JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Poor organization
We are uni students from Japan.
People are nice but the owner is not a trustworthy person.
Guides are amazing and they are responsible to their job. The guide, Emanuel was strong, responsible and always cheered us up. The assistant guide, Shukuru was full of knowledge about nature. The trekking itself was an amazing experience with amazing guides and porters.
However, we paid our hut fee($165 for two of us) through credit card but one of them was cancelled so we tried it again with a different credit card. After that, we found out that the payments were withdrawn double. Thus, we asked the manager to get the refund but he rejected and denied that there is no double withdrawal.
Moreover, he called us THEFT. I don’t understand why he can tell there is not double withdrawal and I am not comfortable with being called “theft”
If you want to do trekking, you should make a payment by cash, and not with this company.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing organization and the best guide!
It is difficult to choose what I loved more of my experience in mount Kenya, the scenery of the route Sirimon- Chogoria is just amazing, the atmosphere experienced at the huts was great and the personal pride of reaching the summit can't be described. But all this wouldn't be possible without the support of a brilliant team who took care of me, Jack, Joseph at the kitchen and Julius, the super guide!! Thank you Bushtroop tours and safaris for organizing an unforgettable experience!
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience, big adventure!
We organised a safari with the help of Tanzania Roadside and it was a great adventure. Our guide Idriss was very nice and always ready to answer all our questions. We had such a great time with him on our trip. He was also very good with spotting animals and finding good spots for taking photos.
We spent together almost 5 days, visiting Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Arusha and Lake Manyara.
We can totally recommend organizing a safari with them. It's a local company with good approach to the customers.
All the communication with the company run very professionaly and smoothly.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A lifetime experience!
Wonderful experience for our honeymoon with Savannah Explorers and our guide Semle. We have seen all the Big Five, discovered new culture and visited beautiful places (Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti in 4 days).
The accommodation are great (Marera Moutain view lodge and bush camps central Serengeti) and also the pic nic lunch are OK.
We wish to came back one day!
Asante sana!
SG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wealth of knowledge, accommodating and incredibly kind.
I booked this 6 days safari trip based on my brother’s recommendation, with his fiancé. My brother recommended Paul to me and so we exchanged Wats app and email contacts, and it was smooth sailing from then on. He tailored everything to our needs and lodges based on our preferences. My partner was so scared of lions and not into safari what’s so ever, but Paul put him at ease with Wats app calls before we even embarked on this trip.
Our guide was Walter who was ever so knowledgeable; felt like he had a PhD in animal psychology. He further put my partner at ease, and his wealth of knowledge about the animal kingdom made the trip even more fascinating.
Walter also catered to our every need and tailored things to our timing and we managed to see absolutely everything with no stone left unturned.
The luxury lodges were simply breathtaking. The staff so polite and welcoming. We were assigned a host at every lodge. They were clean and the cuisines were exquisite in the most amazing settings.
One of the lodges provided BBQ in luxury tent.
The views to the wild from our balconies were just spectacular. I enjoyed a cup of tea or a bath in tranquility just gazing at the view and being in the moment.
My partner and I would like to spend more time at each lodge next time and enjoy the retreat. I was so in tuned with nature and where we humans all come from.
The Maasai tribe were there patrolling and looking after us, since they are so skilled in fending off the party crashers, ie. leopards who waltz in at happy hour! Lol.
We felt incredibly safe at all times and even my initially super nervous partner was put at ease and in total comfort.
Visit the Maasai village and learn about the skills of fire making and dancing traditions of this incredibly kind tribe.
Do purchase some handicraft from them to support them as it would be sad to see these tribes disappear in the modern world.
Don’t forget to visit the coffee plantations and be given a tour and sip a cuppa too. Being a coffee lover myself, it gave me a greater appreciation of my cup of coffee every morning.
In a nutshell, I was in tears when I saw the wildebeest and zebra migration. Just seeing how the animals interact and their behaviour takes you to the core of human existence.
I cried at the breakfast table upon our last day at the lodge because I was touched by the generosity, warmth and genuine acts of kindness of the people I met.
I also had a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes and we gave our guide a big hug goodbye. I simply couldn’t find enough words of gratitude.
Thank you Paul, Walter and team at Tanzania roadside expeditions for making this an unforgettable and educational trip for us.
We will return.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible local company with brilliant guides who built us a perfect personalised experience!
We have just got back from a safari with Lion King Adventures with Mwita as our guide and we couldn’t recommend them highly enough! From Rose & Pendo answering our (millions of) questions ahead of time and helping us build a personalised itinerary to the actual safari itself where we covered Tarangire, Serengeti (central & North), Ngorogoro and Lake Manyara - everything was perfect. Our trip was made by our safari guide Mwita who was incredible, so thoughtful and focused on making our trip perfect. He was so knowledgeable about Tanzania and the animals and a genius at placing the safari vehicle where the animals were going to head to (rather than just joining a crowd of cars where they were ) setting up intimate experiences with leopards, lions and elephants crossing in front of us! He was genuinely passionate about the animals and his excitement was infectious - especially when we saw the wilderbeest river crossing (twice!). As an added bonus he was also a mechanic, not only did he look after the car so well but he was able to offer advice to drivers of other companies who had flat tyres or broken down as well as being a great driver so we always felt safe and looked after. We wanted to book with a local company and they were the perfect one. We would recommend to everyone!
FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
excellent
we did 5 days in a tent and hotel formula Andrew is an exceptional guide who also speaks French, he knows the parks and the animals perfectly, Abdul the cook makes you meals for lunch and dinner and it's really good. I really recommend this organization we spent 5 exceptional days
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 days in Serengeti and Ngorongoro (tent)
100 times better than we expected! We did the 3 day tent safari in Serengeti and Ngorongoro. We saw animals very closely thanks to our excellent guide Floridi. The meals prepared by Chef Tito were delicious and varied. There are sanitary facilities at the campsites (cold water in Serengeti and hot water in Ngorongoro). Be careful, at night it is very cold (5 c).
Great agency, I recommend
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing !
Extremely nice guide who takes the time to find the animals, varied and very good quality food, airport transfers included. Be careful the nights can be very cold so remember to take very warm clothes, nothing to complain about I recommend 100%
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari
This safari was amazing. The nights in tents in the middle of the savannah and zebras were magnificent. Thanks to our guide we saw a lot of animals. A chef accompanies us during the trip to prepare delicious dishes. The nights can be very cold (5 degrees at the N'gorongoro crater and humid, be well equipped to sleep in a tent! The cars are for 6, it's nice to be a small group and share these moments together.
