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
US
Email Steve | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exceeded our expectations!
We were able to customize our trip through Stephen, who was wonderful to deal with. There were 5 of us, two couples and a single. All from the U.S. We did a seven day tour of the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater. We asked our guide, Muro, to show us an authentic native village. He found one and we toured it. It was not on our planned schedule but it turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip. We could not of have asked for a better guide than Muro. This was the third trip to Africa for our group, and we felt he was the best guide we ever had. There were no river crossings happening for a couple of weeks prior to us arriving. The first day we were out on the Serengeti there were nearly a hundred Landcruisers driving around, following herds of wildebeest hoping for a crossing. Nearly all left by late in the afternoon. We stayed late because we were staying in the nearby Tukaone tent camp. Muro made the right call and we and only 4 other Landcruisers were there when a herd crossed. We drove up to the edge of the Mara river and had a front row seat. Crocodiles took about 5 wildebeest as we watched and filmed. We also twice saw lions mating!
We can't say enough about Muro. He was a very safe driver, and fun to be with. He pulled two other Landcruisers out, and a lot of the other guides would stop him and ask him for advice. He said he has been doing this for 18 years, and it was easy to see the respect the other guides had for him. He was very knowledgable and would point out all the different species. He pointed out over 50 species of birds and animals. We enjoyed having him be a part of our evening meal.
We stayed in the Tukaone tent camp and the Heritage tent camp. Each for 3 days. They were very comfortable, having flushable toilets and showers in every tent. The food was good and everyone in both camps were very pleasant and attentive. Stephen at Bestday took care of having us picked up and dropped off at the airport, and had us stay at the Tulia on our first day in and our last day out. We did not see rhino's, but everyone in our group had seen them before. We also know how difficult it is becoming to see them. Other than that, the trip could not have been better. Thanks again to Stephen and Muro.
DE
Email Hans Guenter | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience for babou and 4 grown up grandchildren
short version:
communications: no problems, helpful and friendly
service: excellent
value for money: fully adequate,
reliability : very reliable
and the tour itself: great experience (2018 and 2024), fully satified: twice all five and much much more.
More detailed:
This was my second 5-day trip with best days safaris and both experiences were excellent. At the first safari I was still 82 years young and had choosen camping because of the nature experience. The guide was excellent and the travel companions, not unexpected, all much younger than me were very pleasant.
When I promised to my four grandsons to take them on a safari trip it was clear that Best Day safaris was the unique choice and again I was fully satisfied. Our guide Gabriel could not be topped in knowledge and friendliness.
Due to my advanced age, now 88 years, I followed the advice of the excellent manager Peter and took this time the tented camp version, the nature experience was comparable and the comfort incomparably higher.
During the trip we enjoyed not only the nature experience but also the good and absolutely sure food: we had not the slightest stomach problems and now, beeing back in Heidelberg I feel better than before the trip.
I had booked:
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire, Day 2: Tarangire to Serengeti National Park, Day 3: Full Day Serengeti, Day 4: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater | Karatu, Day 5: Lake Manyara National Park,
Just a side remark concerning the enthusiastic report: My students normally rated me as very critical.