Our Team in Tarangire National Park
Gecko Adventure Tanzania
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2005)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TATONA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $195 to $950 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Piotr Ferenc | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service !
Thanks a lot Rama. We do appreciate great service , professionalism of your staff members and amazing communication.
Highly recommended!
NL
Email Jorg | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
very good safari experience would book again with gecko
very good experience with gecko. the communication was very good (and quick). all our questions were answered. Everything was arranged without flaws from being picked up at the airport, to lodges, games drives to support by checking in for the return flight. The guide was good knowledgeable and very good for the kids (7 + 10 years). I would have absolutely no hesitation to recommend gecko and would happily book again myself.
AE
Email Klara | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable company
We were very satisfied with the service, and we felt that the company cares about the details. The communication before and during traveling was excellent. The entire trip was very well organized, and it was a good value for the money. I didn't feel ripped off, I got exactly the same service I requested.
Just one comment: However our guide was a very knowledgeable guy, he didn't share too much information on his own, unless we asked him to do so (then he went into the details, and explained many things).
I would definitely chose this company again.
Email Claudia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience start to finish
My husband and I used Gecko Adventure Tanzania for a private safari in Mikumi Park and have had a brilliant experience! They have been prompt and friendly in responding to my (many) enquirers and have proactively suggested many options to personalize our safari to best suite our needs.
We were picked up on time by a highly experienced and professional guide who took interest in what we were most interested in and tailored our tour. My husband really wanted to see lions and despite his efforts to find them they were hiding during the days but our guide Msafiri made calls throughout the day to some of the local guides and rangers and found a number of lions for us to see!
I highly recommend the company and would happily use them again in the future!
Thank you Gecko Adventure Tanzania for such a wonderful experience!
CA
Email Josie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience and great price.
Since I was on a budget, I tried to find a cheaper safari and lowered my expectations a bit. This experience surpassed my expectations of a safari and will probably be one of the more memorable experiences of my life. I did a three day safari in Selous. Otto and Antony picked us up in Dar es Salaam and drove us 7 hours to Selous. The safari costed 400USD and included our transport to and from Selous, food, stay, and park fees. The food was really good, and we stayed in a treehouse over looking the beautiful Rufiji river. I woke up to the sound of hippos playing outside my deck. The guides were so kind and accommodating. People kinda talked down about Selous because it’s such a huge reserve, but I saw a wide variety of animals and particularly enjoyed the river cruise. All in all, a great experience and I would absolutely recommend Otto and Gecko Adventure to anyone looking for a great safari for a good price.
Email Nicola fletcher | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect amd very well organized
Rama organised everything very well we spoke with him when landing and was on trasfer to hotel and kept in contact at differant point of the holiday checking everything was going to plan. Juma who picked us up from airport and when we arrived back at port was very helpful and ensure we had everything we needed. Henry our tour guid for the safari was fab he knew everything about the area very informative and took us to a local village after the safari we was made to feel very welcome in the local bar. The safari was amazing we was saw most of the big 5 apart from the lion henry did very well to spot the animals hiding away the elephants was amazing we saw about 16 all at the same time includinf 3 babies. Will be using rama again wheb we book our next trip to tanzania. The loop hotel booked in zanzibar was amazing the staff was always happy and anything needed wasnt to much hard work.
DK
Email Karsten poulsen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional
The idea of doing a safari came to us the day before we could actually go. We contacted gecko and within a few hours they arranged everything. Very fast responds and professional service.
The safari was a great three days experience with an excellent guide.
Gecko adventure Tanzania is highly recommended
Email Sarah | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had a fantastic trip to Mikumi National Park — lots of animals and easy logistics.
Gecko Adventure was easy to coordinate with, even though we reserved our trip last-minute. Edgar, our guide, was fastidious in making sure that we saw as many animals as we could squeeze into our two days' of game drives, and he looked after us well. Even though it was the start of the wet season, we managed to check all the animals off our list that we had hoped for.
Email Edward Kim | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent and responsive service from Rama at Gecko Adventure Tanzania. We had an amazing trip!
We did a 12 day long safari adventure with Gecko Adventure Tanzania with a custom itinerary provided by Rama which featured 6 days in Kenya going through Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboselli National Parks which was amazing. The other 6 days were spent on safari through Tanzania, visiting Lake Manyara, Lake Tangarine, Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater which was a wonderful experience.
Following that we also did the 6 day Rongai route trek to get to the summit of Kilimanjaro - The team catered to our every need on the mountain, preparing us as best as possible to get to the summit. We were very happy once we got to the top, and even happier when we got to put our feet up and relax after completing the entire journey.
Both safaris and the trek were organised with precision by Rama. Sam and I couldn't have been happier with the service that was delivered.
CN
Email Alya | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Extremely disappointed and will recommend not to use them
Communications:When he knows there is a problem he decided to avoid answering the phone, other than that he responds ok.
Service:Not good, we definitely didn't get a good place to stay nor the trip was done as discussed!
living up to expectations:We found ourselves in a deserted camp-not sure if it was a camp-one hut with a small dining area.No other customers were there even though it is the season.
The food(ad the waiter) was brought in the car with us-which by the way was apparently a frozen chicken and eggs and we lived off that till the next day's lunch when we finally had enough and wanted to move camp.Of course we had to pay for the new camp as well!!after we complained to Rama/Gecko and his response was it's not his fault!!!
The Safari tour:
We booked two nights and three days:
First day:
the plan was to drive us from the ferry, have lunch and head to the camp and catch the ferry.They came on time to pick us up, however the trip somehow took longer than they expected so we ended up not having lunch and running to catch the boat.
Second day:
We drove up to the game park no problems.
Third day:
We were supposed to have our walk in the game park , we ended up just walking around our camp cause Gecko-Rama-decided to not buy the entry ticket and save some money!!While it only costs about 130 dollars for two people and we paid him more than one thousand dollars for two nights and we ended up paying again for another camp because the camp he chose for us was terrible, even the waiter came with us to the camp and he was the only waitron top of that we were the only customers staying there and I couldn't sleep the whole night!
*We were looking forward for this holiday, and we paid well and discussed all the arrangements in advance, but still nothing was done according to plan.It is very unfortunate to be treated this way.I would not recommend nor wish this to happen to anyone else.