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Keriann   –  
United States US
Visited: January 2020 Reviewed: Mar 1, 2020

Email Keriann  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Best Ever! Family of 5! Safe! Affordable!
5/5

company!This was our family’s third Safari (first was in 2013, where we took our 2 teen daughters and 3 younger children) with these HONEST, SAFE, SAFE, SAFE, SAFE, KNOWLEDGEABLE folks! ROMEO the owner gives us great deals and handles/coordinates EVERYTHING for us! HE IS AN EXCELLENT COMMUNICATOR! Prompt, clear, and helpful!our driver for the last two times OMARI is now not only our close rafiki, he is OHANA(we live in Pahoa, Hawaii...yes, half way around the world from Tanzania.)
You really should ask for Omari...he has a great family, is so amazingly patient and friendly and easy going, but he works SO HARD TO GIVE US ANYTHING WE DESIRE ON SAFARI!!! He speaks EXCELLENT ENGLISH, IS A SUPER SAFE DRIVER, IS RESPONSIBLE (never was late or not where he said he’d be), IS RESPECTABLE AND RESPECTFUL, and has so MANY SAFARI DRIVER FRIENDS(who radio each other)we got to see tons of lions, rhinos, elephants, and cape buffalo! THANKS TO OMARI, WE EVEN GOT TO SEE A WILDABEAST TAKE ITS FIRST STEPS IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT WAS BORN AND A JACKAL COME AND EAT THE AFTERBIRTH!
Omari is Humble and NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT A TIP! (though we did read before we left that it’s like going on a cruise ship and should be budgeted for! We read ALL companies hope for 10-15$ Per person per day for their driver. With the good deal that Multiways gave us, that wasn’t a problem)
We visited Ngorogoro Crater and Tarangire National Park (we took a Shabibby bus from Dodoma and Omari met us at the Maku Yuni junction/gas station(the bus conductor was calling him throughout the entire trip keeping him posted on our progress)so we didn’t have to go all the way into Arusha and then turn around and waste 4 hours! We made it to Rhino Lodge (Fabulous people and food and beds!)that first day...after going to safe and wonderful and “good deal” souvenir shops and lunch per our request( our 13 year old said they were the best hamburgers he ever ate!) Tarangire the next day, and then to Arusha to spend the night before flying out of JRO the next day.
GET THIS...DONT MISS THIS...OMARI FOUND US OUR SAFE, PROFESSIONAL, CLEAN, 30$ per night JEVAS HOTEL FOR US WHEN OUR EXPEDIA RESERVATION DIDN’T WORK OUT!(Expedias was originally 50$ US per night, but when we arrived ...NO ONE ELSE WAS STAYING THERE AND THE ELECTRICITY WAS TURNED OFF) We asked Omari if he would feel comfortable having his family stay there and he was so sweet and said it would all be on him if anything happened to us, shook his head no, and found us Jevas Hotel (which included breakfast and had a fabulous restaurant attached!!)
We actually miss Omari and Romeo and LOOK FORWARD TO OUR 2022 Safari to the Serengeti with Multiways!

Ankur   –  
Australia AU
Visited: September 2018 Reviewed: Jan 12, 2020

Email Ankur  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Romeo is the man
5/5

Get Romeo. The rest will sort itself out.

The parks vary much more than I thought, so tweak the itinerary if you prefer birds, jungle, savannah, etc.

Anna B   –  
Israel IL
Visited: October 2019 Reviewed: Nov 27, 2019

Email Anna B  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Friendly and professional!
5/5

All the communication with Romeo online before we arrived was very easy and comfortable, he answered in detail and it was very pleasant to communicate with :)

When we landed in Arusha a driver from Safari multiways was waiting for us, took us to town and helped us get sim cards and a change of money before dropping us off at the hotel
the next morning arrived our AWESOME GUIDE MOST AMAZING GUIDE OF ALL TIME named piuc (ASK FOR HIMMM), who became our friend in no time, and the whole trip was full of laughs and fun!
we saw all the animals, saw hunts and action, piuc is very attentive and notices animals in the background that we cant even see, and makes an effort to find cool happenings.
Romeo the manager is most accommodating and helped us A LOT, fun to talk to and very knowledgeable and helpful!
overall awesome experience guys! love you all! thanks for everything!!!!!

Maria   –  
Canada CA
Visited: October 2019 Reviewed: Nov 6, 2019

Email Maria  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Maria and not that of SafariBookings.
A poor and frustrating experience!
2/5

My honest review of my experience with Safari Multiways.

I was a Canadian long-term volunteer in Moshi, Tanzania. My husband was coming to visit me from Canada so I started to research budget-friendly options for a 4D3N private safari in the northern circuit. I stumbled upon Safari (SM) Multiways as per a recommendation from a board discussion on Tripadvisor; of all the recommended companies it was SM that provided me with the most economical quote. SM does not have an account on Tripadvisor so I instead gathered information from Tripadvisor forums and safaribookings.com. The consensus was that SM is a excellent tour company that you can count on to be reliable, professional, and give you the most bang for your buck.

I was in contact with Victor during the planning stages. Victor immediately left a great impression as he was very professional, pleasant and responsive. The planning experience instilled my confidence and affirmed the great reviews left by hundreds of past clients. Unfortunately, our excitement and confidence was short-lived.

Our itinerary was as follows: 2 days in the Serengeti, 1 day in the Ngorogoro Crater, and 1 day in TP where we could journey home that very afternoon.

SM arranged to pick us up from Moshi at 7:00am to head to Serengeti central. It wasn’t until the day before our safari that Victor suggested we instead stay in Arusha overnight to head to the Serengeti as it is a 6 hour journey from Arusha; if we travel from Moshi another 2 hours would be added to the commute. I wish he suggested this to me earlier so that we could’ve made the necessary arrangements. We had an engagement the evening before the safari so there was no way for us to stay in Arusha the night before. This lack of communication/planning already left a bad taste in my mouth.

We were picked up the next morning by our driver and tour guide, Pius. We knew beforehand that we were not signing up for a luxury vehicle, however, the car was very much dilapidated. Throughout the safari, a few things from the car kept falling off at a time. For example, the window frame (not sure what the technical term for this is) fell off, as well as the bumper – which Pius needed to buy rope to secure back to the car. The seatbelt for one the front seats (which we preferred to sit in as we got a better view being closer to the dashboard) did not work; this is a safety hazard. There were no headrests so we woke up with headaches/neckaches every time we fell asleep during the commutes. Even worse, the car doors did not lock. So, whenever we had to leave the car to eat or use the washroom (with Pius included), I was relying on the good graces of the Lord to ensure no one tried to steal anything from the car. This is unacceptable.

On our way to the Serengeti, Pius asked if we had a lunch box. I don’t know what gave SM the impression that we’d have a lunch box with us as we were being picked up from home, not a hotel. Pius had to stop in Arusha to grab lunch boxes for us – adding 30min to an already long, 8-hour commute to the Serengeti. We arrived in the Serengeti around 4pm. What was supposed to be a 4-hour game drive in the Serengeti (according to the itinerary sent by Victor) turned into a 1-hour game drive as we were dropped to our camp by 5:30pm.

We enjoyed our second day in the Serengeti and Pius worked hard to ensure we saw all the animals we wanted to see. I can say that he was friendly and kind; however, the more time we spent with him, we started to realize that he felt more like a driver than a guide. He knew the names of the animals and birds but did not know anything else beyond that. I wasn’t expecting a national geographic commentary but he did not have any knowledge of basic things like their diet, or general information about their habitat. We were fortunate to see the critically endangered rhino through our binoculars, but when I asked Pius whether the black rhino can only be found in Tanzania or if it can be found in other countries as well, he did not know.

The worst part of our trip happened while we were in the Ngorogoro crater. First off, we didn’t reach the crater until 12pm. I was already worried about lack of time until I learned that the permits only allow 6-hour visits at a time. By 3pm, Pius explained that we saw all the animals we needed to see and there was not much else to see in the crater - and then suggested we head back to our lodge. I insisted that I would like to spend more time exploring the crater (considering we spent a lot of money on our permit) as we wanted to make the most of our time there. By 4pm he began to exit the crater. Therefore, we only explored the crater for 4 hours (1 hour lunch break included). After researching online, I learned that people usually use all 6 hours of their permit to explore the park. Halfway up the crater ascent the car engine seemed to stop working and we were stuck on an upwards slope. I was fearful that the car would break down completely and we would either fall off the ledge or slide backwards onto the vehicle parked behind us. While Pius was getting help from others around him, he did not explain what was happening but looked panicked. Some of the gentlemen helping had to put bricks behind the back tires so Pius didn’t have to keep shifting gears to keep the car in neutral/park. After everything was resolved I was honest with Pius and shared that we did not appreciate not being informed of what was happening at the time. He advised that these issues are common in Tanzania – but can be resolved easily – which is why he didn’t feel the need to explain, but profusely apologized – which we really appreciated.

For our last day, our lunch boxes were forgotten at the lodge. This was really frustrating as we not only had to cut our time in short in TP in order to have lunch in town, but the value and amount of food in a packed lunch box is worth far more than the local restaurant lunch we ended up having in Karatu.

Once the safari ended, I was relieved. It was singlehandedly the most stressful and frustrating vacation I've experienced, and if I were to do it all again, I would not go with SM. In fact, I wish I could do it all again and experience the stunning national parks Tanzania has to offer the RIGHT way! I understand that we went with the most affordable tour company, but when you spend well over two grand on an experience, you at least expect an acceptable level of standards.

Although, our experience does not seem to be consistent with reviews of many happy clients of SM, the cynic in me found that most (if not all) of the clients’ reviews had Amos or Omari as their guide. I tried to look for reviews of Pius and he is mentioned as the “driver only”. Based on pure speculation, I’m inclined to believe that SM may have been “testing the waters” with the knowledge that I’m a long-term volunteer and may not hold the same standards as the wealthy western tourists who often go on these safaris. I think we were given the bad end of the bargain (ie. a battered vehicle and a guide lacking in experience) perhaps as an experiment.

On a more positive note, the accommodation SM chose for our mid-range budget needs were superb (Tukaone in the Serengeti and Eileen’s Trees Inn in Karatu). Also, despite the lack of knowledge and experience, Pius was otherwise really sweet, and even bought red bananas and baobab fruit for us to try during the trip.

With hundreds of TOs in Tanzania, word of mouth is often the most powerful tool for raising the profile of your company. But as it stands, I cannot, in good conscience, recommend Safari Multiways to my large network of expat volunteers, friends, and family in Tanzania.

Michael   –  
Israel IL
Visited: October 2019 Reviewed: Nov 1, 2019

Email Michael  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

A beautiful experience, well organized, and priced well
5/5

Before the trip we contacted several safari companies, recommended online, by email, and although all seemed very professional I felt Romeo was the most frank and knowledgeable, plus the price was very good. After many emails and a Skype call we were set on a 7 day safari.
We were picked from the Kilimanjaro airport and brought to the Arusha office where we met Romeo in person and it was a pleasure, he was also very patient while we organized a few things in Arusha and explained to us again what will happen during our safari.
On the following day our driver Amos picked us up and we went the Manyara NP. Amos is a super good driver and animal spotter, he also has a good sense of humor and has a very good knowledge of animals, we enjoyed spending the week with him.
All the places we slept in surprised me by how much better they were than I had expected by choosing the medium comfort level.
I will give here very short reviews and tips of the hotels and parks we went to:
Manyara NP: Awesome as a first day, less impressive if you come after the other parks, no big cats, but lots of monkeys, birds and elephants.
Hunting with the Hadzabe bushman people near lake Eyasi: Great experience, beautiful baobab landscape, fun to go by foot.
Datoga blacksmith people: Somewhat interesting but not a highlight at all.
Central Serengeti: Amazing, even though we had occasional rain during our stay. This is the real safari, I wish we could have just gone 7 days to the Serengeti.
Ngorongoro NP: Amazing park as well, small, but has everything. Highly recommended.
Tarangire NP: Has plenty of elephants but not much more. Not recommended when the rain starts, the animals go missing. Should be much better during the proper dry season.
Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge: Beautiful place, good food, ok lunch box, really recommended.
Ngorongoro Farm House Lodge: Our favorite place, glad we stayed there more than one night, beautiful farm, great rooms, great food, good lunchbox.
Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp: Amazing location, very good luxury tents, good dinner, ok breakfast but the worst lunchbox. A few minor issues with electricity and hot water, and also a slight inconvenience when it rains to go from your tent to the dinner/wifi tent.
Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge: Least favorite place, great view of the crater, but not a very pleasant hotel with annoying staff and a basic room. Best lunchbox though.

Some small cons were:
Although the safari car was the same as all the other safari cars there were some issues with the window and door and two flat tires. Gladly Amos handled it extremely well.
Our time at the Ngorongoro NP was too short, from 7am till 1pm, I believe it could have been managed somewhat better, at least maybe eat the lunchbox later. So unfortunately we didn't see the Rhino.
The lunchbox on the first day we payed extra to the company and it was not good, and too expensive for what it was, better would have been to take it from the Arusha hotel.

All in all I highly recommend Safari Multiways and would not hesitate to go with them again.

Stefano B.   –  
Italy IT
Visited: August 2019 Reviewed: Oct 19, 2019

Email Stefano B.  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

My excellent second time with Safari Multiways
5/5

After my first travel in Tanzania in February 2018 (see my review at the following link https://www.safaribookings.com/or29768), l went again there, last August and I chose again Safari Multiways to arrange a one-week photo safari for 2 people.
Talking to Romeo, the owner, was always nice and pleasant, and a few emails were enough to define a tailor-made travel plan at a reasonable price.

The itinerary was as follows:

2 days in northern Serengeti National Park and overnight in Serengeti Heritage Mara Migration Camp (camp that I love for its very good services and friendly staff).

2 days in the northern Serengeti N.P., Lobo area, and overnight in Lobo Wildlife Lodge (high standard lodge).

1 day at the lake Natron to see the lesser flamingos and to do a short trekking (30 minutes) arriving to Engaresaro waterfalls. Overnight in Gyraffe Masai ecolodge (small lodge and campiste with basic services).

2 days in the Tarangire N.P. and overnight in Fanaka Hotel (1 night) and Tarangire Simba Lodge (just outside the park, with very very high standard services!!!).

After our arrival in Tanzania everything was good and I enjoyed a lot, even though some little inconveniences happened (change of departure time of the flight from Arusha to Kogatende airstrip, troubles at land cruiser's rear tank , the Lobo Lodge modified our reservation without preventively warning the tour operator); however we solved all them also thanks to Omari, our driver.
Omari is a friendly guy, attentive driver, respectful of the rules of the parks and very good in spotting the animals in the savannah.

Therefore, I can only say thanks to Omari, Romeo and to all his staff for their excellent job in arrangement our safari and I hope that we meet again in the future.

Steve   –  
Australia AU
Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Oct 7, 2019

Email Steve  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Excellent Local Operator, professional top quality
5/5

My fiancée and I, went on a customised private Safari with our Guide and Driver, Amos in March 2019. Amos was excellent and we highly recommend him. All arrangements were professionally organised and arranged overseas with Romeo whom we met the day before our Safari in Arusha.

Everything were professional, reliable, and trustworthy. The vehicle was great, Accommodation was great. We highly recommend Safari Multiways.

Andrew   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: September 2019 Reviewed: Sep 19, 2019

Email Andrew  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Spectacular
5/5

We contacted Romeo over a year before our actual safari date and even though it was initial enquires he was always very prompt with his response to our questions.We told him where we would like to visit but as it was our first safari we were open to suggestions and the itinerary he put together for us we think enabled us to have the best experience on our 6 nights 7 days safari.Our driver /guide Amos was amazing, we were in awe at his skill for spotting animals and so knowledgeable.The hours he spent driving us around to give us the best experience was incredible.Every one of the lodges and camp sites chosen by Romeo were good ,especially the Heritage campsites in the Serengeti, one was permanent and the other was temporary for the wielder beast crossing but still of a very high standard.The whole trip was spectacular and I would highly recommend Safari Multiways if you want a safe, reliable company to look after you for your safari.

Pearl Akers   –  
Canada CA
Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Aug 11, 2019

Email Pearl Akers  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

exceptional service. trip of a lifetime.
5/5

Highly recommended. Romeo spent wks with me arranging my specific wants. His replues were prompt and he was always ready to answer further questions as thet arose. Did lake Tarangire ngorogora crater central and north Serangeti and lake Natron.  Totally safe. Single senior female solo. Camped 5 nites. Lobo Lodge 3 nites. Safari multiways very reasonable price.  Fantastic trip!! Altho I didn't get to see the migration crossing the river, I saw more than I ever expected. Highly recommend this company

Chayan Acharya   –  
Sweden SE
Visited: June 2019 Reviewed: Jul 17, 2019

Email Chayan Acharya  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing safari experience with Safari Multiways
5/5

We booked a 9-day safari and tribal tour in Tanzania with Safari Multiways including visits to the Datoga and Hadzabe tribes, 1 day in Tarangire, 4 days in Serengeti and 1 day in Ngorongoro. Romeo (owner) and Victor were extremely helpful and accommodating during the planning period. They were always very prompt to respond to any of our queries. Safari Multiways provided the transportation (including the airport transfer), accommodation and meals during the safari, and an extremely hard working and enthusiastic guide (Omari). All vehicles provided by Safari Multiways were in perfectly good condition. All accommodations during the safari trip were excellent, specially the luxury tent in Serengeti from where we could hear lions and hyena every night. Our guide/driver Omari was great. He drove us around for almost 12 hours everyday and he made sure that we could see everything that we wanted to see. He even went out his way to track the Wildebeest migration.

We have absolutely no complaint regarding the entire tour starting from the preparatory stage till the airport drop off. I would highly recommend this agency to others who are looking for a trip of a lifetime in the wildest of the nature.

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