20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari!
We did a 4 day safari as part of our honeymoon and couldn’t recommend Mountain Warriors highly enough.
Everything was sorted for us, including transfers, internal flights, food, drinks, and our fantastic guide, Victor.
Victor was incredibly knowledgeable about all aspects of the wildlife, local geography and Tanzania itself. He was very friendly, chatty and helpful. He clearly had an expert knowledge of the parks and with him we were able to have some brilliant moments with a huge variety of animals.
This was an unforgettable experience and we hope to come back at some point soon!
EG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Couldn't ask for a better guide than James Gichina!
BREATHTAKING! I can't put into words how insanely good this trip was. From Ben who picked us up from our hotel, to James Gichina who honestly is the best guide you could ask for! He was so attentive, knowledgeable and was able to show us The Big Five on our first day! It was an out of body experience to witness how vast and full of life Masai Mara is. I've already recommended this trip to everyone I know, 100% worth it!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing One in a Lifetime Experience!
An unforgettable safari experience!
This safari was a gift for my wife, and it turned out to be an experience we’ll never forget. Everything was organised for us, including the transfers, flights and food. We were picked up from our hotel early and on time, then met at the airport and guided all the way to security. Even the flight felt like an adventure, with the excitement of the safari ahead of us.
When we landed, our guide was already waiting and took us to the jeep. He told us we could take our time, skip anything we didn’t want to do and stay as long as we liked to watch the animals or enjoy the view. Pole pole—slowly, slowly. Within a minute, we saw our first monkeys! Our guide answered every question we had and chose his own routes instead of simply following the other vehicles.
We spotted elephants through the bushes and shared the sighting with the other guides. While trying to get a better photo, we had an incredible surprise: a herd of around 20 elephants walked right past us. Every vehicle switched off its engine. It was completely quiet, and everyone just listened to the animals. It was breathtaking.
Our guide knew the park so well. We saw monkeys, giraffes, elephants and zebras before he heard over the radio that lions had been spotted. Off we went—and soon we were sitting beside them as they rested under a tree. We could hardly believe what we were seeing.
Around lunchtime, the animals retreated from the heat, so we stopped for a meal and a break. Afterwards, we continued looking for a leopard. We didn’t find one, despite our guide’s best efforts, but that didn’t matter at all.
It was one of the best experiences we’ve ever had. We would absolutely recommend this safari!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They did a great job with everything.
The overall vale was great. And everything was great. They answered all our questions we had. Just wish they would have made sure we would have booked a flight that we needed before we got started on our tour. But bout tours Bush and beach was awesome
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience to Remember
We booked our safari which include various locations in Tanzania for game drives, and concluded in Zanzibar with a "blue safari" Prior to our arrival I was able to easily communicate with Destiny Explorers. They answered any questions we had. I did ask a question in regards to local currency (Tanzanian Shillings) if we would need to have some and I was told yes. So we did currency exchange upon arrival at the airport as it was not available in USA. Our guide, Nicholaus, or as he had us to call him "Nico" was AMAZING. He was with us the whole time of our game drives. He was very knowledgeable about the animals and the tribes. We learned so many things about the animals and the cultures of the different areas we were in. Our guide only took us to local shops for souvenirs so the money stayed in the tribes, which we preferred. All of the accommodations through out our journey were great. All the staff at the various locations were very friend and helpful. We always felt safe. Throughout our trip it was easy to contact Destiny Explorers. They always responded quickly with any questions or concerns we had. The only negative things I have to say is we could have done without getting the shillings. It seemed like the preferred currency was USD that may be a result of the choices of our guide, I do not know, with that being said we would not have wasted the time and resources on shillings had we known this. We had such high expectations after spending so much time with Nico, we were quite disappointed the first day in Zanzibar when we were handed off to multiple people for roughly a 2 hour activity which did not go as described in our itinerary. I contacted Destiny Explorers and the next day we had the same guide throughout our 8 hour excursion that day. Overall we were very satisfied with Destiny Explorers.
