​User Reviews – Tanzania

Sort By: Date Most Helpful Rating 1,031-1,040 of 1,526 Reviews
Iolani Gascogne   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: May 2018 Reviewed: May 21, 2018

Email Iolani Gascogne  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great safari with Meru & Slopes
Overall rating
5/5

Great safari booked with Meru & Slopes company and Elias as a driver & guide as well as Maurice the cook (very good surprise regarding the food very diversified and excellent)
Safari was amazing, well organized and we managed to see the big 5. Elias was an excellent guide, very attentive and patient

Pete   –  
Germany DE
Visited: January 2018 Reviewed: May 15, 2018

Email Pete  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Close encounters with wild and very relaxed animals
Overall rating
4/5

If you want to see wildlife and get really close to elephants, buffaloes, lions, hippos, hyenas and several more species of mammals and birds - come to Tanzania! We visited Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro on our four day itinerary with a six person jeep and basic accomodation.
Our guide and driver Godlove was excellent, spotting and explaining a plethora of animals - most impressive for me was his ability to name ALL the many birds very precisely. Our cook Marley created new and tasty four course menues every day and managed to satisfy the wishes of the meat lovers in our group AND of us vegetarians.
It was merely amazing how close you can get to all the animals and how relaxedly most of them watch you back (apart from most of the birds and zebras who would always get a few metres inbetween them and us).
If you come from central Europe and are used to fixed treaties - you will maybe feel more satisfied with your trip if you let some expectations more loose.. We recommend to take a tour operator from Tanzania. We had one from Kenya with a bureau in Arusha. The reasons for booking that special tour were some promises that the bureau in Arusha was not wanting to hold: a visit to Olduvai Gorge was to be included (already paid), two nights in Serengeti were in the description, game drive in Ngorongoro should have lasted till the afternoon - none of this was happening. Adding to the disappointment was that the bureau in Arusha didn't pay for the Lake Manyara camping site through the weeks before we went so at the camp site they won't let us leave on the next morning until payment was assured - making up to a delay of two hours before we started the journey to Serengeti, when we had expected to start with an early morning game drive there. It took a few nerves and some e-mails untill we got a fair refund for the promises not held.
If you are relaxed about basic accomodation I really recommend you book a camping safari - it's so beautiful to wake up to footsteps outside (an elephant in our case) and "talking" hyenas (who will raid the dustbins). And you better get an excellent driver like Mr. Msemo who "rides" the dirt roads like nothing.
If you want to get in touch with your own wild nature - come to Tanzania!

Hanane   –  
United Arab Emirates AE
Visited: March 2018 Reviewed: May 10, 2018

Email Hanane  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing trip ! We travel a lot and this trip was the best.
Overall rating
5/5

Even it’s the wet season, the weather was great, always sunny . When it rains it’s only for few minutes and it dries quickly.
No words can describe the wildlife , seeing the animal in their own place is amazing , it’s like nothing else. Just amazing. We were in 4 seasons lodge in Serengeti very good you don’t expect this quality of rooms and food in this place of the world. Top Top Top !!!
Our guide Aaron was just awesome, very listener to our requests and very patient with the kids !! Lucky we were with him
The car was in very good shape very confortable.
The small flights from Dar salam to Serengeti and from Serengeti to Zanzibar are by themselves an experience. Too scary
We highly recommend the travel agency Safari Hub. If you want to have the best trip ever ask for Victoria !!!

Martin   –  
Turkey TR
Visited: April 2018 Reviewed: May 9, 2018

Email Martin

Perfect and so complete
Overall rating
5/5

Everything were quite extra ordinary.I enjoyed every single moment and I wish to go there every summer. Its the only place you can find every beauty of this planet. YOU WONT REGREAT BEANG THERE

Ally Dokta Tuliani   –  
Tanzania TZ
Visited: August 2010 Reviewed: May 7, 2018

Email Ally Dokta Tuliani  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Selous Game Reserve (Morogoro) is the Wonderful Game Reserve In Tanzania. I had an amazing holiday.
Overall rating
5/5

I am satisfied with Whether, Scenery, Wildlife, Food, Accommodation that I was given at Behobeho Selous Game Reserve, they are Miraculous and Marvelous.

Tor Arne Fallingen   –  
Norway NO
Visited: April 2018 Reviewed: May 6, 2018

Email Tor Arne Fallingen  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

It looked like we drowe into a Jehovas Witness poster.. Into their vision of paradise.
Overall rating
5/5

First of all, we went to Selous during the wet season. During the wet season roads may be difficult to impossible to drive and animals are more widespread, the watering holes have become lakes and rivers. Food and water is plentyful, so animals will be more widespread, predators will be harder to spot (we did not see lions). But the guides speak to each other so if one finds a flock of elephants, he will notify the others. This is one of the benefits of joining a tour instead of goind on your own. We did see a lot of impalas, giraffes, zebras, wilderbeest, bamboos and wild pigs, plus a few more. I honestly care more for the birds than the animals, we saw a lot of vultures, but the small colorful birds are the most beautiful sight.
Even though we went on safari during the wet season, we didnt see rain every day. During our 3 day/2night tour, we had rain overnight once. The accomodation was great, they called it tent, but basically we had a concrete room with shower, sink and wc, then a frame covered with tarp and palm leaf roof with 2 beds (mosquito net too) room. All this on a raised concrete foundation with a porch where you could sit and look at the view. This was one unit. We stayed at Ngalawa camp, the camp was basic, electricity for 2-3 hours at night and sometimes an hour in the very early morning. At night you lie in bed listening to the bush babies making a ruckus in the trees outside. No AC. The food was good, the service was good. Our guide was great, this man man did his best to please us, but what I admire the most is that he wanted us to leave nature untouched, we were not allowed to feed the animals neither in camp nor on tour, and this is such an important attitude if we are to safely watch nature close up. Ive seen so many horrible examples of feeding bread, fruit and even plastic to get animals close. Also, going back we had a severe breakdown of the car. The guide made sure we were as comfortable as possible while he tried to have the car fixed. When he knew he had to go to Dar es Salaam (we were stranded in Kibiti) for parts, he made it so we found a driver to take us up together, instead of waiting yet another 3-4 hours for the company to send a car to pick us up. Than way we were home before midnight, late, but justifiable so. We were also stopped in a road block going out of the bush, some youth had organized this. Our guide tackled this very well, talked to them and so we passed without paying (important, because these things should not pay off). I dont remember the homepage of the company we used, but their email is ngalawa@selousrufijihippoadventure.com
The guide was decent in english, and we ended up spending a full night just talking about life, there and back home for us. To me its extremely important to have good communication ability.

Jason   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: March 2018 Reviewed: May 2, 2018

Email Jason  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Fantastic Tour!!!
Overall rating
5/5

My partner and I chose the 8 day Amazing Northern Tanzania. We are 32 and 28 years old. We could not be happier with our experience!
We have traveled a lot of the world and Europe, and this Tanzanian experience is by far the BEST travel experience we have both ever had. We chose the camping option, and felt very close to the wildlife both in game drives and off game drives. Camping was the real deal. We highly recommend!

Camping in the Serengeti was an unforgettable experience. Thanks to Anwa (our guide) and Freddie (our chef) for taking such good care of us at all times. Anwa went above and beyond to ensure we saw the big 5, the best views, and as many animals as possible big or small. Anwa was extremely knowledgeable. You just need to do this tour! There are no words.

Freddie served us amazing food breakfast, lunch and dinner. Absolutely delicious. Freddie makes the best soup we’ve both ever tasted!!

Both Anwa and Freddie are fantastic communicators and this experience was beyond anything we could ever expected. Tanzanian scenery is simply breathtaking, and our tour were in complete awe of the animals and how close we were to them.

Thank you Foot Slopes, Anwa and Freddie for taking such good care of us!

Gjermund Torp   –  
Norway NO
Visited: March 2018 Reviewed: May 2, 2018

Email Gjermund Torp  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Very nice first time safari, got close to lots of the animals we were hoping to see
Overall rating
5/5

Abundant wildlife. Beautiful scenery. Good weather. Comfortable accomodations at Mikumi Wildlife Camp. Experience guide.

Max   –  
United States US
Visited: April 2018 Reviewed: Apr 30, 2018

Email Max  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Incredible
Overall rating
5/5

Awesome time. Wildlife, scenery, accommodations, transportation were all great.

Matt   –  
United States US
Visited: March 2018 Reviewed: Apr 30, 2018

Email Matt

Incredible experience which allowed us to see much of the big game we came to see.
Overall rating
5/5

Excellent all around. Amazing agency highly recommend. This woman owned business is magnificent all the way. The entire staff was capable and welcoming so much so I not only used them for a safari but an organized trip of Zanzibar. I’ve personally recommended them while in Tanzania and felt important enough to write a review the word could see.

Average User Rating

  • 4.8/5
  • Wildlife
  • Scenery
  • Bush Vibe
  • Birding

Rating Breakdown

Write a User Review