Ecological Wilderness Adventures
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2005)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TALA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $2,500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Jim & Eileen Givens | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Adventure with Brian!
Dear Brian,
Thank you for a fantastic safari! Our whole family, including our son, his wife and their two children (ages 11 & 13) said this was the trip of a lifetime. We saw so many animals and had so many great experiences together, thanks to your terrific leadership. As we all agreed, there was at least one amazing highlight every single day!
Your knowledge of the wildlife, geography, local customs and history made this an educational experience for all of us. We appreciate you being so responsive to our family’s needs and interests in planning our itinerary and throughout the safari. You were very patient in answering our many questions, and your good humor added to the fun! The logistics, food and lodging were superb. Each place was special in its own way, and we liked the variety of sites. Even “roughing it” in the tented camps was hardly an inconvenience. Instead, it put us into the middle of the wildlife experience, including looking out of our tent at 2:00 a.m. to see a cape buffalo face to face just a few feet away!
This was not our first safari, but it was one of the best. We will tell all of our friends and acquaintances that if they want to go to Tanzania, they definitely should go with you!
Thanks again and best wishes to your family.
Jim & Eileen Givens
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Email Stephen Hadley | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime!
I would like to thank Brian and Baraka for putting together a custom 6 day trip of a lifetime for me and Kappia for being an excellent driver, guide, and companion on my trip. For my photography tour, I was taken to all the best wildlife locations , stayed in excellent accommodations with perfect service and world class food. The Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire Parks are unforgettable and the close encounters with a wide variety of wildlife is second to none.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful company! Fabulous experience!
We can't recommend this tour group highly enough! Before our trip, we were easily able to communicate directly with the owner Brian and his colleague in the US, Ken, to customize a two week tour just for the six of us. Sammy was our guide - highly knowledgeable, patient with those of us who kept telling him to stop for yet another picture, reliable, and very entertaining. Sammy could identify every bird and beast we saw, had a great eye for photography, and knew right where to situate our vehicle for the best animal viewing! Brian's tented camp in the Serengeti was one of our favorites - the food was great and the service excellent (including someone to do our laundry!), not to mention the wildebeests and zebras everywhere. We'd highly recommend a trip to Lake Natron where you can see thousands of flamingos and hike to a beautiful waterfall on the Ngerasero River. And be sure to hike down into Empakai Crater. And finally, definitely go hunting with the Bushmen and stop to meet the Datoga tribe. Ecological Wilderness Adventures truly made our trip the experience of a lifetime. Call or email them if you have any questions. They will be quick to respond.
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Experience level: first safari
Great safari
Brian is a superb guide with excellent knowledge and skills. He showed us a fantastic array of animals and provided us with much information about the area. His accommodations were fine, food good and staff outstanding. Would love to return.
Email Ingrid | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional and always willing to please
Brian was a very knowledgeable and vigilant tour guide. He has a fantastic memory and was able to name the vast variety of birds and animals on our 12 night tour of Tanzania. He does not know how to say 'No' and went out of his way to meet our requests, which exceeded all our expectations.
We saw the Big 5 and the Little 5 and the tour was able to tick all the boxes for my husband and myself. as this was our first trip to Africa. We travelled with another couple, our very good friends from Virginia (USA) and all of us had a fantastic time. The accommodation and food was excellent and the communication from Brian was clear and helpful. I am not a camping person and am generally fussy with my food but I had no complaints. Brian promptly responded to all our emails and text messages and the tour was very well organised. We went on to Kenya to see the wildebeest crossing which was truly amazing. A must see.
This was a trip of a lifetime. Thanks for the memories Brian-it was a memorable trip.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
More amazing than I could have wished for.
I wanted to take a safari on my own and many of the safari outfits wouldn't work with me, some wouldn't even respond. Brain at Ecological Wilderness Adventures not only worked with me and my schedule but gave me a great pice for my week long safari. I could tell just from working with Brian that I was in for an experience of a lifetime.
The lodging was excellent at every location. Each meal was delicious and the service was fantastic. I especially loved the bush tent camp in the Serengeti. I will say at times it hard to sleep in the tent because you could hear the hyenas and even lions outside, very exciting! Even with that I always felt safe and that I was in good care.
My guide, Jared had a great eye for spotting animals and getting me in a good spot for a picture. Jared was very knowledgable about the animals and history of all the places we went. He was good company and went out of his way to ensure I had a great time. The sights, sounds, and memories will be with me for ever.
From start to finish I couldn't have asked for a better experience than the one I had with Ecological Wilderness Adventures.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Brian Mengoriki is an extraordinary guide.
Brian Mengoriki is everything one could want in a guide. He knows more than one would think possible about animal behavior, birds, and plants, and can spot a leopard sleeping behind a tree or a rare vulture from hundreds of yards away. He grew up in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and is deeply familiar with all of the major parks. He’s also warm, funny, and extremely competent at handling all the arrangements that make a safari work. Our trip through the Tanzania parks of Arusha, Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro, Ndutu, and the Serengeti was terrific beyond all expectations.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing how far Brain went to fit my needs into the experience he whiched for me to have!
First of all I was a single Female traveling on a very low budget. Brain took care of me finding affordable lodging off the beating path but always looking out for my safety. Even set up meeting of friends to watch out for me when traveling through Cities. He changed my itenery 5 times to adjust to my personal tastes.
This company is the best and really takes care of you from planning thur all your travel need. Always easy to reach if you want help or a change. Has the best Private Camp in the Serengetti. Helped me plan a trip that far exceeded my DREAMS.
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Email Bob Nelson | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The entire safari was everything and more than I expected.
The staff and guides were courteous, knowledgeable and professional; greatly adding to the full enjoyment of the trip. Living conditions and transportation were totally adequate as were the meals.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Better every day
Every evening I would think that was the best. Then the next day would be even better. Brian and his staff were friendly, knowledge, helpful, and unfailingly cheerful. They worked hard to make sure we were comfortable, happy, and well fed. The wildlife viewing was superb with many great photo ops even for those with smaller cameras and lenses. The guides knew their stuff and were always happy to share their knowledge and love of Tanzania's people and animals with us.