See the big five all in one amazing national park.
The Serengeti National Park is amazing, even though we were only in a very small part of it there is definitely plenty to see. Make sure you get yourself a good guide as they are worth their weight in gold, making sure that they offer you the chance to see all you can within the time spent in the National Park is their top priority.
The scenery is gorgeous and it's absolutely amazing to see animals in their own natural habitat.
In July the temperatures were always around 25 degrees which was very pleasant. We stayed in tented camps which were excellent, nice big tents with proper beds and a working hot shower in your tent, in the Serengeti, amazing, and proper plumbed in toilets in the tent, hardly call it camping-more like glamping.
Lying awake in your tent at 3am in the morning listening to the roar of lions, and wondering how far away they were, is quite an experience.
A good set of binoculars are a must, although it's very easy to get very close to the wildlife in your off road vehicle, so don't worry about not seeing the animals up very close as an awful lot of the wildlife will be right in front of you walking right past your vehicle.
Seeing the big five in the Serengeti is extremely likely, although be prepared for a hunt around for the leopards and the cheetahs as they can sometimes be quite elusive.
It's also a very worthwhile experience taking a hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti to view the wildlife from above, but be prepared for roughly £400 per person. If you decide to spend the money you will not be disappointed as the balloon ride is amazing and the champagne breakfast at the end is a perfect way to finish off the morning.
Don't hesitate to visit the Serengeti National Park, it's an experience you won't forget.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Serengeti National Park by John Q
Beautiful and wonderful animals a plenty, the roads are a mess.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Mahale Mountains National Park by John Q
Although when we did a one day hike the Kilimanjaro clouded over we enjoyed the plant and animal life so much. We did get clear views before and after our hike.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by John Q
Sight sounds smells and weather all more than expected.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything except a Rhino
The animals were wonderful, the people friendly, the scenery divine and service in the hotels excellent. Can not wait to got back.
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Uganda 10 days with Gorilla and Chimpanzee tracking
Just got back from a great tour of Uganda. Many thanks to Mark from Achieve Global Safaris who did a great job from planning the itinerary, meeting me at the airport, getting great accommodation and not the least getting me the best tour guide/driver in business -Milton.
My trip started with Rhino tracking in Ziwa, then on to Murchison Falls Park-it was breathtaking to see herds of antelopes, giraffes, elephants, buffaloes moving in the savannah at dawn and a Nile boat ride in the evening. We then travelled to Kibale National Park-where I spent a whole day tracking a family of chimpanzees (highly recommend this, if you are tired and want to leave early one of the rangers will take you back), From Kibale we went To Queen Elizabeth National park, stopping on the way for short hikes in the Crater Lake region. From leopards at dusk, hyenas at dawn, tree climbing lions, herds of elephants among other, QENP is a must if you visit Uganda. Then it was on to Bwindi Forest , to hang out with the Oruzogo gorilla family in the Ruhija sector. An incredible experience.
It was only at the end of the trip how well planned my trip was- for instance whenever we had early game drives, Mark got lodging inside the National Parks. And Milton you are a great ambassador for Uganda- showed me Uganda I would not have seen-from local legends to local eats, your vast knowledge of the animals, and stopping to point out birds and reptiles (yes though not on a birding tour- I saw the famous shoebill stork thanks to Milton.)
I highly recommend Achieve Global Safari-being a Local company it would also be great way to say Thank you to Uganda and Ugandan people for sharing their beautiful country.
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Great trip
We visited Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara, Serengeti parks and then spent three days in Zanzibar. It was a perfect itinerary. The owner of the company Samuel worked with me to put together the itinerary that was just right for us.
I contacted several companies during my planning and picked this company because Samuel was always good at responding quickly to my emails and also because he is from Masai community and has strong connection to it. He was also very accomodating in all of my requests.
All the parks were beautiful and we saw a lot of animals. The accommodations were great - Tarangire Sopa Lodge, Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, and especially Kubu Kubu tented Camp in Serengeti which was wonderful. Our guide Musa was very good, he gave us a lot of good information, was friendly and courteous and had some kind of sixth sense where to find the animals.
Overall it was a wonderful experience and I would not hesitate to recommend this company to anyone who would like to visit beautiful Tanzania
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Excellent safari
Just came back from a great Safari in Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara with SfHub Tanzania is a spectacular travel destination, if you go, I would definitely recommend Easy Travel. Very friendly, knowledgeable and well organized Driver ("Endeni") gave us a great time! We stayed at Maramboi (spectacular view and tents), Osupuko (very friendly people, great food), Halisi (great experience though tents very basic, but that adds to the adventure..) and Karatu Country Lodge (very nice to relax after the tented camps).
Will be back again:)
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic
The whole trip was really smoothly arranged and was within the budget we set, but with no compromises on the luxury that we experienced.