CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professional, patient, experienced and knowledgeable!
Everything about our trip to Tanzania was smooth and relaxing. Planet Africa Safaris planned everything perfectly. Mary was so patient when we were planning the trip answering all our questions and tweaked our itinerary until we were 100% satisfied. They are very professional and caring and really want to provide a trip of a lifetime.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had an amazing and unforgettable 3-day safari with our Lionking-guide David.
The organization of the safari was very easy. Our E-Mail-contact Anna was very helpful. She always answered within one day and could provide us all the information we needed.
We visited the Lake Manyara National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater and the Tarangire National Park during our 3-day safari. We saw all the animals we wanted to see (except the leopard). Lionking booked mid-range hotels, which were on a good European standard and fully sufficient.
David was a very friendly, communicative and interested tour guide. When arriving in Arusha, he was already waiting at the airport, picked us up every morning at the hotel on time and accompanied us until the entrance of the airport at the end of the trip.
He was part of the probably best holidays we ever had. We definitely recommend David and the Lionking-Team.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a lifetime!
My wife and I just finished a 7 day/6 night safari through Tarangire NP, Manyara NP, Serengeti NP, and Ngorongoro NP. From the start we were impressed with Suricata; the cars were all very clean and well maintained, the campsites were comfortable with good amenities(free WiFi!), and the program was fantastic. We saw all the 5 big plus every other animal imaginable. We were even lucky enough to see a cheetah hunt its prey, a lion fight and a Rhino in the Serengeti. Along the trip we were also shown a Masai village and a traditional market.
We cannot recommend our guide Elias and our chef "chef" enough. Elias was incredibly knowledgeable and always catered to what we wanted. I was impressed when he would wash our 4x4 everyday. He could answer our questions honestly and has a wit about him that made him our friend. He consistently went above and beyond to give the best safari experience.
Chef always had food ready for us to start our day, a nice packed lunch and then a hot delicious meal ready for when we returned at the end of the day. It's amazing what he would cook for us each day while camping. A nice little touch provided was a bottle of wine for dinner every night.
Hilary was always easy to get ahold of prior to our arrival and while on safari with any questions we had.
We thoroughly enjoyed our Safari experience with Suricata and would highly recommend Elias and Chef to any further clients.
The only catch we ran into was make sure to bring 100 dollar US currency that is 2009 and newer as older bills are not accepted across Tanzania. All smaller US currency will be accepted regardless of date issued.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
All good in Kilimanjaro!! Even the rates!!
I don't usually write this kind of reviews, but Paul told us and he was so kind, I could not say no.
What to add when everything is perfect? Our questions were fast answered, they were waiting when we arrived at the airport, ther was no hidden charge, the guide was very nice... also the tents, the food...
I hope to come back soon!
Asante sana
CR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
First Class Service coupled with passionate guides and amazing food
We just completed a Botswana Safari with the Luxury Safari Company and Thomsons Safari in Tanzania. While they were in different countries it was evident that the the level of care and Guides was a cut above for TLSC. The differences were across the board from accommodation to food and most importantly to the guides. It is like comparing a very good bottle of wine to a 95 point bottle of wine. Both are good but you never forget the excellent one.
We highly recommend TLSC.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best tour operator I've ever worked with.
The services are great and I would encourage that you introduce more exciting places to visit.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Honeymoon!
Chris built us a custom self drive tour of South Africa for our honeymoon, and everything was perfect. We did a safari and then picked up our car rental and drove the scenic garden route. Our accommodations were cute and comfortable, and Chris was available to answer all our questions every step of the way. Thank you for such an amazing South African adventure!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Brilliant, all staff were friendly and knowledgable they really went above and beyond.
Most importantly Ryan was always spotting no matter what and named everything immediately, you could tell they had a lot of experience and always knew where to be and got their first meaning we always had the best of the viewing (we would often be moving on as multiple cars appeared either scaring the wildlife away or making viewing difficult). Not only was the spotting and positioning good you could tell that everyone really cared about seeing the wildlife, we saw wild dogs on our last evening while driving back to the campsite and Ryan's dancing by the wheel and they walked past was (nearly) as good as the sighting iself. In three days worth of game drives we not only saw the Big 5, also wild dogs, hyena pups and bird-life than you could shake a stick at, it really was a special few days.
Away from the amazing wildlife the service provided was brilliant, the campsites were always good, the food was brilliant and the truck being used was well suited.
Communications were always brilliant from first email through to saying goodbye. Emails were responded to quickly and always giving as much information as possible even when things weren't ideal (an issue arose with a vehicle they were going to purchase, I was notified immediately with a range of suitable options all of which were as good if not better than my original choice). Thale and Ryan were always trying to make the trip work for me and really helped organizing it hassle free.
Wild Planet Safari really did provide an excellent service from start to finish, if I ever do make it back to Kruger I will definitely be using these guys.
US
20-35 years of age
nice one
My wife and I were very happy with our choice of Fanjove as the end point of a three week Tanzania vacation.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience!
It was a great tour with the team! We got a pickup at the hotel and everything was just great. We had some problems with the payment but all went well because of the help from the employees from the company.
They changed the route of our tour, so it was the other way around. But it was not a problem at all, and our guide was so good and listening.
We saw all we wanted, the Big 5 etc.
Masai Mara is a bumpy ride. But this isn't because of the cards. The roads isn't great at all. For nobody. If you are getting sick of driving. Remember the drivesick-pills!
Will recommend the company to others!