DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic
A fantastic experience. We booked 6 full days, but fortunately for us one day was cancelled (we hiked up Kilimandscharo instead), because it's hard to spend more than 5 days in the jeep just sitting all the time. Nice thing is to combine different parks, because the scenery is so different and it brings variety in the experience. Ngorongoro was unbearably our favorite. Don't miss it, especially if you are travelling with children. The concentration of different animal types is really high, so you'd probably see as many on one day as anywhere else on 2 or 3.
Our guide was just great, he spotted with bare eyes the animals we could hardly see through binoculars! A real professional! We were spending nights in the tent camps, and if you choose this option don't expect much hygiene in the washrooms... But the personnel there is friendly and the general atmosphere very amicable. We had one rainy day out of 6, it was tolerable. If it rained all the time, it would have been a really bad experience. I wouldn't recommend a safari during the rain season.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Breathtaking
The scenery is unbeatable and the experience is something I would recommend to everyone in a heartbeat. The company was good considering it was a budget travel company. The quality of some of the meals could have been a little better. But overall, the company's hospitality was great - they gave us a bottle of red wine to welcome us which was a nice touch! I would recommend these guys for all budget travelers. We actually ended up going to all the places and lodging exactly where all the more expensive groups were. Richard and his team are professionals and will take care of you to the best of their ability.
BG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kenya - a fullfiled Dream!
It was an amazing experience perfectly organized by Pride of Africa Adventures (the organizer) and Big Time Safaris (the provider).
I travelled with a friend of mine and booked the trip in November to start on 4th January.
The transfers to and back the airport are included in the package.
The hotels are decent and nice having in mind we have booked a budget to mid-budget safari. The camps in Masai Mara and Amboseli - they are nothing more to wish for in the middle of nowhere. Warm to hot water - everywhere - enough to wash your hair and electricity in the tents not only for charging digital devices but also for a hairdryer.
The food - I missed the real sugar and chocolate hahaha. However, the food is pretty OK. There is always something to choose from the buffet. There is always meat (beef and chicken), rice and beans, mandazi - my favourite, their kind of bread, as well regular bread, salads - cabbage+carrots, potatoes. There are always fruits - pineapple, watermelon and mango. The milk is the most delicious natural eco, bio milk in the world - always served on breakfast for instant coffee and cocoa. There is always on breakfast mango juice too.
Never forget to bring for 1 week at least 2 repellents - you will definitely need them.
The program itself was pretty interesting at least for people for 1st time on an African Safari. We saw absolutely every animal in the Lion King :D except for the cheetahs.
There are long drives between the parks itself but they are pretty bearable and you never miss a game drive in the morning or in the evening.
2 litres of water per person every day.
I should mention and our Guide-driver-ranger - KEN - we were soooo lucky to have him. He did his really best to find all the animals for us, to keep us save, to make us happy with fulfilling every wish. He answered absolutely every question and we learned a lot of things from him. He was very patient and never complained that he is tired because of the long and difficult driving and never cut off from our time of visiting the parks. We woke up early to see the real wildlife and he really took care for our safety even when stuck in the mud, which was a great fun for us. For him maybe it was exactly the opposite from fun but we enjoyed it :) It was him who managed to keep all of the described program so as never miss a thing!
Remember - ask all your questions in advance and read the answers carefully. As well you should always have in mind that you receive the service you paid for : if it is a budget it IS budget, as well mid-budget etc.
And one more thing - remember that it is nature out there - and if you do not see any kind of animal you wished, it is just because you were not lucky. My next time - I really hope I will see the cheetahs. :)
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Clutch Adventures and its Founder offer you individual, autenthic and fun travels!
Wonderful experience: Fun, authentic, individual and adventurous trip through Uganda and Sambia! Juraj knows everything, from budget to upper class rooms, wildlife epxerience and hiking trails (Rwenzori Mountains). He knows both the desires of Tourists but never forgets the local people! He knows the African culture from his extensive experience of travels and working through all of Africa!
RU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very nice and comfortable
It really liked, the drivers are very professional and friendly, the safari is very impressive and memorable.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A perfect, professional tour that exceeded all expectations in all aspects.
Our tour was tailored perfectly to our specific requirements in terms of what we hoped to see and do. From our first enquiry and contact Vincent always replied very promptly to my many enquiries and even came to meet us at the start and end of our tour.
Peter, our driver and guide was simply exceptional. His knowledge is astounding and he took us the places other drivers would not visit so that we saw animals and scenes only we witnessed. It was clear other drivers looked up him, he rescued 3 of them stuck in mud! His driving was first class and safety conscious.
If there is a better company or tour guide out there they must be really something.
Thank you so much Vincent & Peter!
PS I don’t normally write reviews but these guys deserve the best I can write.
TR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Memories
With Suricata we did our one of big dreams!! At first i and my wife are suspicious about the safari system. When you reservated you need to send % 10-20 money as a deposit. This makes me embarressed but when i arrived there, it easily dissappeared! Because they are really professional and trustworthy people! They pick up us from the airport and transferred to our hotel which our room has been already ready! After that we started our safari with a wonderful guide+driver Frederic! He is very good at his job! 3 days safari that we experienced. All the days we satisfied and happy! Becuse all the service are great, also our foods! Youssef who is our chef is also so talented! His foods are tasty!! We are also in a wonderful Toyota jeep. I highly recommend Suricata to all.. Many thanks to Hillary, Frederic and Youssef..
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Safari experience & journey of a lifetime
Summarising our experience directly in the beginning:
We had the best time we could have wished for during our 6 days Safari with Mama Savana.
Already before we arrived in Tanzania, Alex from Mama Savana took great care of us by answering organisational questions within minutes (no matter at what time we texted him) and helping us to transfer the deposit to the correct bank account (which went smoothly and without any „risk“).
Once we arrived at Kilimanjaro Airport, a driver was waiting for us and brought us to a nearby lodge in Arusha where we spent a night to get rid of the Jetlag and to acclimatise. During the afternoon Alex visited us in person to say hello and tell us more about our upcoming Safari. We highly appreciated this personal warm welcome but the best was yet to come.
The next morning our guide Allen arrived and we started into the journey of our lifetime. Allen is the best guide and wonderful person due to many reasons: he is caring, funny, empathic, a really good driver, omniscient when it comes to wildlife and he treated us like members of his own family.
Our safari took us from Tarangire National Park where we enjoyed lunch surrounded by elephants to Lake Manyara, 2 nights and 3 incredible days in Serengeti (best & at the same time most exciting experience ever with lots of lions, leopards, giraffes, hippos and many more!) and into the impressive Ngorongoro Crater. Serengeti and the Crater have been our highlights of the trip due to the fact that wildlife and landscape are multifaceted and game drive is extremely diversified.
We experienced food, accommodation, safety and hospitality at a very high level and can definitely say: we lost our hearts in Tanzania.
Thank you Mama Savana and especially Allen that you made our Safari so special - we would love to come back one day! Greetings from Germany :)
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing!!!
It has been a fantastic experience. Good flexibility to adapt the tour to our proposal.
Excellent guides and local team in every country (Rwanda and DRCongo) which help us to be very comfortable dueing all our holidays
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari with the best driver and great organization
We highly recommend to book the safari tour with Tazama African Holiday!
We travelled Kenya for our Honeymoon, and had a 7-day tour with the greatest tour guide Alex. He was a real professional! He had the deepest knowledge about each and every animal, he went above and beyond to help us catch all the animals and see them at best angles! Alex could spot and show us amazing scenes of wild life (the cheetah with 2 little ones eating a gazelle, which was the highlight of the trip! )
Our guide was very punctual and helpful, very sociable and fun! He was a very safe driver! He was willing to tell us all about Kenya, local people and traditions, introduced us to local culture and traditions! He helped us with all arrangements apart from game drives and gave us great advice!
We absolutely loved it! Thank you for making our honeymoon so unforgettable!