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Male avatar icon Gabriele Bruno Italy flag IT       Visited: September 2025 Reviewed: Oct 9, 2025

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

Safari in Nyerere

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All ok Obi great guide, we spent very unforgettable moments

Male avatar icon Chin United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Oct 8, 2025

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

A great country to observe African safari wildlife and experience intriguing Masai culture

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My first trip to Africa was an incredible experience, and I was thrilled with Tanzania's amazing safari offerings. Our journey was expertly organized by Dancing Simba Safaris, who seamlessly accommodated our request to include a hike on Mount Kilimanjaro.

Our contact, Cynthia, was always available to help and made adjustments throughout our trip to ensure everything was perfect. Our safari driver was exceptionally knowledgeable about the animals' habitats and behaviors, enabling us to spot all the key species. A highlight was getting a close-up view of lions and cubs relaxing and playing in their natural environment.

The Masai village cultural experience is a must-do. We had the privilege of interacting with Masai families and learning about their history. Another unforgettable moment was spending half a day with a guide from the Chaga tribe. He involved us in the entire process of making coffee—from raw bean to brewed cup—while singing
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The country is blessed with wonderful weather and an abundance of tropical fruits, such as deliciously creamy avocados, watermelons, guavas, and papayas.

We rounded off our trip with a visit to Zanzibar, which boasts beautiful white-sand beaches on the east coast. It's an ideal location for kite surfing and the perfect place to relax after our safari adventures.
Female avatar icon Johanna Marius Egypt flag EG       Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Oct 6, 2025

Email Johanna Marius  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

a dream come true

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I`ve always dreamed to seeing wild animals, particularly lions, in their own habitat. We did a 5 day tour through Tangarire, Ngorongoro and Serengeti national parks and saw more and closer up than we ever expected. A lot of the credit goes to our driver Fazil. While keeping his eyes on the bumpy track, he still spotted animals that we could only see with our binoculars. August was the ideal time to travel, pleasant temperatures. We felt safe and comfortable. The stays in the lodges (tents on platforms) were unexpectedly luxurious. All the staff was very pleasant and helpful.
After the safari we continued to Zanzibar to a beach hotel in the north. Food was excellent, rooms in our hotel were mediocre. I spent the last few days in Stonetown expecting some interesting sights. Stonetown is a World Heritage site, but it seems to me that the prized buildings have disappeared among new high rise buildings. I did see a few of the renowned carved doors.
I can highly recommend Tanzania as a travel destination.

Female avatar icon Katharina Germany flag DE       Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Sep 10, 2025

Email Katharina  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

An unforgettable experience

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We have spent a holiday in Sansibar and made a 2 days safari in Tanzania with " African Flowers " It was really a great experience. The trip was very well organized, our guide war really great and provided us with all informations about the wildlife and the life in Tanzania that we needed. During the safari we could admire the landscapes and the animals, our lodge at Lake Manyara was marvelous. All on all it war really unforgettable.

Female avatar icon Cathy Kristiansen United States flag US       Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Sep 6, 2025

Email Cathy Kristiansen  |  65+ years of age

Beautiful country, would recommend much higher prices for permits

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The scenery in the little we saw of Tanzania was spectacular -- we LOVED the country and all of its people we managed to meet. But it occurred that much more that could be done with money from raising the cost of permits/entrance fees, for the game parks -- such as improved roads and jeeps that do not run on diesel and spew toxic exhaust (how about solar panels on the roof that tourists raise to see out?). Yes, we saw many wild animals close-up, which is indeed great for a first safari experience, but scores of jeeps dashing from one sighting to another left the impression of a safari park, where the animals are no longer "wild" but super-accustomed to being only feet away from humans. One poor cheetah mother protecting several cubs sat in the grass surrounded by jeeps, unable to reach her gazelle kill, which was rotting in the sun and increasingly likely to attract hyenas. So perhaps higher permit costs will reduce the number of tourists slightly while enabling infrastructure
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Female avatar icon B Zitman Netherlands flag NL       Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Sep 3, 2025

Email B Zitman  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Very nice wild life and very African country

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Tanzania is a truly beautiful country with breathtaking nature and wildlife. The safaris and landscapes can exceed all expectations – sometimes things turn out even better than you imagined. At the same time, traveling here means embracing a very authentic African experience.

It’s important to be prepared for some challenges along the way. Roads can be rough, and getting a flat tire every now and then is quite normal. Public toilets outside the national parks are often just simple holes in the ground – there’s never toilet paper, so bring your own. Even inside the parks, where “Western-style” toilets are provided, many are poorly maintained.

Another thing to keep in mind is pricing. As a tourist, you will often be asked to pay much more than the local rate. Whether you decide to negotiate or just accept the difference depends on your own comfort level. Ordering food can also be a lesson in patience: a simple lunch might easily take an hour before
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If you prefer to stay fully in the “tourist bubble,” you’ll be more shielded from these aspects. But if you step outside it, you’ll experience both the challenges and the charm of everyday life in Tanzania. Either way, the incredible wildlife and landscapes more than make up for the occasional inconvenience.
Male avatar icon James Joudrey Canada flag CA       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Aug 12, 2025

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

Resilient and resourceful people and beautiful landscapes.

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We spent 9 days on safari in and near the Serengeti and were not disappointed. Experiences seeing the animals and plants from the documentaries was magical. The weather was great, high of 25C. We felt very safe with our guide who was incredibly knowledgeable and accommodating. Lodgings worked hard to make you feel comfortable and had good home cooked food.

Male avatar icon Gianluca de Caprio Italy flag IT       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Aug 11, 2025

Email Gianluca de Caprio  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

All the wild animals in a very changing landscape

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Tanzania is the perfect place if you want to admire wild animals in ever-changing settings. You'll see elephants in the grasslands near the river or see them emerge from the forest. You'll travel from the Serengeti plains to the lakes of Ngorongoro or Manyara.
The Serengeti itself is so vast that its landscape is constantly changing, and with it the animals that inhabit it.
It's highly commendable that the camps and lodges don't use artificial waterholes to attract animals.
The whole country, in general, is very hospitable. The hotels we encountered were always spotless and the people were friendly.

Female avatar icon Run Xu United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Aug 11, 2025

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

A life changing experience to see wildlife in Serengeti!!

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The trip to Tanzania was a dream come true! I saw so many animals in their habitat which was so impressive and can’t be put into words. It was also fun to learn about local culture! Thanks to our operator Kiliclimb Africa Safari, we saw all the Big 5 and learnt about Serengeti, Ngorongoro. Highly recommended!!

Male avatar icon Harvey United States flag US       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Jul 30, 2025

Email Harvey  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Very pretty scenery and an abundance of wildlife

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Tour guide was Mowalla. Excellent guide, knew the area and where the wildlife was expected to be like back of his hand. Very impressed by the scenery and by the abundance of wildlife. The Tanzania area was much larger than I expected. Took a lot of driving to cover all the areas. I over packed for cooler weather. Pleased to enjoy the winter weather of 70-75 during the day and good sleeping temperatures in the 50s at night. Sounds a little cold at night but with the bed covers was actually pretty nice. Only rained one time and not much on that one rain to effect anything or any part of the Safari tour. People on tour and the tour guides in particular were very conscious of keeping things clean and picked up. Tour guides were also very helpful in notifying other guides when special animals like the lions and leopards were spotted helping others see the animals too. Sometimes the radio chatter was a bit annoying but when you realized the chatter was letting other guides know of spotting the animals it wasn’t so annoying after that.