35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Just perfect
From the moment I first contacted Justin by email to the moment that Patrick dropped us back to the airport the service from Shammah Wonders was 5 star.
Justin’s communication pre trip was superb. He answered all of my queries quickly and put together a perfect 2 day, 1 night safari itinerary for us which allowed us to make the most of the limited time we had to visit Nyerere National Park.
Our guide for the trip was Patrick. He was absolutely fantastic. After an early pick up from our hotel in Dar he drove us out to Selous Camp Africa for a quick breakfast before taking us into the park for a whole day game drive. His knowledge of the park was vast and thanks to him we saw so much. Most of the time it felt as though we had the park to ourselves as we barely saw another vehicle.
The overnight accommodation at Camp Africa was comfortable, the food good and the camp staff excellent.
Day 2 was a 2 hour river trip which gave us a different view of the wildlife and birds followed by a quick lunch before the long drive back to the airport in Dar.
If you are looking to book a safari I would highly recommend Shammah Wonders. The whole experience has been utterly amazing.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Responsive, friendly and efficient tour operator, always ready to please with fantastic staff
We specifically wanted to use a Kenyan tour operator to organise our trip, so that our tourist spend would remain in the country.
Right from the start, Tekko proved themselves to be up to the job. We specified our tour requirements, and Carol worked hard to plan the trip we wanted, using her extensive knowledge of the game reserves and lodges/camp/hotels available.
After several iterations, which Carol provided, we landed our trip - which included 6 game reserves and 4 days on the coast in 16 days, including our own driver and Land Cruiser.
Our driver, Kennedy, was a fantastic asset to our trip - friendly, knowledgeable, lots of initiative and problem solving, very understanding of our needs. I cannot recommend him highly enough. Even when our Land Cruiser had a technical problem (unsurprising given the mileage we covered and the quality of the roads), he resolved this without fuss and minimum inconvenience. He also had a good nose for the game, finding us the more tricky of the animals we were were hoping to see - leopard, cheetah, secretary bird, dwarf mongoose, etc.
Our trip exceeded our expectations, and Tekko were very instrumental in making that happen. I would thoroughly recommend using their services.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Smart Voyage provided a seamless, enjoyable and well-planned itinerary.
Smart voyage team was excellent in communicating with us, providing prompt responses to inquiries, and giving detailed information about our honeymoon itinerary and any other relevant details. The team's communication was also friendly and professional, making us feel valued and appreciated. In addition to this Smart voyage provided excellent value for money, with a well-planned itinerary that included all the romantic stops and activities. The team also organized comfortable accommodations at seven islands, transportation to and from all the romantic sites we visited, and meals, all at a reasonable price.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best safar ever
Truly an incredible experience, and one I will never forget! Our guide Emmanuel had a great amount of knowledge on everything we encountered, in addition to being friendly, funny and warm. All of our interactions and hotel stays exemplified an unmatched level of hospitality, and the accommodations themselves were gorgeous and luxurious. The safari itself was absolutely incredible - Emmanuel knew exactly where to go to find interesting animals, and the wildlife venture so close to your car you could practically touch them (though of course you shouldn't!). Over all, Mbio Mbio Safaris did a truly fantastic job organizing and hosting our safari, and we would love to go again someday!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Safari!
The Nile River, bush breakfast, and safari were all so cool. Knowledgeable guide and so many animals! Truly amazing experience.
NO
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing adventure with Tanzania Explorer!
We were recommended to use Tanzania Explorer for our 30 years of marriage-celebration trip. The service and professionality was excellent
in every part of the planning and during our travel.
A big thank you to Tanzania Explorer for making this safari an experience we will never forget. There are many nationalparks in Tanzania, and we hope to go back for a new safari in a few years.
Our safari guide, Joshua was the best guide we could ask for. He was professional, an excellent spotter, patient and knowledgeable.
We strongly recommend Tanzania Explorer to anyone that are choosing Tanzania as their safari destination!
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Safari with Professional Operators
Kenyan Safari
We planned 2 night in MasaiMara with stay at Lenchada camp, third day in Nakuru to see flamingos with stay at Buraha Zenoni and Finally Naivasha boat ride and Hells gate visit with stay at Dove Nest Resort. Assigned guide cum driver was Mr. Dickson
Positive experience: All staffs including our guide cum driver were professionals and helpful. We could spot all the top 5 animal right near without any issues, animal knowledge and MasaiMara place knowledge of Mr. Dickson was outstanding. Our team were well connected and nice. Mr. Dickson explained the plan every time we stopped and it was healthy.
Stay at Lenchada camp was good, clean and no mosquitoes or flies.
Nakuru visit was worth too with flamingoes, Rhinos etc. stay and good at Buraha was excellent too.
Naivasha was excellent with its boat ride with wide variety of birds, Hippos etc. Boat driver John was very friendly. Whereas Hells gate was not upto what they say, except if we could see steam coming out of ground in a nearby point and waterfall.
Areas of improvement : Mr. Dickson had lot of connections all across these places and getting incessant calls which was slightly annoying though he was asking us are you ok?
Some small changes in the plan was bit annoying too.
Dove Nest stay in Naivasha was terrible due to lack of cleanliness and I got food poison too.
Cost of souvenirs were extremely overpriced in the tourist locations whereas we found the same at 10% of its price in a best shop in Galleria Mall at Nairobi further low at Masai Market near diamond Plaza in Nairobi. Mr. Dickson informed the price would be around 50% of what they say but in reality less than 10%.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing trip with Safari Avventura
We passed a wonderfull holiday thank to Safari Avventura and our kindly guide Mainer. Very nice lodges, fantastic Landscape in a Lovely Country. Gianluca is a fantastic Manager, very helpful. Mainer was always present and did the impossible to satisfy our request and to find the animals we wanted to see.
Thanks to Safari Avventura, thank to Mainer
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A great stay in Uganda
It was a great tour in Uganda. We are very enthused from all and this is a result of the complete trip. From the first contact with our guide and driver to last say goodby. They had make the tour for us to very beautiful holidays. The guide was all times friendly, had a very good expertise of all history, living, people, natures flora and fauna of the country Uganda. The driver was all times in time and we had enjoyed our tour. The staying in all lodges was so nice and your team had bring the African style near to us and we was so happy all the time and will say thanks a lot for all.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Kenya Safari
We had an unforgettable 6-day private tour to Amboseli, Lake Naivasha, and Masai Mara. Ann gave us great advice on different tour itineraries and she was very helpful all through. Our amazing guide/driver John was very friendly and knowledgeable, he had an incredible ability to spot animals. We had never seen such many animals up close. Our meals and accommodation were also excellent. We will definitely be coming back next year for the migration. I would highly recommend Mzingo Wild adventures.