The review below is the personal opinion of Steven and not that of SafariBookings.
Serious Safety Concerns & Risky Practices – Please Read Before Booking
My experience with this company resulted in a loss of nearly $5,000 due to a sophisticated scam, and I am writing this as a serious warning to future travelers.
After first contacting them on Instagram, the owner, Gifton, sent me a legitimate quote from their official email. When I replied to proceed, my email was intercepted by a scammer. This third party impersonated the business and tricked me into sending funds to a fraudulent US bank account.
Critically, the scammer's demand for a 100% upfront deposit did not raise a red flag, because the legitimate owner, Gifton, had also demanded 100% upfront payment during our initial discussions on Instagram. This high-risk payment policy makes customers vulnerable.
The legitimate owner only reached out to follow up after the scammer had already confirmed my payment was “received.” This timeline is highly concerning. For 13 days of back-and-forth communication, there was no intervention from the real company, which suggests a complete lack of oversight.
Even more alarming is that this security breach is ongoing and still hasn’t been fixed. After I was scammed, I sent multiple test inquiries from different alias accounts to their official email. Every single one was intercepted by the same scammer.
When I first reported this issue, the company’s response was deeply disappointing. The director, Gifton, was dismissive, suggested the problem was on my end, and showed little empathy. Their tone only changed to concern after they discovered I was introduced by a mutual acquaintance.
The safaris themselves may be wonderful, but the company’s combination of high-risk payment policies and their inability to resolve an active security breach is gross negligence. It puts every potential customer at enormous financial risk.
Until Take Me To Tanzania can publicly prove they have secured their systems, I cannot in good conscience recommend anyone engage with them. Please be extremely cautious.
