20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professionals who care about your experience
Australian, solo male traveller, age 30.
Big time safaris are professionals through and through. They offer great service at a budget price.
For myself, I intended to complete 11 days safari but after 4 days I wanted to go hiking instead. Steve, David and Jimi arranged this for me with zero stress and zero worries through WhatsApp.
The safari time that I had was perfect. Patrick was my guide and he was knowledgeable and made sure we had a great time. Don’t expect luxury accomodation or transport, it is a budget tour after all but with that said, the van is perfect for your safari needs and the tent accomodation meets your needs of saving costs (ask the organisers to upgrade you if you want something more comfortable, which they will gladly arrange).
Hiking mount kenya was an unreal experience and I am so grateful to the big time crew for organising it because it will remain my holiday highlight.
Thanks big time, I had a great time
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
TERRIBLE BUSINESS PEOPLE
We have a charter with them in February 2022 for our VIP clients, and our charter was to pick up the guest from the hotel on Zanzibar Island and drop them at the Zanzibar Airport. They cancelled our prepaid flight last minute. The client was so angry and had taken us to court for this.
When we demanded a refund, they said they will but to date, we still waiting for a full refund. We feel we are scammed but the owner Albert Gombanila and is a very difficult person to deal with and always gets away with excuses. We would say that they are irresponsible liars and frauds.
Stay away from them
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Tanzania safari at its best
My sisters and I got in touch with Michael after getting a recommendation from a friend. He was very professional and based on our requests tailored a wonderful adventure for us at a very reasonable price. We had endless communications over whatsapp and email before the trip to hash out all the logistics and ease our minds that we are going to have a blast. He took care of everything and his plan worked flawlessly.
He went above and beyond accommodating our every wish and ensured that we have a memorable time in beautiful Tanzania.
Very friendly, positive and extremely knowledgeable.
I wholeheartedly recommend taking your safari with him. You won't regret it!
PS: Tanzania is indeed very beautiful.
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
100% Perfect!
From the start (first contact) until the last moment it was perfect. Silas did even more than expected. I’m a single traveler and have been on many safari’s in Kenya and this one was more than expected. I told him what i was looking for and he was great in thinking together with me to achieve all my goals. Peter(Sumare) the driver was the best driver and already knew what i was looking for and it was a adventure to go on safari with him. Great compliment to the whole team! So for next time I don’t have to look al over the internet again cause I’ll go straight to SafatiUpdateTravels !
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime!
We had an amazing time with Zebe our guide in Tanzania. He was very professional and had a great knowledge of all the wildlife. We saw SO much! Everything we wanted to and more.....It really was the trip of a lifetime.
NZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing
Great service from start to finish.
Accommodation was excellent, from delicious food to lovely luxurious rooms. The safari drives were an incredible experience!! Would love to do it all again some day.
AE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Helpful and efficient throughout the trip
Our guide Artur and Bernard who drove us around were perfect hosts. The trip went so smoothly from the airport pick up to when we were dropped off. Artur accommodated any changes and requests, was always smiling and available. We packed quite a few things in our 4 day trip including microflights over the Victoria falls, Safari over the border in Botswana and crossing to Zambia to see the falls from the other side. Artur was there every step of the way and dealt with any administrative burdens which happened along the way. Would highly recommend ASM Travel to anyone travelling to Victoria falls.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They are Amazing
We had the most amazing experience. Mazingira are a small local company and well known in the local area. Johari was the person who put together our itinerary. We landed in Kilimanjaro where the driver Leonard was waiting for us. Leonard was our driver and guide during our Safari in Tanzania. He was excellent and very knowledgeable which made our Safari the best experience ever.
The only small difficulty was paying for the Safari which we had to do before we left. The bank details on the website did not match the bank details given to us by email so the bank was very reluctant to pay which made us apprehensive. But everything was perfect.
Mazingira is the owner of the company and personally welcomed us on the first day. During our stay we went to Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater which was awesome, Olduvai visit also amazing, Serengeti National Park where we encountered animals up close. The Balloon ride over the Serengeti and then breakfast actually in Serengeti was very surreal and such a wonderful experience. Highly recommended. Thank you Johari for putting together the most amazing holiday. All 4 of us had the best time ever. Hopefully I can add some photos to this feedback . Thank you all again Shaila
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Erick was extremely organized, attentive, and helpful!
I highly recommend Alpine Chat to anyone considering touring Tanzania! Erick was incredibly helpful, responsive, and organized in preparing us for the trip. Our guides, Meshak and Isack, were awesome the entire trip and very encouraging to help us get to the top! The cook prepared delicious food the whole week. Everything was smooth from start to finish.
If you are considering a trip, I think it's best to go with a smaller company like Alpine Chat versus some of the big tour companies. A lot of the bigger companies are owned/operated by foreigners, while Alpine Chat is run by actual Tanzanians. Plus, I can promise they attend to every single small detail to ensure your trip exceeds your expectations.
Thank you Alpine Chat!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable trip through Uganda with the best guides
I had booked a 9 day trip with Ngoni Safari. Everything was perfectly organized. The boss, Sedrick, answered all my questions quickly in advance by email and WhatsApp and was always available. The tour to Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale Forest to the chimpanzees and to the gorillas in Biwindi Forest was an unforgettable and magical experience. I have seen countless animals from lions to elephants and water buffalo to hippos, giraffes, crocodiles and rhinos and many more. The absolute highlight for me was the encounter with the mountain gorillas. My guide James was super friendly, spoke perfect English and knew everything about the animal and plant world in Uganda. He was always by my side and for me it was like being on tour with a friend. The accommodation and the food were consistently of a very high standard and left nothing to be desired. Clear recommendation! I would love to come back
