IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience
Me and my daughter 14 years old booked a 5 days safari in Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire.
Linah took care of us and organized everything carefully.
Our guide Damian was great, well prepared, nice and careful. We could see all the animals very close. He explained us a lot of things about animals and vegetation.
The accommodations were all wonderful and our chef prepared marvelous Tanzanian food (served in plates).
Linah was always available to help us, reliable, kind and lovely person as all the drivers she sent us to pick us up.
It has been a dream, I’ll remember it for the rest of my life. I love Tanzania and tanzanian people. I would like to do it again!
Highly recommended!
Asante sana!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience!
Our Safari Experience with Kihindo Tours was truly amazing. Winnies communication was very helpful from start to finish, she always was there to help and wanted to know what we thought about different things. Our guide William did everything he could do to give us a perfect experience. With his help we managed to have a look at most of the animals in the national parc. Our highlight were the sleeping lions. We can highly recommend travelling with Kihindo tours and safaris!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional and reliable operator
Express safaris was very professional in organising our tour for queen Elizabeth national park. Driver is very experienced and professional, engaged informatively with us and never rushed us. The company went far and beyond to see that we had a memorable experience, very reliable and respectful tour operator.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organized and responsible
At a traveler who comes to Africa the first time, Amshar Serengeti Adventures gave me the best experience and the most beautiful memory. I feel really good about their arrangement, no matter the foods, hotels or even the travel routes are perfect to me, I really appreciate that.
Edward Urio is a really nice guy! He is being patient and responsible from the beginning and he really helped me a lot about the detail things. Even though I want to add some activities that is not on the itinerary, he can make it work quickly and well organized, thanks for that!
Also my tour guide(I forget his name lol) was being really nice and patient and friendly to me, he was so professional and always lead me the right way to find rare animals. By the way I saw all the Big Fives! Every time we saw a new animal, he will teach me some knowledge about it and some interesting fact that I might not notice before, you won’t feel bored the whole time!
I just can’t believe how fast this week goes, I literary had my Best time here, it’s like a whole different world. Thanks again for the staff in Amshar Serengeti adventures for being kind and professional. I strongly recommend people to choose them. Feel free to contact them if you have any questions, they are nice!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable
Reliable and good service plenty of stops for a break and toilet break
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip of a lifetime
We spent nine days touring the Northern Safari Circuit including Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Lake Natron and it was absolutely superb. As is always my way, I left the organising of the trip to the last minute, but Lolarip was unflappable – prompt to reply, utterly flexible and he found us the very best accommodation for our budget and all at short notice. Our guide Salehe was wonderful – an incredible driver and extremely knowledgeable. I am a keen birder and Salehe helped identify and me learn about hundreds of new species AND he didn't grumble even when I made him stop for every lilac-breasted roller rather than focusing on looking for leopards. I can't recommend Safari Nuggets highly enough -- it was a brilliant adventure from start to finish. :)
PL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very professional, excellent value for money.
All the arrangements went very smoothly. We have exchanged emails and always got quick and clear response. Winnie from Kihindo was very helpful, even outside the scope of our arrangement (eg helped us book a hotel in Mang’ula after the safari). I think it is very good value for money. For instance in Nyerere NP we stayed at Mloka Village lodge suggested by Winnie and it turned out a really nice place within the budget range. Kihindo is very reliable and efficient. As to the tour: we chose Nyerere and Mikumi and we really liked the first one, even though it is covered by bush and animals are less exposed than on a savanna. But you are not in a motorcade of safari vehicles and can enjoy the park in peace. The bushwalk in Nyerere (organized by the park) is focused on tribal medicine and customs whereas I would prefer it to be centered around wildlife observation. The boat trip on Rufiji river is great. In Mikumi (which was our specific request) it’s more easy to spot animals but I had the impression that there is a growing tourism pressure on the park (including expansion of the airstrip). If I were to choose between the two, I would opt for Nyerere. Anyway, the remarks on Mikumi do not relate to Kihindo services which I rate very high and excellent value for money.
AT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A really great tour that varied in activities
Cosmos ( Renamed Bubba for the duration of the tour) was our tour guide and he did know his stuff. He was informative and funny, He lugged our bags. Organised tours and was just exceptional in all he did. The van was too small for our group so he organised a trailer for the luggage on his day off. He drove really well and spotted animals way before any of us. The van could do with replacing as its getting older and had a couple of issues which Cosmos fixed. The seats were very comfortable though.
The tour was good because it wasn't all open jeep. There were walks, morokos and boats with great food and drinks supplied. We upgraded the hotels and found them to be lovely. Sleeping under the stars was great, even got a hot water bottle to use. Food was good throughout the tour although sometimes it was cold. Spotted lots of animal and completed the big 5 minus the rhino.
There were no hiccups with the accommodation which was good.
Didn't think much of the Boma dinner and wouldn't recommend wasting a night there. Far too crowded. No view of the festivities.
All in all the tour was good value and varied.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Knowledgeable, friendly, kind, fun, capable, experienced, dedicated and professional.
We were picked up at the airport, our accommodations were comfortable and our food was good. The operator, hosts, guides and drivers couldn't do enough to make sure we had a great trip. The safari was like stepping into a David Attenborough film. We saw loads of wild animals so close we took the zoom lens off the camera. You could almost touch them.
Triple icing on the adventure of a lifetime were visiting Kilimanjaro Orphanage Centre, the side excursion to an Animal Sanctuary (where you could touch the animals) and the visit to the Chaga caves.
Special thanks to Edward and his amazing team for hosting a perfect African experience for us.
IE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Serengeti Safari with Relish of Africa
Relish of Africa is an amazing tour company. From first contact, to planning our trip, and arrival in Tanzania, the service provided was top class. Andrew, who was our tour operator/ planner was very responsive to all of our requests. He was thorough in the itinerary preparation and recommendations. He also picked us up from the airport on our day of arrival and took us back to the airport on our day of departure (at 5:00 am and was an hour drive from the hotel to Kilimanjaro airport).
My wife and I did the luxury tour to Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire National Park. We also did a cultural experience to a Masai Village. The value was worth the amount we paid. I found Relish of Africa to be very reliable and trustworthy. Reggie, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable and went beyond of expectations to ensure we saw all of the animals we were interested in seeing including the Big 5. We saw 4 of the 5 Big 5 animals. We did not see a leopard but we saw some cheetahs which was amazing, so my expectations were exceeded.
We had had lunches eat day with a basket full of fresh local fruit, unlimited water and wine and beer.
The hotels we stayed at were Melia in Arusha, Four Seasons in Serengeti, Melia in Ngorongoro, and Kibo Palace on our last night before departure. All were top class with excellent location and service.
I highly recommend Relish of Africa if you are planning a Safari in Tanzania.
