SAFARIS THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF
I have never done a safari before and I was invited by friends who know Isabelle and Gert Kruger at Tambuzi safaris. I could not have imagined what I was about to experience.
Elephants - as close as anything, lots of elephants - playing in a water hole - having fun splashing around. Kudus, Impallas, Zebra all in the wild yet so close you could smell them.
Wonderful accommodation in a luxury tent so you can hear the animal night noises - or in the house but I think the tent is more atmospheric.
Lovely dinner cooked by Isabelle and enjoyed in the tree top dining area - dawn drive with wonderful views of Africa.
Tambuzi is a small camp with just 4 tents, a small splash pool and a fire pit, so true personal attention from the wonderful hosts.
I can thoroughly recommend that you put this on your bucket list and try to tick it off as soon as possible
It is like being in the film Mogambo!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Trip!
We had a great trip with Earthlife and I will recommend to friends.
I enjoyed working with Angel during the planning. She gave us excellent advice about the trip and responded quickly to all my questions.
Our guide, Joseph, was really fun and knowledgeable on almost any subject. Never a dull moment. He spotted lots of birds for us and, let's face it, if you spot birds it's pretty easy to see lions.
I'm so glad that we visited Tanzania. I will never forget it.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible from Prep to Flight to Return!
From start to finish, I knew we were dealing with professionals. I compared all details and itineraries and Wito was able to provide everything we were looking for and at better prices/upgrades than other companies we compared to. Our guide Michael was incredible and an amazing person who was knowledgeable, compassionate, and was always there to be or literal and figurative voice on a day in and day out basis. The safari was incredible and it was a magical experience that we won't forget in our life!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Easy communication and perfectly organized safari trip.
We booked a three day/two nights fly-in safari trip for two persons to Ruaha National Park through Uhuru Travel & Tours and can absolutely recommend their services.
From the day of the booking until our departure from Tanzania the communication was very easy and perfect. We requested a proposal, which we then received via email. Thereafter all further communication was via WhatsApp with Margaret of Uhuru Travel & Tours. She was extremely responsive and replied to all questions within hours (including weekend days). Payments were made by credit card in advance - all easy and uncomplicated.
A driver picked us up at our accommodation in Stone Town and dropped us at the airport in Zanzibar. Flights with Coastal (all organized by Uhuru Travel & Tours) via Dar es Salaam to Ruaha were on time and luggage was taken care of at all airports. Upon arrival at the national park we were picked up by a driver and guide from Mdonya Old River Camp and directly taken on a game drive in the national park. Accommodation in the camp was an amazing experience, guide and driver as well as staff in the camp were extremely knowledgeable and very friendly. Food was great. Drop off at the air strip after one last morning game drive and return flight to Dar es Salaam were again well organized and on time.
Mixed feelings about Safari in the rain season (of course our own decision). On the one hand it was amazing to see Ruaha very green; on the other hand very difficult to spot animals, because of bushes and trees and had some rain showers every now and then. Driver and guide still made amazing effort to show us as many animals as possible and we enjoyed every bit of it.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfection!
Safari Bookings was so exciting, well organized to accommodate many people at a time (we were about 10 people during tour), but was seems to be like one person!
Communication was so easy, very friendly, informative and great guidance from the tour guide team!
Accommodation was perfect, comfortable and enjoyment, the food was so delicious and tasty!
Really enjoyed the tour!
Danke Safari!
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
i realized a dream
Hi, I did, with my family, the Safari from 24 to 27 December 2019 with Savannah Explorers. It was an unforgettable experience. We visited Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Manyara parks. The list of animals we have seen is very long and exciting. Our guide, Isaac, always very attentive and kind, had a particular "flair" for identifying animals.
Each evening we stayed in a different lodge, always very characteristic and of a good standard.
Savannah Explorer was a nice discovery for us, it organized not only the safari but also the stays and transfers to and from Zanzibar where we concluded with a stay in total relaxation at the sea fantasizing a new dream, I highly recommend it. Claudio.
PT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thank you for the incredible safari experience!!
We were a group of 7 friends (young group 25-30 years old) for the first time in Africa and, for most of us, the first time seeing animals at such close range!
I contacted several tour operators looking for the best possible offer for our first safari experience and Kiliholidays by far was the best one. It is a perfect tour to do as a first timer as it's very much affordable and the quality of service you receive is outstanding!
We did 3 days tour - Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park! We saw multiple animals: elephantes, lions, zebras, hippos...and we had a veeeery especial encounter with a BLACK RHINO! It was definetly the highlight of our trip.
All of this would not have been possible without our incredible tour guide Edwardo that always waited for us with a smile, answered every question and always looked for the best spots to find animals without many cars around us :) Big big shout out to you! Congrats :)
Staying at Farm of Dreams was another highlight, besides the amazing infrastructure, the tasty breakfast and dinners, the staff was incredible! Always suuper nice and helpful with a hige smile on their faces!
Once again this was the trip of our lives and it would have not been possible without Kiliholidays :)
Best of luck to you guys and again a big congrats to Edwardo!
Leonor
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari
I can only strongly recommend Mattaw safari :
I did a 3 days safari in Masai Mara end of December and everything was great. Despite my very last minute demand and quite complicated weather conditions (heavy rains not normal for the season), Bud was able to organize a fantastic trip. He was very reactive and responsive. In addition, he provided very good advice to adapt my project to weather conditions, which was absolutely not the case of other safari operators, which, by the way, were far more expensive for the same level of sercice. The land cruiser we used, with Charles, my guide, as its driver, enabled us to go where vans were stucked in the mud. Charles did everything he could for me to have a fantastic time. I saw cheetas (2 times!), lions, many girafes and lots of elephants. Landscape and light were wonderful. Thanks to both of you for the beautiful memories !
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Friendly, on time, resourceful and knowledgeable.
We enjoyed our tour of Ngorongoro and had a wonderful time. Communication was good and they constantly checked on us to see whether we were comfortable or wanted to do something else.
HU
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very responsive, professional driver/guide, prompt services.
The company made a quick reply to our request, provided fair price and highly knowledgable professional driver. He could show a lot in the game drives. Excellent service!