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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good accommodations, good wildlife, good people.
I went on a three day Maasai Mara safari. For the price, I thought it was a great experience. About $330 dollars for transportation, accommodation, meals, and the guide. A few minor problems here and there with the vehicle and getting nickel-and-dimed for water. You stay in these cute little tents with private bathrooms, community meals in the morning and evening with a packed lunch on Saturday. I went alone and happened to get a pretty good group in my vehicle. Make sure you ask for extra time on Friday and Sunday in the park. If your group is willing, you can get up early and get a few extra hours. We had one passenger who was complaining, but honestly, a lot of people spent more than $300 per DAY for safari in this area. Definitely a steal for students, budget travelers, or anyone who doesn't need a luxury lodge.
US
East Africa Jungle Safaris is amazing!
Director Fred is great! He is very punctual in answering emails and is very trust worthy! Our tour guides were Tom and Alex and they were awesome! Couldn't have asked for better tour guides in the three days we did our safari! Honestly, such humble and friendly people. Always willing to help and answer any questions you may have! I definitely recommend them!
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Exploring Namibia
All went 100% successfully on our tour. Nothing could have been better. Efficient, safe, interesting, educational, expert, and friendly. I have worked with Blue Crane in the past and I look forward to working with Blue Crane again in the future. I bring groups of U.S. teen-agers for a week or two at a time, and it is a comfort to know that all will be arranged and executed properly by Derek, Job, Traudy, Richard, and my friends at Blue Crane.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Safari with Klaus of Wild Jungle Trails
We booked a 3 days safari to murchison falls with Klaus. All in all I was very happy with the tour. The transport was very convenient, the food was good, the accommodation great and the park is just beautiful. Klaus took good care about us and was really engaged about giving us information, make us see the animals and made us feel very comfortable. He was flexible and complied with our ideas and wishes. I can definitely recommend him as a tour guide :)
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Dirty
On Arrival we checked in, as we opened the cabin it was not turned from the previous guests. Mites are eating up all the wooden frames. I went to spar and bought doom and took care of it. Maybe inform guests that the pool has been under construction since last year (Especially when there are kids). If it was not for the surrounding i would have looked for alternative accommodation.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Hassle free booking with constant updates. They go the extra mile. Good way to start any holiday.
Staff very friendly, knowledgeable and always prepared to help. The new generator runs at the times given affording you cooking light for the evening meal in inclement weather. Rained only 2nd night. The trails are clearly marked and staff will give you a heads up on the difficulties of the trail that you have chosen to walk.
Chalets/bungalo's are well appointed and are cleaned very thourougly every morning when you are out hiking. The views are spectacular and we saw up to 30 Eland in different parts of the reserve. The most amazing thing is the utter silence other than the wind in the grass and the birds flying overhead. The water in the nudie pools is freezing, so take a partner for de-frosting. Booked again for June 2016 it is so good.
An awe-inspiring experience
This was the first time we'd visited Ruaha in the green season and it was a completely different experience from the dry season. I hadn't expected everything to be so lush. Everywhere was green, green, green! The birdlife was amazing - so many different species that it was difficult to know where to point the camera at times. One disappointment was that we didn't see as many raptors as usual. Because a lot of the animals had moved away from the area as there was no scarcity of water, a lot of the raptors had gone with them. Animal sightings were pretty good too, though obviously not as many as in the dry season. The weather was wonderful - we had no rain during our eight day stay and it was pleasantly warm day and night, though it did heat up a bit during the middle of the day but not uncomfortably so. Our camp (Mwagusi Safari Camp) was terrific as always with the most wonderful food and friendly staff. Our guide was exceptional, as was our driver. Ruaha is really picturesque... Read more with the most beautiful, varied landscape although the proliferation of trees and bushes did make photography a little tricky at times. We choose Ruaha because it is more remote than other parks in Tanzania, and consequently much less crowded. We have already booked to go back next year!
Review about Tanzania by Tris
You might not see as much wildlife as in other parks in Tanzania (though the birdlife was spectacular at this time of year) but it is beautiful and has its own special magic.
CZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Asante sana
We cannot say anything else but huge asante sana to Hamadi from Face of Africa who helped us organize our Safari adventure, it was perfect to the last detail…
Hamadi was of a huge help for us from the first moment we started to organize our safari – he answered a lot of our questions in advance by email, picked us at the airport in Arusha, organized decent accommodation for us in Arusha, devoted his free time to be our local guide in Arusha during the first and last day of our Safari and last but not least he organized a great 6-day Safari trip for us in an extremely comfortable car with educated guide Emanuel and a super chef Jamali. We travelled as a couple and decided for a budget camping Safari in order to save some money. However, in the end, we realized that we made a great choice not just because of some savings but also thanks to the opportunity to experience a piece of really wild nature. Face of Africa arranged a rental of a very comfortable, spacious tent, thus we really... Read more did not lack any comfort. Our guide Emanuel was were funny, friendly and talkative but what is most important, he was a living encyclopedia about the animals – he knew really a lot about the animals and it was amazing to listen to his lessons from zoology while game driving. Our chef, Jamali was great too…We are dreaming about his pancakes for breakfast and hot soups and delicious vegetable sauces for dinner even now. Making the decision to use the services of Face of Africa and Hamadi for our Safari experience was a great step and we are looking forward to cooperate with Hamadi while organizing our Kilimajaro trek next time
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They care about there job and respected the people
Every time we called there was someone willing to help, they never gave up till we were comfortable.