IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Super responsible and caring
Nice arrangement, 7 days very tight schedule include every worthy places to go. Only things is they book my train ticket too late and plane tickets is the last two ones, so I spend extra money for it. Drivers are all enthusiastic and talkative, very nice experience
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
good price-performance ratio
I did A 6 day (Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru - Amboseli) Safari with this company.
I would like to focus on four points: the communication and planning beforehand, the safari, the guide and the accommodation and food.
1. communication and planning:
Communication with the company is only via email. This makes the exchange somewhat cumbersome. For example, I had to wait 1 hour for my pick-up on the first day and could not reach the company. The payment processes are also a bit cumbersome. This part of the Safari was not ideal.
2. the safari
The safari route can be done with different companies. Bluerange is a low-cost company. That's why you don't have a jeep, for example, but a van. This is a little less comfortable. On the whole, however, the experience is the same. We saw a lot of animals in the Masai Mara Park and at Lake Nakuru. It was great. Amboseli Park was a bit disappointing for me as we unfortunately couldn't see Kilimanjaro. But a lot of things happen by chance and you can be lucky or unlucky. Our group was a mixture of different safari providers. This means that Bluerange is merely an intermediary company. As the three national parks are relatively far apart, you do a lot of driving in the Car. After 6 days it was more than enough for me. (4 days would have been enough for me). There were two small changes to the initial safari intinerary we were given: 1. We didn't go back to Nakuru National Park on day 4, but went on a boat safari on Lake Naivasha. This was very worthwhile but cost an additional 20 USD. 2. on the 5th day we did not go to Amboseli Park in the morning, but did a morning walk. This also costs 10 USD. But it is optional.
My personal recommendation is also not to visit the Masai village on day 3. I found it quite unpleasant and everyone there wants to sell something.
3. the guide
Our guide/driver knew his way around everywhere and was able to steer the car well even in tricky places. He also had a good eye and saw lots of animals. The information about the animals was somewhat marginal, if you wanted to know more you had to ask. However, I didn't mind this.
4. accommodation and food
As already mentioned, Bluerange is a reasonably priced safari company. This is also reflected in the accommodation and meals. So if you are expecting luxury, you are in the wrong place with this company. We spent 4 nights in fixed tents and 1 night in a hotel. The rooms always had proper beds, electricity and bathrooms. So you didn't have to do without any basic necessities. However, as you are usually only in the camps to spend the night, this is completely sufficient. Wifi was rather scarce. I recommend taking out a data package with Safaricom in advance.
Food is usually served at a buffet. It's usually the same things: Rice, vegetables, chicken and beefstew. The quality varies depending on the hotel or rest stop, but it is always edible. On the all-day game drives, the guide takes a picnic with him. This is also edible but nothing special.
On the whole, a great experience. You can be more or less lucky when it comes to seeing animals. If you can do without luxury and prefer to travel a little more cheaply, this is the right company for you. If you want to go on a luxury safari, you will probably have to pay more. However, the national park is the same for everyone, no matter how much you pay.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good organization, with experience and very kindly staff.
We booked the safari at the same hotel, Hotel Aquiline, in Arusha, with a guy called Leonard. He indicated all the possibilities for a 3 days safari. We visited Tarangire Park, Ngorongoro crater and Lake Manyara. And it was great. We saw lions, elephants, jirafes, buffalos, and so on...And we slept two nigths at a very confortable campsite.
Our experience was really good.
Punctual and friendly
The service was great! I would absolutely recommend
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lokal Operator
We booked a 13-day safari with polecat. We spent 4 days in Zanzibar and 9 days on safari in Tanzania. Our guide was Manfred. Manfred did an incredibly good job. He knew an incredible amount about all the animals, the individual peoples and the country. There was no question he could not answer. He was always in a good mood and made our days wonderful. I would advise everyone who books with polecat and wants to support a local provider to ask for Manfred as a guide, then your safaris will be a complete success
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exciting experience
We had a great time in tarangire, Serengeti and ngorongoro crater, safari was a funny and interesting experience and the accommodations and the food were excellent! All the 3 parks have peculiarities and are amazing!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very friendly and helpful
Great tour, be aware that it takes hours to drive short distances in Madagascar due to the roads, however the untouched scenery is unbelievable.
Tour guide and driver were impeccable
US
Courteous, caring, and efficient
We took a two hour tour of Victoria Falls. The pick was on time at 3 pm from our hotel. Our guide Oliver was courteous and provided information about the Falls and surrounding area. He was efficient and did not rush us at any of the spots.
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good service - Need followup
Very good service overall, need some fine tuning though
Positive:
1) The admin was handled very nicely and friendly, also after reaching there it was good (Faraja)
2) The driver was good ( was very experienced and good ), although English was not good was able to handle fully, and there was a car issue and was handled well
3) The places of stay was very good and effective, ( some last minute changes were handled well )
Need improvment:
1) First day we reached at 8am and they missed to book the hotel and had to wait 2h at reception after travelling 20h flight to get to the room
2) Last day the same thing happened for late checkout ( because of the first day, clearly informed that will checkout at 6pm, Faraja said it will be done) at the End I had to pay USD 120 more at the Hotel
3) Also charged an extra USD 50 ( for the last day city trip, although was a part of our contract )
Overall, I would recommend the guys, they are nice and good, just make sure to fine tune the details yourself.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
I was able to see a lot of animals. The guides Mandela and Ezekiel were truly professional and fun. Chef Salim was also very helpful in accepting our every request. I highly recommend.