Happy World Safaris
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- Budget & mid-range tours with set start dates and a fixed itinerary
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- Website:
- www.happyworldsafaris.com
Reviews
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Email Paul dauwe | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An unforgettable close to nature and wildlife experience in North Tanzania
Together with my wife, my sister and my brother in law , we had a six-day safari in North Tanzania with HAPPY WORLD SAFARIS from April 26 until the third of May. It was a 'once in a lifetime experience'. We booked this safari directly with Happy World Safaris after I recieved very good references from a friend who traveled with them before. After a few emails, Joseph Nkony ( the owner) proposed us a program that was fully based on our expectations. It was also cheaper than similar programs that are offered by the travel agencies who operates from Belgium and the Netherlands.
From the moment we were picked up at Kilimanjaro airport everything was arranged perfectly. We didn't have nothing to worry about, the service was great.
The first night we stayed in a hotel in Arusha, and the days after we visited Tarangiri National Park, Serengeti National Park and the Ngorogoro crater. We stayed in lodges and tented lodges, both very comfortable arrangements. Especially the tented lodges in the middle of the Serengetti offer a special close to nature experience.
We spent six days on game drive in a full equiped landrover with Joseph and Tony, the driver guide. They are very experienced in wildlive, nature and ecology and they showed us a very wonderful and intens view on nature and wildlive in North Tanzania. With their experiance spotting ‘the big five’ seemed easy, but they also gave us the experiance of hundreds of thousend Gnoe’s and Zebra’s preparing fort the great migration, a hunting lion and heyena, a juvenile leopard hidden in a tree, giraffes, hippo’s, crocodiles, al kind of antilopes, monkeys, pumba’s, vultures, eagles…. On my demand they also gave a lot of attention at the fenomenal variety of birds living there. They also initiated us in african culture and especially the way of live of the Massai.
Happy World Safaris proved to be a very reliable organisation. During the trip Joseph and Tony became more than just a guide and driver to us. Thanks to their professionalism, their respect for wildlife, nature and African culture, their reliability , sense of humour and warmth this safari turned out to be an unforgetable experience for the four of us. Thank you Joseph and Tony. I’m sure we ‘ll meet again.
Paul en Marianne from Belgium.
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Email Emily | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience
My husband and I went on a 5 day / 4 night camping safari (Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Seregeti and Ngorogoro Crater) with Happy World in February 2017 and I can honestly say I will never forget it!
We had the jeep to ourselves, which even though it was a bit of a splurge for us, was definitely worth it. To have the freedom to spend as much or as little time as you like on different locations and wildlife was absolutely amazing and I would recommend it to everyone.
The camping was fantastic, our cook Enoch always made delicious food and LOTS of it, and there is nothing else quite like sleeping in a tent under the stars and hearing wildlife all around you. The mattresses and sleeping bags were also surprisingly comfortable! It was so nice to unplug and get away from technology and really immerse yourself in nature. That being said, make sure to bring lots of camera batteries! :)
We saw so much more wildlife than I even thought possible in those 5 days, and this was definitely due to the amazing skills of our driver Zebe. He could spot just about anything when all we could see was a grassy field or trees. He also is just a great guy and we had lots of really interesting chats with him about Tanzania and life in general!
The whole process of booking the safari was great - we were recommended Happy World by a friend of ours, and after our initial back and forth with Joseph (the owner) we were so impressed that we didn't actually bother looking elsewhere because we knew we'd found what we wanted. He was always on hand to answer ANY questions we had and really helped us plan the perfect itinerary. When we arrived in Arusha he came to meet us at our hotel and answer any more questions, and also met us after the safari to make sure that everything lived up to our expectations (It did, and more). Joseph is also a fantastic guy, we left feeling that we had made a new friend for sure!
I would highly recommend Happy World Safaris to anyone looking for a really authentic, easygoing and excellent value safari experience in Tanzania.
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Email Katrien Van Bastelaere | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great service, very nice crew, wonderful safari and memories to last a lifetime
We had a great time with Tony, the driver/guide en Enock the cook. Tony had excellent knowledge of the animals (including birds), about Tanzania, about the Masaai people, and was very correct and respectful of nature and wildlife (which we found very important). Enock was a very sweet man, who made us breakfast, lunch and diner. We have two vegetarians in our family, and he took very good care of all of us. Joseph was very helpful with the planning, very fast en easy communication and very flexible. It was a great experience. We recommend camping, because it made the experience very intense!
Email Peter Fowler | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely Awesome
We have just returned from a two week safari with Happy World Safari's and it totally exceeded our expectations. As you'd expect when booking a holiday with an operator in a different country without a travel agent you are very cautious. My wife and I did a lot of research and read a lot of reviews to narrow it down. We then contacted a few and after a while settled with Happy World Safaris.
Joseph's (owner) expertise and friendliness from the very first email was exceptional. He was so very accommodating to our needs and every (several) question. He even organised a visit to a local school for us in order to provide stationary, school uniforms and other supplies to some very underprivileged children. I highly recommend this if you can.
We were fortunate enough to have Joseph and Tony (Driver) on our tour and both were very experienced and passionate about the animals and provided a lot of interesting information about them. Additionally they also gave us a lot of information on the country, its history, natural landscapes etc.
I cannot say enough about our trip and highly recommend that you use Happy World Safari's for your Tanzanian trip.
Joseph and Tony are absolute legends.
We will be back again soon
Peter & Jess