50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had a great, exciting and safe excursion into the Serengeti with George as our guide.
The safari tour exceeded expectations. We saw a multitude of animals on their great migration including many newborn wildebeests with their umbilical cords still attached! George was very knowledgeable and taught us interesting facts about the plants and animals. He was open to all questions about the Serengeti and the Tanzanian culture.
RU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best experience in my life
We are 2 adults and 10 years old boy were on 4 days safari. Tarangiri, Serengeti, Ngorongoro. It was amazing. Our guide Laurian is very sensitive, so intelligent, never talk a lot, but answer all your questions. He is very professional driver, one of five cars who didn’t stock in Ngorongoro off-road. He is keeping an eye luggage, kid and adults and was controlling around us, even monkeys.
All that company promised they did and much more.
I celebrated birthday one the safaris day and was so surprised there warm congratulations and cake!
Thank you! Highly recommended!
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mufasa Tour 3 days Safari
Me and my girlfriend went for a safari in Maasai Mara in February 2020 with Mufasa Tour. We managed to are all the big five!!! Our driver,Anthony, was Always ready to follow the animals in a way that is.not.too much aggressive for them but at the same time cool for us. A smart guy and teach us how ti behave in the savana. We were the ones that spotted the rihno, follow him and than the driver gave the position to the other Cars using the radio. We did 1 and half day, from 16 to 19 the First day and from 6.30 to 16.00 the second One. If you really want to.enjoy the park I suggest you to agreed on the timing in advance ...but for us was perfect! Kirkrok lodge Is the oldes inside the park, luxury but not eccessive . The buffet was delicius and the appartment surrounded by nature. There Is a lake with Hippo and other Animals so that s why you have to be scorted during the night. Super safe!
It Is n Amazing expirience that wveryone once in a Life should do!
Don t think twice and book It now!
Giampaolo
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
super awesome it was so enjoyable
The gorilla tracking was great. Everything was well arranged in advance and kept good contact via the mail about booking,the treacking and our experiences!!
Thank you
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Customized Trip of a Lifetime
Duma Explorer organized a custom safari for 6 nights/5 days for my family and friends and it was absolutely fantastic. From the accommodations (tent camps) to the food to the customer service provided by our driver and camp staff, every detail was well thought out. We visited Ngorongoro Crater, Seregenti National Park, Ndutu and Tarangire. I was so impressed by our driver, who was able to spot animals from a mile away but also was incredibly knowledgable. He knew where to go, how to find the big 5 and his driving skills were first class. We chose to stay at the camps that Duma owns and they were beautiful. You felt like you were in a 5 star hotel room only you were glamping! It was really cool to hear the wildlife at night, including lions roaring! We had delicious food cooked throughout and hot showers to order. They even brought us tea/coffee in the morning directly to our tents. If you want to go on a safari with the highest level of customer service and stay in comfortable and thoughtful camps, you should definitely book with Duma. Stacy is very easy to work with through email and very responsive.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Counting down to my next trip with Matoke Tours!
I had a fantastic 16 days trip through Uganda (Sipi falls, Kidepo, Murchison falls, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth NP and Lake Mburo)!
Uganda is a beautiful country! Everything is green, the people are very friendly. I travelled alone (with my driver) but didn't feel unsafe at any moment.
Lorna did a great job during the booking procedure, she gave a quick answer to all my questions and the trip was exactly where I asked for. During the trip she asked regularly if everything was still fine. And yes everything was perfect and well organized!
Ibrahim was my driver/guide. He is an excellent driver. Very friendly and full of energy to tell me everything about Uganda and to show me many beautiful places.
The hotels were great; friendly staff, good food, nice rooms and often magnificent views!
This was my second visit to Uganda, came back to see the leopard and I succeeded!
Thanks Matoke for the memorable experience !
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Uncomplicated, professional and knowledgeable.
We contacted Pembury Tours initially to gather prices and ideas of what we could do for our first time in South Africa and organise this ourselves, but we were so impressed with Tammy and her passion and knowledge and grasp of what we wanted as a group and as individuals, we decided that to not use their service would be a mistake. There were originally 6 of us in the group unfortunately this changed to four just weeks before our departure date and without any complications our accommodations and various tours and excursions were amended accordingly with no fuss. From the moment we arrived in Cape Town and then our tours through the wine regions up in to Ostrich country and then on to the Garden Route, Cape L'Aghulas and back to Cape Town for a few days, our internal flights to the Kruger National Park for our Safaris the Lodges and Tours not a thing was missed out, we all quite simply had the bestest of times and this was soley due to Tammy at Pembury Tours.. THANK YOU!..the Steele party..
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tarangire and Ngorongoro safari
The crew was so nice. The guide and driver is always in a good mood, answer you any questions and you learn so many things from him. He is very professional even in the tiny details. The communications with Olivia was also perfect. She is very nice and clear since the beginning.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Experience, flawless arangement.
All was excellent. Communication was more than we expected. Flexibile accommadation options, they make suggestiong but these can be changed to suit. Everything went with no problems, met and picked up as promised at every point of the trip. Accommodation all as described and very comfortable. Saw nigh on every animal on the Safaria and in good numbers- excellent game spotting. Couldnt want for anything more except Penguins!! (Private Joke with our Driver). Excellent vehicle with well stocked fridge, charging for electronic phones etc. Pop up roof. Little unexpected extras, including....... well we will leave you to find out. As with other Tanzania Business a 5% charge for credit or debit card, we paid deposit by credit card, which gives protection for the total costs and paid the balance by Bank Transfer.
We have no hesitation in recommending Lion King Adventures.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great Honeymoon experience
We had picked Kenya for our honeymoon and wanted a mixture of relaxing beach time and safari. Looking into the safari offers we stumbled upon Mattaw Safaris and eventually went with them as they were super friendly while being professional and seemed to have a much smaller operation than most other, much more commercial offers. - We were not disappointed.
It is important to note, that many of the tourism businesses in Kenya are owned by foreigners for example Chinese or Indian businesses so most of the profit does not contribute to any local development. Picking a safari offer we were happy to have signed with Mattaw as they are running only four Safari vehicles and put every penny into running an orphan village in the west of Kenya. Bud never smeared it into our faces, but the locals we met working for him were openly happy and glad that Mattaw Safaris is not just another foreigner making quick money in Africa but someone who contributes to the local community.
Bud organized the full week: transport, lodging, itinerary. The plan was pickup and drop-off in Nairobi and visits to Amboseli, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara National Parks. Charles was our guide and driver; he is very knowledgeable, and we were glad to have him as he also knew the parks very well which contributed to a great experience. We learned a lot about Kenya and Kenyan culture. All picked accommodations, as well as the order of National Park visits, was great. We would go with him again any time and having seen others crammed into Minibuses, we definitely recommend and appreciated having our own guide with our own Land Cruiser.
Before we went to Kenya, working out our personal travel plans and picking a safari offer we were a little freaked out by not finding any review on Mattaw which was not 5/5 stars. We deemed it too good to be true, having returned home now, we understand. They deserve every star out of those 5, so “unfortunately” our review will not be any different .
Thank you, Bud and Charles for making our Honeymoon a great experience.
