35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Experienced and deciplined
Well organised and their services worth the charges
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very serious and punctual
The company Serengeti Smile organized our family trip for late October and early November 2025.
After landing at the Kogatende airstrip, in the northeastern part of the Serengeti, we traveled south through the park with our ranger John.
The organization was excellent and meticulous, and Erick, with whom we had been in contact via email for several months, was very patient and quick to create a customized itinerary according to our requests. The entire company staff was punctual and professional.
Our ranger John made this trip a truly memorable experience. He is highly experienced, kind, attentive, precise, organized, sensitive to everyone’s needs, and deeply respectful toward both the animals and nature.
With him, we were able to witness the Great Migration and the Mara River crossing, admire unforgettable landscapes, and observe lions, leopards, black rhinos, cheetahs, and countless herbivores.
We will definitely return, entrusting our next adventure to this company and to John’s guidance!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Best Experience, without a doubt will use again!
We travelled with Patrick and Steve for a 6 day, private tour in northern Kenya and had an unforgettable time. This was our honeymoon trip and we loved how accommodating this company was to our ideas and suggested itinerary for the trip and they had great communication throughout the booking process. We really felt looked after and that the company had thought of everything to make our trip enjoyable, comfortable and special. Steve and Patrick were excellent company and were incredibly knowledgeable about their country and its wildlife and geography. We will be back in the future and we will only book with Shanjoy when we return!
PE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
everything was just perfect
All communications, timing, meals, game drives, everything was just perfect. Our guides were Norman and driver Simba. Always on time, everything seamless. We could choose where to eat, no limits.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional
We had an excellent trip and 4-day safari with Bobby Camping in early November. Our guide Amani was spectacular and very knowledgeable. With his guidance and expertise we saw all the big cats (including a caracal! Which is a rare find) as well as all of the big five and many many more: We saw an ostrich mating dance, we saw hippos, elephants, rhinos, a wildebeest migration and of course many lions.
Our accommodations were all exceptional. We even stayed overnight in a glamping luxury tent and heard lions roaring all night. Very cool!
There was always lunch boxes and lots of water available.
It was very easy to book, all our questions were answered very quickly. He has been checking in with us throughout the trip to ensure everything runs smoothly. Overall it was a great experience that I would and will recommend to anyone interested in doing a safari tour.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very Knowledgeable
I recently travelled to the Maasai Mara and was lucky enough to have Samuel Chege as my driver and guide. He is very committed and knowledgeable. He explains details of every animal or bird you come across. Very friendly and jovial.I recommend him and the company at large.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Efficient and Professional
My family went on Safari with Viega Expeditions early in November and it was fantastic. Rodgers was so great to deal with and made us comfortable and we felt we were in good hands the entire time. Thomas was a great driver, and provided wonderful info throughout the safari, and was a safe and efficient driver. Would highly recommend them to others.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience, the only guide we will use
Jon and his fellow tour guide Jenny looked after us on a private, 12 day custom designed tour through Uganda for our honeymoon and it was an exceptional experience. Jon's knowledge of the country and its wildlife allowed us to have some amazing experiences and we felt in complete control of our trip. We would recommend Jon in a heartbeat and he would be the only tour guide we would be using when we hopefully return. Both Jon and Jenny were easy to get along with and we felt at ease with them throughout our journey and learned a lot about this amazing country they were showcasing to us. Jon's organisation was second to none and every activity and place we stayed was exactly what we wanted. If you are going to Uganda, book with Safaris By Jon!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wish we’d gone for longer
We decided to look for a short safari trip very last minute (4 days before going, whilst we were at our hotel in Zanzibar), so searched Safaribookings.com and sought a quote for 2 days Zanzibar-Serengeti-Ngorongoro-Zanzibar from 3 tour operators. All 3 quickly responded, and Serengeti Savanna Adventures came in a touch less expensive so we went for them.
Erick dealt with the booking, we encountered issues as our Bank blocked payment due to fraud concerns, but after receiving copies of the registration/tourist board certification and verifying with the accommodation supplier that a booking was pencilled in, we had enough proof that this was legitimate so could demonstrate to our UK based bank that all was above board.
We received our flight tickets the day before we travelled - having only paid the day before that.
The driver (Syed) picked us up from our hotel very early morning as per plan, he was very pleasant and professional, and we boarded our flights without issue. We flew from Zanzibar to Arusha and then straight on to Serengeti Serenona Airstrip. Flights were great and on time.
We were greeted by Rajab (our guide) and Amos (from the office) - our suitcases were snatched by the airport helpers who then demanded a tip for the 1 minute handling of them, but that wasn’t a surprise. After Rajab sorted a small problem at the Serengeti National Park gate (with the passport for our youngest, I think they needed more evidence that she was 15 and not older, as the park entry price changes at 16), we were on our way in a pop-up roof jeep - it was super clean, in it was a plug socket, a chilled box with water/coke, binoculars, and a lovely packed picnic lunch (catered very well for 3 vegetarians and 3 meat eaters) which we ate en route at a special picnic stop off (it had toilets, albeit water wasn’t running so wet wipes would have been a handy addition and we’d not considered this).
Day 1, we saw lots of wildlife, including lions (my favourite), elephants, hippos, baboons, gazelle, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, hyena (and others), sadly saw a fallen elephant being devoured by hyenas and vultures, the stench left me physically heaving so be prepared - a leopard earlier seen by others evaded us likely because of the rain. Both Rajab and Amos shared lots of useful info throughout. We checked into our Camp, Serengeti Classic Camp just after sunset.
The camp was fantastic, the staff members couldn’t have been friendlier, the tent (huge) was spotlessly clean with sufficient supplies (albeit the warm water was tepid, as not much sun to heat it during the day), and the food superb. There was a lit campfire, but we arrived shattered so had only time for food, shower and sleep in luxurious beds and bedding. The staff got up early to prepare packed breakfast and packed picnic lunch (again, delicious) for our 05:30 departure. They have a tip box so that the money can be shared fairly. I loved this place.
An early start on Day 2 to drive to Ngororngoro - this actually took far longer than we’d expected (4 hours), but we breakfasted (supplied by the camp) as we drove, saw lots more wildlife en route and once there (more gorgeous lions, giraffes, warthogs, rhinos to name a few), and then had to set off for the airport - again longer than expected.
If I’d known how long we’d be driving for on Day 2 I might have stayed at Serengeti the second day and flown back from there, but that was our decision so no fault of the Tour Operstor. It certainly gave us a taste of what safari in Africa is - we came little prepared but still had the best time.
Slight issue at the end, caused by airline and our late booking, as the flights we thought we were booking (about 18:00) sold out before booking was confirmed, so an earlier 17:30 flight was booked (cost us $80 more), but then the airline (Asalam?) overbooked so 1 of us had to get a different 17:00 flight), not ideal and it left us rushing to get the airport for checkin time.
Upon returning, our taxi driver (sorry, forgotten his name) was waiting for us, another very lovely man, who got us safely back to our hotel after navigating lots of party busses as the riders were celebrating the close of the government elections.
Finally, Erick shared the photos (that Rajab and Amos had taken) with us through WhatsApp, so even more great service to help us remember our mini-adventure.
So very glad we did this, we met some lovely people, observed animals in their natural habitat, and have lasting memories.
Thanks Team Serengeti Savanna Adventures, you served us better than I could have wished for.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magic Safari trip
Our safari trip this time was full of fantasy and magic. The driver was excellent and professional, showing us the animals we wanted to see. Highly recommend Jackson!