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Email Evgeni Tanski | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safari
I went to Tanzania to see the wildlife. I enjoyed it very much. Top notch.
Among other things (big five, etc.) our guide managed to show us a successful leopard hunt and a lion fight (as the guide explained, someone entered a foreign territory)!
For those who choose a safari with camping, please note that not all campsites have hot water and toilet paper.
Unique
Traveled around the world but this was
my first time in Africa. Was amazed about the beauty of nature and accessable wild life.
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Email Sinicco Vladimir | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Memorable moments
3 magical days between Serengeti and Ngorgoro Park, everything was perfect, we will come back. There were 2 of us in the 4x4 and our guide took the time to show us these majestic places. Safina contacted us every day during the safari to find out if everything was going well. Thanks you very much for these memorable moments.
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Email Mayra | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing country
Mikumi Park was excellent land and the people was so kind. Camp Bastian was our accommodation and was also fantastic, cleanliness, food and location. The weather was excellent in November, about 22 degrees in Mikumi, but from dar es salaam to Mikumi was terrible weather to much rain and the road a little bit dangerous because lot of trucks. But it’s worth. Thank you our guides Sebastian and Moja Matata from Safari Moja Matata.
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Email Lucia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Magical country
We visited Tanzania in November 2023. We purchased a 5-day safari. We started in Lake Manyara, continued to the Serengeti and ended in Ngorongoro. I must say that Tanzania exceeded all my expectations. We have seen an incredible great migration. Hundreds and hundreds of zebras and wildebeests, every day and always in a different place. We saw a cheetah a few times and were lucky enough to see a leopard. Elephants were literally at every step. Herds consisting of tens of members. Unbelievable beauty. My partner and I like big animals, so our guide focused on lions. We must have seen more than 50 of them. For example, there are 5 packs living in Ngorongoro and we saw 3 of them. Hippos, giraffes, impalas, etc. It was simply a fairy tale. At first I wasn't excited about a day at Lake Manyara, but this park was also exceptional. Different from the Serengeti and I'm thankful we visited it. The people in Tanzania were incredibly kind and humble. They wanted to help us with everything and were grateful that we chose Tanzania for our vacation. Maasai children standing by the roadside herding goats and cows. Some of them were begging for food. That made us sad. It's a shame we didn't have a bigger supply so we could give something to everyone.
I can only recommend our agency Soul of Tanzania with guide Arnoldi. Everything went according to plan and we had really first class care. Arnoldi tried to fulfill our every wish. If you go to Tanzania or Africa next time, definitely with them. Thank you so much for a great experience from start to finish!
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Email Stein K. T. Sørensen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beautiful scenery! Friendly people!
We had a short safari with our 5 year old boy who loves animals but easily gets carsick. For us the relatively short trip to as Nyerere National Park was perfect. We saw lots of animals. And enjoyed the swimming pool in the evenings at Selous Safari Lodge.
Then we had one week in beautiful Zanzibar.
Everywhere people were friendly and hospitable.
Our contact, Salumu from Uwanda Tours And Safaris, was very helpful in every way!
We will definitely go back to Tanzania.
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Email Maximilian | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable travel experience
We embarked on a 9-day private safari with Safari Soles, and it was an unforgettable experience. The itinerary seamlessly blended cultural insights into local life in Tanzania with the wildlife encounters we had envisioned in our dreams. From the majestic elephants and leopards nestled in the trees of Tarangire to the captivating night game drives at Lake Manyara and the vast expanses of the Serengeti, each leg of the journey was a breathtaking adventure. Our drivers, Alli and Omar, demonstrated exceptional experience, skillfully spotting every creature we had imagined with great sensitivity. We wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone!
In between, the Wildlife Experience was further enriched by cultural bike and walking tours, providing us with a profound understanding of local life. Undoubtedly, this was a vacation that will linger in our memories for the rest of our lives.
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Email Zbynek Gross | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
My favourite destination for over a decade
It was my fourth safari in Tanzania and while the previous once were all great, this one was one big Wow! from start to finish. A four-day private safari to Serengeti and Ngorongoro for three. Great service all the way: excellent accommodations (including a last minute change when the Soles staff learnt there would be a noisy all-night party at the hotel they had booked us), guides who had erudite answers to every question: Oscar about the animals, country and people we saw on the way; and Chief, our talkative, all-smiles city guide in Arusha. We spotted all the big five (rhinos only from a distance) and dozens more including the masterly camouflaged leopard, huge, slowly moving herds of wildebeest (not the great migration), numerous prides of lions at the end of their mating season and hyenas feeding on whatever others had left for them. And the catering: who would imagine having a full-scale cooked lunch served on stainless plates with drinks and wine in the middle of the wilderness every day! Great, fantastic, recommended!
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Email Omar | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing amount and variety of wildlife, unforgettable holiday destination
Unforgettable trip!
We (young couple) went on an amazing safari/beach combination holiday operated by african big cats safaris (abcs) and we would recommend it to anyone!
Pre-trip
Communication with abcs went very smoothly. We approached abcs only about 2 months before our desired travel dates through their website. This was no problem, and we got a prompt response. The package we were interested in was available and we quickly received a draft itinerary. Abcs was very responsive and allowed us to customise our itinerary, giving us useful advice in what to include. Last-minute changes were no problem. The itinerary was very detailed and allowed us to check every individual accommodation that was proposed. Options for alternatives (higher or lower cost) were available. They were also very transparent about pricing and what was in/excluded. A very useful pre-departure information package, container info on things like visa, airports, clothing, recommended gear and vaccinations was also provided.
We went for an 11 days / 10 nights comfort safari & beach combination with some minor customisations.
Trip: safari
After arriving at Kilimanjaro airport our amazing guide Peter was waiting for us to take us to the first accommodation. This all went very smoothly. After the first night the magical experience began as we visited 4 national parks over the next week: Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. The variety and amount of wildlife was truly amazing. We got to see all the animals you would want, and from unexpectedly close by. The four different parks also offered a nice variety in landscape and wildlife. The car was excellent and had a cooler on board for cooled drinks. We had the car for just the two of us, so we had all the space to move around. A minor point of critique is that there were no binoculars on board, although it was said there would be. Luckily we brought our own. The accommodations were nice, from the hotels and inns to the amazing encampment in the middle of the Serengeti.
We want to especially thank Peter, our guide. He was very knowledgeable about and respectful of the nature and wildlife and knew his way around the parks perfectly. Constantly listening to his radio to check whether interesting wildlife was spotted close by, he did everything to make our experience unforgettable. He was very flexible, allowing us to decide what time to leave, how long to stay in a particular spot and focussing on animals he learned we are interested in. Moreover, he was just a very nice and funny guy, making him the perfect guide for our trip!
There was one minor miscommunication surrounding the itinerary. This was resolved quickly and respectfully.
After the safari days we took a domestic flight on a cool small propellor airplane to Zanzibar.
Trip: Zanzibar
In Zanzibar we stayed in a very nice hotel, the Z hotel in Nungwi, at the very Northern part of the island. The service, food, atmosphere, pool and beach were amazing. And when not relaxing by the pool or on the beach, there were plenty of activities to do there as well, such as horse riding and snorkelling with dolphins or above a beautiful coral reef.
All in all this trip was truly unforgettable and an amazing experience. Our only regret is that we didn't stay for longer! We would recommend such a journey to this amazing country, with this tour operator and our guide specifically to anyone. Thanks African Big Cats Safaris and especially thank you Peter!
Email Richard Schild | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the most breath taking landscapes I ever saw.
The landscape is the highlight. When you live in a growded area and then arrive in the serengeti, it is amazing to see. The animals are also great and the guides in the parks are friendly and well trained. I cannot really recommend Das El Salaam, Arusha is much better. Zanzibar was also beautiful in so many kinds, but it is more touristic and everyone wants to sell you something, that is really annoying. But the hotels are good and the food was great.
