The Meijo Team
Meijo Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2021)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Tourist Board
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $250 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Vesta | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience all around
The tour met and exceeded our expectations. It was all very well organized - we did not have to worry about a thing. The driver Herman was very knowledgeable and easy going. He tried his best to go above and beyond to find the animals and explain what/who/why was happening. The food was of great quality as well, hot meals 3 times a day - wide variety to choose from. Finally, lodges we stayed at were exceptional - made part of the experience. Noone tried to be pushy and sell us anything on additional along the way so there are no hidden costs.
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Email John | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dependable and Experienced
Our guide, Michael, did a fantastic job driving; locating game; and explaining the plants, animals, and people we encountered on our 8-day safari. Prosper, our chef, prepared excellent meals using fresh ingredients that included sufficient fruits, vegetables, and meats, and, most importantly, the food was delicious.
The only concern during the safari was we seemed to start the day later than I would like given that most predators sleep during the day. We did see plenty of sleeping lions, but I preferred to see them while they were more active. After discussing this with Michael and Prosper, they agreed to an early start, and we were the first truck to enter the Ngorongoro crater that day.
The only concern after the safari is that, when I went to write the review here, I noticed that the last review was by someone with my last name. While I am dubious that this is a review from an actual customer, I still want to recommend Meijo to others from someone who did indeed go on an 8-day safari with Meijo.
Here are some recommendations for others:
Discuss the exact lodging that will be provided. I was under the impression that we were only staying one night in a tent and was surprised to learn that there were three nights planned in tents. After reading the proposal again, I realized that this was a possibility, but it was not clear whether a tent or room would be provided.
If you want to start your game drives at sunrise, make sure you tell Daudi, the owner, before he finalizes the plans so the guide and chef are prepared. In this case, I would plan to leave an extra generous tip since the chef will have to wake up extra early to prepare a warm breakfast.
Daudi recommends $10 daily minimum tip. I personally feel this is inadequate and would hope others are willing to leave a much more generous tip.
Bring plenty of cash to tip sufficiently and buy things as needed. None of the places we went accepted cards. Bring USD in the amount sufficient to tip for the best service possible and decrease as needed if the staff doesn't meet your expectations. Add to this amount any additional you want to allot for souvenirs, snacks and coffee purchases, and unexpected expenses. Upon arrival, the driver can take you to the best exchange. There are ATMs available in some places with max withdrawal 400,000 TSH ($160 USD) at a cost of 15,000 TSH ($6 USD) for any amount withdrawn.
Email Brownyn Mcfall | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Words special words to explain how professional this company is....
We wish we could have more words to explain.
We were on a safari with Mr Michael as our guide even if i dont have experience with another guide to compare but am sure he is the one of the best guide in Tanzania.
He is very professional and speaks both fluent english language and french language, he got eagle eyes to see even the hidding animals from miles away and he always use a binocular just to confirm and he never wrong.
He is calm, friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable about animals behaviour and his culture.
We saw each and every wild animals and the highlight was the Ngorongoro Crater with its beautiful highlands and so many animals just in one place inside the Caldera.
We can definitely recommend Meijo Safaris and Michael as a Guide.
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Email ZHYAR BARWARI | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, Difference, Thrilling
What a fantastic 3 day safari!! The man to have is Asaad what a guy and what a tour guide. He was very attentive, he gave us great knowledge about the safari, animals and the park. This made the experience that little more special as we learnt about the culture of massai village too! he never promised anything he couldn't guarantee which made our safari that much better when he took us to some of his favourite spots and we was greeted by lions, buffalo's, elephants, black rhinos and so much more, if you have any plan to go safari so do it eoth Meijo safaris.
Thanks again for an amazing trip and best guide Asaad.
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Email Rosa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great guide
We recently went on a safari with Meijo Safaris, and overall, it was a great experience. They managed to organize everything on short notice, which we really appreciated, as it allowed us to embark on this adventure without much delay.
A special thanks goes to our guide, Herman. He genuinely put in the effort to make sure we enjoyed the experience and got the chance to see as many animals as possible. What stood out to us was his respect for the animals and the environment. While we saw other guides getting too close and disturbing the animals, Herman made sure we kept a respectful distance, allowing the animals to approach us out of curiosity rather than fear.
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Email Marie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
Our four days Safari with Meijo were really amazing. We saw a lot of animals thanks to our guide, Herman. He was really amazing thank’s to him we have a lot of memories to bring back in France. We recommend Meijo Safari and Herman for your trip. A very good organisation, they think about everything !
Email Diana | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent, Affordable & Best Operator in Tanzania
We have just returned from our unforgettable Adventure which was organized by Meijo Safaris.
Each day of our safari was amazing, We had a brilliant guide who knows where and When to see the best animals on action and he even speaks a very fluent English and he took care of us from the day one to the last day of our safari.
During the safari you will spend a lot of time with your guide so it’s very important to have a guide to explain to you, make jokes and tell you more of his country, Culture and history and we were very like to have Herman as our guide.
The meals was amazing and we got served hot lunches on lunchtime and our jeep was filled with plenty of Water, Wines, Beer and Soda, we saw lot of other tourists having their cold packed food.
Through Herman we learnt a lot about Animals, Cultures, He never rushed and allowed us to take many beautiful pictures as much as we wanted.
We saw all the big five, Big cats and the rest of other wild animals like antelopes, Giraffes and birds.
The roads are not good so prepare yourselves for a free African Massage as Daudi the Manager told us during the briefing.
Also trust their selection of Lodges and am sure you will never regret, Daudi suggested to us Ngorongoro Serena, Intimate Camp, Mara Luxury Lodge and Four seasons, Those lodges are expensive but unlike others Meijo prepared a proposal with reasonable price while other International agencies charged us more and more.
Always book your safari with a local agency like Meijo Safaris as we did for affordable prices. Save yourself the time we spent and Choose Meijo Safaris.
We would definitely recommend Meijo Safaris for unforgettable adventures and Mr Herman as a guide.
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Email Siqi Liu | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing, relaxing, and worthwhile trip!
We contacted Meijo on our October holiday and set up an 8 day trip.
Firstly in terms of results, we saw the African Five and even saw a lot of animal cubs, the great migration, hunting and other behaviours. So very awesome, great experience and well worth it! Thank you to our guide Herman! He was quite experienced, and as we chatted, we mentioned that he went to a guide related school and has been in the industry for almost 10 years. He was really familiar with animal postures, easy perch locations, and even hiding ways. He also knows a lot of species, and to be honest, some of the antelopes were really hard to tell apart. And he was so attentive that when we wanted juice at lunch on our second day, we had juice in all our lunches after that. Then when we ate an apple and spit out the skin, all the fruit after that was watermelon and pineapple without skin. Herman provided 80% of the experience!
Another point of concern for everyone should be the accommodation. After we confirmed our accommodation and paid the deposit, we were told that there were no rooms available in our confirmed accommodation. None of us were too happy about this. This is because the rooms we had previously selected were the ones we had done a lot of comparison with. Secondly, we were told that there were no rooms available during our actual stay, but this was supposed to be the hotel's problem, not Meijo's. Herman helped to confirm this with Meijo's at the same time, and in the end, helped us to get a refund. We still think the positive response in this regard is awesome!
Lastly, we would like to mention that on the first day of our trip, two of us booked the Wildlife excursion and did not have accommodation. But Meijo forgot to book it for us due to staff communication or handover issues. And we waited for more than 2 hours in Wildlife, almost closed. wildlife staff kept pushing us to pay for the tickets in advance, but we actually don't have that much cash. Called meijo 4 or 5 times before and after and it took very, very long time to get it resolved. So we didn't feel very good physically on the first day and hopefully this won't happen in the future! Also Wildlife, although they say they are rescuing animals, we found that the staff still intimidate the lions with wooden sticks when tourists take photos with them. There is still captive and tame behaviour going on and we probably won't go back after that.
Overall, other than the two issues mentioned earlier, the rest of the trip went smoothly! At the end meijo gave us a gift. I'm planning to take my parents back again in a few years and should choose meijo again! Hope their service gets better and better.
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Email mawgaen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Welcoming, adaptable, wonderful!
Me and my boyfriend used meijo safaris for my 30th birthday. Mr Edmond was our driver and was extremely knowledgable. He could spot a cheetah in a second while we were driving past, he even heard a sound whilst we were watching an animal and knew it was lions chasing an animal and took us straight there.
We were very impressed with Mr Edmond’s versatility, we were supposed to do ngorongoro crater one morning on the way to the serengeti but it was cloudy so he advised to do a full day at serengeti and come back the next afternoon early when the weather was perfect.
We also added on a 1 day hike of kilimanjaro and the guides were great! We climbed it two hours quicker than expected so they took us to coffee and cave plantation to fill our time up before our flight.
We want to do the full climb of kilimanjaro and will definitely use meijo again! If anyone has any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.
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Email Ben | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely Worth a Second Visit
This trip to Tanzania was fantastic, especially the safari tour. Choosing Meijo as our travel agency was a wise decision. Marcelina arranged the itinerary very reasonably, and Daudi was able to solve any minor issues immediately. The best part was our guide, Andrea. He was very experienced and incredibly patient. During the safari, we not only saw the Big Five, but also numerous lions, including a group of cubs. We even witnessed a lion hunting a rhinoceros. For those who choose Meijo in the future, requesting Andrea as your guide is definitely the right choice. We enjoyed this safari so much that we plan to return in February or March to see the animal birthing season and experience the different landscapes. This trip to Tanzania changed our impression of Africa. The people here are hardworking, kind, and very hospitable. Africa is a wonderful place.