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Nadia, Livio, Gaia   –  
Italy IT
Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Aug 3, 2019

Email Nadia, Livio, Gaia  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The best experience ever! Mamasavana above all expectations.
5/5

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!

Tanvi & Oleg   –  
United States US
Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Jul 27, 2019

Email Tanvi & Oleg  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

A fabulous experience!
5/5

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!

John and Nikki   –  
Canada CA
Visited: June 2019 Reviewed: Jul 19, 2019

Email John and Nikki  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great safari with Mark from Mama Savana, booked through Regional Tours.
5/5

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.

Saad   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Jul 12, 2019

Email Saad  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Truly the best holiday I've ever experienced
5/5

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

Jaimi   –  
Tanzania TZ
Visited: June 2019 Reviewed: Jun 24, 2019

Email Jaimi  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

It was amazing!
5/5

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.

Dan   –  
United States US
Visited: May 2019 Reviewed: Jun 5, 2019

Email Dan  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Better than expected.
5/5

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.

Beverley   –  
Canada CA
Visited: February 2019 Reviewed: Apr 12, 2019

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.
5/5

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.

Catia and Josip   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Mar 28, 2019

Email Catia and Josip  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Perfect from booking to finish! 100% recommed Mama Savana
5/5

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.

Stuart Harper   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Mar 26, 2019

Email Stuart Harper  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

An excellent safari with our guide Harun
5/5

We have just returned from a 5 day safari in Ngorongoro and Serengeti which surpassed our expectations We saw the 'Big 5' at pretty close quarters as well as numerous other animals. Our driver/guide, Harun, seemed to have a sixth sense as to where we would find animals.
The accommodation, both the tented and the lodge were extremely comfortable providing really tasteful food and the staff were amazing. You felt you were welcomed as friends.
We cannot recommend highly enough

Asimina   –  
Germany DE
Visited: February 2019 Reviewed: Feb 26, 2019

Email Asimina  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

It was a wonderful safari !!!!!
5/5

The safari was fantastic!! We hade a guide with many experience... the Organisation was very good!!

We will definitely come again !!!

Thank you very much for everything!!

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