US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent guides; a small local company
Re: Safari to Savuti and Chobe (6 days - mostly camping) with Tony Mobile Safari. We were booked with them through another tour operator but I now wish we had found them and booked directly ourselves. It is good to support a smaller, local company and I believe we had a better experience than if we had been booked with a larger, more commercial one. Our guide was Vincent and we also met the owner, Tony, as he was guiding others who camped with us. Vincent was very knowledgeable about the animals and the environment. Vincent and Tony both obviously have a genuine passion for Wildlife conservation. They were very skilled at spotting animals as well. Finally, they both had a unique sense of humour! The staff Jackie, Eddie and Ben were all great, too. The food was very good and the chef even accommodated a request for vegan food! The tents and bedding were warmer and more comfortable than I expected, too. The sleeping pads and bags were actually more comfortable than the beds at the lodges! Everyone was very friendly and the camp felt totally safe, knowing that we had very knowledgeable guides nearby. If your priority is to have as much time seeing the wildlife as possible and you'd like an authentic experience, you should consider camping with Tony Mobile Safari as opposed to booking a more luxurious option.
NO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic driver, nice accomodation, well organized
Everything was well organized. We had a great driver called Peter who really did everything to accomodate us. The lodges were nice and the food was good, but could a little more variation. The Safari itself gave us everything we could have asked for.
IL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience!
Service was goid, slept in a nice lodge and the 3 day trip was arranged wonderfully. I recommend!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic guide perfect for gorilla and chimp tour
Our guide, William, was very knowledgeable and shared a lot of information about the people and culture in addition to the wildlife. We did the 5 day gorilla habituation and chimp trekking. The drives between the parks were very long (the first one, advertised as 9 hours, took us 12), but having a fantastic guide made them enjoyable. We were able to pass through many towns and villages and get a feel for life in Uganda. My mom needed to make frequent stops, and William accommodated us and was very kind and helpful to my mom (he called her "Mama" the whole time). One tip: I brought a mini bluetooth speaker which we used during the drives as the vehicles have no radios.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very accomodating and knowledgable. Good sense of humor and well spoken.
Great experience and all the parks we visited were wonderful. The staff at the places we stayed treated us very kindly.
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My African Safari: A journey in Tanzania with African Celebrity Tours and and Travels
Watching Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, since childhood and dreaming about Serengeti. Have always wanted to visit this destination. Once we reached there, discovered a very clean country in Tanzania with great hospitality. It was a very short tour of just 6 days with 5 complete days of game viewing. Muli and Livin of African Celebrity Tours and Travels were our contacts in Tanzania. They ensured as guests we have a detailed plan and communication about the tour and our destinations. Livin further ensured that we were able to see all the wildlife crossing Serengeti. The stay and travel was very well arranged with proper timing and support. We saw the Big 5, Livin has great knowledge about wildlife and updated us about the various quirks and was patient with us as we were randomly stopping the car to take pictures. Was delighted to see the attitude of these wild animals, it just speaks of: " Do whatever you want, we don't give a damn... This is our home." They just went on about their lifestyle, without being perturbed by the existence of humans and cars around. Untamed Africa...we also saw a lion stealthily following a herd of Thomson Gazelles and a herd of zebras to make a kill. It was fantastic. Ngorongoro is the 8th wonder of the world since, over there about 100 species of wildlife co-habit with peace. It was fantastic to see the variety in one place. My favorite though is Serengeti with endless savanna grassland, golden grass stretching far and wide and all the wildlife scattered in it. I wished to visit a Masai Village, and even though it was not on our schedule Muli and Livin squeezed it in our tour to give us that experience. I also got a Swahili hairstyle done thanks to Livin who managed to take out time for the same in a salon and asked negotiated a fair price. They make customers happy and know how to delight them with their support and care and respects their wishes. Had some great experiences, shots and videos. If you truly love nature and wildlife this is heaven. Assante Muli and Livin! This is the best holiday I have had and I will come back for the African magic again to you guys.
CH
I had a beautiful adventure discovering Amboseli National Park, with its abundance of animals.
My trip was expertly organized and booked by Esther, and Wachanga drove and guided me throughout the safari, sharing his expertise and knowledge.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
... everything was excellent!
I went on a one-week-long safari with my two sons, Giulia and Gian Luca. The experience has been much more than positive. The organization was perfect with no problems at all. Our guide, Elisante, was kind, careful, excellent in his knowledge of italian and english language: a really pleasant travel companion! Hope to have one day again the occasion to go on a safari with the same tour operator and the same guide.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari experience
We booked the 3 day Safari package in Selous. On Friday we were picked up at 9 am at our hotel. There we had to pay the rest of the Safari in cash (1000$). This is quite inconvinient, as it is hard to get so much money in Tansania (ATM charge fees and only gives out TSh, bank only gives out 800$ per day). So if you can I would recommend to get the cash in your country in advance.
The trip to Selous takes about 5-6h. Our driver ("Fun") was really nice and helpful. During the whole trip water was provided, however, for other softdrinks one would have to pay. On Friday evening we had a 2h boat safari.
Saturday was really intense. Early in the morning (6am) we had a walking safari with a native guide, which was a unique experience. Afterwards we had a Jeep safari from 9am to 5pm, which was the highlight of the whole trip. It is amazing to see all these animals in their natural habitat.
The accomodation was nice and comfortable. All food was included and comparably good.
On Sunday we were driven back to Dar es Sallam and taken directly to the ferry to Sansibar.
All in all it was a very enjoyable experience.
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 great weeks in the Elephant Coast, Mozambique and Drakensberg
From the beginning to the end we can describe the journey in one word: amazing!
Everything was exactly as promised in the description we received three weeks in advance.
All nice locations and very good guides.
We are very happy that we have had this wonderful experience and we want to thank
Tailor-made Safaris for this journey that we will never forget.