35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome day tour in Ngorongoro
We just had one day available so that's what we wanted to see, the crater, and boy it was amazing! They took us there really really early so that we could make the most of the day. We saw a lioness hunting, cheetahs, huge huge huge elephants that were out of this planet. Car was great, driver (Emmanuel) could spot a rhino with just his eyes while we had trouble finding him with our scopes, though the binoculars they gave us were TOP. Highly recommended.
DK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best Safari..
We would hereby give Gecko Safari, Rama Mo and Said Nganga our beset recommendations. We travelled to Tanzania in July 2014. Before our departure we contacted Gecko Safaris the email correspondence was very easy and Rama Mo very fast understood our wishes and put together a perfect program for our safari. We went to Udzungwa Mountains and Seleous nature reserve. Every question we had regarding the trip was swiftly answered by Rama Mo. The price for the safari was very reasonable compared to other tour operators. When we arrived in Dar es Salam everything was exactly as planned, we had Said Nganga as our guide and driver for the 6 days. He was an excellent guide with an enormous knowledge about his country; plants, animals, history geographic and politics. He was friendly, professional, funny and very good company during the trip. Furthermore he is the best driver; Fast, but all the time safe driving on dirt roads, with crazy African traffic. On the safari we saw any animal you could expect, even several lions, all due to Said´s knowledge and skills. Accommodation and food on the trip was all very nice. All in all a perfect planned and fantastic trip thanks to Rama and Said.
Best regards Lotte, Tyge, Oskar and Stine
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
safari to Masaai Mara was a credible experience ever.
Pumba Expedition Travel & Tours offer the best service,they are very hospitable and have unique features. I went to Masaai Mara for 3 days and this was the best safari ever that i can attest and there are no regrets because of the excellent services provided and i cannot wait to travel to other part of the world with the quality service of Pumba Expedition Travel & Tours. I encourage others to try Pumba and you will never regret.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, nice accommodations, perfect logistics, enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide
Makasa offers tailor made safaris. Based on your preferences and budget they compose the safari holiday of your desire. The accommodations were nice and all the transport in Tanzania was well arranged. Our guide really contributed to the success and joy of our holiday. He was enthusiastic, friendly, extremely knowledgeable about the animals and nature, and - last but not least - he was a very safe driver. Since a safari is pretty intense, we were happy to relax a couple of days at Zanzibar. In sum: a great experience! We certainly want to recommend Makasa.
Comprehensive professionalism
Extremely prompt and reliable communications given that we booked from overseas with a 6 hour time differential.
Excellent advice and itinerary planning tailored to our preferences and requirements.
One of the most enjoyable holidays we have taken, with all worries taken care of by African Welcome Safaris. We will be back.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime
A wonderful trip -- guides Norman and Andy were knowledgeable, skilled, communicative and fun to be with. They offered information before we asked, answered all our questions gladly, and showed us the marvels of Mana Pools and the Zambezi River. Support staff was also superb. Highly recommended!
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kilimanjaro and Safari
The Safari and Kilimanjaro hike was even better than I expected. Ibrah was extremely accomadating and made sure that everything went to plan. On our Kilimanjaro Hike, the Guides were extremely experienced each having summited more than 60 times, and it showed. They knew exactly what they were doing and all of our group got to the top. The safari was Great as well, Fred, our driver was amazing. He knew exactly where to find the Animals and we saw nearly everything we wanted to see, Cheetahs, Lions, Monkeys, Hippos, etc. We were very happy with our experience.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We saw and did everything
African Pearl had everything perfectly arranged. Our driver/guide was wonderful. Communication was always excellent. I would not look anywhere else for a company. Uganda was the perfect place. In 9 days we saw savanna, tracked rhinos, chimps and gorillas. Nowhere else could compare.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience
We had a wonderful experience. Everyone we met in the country was extremely friendly and our guide Paul was the best!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
If you are reading this you know this company is solid by all the 5star reviews!
We booked with Safari Infinity after contacting a handful of tour operators. Throughout the planning process Lucia was very patient and prompt with communication. We changed lodging many times and had one friend join last minute as well. What I most appreciate about Safari Infinity is Lucia's dedication and her fast communication and the company's integrity.
We also had some mishaps during our trip, of course, that made it very interesting. The jeep had a huge crack in the windshield before we started the trip, however, our first day was very busy in Arusha so our guide was not able to get it replaced and we got stopped twice by local police for bribery. The company sent a replacement window all the way to Karatu to take care of the problem. Then our friend got pretty sick so she had to leave the group in the middle of the Ngorongoro Crater. SI sent a car to pick her up and take her back to a clinic in Karatu. The next day she was feeling a bit better they arranged for her to be flown to Central Serengeti, but that night our friend got ill again and the next morning SI arranged for her to be flown back to Arusha and took her to a clinic. After two days our friend felt better and was driven back to the Arusha airport to meet up with us for our flight to Zanzibar. Throughout the whole stressful process SI made sure everything was taken care of with our friend. Also, SI provided a cell phone to us on the first day of our trip so that was very helpful in contacting our friend as we handed the phone to her when she left our group. Simon and Lucia are the owners of the company and they really cared about our experience and called to check in several times on our friend's situation.
We also had a last minute canceled flight with Precision Air from Zanzibar to Dar es salaam however, we had a tour booked so Lucia worked around our schedule and booked us on Coastal.
We had requested Kelly as our guide from the reviews I have read. He did not disappoint. Kelly was extremely patient, great with our kids and had eyes like a hawk. Things that he spotted I had a hard time seeing with binoculars sometimes. Since we had a big group, he had to work extra hard to please all of our expectations. Although we never saw a cheetah on our trip that our 8 year old had really wanted to see, he didn't stop trying till the very end. We did see some amazing things, we saw a black rhino about 20 feet away and we saw two leopards mating also in close proximity. Our video of that can rival the discovery channel!
We had a great trip and would not hesitate to recommend Safari Infinity to our friends and family.