PT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
What a good experience!
Me and my girlfriend went to ngorongoro and tarangine. What amn amazing 3 day experience.
First day they pick us at Kilimanjaro airport. The flight was delayed 2 hours bit they waited with a smile!
The acommodation was so nice, a clean room. They cooked for us even if it was later In the night :)
Then the dream... second day: they took us to the beggining of the safari. We met magic Mike... And trust me... he is an amazing Guide...
Se saw so many animals in tarangire... we lunch the safari lunchboxes. later we slept in an fancy camping, near ngorongoro, and before we went to see a house of the massai tribe.
The second day... ngorongoro. We saw the lions at 1 meter of us...the lake was full, so all the animals were there, except the leopard, maybe in another time, it is a nature's decision.
Then they provided transportation for us back to royal lodge in arusha...
Then, at 5 am... they prepared us a delicious breakfast and took us to the airport.
Everything went well, the communications were perfect and now they are our friends. Thank u guys, all of u rock!
Diogo and cris
NO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This is a scam operation - please avoid
I am truly sorry for not writing this review before as I can see that others have had the same experience as me. I paid them $1000 up front and when Ken met me in Rwanda he told me that they had made a mistake and bought the gorilla permit for the wrong day. Also - since this was a weekend, the banks were closed and they didn't carry that much cash on them. So he requested me to put up the money for a new permit and he would refund me the money later. What choice did I have? I was then taken to the Uganda border and more or less left on my own.
Of course - no money was ready when I returned, and no money was deposited to my account when I got home either. After several weeks of mailing back and forth I contacted the guys behind the site for which the safari was booked. They were very helpful and leaned on CDS so they eventually refunded my money. See - they depend on these sites as the money flow comes through here. If you paid directly to them - God help you. Or - the credit card company may be able to help.
Even with my harrowing experience I wanted to give them the benefit of my doubt as I don't want to take away the livelihood from people, but after reading these reviews I'm certain that these are bad guys that you should just definitely avoid at all costs.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable experience
I did the 4 days + 3 nights safari (Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro). The Ngorongoro crater is so beautiful! The safari was well organized and the guide, Lucas, made an effort to make sure we got to see as much as possible. The first night we slept in a very correct lodge and the other two nights in a tent (campsites with very basic services and cold water showers). The food was good and varied. I was traveling alone and I had to share a room and a tent. It wasn't a problem because I was lucky enough to have a very nice group, but I think this is something that should be mentioned beforehand.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Just Wow! What a breathtaking experience! M
This tour was nothing short of amazing! Mawingu was the perfect tour guide and really made this, a trip of a lifetime for our family. We felt safe and everything was well organised. I cannot reccomend them enough! We saw breathtaking landscapes and the wildlife was unreal. More than we could have hoped for. Ngorongoro Crater was my absolute favourite. We would definetley do a tour with them again.
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Cross motorbike day Tanzania
"AMAZING. I'd expect this was going to be a great experience but this day exceeded my expectations enormously.
First of all, even though the company is based in Arusha, and my Bed & Breakfast is in Moshi, this was not a problem for Twaleeb. They just brought the bike to Moshi, included in the price!!
But then the day starts: Words can't describe what I've seen today, pics can not show, because it's too much. I feel like I've made a motorbike journey of a year in one day... Every kind of landscape you can imagine, I rode it today.
In this motorbike trip you'll see so many things which you won't see when you're in a car or walking. For example you even ride through villages where not even a car can come and which is way to far for walking.
Many thanks to Twaleeb for this experience and to Alphy and Moi for the excellent guidance. They'll adjust completely to your skill level. If you want to speed up, they give you all the freedom to do it, or if you want to slow down, stop to eat something or take a picture, you have total freedom! This experience will stay with me for the rest of my life!"
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Went as tourist..returned as family..
We had very good experience baring couple of minor mishaps...:-)
The guide Godfrey was better than excellent...Guide at Zanzibar could not meet expectations ....1 or 2 of hotels were less than promised.
Overall excellent experience....Talib was very prompt is responding and
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible Experience!
My husband and I went on a 4 day 3 night safari to Tarangire NP, Serengeti NP, and Ngorongoro Crater. The trip was amazing! Seeing all of the animals up close was truly an unforgettable experience. I highly recommend going on a tour with Serengeti Wakanda Tours. Bartho was very professional and he responded to my questions quickly when booking the tour. Our safari driver and guide was Malisa. He was very knowledgeable about the wildlife, very good at spotting the animals and just enjoyable to be around and talk to. Our chef was Dula. He prepared amazing homemade food for us such has pizza, quiche, dinner rolls, breads, tartes, soups, curries, and so much more. We were totally spoiled on this budget safari!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing time on 8 day safari
In November, my husband and I booked Home to Africa Tours for an 8 day custom safari in Uganda. They were so easy to work with, fast to reply and accommodated some last minute itinerary changes. We had an amazing time with our guide Karim visiting multiple national parks across the country. Karim was incredibly knowledgeable about the animals and the parks - there was no question that he couldn’t answer! He even spotted multiple leopards during our game drives - a highlight of our trip! The lodges (mid-range options) they chose were beautiful and so comfortable, and all logistics during the trip were seamless. We’re so glad we chose them and wouldn’t hesitate to use them again!
BY
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a great safari.
It was a great safari. We had booked 5 days safari tour that included Maasai Mara National Reserve (2 nights in Lenchada Tourist Camp), Lake Naivasha (1 night in "Magic" Naivasha Sopa Lodge) and Amboseli National Park (1 night in Kibo Safari Camp). The price was quite reasonable compared with other agencies. All tour was according to the schedule, we had two professional drivers-guides (Albert and Dennis). They did their best for our amazing safari. We saw a lot of animals, such as lions cub, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, zebras, giraffes etc. The accommodations were great too, especially Sopa (where we saw giraffes and hippos from our room) and Kibo (where we saw Kilimandjaro from our camp). We liked everything and highly recommend Axis Africa Safaris.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best adventure
Communication with Lisa was excellent and Major was a fantastic guide and experienced driver. The safari tour itself was well planned and we had a great time both on the road and in lodges (Sentrim Tsavo East and Sentrim Amboseli). Unfortunately, some of the animals went outside the parks due to earlier rainfall but we still saw a lot of them as well as beautiful sunsets and Mount Kilimanjaro. I would definitely recommend it!
