35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
EasyTravel "The Perfect 7-day Tanzania Safari" -- easy and perfect it was!
We went on the 7 Day "The Perfect Tanzania Safari" and perfect it was from start to end. I had found Easy Travel online and contacted them. They were responsive within minutes to hours from determining what safari was right for us; booking; planning; and answering questions multiple times before our arrival - it is rare to see such prompt and useful communication from any travel provider. Our guide, Emmilian, was AWESOME. Firstly, never have me met somebody who is perfect for the job and clearly loves it. Not only does he know more about wildlife than we knew possible - he also loves to share what he knows and does so at the right time at the right pace: beautiful communication! Easy Travel also selected wonderful properties - especially the Lemala properties at Tarangire Mpindo Ridge and Serengeti Nanyukie Tented Lodge where we were treated like royalty from the accommodations to the food to the service. Overall, we recommend EasyTravel to anyone and we are excited about which safari we will take with them next time!
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excelent
Simply amazing. From reception to the airport, throughout the safari, sensational lodges even in the budget package. My family and I are grateful for everything that was done. Already recommended to friends.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything was perfect!
We got to JRO Airport and Daniel was there waiting for us just in time. He did take us to our hotel and was very kind. The next day we started our Safari with Louis our guide and James our chef. It was such a great experience and Louis explained us everything we wanted to know and more. Everything was perfect and on time. Also I have to say the food was delicious and well balanced every single time
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing journey with wonderful guides and excellent food
I read some reviews about Mafie adventures when I was researching budget safaris. They were the first to get back to me with details of the several tour operators I contacted. I chose a two day safari to Tarangire and Ngorongoro. For those two days, everything was included. I expected a boxed lunch that we would eat in the Safari jeep. But instead, we had a beautiful meal of rice, grilled chicken, and sautéed vegetables in a delicious sauce. All laid out on a table cloth under the shade of trees at a picnic site in Tarangire, and then the following day by a small lake inside the Ngorongoro Crater. There was plenty of cold bottled water, Coca Cola, and even Kilimanjaro beer and a bottle of Tanzanian Dodoma red wine. But maybe you’d also like to know about the game drives and the guides. Simion was our guide in Tarangire. He was fun, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and professional. He scanned the radio for word of animal sightings. Though luck played a part in seeing all of the animals we did(leopards, cheetahs, secretary bird, ostrich, and more), Simion worked hard to get us to the right place at the right time. Then there was our guide Matcha for Ngorongoro. He was friendly and very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna. He made our day in the crater a wonderful and relaxing experience, somehow exhilarating when in pursuit of seeing yet another of the big five, all while creating a warm and familial feel among our random group in the jeep that day. The lodging in Mto Wa Mbu (the point between the two parks I visited) was clean and comfortable, and again, the food was delicious and served in very generous portions! And I love to eat. So I was pleased.
I was a total newbie to African travel, and the communication and organization put me at ease and allowed me to just relax and effortlessly enjoy the adventure.
I had such a good experience on Safari, that I booked another short tour with Mafie Adventures for after my Kilimanjaro climb. And again my guide and chef were amazing, generous people. Everyone embodied the Karibu(Welcoming) spirit that I’ve come to love about Tanzania.
Go have an adventure.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The great experience i have ever had, I highly recommend the company.
Yes, the food and the guide and the complete safari was awesome, and we found people very friendly.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect safari, professional guide and warm-hearted businese manager
Our Itinerary:
Sep 29~Oct 3, 4 days safari from Arusha to Ngorongoro and serengeti. Roads in and fly out.
Business:
Manager Emanuel is very polite, warm-hearted.
We contact 4 or 5 safari company to check the availability, itinerary and price before leaving China. Only Emanuel make the whole safari plan for us and modify it according to our situations. For example, we only have 4 days to safari and need to go Zanzibar after it, Emanuel recommend us 2 best park to visit and select flying out to save time. Actually, this selection do help us save a lot of time, reduce our tiredness and help us have more chances to see the all "Big five".
He also help us a lot when we in Arusha. When we arrive in Arusha hotel the first day, we need to withdraw some cash, he drive us to the closest bank without hesitation which take him more than 1h on roads and missed another meeting. He always try his best to provide us convenience when we in Tanzania.
Guide:
Guide Ernest is very professional. He‘s good at communicating and speak English very well. We saw the all “Big five” in his help which include a cute baby cheetah. Ernest is older than all of us, he take good care of us in both physical and mental in 4 days safari.
Accommodation & Foods:
We select Hotel Melia in Ngorongoro and Lahia tented logde in Serengeti.
Melia is new and have a great view to see all the creator. We take lots of great photos in there. The foods in Melia is fresh and delicious.
Lahia tented lodge is best hotel we lived in Tanzania, which has seperated wooden house for each guests, and also have a great view to see the plain & stars. The foods in there is also good.
Conclusion:
Perfect safari!
We see many species of animals, beautiful sightseeings which are beyond our imagination by Big Cats Safari's help.
Before we leave, Emanueal told us their company is not too big nor too small. But we all think ther're the best.
If one company is not too big, It definitely have a group of original, warm-hearted staffs who are keen to help all the guest they meet.
If one company is not too small, It definitly have skilled guide who can help you enjoy your safari a lot.
How lucky we are to select this company when we visit Tanzania for the first time. Hope we have chance to meet your guys again!
DE
World Class Safari
Awesome Experience with plenty amount of animals.
Raheem, our Guide, was excellent. With him, you have one of the best!
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly rated and reviewed by safari goers
We just successfully reach the summit of Africa yesterday with Soul of Tanzania and 15 members of an amazing team lead by Omary our main guide to reach the summit. Omary is an highly
skilled guide that reached the summit for the 363 times yesterday. We felt that he truely care for our safety, he was knowledgeable about everything related to the mountain and Tanzania, he is also a devoted father of 2 and pretty much the father of most porter and lot of guide with less experience on the mountain. He truely love his job. Sam,our assistant guide on the trip was also an important part of our success with his contagious energy and help at all time. Sam is in fact a licence guide so we felt lucky to have 2 amazing guides with us. Our cook Thom was also great listening to comment about the food and adapting to our sometime modified taste because of altitude gain. We add the chance to have Kassim with us that played a central role in our confort. He was listening to us and provided anything possible to make our summit possible. He event climbed to the summit with us as a third member of the team to reach the top with us. Kassim is 24, the world belong to this amazing men and we are happy he keeps studying at the guiding school. Gosheni was more high end then other agency. For exemple, in all our acclimatisation hike, Kassim for carrying a table with 2 chairs and food and beverage. We felt vip and customer from other agency eating a basic snack on a rock look at us with envy. We had the perfect time reaching the summit but more important then the summit we reached, we add the chance to get in contact with 15 individuals that made this adventure memorable. Big thanks to Omary (guide) Sam (guide) Thom (cook) Kassim (porter, waiter, Suisse knife of the trip) Issa (porter and toilet man) Ibrahim (porter) Mosses (porter) Baraka (porter) Salim (porter) Frank (porter) Nickson (porter) Samora (porter) Prosper (porter) Malkiadi (porter) Omary (porter) you guys are amazing and of course thanks to Soul of Tanzania
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Top quality tour operator with customer service at its core.
We recently completed a Kilimanjaro hike and Serengeti safari with this company. Both the hike and safari were extremely well organized.
The guides for the hike (super critical for a successful summit) were top notch. Thanks to them we were able to summit Uhuru peak which was special. Our guides Chalice and Emmanuel and their staff ensured our hike was as comfortable as possible.
The safari was even better. Our guide Barik was a trough of knowledge and helped us spot almost every animal Serengeti has to offer. Again, the accommodations were top notch including Thorn tree camp in the heart of Serengeti.
Overall, all of us in our group of four had a great time. Peter from the Predators safari club was super helpful during the booking and in touch throughout our trip to make sure there weren’t any issues. I highly recommend this club for your next hike/ safari in Tanzania!
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best experience and the best service
Great safari, great food and great service!! Since our arrival at 7.00 am, Daniel was a perfect host, he took us to the hotel and he explained everything about the journey to us. We have our 1st day free, and Daniel offer to us a tour with Suale, so he took us to Arusha town to visit some markets, the Art Gallery, the Clock tower, also we ate in a local restaurant. The next day we started the safari with Louis (the guide) and James (the chef). The game driving was amazing we could spot a lot of animals like lions, leopard, cheetahs, zebras, hippos, elephants, hyenas, giraffes, wildebeests, buffaloes, rhino, etc… all the views were amazing!
Also, all the meals were delicious and the service of all of them was perfect! We really enjoyed our safari!!
