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 Pietro Colombo | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Back to Africa!
Back to Africa.
This time in Tanzania and only Safari.
Ten wonderful days, thanks to Masha in Sunny Safaris Ltd. in Arusha and thanks to James, our driver and guide.
Our program, North-Western Tanzania, Manyara, Ngorongoro, Seronera, Ndutu, took place between February and March, during the short dry season between small and big rains.
After a careful reading of reviews on the Web, we sent request for quote to various agencies.
The analysis of what is offered, program/services/and of course price, convinced us to entrust ourselves to Sunny Safaris and it was the right choice.
The Agency's representative, Masha, followed us step by step; fast and accurate answered all our mail: great Jeep Toyota sunroof and also excellent accommodation in lodges and tented camps (all high class)
In addition, with our delightful surprise and without any extra charge, entrusted us to James: patient, always helpful, kind, thoughtful, and who spoke Italian too!
With decades of experience and knowledge of routing time Tanzanians parks, James has to optimize the path and we could make up time in the parks provided with entrance permits are included in the budget (each "time slippage" costs extra!)
Thanks to him we've seen it all: two Cheetah hunts very close families of Lion, Leopard, herds of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, hyenas, zebras, birds of all kinds, flamingos, the Great Migration of Wildebeests with the birth of children and finally, in the Park of Ngorongoro, even the black rhino etc, etc.
Natural spectacle is exciting, another memory to be treasured.
Thanks Masha, thanks James, thanks Sunny Safari, soon!
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Email Charise | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Family Safari trip
I emailed several companies and somehow I narrowed it down to Sunny and one other company. The main reason I picked Sunny is because Jessica impressed me with her prompt replies every time I emailed her. She was very accommodating and answered every question that I had. Met her in person on day 1 and I knew that very minute that we will have a fantastic time. David was our official driver and guide during our 5 day Safari and like Jessica, he was very courteous, kind, and he made sure we had a safe, smooth and a worry free safari. David knew the parks really well and he took time to answer all our questions. He also happily shared his safari knowledge and experiences to us. My sincere thanks to Jessica and David for taking care of my family during our trip. We had an amazing trip and hope to be back again someday.
Wonderful safari with an exceptional guide
We went in a risky period, end of March, but got lucky with the weather since the rains were not there yet. We spent 6 days in Tarangire, Ndutu, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara. Our car was good, accomodations were comfortable, and we saw an abundance of wildlife.
We credit our best animal encounters to our guide and driver Ziggy. You always need some luck on a safari, but a good guide will know how to get the most out of it. For example, on our first day we were the only group to witness a lion kill an impala -- our guide knew from the start that chances for this to happen were high, and for this reason we had the patience to wait until the end (another car waited up to a point but then went away). Or in Ngoro Ngoro we were the only group to see a rhino up close on that day, everyone else came later and missed it.
Sunny will provide a completely hassle-free and comfortable experience, and a good guide will make your trip truly memorable.
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Email Dr.P.A.Subramanian | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Memorable safari
We were really fortunate in booking sunny safaris as our safari operator. we raised several questions regarding safari in serengatti forest and they were all addressed by Jessica without any hesitation.We really tortured her over mail regarding the itinerary and budget. But she was very cool and patiently explained and suggested ways to achieve our goals. Really she is an asset to the company. The company is charging only reasonable amount for the safari . They did provide good vehicles with experienced guides who helped a lot, particularly in locating the rare birds. Its a memorable trip.
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Email Rubina Hirjee | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Life time experience
I heard about Sunny safaris though my sister in law who traveled in 2014 .
The main reason I picked Sunny is because Jessica impressed me with her prompt replies every time I emailed her. She was very accommodating and answered every question that I had. We took 5 days 4 nights safari.
I met Jessica on the day of safari and again was very impressed with the way she handled the payment very quickly so that we can start our safari. Our driver Pius was very friendly and informative. He picked us up on time and constantly took care of our needs.
I will recommend Sunny Safaris to anyone.
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Email Emily | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Favorite safari company
My husband and I have been on 3 safaris with Sunny and each has been fantastic! We always recommend them to our friends, who also love them. We have had different guides each time and they have all been absolutely wonderful - very knowledgeable and friendly and have gone above and beyond to make sure we are happy. The cooks are also fabulous - it's amazing what delicious meals they prepare on the road with such limited resources. Their prices are great considering what you get - driver/guide, cook who prepares all your meals, water, tents, gas, park fees, camping fees... We have been to Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, and Lake Manyara and each time have seen tons of animals and had so much fun with Sunny. There are always delays at the park gates as the guides try to pay park fees, get permits, etc, but keep in mind that that's true for all companies as things run on "Africa time" and the park entry system isn't super organized. Sunny takes care of everything for you, so you just get to sit back and enjoy a truly memorable experience. Can't recommend them highly enough!
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Email Stephanie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable 4-day Safari-experience with the best guide Paul
We are a group of 6 young people that booked a 4-day Safari-trip with Sunny Safaris mid-July, and we have been more than pleased by what was offered by Sunny Safaris. This is perhaps not in the least attributable to having had an amazingly enthusiastic Maasai-guide named Paul. Accomodation was perfect, on calm and unique places, and so was the food, made by our cook Chaz. We visited Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater and especially enjoyed our early-day gamedrives thanks to the dense schedule and all the efforts of Paul and Chaz :-)
Our safari was made up of an ideal mix of adventure, fun and enthusiasm and we would recommend this trip to everyone!
Email Matthias | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great Experience!
We are staying in Malawi and decided to do a safari-trip to northern Tanzania end of June. After consulting some friends in Arusha, doing some internet-research and reading through plenty of reviews, we came up with a short-list of some 5 safari-operators. After some Q&A sessions via email and fine-tuning our itinerary, we chose Sunny Safaris, because of the generally positive tune of reviews (trip-advisor & safaribookings.com), and the best offer (in terms of value for money). And what can I say: we did not regret anything and had a wonderful safari experience. We are a family with 2 adults and two kids (7 & 10 years of age), with quite some safari experience in the region, including Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa and of course Malawi. For this trip we went out for six-days/five-nights, with three nights at Serengeti (Katikati Tented Camp) and two around Ngorongoro. We focused on Serengeti, with a one-day descent to Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara on the way. We left out Tarangire and other parks. That worked perfectly well. Particularly the tented camp in Serengeti was a great experience. But also the wildlife: We saw plenty of animals, with the intended focus on predators, including cheetahs, which we do not have in Malawi. Every box has been ticked. We saw lions, leopards, and of course cheetahs - also on the hunt, and even making a kill. Great experience. Our guide cum driver Abdul did a great job and the whole management of the trip by Jessica from Sunny Safaris was perfect, highly professional and absolutely recommendable. The whole safari was mind-blowing and will remain a great memory to the whole family; it exceeded our expectations.
Email Amy B | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a Lifetime
We had a fabulous, once in a lifetime experience with Sunny Safaris.
Firstly, I found this company by doing extensive research on a few websites, including the Tripadvisor forum, and saw that it came highly recommended. I then emailed them, and Jessica, who I was in contact with throughout the process, was very prompt and helpful with her email replies.
We went for a 5 night/6 day budget safari. This was $1205 per person (pretty standard for a budget Tanzania safari), and this included camping and pretty much everything else (although only 1 litre of water each per day, so worth taking your own). We half paid via credit card as a deposit and the rest in the office before we set off. This was quick and easy, and it was nice to meet Jessica in person.
We were picked up from our hotel in Arusha by our driver (Peter) and our chef (Damien). I cannot express how excellent both Peter and Damien were in making our safari so memorable.
Peter and Damien made what was already a fantastic trip an amazing and incredible experience. We will not only remember the great things we saw on safari, but also have great memories of Peter and Damien. We could not have had two better people with us!
Peter's knowledge of the national parks (Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara), animals, as well as his ability to spot the animals, was brilliant, and if it wasn't for him we would have missed out on so much. Alongside this, he is one of the kindest, friendliest and most good humoured people we have ever met.
Damien's food was brilliant. We do not know how he managed to cook such tasty and varied food at the camp sites! He was also so very friendly and always there to help if we needed anything.
So, like I said before, both Peter and Damien made our safari even better and Sunny Safaris are lucky to have such wonderful people working for them.
So overall, I would not hesitate to use Sunny Safaris again and would recommend them to anyone.
Email Nick and Andrea | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect safari to start off our honeymoon
Sunny Safaris did an absolutely fantastic job of arranging, personalising, and running our 5 day safari from start to finish. From initial email contact Masha arranged a great itinerary for us to fit perfectly with what we had asked for. He was always quick to reply and happy to answer any questions. Upon arrival we were picked up and transferred to a hotel in Arusha for the night despite not getting through passport control etc until 3am (minus one suitcase which hadn't arrived). The next morning we were picked up by Shaban, our safari guide for the next 5 days. He quickly sorted out getting some forms to the office to arrange getting our lost suitcase back and then we set off for 5 days of amazing safari through Tarangire national park, the Serengeti, and Ngorongoro crater. Masha arranged getting our lost suitcase back to us within a day and Shaban was brilliant as our guide for the whole 5 days. He found all of the animals we really wanted to see many times over, including a truly spectacular moment of being able to watch a successful cheetah hunt. As well as being an excellent safari guide, Shaban was really great fun to have around in the evening and eat dinner with-even helping me to learn little bits and pieces of Swahili. All of the accommodations picked for us were great as well! So a big thank you to everyone at sunny safaris for helping make such an amazing trip for our honeymoon.