65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Delivers on its promises...
Our 10-day Lion King safari met all our expectations. We saw an amazing number of animals and the accomodations with one exception were fine (and the other wasn't awful, just not ready for prime time yet.) We booked the middle level package, so there was a nice mix of top lodges and middling camping lodges as you would expect. Our guide, Joseph, was outstanding. With his eight years of experience he was able to spot hidden animals with incredible accuracy and could identify not just the big beasts but the birds and smaller critters as well--which were of particular interest to us. His depth of knowledge was really amazing and his driving skills were perfect--never a sense of concern but we didn't get stuck behind the crowds either. The back office was less than ideal leading up to the event (it was unclear when we were supposed to pay the balance after making a deposit and had our itinerary changed because we hadn't paid well befor the due date. Some notice earlier would have been nice). Pay the balance at least a few months early. Also, be prepared to have some difficulty paying--no credit cards, no checks. We had to sign up for the Wise system and do a foreign bank transfer through it, which left us a little worried. All went fine. Also, the ATMs are picky in Arusha and wouldn't take any of our cards for cash withdrawals. Bring your tipping cash with you. One other tip--we chose to come a day early and do a Kilimanjaro short hike. Don't bother. Unless you are going to truly hike the mountain, the day trip is dull and not worth the time or money. In th end this was a great trip--we chose Lion King because our son and his fiancee had used them during the Covid year and recommended them highly. We do too.
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lulu Safaris provided amazing service with a wonderful tour guide, Samuel. Highly recommended!
Lulu Safaris is an amazing tour company. We are a group of 4 (2 couples) who did a 11 day tour with Lulu Safaris across Uganda. My friend and I planned an exhaustive itinerary and shared it with Elvis. He gave suggestions and various options w.r.t the order of game drives, night safari options, hotel/lodge recommendations, etc. The conversations with him over Whatsapp were very easy and it felt he understood our requirements really well. All communications were in English.
Quality of service: Our tour guide, Samuel is a wonderful human being. From the time he picked us up at the airport to the time he dropped us off at the airport, Samuel took great care of our group. He patiently answered all our questions (we asked a lot) and made sure we got food on time, restroom breaks, took care of our belongings at every stop and made sure our overall experience was first class. He provided a lot of information w.r.t game drives in Uganda and the various scenarios one could experience w.r.t animal encounters. Within a day or two, he understood our group dynamics and worked very well with all of us. He has more than a decade worth of experience and one could tell.
One of our members is a vegetarian and they ensured there were vegetarian options for every meal.
Value for money: We compared quite a few tour operators before selecting Lulu. They were a nice balance between comfort, flexibility and cost effectiveness.
Overall, Elvis and Samuel were proactive with timely updates on our requests during the trip. If you are booking with Lulu Safaris, ask for Samuel.
HU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfection in every aspect
We booked a 2-day safari to Tarangire/Ngorongoro. We requested quotes from different providers, but the communication with Fransisca from Mellivora African Travels was by far the best - she answered our questions fast, with a lot of detail and tried to find the best possible solution.
Everything went as planned, we were picked up from our hotel, flew to Arusha where our guide, Ernest was waiting for us.
Ernest was an excellent guide for the whole tour, looked out for us in every aspect. He was a very safe driver, but also not slow by any means neccesary :-)
In the parks he communicated constatly with the other guides where-what was going on in the park so we could see everything what we wanted. He knew every track and tried to stay away from crowded places. We had a lot of luck seeing lion cubs, a leopard, a black rhino among a lot of other animals.
The food provided was also excellent, when we needed something, Ernest took care of that swiftly.
The accomodation was a big positive surprise also, a very new, excellent lodge (African Safari Karatu).
The 2 days were quickly over, Ernest brought us in time to the airport.
We can recommend Mellivora African Travels in every aspect and we will be back for a bigger tour sometimes in the future - definitely with Ernest!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgeable and passionate about Victoria Falls
Kuda was a great guide! Very knowledgeable and clearly enjoys giving tours of Victoria Falls.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience
Incredible experience with this company. Good communication prior to the safari, solving all our doubts. Edward was very kind and patient and a very good driver. The accommodation was very good, with hot water and very tasty food. Highly recommended.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome
It’s a great trip! Our guide, Eduard was incredible, very kind and atentive!
We saw many animals in our trip, find leopard twice, find male lions group, cheeta, rino.... it’s impressive!
The campings were cool, we enjoy a lot sleeping with Zebra in Ngorongoro, great accommodation. We had a cook, a profesional cook call Dan, the breakfasts and diner were super! He also shows you Tanzania songs jaja
I would recommend it to my friends.
Thanks guys.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible, knowledgeable and organized!
I highly recommend Mazingira Safari! Every detail was so perfectly planned and we had the best guides and saw the most amazing animal encounters. It was magical! The safari vehicles are so incredibly nice and they are well taken care of and maintained. I had zero worries on our trip and can't wait to visit again someday! I will always use Mazingira! I can't say enough good things about my experience!
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fine!
The landscape is beautiful, the climate is pleasant. If there is a next time, we will also be Qian Wan
(automatic translation from Russian)
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
very competent organisator d'activities. organisation de A a Z.
At time at meeting point, at time at activity (horsesafari 1 day). 100% like was arranged. Really nice and professional person.
IL
The Dream of the Lifetime!!!
We decided to go with Full Package Adventures as our tour operators for our safari in Tanzania and it was the best choice going. Our guide , Zakaria was incredible who was able to show us everything we came to see including cheetahs, lions leopards and much more. Not only this but Zakari was very knowledgeable in that any questions we asked him about thes different types of animals he had the answer for them. overall it was a brilliant experience made better by the hospitality of Zakari and Full Package Adventures team including Faraja and I would truly recommend them to anyone who is thinking of visiting areas such as the Serengeti,Ngorongoro crater, Manyara and Tarangire