African Scenic Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 100-250 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, TATO, IMEC, KPAP, Travelife, CARBON TANZANIA & FAIR VOYAGE
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email N Hart | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Couldn't-be-better safari tour operator
African Scenic Safaris gave us an incredible safari experience. We spent 6 days in the Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti and Tarangire. African Scenic Safaris seemed much better priced than their competitors. Amanda was very responsive to all our enquiries. Our tour guide was Rasheed and found so many animals for us! And Goodluck, our cook, made delicious meals every time. All in all, the safari couldn't have been better.
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Email Anne | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfectly organized 5-day safari
The communication on forehand was really good. Amanda was really helpful and gave us some good advice. The safari itself was just perfect. Our driver/guide and cook were fun to travel with and really professional. I would really recommend this company!!
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Email Jason Perez | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Personable Service
I can't thank Amanda enough for helping make our safari memorable. Prior to the safari, she took time to explain what to expect and worked with me to create a custom safari for me and my friends. We had a private safari for four. Even after our trip, Amanda took time to gather feedback. I highly recommend African Scenic Safaris.
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Email Blair | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service planning the trip; Top-Notch safari guide
We had a very good experience with African Scenic Safaris on a 6-day safari in Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro. David was a very good guide. We liked how he often made us feel like we were the only ones out there looking for animals, even though there were of course many other vehicles out there. He rarely followed the crowd, which to us seemed like a good approach. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the animals and the landscape and he welcomed our many, many questions.
Before the trip Amanda was so helpful and responsive. She gave us options and adapted our itinerary according to our priorities in balancing luxury with cost-savings. When we had to cut out a 3-day mountain climb from our itinerary due to an injury two weeks prior to the trip, she was very gracious about it.
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Email Steve Skrocki | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent, Amazing and Wonderful
Steve Skrocki here, I echo the excellent reviews made by others on African Scenic Safaris. Do not hesitate to use African Scenic for your trip. Amanda was fabulous in answering any question our party had, including making suggestions for our itinerary and suggesting we rely on our guide for day to day decisions-which we did. Amanda was unfailingly responsive, answering our emails within half a day, and making the planning and logistics worry free, including providing guidance on the Angata camps, where we stayed. Our guide/driver Tom was, in a phrase, simply amazing. Tom knew each park and road intimately. More importantly, Tom was an expert in animal behaviors and was able to predict specific behaviors which were incredible for us to view by being patient; lion stalks and kills, cheetah stalks and kills, leopard stalks, and elephants sparring. Tom not only assisted us in identifying these behaviors prior to and as they occurred, but he was also able to provide commentary while they did occur and even more later while in the various Angata camps. We could not have asked for a more courteous, kind, patient and professional guide. There are a lot of larger competitors in Arusha, but go with African Scenic, they are small, local and by their reviews (including ours) continue to satisfy their clients with their great guides and custom service. Amanda's up front work, and Tom's expertise in the field made for an experience that exceeded all of our expectations and I would not hesitate to use African Scenic again. I have posted this on several other forums, but the review remains the same, it totally exceeded my expectations.
Email Gemma | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
“Fantastic, Amazing, Brilliant!”
Where do I begin to explain just how fantastic African Scenic Safaris are. From start to finish they excelled in making our trip an experience of a lifetime. I am glad I did not use a third party agency, went with my instincts and booked direct.
Amanda who help create/organise our spectacular trip was faultless. Always quick to reply to my questions and queries. Knowing the right type of places to stay and which parks would best suit our time in Africa. She was kind and so helpful. Amanda helped with our accommodation before the trip began and also helped organise the magical hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti. We chose a 4 night, 5 day trip in Tanzania which included Tarangire NP, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, staying in a mix of luxury camping and lodges. Thank you Amanda for all of your help. The safari car which we spent so much time in was comfortable and clean. With plenty of space. Binoculars were also available in the car which was a handy added bonus. Bottled water was also provided. A very special thank you goes to our guide for the duration of our trip. David was by far the most knowledgeable, funny, charismatic guide we have ever met. There wasn't much he didn't know. A font of knowledge on all things flora and fauna. He always wore a wonderful smile even on the very early mornings. We expected a lot on our trip armed with a long list of animals we wanted to see and David always delivered. We got to see the big 5 which we felt may be impossible but not with David on the lookout. He knew where to look and always had interesting insights about what we had found. Forget about the Superb Starling it’s all about the Superb David! If you plan to book your safari through the company I would strongly suggest you ask for David to be your guide. He made our trip unforgettable. I would highly recommend African Scenic Safaris for your trip.
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Email Kathleen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Flawless Execution - really would not change a thing
Signing up for your first Safari is a bit of a leap of faith. You look at reviews, you figure out what you think you want to see and how you want to experience it. After talking to a couple of operators, we settled on Scenic because of the rapid response by Amanda. It doesn't mean we weren't nervous. Maybe all those 5 start reviews were fake. I sent almost all of the money via a bank transfer but held a little back, I am not sure why. If I were you I would just pay it all up front so you aren't carrying so much cash in Tanzania.
Anyway, from the first moment, we thought our guide Grayson was great. He was articulate, college educated, kind and fun to be with. We chose to have upgraded camping with one day at a Tented camp. I think the upgraded camping (with cots) added a great deal to our sleeping comfort. The tents were large and we were comfortable every night except a bit cold at Ngorogoro on the crater rim. Bring a wooley hat! The upgraded night was wonderful but expensive and really a luxury. Having a massive tent with an indoor bathroom and shower was pretty wonderful after a couple of days of camping. We did Lake Manyara, Serengeti for three nights, Ngorogoro for one night then Tarangire for one night. 6 nights total. We especially loved Tarangire because it was less crowded and because of the hilly landscape, you turn the corner and there is something there to surprise you. If I were doing this again, and didn't have people with me who were new to camping, I would have taken the money from the upgraded night and spent a second night in Tarangire. The food was also really good. We brought some extra beef jerky in case we didn't like the food. Even my 10 year old son liked the food.
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Email Brian from Tucson AZ | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Vast and Beautiful
The staff at African Scenic Safaris arranged a wonderful 15 day safari/resort holiday. Our group of four spent the first 11 days on safari, and the final 4 days on the Island of Zanzibar. The places we visit included Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara NP, Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, Serengeti NP, followed by a flight to Zanzibar. Amanda helped us with all the arrangements, and did a splendid job. I can’t thank her enough for arranging our holiday in Tanzania….the safari was beyond our expectations; Tanzania is vast and beautiful.
Our guide/driver, Grayson, was very knowledgeable about the animals, flora/fauna, and history of his country, and is a wonderful person and guide, who knows his country well….it was a privilege to have him as our guide. The tent camps and lodges were a good mix for us; the accommodations were very comfortable. Not knowing what to expect of the food, it was surprisingly good and varied. All-in-all, this holiday trip exceeded our expectations. We would highly recommend African Scenic Safaris to others considering a holiday in Tanzania.
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Email Georgia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Solo female traveler, amazing trip!
My Kilimanjaro trip was completely spontaneous and I reached out to a few different expedition companies to see if they had any last minute trek openings. Amanda at African Scenic was, by far, the most pleasant person I have ever done travel arrangements with. She was extremely accommodating, and gave me the confidence I needed to book an East African adventure as a solo female traveler. Ramson was my lead guide and he was so professional, warm and intelligent. The porters were lovely and very friendly. I felt very safe at all times and I would recommend this company to anyone. We got to see the other companies while at the camps and it was noticeable how superior African Scenic was. I hope to return one day to Ramson, Amanda, and the rest of the team.
Email Eric Harris | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Safari ! A lifetime dream satisfied....
We enjoyed a four-day safari with African Scenic Safaris.... It was nothing short of excellent! The initial information provided by Amanda was accurate and helpful.... The guide, Tom and the cook, Charlie were the greatest, informative, friendliest, and the most humorous people you could ever meet... Tom provided so much interesting information and Charlie's cooking was sensational (both in quantity and quality)... we actually don't east this well at home.... we saw every animal and learned so much..... the campsites were good, clean and so much fun... We planned nothing as it was all done for us, but if we did plan a safari, then this was an excellent plan!.... The only animal we did not see on safari was a jaguar... but as we were leaving there was one wandering down the road towards us! (How did you guys organise that? LOL.... It almost waved goodbye to us!).... My only suggestion: give Tom a microphone as it was sometimes hard to hear him in the back of the landcruiser (but don't let him sing!... OK Tom?) Great fun and good money value... Asante sana!