The review below is the personal opinion of Thais and not that of SafariBookings.
Friendly staff, but my safari days were changed and it turned the trip into a logistical mess
I booked a shared safari to meet other solo travelers with them, and I planned my hotels around specific safari days with more than a month in advance so the whole trip would run smoothly.
The agency changed my safari days and told me just 12 hrs before the first game drive, and that turned my tours into very long journeys. On one of the days we left before 4pm and I only reached my hotel at 9pm. I understand some guests signed up for the long journey, but I didn’t, and my plans were completely disrupted. I wish I had booked each tour separately, I had no idea that the agency wasn’t going to own up to the schedule they’ve send it.
Because of the distances and the difficulty organizing everything, the game drives took place during the hottest hours of the day, when most animals are asleep and hard to spot. If you book with them, keep this in mind and ask for confirmed dates and timings in writing.
The road from Ngorongoro is also very dangerous at night, and everyone in the vehicle was anxious at several points during the drive.
On the vehicles: the jeep on one of the game drives was quite old and the windows were very hard to open. The one in Tarangire was perfect and comfortable, so it’s a hit and miss.
The staff themselves were great and I have nothing to complain about there. My issue is with the planning and the schedule changes, not the people.
