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Rafiki Tembo Tours and Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2025)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, IATA, TATO, TTB, TTA, TASOTA, TANAPA & NCA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $120 to $1,200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Katie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic from start to finish!
We found it hard to decide which company to trust when organising our holiday but decided in the end to go with Rafiki tembo as they gave us honest advice on what tour would be best for us. It was amazing, Geoffrey and Jonathan made the whole experience unforgettable, everything was explained with so much knowledge and answered every question we had. I’d recommend Rafiki tembo and Geoffrey and Jonathan to anybody visiting Tanzania!
Email Dave & Sue | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic!
We booked a 10 day private safari from Nairobi through to Arusha with Rafiki Tembo Tours & Safaris and it was fantastic. Everything was well organised, with all the guides/drivers booked, accommodation and park entries all sorted ahead of time. Lowassa was extremely helpful in the lead up to our safari and checked in with us during the safari to see how things were going. We were collected at the airport in Nairobi by George (our Kenyan guide/driver) and taken to our privately booked accommodation, where we spent 2 nights recovering from our flights before starting our safari. Our guides/drivers(George in Kenya and Simba in Tanzania) were knowledgeable and did their utmost to ensure we saw as much as possible. Both George and Simba seemed to know just where to find certain animals.
It was a fantastic experience and we feel very privileged to be able to see these magnificent animals in their natural surrounds. It did make us think though about how tourism and the number of people visiting these areas might impact the animals. We got so close to some of them, that sometimes it seemed as if the animals might have been thinking 'oh it's those humans again, can I go now?', especially when there were 10 or 20 or more cars all around them.
We enjoyed the Tanzania side of our safari a little more, for us it just seemed a little more relaxed.
Tracks in and between the parks are pretty rough, so be prepared to be bounced around and to have everything with a coating of dust, despite best efforts otherwise.
Overall, a fantastic experience that we will treasure.
CA
Email Jennifer | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Rafiki Tembo Tours will make all of your Safari dreams come true!
Our experience with Rafiki Tembo tours & Safari along with Lowassa and his team was by far the most positive, excellent, easy, and memorable travel experience we have ever had.
Lowassa was very easy and accommodating and patient to work with. He responded quickly and with professionalism, expertise, and answered all questions, addressed all concerns and took us through. The step-by-step process is needed to ensure that our Safari was 100% what we wanted.
We started in Kenya and visited Lake Nakuru and the Masi Mara. We crossed over into Tanzania and explored the Northern and Central Serengeti before heading to Ngorongoro Crater and flew from Arusha to Zanzibar to visit spice farms, took a Blue Safari to mangroves, sandbar in the middle of the Indian Ocean and snorkelled with amazing variety of fish and many different starfish we have never seen before. We also enjoyed a seafood BBQ and local beer before heading back.
The accommodations were spectacular: they were beautiful and up-to-date, comfortable and had something for everyone. The staff everywhere we went were so friendly and welcoming and demonstrated top quality customer service and care.
Our tour guides, George in Kenya and Deo in Tanzania were incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, patient, they engaged with my children and always took the time to teach us about each country, the flora and fauna we were living among, and made the trip perfect.
I would HIGHLY recommend Lowassa and Rafiki Tembo Tours! We hope to return in the future - we did NOT want to leave.
BY
The best private safari experience we could have ever asked for! ❤️
Our 5-day private safari was truly unforgettable. Everything was perfectly organized from start to finish. The whole team of Rafiki Tembo was incredibly kind, caring, and professional. They checked in with us every day, were always flexible, and happily accommodated any changes in our itinerary we requested ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you to our amazing guide, who was patient, attentive, and always did his best to help us find the animals we hoped to see. He made sure we had the best possible experience 🦓🦒🐊🦛
We also loved staying in a different lodge inside the parks every night - each one was beautiful and perfectly chosen by the team. The balloon safari was another unforgettable highlight.
We highly recommend this company. These were truly the best 5 days of our private safari, and we will cherish these memories forever.
Email T. E. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A Memorable Experience!
Rafiki Tembo did a great job providing a memorable Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania safari trip experience for our group of 13 travelers. Lowassa was instrumental in helping us plan the trip, and he was a pleasure to deal with; Lowassa is very polite, responds quickly, and was very accommodating to our needs.
Email Alia | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A Memorable Safari
Rafiki Tembo organized a memorable Safari for my family of 13. Lowassa was available every step of the way and was open to my suggestions and modifications. Our Guides, Deo and Athuman (aka Simba) were very knowledgeable and pleasant to be with throughout the Safari. I am grateful to the entire Rafiki Tembo Team for an outstanding experience.