35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best holiday ever!
Tanzania via safari is a bucket-list adventure for almost every traveller on the planet in my opinion – an African safari holiday has got to be one of life’s greatest adventures. Whether it’s exploring the national parks, taking game drives, discovering food and local culture, Tanzania offers a broad choice of safari experiences for every type of traveller.
Our experience of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater was absolutely outstanding thanks to the expert guides from Terrain Tanzania Safaris. Our guide, George Killas ensured we had a premium experience thanks to his guiding skills and knowledge of the areas. Accommodation in the lodges were amazing. We witnesses a live in the moment lion stalk and kill a young buffalo which was emotional and mesmerising all at the same time. Hyenas feeding on elephant remains and cheetahs in the Serengeti was an unmatched experience! This tour provided us with everything we could have wanted (and more).
I always felt we were safe and looked after by our guides and the transportation used was good quality and reliable.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organized, good drivers, zero worries and fantastic memories
Axis organized for us a fantastic 4 days safari though Amboseli, and Tsavo (west & east) national parks. The overall experience was everything you dreamed of as a child. The landscapes are beautiful and you get to see the animals from really close. Besides the lodges Axis selected were located near water points in the park so the animals would come hang out in the evening. Our driver Julius was excellent, friendly and knowledgeable, he was also extremely determined for us to see the big 5. We in the end saw only 4, the rhinos were a bit shy, but Julius was the one to spot an entire group of lions on our last day which was a great send off.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
PERFECT
I could not have asked more from a company in any industry let alone one providing once in a lifetime experiences. Between seeing every animal I could imagine to ensuring unique lodging and travel experiences I have never had such an amazing experience.
Having traveled plenty before I was unsure of the experience we would receive but between the first class accommodations to the incredible safari experiences this is one of the best companies ever!
Thank you to Yacob, our local guide in Masai Mara. Everything was perfect .
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An excellent company with great prices
I have spent countless hours comparing safari companies' 6 and 7-day safari offers and found Meektrails' to be the best value. They have only had positive reviews so I put my trust in them and I am happy I did. Communicating with Daniel was easy and he was flexible when I had to change the starting day and change the number of travellers from two to four. Our tour was midrange, however, two of the lodges we stayed at I would rather describe as luxurious. We spent 6 nights on the safari visiting Amboseli NP, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara NP. Our driver, James was friendly and helpful. He explained everything about the animals we saw and he was always happy to answer our million questions. We opted for the pop-up roof minivan (as it was significantly cheaper than the Jeep-type cars) and were absolutely happy with our choice. The van had no problem whatsoever on the roads and the four of us got plenty of space to stand up, move around and even stretch out on the long drives. Our visit fell at the beginning of the rainy season but we were lucky and it never rained during our drives and the roads were not muddy.
We were happy with the food at all the accommodations. Two places offered a buffet with many options (including vegetarian meals) and two offered a la carte dining. Drinks were extra including water.
The game drives exceeded my expectations. We saw hundreds of zebras, buffalos, wildebeests and different types of antelopes, more than a hundred elephants and dozens of ostriches and giraffes in the four parks. We spotted hyenas and cheetahs at Amboseli and Maasai Mara and had two great lion encounters in Maasai Mara - on one occasion the lions were just eating a freshly caught buffalo. At Nakuru, we saw both white and black rhinos although they were very far in the distance. At Lake Naivasha, we got very close to many hippos and had a boat tour on the lake spotting many more.
If I ever go back to Kenya or visit Tanzania, I will certainly book with Meektrails again!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience!
This was a three-years, COVID-delayed experience, well worth the wait! The itinerary was great, the guides, Elia and Baraza, were excellent (and excellent drivers), the wildlife was abundant and varied - we managed all the "big 7" including the elusive rhino and cheetah. Our group voiced interest in the birds as well as the mammals, so we often made stops for birds spotted by the eagle-eyed guides. The accommodations were very good to great (especially enjoyed Manyara's Secret on Lake Manyara, and the two different tent camps), the food was adequate to good (we didn't go to Tanzania for the food after all), in general the service was very good. I'd not quite expected the long game drive days in the safari vehicles, bumping along on the sometimes quite rough dirt "roads," but stopping for nice long looks at all the wildlife made the slight discomfort all worthwhile.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience
They are the best of the best, I can only recommend them to my friends!
Always reliable and very knowledgeable and good value for money
We shall be using Jomert Gorilla Safaris again very soon!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very fun & knowledgeable guide!
My friend and I had a wonderful time during this tour and our tour guude T was excellent. While you are dealing with wild animals and yiu never know where they are, the guides radio eah other about sightings. We saw giraffes, elephants, springbrok and other types of anelopes, wilderbeats, hippos, rhinos, baboons and more. The cats (lions,n lions etc) are more elusive and way harder to spot. T gave us a lot of education about the animals, how he tracks them, info on the park etc. I would highly recommend this tour! Pro tip: nring sunscreen and binoculars!
IE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable , knowledgeable and very helpful
I was on a solo trip to Zanzibar and booked a day trip to Tumbatu island , a walking tour of Stone Town as well as my transfers from and to airport and other locations with Halisi tours. All this was organised promptly and efficiently by Hamza.
Hamza and his team were totally reliable ,very pleasant and flexible if my plans changed and were always there for me well on time - I never had to worry as I knew I was in safe hands.
Hamza as a resident of Stone Town was perfect to show me round on the walking tour - even though I had walked around myself several times I learned more from the tour than I could have ever seen on my own - so much local information and Hamza seemed to know everyone!. The tour of Tumbatu island was led by an excellent guide who was actually from the island which was great to have and insider perspective and knowledge and I enjoyed seeking local life in a place where few tourists get to visit.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very thorough, nice, prompt, and courteous.
I did the Johannesburg and Pilanesberg tour and I have absolutely no complaints. The tour guides were prompt when picking us up daily. And there was one day I needed to reschedule the tour 3hrs before pickup and MoAfrika easily accommodated the late change for no additional cost. The tour was exactly how described in the booking (no cancellations or excluded attractions). I highly recommend using MoAfrika for tourist accommodations.
DE
Our tour was great, can really recommend!
Our tour was great, can really recommend! We were three individual travelers and had a great crew with a great guide John!
Very reliable and great value for money