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Sopai African Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $180 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Sang Kil | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This left me with the best memories that made me cry.
The experience was five months ago, but I think it happened yesterday. I hate writing reviews like this very much, but I think I should write a review on this, so I'm writing it today.
Our driver, Riziki, treated us like close friends, and we traveled together as if we were to visit a friend's house and look around the nearby. If you want to travel with a friend that is not an owner-species relationship, I highly recommend here. Sopai gives you whatever you want on the best terms, those things disappointed me while talking to other companies. We were a family of three, but we did a private tour and the price was rather cheaper than a group tour.
It just makes me want to tip him. For your information, during the trip, Riziki didn't say a word about the tip.
Rajab, the representative, seems to be a much better person than the picture.
Totally, this left me with the best memories that made me cry.
Email Wayne | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
Everything about the Safari was fantastic. Brilliant knowledge from our guide. We saw everything we wanted to see and more. Highly recommend this company who looked after us.
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Email Alessia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing people, amazing experience
Sopai Safaris offers such an amazing experience!
I’m just back from Tanzania where me and my husband did a safari with Sopai Safaris across Tarangire NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti and Lake Manyara.
It was our first safari and we couldn’t choose better.
Mohamed welcomed us in the airport with a driver and together they brought us to Arusha in our first accomodation where he made sure to explain all the needed info for the safari days.
The day after we met our fantastic safari guide Risiki who was a real gift for us, as his name says.
Risiki is a really nice person and a very well prepared guide. He knows really a lot of animal behaviours and he shared all his knowledge with us. We were able to see all the big five in our first safari and we couldn’t ask for more.
Moreover, we were really surprised in Serengeti when Risiki gifted us a wine bottle for a happy hour in the NP with a sunset view in front of baby lions playing with their moms.
At the end of the safari we met again with Mohamed who made sure we enjoyed our experience in the 4 days safari.
I really loved how Mohamed is taking care of his clients and wants to make sure to make you happy.
We couldn’t wait to come back to Africa!
CN
Email ZHOU | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
safaris!
Great trip！ Rajab is very patient and enthusiastic, and always responds to information in time and provides professional services. Ali, my guide, is very good at explaining and driving carefully, and always shows me all kinds of animals accurately. He is a very good person. Although I traveled alone, the whole trip was very safe. The hotel where you stay is also very good, clean, safe, with hot water and wifi. When you see wild animals in front of you, it is quite shocking, which is incomparable to the zoo. Just come.
Highly recommended
Thanks to SOPAI it was one of the best experiences in life so far. Starting from very simple things as always clean car, nice food, magnificent safari tents, good scedule, attention to us and help if necessary. Special thanks to our guide David - very nice person who during one week became our friend. He is a real professional, you can see that it’s not just his job, it’s his passion. He knows everything about every single animal we saw and with his help we were able not just to see the animals but also analyze what and why they are doing, their reactions, etc. Since the first safari day we knew that SOPAI team will take care of us and do everything so we would have the best experience. I cannot compare SOPAI with other companies providing similar services, but I don’t believe that it’s possible to get something more. Higly recommended.
CN
Email Sunny | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience the charm of Africa and enjoy passionate Safari travel at Sopai African Safaris
This is a wonderful journey.
From the very beginning, we communicated with Sopai African Safaris Travel Agency about travel, accommodation, etc. by email, to the later, we used WeChat (because Chinese people are accustomed to using WeChat, Rajab, the travel agency owner, also registered WeChat). Rajab started planning and booking his itinerary from early March until he successfully traveled in September, completing all the Safari content in the plan. He has been in constant contact with me and has been constantly adding and improving on many details during this period. He is able to respond quickly and make positive and appropriate solutions. It's easy to communicate with Rajab, he can quickly understand the intention I'm expressing (I communicate with him in Chinese). This helped us quickly develop the most suitable plan and itinerary according to our schedule. What makes us happiest is that Rajab values our team very much and personally picks up and delivers the airport. He personally accompanied the last day of the rest trip. Thank you.
Below, we also need to evaluate our Safari tour guide Leonard. For us, he is truly the best tour guide. Before departure, Rajab expressed the hope that our tour guide would be experienced, skilled, outgoing, gentle, not impatient, and skilled in driving. Leonard is like this. During the 5 days we spent together, with his eagle eyes, he helped us find the animals we wanted to see and explained in detail the habits and related knowledge of each animal. When passing by some distinctive villages and towns, they will also introduce us to local customs and traditions; Being humble and polite, with a gentlemanly demeanor, speaking politely and softly, with a strong sense of boundaries, and taking good care of us along the way; His driving skills are superb, and the grassland roads are bumpy and uneven, but he can still avoid making us bumpy. The two aspects that deserve the most praise are that he truly loves animals, respects nature and animals, and will not engage in behavior that interferes with animal habits. This is highly consistent with our idea that when we come to the grassland to see animals, the most important thing is to experience and feel, and we must respect nature and all living creatures! We greatly appreciate him. Secondly, when driving on grasslands and in the wilderness, Leonard is very good at giving way (we have also encountered other travel guides from other travel agencies who, in order to show animals to customers, disregarded the traffic and occupied the road to drive or observe animals). Leonard has never engaged in such behavior before. He always confirms that there are no vehicles in the opposite lane before easily driving the car to a suitable location for us to observe and observe the animals. This is crucial, safety comes first when traveling! In our opinion, Leonard is a well-rounded and excellent tour guide.
Regarding accommodation and catering: We booked a mid-range standard accommodation and were very satisfied with the actual experience. We provided excellent service, cleanliness, hygiene, and delicious food. The lunch box serves hot food every day at noon. This is very important for Chinese people. We are used to eating hot food.
If you have the opportunity to find Sopai Travel Agency, then let's have a deeper discussion with Rajab. I strongly recommend Leonard as your guide.
In short, our encounter with Sopai African Safaris, Rajab, and Leonard made our magical journey of African animals enjoyable and fulfilling.
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Email Angela C. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect First-Time Safari…Beyond our Expectations!
So happy we chose this smaller local company who provided exceptional communication, service and value for our bucket-list trip. Sopai coordinated everything for us on our private 6-day safari, including airport pickup, border transfer from Kenya to Tanzania (including a visit to Amboseli along the way), and our accommodations and meals through Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara. David was our brilliant guide who skillfully navigated the parks and shared his vast knowledge of the animals and using his keen eye to spot more than we could have hoped for - well beyond just the big 5! We truly enjoyed David’s company and felt like we’d made a new friend. The mix of lodge and safari camp stays were all lovely, comfortable and served delicious meals. Overall an 11/10 experience… you can absolutely trust Rajab and Sopai to plan your perfect trip at great rates.
Very professional and outstanding service during our adventure
First time for our family safari so we truly appreciated the professional preparation and organisation. Outstanding communication throughout our adventure and always quick replies through email and WhatsApp.
What really stood out was our guide Patrick. Loads of experience and a true animal lover. Allways sharing knowledge of the animals and always an answer to all our questions. A very good driver that made us safe through all the challenges of the wilderness. We all miss him already.
Email Mike | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Goes the extra mile
We have had a great four day safari trip. With David as a really good guide. We really have enjoyed the client friendly approach of Sopai with a personal touch. Also great value for money! Would recommend them to everyone. Also good choice with families.
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Email Najla | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Raja is perfect , the jeep and the driver , we have been three days there and there were very nice
Everything was perfect , the safari the driver and the gide , the jeep was new and everything we want we got it ♥️