Kilidove Tours and Safaris

Picking a good tour operator is important. Ngorongoro crater is pretty open, so its easier to see safari vehicles conglomerate together. But if you're in the other parks, an experienced safari driver is highly recommended. Within 3 hours of one park, by God's grace (and we attribute this to prayer!), we say 2 sets of lions eating zebra, wiildebeast, and saw a lionness kill another wildebeast! We met a group that evening that didn't see any lions! We highly recommend Kilidove Tours. His team is not only highly knowledgeable (and they teach you their wisdom!), the owner grew up as an orphan and supports 4 - 5 orphans in their schooling! So you're not only getting the best tour company, but supporting a great organization. Its important, and you'll see this, that the operator understands the animals habits and how to maximize your photography experience.

Amazing hospitality

Booked an amazing hotel for us and even picked us up from the busstop in Arusha.
We did the camping safari through Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Barakka, the driver, took care of all our belongings, knew his way around the parks, was a great game spotter, drove perfectly, knew a lot about all the different animals, history and customs of the area. Our cook wasn't called Mr. Delicious for no reason, every meal was a feast. Plus both of them were a lot of fun, singing songs and playing games in the evening.
In short: great service and tour for a very fair price!

Polite, helpful, efficient, caring,went the extra mile

6 ladies climbed Mnt Meru. The entire team sent by Kilidove was amazing and nothing was too much hassle.They negotiated prices at the hotel for us and went the extra mile to make us happy - awesome experience even when we didn't speak Swahili!

Amazing!

I have always wanted to go on an African safari so my sister and I went on a 4-day camping safari with Kilidove. We started at Lake Manyara National Park, went to Serengeti National Park and then the Ngorongoro Crater. Joshua, our guide, knew everything about all the animals and their whereabouts - even spotted all the big cats up close and a black rhino! Camping was super fun and our chef, Noel, cooked the best dinners. We felt very safe and comfortable the whole time. If you're looking for an unforgettable trip, look no further - Kilidove takes care of you! Thank you George!

Maurice, our guide was truly great! He knew so much and was so friendly and nice.

We started in Tanzania and went through from Arusha to Ngorngoro to Serengetti and Masai Mara to Nairobi. Maurice, our guide was so great! He knew so much about the animals, plants and birds, it was astounding! He was so friendly as well, I was grateful for my experience with him and with Kilidove. Our car was nice and clean, our accommodations were perfect and everything was done with the utmost respect to the environment, the local people and us. I would highly recommend Kilidove for your African Safari! I have been on safari twice with them, and both times they were amazing!

Great staff who will ensure you get the most out of your trip to Tanzania.

We chose Kilidove tours to for our three week honeymoon in Tanzania and had a wonderful experience.

We booked our trip just 2 months in advance but the staff at Kilidove ensured we could still climb Kilimanjaro, enjoy adventure on Safari and relax in Zanzibar. Before we arrived we kept in close contact with George who was quick to arrange an itinerary matching our needs and happy to adjust it at our request.

Our guides, chef and porters for Kilimanjaro were excellent. Peter the chef and Emmanuel the waiter ensured we ate well and encouraged us to fight on when nausea and headaches got the better of us. The guides Paul and Deo were positive, motivating and demonstrated their expertise throughout our climb which ensured we made it to the summit.

The safari trip was amazing. There are never any guarantees on what you will see on your trip, but our guide Baraka worked hard to show us all the wonders of the Serengeti and surrounding national parks. With his keen eye and good rapport with other guides we were able to see a cheetah, 3 leopards, 5 rhinos, prides of lions as well as many herds of wild animals in plain sight. It couldn't have been better.

The hotels throughout were wonderful and varied. We stayed in eco lodges, luxury hotels as well as safari camps where we were serenaded at dinner. Of course every trip has a few mishaps, but Kilidove staff were quick to respond and sort out any problems that arose.

With our final trip to Zanzibar, we arranged our own hotels due to timing, but George stayed in touch and offered advice to ensure the rest of our trip went off without a hitch. It was the perfect way to end our adventure.

The Kilidove staff are friendly, efficient and all demonstrate great expertise in their field. We'd recommend Kilidove to any traveller, honeymooner or family.

3 days Safari

Very good experience with Kilidove : good timing - very good organization - perfect accommodation.
We had a great experience and saw many animals thanks to Boniface our guide/driver who knows everything about the wild life. Everything was perfect.
The hotel Eileen's trees is a very nice place too and we had very good meals too.

Professional help to organize an amazing trip!

We chose Kilidove for our Kilimanjaro trek and safari and a stopover in Zanzibar. George was very helpful in the planning stage and promptly answered over 100 emails! thank you kilidove for an unforgettable trip!

Kilidove- professional, reponsive and prompt

We booked our Kilimanjaro climb and three day safari to Serengeti and nogorongoro with Kilidove. George promptly responded over 100 emails we sent with questions, comments and changes. When we arrived we were always introduced to our guides And information clearly passed down and explained to us.

Max our guide on the mountain was fun and kept us going with his humor, Boniphus our safari guide has an amazing eye for spotting animals from great distances! And he made sure we saw the big five in just two drives.

we are glad we chose kilidove, because they ensured that we had an unforgettable experience in Africa!

Excellent company for safari!

We found this company over the internet and wrote to them. I had my flights to Tanzania booked and I needed a company to arrange the land portion but our trip but it had to fit with our flights. The land portion consisted of a 6 day safari plus 3 days in Zanzibar. Kilidove responded to my email immediately and I have been super happy with their service...from start to finish.

The Managing Director, George, responded to my email immediately and was very prompt with all of his correspondence (and believe me, I sent him a ton of emails asking him a million questions). He was patient and provided all the information that I asked. He revised the itinerary for me until I was perfectly happy. George arranged everything - the hotels, internal flights, and transportation to/from the airport/hotels....we didn't need to do a thing. He made our holiday totally carefree. He is a real asset to the company.

Our guide for the safari was Joshua and he was fantastic. Professional, on time, easy to get along with, and knowledgeable. He driving was wonderful (we saw other companies speeding). He picked us up at the airport and we were in his very capable hands for the 6 days of our safari. Don't forget to tip the guides as they do such a good job. We felt totally safe and we had a magical safari.

We were lucky that we didn't have a flat tire (that could happen to any jeep) but our jeep was in good shape which was a relief. I mention this because we saw a few other companies that were broken down....and you don't want to waste time trying to get your jeep fixed.

We chose to wire the money for the trip to George and, to be honest, I was a little nervous doing this but everything was easy and went perfectly.

Overall, I would highly recommend this company!!