Bright African Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Member Of:
- TATO, TTB & TLTO
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $85 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Regenia & Don | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
VERY Knowledgeable & Determined to find the BIG 5
From the first email, working with Bright African Safaris (BAS) was GREAT. I sent out 3 emails to local Tanzania Safari groups with a few questions + info about my husband & me & asked for suggestions. Of the 3 companies, one replied a week later & one replied in 2 days which said "let me get you some info". It didn't matter if the other 2 responded in a timely manner or not because SALIM @ BAS had already WON us over w/his Professionalism & Quick Response. I received a very detailed email from Salim in less than 24 hrs complete w/a suggested Itinerary, info about BAS's community service, email addresses of previous clients that agreed to give a BAS review & Salim's confidant promise that I wouldn't be disappointed in BAS. I told Salim we were celebrating our 50th Wedding Anniversary by visiting "7 Continents in 7 Months" & that Africa would be our last Continent. Salim said "You saved the best for last". Their reviews on TripAdvisor, Google & Face Book were Great. Within a few weeks, Salim had sent almost daily emails with suggestions of lodges & tented camps to make sure we were pleased with our accommodations & our African Safari was now all planned.
We arrived at Kilimanjaro Airport & had no problem in getting our Visa as Salim had told me exactly what we'd need, we got our luggage & waiting for us was our BAS Guide, RAJABU. It was 9:30pm but Rajabu was so friendly & helpful so we instantly felt at ease that we were in great hands. After taking us to our 1st stop, Lake Duliti Lodge which was wonderful, Rajabu went over the upcoming first day of our safari w/us so we were ready to start our amazing 9 day Safari & 2 day rest.
Our safari included Arusha N. Park, Tarangire N. Park, the endless Serengeti Plains, Central & Western Corridor of Serengeti N. Park, Ngorongoro Crater Rim & Crater Floor. RAJABU was so Awesome at finding the Wildlife. We saw Lions (even 1 pride of 24 lions), Cheetahs, Leopards, Elephants, Giraffes, DikDiks, various eagles & other birds, huge Crocodiles, Caracal, Honey Badgers in Daytime, Banded & Dwarf Mongoose, Wart Hogs, Hyenas, Black Backed & Golden Jackal, Hippos, Zebras, Wildebeest, 9 varieties of other Antelopes, Buffalo & Yes, the elusive RHINO. We saw ALL of the BIG 5.
Altho our safari was over, Salim arranged our 2nd BAS guide, HASIMI, for a City Tour to Arusha Markets & Heritage Culture Center on Day 10 of our trip after a restful night & relaxing breakfast & lunch at the beautiful Mount Meru Game Lodge. Our trip was far from over as I'd asked Salim about visiting a local community & a coffee plantation. So on our last day before flying out at 9 pm, our weekend guide, Hamisi picked us up as planned @ 8.30 am, then picked up a local guide, Gifttairo "Young Rasta", to guide us as we hiked to Materuni waterfalls, then to help make our own fresh coffee at Hillborn Organic Coffee, enjoy a wonderful Lunch provided by a local Chagga tribe, taste local brew made from Ripe Bananas and learned about the local culture of the beautiful people that live in this area. We then left for the airport with Hamisi but he announced "Kilimanjaro is in view now so we'll stop for pictures". Sure enough, the clouds had cleared & Hamisi took our picture w/Kilimanjaro.
This entire 11 day Trip was so well planned. I suspect Salim told the lodges about our 50th so we had a Celebration Anniversary Party w/cake at Sergenti Tortilis Camp w/singers, a tasty fruit-cheese-chocolate tray at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge & a bottle of wine at Mount Meru Game Lodge.
If you want to enjoy a worry free safari, just tell Bright African Safari what you'd like and they'll make sure you have everything that you can imagine. ASANTE SANA SALIM, RAJABU & HAMISI. The Perfect Team that made our African Safari PERFECT.
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Email Veronique L | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari Tour
We booked a Bright Safari 5 day Tour and was Beyond expectation. We had a great driver, Salim, who is very experienced and really took time to answer all our questions. Spending time with him during 5 days was very pleasant. In addition, he speaks english and french very fluenty. He was able to spot the animals also in hidden places. The Lodges Chosen were also very good.
For us, first Time Safari was a great experience.
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Email Thomas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
perfect trip
We are are a group of 27 young boys and girls from argentina who just done our trip with Bright African Safaris and everything went perfectly.
We did a 7 days safaris to serengeti,ngorongoro, ndutu and tarangire park. This is a lifetime expirience.
Our drivers were good and did their best to make sure we are happy. We were with mrindoko who did a wonderful drive.
If i go back to Tanzania, I will use bright african safaris.
Asante BAS
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Email Tissa | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Safari Holiday with Bright African Safaris
From February 26th to March 6th, 2018 we had a memorable safari holiday in Tanzania with Bright African Safaris. With our experience with them we have nothing but good things to say about this travel company. Before we booked the holiday I took time to visit many a Tanzania forums and travel companies to check the itineraries and prices. I got many quotations from companies in Tanzania and in the UK.At the end Bright African Safaris had the best offer tailored to our requirements. They had the best price too. The company director Msangi Charema always prepared to change the dates, locations and accommodations according to our requests. He replied to our many e-mails instantly and provided all the information about many things that we wanted to know. We were highly impressed about his professionalism and understanding. We gave him a lot of trouble to get the best out of our money. It was not a bother for Msangi. During our holiday we were with an excellent guide Saleem. He has an unbelievable knowledge about the history and Fauna and Flora of Tanzania. He also has a very good and clear understanding about where to find wild life in huge parks that Tanzania has to offer. His knowledge about the road systems and the tracks in all the parks we visited is exceptional. He is very kind, friendly and nothing was too much of a trouble for him. He went out of his way to make our visit a the best we ever had. The vehicle we were given was a 4x4 jeep and had a fridge and a power point that allow you to charge batteries and mobile phones, that became a great help for us. Free bottled water and soft drinks were available through out our stay. Bright African Safaris has a policy of no limit on Fuel and Milage. So we were able to drive around all day every day in all the parks we visited. In all we were highly impressed about the services Bright African Safaris provided during our stay. We recommend this company to any one who is looking for a Safari Holiday.
Safari Videos.
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A wonderful experience with Bright African Safaris!
Our tour with Bright African Safaris was probably the best vacation we've ever taken! We had excellent help while actually planning the trip, as we decided which of the many lodging options we wanted to use and which parks to visit. Then the tour itself was outstanding, from the time Ally and Hasimi picked us up at the airport until the time they took us back. This trip totally exceeded our expectations! Bright African Safaris did a great job for us, we will definitely use them again on any future visits.
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Email Audrey | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Life time adventures
Our safari surpassed my wildest expectations! We were there for the wildebeest migration which was incredible and saw over many lion prides, half a down rhinos, leopards, cheetahs, and every other animal on my wish list all due to our highly experienced guide who was extremely knowledgeable as well as genuinely fun to be with for the week. We met many other tourists with other companies whose experience was no where near as rewarding as ours. Bright safaris even took care of some problematic travel arrangements for the next leg of our trip which I couldn't straighten out.
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Email May Yek | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible experience
Incredible experience on our 7 day safari with Bright African Safaris
Booking process was smooth via email, with quick responses from Msangi
Juma our guide was incredible with his eagle eyes. He was so experienced professional and friendly.
His patience and knowledge gave us great insight into the animals and every aspect in the Park
We were lucky to see the big five (lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo and rhinos).
and witness the hunting by lion, leopard and hyena.
Thank you Juma for making our trip of a lifetime and memorable one.
Thank you Msangi, Salim and Hamid for all the good services provided.
Bright African Safaris, Thumb Up!!
Highly highly recommend Bright African for your trip to the heart of Tanzania.
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Email Chiara Vecchi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience!
I went with my family to Tanzania with Bright African Safaris last summer.
We had an Amazing trip and everything (Hoffman-the driver, the locations and the accomodations) were excellent.
We saw a lot of animals (like lions, cheetas, leopars, elephants etc..). We also saw some baby lions!
We enjoied a lot our holidays and we hope to come back soon with this agency and with our favourite driver Hoffman! He was very nice and very patient with us.
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Email Frences | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable journey
Went to Tanzania with Bright African Safaris last year, one of our friends from the group spent lots of time investigated, Then desided to go with them, she consulted with the owner and planed our trip, we
All had a great time, they gave us the most experienced guides, and they always gave us suggestions
On daily schedule, through their experience guidance we saw so many animals, and I can say that
Trip is one of my most memorable trip and I might go back again to Africa and will definitely use Bright African
Safari.
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Email Mark | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Outstanding Experience
We have had the privilege of taking two safaris with Bright African Safaris. Both experiences were simply outstanding. Msangi, the owner, is incredibly responsive and friendly. He does a wonderful job choosing guides, maintaining vehicles and choosing itineraries and places to see. Both times, our guides were incredible, enabling us to see the Big Five and so much more. We highly recommend Bright African and can't wait to go back and see the Serengeti with them again.