Bestday Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $1,590 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Experience level: over 5 safaris
Not great, but dealt with problems well
Let's start by saying the Ngorogoro Crater and Serengeti were both amazing. The standard of the food was excellent.
However, this trip could definitely have been done in 3 days not 4, particularly as we had one 'rest' day at a campsite with nothing much happening. At $135 per day, that's an expensive rest.
Also the tents provided by the affiliate were entirely unsuitable for camping at the top of the crater. Thin plastic poles, one of which broke, flimsy plastic covering, no guy ropes. the crater top is cold, wet windy and you need the proper safari tents that most other operators provided. All my stuff got wet and i hardly slept.
Upon return at Arusha, Bestday listened to my complaint and took it on board. They promised not to use that affiliate again and paid for my hostel that night, so i felt they dealt with it well.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Safari in Tanzania
My girlfriend and I did a 4 day safari (Serengeti, Ngoro and Lake Manyara). Peter was very flexible and accommodating. We were under some time constraints and wanted to maximize what we saw. Also, because of flights, we had to start in Mwanza and end in Arusha. Peter was very responsive and created a great customized itinerary for us that made a lot of sense based on what we wanted. He also presented excellent lodging options and found a great substitute last minute when one of the lodges became unavailable. The guide (Godfrey) was extremely professional and very knowledgeable. He did a terrific job trekking animals and told us exactly when to be patient, which paid off big time.
I have done several safaris in Africa and this was by far the best, in large part due to Peter's planning and attention. Would highly recommend.
PT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent experience - Safari+Zanzibar
Me and my boyfriend went on a 7 day Safari to Tarangire, Serengueti and Lake Manyara and we had an amazing time! We went on a budget safari which was very good value for money. Everything was very well organized and Peter was always very helpful! Durona the safari Godfrey was our guide, who made it possible for us to see all the big 5 and Mburi was our excellent cook. Also, Peter kindly organized the trip to Zanzibar. We stood in Nungwi at the beautiful Flame Tree Cottages.
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Email Rossana&Daniele | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent staff and service
My boyfriend and I spend 10 days in Tanzania visiting Tarangire Park, Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti Park. We slep in a medium tended camp and tree nights in a lodge, everithing was really nice, with a traditional goodfoood and confortable accomodation. Our guide Geremy and our driver Godfrey (Gody) were really kind with us and they take care of us in all safari tour. We see a lot of animals and the jeep never give a problems. The Bestday safsri choise for us was the best one because was the most cheap safari that we checked on web with I high quality. The boss (Peter) of safari agency is a really honest and serious person that love is job.
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Email Steve Goldstein | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Five Star Experience
I'm the husband of Kerstin Lehnert who wrote a review, and I want to confirm my agreement with everything she wrote. We are both geological researchers with a lot of outdoor experience all over the world and high standards. This was a great experience by a great company. Peter went out of his way to help us, even organizing a tour of Arusha on the day we arrived, and Godfrey was an excellent and knowledgeable guide through the trip. I look forward to going back to Tanzania and using Bestday Safari again.
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Email Kerstin Lehnert | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best TIME Safari! Great company.
My husband and I went on a 4-day safari to Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Tarangire with Bestday Safari, and we had an absolutely fantastic time. Our guide (Godfrey) was super, very knowledgable, a great resource about Tanzania, its culture, society, and especially the animals. He made every effort to get us to see as much as possible (we did indeed see the 'Big 5' and so much more, especially birds). The accommodations were beautiful, well maintained and comfortable, very welcoming and friendly. We stayed in tented camps (one was quite luxurious) and one inn. I would very much like to come back to Tanzania and would definitely book local trips with Bestday Safari and Peter again.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Safari one could possibly imagine!
We spent a fantastic 5 day trip booked with BestDay Safaris from the 21st July to the 25th of July 2014. Even in the first phase of organising, Peter (the Managing Director) was extremely helpful with recommendations, with pictures and with answers to all of our questions, and there were a lot of them.
The Safari was done in Cooperation with a Company called Arunga Expedition who provided the car. The group was organised perfectly to our needs (4 young people). The driver Sadi and the cook Osman were the two most welcoming, cheerful and helpful guys one could hope for on such a trip. Osman's food was fantastic, he was even fulfilling our wishes and Sadi showed us EVERYTHING. Including the big five, which is not easy to see. On the last day in Ngorongoro Crater we were lucky enough to see two animal chases. Organisation was superb, car was amazing, food fantastic and price great. Peter was even kind enough to take us back to our hotel (which was outside of Arusha).
I can only recommend this company, it will be an amazing trip!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Day Safaris deserves its name !
We used Best Day Safaris to organize our honeymoon in Tanzania.
We did a 4 days Safari in Manyara/Serengeti/Ngorongoro and then a week in Zanzibar for kitesurfing.
We were very happy with the service provided by Best Day Safaris. Peter booked our internal flights for us and transportation from and to the different airports. When we arrived, our kite bag did not make it so Peter took care of it while we were on the safari. It was with him when we got back.
About the safari, our driver Hamza was very friendly and experienced. He did a really good job and was very committed to provide us with the best experience we could possibly have. We saw a lot of animals and he brought us to a really cool Masaii village ! The tented camps and lodges were excellent.
I would totally recommend Best Day Safaris to my friends and family and would go through them next time I come to Tanzania.
CA
Email Nat Gullayanon | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Flexible schedule, great food, and very experienced driver
This safari company offers one of the best safaris I have ever had. Flexible schedule, friendly driver, excellent coordination and admin team. Great food during the tour. Vehicle is also well maintained. Guide/driver is very experienced and very knowlegeable.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
These guys rock!
We had a 4 day safari with these guys (just 2 of us and the driver) and as the other reviewers have mentioned peter was really good at setting us up with a personalized trip. We went to tarangire, serengetti and nongorogoro crater and we saw everything I could possibly have hoped for (and a hyena kill from about 2 meters away that I'm gonna have trouble forgetting! :P). Our guide, Glaizer (Who went by the nickname Six) was an absolute hero, as knowledgeable as you could wish for and very chatty and friendly and a great sense of humour. He was an ex mechanic too so we felt very safe in his skills to keep us going, would def recommend asking for him if you go with these guys.