20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very smiley and always on time
The safari was amazing our driver Brian was the best!
He was able to see 4 of these big 5 and the great migration to.
Would definitely recommend Brian to show you the hidden gems of Masai Mara!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Tour was 4 stars.
Our tour guide, Dickson got us up close to the animals every time. He was very knowledgeable about the area, history, culture and the animals. He was personable and always ready to answer your questions. Saw lots of animals and that was the goal.
Communication with the tour company could have been better.
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a great professional experience.
We did the Kilimanjaro and a safari. You could see that they had a lot of experience. Everthing was planned properly, we had al of the information beforehand wich was practical. It went as good as we expected. Everyone was friendly and helpfull. You get what you pay for, a wonderfull experience.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional
The tour was excellent, we were fortunate to just be two people with a guide, cook and helper. The team made our travel very enjoyable. We saw a plethora of wildlife and the camp was always seamlessly erected, meals excellent and plentiful. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable which made for a great overall experience
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Paradise & Wilderness
Reef & Beach Resort Jambiani:
Food OK, better in the Indian or Italian Restaurants in Site, the Suaheli food was nice though
Rooms tidy and comfortable
Hotel area beautiful (including little Monkeys)
Staff friendly and helpfull
Taxi from Hotel to Jambiani town too expansive, you have to negotiate hard to get a fair price
No real Beach but Jjeety Bar ist perfect
Dolphin tour to the north was good but a lot of boats hunting dolphins...
Lodge in Selous:
Less busy
Decent food
Friendly staff
Great Safari (Lions Not viewable every day, WE Had No luck)
Animals in Site (Monkeys, pigs, Buffalo?!)
Hot water in the rooms
massai very friendly and helpfull. One showes us how to make fire ans smoke Elefant po*
Overall 4 of 5 Stars because WE were forgotten for safari and Had to clarify the night before going to Selous. I absolutely recommend this experience!!!
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good safari
I was very happy with my 6-days safari trip. Our guide and chef was really kind and there was amazing food!
IN
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Kenyan native jaunt.
Communications - good, elaborate at times to a fault.
Reliability - quite transparent, trustable.
Service - very good generally; mixed sometimes.
Value for money - hm, overall yes, but could have given attraction discount.
Tour - Overall wondrous experience. Drive not racy, quite often slower than the routine. Tiresome n fairly hectic for most of the days due to starting early.
Generally good food & comfortable accomodation. But, allocation of rooms was not in sequence while they were furthest from entrances, reception lobbies n restaurants. Why so? To NOTE, especially hygiene conscious INDIANS & other travellers - unsanitary that NONE of the toilets had jet sprays beside commodes to wash one's buttocks after defecating! UGGH! with the ultra thin toilet paper! No liquid handwash was available also!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Enthusiastic operator
The safari with Gustav was a good experience. He made sure we saw as many animals as possible.
IT
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
excellent assistance during the tour
Together with 2 friends, we contacted GoGiraffe to organize a 10 days trip in western Tanzania. Our goal was to visit Katavi National Park, Mahale and Gombe.While defining the Tour, I greatly appreciated the quick replies of Luice: easy to access and fast in responding to our request. The area we wanted to visit, is the less visited in Tanzania and the Parks are difficult to reach but can guarantee a very low presence of tourists. In the 3 parks visited, we were almost alone all the time!We met Luice at the ferry arrival from Zanzibar and immediately appreciated the capacity to be on time and of have constant communication via wupp which allowed us to feel safe and well followed.We flew to Mpanda where we met the local driver and the guide. We agreed on a medium budget tour, so we slept in the Bandas of the Park. The accommodation was simple but fair, same thing for the food provided at the Bandas restaurant. The Park is fantastic, and we saw all the animals expected with the only exception of the lions. We never met other tourists and really loved the 2 days of safari.From Katavi we moved to Mahale. It is almost impossible to go straight there as the road conditions are extremely poor, but the trip is a great opportunity to observe local life and people. So, we stopped in Kigoma, were we really loved the beautiful Kigoma Hilltop Hotel with its view on the lake, a beautiful swimming pool and a very good restaurant!Early the following day, another long and beautiful drive to reach Mahale including a very picturesque ferry, an amazing experience of local life!! Finally, we arrived to the Park with a final 90 minute ride on a boat on the Tanganika lake watching the superb and uncontaminated nature of the coast. The landscape in Mahale is extraordinary: I felt like I was in Jurassic Park movie! In the Park we were under the supervision of Hussein Mavumila: a great, experienced guide and very nice person. Bandas was ok and the food better than in Katavi. With Hussein, the following day, we started the trek seeking for chimpanzees which we met and observed for all the morning. Amazing!The following day, long trip: back to Kigoma to catch the boat to Gombe. The transfers in this trip were always long and not necessarily comfortable but, to me, those are the best moments in Africa as allowed us to see real life, including the fisherman’s villages with the Tanganika Lake always in our sight. The Gombe National Park was founded by Jane Goodall to preserve and study the Chimps. The Bandas there are very poor so, if you can, reserve at the tent at the camp very close there: little more expensive but by far cleaner and more comfortable! The following morning, another long trek in the forest watching several chimps relaxed and very busy with eating and delousing. Great day! After lunch, we decided to accelerate our trip back to Kigoma so to join the comfort of Kigoma Hilltop Hotel! This decision allowed us, the following day, to be at 8 am at the fishermen arrival from the fishing night and spend a couple of hour admiring the local women selling the sardines. Such a colorful and amazing show!! The morning was completed with the visits of the Kigoma Train Station (a very important piece of history for Tanzania), the Slave Road surrounded by huge mango’s trees, and the very interesting Livingston Museum, built in the place were Dr Livingstone and Mr. Stanley met.Our journey ended with a comfortable night in Dar where we had the opportunity to have a pleasant dinner with Luice, learning a lot of things on Tanzania and future opportunities of other trips!Overall, our experience has been very positive, knowing that this trip is not for everybody but mostly for experienced travelers. Visiting the less touristic part of Tanzania, can create some discomfort but the constant assistant of Luice via wupp helped to solve all the issues and the reward is fantastic: we will keep in our heart the beautiful images of people, nature and landscapes for the rest of our lives!!!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good attention to detail
We found them to provide reliable and good service and support. We would recommend them without hesitation