Sunny Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 100-250 employees (Founded in 1982)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $240 to $1,460 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Cathi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very enjoyable safari!
We (2 students, couple) were looking for a Safari in Northern Tanzania and collected several offers as we were looking for budget options. SunnySafaris made the best offer together with some good recommendations on e.g. Tripadvisor. Therefore we decided for a 3day/2nights camping safari with Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Tarangire NP starting from Arusha. Prior we had a very good email communication with Masha, and all our questions were answered. In the morning on the first day we were picked up by Paul, our guide, accompanied by our cook.
We were lucky to be the only ones on the trip, so we had the huge car for us, which turnded out to be great to move around during gamedrives and to have a real 360° view. Also, we could stop where and for how long we wanted. By midday we reached the Tarosero camp near Lake Manyara where our cook prepared a great lunch. After that we startet the gamedrive in Lake Manyara NP till the evening. Then evening - sleeping in good tents - we were surprisingly tired. Next morning we got up early, after breakfast we left to Ngorogoro. There we spend the day, lunchbox during the day, good dinner again and the next morning we packed everything leaving to Tarangire NP, in the afternoon leaving back to Arusha, where we got dropped off at our accomodation, even though it was a bit outside of Arusha and difficult to find.
Negative aspects:
- Prior to the safari we asked for the option to buy additional water because the provided 1 l per day is not sufficient. It was told to us that we will stop at a cheap supermarket for that and do not need to worry. However, this "cheap" supermarket was designed especially for Safari-Tours and was not cheap at all (water in the village near the camp was cheaper).
- The driver/guide stopped twice at some kind of souvenir shops where we were forced to spend time while he went for a coffee.
- The guides/cooks eat seperately at the camp - they cook local food (e.g. Ugali) prepared on a nice fire place. It would be a nice option to also be part of that.
- On the last day we really need to stress that we would like to spend as long as possible in Tangire NP, as our guide wanted to leave to Arusha.
Positive aspects:
- Guide and cook were very friendly.
- We saw amazingly many animals (from the big 5 we did not see rhinos) and the guide gave us an introduction for all the different species. He also knew good spots for animals and pointed out many things for us.
- The camp was very luxurious for a tented safari - there are good bathrooms - and power supply to charge cameras, mobile phones was available. Very secure feeling within the camp.
- The food in the camp was made of 3 course menus - we got catered with a vegetarian and a non-vegetarian option as ordered before. The food was very nice, the lunchboxes were okay as well.
- The three parks are very different in their topography, fauna and flora. We enjoyed that a lot and felt that this Safari really gave us an amazing insight in the wildlife in Northern Tanzania.
Epic honeymoon!
We booked our honeymoon with Sunny Safaris and the word that stands out is EPIC! Everything from booking the safari via email to the actual trip was very easy through Sunny Safaris. We booked through Jessica and she was very happy to change a particular hotel or add a hot air balloon ride for us. The lack of stress continued when we arrived at the airport and the driver/guide for the week was there to pick us up. During the safari we stayed at various Serena lodges, all of which were unique and very comfortable. Our favorite by far was the Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp, where we stayed for two nights. The tents were huge with very nice big bathrooms. The view was amazing! Our guide, Abdul, was easy to work with and he did a good job at finding the animals and getting up close (while always keeping safety in mind). We also booked our trip to Zanzibar through Sunny Safaris and again, all easy. They booked our flights for us and had someone pick us up and drop us off at the airport. Everything exceeded our expectations, from the number of amazing animals that we saw to the beautiful accommodations. I would highly recommend booking with Sunny Safaris to anyone!
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic 3-days safari
Me and my husband booked our 3-days safari with Jesca Simon from Sunny Safaris. She was extremely helpful with all the questions we had before, during and after the trip. We had a change of flight at the last time and arrived at another time and airport than we first had booked but it was never a problem for Jesca to rearrange our pick up.
We were very lucky to get our guide, Edward!!! He was for sure an expert to find all kinds of animals and he was respectful towards the nature and all animals. He really looked after us and made sure that we got fine rooms at the lodges.
During our safari we had a jeep only for us. We think it was great not to depend on other passengers wishes and we could decide all on our own, how long we stayed at different places, when we had our lunch and so on.
We visited 3 parks, Tarangire, Ngorogoro and Lake Manyara. We think it was perfect for us. We saw all the animals we had expect to see and we had no wishes for more. We were there the last days of December 2014.
If you plan to go on safari we highly recommend to book it with Sunny Safaris.
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Email Suzanne | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari was all that I had hoped for!
We researched many different safari companies, and we were very pleased that we chose Sunny. Jessica always replied quickly to emails and was very willing to add on transport to and from the airport, without additional charge. She met us at airport at Arusha with our guide Abdul, which was reassuring, and reviewed again what our safari would include. We had 4 days and 3 nights but wanted to see as much as possible. We did visit Tarangire and then stayed at Maranyara Wildlife Lodge the first night, then to Serengeti and stayed at Kati Kati tented camp, did another drive in Serengeti for the morning, then on to Ngorongora Wildlife Lodge. Spent the next day in the crater and then to Kili airport for 2000 hr. flight out. Our driver/guide (Abdul) was very good, with many years experience, good English, sense of humour, and great sense of where to find the animals. He was safety conscious and treated us all with respect, and we felt very safe and "looked after" for the 4 days.He found several fresh kills, surrounded by lions/leopards...amazing!! All our accommodations were excellent and meals were as well. No complaints. I would not hesitate to recommend Sunny Safaris, Jessica Simon and Abdul as a winning combination, and found the price was very reasonable for what we received. A very memorable experience.
Our specific itinerary was accommodated, and staff were very professional and friendly
I contacted a number of companies for quotes and no other company could match sunny Safaris for price and the specific itinerary I requested.
Jesca, Marceli and Riziki the three staff we dealt with were excellent ambassadors for the company. Jesca communicated promptly and the guide Riziki, and cook Marceli provided an excellent experience for us in Serengeti.
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Email Anne | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An excellent safari experience
Sunny Safaris organized an excellent 4 day safari touring us through 3 different parks and conservation areas. Jessica replied promptly to deal with our questions and concerns. We were fortunate to have Abdul as our guide as he was knowledgeable and experienced. I would highly recommend using Sunny Safaris to anyone planning a safari.
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Email Anne and Petra | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect organized, guide with a lot of experience, yummy meals, individual possibilities: gorgeous!
We organized our tour from home and were in good contact with SunnySafaris. Jessica answered allways quick, so we could get onward with our planing. SunnySafaris were the only company who offered us for the same price a safari just for the two of us. We could bring in individual wishes like one extra day in Tarangire and two 2-hours-hiking trips, one at Mto wa mbu-Manyara, hiking up the mountain starting by the banana-plantation, the other one on the crater rim at Ngorongoro guided by an armed Ranger. Both were very exiting an nice after sitting all day in the car. We booked a 7-day-Camping-Safari (Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire) and were surprised how much we could see in these days. Our guide Khalifa was very experienced and found so many nice spots to watch animals - it was incredible! Thanks so much for that, Khalifa! We enjoyed it so much and appreciate the work. He explained a lot about the animals and referred always to our wishes. In the "background" was Vincent, cooking excellent meals, building up the comfortable tent and always looking for us. They were a good team; we enjoyed so much staying with them. Both were also very kind helping us getting the right bus to Moshi after the safari which helped a lot. All in all our expectation were matched more than we could have wished and we are still full of all the nice pictures in mind we collected during these seven days. For sure we can recommend SunnySafaris. It was really worth the money.
Email Sarah | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once if a lifetime experience
We had an amazing time on our safari – it was everything we could have hoped for and more; the accommodation (glamping and crater lodge) and food was excellent and BJ was such a great guide with excellent knowledge of the animals!
Email Fiona Postlethwaite | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari
We dealt with Jessica when arranging our safari and she always replied very quickly, with great advice and fantastic English. Our safari guide was Habisi and chef Charles, both who gave us an amazing experience. Our guide was very knowledgeable and helped us to see all the animals we wanted. Charles made some great meals, we certainly always had more than we needed to eat with lots of variety. I would certainly recommend Sunny Safari to anyone.
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Email Jasmin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience from beginning to end
Following the recommendation in our guide books (Stefan Loose - Tansania, Reise Know-How - Tansanias Nationalparks), I requested an offer and received a really good itinerary within only a few hours.
Jessica, our go-to person was always very kind, quick, patient and helpful and took all our wishes and extras into account.
She suggested two tailor-made tours for the four of us so that we could choose what suited us best.
She also provided us with all kinds of information (packing lists, pre-safari hotel recommendations, ...)
All of the proposed camping sites were very comfortable, clean and safe. The lodge (we were upgraded to) was a dream of an accomodation.
Our tour guide James was more than what you could wish for. He had an answer to all of our (stupid) questions, knew exactly in which positions the best photos could be taken, was very kind and patient, made us see all of the Big 5, was able to see and explain about every animal, no matter how far away, was extremely experienced and a really nice person.
Damian, our cook, was really a magician. Our 3-course-menues were far beyond what we could have imagined. He even baked a birthday cake in the middle of the Serengeti! The delicious lunch boxes, which left us speachless, were (unlike other Safari companie´s lunch boxes) packed in reusable plastic boxes.
All of the above made our Safari experience an unforgettable adventure!
Thank you so much!