Kanuth Adventure Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- TTB, TALA, TANAPA & TLTO
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $1,050 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
great 5 days in Selous
I went with Kanuth Adventures to Selous from Dar in December for 5 days. Both our driver/ guide Immanuel and the cook Joseph were very nice and did a great job. We spent the first and the last night in Hippo Camp just outside of Selous Reserve, doing a nice boat tour on the evening of the first and a walking safari on the morning of the last day. The three days in between we spent in Selous, camping at Lake Tagalala (thus staying right in the middle of the reserve and not losing unnecessary time driving in and out). There were not as many animals as you see in the pictures from Serengeti, but I very much enjoyed the experience as we did find lots of animals (lions, elephants, hippos, crocodiles, various monkey, giraffes, water bucks, impalas, warthog, wild dogs (!) ...) but it was really being out in the wild without too many cars around. Food was excellent and Immanuel was a good guide and a safe driver. We had some problems with the car one morning but Kanuth organised a replacement car and a mechanic so that was solved in reasonable time. Great trip at avery reasonable price! Thank you!!!
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect and great experience.
Our Safari was a two days ones, and the travel from Dar Es Salaam to the park and back, was amazing.
The expirience at the Park was very good. And the communication with our guide was perfect.
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing adventure for 3 days at Selous Game Reserve
Communication was perfect, everything went very well and very fast (reservation within one week!)
Hippo Tented Camp is very basic right in the nature, but amazing at the Rufiji River and with a helpful and nice host
Staff from Kanuth Adventures was helpful at all time, and very nice; our cook was great and he offered as perfectly cooked meals!
Safari tours were just awesome, the driver made so much possible for us (driving near to the elephants), nevertheless the car got stuck in wet sand at our drive home to the camp, it was impossible for the driver to get the car out there; what really surprised us was that there had been no appropriate equipment for accidents like that (Kanuth Adventure should really add this equipment and teach their drivers how to use it)
But all in all: ABSOLUTELY AMAZING EXPERIENCE! Thank you so much!!!
AE
Email Ihab Taha | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful, it was marvelous the guy delivers what he promises and beyond.
It was our honeymoon, in the beginning I was skeptical about the idea of doing safari but with Kanuth and his guide Vumi we experienced the best time in our life. From the first day till the last in our 7 days safari we were enjoying every moment in the game drive and the accommodation which really exceeded our expectations. Well done Kanuth and Vumy and thank you so much for adding the joy to our wonderful event and an unforgettable memories.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 Day Selous Game Reserve Safari
We booked a 3-DaySelous Safari with Kanuth and we had a wonderfull time.
From organizing everything according to our wishes in advance (pick up from hotel, flight from Game Reserve to Zanzibar etc.) to the Safari itself everything was really good.
Our guide Tony was a really nice guy with good knowledge of the wildlife. If we had any wishes he always tried to make it happen.
The Hippo Camp was beautifully located and the cook Joseph was great.
We can only recommend booking a Safari with Kanuth Adventures.
NL
Email Jacco | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
5 day Selous safari 6-10 December 2014
I contacted Kanuth Adventures for a 5 day safari in Selous asking if there was anybody else going on safari early December as well (just a week before I wanted to go on safari). Within a few hours Kanuth himself replied that there was and since I especially was interested in seeing wild dogs he suggested to do a 5 day safari to Selous (instead a 3 or 4 day safari).
The other safari client was willing to go 5 days to Selous as well and so our safari started. Kanuth wanted a short briefing the evening before we left from Dar es Salaam and he suggested to go camping at Lake Tagalala Public Campsite to increase our chances seeing wildlife and especially wild dogs. I am personally not a big fan of camping and prefer the comfort of a lodge but Kanuth explained that staying in a lodge at the edge of the park will involve driving up and down the main road of Selous which is relatively poor of wildlife. This would mean that we would miss out being in the centre of the park during early mornings and late afternoons, the time most animals are active and so we went camping two nights and stayed our first and last night at Hippo Tented camp at the edge of the park (15 minute drive from Mtemere gate). The lodges inside the park where most game is are quite expensive and were not really an option budget wise.
The first day day we arrived in Hippo tented camp which is nicely situated outside the park facing the Rufiji river. We went on a boat safari and saw Hippo's and crocodiles from pretty close and also some nice birdlife. The second day we left arount 10:00 for our game drive in Selous and searched for wildlife all day in a very well equipped jeep (we could even charge our camera's in the jeep!). Around 17:30 we arrived at Lake Tagalala and set up our camp, just after we watched the many hippo's and crocodiles in the lake. The third day we wanted to do a very early morning game drive and got up at 05:30 for tea so we could leave at 06:00. Unfortunately the car was not cooperating and it seemed that there was something wrong with the cars fuel pump. After several attemps of fixing the car, Immanuel, our driver/guide, arranged for a back up car from Hippo tented camp which arrived around 10:00 in the morning. The back up car also brought a spare fuel pump and while we finally contiued our safari, the fundi the came with the car was left fixing it. After 5 minutes, I spotted some ears being raised by us driving by, after asking Immanuel if he could check if they we're impalas or not he replied that it might be the hyenas which visited our campsite the other night. When we went to take a closer look it turned out to be a pack of 14 wild dogs (my main reason to visit Selous)! The dogs were completely relaxed although we parked the car just next to them and they continued their mid day activities and we whatched them for a long time. In the mean time our original safari car was fixed and we could swop to that car again (which seemed to be in better condition than our back up car which was an open vehicle). The same day, Immanuel managed to spot several lions for us, one of them was planning to go for some warthogs although the alarm calls of nearby impalas give his position away and the hunt was off.
In the late afternoon we went back to our wild dog spot and they were still there! This time they were a bit more active and we saw them drinking from a mud pool, at one point one of the pack members came out of nowhere and regurgitated some food for the subadults of the pack which resulted in a lot of sqeeuking and running around of the pack which was very entertaining to witness.
The fourth day we went in search of elephants, which turned out to be pretty hard to find, but finally around mid day we managed to find them just getting out of the water when they continued feeding on the palm trees and grasses next to the small lake. We left Selous around 16:00 and just outside the reserve a large group of elephants decided to cross the road in front of us which was a nice end of our game drive safari.
The fifth day we had our walking safari at Hippo tented camp, we saw some blue monkeys and black and white tailed colobus monkeys and got some more information on the local insect life. The walking safari was not very exciting compared to the wildlife you might see during the game drives but is was a nice change, I guess walking safaris at lodges inside the park can be more of an adventure.
The cooking was done by Joseph at Hippo camp and also during our stay at the Tagalala campsite. The food he prepared was of excellent quality and I wouldn't change a thing about it. Both Joseph and Immanuel are brothers of Kanuth and together they made a really good team.
NO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent guide and an overall successful trip at a good price
Kanuth had the best price for a short tour : Dar-Mikumi-Dar with a day's safari. The driver was well informed and good at communicating. We drove in the evening from Dar and took a bit long to reach Mikumi due to traffic. So avoid rush hours if you can.
We were put in Tan Swiss Lodge. Good, clean, room BUT had visitors - spider, lizard and a cockroach. Since we reached aroud midnight we couldnt ask for help but otherwise quite happy with the lodge.
The safari was around 7-8 hours, the driver seemed flexible and patient on the game drive. He gave us good explanation about the nature there and the animal behaviors. We saw 3 out of the big five. Overall I am very pleased with their service and the game drive in particular! Highly recommended!
CL
Email Cata Beytía | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Pure enjoyment, nice people and good treats
Since the beggining we were treated really well. The service was perfect and they where taking care to meet all our needs.
Tarimo, our tour guide had lots of pacience and knew a lot of things so he was always willing to help and answer all our questions.
We where taken to nice places to eat and sleep and we had the luck to stop and take part of the "becoming a woman" party in a little village, where Tarimo gave us all the time we needed.
With all that, prices are good and not expensive at all.
Totally recomend it.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Phantastic Africa experience
This was my first trip to East Africa, as well as my first Safari trip. Knowing that travelling on your own and seeing all the amazing wildlife in Tansania is almost impossible to achieve, we have selected Kanuth as organizer, driver and tour guide.
He managed everything in a phantastic way and gave us furthermore insight into daily life in Africa. It was a groundbreaking experience which can hardly be achieved without such a passionate experience. Many thanks for that!
Well, not what we expected
We closed our booking a few days earlier with kanut. Talked on the phone and he seemed really nice. First of all the driver- lynus was terrible. He was angry and rude most of the time. On the way to the first park he almost fell asleep on the wheel several times. On the way it started raining and the rain got in to the jeep. When we told him he just got mad and said it's not his fault. The cook that came with him was an 18 years old boy who didn’t knew how to cook anything. On the second day our driver got into a fight with another driver that almost got violent. All and all we enjoyed our safari but not thank to kanut safari but because it was beautiful.