IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Birthday in the savannah
I celebrated the best birthday of my life in the savannah, with the people I love and with new eyes when I returned.
This trip stays with you, above all because the guys from adventure safari take care of it down to the smallest detail.
In particular our fantastic guide Elias
Wall ! Personable, knowledgeable and caring!
We visited the 5 parks proposed by the agency in search of local fauna. We had lunch next to a lion, saw spectacular sunsets, listened to local music, danced and laughed...
Mal d'Afrique is a feeling that feels like a punch in the stomach as soon as you return home.
And after 7 days spent with Elias, leaving was very moving! We love you and look forward to seeing you in Naples
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience
We were looking for the best quality-value option and contacted many safari operators. The way Mufasa Safari responded (they provided detailed guidance, suggested different options to suit our needs and were always patient) and especially the professional approach of Polly convinced us to go ahead with Mufasa. We were lucky to have very experienced guide David (all other drivers we encountered seem to rely on his advice) who arranged everything perfectly during our trip, he also shares interesting facts about animals and helped us with any extras we wanted. And the main thing - he really knows where to find all animals in the parks! The lodges we chose with help of Polly were amazing. They even prepared various surprises for our anniversary, when we just mentioned this upon booking (thanks to Polly for picking this up!). We would definitely recommend booking your safari with Mufasa!
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
You arrive as a guest and leave as a friend
It was a amazing wonderful safari trip with Godlisten.
We spent 11 days together. And he took us to the best places to spot the animals not only the big 5 but also numerous other animals.
Not only his knowledge on the behavior and the hide out of the animals is second to none. But he really cares about the nature and the animals.
He is helping out others when in need and is even pointing directions to drivers who are lost.
And he knows the best places to stay. We stayed at amazing lodges, and tent camp on the Serengeti. Harmony safari camps https://www.harmonysafaricamps.com a camp powered by solar and with maximum effort to be in harmony with the nature. Were lions are up and around the tent.
Godlisen picks us up at night to spot the group lions walking on the tent site. Sleeping afterwards is difficult
It felt like an ad hoc freelance organization, thrown together from far away, without care.
The up front communication was relatively professional, but as soon as the trip started so did the problems. We sat in our hotel lobby in Moshi at 7am waiting for the pick up. We were the only guests in the lobby, but the driver was sitting in his van outside, instead of looking for us. The van had no markings to indicate it was from Soul of Tanzania. After about a half hour, he finally came inside and found us, and we were transferred to a safari truck in Arusha, again with no company markings. It seemed to be freelance, arranged ad hoc, and the results felt the same. Our contact at SoT, Jose, when he finally replied later that morning about our pickup issues, wasn't even apologetic. "I was informed by my operations team about the misunderstanding and I am glad that everything was sorted out."
In the truck, when we started seeing animals and asked for the binoculars that were included in our tour, we were told they were broken. Luckily we had brought one not very good pair from home, and had those to share between us. The driver found a pair at the camp that night.
Our driver drove slow on the public roads, when other trucks were all passing us (not a great feeling after a late start thanks to the pickup "misunderstanding"). On the other hand, he flew on the park roads, shaking the truck apart, with thick layers of dust coming in his open windows. We had to ask him to stop when we saw animals. On the first day we noticed that each time we asked him to stop, he would take out his phone and be playing on it until we said "ok, we can go". After asking him to be more involved, thankfully he stopped doing that and told us a bit about the animals.
At the end of a particularly long day, with a morning game drive in Manyare and then drive to the Serengeti, he couldn't find our camp. The sun set, we were exhausted, and we were still in the truck. I was trying to use google maps to help find a tented camp. Eventually we found a park staff camp, and got directions from them to find our camp. We checked in after dark, ate, and slept asap, to get up at 4am for the hot air balloon. Imagine our dismay when, the next night going to a different camp, we were lost again. We stopped at 2 very nice camps, and the 2nd camp let us use their toilet and sent one of their staff with us to show him the way. It seemed like a tiny amount of preparation could have avoided both issues, and especially after it happened the 1st time.
We saw the big 5, and a lot of of animals and beautiful sights, but we couldn't help but feel that we were an afterthought, just thrown into any car with any driver, and when the inevitable issues arose, we didn't find they had any interest in admitting mistakes or making them right. I thoroughly recommend doing a safari in Tanzania, just not with Soul of Tanzania.
JP
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Going over and beyond awesome!
What an awesome experience we had with Cultural Vibes before and during our tour. We went with high expectations and our tour guide Garry ensured that they were met. He is a remarkable guide and person, who really cares about delivering a unique service that requires being timely and communicating well, yet at the same time he also accommodated our additional requests into the schedule seamlessly. We learnt so much during the couple of days we had on tour, as Garry has a wealth of knowledge and shares it willingly with a smile! Every single day was great and the tour was excellent. We would do it again in a heartbeat!
The best guides and porters on Kilimanjaro
We had an amazing time climbing with Almighty Kilimanjaro. Our guides, Obenny, John, Kenny, and porters, especially Bruno and our singing leader Mandela - but everyone else as well, couldn't do enough for us, and made what was a very hard climb a little bit easier.
One team, one dream,
non stop, to the top,
Pole pole, to the top,
Drink water, to the top.
Food was good, hard to know how they cooked what they did at 4600m. The knowledge of the guides is excellent and we always felt safe.
Loved it.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Super Africa Wildlife Tours is reliable, kind, and very experienced.
My trip to Kenya was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I will cherish for years. I was able to witness the Great Migration with my own eyes, which has been on my bucket list. From landing at Nairobi to departing 11 days later, Super Africa Wildlife Tours led the entire excursion for our tour group of 43 eager individuals. A majority of our trip was at Maasai Mara National Reserve, but we also visited Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, Lake Bogoria, and Hell’s Gate National Park. We spent 2 days in Nairobi where we ate wonderful food and experienced the kind Kenyan culture. Everyday, our wonderful driver and tour guide Benson brought us into the park and radioed other guides for intel on animal sightings. It is because of this that we were able to spot and learn about the Big 5 and so many other animals. Furthermore, Super Africa Wildlife was very accommodating with the itinerary, and allowed us to visit alternate sights. I highly recommend Martin’s team at Super Africa Wildlife, everything from the accommodations, transportation, and food was exceptional.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable, really understood our trip goals, put together the best itinerary, friendly, available
My husband and I used Dancing Zebra Safari to plan an 8 day itinerary in Tanzania. They were INCREDIBLE! The Safari itself was a dream come true - when the wildlife, people, and accommodations. More over, Jessica really understood what we wanted from our trip and planned an incredible itinerary. Through back and forth I felt she really created the perfect trip for us! She was also very accessible leading up to the trip with any questions we had and dealt with a flight delay so smoothly! Also the guide, Thomson was a HUGE highlight - he was so knowledgeable and it was a pleasure to spend so much time with him! We will be recommending Dancing Zebra to lots of friends and family :)
MY
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, helpful
Overall very good service, as I had joined a safari in Kenya just before this n definitely much better, operators n drivers helpful n go the extra way to make your vacation fruitful ie in terms of animal sightings etc
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent manners, intelligent, patient and informative.
I and five other friends spent two and a half days with Mr.Silas Anemba in Kenya.He guided us in the Amboseli National Park.He is very knowledgeable about animals, the landscape, and Eastern Africa.He also has excellent driving skills, as my group was taken to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.If you plan to come to Eastern Africa,I would strongly recommend Silas.