65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Extra Miles staff truly live up to their name- they provided an outstanding experience for us.
From our first inquiry regarding tour options to the last day of our trip the Extra Miles staff was very accommodating and professional. Timothy answered every question we had with promptness, patience, and thoroughness. Upon arrival at the Nairobi airport at 10:30 pm on a Sunday, we were met by Melissa, Timothy, Victor, and our driver Graham. Our daughter had arrived in Nairobi several hours before we did and the Extra Miles staff had picked her up at the airport and taken her to our hotel. To our surprise, they had then picked her up from the hotel and brought her to the airport to meet us- a very nice and much appreciated touch. The excellent service continued with our driver, Graham. Being a birder, I had requested a driver with knowledge of the birdlife we might encounter at Maasi Mara, Lake Naivasha, and Amboseli- and Graham was the perfect choice. His ability to spot difficult to see wildlife while expertly navigating the rough roads in the parks was remarkable. Being interested in birds himself, Graham was very patient with me as I (very frequently) asked him to stop so I could check out yet another distant small bird on a shrub.
Every aspect of the trip, including accommodations and meals was very enjoyable. We had an amazing vacation experience with Extra Miles Unique Adventures and highly recommend them to anyone looking for a budget friendly, yet very comfortable, care-free and memorable trip.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Tarangire National Park by Glenn Fisher
Tarangira National park had an amazing amount and variety of animals which we started seeing the second we entered the park and continued seeing throughout our visit. It is a large park and we covered a lot of territory in the course of our day there but it was well worth it as the game viewing was spectacular. Lots of elephants, giraffes, antelope, monkeys, wildebeasts and zebras. Very pretty park with lots of rolling hills in addition to the more wide open savannah like spaces.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Serengeti National Park by Glenn Fisher
The Serengeti was wonderful beyond belief! We spent 3 days there and saw unimaginably large herds of wildebeats, zebras and antelope along with 54 lions, 4 lepards, a cheetah family and large quantities of elephants, hippos and giraffes. It is a vast park so be prepared to drive long distances but it is so worth it! We found animals all over the park and the scenery was breathtaking - vast, "endless" (as the name in Swahili means) plains of grass with low mountains and hills scattered about. Most of the animals here are so secure about their safety and used to safari jeeps that they don't bother to even move away when you pull up to observe them from mere yards away, particularly lions! Our accommodations all 3 nights were at the Nimali Central Serengeti and we had a great stay there. The staff was as friendly and helpful as could be (Carly, Ali, Peter and Emma). The facility was less than 2 months old when we arrived and although there was still some minor construction going on around the pool and site but everything was open to us and we enjoyed all the facilities. Our room was beautiful and we had magnificent views from our deck where we enjoyed relaxing with an adult beverage at night watching the sun go down.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Giulia Caserta
Very particular place, a caldera full of different animals all together. unfortunately we did not see rhinos or cheetas/ghepard
AT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Masai Mara National Reserve by Eva Prieschl-Grassauer
We were in the middle of the great migration and we have never seen so many wildebeests and zebras. We also managed to see lions, lepards, cheetahs and many more in a relaxed way. As cars are limited at a sighting, this makes it even better.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Lake Nakuru National Park by Eva Prieschl-Grassauer
The sunrise in the morning was amazing looking down from the lodge to the lake. We saw lions with cubs, rhinos and many birds. It is just beautiful.
MY
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Tarangire National Park by Vanee Sivasamy
Really nice park with so many elephants and also we saw lions on trees and so many other animals. Really nice lunch picnic areas.
MY
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Serengeti National Park by Vanee Sivasamy
Really great for seeing so many of the big 5 and super scenic.
MY
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Vanee Sivasamy
Simple beautiful and so scenic and we saw so many unique animals like the caracal and black rhino.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magnificent people, scenery and wildlife
My wife and I visited Tanzania for 10 days in July of 2023 and had the vacation of a lifetime! Tanzania is a beautiful country and its people are friendly (and proud) beyond belief! Then, there's the incredible amounts of wild animals we saw in their natural habitats throughout all the parks we visited. Through Safari Bookings we located the safari company, Soul of Tanzania, and after reading myriad glowing reviews, decided to book our safari through Soul of Tanzania. We couldn't have been happier with our choice. There was an initial snafu when the guide assigned to us went to the wrong location but Soul of Tanzania's local (Arusha) operations manager, Margaret, responded immediately by assigning another guide (Suleimon) to us who had us on our way within two hours of our originally assigned departure time. I'm relating this incident because I was so impressed with Margaret's response to the problem, which showed the value of being with a safari company that stood behind its promotional materials with excellent service, responsiveness and availability when a problem occurred. The rest of the 8 days with Suleimon were wonderful! He had incredible knowledge of all the animals in the parks we visited (Tangeire, Lake Manyara, Serengheti, Ngorogoro) and we saw every imaginable animal (except a rhino) including 54 lions, 4 leopards, a cheetah family and wildebeasts, zebras, giraffes, elephants, hyenas, Thompson gazelles and many other birds and animals beyond counting. Every game "camp" we stayed in was luxurious and all included private (and in many places, gorgeous!) bathrooms and verandas or porches with magnificent views. During our last two days we visited with two 'bush' tribes - the Datoga and Hadzabe - and had very memorable and excellent visits (bring extra money for tips on these type visits. Even though Soul of Tanzania had paid the tribes for the visit, a significant tip is still expected by the tribe, fyi. But I highly recommend doing a tribe visit if possible. The people were very welcoming and everyone had a good time during the visits in addition to my wife and I learning a lot about their customs and lives. All in all, our visit to Tanzania was awesome and I'd do it all again in a heartbeat. Many thanks to Safari bookings for helping us find Soul of Tanzania and our deepest gratitude to Margaret, Suliemon and the team at Soul of Tanzania who made our trip such a joy.