ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best Tanzanian operator ever
We had a really good experencie with this company, they are amazing, my rate is 12 of 10, our meals were amazing, we have the best cooker, Musa, he prepared fresh and healthy meals everyday, we had the best driver and guide, Vincent, is our hero, the organization is incredible, everything is perfectly calculated.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Caring
Our tourguides, Goodluck and our private chef Careem, were great. They did all that we could enjoy our safari. We definitely also had the best tour operator. We had complementary drinks, really good food, a really good car and a good overall organisation.
Goodluck really loves his country and nature! You can think about a better tourguide. He loves nature and respects all animals. He knows everything about animals behaviour and also pays high attention that we and others respect nature and their natural habitat.
Careem cooked us sich delicious food every night and also for lunch! He has great skills and is such a nice person. We really enjoyed staying with Lion King and Kind highly recommend this great tour operator!!
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organised and friendly
This trip was amazing from the moment we were collected from the airport until we were dropped off. Our driver Lewis and guide Simon were very friendly and genuinely seemed interested in us personally as well as asking us our priorities of what we wished to see the most. My dietary needs were catered for every day . (except for lactose free milk which seemed to be unheard of in any part of the country). The accommodation was clean with very friendly staff.
Each day we were collected promptly and the tours were absolutely wonderful. The days are long and very good value for money. We saw so much wildlife close up both from the vehicles and from the boat trip. This was the trip of my childhood dreams and it came true.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professionalism
It was my first safari ever. Since I was a Child it was my dream and now it came True. I would like to reccomend all of the People who create this company. In each step of organisation:asking some questions, booking, airport transfers, Tours inside of parks, every step on highest level. Guide was always looking for some Animals and always willing to say some interesting facts about them. If you are looking for GOOD but also CHEAP safari defitintly you should aks them.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An luxurious experience with a great team!
I was quite hesitant when preparing for this trip, as this is an once in a life time experience and there are so many choice in the market. LionKing is the most responsive (literally get back to me in an hour in every email communication) and gave me the best suggestions on the itinerary! I immediate feel their professionalism on the first day. My guide Yuseph has a passion for wild life, he is always explaining the animals' habit, behavior, strength to me. Also he love to spend as much time as possible when we spot some interesting animals. He is open to suggestions on adjusting the route and time to better fit my personal interest. He is keen to know how the food and accommodation were (of course they are all excellent!) and will make improvement base on my comments. I saw all the beautiful animals that I wish to see, with a very good angle every time, and took cinematic photos and videos along the way.
I really appreciate the efforts the team put on my trip, I feel they really love what they do, that makes a difference. Would definitely recommend to my friends!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent service
I had an incredible time, a very experienced tour driver…I enjoyed every bit of the tour
RU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I definitely recommend this company for organizing a safari tour.
I definitely recommend this company for organizing a safari tour. A very flexible company, adjusts your tour to your possibilities and desires. We were met at the airport, brought to the safari on the same day, we were able to join the group. The driver was wonderful. The safari went perfectly. accommodation and food good. We saw every possible animal, all the big five. After the safari, we were met and placed at the hotel. You will make the right decision if you choose this company!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unbelievable Experience with Livin
It was an unbelievable experience.
We changed our itinerary during our tour to stay 1 more day in Serengeti, and team accommodated our last minute request, and make all necessary arrangements, so we saw big migration.
Our tour was unforgettable, once in a life time experience, thanks to Livin's great effort to make our tour perfect
NO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional service level
We went to a Travel Fair in Oslo in 2019 looking for ideas for our honeymoon planned to be in September 2020. We didn't know exactly what we wanted, but Safari was very high on our wish list.
After speaking to so many travel agencies and Safari companies none has peaked our interest, and we were just about to give up on the idea of a Safari trip when we met Tanzania Explorer.
The idea of tailor made Safari tours without having to be put in a large group of random people really spoke to us.
From that first meeting we've received a service level from Tanzania Explorer you rarely experience.
Because of Covid both our wedding and honeymoon were postponed, so our trip was changed from September 2020 to Sept 2021, and then to Sept 2022. Tanzania Explorer were very flexible, helpful and understanding with the whole situation, and today we're so glad we postponed rather than cancelled our trip.
We got a lot of good information all the way from booking the trip, before departure, and through our whole stay in Tanzania.
We had a meeting with Sondre close to departure where we finalized much of the details, and his know-how of Tanzania and what it can offer, and also his down-to-earth approach really made us feel comfortable and excited about going.
Arriving in Tanzania we spent 2 nights at Tanzania Explorer's Villa in Dar to get acclimatised to temperature and culture. And their staff welcomed us in such a manner that we quickly felt at home.
From there we went to Mikumi National Park, and spent 2 days in the park and stayed at Vuma Hills lodge which has a great view of the park. Mikumi/Vuma Hills gave us a great introduction to Safari and we got to see so many animals in a short amount of time there.
Next stop was Udzungwa Mountains, and Hondo Hondo lodge where we got to live amongst the baboons visiting the camp site regularily. We also had a trek in the mountain witnessing and also taking a cold bath in the spectacular Sanje Falls.
Our final Safari destination was Ruaha National Park and Ruaha Hill Top lodge with one of the most amazing views of a scenery we've ever witnessed.
Our Safari guide Sam, was highly knowledgeable about animals, the parks and so much more. His great humour and calm demenour made him a great travel companion for the week we had of Safari experience.
We saw so many animals, got very close to them and spent a lot of alone time with animals. This much due to the vast experience of Sam and Tanzania Explorer which recommended where to go and to get up early to start the day before most others.
When staying at the lodges we also saw how fortunate we were to have chosen such a professional travel company and Safari guide such as Tanzania Explorer and Sam, as there were others not having the same experience we were having with less skilled guides.
After our Safari week we had 1 week at Zanzibar where we stayed 5 nights at Mwezi Resort, which is a small paradise on earth, and 2 nights at the fabulous Emerson Spice in Stone Town. Then we returned to the Explorer Villa in Dar for 2 days before going home.
Tanzania Explorer have surpassed our expectations in every area of our time with them when it comes to service level, knowledge of Tanzania and making us feel welcome and cared for.
We can highly recommend Tanzania Explorer if you're thinking about going on Safari and/or visiting Africa. You will not be disappointed!
Some recommendations to experience:
- Losing your breath over the amazing animal experiences by seeing them up close.
- Eating fresh lobster and chips on Mbudya Island.
- Having ice cold Kilimanjaro (local beer) after a long Safari day.
- Eating the best Avocado Toasts for breakfast at Mwezi Resort.
- Shopping at Neema Craft in Iringa.
- Relaxing on your patio in Hondo Hondo watching the Baboons in their natural habitat around the camp.
A big thank you to Sondre and his team for making our honeymoon even better than we had dreamed of. We hope we'll be able to return one day, and we'll definitely book our trip with Tanzania Explorer again!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing and Professional staff!!
The most amazing safari experience!! A life changing experience!! We saw everything that we wanted to and more! The guides Charles and Albert were amazing! They were so kind and knowledgeable!! They really made our trip!! The whole staff was amazing!
