50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A little gem!
I was in TZ to do the Northern Circuit but read somewhere that Arusha NP was worth a visit, so I arrived a couple of days early and was given a private full day tour here. It was well worth it. If you are not desperate to tick those five boxes or you've already done it, then come here. It is small so a day is enough. One thing that surprised me which I haven't seen mentioned elsewhere was the butterflies, lots of them, large and vividly coloured. And, you have most environments in a small area, mountain, crater, forest, plains and lakes. Also, you can get quite close to the flamingos, which you can't in places like Ngorongoro. Lots of giraffe, buck, etc, and of course those gorgeous, b+w Collobus monkeys. Not dramatic or awe inspiring just totally charming.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Masi Mara and the Lakes
I have take dozen's of African Safari's over the years and could not have been more pleased with the service and value of Right Choice Tours. I would use them again in a heart beat.
LK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Seven By Far Travel is well experience and professional safari organizer
First Class Service We booked the "family safari" upon recommendation from our friends here in Sri Lanka. Thank you for your effort that made us very delighted with our very first safari in Africa. There was always something new and exciting everyday for us and the children as well. New things each day. The safari was neither too short or too long. Just ideal and what we wanted. Internal flights worked like clock work and farewell dinner at Carnivore Restaurant was superb. We hope to return again to Africa one day in the future and visit Tanzania to see the Ngorongoro Crater. I feel that we were really well looked after and felt very safe in your excellent vehicles.. We will highly recommend your company. thanks to sylvester and the YOUNG ENERGETIC TEAM
NO
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The trip was amazing and really great.
It has been a pleasure to travel with wild planet safari. It has been 14 incredible fun and pleasant days. I have learned a lot. I did not know what I looked forward to, because I did not know anything. But the journey and everything was really great. I would recommend Wild Planet safari to anyone who wants to go on a safari.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb experience! Book this with Masha (tour guide) and Gadi (chef)!!!
Our camping adventure began with an unfortunate start as our toiletries were lost in transit from car to car (with the operator) but the fact that our overall experience was superb is testament to how brilliant our guides were.
Masha was one of the most humble and genuinely nice people I have met. His knowledge of the safari parks is first rate and he drove with consistent enthusiasm and passion that was truly infectious. Gadi was equally brilliant and helpful in providing the services at the campsites and preparing food for the days.
Our experience was spectacular and I will actively find these two guides to do the same again and try and find that elusive cheetah in the Serengeti next time around!
A***** (also...great value for money!!!)
CZ
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional, friendly... One of the best tour operators I ever met. And I have a lot of experiences
When preparing the Tanzania tour for a small group of my friends - clients, I've approached several Tanzanian travel agencies. I've chosen Afroriginal Tours & Safaris. The reason were prompt, proffessional and accurate answers to my numerous questions by Mrs. Desiree de Ridder.
And my choice was very good.
Our tour was realized from the July 20 to August 2, 2014. It included visits to the slopes of Kilimanjaro, very interesting and less visited area of Sinya - Elerai to the West of Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Tarangire and Lake Manyara national parks, conservation area of Ngorongoro, Serengeti national park. Finally we've spent even two days in Zanzibar.
We've observed plenty of animals, for instance more than 50 lions, countless of elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippoes, different antelopes but also several cheetahs and rare black rhino...
Everything was organized perfectly and Desirre and our excellent guides - drivers Fay and Emmanuel are not only supreme professionals but also very friendly people.
I organize several tours to various countries of Asia, Africa or Latine America each year so I have rich experiences. The services of Afroriginal Tours & Safaris belong to the best ones I've ever meet. My clients and me personally, we've been absolutely satisfied.
I can recommend Afroriginal Tours & Safaris to everybody who wants to visit to that beautiful and interesting country.
KR
35-50 years of age
GoooD
My English is not great, sorry.
Everyone was great. Including chief, guide, cooker and porters).
I would remember their kindness.
Really appreciate this tour.
Bye friends!
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our future!
Isac, he is an amazing clever man. I met him in Naivasha when I was there with my former school. We had an excitin and great moment together, but also terrible. Cause it was that time he made me know about the flower farms, wildlife, pollution, and people starving. Isac really gave us all footprints in our hearts and living, with all his story's. I'm so happy for this. I always try to share this with people that I meet.
After some years we've met in Nairobi. He made a plan and took me and my children's home for an wonderful adventure. Biking, camping and safari.
I'm so happy for all!
May you have a long life and with strength and love fight for a better world.. THANKS!!
US
50-65 years of age
Amazing Service!
I set up a trip for our company which included 19 people traveling from the USA. The communication between Falcon Safaris and myself was excellent. Patrick was a joy to work with. He took care of every detail of the team's stay. It was great to have the ability to prepay for the entire stay. The A'Zambezi hotel was beautiful. The accommodations were wonderful and the staff was the best. I will definitely use them again!
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A great once-in-a-lifetime experience
We had an even better safari than we expected. For 9 days we experienced 5 National parks and we did a village-tour and a hunting with the Bushmen. And slept in all super lodges.
It was perfectely built up. The first park (mt. Meru) he saw Giraffes, two kinds of Monkeys, zebra's en some Buffels (1)en exotic birds and the shit of elefants(2), so they where there but we didn't see. Then the next park (Tangarine) we finally saw the first elefant far away then closer and closer Meanwhile we saw the lion (3). The first lodge at the mountain Meru was beautiful but the second (Roika) was beautiful and really in the bush. We were only allowed to go to our tents (=huts) accompanied by Masaai warriors with spears ! Nights we heard all kinds of game , like Hyena's , wildebeasts, elefants and other grass-eating animals. We were in the middle of it !!
Then one day walking in the village (Mto wa Mbu ?) where we had a local meal, a kind of rice table in the middle of the locals.
Then we went to the Serengeti Park via the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater. what a beautiful journey and what a wonderful African massage (roads !!) we all had, me my wife and my daughter (12).
this is a huge park where we constantly looking for game and always saw them everywehre. Our guide Manuel, who was with us during these 10 days, was perfect. He gave us all kind of information on the animals, on the vegetation, on Tanzania and it's history and so on and he had the eye of an eagle. He saw more than the 3 of us together. And he didn't drive too fast like a lot of Jeeps do!!
Although the roads sometimes were terrible I think it should never change because you're more in the bush , more in the safari.
And at these two Parks we came across he leopard (4) and the Rhino (5). So the big five was complete.
Then one morning at 7 o'clock the thre of us went hunting whith the Bushmen and we (=they) hit a squirle and a dikdik, which we ate on the spot after making a campfire . Wow how those people live ! Primitive to the basic.
Then the last night we arrived in a the most beautiful lodge (Karama) at Arusha and we realised how quiet all the other lodges were: NO TRAFFIC ! the only sound at the other lodges was the sound of nature !
I've done a 3 days-safari about 20 years ago in Kruger Park, which impressed me already but "living for 9 days in parks really is the way to do a safari."
After this we went to Zanzibar for 5 days to rest and to process all the impressions from the days before.
Matoke tours, thanks for the impeccable organisation (and for giving us Manuel as our personal guide) and we would recommend you to anybody who would go on safari.