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Tanzania Choice Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Association of Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $400 to $1,700 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Our Family's Four Day Wildlife Camping Safari Was Truly the Experience of a Lifetime!
Tanzania Choice Safaris provided a wonderful adventure for our family. Our safari experience included wildlife viewing in Tarangire and Serengeti National Parks, and in the Ngorongoro Crater, as well as a visit to Olduvai Gorge and the Shifting Sands. Brenda and Kakasii are wonderful hosts. They made us feel like honored guests, yet old familiar friends of theirs, all at the same time. Brenda is the perfect trip planner. Everything was personalized to meet our needs and the communication beforehand could not have been better. Leslie, our guide, and Moshi, our chef, are an ideal team. They were friendly and fun to be with. Leslie's knowledge of the wildlife (including not only the four-legged kind but also an amazing variety of bird species), is incredible. During our safari we soon realized that he is highly-regarded by other guides for knowing when different animals will be at a particular place. You name it we saw it - lions, leopards, elephants, cheetahs, water buffalo, gazelles, giraffes, hippos, wildebeests...the list goes on and on, even the extremely rare black rhinos in Ngorongoro Crater! Moshi is truly a world class chef with exceptional culinary skills. His recipes were a mouth-watering mix of tasty American and Tanzanian meals. Using a portable propane stove in a camp setting, he was able to prepare dishes that many chefs would find challenging to match in a fully-equipped kitchen.
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Email Connie & Nyx | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We planned and purchased an incredible safari, but gained 5 new amazing friendships!
Nyx and I were absolutely at ease from the moment we met Brenda and Kakasii, Tanzania Choice Safari owners, and our tour guide, Joseph. Our 8 day adventure was exciting and an unbelievable experience. Joseph is an experienced tour guide with a passion to create the best experience for his clients. He is extremely knowledgeable and goes out of his way to locate the wildlife the client wishes to see. He ensured our safety and was always flexible with the itinerary. I really appreciated that he used his expertise to provide us with the best possible safari. I can't imagine changing one single minute of it!
Brenda and Kakasii are wonderful people. They not only ensure that every detail of your trip is looked after, but welcomed us into their home. Our safari was seamless! We also enjoyed a day at their farm and toured the local village. It was a nice, relaxing end to our safari. The personal family time shared with Brenda, Kakasii and their amazing twins at their farm is a memory we will always cherish.
We planned and purchased a safari, but came out with 5 new amazing friendships!
Thank you.
Connie and Nyx
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Email Mary Jo | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
From Texas to Tanzania
Super job, Kakasii ! Amazing, so worthwhile. Made me feel like a queen.
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Email Sue Hamby, PhD | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Safari
I not only want to offer my opinion of Tanzania Choice Safari's but also publicly thank Brenda and Kakasii for an amazing safari. This was my 3rd safari so I had some some experience with other safari companies but Tanzania Choice Safari's certainly exceeded my expectations. They not only do a first class job but are definitely the Safari of Choice. In my opinion and also the opinion of our group of 4, every aspect of the safari was exceptional from the start to the end. Kakasii is a walking "Wikipedia" and his knowledge of animal behavior but also plant & bird information is definitely impressive. He seemed to know what the lions were going to do, even before they knew. As he was spreading the lovely tablecloth on the table for our lunch, clients from the other safari companies were looking in envy as they ate their box lunches on picnic tables with no tablecloths. Then when he started pouring hot tea & coffee for us in ceramic mugs, they really became envious. Because of Kakasii's knowledge & Brenda's organization, the safari became an amazing experience. I highly recommend Tanzania Choice Safari as it offers an extremely great value for your money. I would rate it as a 10 but since only 5 stars are available, I guess I will have to rate it as a 5. Congratulations on a job well done Brenda & Kakasii. Sue Hamby, PhD, co-author of Globetrotting 101.
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Email Christie Getman | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was such a fantastic trip I'm speechless in writing this review!
I am rarely at a loss for words but we had such a great experience I'm really struggling to describe it! Brenda and her team thought of every detail, and they were friendly and organized and very experienced! The pre-trip communications were detailed and clear (you can even do a video skype in advance!), and every piece of logistics and coordination was pre-planned and went according to schedule. We knew just what to expect- but not everything! There's no way we could have imagined the incredible sights we saw! We did a day trip to Ngorongoro Crater from Arusha. The box lunches were great, and they even had hot coffee and tea made up for us after lunch, while we watched the hippos swim in a pond on one side, and lion cubs lounging around far off on the other side of the picnic area. We were a group of 3 vehicles and every driver was great, spoke excellent English, and really knew the area and the park. And from the minute we arrived, the views of the animals were nothing less than majestic. It was a memory that will last a lifetime! I cannot recommend Tanzania Choice Safaris enough!
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Email Carole | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fun and Fantastic!
This was my 4th time going on a 1-day wildlife safari with Tanzania Choice Safaris. (Not counting the weekend they booked me into Zanzibar!) Each time, the service has been professional, reliable, and friendly - both for the planning, as well as on the tour itself.
Kakasii and Brenda, along with their other expert guides, provide lots of information - and lots of smiles - to make the safari experience beyond compare. Highly recommended!
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Email Michael W. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Friendly, professional, personalized safari experts
I was traveling with a group of colleagues and Tanzania Choice Safaris took us from Arusha to Ngorongoro Crater and back. They (Brenda and Kakasi) arranged for three safari vehicles and guides, and the trip was fantastic: The drivers were safe and friendly and very knowledgeable about the animals; the vehicles were comfortable and provided everything from places to recharge cameras/phones to binoculars; and the packed lunch was excellent--and they even provided hot coffee and tea. Brenda also provided us with a really good guide to restaurants, shops and sightseeing in Arusha, and Kakasi arranged for our transport to the airport--and when we got bumped from our flight, he stayed with us as we arranged for rebooking with KLM and then took us back to Arusha to make sure we were safe and well accommodated until we could fly out the next night. I highly recommend Tanzania Choice Safaris!!
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Email Brooke | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Perfect Safari in Every Way!
This was the most amazing trip ever and we have Brenda and Kakasii to thank! Everything was planned perfectly. Brenda really made the trip planning a breeze with her helpful knowledge, always listening to what we wanted, checking in, skyping and meeting us at the airport to welcome us on our amazing adventure.
Kakasii is the best guide out there. He knows the animals so well and it is very clear he was made to be on safari! He answered all of our questions we had, has incredible knowledge about all the animals, knows the parks and all the best places to go and always had our best interest in his mind. We had so much fun making a new friend in Kakasii during our five days with him. We will be sending all our friends and family to Tanzania Choice Safaris in the future. We can't wait to go back!
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Email The Allen Family | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime! Perfectly planned as we asked, and exceeded expectations!
The trip was perfectly planned with little input from us. All of the accommodations were top notch. We wanted to have a safari as well as cultural opportunities. We saw many reserves, all selected were vastly different which kept things interesting and afforded us the opportunity to see a plethora of animals and Tanzanian countryside. Our guide was extremely knowledgable about all of the flora and fauna and the local culture in all areas. Not to mention the fact that he engaged each traveler, and met all of our individual needs. He even modified some of the routes due to the weather. We were up close and personal with all the animals! And what a driver! There were some terrible rains with roads washed out, yet he got thru them or around them. The last two nights were at an amazing lodge run by the Maasai, the experience was priceless. The whole experience was perfect from planning thru implementation. We could not have asked for more! I have already started working on a return trip, my recommendations and appreciation could not be higher.
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Email Chelsea | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome safari experience
Everything was well planned, communicated, and presented.