encountered and Tanzanian culture. He ensured that we were able to see as many animals as we could! We added on a hot air balloon tour, which was absolutely incredible, worth every penny. The lodging and the food was also excellent. I would highly recommend booking with Mellivora African Travels!
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Email Aylin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good and always a quick response
We did the 5-day tour to Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire NP.
The booking went very nice and we got a lot of recommendations regarding the perfect places for the season.
Everything was well organized, all the pick ups and drop offs went smoothly. We could always contact Fransisca and she would respond very quickly.
The hotels we stayed in were good (especially in Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara).
We saw a lot of animals, especially in the Ngorongoro crater - that was the place we enjoyed the most and would definitely recommend.
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Email Ludvig | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing, i just wished that we booked a longer trip.
The trip for us from Zanzibar was amazing. The whole organization was so good from Fransisca. Even tough you are on the other side of the world and don’t really have control, this amazing person just fixed everything for us. So we left our luggage at Zanzibar as it is not convenient to haul all bags with you crossing the African terrain. The driver to picked us up from our hotel and dropped us of after the trip was done, very friendly.
After flying a very cool flight in a small plane that was just sweeping and gave us some amazing views over the African savannah we landed and met our super friendly guide, Adam. The knowledge and good sense of humor made the trip a lot better.
The housing on the trip was satisfactory al the way through, just imagine to eat your breakfast while looking at the hippos doing there thing.
So the only thing that I might do differently is to do the 5-day trip instead of the 3-day trip as we did. Really amazing.
Can really recommend these guys
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Email Alena | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect organized Safari with an awesome guide
Eyerything was perfect. The booking was very easy and flexible. We saw so many different animals because our tour guide was awesome. The lodge they chose was a dream. Nice view and very good food. We can recommend doing a tour and are very happy that we found Mellivora African Travels.
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Email Raj | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mellivora African Travels is highly professional and well organized
My husband and I booked our 5 day 4 night safari adventure by flying into Serengeti airport from Zanzibar via Arusha and flew back to Zanzibar through Arusha (Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire). During the booking stage Francesca has been super helpful and informative every step of the way, every email, every question/ concerns was answered promptly. We were able to customize our safari booking such as make changes to the lodges we were staying at, to adding hot air balloon experience to our itinerary, Fran was nothing short on assisting and ensuring that we were happy. At the start of our safari in Serengeti, we were met with our safari guide Ludo and the first thing he said to us was "We will be family for the next 5 days, so anything you need please let me know", he did in fact deliver an exceptional safari experience, he was super friendly, warm, very attentive to our needs and our own pace. Ludo is a very experienced guide (very informative) driver and he knew the all parks very well, we actually seen other drivers stuck in mud holes but he had no issues navigating around it. He also ensured that after each game drive the truck was clean for the next day, he definitely made this Safari experience a memorable one!! The hot meals that was provided during the game drives was also very delicious as we had dietary restrictions (Gluten allergy).
One more thing to point out is that this company also arranged for our flights and pick up and drop offs to and from the airports. Abdul our driver was super helpful and friendly, he found us easily and ensured we were on time for our flight and he was also on time for our pick ups from the airport.
Overall, we could not be more pleased with this company and the service that Fran and her team provided. I would highly recommend Mellivora to anyone that is looking to plan their Safari adventure.
Email Paul | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic trip
Our trip to Tanzania was fantastic. Every aspect of the trip was on-time and went according to plan. Fransisca was constantly in touch to ensure the trip was meeting our expectations and our guide Ephanda was amazing. We saw 4 of the big 5 (no panthers), had excellent accomodations and good food. It was an exceptionally good value for the money. I wouldn't hestitate to use their services again.
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Email Bradley | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Private Tour to Northern Tanzania
Fransisca, Gordi, Jordan, and Agostino were amazing. This tour was everything I was hoping for and more!
Fransisca spent weeks working with me to refine the itinerary to something that would suit my tastes and desires, offering various options for locations, and types of stays. I ultimately decided to do a camping option as wanted to be close to the action and as 'real' as possible. The camp sites we used were excellent, and the facilities as expected for this type of trip - so as far as I was concerned it was perfect!
Gordi managed the Arusha elements of the trip with airport pick up, Arusha tour, and tours around Kilimanjaro. Was on time, friendly, knew his stuff, and was clearly friendly with everyone we met along the way - excellent source of local knowledge!
Jordan (driver and guide) and Agostino (cook) were a pleasure to be around, knew their stuff, managed the day-to-day perfectly and over fed me with delicious food for every meal. Jordan understood what I was hoping to see each day, and made sure we were able to get the best out of every photographic opportunity.
I have no hesitation in recommending Mellivora and look forward to coming back to Tanzania and travelling with the team again!
Email Timothy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Highly professional and personalised service.
We were unsure about using a small local travel agent but these concerns turned out to be baseless. Highly reactive and dynamic is how I would describe these guys - our contact was Fransisca kessy - who also owns the business - great to talk to the person in charge ! I was nervous not using a big international company and asked for various business certificates that were supplied within minutes of asking. You can rest assured that you will not regret using them. All sections of the journey were faultless and everything that was supposed to happen, did - on time as well. The guide called Bryson was exceptional and knew how to avoid the crowds AND find all the animals - all of them. He was polite and charming.
We simply had the best time ever and can recommend Mellivora Travel with no hesitations. There were excellent. Well done team !