20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceptional
Matala Safarirs offers personalized tour services for its clients, right from the pick up, to drop off, and everything in between. They pay attention to detail which is very remarkable, making the guest experience a 10/10.
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceeded expectation with dedication and professionalism
Alvin was an assertive, professional guide who brought us to our destinations quicker than expected. Under his unique connections and experience, we were able to see the big five within the first two days of our safari. He is also able to answer all questions our tour member throws at him.
There are some unexpected incidents (e.g traffic jams, mechanical issues), Alvin always went beyond and makes us reassured.
I would highly recommend him as your tour guide in your next safari tour.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Shafino is a competent, capable, creative, experienced safari guide.
Having 26 years of experience, Shafino proved to be an expert guide. He knew where to look for animals, predict what they might do, and use honed instincts to find them. We were able to check off the nine top animals with his expertise. That is no easy feat. His knowledge of the animals, wildlife, and the Serengeti was extensive. He gave us so many interesting facts about the animals. He also had an eagle eye to find animals in the habitat. Shafino also showed his amazing and creative skills to get us to our destination. In spite of a broken shock absorber on the Land Cruiser, he was able to use a piece of wood and some special engineering to repair it well enough to get us back over many miles. I would definitely recommend Shafino to be your safari guide if you wish to have the experience of a lifetime.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good attention to detail
We found them to provide reliable and good service and support. We would recommend them without hesitation
IT
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
excellent assistance during the tour
Together with 2 friends, we contacted GoGiraffe to organize a 10 days trip in western Tanzania. Our goal was to visit Katavi National Park, Mahale and Gombe.While defining the Tour, I greatly appreciated the quick replies of Luice: easy to access and fast in responding to our request. The area we wanted to visit, is the less visited in Tanzania and the Parks are difficult to reach but can guarantee a very low presence of tourists. In the 3 parks visited, we were almost alone all the time!We met Luice at the ferry arrival from Zanzibar and immediately appreciated the capacity to be on time and of have constant communication via wupp which allowed us to feel safe and well followed.We flew to Mpanda where we met the local driver and the guide. We agreed on a medium budget tour, so we slept in the Bandas of the Park. The accommodation was simple but fair, same thing for the food provided at the Bandas restaurant. The Park is fantastic, and we saw all the animals expected with the only exception of the lions. We never met other tourists and really loved the 2 days of safari.From Katavi we moved to Mahale. It is almost impossible to go straight there as the road conditions are extremely poor, but the trip is a great opportunity to observe local life and people. So, we stopped in Kigoma, were we really loved the beautiful Kigoma Hilltop Hotel with its view on the lake, a beautiful swimming pool and a very good restaurant!Early the following day, another long and beautiful drive to reach Mahale including a very picturesque ferry, an amazing experience of local life!! Finally, we arrived to the Park with a final 90 minute ride on a boat on the Tanganika lake watching the superb and uncontaminated nature of the coast. The landscape in Mahale is extraordinary: I felt like I was in Jurassic Park movie! In the Park we were under the supervision of Hussein Mavumila: a great, experienced guide and very nice person. Bandas was ok and the food better than in Katavi. With Hussein, the following day, we started the trek seeking for chimpanzees which we met and observed for all the morning. Amazing!The following day, long trip: back to Kigoma to catch the boat to Gombe. The transfers in this trip were always long and not necessarily comfortable but, to me, those are the best moments in Africa as allowed us to see real life, including the fisherman’s villages with the Tanganika Lake always in our sight. The Gombe National Park was founded by Jane Goodall to preserve and study the Chimps. The Bandas there are very poor so, if you can, reserve at the tent at the camp very close there: little more expensive but by far cleaner and more comfortable! The following morning, another long trek in the forest watching several chimps relaxed and very busy with eating and delousing. Great day! After lunch, we decided to accelerate our trip back to Kigoma so to join the comfort of Kigoma Hilltop Hotel! This decision allowed us, the following day, to be at 8 am at the fishermen arrival from the fishing night and spend a couple of hour admiring the local women selling the sardines. Such a colorful and amazing show!! The morning was completed with the visits of the Kigoma Train Station (a very important piece of history for Tanzania), the Slave Road surrounded by huge mango’s trees, and the very interesting Livingston Museum, built in the place were Dr Livingstone and Mr. Stanley met.Our journey ended with a comfortable night in Dar where we had the opportunity to have a pleasant dinner with Luice, learning a lot of things on Tanzania and future opportunities of other trips!Overall, our experience has been very positive, knowing that this trip is not for everybody but mostly for experienced travelers. Visiting the less touristic part of Tanzania, can create some discomfort but the constant assistant of Luice via wupp helped to solve all the issues and the reward is fantastic: we will keep in our heart the beautiful images of people, nature and landscapes for the rest of our lives!!!
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Dream
A true dream. Everything was taken care of to perfection, with obsessive attention. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a unique experience.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Kilimanjaro Experience with an Outstanding Team
Together with my boyfriend, we hiked the 6-day Machame route to reach the summit of Kilimanjaro. We had an amazing time—what an incredible adventure! Our guides were Godlisten and Livin, both very experienced and knowledgeable about what to do (and what not to do) to reach the summit in the healthiest and safest way possible.
The crew that joined us were all fantastic, every single one of them. We would always cheer them on whenever they passed us during the hikes. We bonded so well that the last day was emotional—it was hard to say goodbye to this group of people.
Huge compliments to the crew and the guides—everything was so well organized. Every day brought a new surprise in how things were arranged (much more than we ever expected). We highly recommend them as guides for Kilimanjaro!
We’re definitely going back one day to climb Mt. Meru, and of course, we’ve already agreed to do it with the same crew and guides!
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service that meet all your needs
I had the most amazing time on this safari. The guides were knowledgeable and kind, the scenery was breathtaking, and we saw so many incredible animals up close. Everything was well organized and felt truly special. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure!
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Hakuna Matata with Lupeta safari!
We went with Lupeta in mikumi park from Zanzibar for three days and two nights.
First day we meet Masai in their Village, a really interesting experience. Second day we made a safari for 12 hours..we saw every animal there Is in the park i suppose, except leopard.to see Lions It was a very entusiastic Adventure, out the main Road directly in the savana.my child of 11 was really enthusiastic.what about Godfrey? He Is the boss and he rappresent Hakuna Matata like way of Life i really think. Thanks for everything.
CA
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
Money is worth spending nice service
Provide by both driver Alex and his friend they help us everything we need
we recommend to others in Canada whenever Going to Kenya use your safari address
Thanks
Norman mistry