20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari
We just completed a 4 day/3 night camping safari to the Serengeti, Ngorogonoro crater and Tarangire national park and it was amazing. All of the campsites had good facilities (flushing toilets and some even had hot showers).
Our driver Lewis had phenomenal eyesight and was able to spot animals from a long way off, leading to us being able to see leopards, cheetahs and lots of lions. He also had incredible knowledge of all the large animals, but also of the smaller birds and reptiles found in the parks.
Our Chef James also provided the best meals out of any of the tour companies that we saw and the variety was superb. He was accomodating to any dietary requirements and food preferences which made the trip even better.
The safari starts and finishes with a pre-/ debrief which was done by Daniel who explained everything really well and got us excited for the next 4 days. At the end of the safari, Daniel also listened to our opinions and welcomed any feedback which could help the company improve.
I have already recommended this company to friends, and when we finally return to Tanzania, will absolutely be booking through Suricata Safaris again.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well prepared and available
Me and my husband had 6 day Safari with Image Travel.
Excellent and amazing experience!!
Everything was perfectly organise. Food and lodge in beautiful location, people working in very kind and available.
We really appreciate our guide Anthony!! He shows us great hospitality and thanks to his knowledge about animals and bird we learnt many things in each game. He was completely open to our request and available every time we needed.
He well represent Image travel
Thank you Anthony and Image Travel
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
For your own safety and money worthy, DON'T choose this fraud
I and my friends (4 persons) booked the 14 days Kenya&Tanzania trip(Sep 10 - Sep 23), and the whole trip became a nightmare since Day 6 until the end. Below are what happened to us, which might happen on you too. For your own safety and money worthy, NEVER EVER choose Seven by Far.
1. Became the hostage in the wilderness:
Seven by Far outsourced our Tanzania part to the local tour agency without telling us, and had payment issues with the local agency. The local agency refused to provide the service unless they received the full payments from Seven by Far. During the time, Seven by far just left us there. We had to communicate and negotiate with the local agency and pushed Seven to talk with THEIR OWN agency. They had the same payment issues with the Safari camp, the camp hold us there because they also did not receive the full payment. Instead of sending money to the camp, Seven asked us to pay the rest by our own and said they would refund us at the end of trip. This mess last 4 days and we lost 5 safari drives in Serengeti and had to change our rest of trip. In those 4 days, we were sucked there in anxiety and nervous and had to keep calling Seven by Far to resolve their own payment issues, but they just left us there. At the end, the Camp argued with Seven by Far and finally got full payment and allow us leave, and we paid by our own to the local tour agency to move our trip forward.
2. Never notify you when they made change in your trip:
They changed our accommodation from North Serengeti to Central Serengeti without any notification, downgraded from Rive Camp to Ikoma Camp for 2 nights, also downgraded the accommodation from AA lodge(4 stars) to the Kamala camp(1 star) for 2 nights in Amboseli. After we called them, their explanation was the original accommodations were not available. But should you notify the customers in advance instead of directly throwing the customers to a place they never expect?
3. Same story again, suck in any place you never expect:
In last day, Seven by Far booked the local driver to take us to the airport. Same story again that the local driver said they did not receive full payment so they would not provide us the transportation to the airport. We called Seven by far multiples times, they can't resolve it, then we paid our own to catch the flight.
4. Refund?
2 hrs before our flight, they showed us a paper and said they would refund. Since we were back from the trip, we spend 1 month to negotiate with them and finally reached agreement on the refund amount $1857. Then another round battle start, they kept saying they were processing the refund but until today(Nov 24), we did not receive even 1 penny and they become unreachable.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible once-in-a-lifetime safari: Zohar provided unforgettable wildlife experience
My wife and me enjoyed 8 days of an unbelievably exciting safari with Zohar in August 2023 encompassing Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro.
From the very beginning of our planning to the end, everything was simply perfect. We cannot recommend Zohar highly enough!
While planning our safari we decided to pick Zohar as Jackline understood immediately what we were looking for and engaged intensely in creating the perfect itinerary for us. She answered all questions quickly via email and with her suggestions she definitely improved our trip. Being nice and caring she made it easy for us to organize everything before coming to Tanzania and continued communication via whatsapp during our whole safari. Compliments to her and the whole team!
The absolute jewel was Daniel! What an exceptional guide! With his enormous knowledge about the wildlife, the ecosystem, the differences between special places we travelled and the culture he enriched every day and contributed to realize the natural wonders we were just experiencing. He answered all questions patiently and was at the same time the best friend and teacher we could think of!
His passion for wildlife and environment created unforgettable impressions. While driving perfectly even on rough roads, he spotted animals most guides wouldn´t have seen. So besides the “Big Five” we could encounter in all their majesty we were fortunate to see so many other fascinating animals: giraffe, topi, hartebeest, elend, gnu, hyeana, jackal, cheetah, and even the smaller cats like caracal, civet and genet. Absolutely amazing how he spotted even these smaller animals in the tall grass while driving! And being very interested in birding, Daniel knew every single bird we saw!
Being so experienced Daniel took us to places usually without other safari vehicles around which gave us a really personal experience even in gathered areas like Ngorongoro. So we were definitely the only ones to spot that rhino along the base of the hill early in the morning.
Enjoying early morning drives, we started our safari days with Daniel at sunrise having a superb breakfast later in the morning in the middle of nature thus creating perfectly long safari experiences.
Daniel´s ability to position us for the best views even without disturbing the animals gave us incredibly close-up photos as well as showed his caring, respect and skill for the nature.
Going up to North Serengeti Daniel managed to position us absolutely perfect for the famous Mara River Crossing, we could experience gnus and zebras crossing 5 times at different spots with crocks around and attacking – images and experiences you will never forget and is a once-in-a-lifetime experience!
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari!
We saw all the animals that only was possible to see! Almost everyone was close as in his Palm. Guide Max was a sensitive, attentive and told iteres facts about animals. It was as much as possible in time. We flew by ourselves from Zanzibar to Arushi a day before the Safari began. We were settled in a lovely room, anticipating taking from the airport. Also back, our departure was the next morning after Safari. Thank Max again, our companions from the Netherlands and Australia and all organizers of this wonderful adventure! Surikata Safari best, you can take and trust them 100%!!!
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Knowledgeable
Good luck, with Habitat Adventures Travel, has impressed me for years. He has a deep love of his country, and a thorough understanding of the people and nature. I have also known several of the guides he works with for about ten years.
They are dedicated, thoughtful hard working men. I am always comfortable in their care.
I am happy to be a recommendation.
They will take care of you during your adventures in Tanzania.
DE
Just Amazing!
We booked and experienced a safari in Selous/Nyerere National Park with Gregs Adventures in November 2023. The whole trip was extremely well planned and executed from start to finish by Greg and his team.
Starting with a professional website, through good and fast contact via email to the execution with transfers, flights, accommodation and the guide. Everything was simply perfect.
Special thanks go to our guide in the national park. We had three wonderful days full of amazing moments and animal encounters, felt comfortable and safe at all times and had an unforgettable experience. Everyone was extremely friendly and courteous and you could tell from all the other guides in the park how popular and respected our guide is among all his colleagues.
For anyone planning a Serengeti safari, I would recommend the Nyerere Reserve as a real alternative. We were able to experience almost all the animals up close and the whole thing was certainly a little quieter than in the Serengeti Park.
Thank you Greg and team for this wonderful time! Maybe we'll meet again sometime!
IN
Amazing experience! Marrha and Maxwell were Amazing. Very responsible
Hotels were great. Provided us with the best driver we could have thought of. Overall amazing!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
High Quality Namibia Adventure with Blue Crane Safaris
Recently returned from a fantastic 12-day luxury safari in Namibia with Blue Crane Safaris. From the earliest stages of trip planning to our final drop-off at the airport, Blue Crane Safaris exceeded expectations. Overall their communication, service, value for money, and reliability were all top notch. Our amazing guide and driver John helped insure an unforgettable experience from start to finish. His deep knowledge of the flora & fauna resulted in multiple mind-blowing wildlife encounters in Etosha National Park that we would have otherwise never experienced. Could go on and on with praise for this company and our experience with them, but let's just say that i would be very, very surprised if you have any regrets in booking your safari experience with Blue Crane. A huge thanks to Derek and John for making a long-held bucket-list dream come true, you guys rock.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing 7-Day-Safari in Tansania with the best tour operator
We had an unforgetable and perfect organised safari tour with our great tour guide 'Goodluck'. He was very experienced, highly professionel and had a profound knowledge of the environment and the animals. He was always one step ahead of the other tour operators and took us to unique places to spot animals incl. the Big Five. Also the first contact and correspondence before our journey with the office team was very professional. They created a tailormade tour for us and fullfiled all our wishes while being very helpful and friendly. We can highly recommend Lion King Adventures.
