ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Stunning Safari in Serengeti and Ngorongoro, perfectly organized
I have to say that I contacted to several companies to organize my safari in Tanzania. Finally, I chose this one due to the great attention from the person behind, she really took care to every detail, Anita Ayo, thank you very much for creating such a nice experience :)
They offer exactly what it is written on the page. From that, you can modify slightly the route, days and sleeping places. In our case, my gf and me, we decided to go the 4 day / 3 night trip including Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro.
Regarding the safari, as always, depends on the luck you have to see the animals, we were lucky and we manage to see 4 from 5 of the big 5 (We missed the Rhino). But it is true that specially in Serengeti and Ngorongoro is incredible the quantity of animals.
About the sleeping places, in our opinion, it is a game change to pay more and select the better ones. Specially in two camps that we visited Serengeti Heritage Luxury Camp in Serengeti and Pakulala Luxury camp in Ngorongoro, the experience is incredible. It is difficult to describe with words, but to summarize you have luxury camps with perfect tends, perfect views from the camps, hot water in the tend, dinner with views and being close to the animals.
Just to finish, say that dont hesitate to talk to them and describe what you are looking for, I am sure that they will help you.
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience and excellent value for money
We booked a 6-Day (Serengeti 3Days, Ngorongoro, Tarangire & Manyara) safari with Safari Soles and we were very happy about the service provided. We arranged everything via WhatsApp and we got always a prompt reply to all our questions.
We really had amazing 6 days, we saw plenty of animals and amazing landscapes. Our guide Chadi was the best introduction to Tanzania we could had, he was very knowledgeable about the animals and the parks, always trying his best to make our experience as good as possible, always nice and in good mood. The food prepared by our chef Godfred was very tasty and diversified and the accommodation was always clean and with everything we needed.
We really recommend this safari, it’s is a very good value for money.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Where everybody is somebody travel.
Best tour company in Kenya because its costs are reasonable and affordable compared to other tour companies. Best experience ever and very educated tour guide how understands every each and everybody regardless of their background. They have best services that one would wish for. Given a chance I would choose Savannah Woods Safari over and over again.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent guide and wonderful experience
We booked our safari of the Selous Game Reserve with Kihindo Tours in 2019, for 4 days and 3 nights. The safari with kihindo was an incredible experience, thanks to our young but very experienced guide Isaiah. During our safari, our gide made sure to do everything to find all the animals we wanted to see,and did not stop looking until he found them all, and then took the time to explain in details all there is to know about every species and to answer all of our questions.
We highly recommend Kihindo Tours for safari bookings for the excellent quality of service, the best value in the area and for the great people we encountered on our journey.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The trip of a lifetime! Exceeded our expectations in every way possible!
My wife and I spent two years planning this trip, so we looked at every tour service out there. Nearly all of them had great reviews, but we were able to narrow it down to a few that we reached out to for more information.
What set Shadows of Africa apart from the very beginning was how thorough and thoughtful their responses were to all of our (sometimes silly) questions. We often didn’t even know what to ask, but we wanted to be as prepared as possible for this trip, so we sent many emails to Shadows, and without exception got the answers to all of our questions and many more!
Our contact, Inge, spent literally months helping us make decisions about how to create the best possible itinerary based on exactly what we were hoping to do and see. She was so patient with us, as we made change after change to our trip. Dates, lodging, where and how to see the most spectacular wildlife Africa has to offer, we would approach Inge with questions about what we could add (like the hot air balloon safari that was one of the absolute highlights of the trip) or how to change our route to ensure staying at a certain location (like the Melia Serengeti Lodge…another highlight). Inge told us that Shadows of Africa understands that for many people, like us, this is truly a once in a lifetime experience, and she and the company will do everything within their power to make sure it’s perfect.
By the time we headed to Africa, thanks to Inge, we were perfectly prepared for everything in store for us. We had no idea that our already-high expectations were going to be exceeded every single day.
I imagine no two trips are alike, as with a safari, you plan your trip around where the animals move to during very specific times of the year. So, there’s no point outlining which route we chose for the particular dates we were in Tanzania, but we visited the following locations (sometimes more than once):
• Lake Manyara National Park
• Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area
• North Serengeti National Park
• Central Serengeti National Park
• Southern Serengeti National Park
• Arusha
Every location was wildly different and wildly…wild. If you’re even considering a trip to Tanzania, you know the appeal already. Lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, hippos, rhinos, every type of gazelle you can imagine, etc., etc., etc. All in one of the most beautiful and unique countries on Earth. What we were not prepared for was the sheer amount of all of this wildlife and beauty. Around every corner, down every road. Something in every part of every park that will stay with us for the rest of our lives. And it just doesn’t end. And that’s to say nothing of the experience of visiting Tanzania. It is a completely sensory experience that words and even photos don’t begin to do justice. Speaking with the locals, eating the foods, driving the roads, and hearing and seeing everything Tanzanian culture entails can only be experienced in the flesh. We had friends and family who had been before, and they all said essentially the same thing. “It changes you.”
The last thing I want to say is that our trip would have been outstanding regardless of who we were lucky enough to have as a guide. But our guide, Moody Kabongo, may have been the best part of our entire time in Tanzania. From the time Moody picked us up at the airport until the time he dropped back off to head home, we were smiling and laughing. I honestly don’t know that I’ve ever met a person with the kind of infectious charisma Moody brings to every conversation. Every single place we visited; everyone knew Moody. I’m sure all of the guides are knowledgeable and friendly. You couldn’t last long in that business without those skills. But Moody is something special. If you’ve ever been around someone who seems to effortlessly be instant friends with everyone they encounter, you know exactly what I’m talking about.
It’s hard to imagine this trip without having Moody as our guide. He was a huge part of what made our time in Africa so completely perfect, so when you go to Tanzania, first…get in touch with Inge at Shadows of Africa, and second (and I cannot stress this enough), tell Inge you want Moody.
What was great:
• Communicating with Inge from beginning to end
• The truck! We had everything we needed, including TONS of space to move around to get the perfect view of all the wildlife.
• The accommodations. Every place we stayed, at every price point, was breathtaking.
• The food! Both at lodges/tent camps, and even more importantly, while we were out on game drives, the food was absolutely incredible. This is one thing Shadows of Africa does better than any other tour operator (now that we’ve been and eaten with and around other guide services), and it’s really not even close. Every meal we had was a) delicious and b) ridiculously elaborate. When guides are out on game drives during the day, they pack lunches for their clients, and usually will all get together and eat in picnic areas out in the bush. This is fun for everyone, because the guides (and their guests) get a chance to talk and have a good time over lunch before getting back out to the wildlife. What we found is that our meals, which were hot and prepared by the lodge that we had come from, were always met with longing stares from the clients with other guides. I’m sure their food was good, but Moody would set out our table full of hot food and wine and coffee and tea, and it just made our days that much better knowing that whenever we were hungry and needed a break for a bite to eat and something to drink, it was going to be every bit as good as the food we were getting at the lodges!
• The value. These trips cost a good deal of money. They involve traveling across the world, staying in (often) luxurious lodges and eating world class food, all while having a driver with you every step of the way that takes care of every need you might have. We saved a lot of money to go on this trip, and all I can tell you is that we’d do it again in a second. I never once found myself thinking we should have found a way to cut a corner here or there. We got every dime’s worth out of this trip, thanks entirely to Shadows of Africa making everything easy on us. All we ever had to worry about was running out of memory card space on our cameras.
What we would do differently:
• Now that we’ve done it, the only thing we would change is somehow figuring out how to do more. Adding another day or two. Visiting one or two more parks. That’s it. I only wish that we had found a way to do more. But we’ll be back!
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great bespoke itinerary that was proposed, discussed and booked by Very knowledgeable Ines, Indigo.
3 weeks in Tanzania including safari and time on the coast on Pemba and Zanzibar. Ines really worked well with us suggesting a great trip outline that we then talked through and tweaked so that it worked best for our family. She knew the area well and was able to make great suggestions about specific places to stay or trips to make that would be most relevant for us. All the logistics and coordination worked well and I have no qualms about the price paid which I thought was fair under the circumstances, especially given all the uncertainty and modifications that came from CVD.
I would highly recommend to others.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Big Five and Savannah experience
Me and my family have chosen 4-days Safari in Masai Mara and Nakuru.
Trip was excellent, wonderful!
Our driver and guide Denis was absolutely amazing. I felt very safe while he was driving. We had a wonderful time together.
I kindly recommend!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
What an amazing experience
What a great experience!
These are the words to sum up my safari experience with the best Safari agency Great Image Expedition and with my 2 new friends Raymond and Yunus, that we have a lot wonderful moments and hard laughs with.
To start, Raymond ( the king of Safari as i call him) make sure that you have the best program for you, based on your wishes and the number of days in your Safari, and yunus our gide and driver know very well the parks, he speaks weln english and french, he did his best to see the big 5 and a maximum of animals, he was very kind and professional. Speaking about Yunus, he is a french/english safari guide, who will explain everything in detail, as he is a Safari expert.
In my case, the safari was in 3 days. Raymond and Yunus met us and the Urusha airport. We went to serengeti national park for the first and second day, and Ngorongoro in the third. We had the opportunity to see many animals.It was just wow to see them in the savana. The lodges were great, My first night was in KUBU KUBU lodge, where we Raymond and Yunus celebrated my birthday, as my second night was in Lion's paw lodge. These hotels are just amazing, you can wow yourself and check them out in google. On my way back, Raymond has kindly prepared our visit of Massai's village
I really recommand Raymond and his agency if you are willing to live this experience. He is very professional, a good caring and a cool guy that he will make your experince to be a memorable one.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organized, amazing contact, everything great
The contact with Jemimah was simply amazing. It was perfectly clear communication from the very first contact and everything was organized smoothly.
My boyfriend and me did a 5 Day Midrange-Safari in Tanzania that took us to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro National Parks. The tour was run by 7-Wonders Safari, who probably work together with Alphadean Tours and Safaris. Our Guide Hozza was helping us to see most animals and told us interesting facts about them. The first 2 Days we were on ourselfes and were then joined by 3 other travellers, who stayed budget camping. We had our private chef Nathan cooking for us all three meals the first 2 days and the cooked lunch for all 5 days (he provided breakfast and dinner for the other 3 at campsites). The food was simply amazing and we really apreciated the cooked food instead of lunch boxes most other travellers had. The lodges (Nsya Lodge, Serengeti Heritage and Rhino Lodge) were all beautiful, clean and provided hot water and electricity, as well as good food. In Rhino lodge we had the same wine as in Nsya Lodge (Dodoma local wine) for almost double price.
We really enjoyed our trip and would definitely recommend it.
EE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The most professional safari tour operator
We went to Tanzania trip with the whole family - me, my husband and three small children. The youngest one was only 1 year old and others were 3 and 7 years old. So, before the trip I was a bit worried if safari trip is suitable for so young children. But thanks to the professional team of Siafu Tanzania Safaris the trip was excellent, our children loved it and the trip turned out much better than we expected.
We highly recommend Siafu Tanzania Safaris to everyone!
Thank you so much (and... we will be back :)!