Team Gazelle Safaris in Ruaha
Gazelle Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2006)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Association of Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $180 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good service, very friendly, had a great time, thank you
My Safari was not cheap but from the first moment worth the money. Communication was very good - before the trip, during the trip and also after the trip. Service was great. The camp Umang had recommended was as nice as he had promised. The trip itself (three days Ruaha) was absolutely fantastic. Umang and Christopher were a very pleasant company and i had three enjoyable and unforgetable days in Ruaha! Thanks a lot!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Gazelle is a truly professional and expert safari operator, highly efficient with a personal touch.
Operated by a husband and wife team, Gazelle has twice arranged very personalized safari tours for us in Ruaha National Park. We tried two different accommodations, both exotic but very comfortable and safe. Everything ran smoothly, from the transportation arrangements into the park ("Zebras on the runway! Circling around for another approach!"), to the (luxurious) tent or cottage accommodations, to the delicious meals (elephants just beyond the railing), to great guided days in the park. Beena goes out of her way to design your tour to your specifications, and park guides (including husband Umang) are knowledgeable as well as very pleasant companions. Highly recommended.
CA
Email Harriet Renshaw | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An unforgettable safari experience equipped with a great guide and comfortable environment.
Beena and Umang were more than helpful and took care of everything I needed to have a fantastic safari experience. My safari was truly an adventure which exceeded my expectations. The service was excellent and I was able to feel comfortable during a time when I was completely alone in a unknown place; it was because of this comfort that I opened my eyes to an entirely new world. The accommodations were clean and private - truly an oasis in the jungle. I will never forget the experience I had on my safari and I have Gazelle Safaris to thank for that. Thanks Beena and Umang!
NZ
Ruaha safari and day trips near Mbeya
Myself and 3 friends stayed near Mbeya for 6 weeks in 2011 while volunteering at a hospital. We stumbled across Gazelle safari's while walking around town. We arranged a day climb of Mbeya Peak through them and were overall impressed with the service - we had a fantastic guide 'James Bond' who spoke excellent English, was very friendly, was on time and knew his way around the mountain. The taxi he hired did break down on the way back, leaving us standed in the dark but James ran back to town and returned with another vehicle. After this good experience we decided to book a 3 day safari with Gazelle in Ruaha. Umang and Beena were very professional, always responding to our queries promptly. They gave honest advice about the best way to get value for money. The trip organization was superb, we had a great time and felt very well looked after. Umang and our driver worked hard to ensure we saw lots of animals. One of the best things about Gazelle is that with Umang having lived and studied in the UK his communication is superb, but being from Tanzania he has extensive connections and knows how things work, so you get the best of both worlds! Highly recommend Gazelle for any trips around the Mbeya region and safari's in Ruaha.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Most friendly personalized service that makes your dreams come true!
From the first communications by mail for planning the trip until the last farewell the people from Gazelle Safaris did all to match our ideas and expectations and improved them with their experience and knowledge. They showed us wonderful places, arranged transport, accomodation and guided tours perfectly and helped us to understand better parts of this country we had never been to before. The safari tour to Ruaha National Park was exciting with Umang Gossain being an excellent guide knowing every corner of this parc. If we will ever get another chance to come to Tanzania, we would choose Gazelle Safaris again!
Perfect experience in every way
We used Gazelle Safari's as completely newcomers to Tanzania. Umang and his team were fantastic at accommodating our exact needs. Being students, we had a defined budget, timeframe and idea of what we wanted (not the easiest customers), and they put together a great package. Gazelle safari's made us feel welcome, listened to and did a wonderful job.
US
Email Darren | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
All over Tanzania with Gazelle
It is with great enthusiasm I attempt to encourage you to utilize Gazelle Safaris Limited if you are planning a holiday to Tanzania, wherever in the country you may be wishing to visit. Beenaa and Umang will listen to your wishes and personalize especially for you with a wide variety of options to fit your schedule and budget. Gazelle Safaris is headquartered out of Mbeya, Tanzania near Ruaha National Park and you will quickly gauge this is Umang’s background and true love, but do not for a second think they do not know the rest of the country extensively. They do. They love their country and have travelled it extensively themselves. When they recommend a place to you, it is likely because they went there firsthand and speak from personal knowledge.
My girlfriend and I’s itinerary included Zanzibar, Moshi (Kilimanjaro), Arusha (Ngorongoro Crater) and finished up in Ruaha National Park. If you look at a map of Tanzania, you see it means Gazelle Safaris whisked us around a large portion of the country, and they made it seem effortless! I had never been to this part of the continent previously so there were stresses about not knowing the language and making contact with the right people when you arrived in a new place. My fears were quickly dissolved as there was not a single instance where I got off a plane in a new location and did not see someone from Gazelle Safaris holding up a sign with our names on it waiting to pick us up, take us to our hotel and provide excellent guidance regarding what to do in the area while we were at each location.
Although Beenaa and Umang cannot be at every place in Tanzania to guide you, you will feel as if they hand-selected the guides who match your needs perfectly everywhere you travel. In Zanzibar, we had a guide give us a Spice Tour, describe historical facts about Stone Town and drive us over the entire island, including out to the ocean where we spent a full-day on a tour snorkeling with dolphins and having assorted local fruits and large lobster tails for lunch. A tour which Beenaa personally recommended when we told her the type of activities we liked.
Although we were not mountain climbers, we still wanted to see Mount Kilimanjaro. Gazelle arranged for a private day-hike with a guide where my girlfriend and I were able to hike up a lower portion of the mountain as the guide described local wildlife and vegetation as well as allow us time around the local town of Moshi.
From there travel was arranged by vehicle to Ngorongoro Crater. We spent the night near the crater prior to the safari the next day at a resort which was simply idyllic. Having a self-sustaining vegetable garden on the premises, pool and individual bungalows to make you feel as if the whole place was your own as we sipped drinks on our patio. It was another Gazelle recommendation and they were spot on. The following day was only even better as it was our first day of safari, and it would be difficult to describe how wonderful it was. Having a guide able to sense when you wanted to hear information about the wildlife, and when to just let you soak in the majesty of the place can be hard to find.
The last leg of the journey was our favorite. We flew a prop plane directly into Ruaha National Park, where Umang literally met us at the end of the runway and after getting our bags into the vehicle we were on safari looking at a pack of elephants within 2 minutes. AMAZING! Ruaha is perhaps not on your list of safaris to go on, but change your plans and let Umang show you around. You can see it is his passion and it is here his joy for the country and what it means to him are revealed. He simply wants to share it with you and you feel blessed because he allows you into his world.
The accommodation the last couple days was at a tented camp which put a cap on an already perfect holiday. In our travels we had spent the night at; a resort, a high-end hotel, a tented camp, a mid-range hotel, and even a place for hikers. All with the expert help of Beenaa and Umang listening to what our needs were and what we wanted out of our time in Tanzania.
It is without hesitation I recommend Gazelle Safaris Limited to you!!!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Discover wild animals in beautiful parks!
A wonderful time in Ruaha-Park we spend in 2012. Organisation: perfect! Guide and driver : super!
Lodge: comfortable! Thank you very much, for the good time!
CH
Email Simon Dicht | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing!!!
I went to the Ruaha National Park with Gazelle Safari and it was simply awesome. The organisation and the guiding were very good and in a way very familiar. I appreciate the service very much during and after the tour. I can recommend Gazelle Safari to everyone.
Email Aubrey Vermaak | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Most experienced,friendly,safari company in East Africa.
Me and my company have used Gazelle Safaris on numerous occasions.They did all our flight and hotel bookings.Not once did we have any problems.Their friendly staff always ensure that our bookings are correct.Communications have always been more than sufficient.I can recommend them to all visitors who intend visiting Tanzania and surrounding countries. Service of such good magnitude is very hard to find.It is highly appreciated.