20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Ascent of Mount Meru, group from US Embassy Tanzania, 20-22MAY2016
Many kudos to Philemon and his team at Aardvark Expeditions. We were a group of seven from the US Embassy and Philemon made our hike up Meru extremely enjoyable. Every detail was accounted for and well-articulated to our group before, during, and after the trip. The guide leader, Freddie, was kind, well-experienced and a great judge of the group's motivation and capability throughout the climb. All facilities were more than adequate and the food provided on the trip was top quality. I would recommend Aardvark over all other companies for this and similar expeditions. Thanks! Bwana O.
PT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Honeymoon Experience
We had our 4 days safari experience with Tank Tours in July 2013. It was simply magical. The guides where fantastic and did everything to make this experience unforgettable. They arranged everything and picked us up at the airport and left us there at the end. We'll never forget this experience and if we would do a safari again we definitely would choose Tanke Tours again.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Peaceful, Relaxing and great Hospitality
The accommodation was fabulous. We especially enjoyed relaxing on our chalet's wooden deck, right at the water's edge and soaking in the absolute African Bush peace around us. The staff are all so pleasant and helpful and we thoroughly enjoyed the daily excursions we were taken on (Sunset Game Drive, the Kruger Park, the Cultural Village, the Annual Sanctuary and the Silk Factory).
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
simply perfect!
Guided for the second time wisely by Laurette of Pembury, we spent an extraordinary experience in heart of south african wildilife.
projects sharing, punctuality and professionalism!
Thanky you very much and next time with you
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An amazing and fun trip!
The trip was extremely well orginized and lots of fun. Our guide Mr. Twaha was a lot of fun and very kind.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Ngorongoro day trip - great!
We booked our day trip to Ngorongoro by e-mail. John replied quickly and did a good offer. When we were in Arusha, John picked up the tour money and the next day exactly on time 'China' was there with a good vehicle to drive us to Ngorongoro. Once in the crater, he communicated with his fellow guides to make sure we saw as much animals closeby as possible. What a great place! The (vegetarian) lunchboxes were very nice: veggies, potatoe, egg, bread, cakes and drinks. We had a amazing carefree time! Thank you.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great and individual!
The tours were phenomenal. The staff was always helpful and fulfilled every wish. Therefore, I recommended it to all of my friends. Our stations were Budongo and Murchison Falls (along with a delegation of an NGO and a school)
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great people, very well organised, excellent in tailoring to individual needs
We met Denver by coincidence and asked him to organise a 5 day-trip for us to Lower Zambezi and Siavonga very last minute. Last minute as in we wanted to leave the same day. Despite this challenge, Den's Safari organised it all very well and very quickly. What we especially appreciated was that he went out of his way to arrange for us to experience local village life. We visited a small village, got to participate in the day-to-day activities and stayed the night. It was a humbling experience which taught us a lot about local culture and living circumstances. It was fun that Denver and his colleague cooked up a big dinner for many of the people in the village.
We also spent a few nights at the Lower Zambezi, including a 1-day, 1 night canoe trip. It was special to share the river with lots of hippos and crocs so close by.
Overall, Denver and the guides were simply great guys to be around; super friendly, explained a lot about nature and culture and took care of us very well. Highly recommended!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Had a blast, it was so much fun! The guides are great, very friendly! Paul and Mary are amazing!
Paul and Mary are amazing people, very friendly. The sites were outstanding and can't wait to go again!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Utter remoteness in this vast park yet still close encounters ensued.
I travelled with my family to stay at the Busanga Plains camp, a fly camp of Mukambi. The six hour drive from the lodge to Busanga was a true African experience. Although we had little time to stop and digest the animals (we were on a schedule) and were subjected to the traditional African massage, we saw a vast array of mammals and birds and the drive's length just cemented how remote our camp was.
The bush camp was incredible, from the restaurant terrace several hundred red lechwe could be seen grazing and perhaps a dozen fish eagles screeching, truly a wonder. The tents provided everything we needed, obviously being a temporary camp it was nothing on the main lodge but it was fulfilled our needs perfectly. The food also was fantastic. Waking up first thing in the morning and sitting in the restaurant watching the lechwe in the low mist is a truly magical experience that I would recommend to any animal lover.
The drives were top notch; the Busanga lions are the most beautiful I have seen, with fantastic dark manes. We were lucky to get close to a fresh buffalo kill and watch them interact. We encountered great herds of Roan, wildebeest, zebra and a few bachelor elephants amongst others. For the purists, we did not encounter another vehicle on our trip, a true indication of our remoteness and allowed all these sightings to be personal. Our guide was excellent, very knowledgable and worked tirelessly to track down the species my siblings wanted for their tick-lists.
A great destination.