20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Breezy Tours and Travel took care of my team and I's needs with great attention to details.
Breezy Tours and Travel offered as a great experience as we traveled from Nairobi to malindi and back. Our point of contact was very diligent while she prepared our transport to malindi from the sgr station and also our transfer from the sgr station to the hotel. She did timely communications and was available throughout the whole trip and even after the trip to offer assistance and insight. The journey was quite affordable and well packaged so that it are accommodated my team of students and teachers. The travel company is quite reliable and you can be assured that they will arrange everything and you will arrive at your destination and have a good time. We got to arrive at our hotel on time and we set out for different activities for 3 day stay. The food was also made to perfection and accommodated our students needs perfectly.
MX
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional
The service from Morningstar during the second part of our trip in the Serengeti was exceptional. Our guide, Salim, was an essential part of making our experience so memorable. He took us to the best areas of the Serengeti and helped us truly experience everything the park has to offer.
Salim is incredibly patient, respectful, and extremely knowledgeable. He taught us so much about the Serengeti, its wildlife, and the ecosystem, making every game drive even more meaningful.
I highly recommend him, and if you’re traveling with Morningstar, I definitely recommend requesting Salim as your guide. He made our Serengeti experience unforgettable.
MX
Exceptional
The service from Morningstar during the second part of our trip in the Serengeti was exceptional. Our guide, Salim, was an essential part of making our experience so memorable. He took us to the best areas of the Serengeti and helped us truly experience everything the park has to offer.
Salim is incredibly patient, respectful, and extremely knowledgeable. He taught us so much about the Serengeti, its wildlife, and the ecosystem, making every game drive even more meaningful.
I highly recommend him, and if you’re traveling with Morningstar, I definitely recommend requesting Salim as your guide. He made our Serengeti experience unforgettable.
NZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well planned, seamlessly managed safari
Excellent itinerary which was catered to our needs, excellent- friendly and knowledgeable drivers. Accommodations were well selected.
Smooth and organized trips, good planning
Our tour operator pepi did very good job on trip planning, and make super good deals for our trip with high end hotels and foods. Also our tour guides are very nice and professional, which makes our entire trip very smooth and pleasant, strongly recommended.
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Zanzibar Island by Allan
There's only one protected area for wildlife and that is home to a golden-backed monkey. I wouldn't describe Zanzibar as a safari destination, but as a place to get away from the safari mentality and relax. There are beaches to the north and Stone Town to look around so it's certainly worth staying a few days.
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Ruaha National Park by Allan
This park is surrounded by miles of bush, giving the whole area a more authentic feel. It's a big park with fewer tourists than in somewhere like Serengeti but the price you pay for this is fewer views of the more interesting wildlife.
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Allan
There's lots of wildlife in the crater and lots of it remains there, thanks to difficulties escaping the crater. This leads to lots of in-breeding, particularly among the lions. Lots of tourists so its difficult to imagine it's just you and nature.
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Mikumi National Park by Allan
The problem at Mikumi is that it's easily accessible by road and attracts lots of tourists. It's often difficult to span the horizon without seeing another tourist vehicle. If you spot lions, you'll soon be surrounded by at least another ten vehicles as all the guides/drivers talk to each other by mobile.
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The towns are scruffy, the traffic is chaotic but the scenery & wildlife more than make up for it
The Tanzanians themselves use an accurate Swahili term - "pole, pole" meaning slowly, slowly. The people are friendly and helpful. The hotels/lodges are of a reasonably high standard and you can usually get hot water (unlike Uganda). The proliferation of motorcycles makes the traffic crowded and unpredictable - you just need to remember this when crossing the road. For the same reason journey times can be longer than the distance would suggest. If the travel is on unmade roads (as most of them will be), the travel time increases proportionately. I went early in the dry season and the daytime temperature hovered around 24-28 degrees C. The exception is climbing Kilimanjaro, where temperatures drop substantially the higher you go. Once above cloud level, despite the lower temperature the sunshine will cause burning unless you've taken enough sun cream.
The scenery in Tanzania is magnificent, despite the littering from locals. Wildlife abounds and you'll certainly see most of what you expect to see. You may see all the "big five" with the exception of rhino. Leopards are less likely to be seen but I was lucky enough to see two. This applies to the National Parks. Outside of these, wildlife is more scarce. Costs vary but you are better off booking safaris with companies from Tanzania on the internet, rather than using companies in your home country who will use the same safari providers but after applying their mark-up.
Costs in Tanzania are relatively low but the more westernised the company you use, the more expensive it will be. In larger towns, you'll regularly be approached by locals who adopt the same approach - Hello, where you from? They may then try to sell you something which becomes trying after you've already rejected this approach by ten other people, but it's just a matter of grinning and bearing it.