US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Tours of Arusha Nat'l and Tarangire Nat'l Parks
On our recent Africa trip, we arrived in Arusha and decided to book a couple of day tours. After our research, Easy Travel and Tours was the obvious choice. Mwanaidi was most helpful in making the arrangements, and we selected day tours to Arusha National Park and Tarangire National Park. These proved to be excellent choices. Mwanaidi suggested we visit Arusha National Park first and add to our visit a walking safari with an armed park ranger and a canoe safari. These were easily added to our day visit and were well worth the additional cost. Walking among the abundant wildlife was spectacular, and our canoe venture yielded our first sighting of a hippo and her baby. There is nothing like seeing a hippo from water level, and the abundance of pink flamingos at this time of year was a special treat. The only downside to our visit was that controlled burns of the brush were underway that day, but that hardly put a damper on our adventure. Our second day had us at the Tarangire National Park and it too was exceptional. Elephants were in abundance - simply spectacular. A drive safari is only as good as your guide and driver and we were fortunate to have Louis as our guide for both trips. His former role as a park ranger and his knowledge of the plants and wildlife were exceptional, and he knew just where to go. Louis always went above and beyond in making our trip enjoyable, and when I forget my travel vest aboard his vehicle at the end of day two, he made a special effort to get it back to me later in the week. You just can't get any better. These guys are the best! Thanks Mwanaidi and Louis for making our first experience of Africa so very special!
GT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience trip with Ajabu Adventures
For a long time I wanted to have a trip with my daughter to a special place for her 15th birthday, so we decided Africa as one of our dream destinations. We started our search with SafariBookings and of six companies I quoted, only two replied and only Ajabu was eager to design for us the perfect trip. We had requested to visit a place involved in wildlife conservation and Manyara Ranch, under the African Wildlife Foundation, accepted to receive both of us in the house of the manager Mr. Fidelis ole Kashe. Accomodations had to be arranged by Ajabu ( because that is not a lodge or hotel) and we had a wonderful 2 day and 2 nights stay with very special staff, such as Dr. Lemaly Kibirity and Ajabu staff Shakila and Mary. We had the most wonderful guide, Juma Yusuf, perfect for us who have been in contact with organizations and parks that are engaged in nature conservation projects. With Juma we discussed not only wildlife and animal behavior, but also engaged in discussions about anthropological and social issues about the local cultures. Well prepared, and always with a smile, we truly felt safe and happy around Juma. We visited Manyara Ranch, Serengeti, Nogorongoro Crater, Tarangire and a small Maasai boma, out of the tourist route. I am very grateful with Anja and Gertjan for all their follow-up before, during, and even after out trip to Tanzania. I would give all the Ajabu team a Gold Medal :)
NL
What an experience!
We had a wonderfull time in tanzania. Thanks to Magda andAdam of Flash safari's. What a service and great places to stay.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beyond All Expectations
We had a somewhat customized tour, and it was absolutely fabulous. Because our time was limited with departing flights, Mmilo arranged a customized tour in a minibus where we joined an open top safari vehicle for three hours in the middle. It was phenomenal. We left our hotel at 3:30am and arrived at Pilanesberg by sunrise. In the minibus, our guide Sibusiso gave us a very personalized tour. He was highly educated and taught us about the animals patterns and behavior. By 9:30am we felt like we had seen almost everything (elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, lions, and many varieties of antelope). We switched to the open top vehicle at 9:30am and spent another three hours touring the reserve. These vehicle network over radios, so the drivers know where the activity and rare sightings are in the park. They got us VERY close to the wildlife. The open top tour was less educational but the photo opps from it were worth the trip. At the end of the open top trip we had a lunch and were driven comfortably back to the JNB airport by 3:30pm for our evening flights. This was a 5 Star experience!
US
Nice one- day safari
I was in Tanzania recently for business, and only had one day to take a safari. The company was excellent, and went out of their way to pick us up at the airport, as well as additional services we requested afterwards. We were able to see a lion on the safari, which was the highlight of the trip! The driver was very attentive, and really went above and beyond our expectations to make us happy.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was great
I want to thank natureways for the very pleasant days on Sambesi-River.
Norman, Ken and Trust were great, very kind and at all time eager to please best conditions. They had very good and detailled information about all animals and the surroundings we were passing by. The meals were great and diverse. Thanks to the cooks!! It always tasted fabulous.
I always felt very secure with our guides even when (dangerous) animals are near us.
It was an very special experience. Thank you for make it possible.
TR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing tour in tarangiri - lake maniera -serengeti - ngorongoro
The tour was amazing and we did not want to finish it.It was a 5 days private tour and we visit 4 location.Tour guide İdris is so kind and very funny guy:)He explained every thing about all animals to us,it looks like to listen national geografic.We stayed very nice,beautiful,confortable and clean Plates.Kati kati is our favorite place.Car is a Land cruser and a strong car.Paul is the owner of the company and he is so kind.
We forgot our computer in the hotel in ngorongoro.İdris and Paul helped us, they found somebody to bring our computer to Arusha.You can trust them for every thing. Roadside Safari is the Best :)
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Tour Operators Tanzania
Everything was perfect and well taken care of by the team of experts who were friendly, efficient and knowledgeable. Guys have gotten us Kenya to Tanzania safari and I will always plan my trips through drive Tanzania Ltd . Thanks a lot for an outstanding trip !!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very nice safari
Our safari with Lesaga adventure went very smoothly. We managed to see a lots of animals. We were very well looked after by the team. We really appreciate being able to take a lots of photographs without being rushed to follow the program. Everything was very well organised and comfortable. We will keep many very happy souvenirs thanks to them all.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Be careful! They tried to cheat us!
Our experience with Pega tours was terrible! We booked two safaris with them ( Hell's gate and Nakuru). We made the deal with Peter, and he charged us 50$ each for the driver and guide in Nakuru and another 50$ each for driving us to Hell's gate and hire a guide in there. The entrance fees and the bike rental were on us.
At Nakuru everything went all right , but when we arrived to Hell's gate they told us we had to pay for the guide. We called Peter and we explained him that we paid 100$ to him for the driving to Hell's gate but also for having a guide in there, and he just hung up the phone to us after saying the 100$ were just for the transportation. Even the guides from Hell's gate were shocked for what he was doing !!! Eventually, our driver, who was great, managed to talk to him and convince him to pay the guide, because we were already talking about coming back to Nakuru.
So my advice is: do not hire anything with them, or at least with Peter! He'll try to do the same!