Our Luxury Safari Jeeps
Mama Savana Safaris
- Offices In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $800 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
Email Shane Fernando | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Treated us like family from start to finish
We started planning a 12 day trip including 5 days of Safari in Tanzania and Zanzibar in April for an August touchdown.
We planned the trip Directly with Mamasavana from the UK. Although the process involved a lot of back and forth via email, whatsapp and facebook, Alex really put us at ease and was always ready with any information we needed.
It was our first Safari and first time to Africa, so there were a lot of newbie queries but every question we asked was answered quickly and clearly.
We were met by a driver at Kilimanjaro airport, and completely taken care of until we left Zanzibar two weeks later. By this I mean that Alex and his team went above and beyond to ensure that we felt comfortable and safe trough out our entire stay. We really felt like family. Alex was never more that a txt message or phone call away, and when we had a slight booking problem with one of the hotels, he dealt with it so fast I didn't have time to get worried about it.
We had one guide - Amani with us through all the parks in Tanzania. He was very friendly and knowledgeable about the wildlife, environment and history. Amani was always ready to answer our questions and great company. Also he was a very good timekeeper. Nothing seemed rushed even though we asked for a few changes and extra stops. We wanted to visit a Maasai village and talk to the people. Even though it was not on our Itinerary, Amani made it happen without having to miss anything else. Also the man has eyes like a hawk. I have no idea how he managed to spot some of the camouflaged animals he did while driving a 4x4 over bumpy dirt tracks.
We had a fantastic time in Tanzania all thanks to Mamasavana.
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Email Don Schlick | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our experience was most excellent.
From the outset, our safari was excellent. Excellent housing, food, places to visit and weather. Our planning effort with Alex went well and he was amenable to our many changes. Best of all was our driver/guide. Alan, our driver/guide, was a 5 star himself and really made the trip real. His knowledge and willingness to serve our 6 person group was outstanding in itself.
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Email Nadia, Livio, Gaia | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best experience ever! Mamasavana above all expectations.
From the initial planning to the end, our experience with Mamasavana was perfect: me and family (husband+daughter 16 y.o.) decided to do 5 days safari and 7 days beach. The price John quoted for the package was very reasonable and it definitely worth the money!
John proposed a travel program listening to our needs and expectations and changed it several times patiently to satisfy all our requests. He always responded promptly and with great willingness to all our questions and doubts. We went on safari to Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha, Amboseli and Taita Hills: each park has something unique, we could see lots of animals (the big five, birds, elephants -the red ones too- giraffes Masaai and Rothschild, etc etc). Also the lodges that Mamasavana proposed to us were above expectations: beautiful places to stay, each one different and special, with very good services and food.
Our guide, our driver Hillaj immediately was amazingly in synch with us. His great experience made ours unforgettable. He fulfilled every request (within limits!), proposed additional activities, took us where we could see real life in Kenya and where we could help the locals. He always had a lot to tell about animals, plants, environment, and also culture and customs of Kenyans. Every day was intense, unique, exciting, adventurous, touching, unforgettable.
As planned, after safari we went to Diani Sea Resort: it has a very big and beautiful garden, the rooms are cozy and clean, staff is helpful and friendly, and food is good. John put us in touch with a couple of his collaborators at Diani Beach, so we could arrange a day trip to Wasini Island, a beautiful marine reserve.
So EVERYTHING was perfect with Mamasavana: a journey like this is an experience to do at least once in your life, facing it with "pole pole” and enthusiasm, patience, curiosity, humility and respect towards such a beautiful country and people. Mamasavana has been above our expectations and we highly recommend it. Thanks Mamasavana, jambo!
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Email Tanvi & Oleg | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A fabulous experience!
We had a fabulous safari experience with Mama Savana! Alex was reliable, communicative, prompt, and professional, which made organizing the safari easy and stress-free! Our guide Joseph was really great--very polite, a careful and skilled driver, and a knowledgeable wildlife enthusiast!
Based on our initial research we found that Mama Savana offered better value for money than other operators. We highly recommend them!
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Email John and Nikki | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari with Mark from Mama Savana, booked through Regional Tours.
Regional tours communication was not great but the entire safari provided through Mama Savana was great, including the accomodation. Mark went out of his way to make sure we had a great time and saw more animals than we expected.
Email Saad | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Truly the best holiday I've ever experienced
Mama savana did a fantastic job of this safari. Everything from airport pickup to meals to accommodation was sorted for us with no complications and was of an exceptional quality. All places were fantastic to stay at and their itinerary covered all of the best sites to see. Our guide was exceptionally knowledgeable about the animals and the wider country with an expert knowledge of where to find some of the more elusive creations such as leopards rhinos etc. The overall experience exceeded expectations and I'd highly recommend them to anyone considering a safari
Email Jaimi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
It was amazing!
I am writing this mail to express my words of happiness about our tour to Nationals parks of Tanzania. I am delighted by your for your hard work in making wonderful memories. We really enjoyed the time and we are happy. Joseph was a gentleman driver. It was a great experience.
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Email Dan | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Better than expected.
We have been very lucky in two ways -- the unpredictable May weather turned out very nice all three days of our safari, and secondly we saw more animals and at closer distance than is common. I credit our guide, Harun, with the latter. Let me give you an example of what an good guide can do: At one one point he recognized one of the several black dots about a km away as a rare black rhino, and moreover he knew what the rhino was thinking -- namely he wanted to cross the road near where we were; so we just waited for him.
Our "group" had just my wife and me, and Mama Savana organized the trip specifically for our needs. They provided hotel, meals and transportation starting and ending at the Arusha airport. The hotel they booked for us was embarrassingly luxurious, but it was during low season, when hotels were mostly empty. I would describe all the meals as western, not Tanzanian, more specifically in the English style. Food was very good and service was over-the-top.
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Email Beverley | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
They took excellent care of our group of 13 people ages 60 years to 81 years for eight days.
We had two guides from MamaSavana who were sub contracted by Intrepid, Allan and Amenities. They went over and above to make our stay in Tanzania spectacular. For example, one day it was very clear and Allen changed our day to go to The Cradle of Civilization so we could be guaranteed to see the site without rain or fog. He had to phone to our camp and rearrange lunch. One of our party became quite ill and even after a long day on our game drive Allen drove the lady and her partner around 45 minutes each way to the closest clinic. Both Allen and Amenities were excellent in naming all the plants, animals and birds we saw.
Email Catia and Josip | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect from booking to finish! 100% recommed Mama Savana
We had a fantastic time on our safari. From requesting a quote from Mama Savana and getting in on the same day from Alex by email and getting to ask questions and clarifying all points we had via whatapp immediately plus help booking our international flights, to going on the actual safari guided by Allen, that was patient, friendly, knowledgable and caring amongst many other adjectives we can give him, we felt at home and part of the family. They both made sure we got the best time and saw all wished for. We did and saw... the big 5, the big 9! Was amazing.
