US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Saw the Big Five and much much more!!
We thoroughly enjoyed our Tanzanian safari. We visited Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park including the northern part near the Mara river, and Ngorongoro crater. All of the accommodations were excellent. The Simba lodge had a watering hole right next to it where we saw elephants, zebras, warthogs, and storks. The tented camps in the Serengeti were very comfortable and close to the animals, including one night with a Hippo munching on grass right by our tent! We used Makasa Tanzanian Safaris. They were very responsive to all our inquiries. Our guide, Jamal, was AWESOME! He knew where to find the animals and was also quite knowledgeable about birds. We saw 40 different animals and more than 90 kinds of birds. We saw the big 5 and much much more. Some of the highlights were:
the massing of many different kinds of animals at the Tarangire river
spotting the African Wild Dog (Cape Hunting Dog) an endangered and very rare species
viewing lots of animals at the watering hole next to the Simba Lodge
seeing a large pride of lions comprised of 2 males, 5 females, and 13 cubs
a mother lion nursing her 7 cubs (she also carried one around in her mouth)
3 wildebeest migrations across the Mara river
2 female lions stalking and killing a zebra right in front of our eyes
Spotting a rhino up close
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Selous Ngalawa Camp; Fantastic Safari experience of our life
Our Safari Guide Leonard was extremely increadible. Full of knowlege,with an eagle eye for spotting animals, including all the four of the Big Five that they have in Mikumi N.P.The Park is gorgeous andstaying in the Lodge just in the Centre od everything was amazing. We woke up to the three Elephants hanging out about 5 feet away from our room and could hear the lions roaring at night. They set up a fire pitfor us and we had a great time talking to some of the Staff. It was a really a FIVE STAR safari. In a very special case, we congratulate Mr. Donatus for organizing this for us.We will not hesistate to recommend Ngalawa Safari Camp to ourfriends and anyone interested with safari ni Mikumi Park in Tanzania.
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Thanks Kikwetu for taking so well care of us
We selected Kikwetu among other Kenyan agencies after smooth email and WhatsApp exchanges with Kenneth, tailoring our itinerary and lodge preferences. Our guide Livingstone provided excellent wildlife spotting in the National Parks and pleasant drives through the country side, with interesting conversations. We opted for a second week on lovely Wasini Island, and Kikwetu organised further transport to Mombasa and train tickets back to Nairobi. Thanks Kikwetu for taking so well care of us. We can warmly recommend this Team to other families.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very professional and super responsive service
Rose and her team did an amazing job! We booked the trip last minute (over Christmas and New Year, a lot was booked already) and had many criteria - she managed to organize everything in a way that exactly met our requests and needs, making it a fantastic and unforgettable experience for us.
Rose is super responsive and professional and we enjoyed working with her a lot. She has also been very reliable and we can highly recommend her and her team to everyone.
CZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I recommend.
We visited Kenya three times, but this visit was the best. We were low budget ,we slept in the tended camp. It was ok. I want to thank our driver Shuma and our cook Jacob. I highly recommend.
NO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic!
We went with Uhuru travel to Tarangire national park, Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater and Lake Manyara, and our guide was Abraham. We had a fantastic trip, the food was great, our guide was super, very knowledgeable and nice and our accommodation splendid. Especially our last night at Rhino lodge. We would really recommend this company.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Splendid Safari - Tarangire/Ngorongoro
The team at Nyasi Adventure provided gave us a safari trip to remember! Being an operator made of local guides, Robert and his team arranged the perfect itinerary based on the length of our stay and our safari goals. We trusted their judgment and recommendations and we are so glad we did because the trip exceeded our already grand expectations. The safari jeep was incredibly comfortable and the accommodations they picked for us was world class. Davis (our driver/guide) ensured our safety throughout our journey and did an incredible job getting us in perfect positions to see the unforgettable African wildlife. We have recommended Nyasi Adventure to all of our family and friends and are already looking forward to going back for another visit with them. Thank you, Nyasi!
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing 2 weeks holiday in Tanzania
We spent an amazing 2 weeks in Tanzania over Christmas/New Year. Thanks to Anja, everything was booked perfectly and according to our wishes. We were travelling with my parents and my 2 young children (7 and 9) so we had a lot of extra requests and she did everything to accommodate them. Issa our safari guide and driver was fantastic, his English is great and he knows the parks and their wildlife very well. We even saw cheetahs!!! Our resort in Zanzibar had everything that we had asked for. I can't recommend Anja and Issa highly enough, they will do everything to make it a wonderful and memorable experience for you.
CN
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Safari, wonderful experiences!
I took a 6-day safari with my 7-year old son Curtis in Serengeti, Ngrongro Crater, Ndutu and Manyara, facilitated by Soul of Tanzania, between late December and early Jan. The tour was so enjoyable that we'll definitely come back to Serengeti in the near future.
4 months ago, Curtis and I spent 3 nights at a bush lodge in Kruger national park, South Africa, 2 safaris each day, we thought that trip was great, but to our pleasant surprise, this tour was even better.
A Leo himself, Curtis is a big lover of big-cats. We saw quite a few leopards in Kruger, but since leopards and lions wouldn't show up in the same territory, we missed the lions no matter how hard the ranger tried to find them. So when Soul local manager Iris asked Curtis what he mostly want to see when we were greeted the first night at an Arusha hotel, Curtis promptly replied, "lions, of course!" With a confident smile, Iris assured Curtis, "oh, you will see more than enough." Our soft-spoken tour guide/driver Amani added, a bit conservatively, "you will see no less than 20 lions." Really? Curtis wasn't quite convinced.
As it turned out, we saw at least 10 prides, a total of more than 70 lions, most of them from very close distance!
Here are just a few highlights:
-- A pride of 20+ lions magnificantly marching by our vehicle for several minutes, just a few feet away;
-- In the morning of New Year's Day, Lion King waled directly to our vehicle, a 4x4 Land Cruiser, encountering his young lady literally one yard from our right front tire, mating right there in our awe! Their happy hour repeated, on and off, every 8-10 minutes, until the exhausted queen climbed up a tree nearby;
-- 2 young cheetah brothers took turns to enjoy their kill, an adult wildebeest, lips red, belly full;
-- A leopard killed another on top of a tree, most likely out of territorial dispute, the victim miserably hanging up there, the guilty murderer ran hiding in a rock cave, serectly peeking out, gazing its prey from a distance.
Yeah, indeed, more than enough, not to mention thousands of flamingos in Manyara lake, wildebeests, gazelles and zibras in Serengeti and Ndutu.
Why I picked Soul over other big-name tour companies? I enjoyed the pleasant email communications with Soul's sales consultant Christina and Miguel from the very beginning, who are sincere, considerate, detail-oriented, honest, insightful, and always reponded in timely manner.
In sum, the 6-day program Soul carefully tailor-made for us, the comfortable accomodations, the very experienced tour guide Amani, the hot meal lunches (as opposed to the lunch box by other safari tours that we noticed at picknic sites), are all beyond expectation.
Good job, Soul, Curtis and I are already discussing the "crossings" in August.
RU
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thank Karibu safari in net (Robert and Richard) for my wonderful holidays.
Thank Karibu safari in net for my wonderful holidays. Robert could offer for me the fascinating 6 days group (value for money) safari. I have visited Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Amboseli and have seen all big five and much more animals. Thanks our guide Richard for our smooth transportation and breathtaking stories about any animal and any bird we could meet. Also Richard could help to decide any problem on the way as to buy the camera's memory and the power for the camera, to find the right place to change money etc. I will always keep in my heart these my magic holidays