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
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Email Caro & Mo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Safari experience & journey of a lifetime
Summarising our experience directly in the beginning:
We had the best time we could have wished for during our 6 days Safari with Mama Savana.
Already before we arrived in Tanzania, Alex from Mama Savana took great care of us by answering organisational questions within minutes (no matter at what time we texted him) and helping us to transfer the deposit to the correct bank account (which went smoothly and without any „risk“).
Once we arrived at Kilimanjaro Airport, a driver was waiting for us and brought us to a nearby lodge in Arusha where we spent a night to get rid of the Jetlag and to acclimatise. During the afternoon Alex visited us in person to say hello and tell us more about our upcoming Safari. We highly appreciated this personal warm welcome but the best was yet to come.
The next morning our guide Allen arrived and we started into the journey of our lifetime. Allen is the best guide and wonderful person due to many reasons: he is caring, funny, empathic, a really good driver, omniscient when it comes to wildlife and he treated us like members of his own family.
Our safari took us from Tarangire National Park where we enjoyed lunch surrounded by elephants to Lake Manyara, 2 nights and 3 incredible days in Serengeti (best & at the same time most exciting experience ever with lots of lions, leopards, giraffes, hippos and many more!) and into the impressive Ngorongoro Crater. Serengeti and the Crater have been our highlights of the trip due to the fact that wildlife and landscape are multifaceted and game drive is extremely diversified.
We experienced food, accommodation, safety and hospitality at a very high level and can definitely say: we lost our hearts in Tanzania.
Thank you Mama Savana and especially Allen that you made our Safari so special - we would love to come back one day! Greetings from Germany :)
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Email Umberto | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
6 days Safari in North Tanzania
It all started with a search done on the internet and a short list of local agencies contacted by me for the best quotes. Because of an assiduous correspondence with Alex, who proved to be extremely courteous and available to offer a series of customized solutions, my wife and I decided to rely on Mamasavana for our safari in Tanzania, being also the most competitive for price and proposed solutions. Arriving in Arusha on December 29th we were immediately welcomed in the best way and taken to the hotel for the safari briefing. The next morning we left led by Allen to Tarangire park and then Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngogo Ngoro crater.
Needless to say, under the careful and expert guidance of Allen we were able to see not only all the Big Five and the main animals of the Savannah but also wonderful landscapes, incredible views and spending unforgettable moments in our research.
Thank you Mamasavana for this unforgettable experience, hoping to return soon, perhaps with the whole family.
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Email Cathy | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime
All communication with Mama Savana was done by e-mail, which was always answered promptly. Alex was very helpful and patient with me. The safari was spectacular, we saw the big 5 and many other animals, cheetah, leopards, elephants, zebra, giraffe, lion cubs playing, a day old elephant were particularly memorable. Harun, our driver was very knowledgeable and answered all our guestions.
We also spent 5 days in Zanzibar. Stonetown is beautiful and we should have stayed there another day, there's so much to see and explore. The resort and beach were like being in paradise. All our accommodations were comfortable and meals were delicious. It was definitely the trip of a lifetime for my family and myself. We left Africa with many warm memories and feeling like we are part of the Mama Savana family.
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Email Kent | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exquisite attention to itinerary details and flexibility, rearranging for better game viewing option
Our expectations were well exceeded! With great confidence, Alex at Mama Savana, wrought last minute changes to our itinery that proved well thought out. We avoided hours of unnecessary travel to the northern Sarengeti area; the expected wildebeest migration hadn't begun to cross the Mara River. Our days proved better spent on the Central Serengeti. Our Mama Savana guide Haroun was incredibly knowledgable and personable, able to spot all sizes of animals at great distances and give detailed information with ease and humor.
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Email Andrea Ceccanti | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent family holiday, best ever
Since the very first moment (booking), we found Mama Savana an excellent tour operator. Alex was responding just in time to all our queries.
Everything then went perfect, from our arrival at Arusha to the departure.
Our driver, Allen, is simply great! Funny, speaking Italian, very competent; he could see animals in every location, while driving. We were able to see all the animals, including a rhino walking within 20 mt from the our jeep.
The lodges were always very comfortable and the people nice, smiling, cheerful. The tented lodges in the parks of Lake Manyara and Serengeti are a unique experience.
Food is excellent everywhere.
Alex is a very competent professional and he make this trip as the best holiday we ever had.
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Email Jomkwan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent operator
We wen't on a safari across the parks of Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Lake Manyara in early September 2019 and were quite happy with Mama Savana Safari/Regional tour.
Hassan is a good driver/guide. Alex is very honest.
He booked us Kati Kati Camp in Serengeti which the staff having a service mind. And the most important the foods is yummy.
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Email Elisabetta | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Game drive in Tanzania and beach in Zanzibar - Perfect organisation
Just returned from the private tour (4 couples) organized via email and what's app based on our requests. 6 days in Tanzania (Arusha, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire) and 3 in Zanzibar. For me and my husband it was the first safari. We had evaluated many hypotheses and estimates, we did not know MAMASAVANA before and we were very satisfied with the choice. Everything went better than expected; the stages are well organized, the lodgings are excellent, the drivers are able, the cars are comfortable. We were lucky also as a weather (never too hot during the day and never cold at night) and as animal encounters (Ngorongoro rhinoceros, lion on the tree at Manyara, lactation, mating, hunting). We felt immediately in good hands: Alex and John, brothers as different as they are complementary, have shown attention to every detail (for example, we got Arusha by flight at 5 in the morning, they made us immediately find the rooms available in the hotel; when it was a delay by the airline on the domestic flight they took us to lunch in a nice complex). John, who speaks excellent Italian, has been with us throughout the safari, and with him and the drivers (Adam and Gilla) we spent very pleasant hours, (including an impromptu game of pool with a Masai).
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Email Ted | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience, would recommend Mama Savana
Alex was very responsive and accommodating. We wanted to add another day so Alex modified our itinerary such that we spent a day in the Northern Serengeti, not just in Central. Because of this we ended up seeing a herd of about '1000 wildebeest cross the Mara River which was a highlight of the trip.
All of the accommodations that Alex arranged (Four Points in Arusha, Burunge Tented Lodge, Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge, Tanganyika Wilderness Camps, and Tloma Lodge were great. The tented camps were very fun (we saw zebra and elephants right outside our tent) but also had some surprising comforts: hot showers, toilets, Wi-Fi, good food, etc.
Our guide Allen was great. Funny, informative, good driver, accommodating, and knowledgeable.
At the end of our second to last day our trusty Toyota Land Cruiser was having trouble shifting gears. While we relaxed, slept, and ate breakfast at Tloma Lodge, Alex and Allen worked to get a new car sent from Arusha (2.5 hours away) rather than risk the car breaking down on our last day. The car itself was nice, we had a fridge in back with cold water and juice, as well as the ability to charge our devices the entire trip.
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Email Chicca | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Tanzania safari
I did a safari with 8 friends of mine, few days ago with Mamasavana safari agency and all was wonderful. We were accompanied by two clever and nice drivers Ghilardi and Adam (nicknamed facocero) and smart John was our Italian guide. All important parks have been visited. Lake Manara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire..lot of animals..very incredible scenes.. lodges and camps very comforting. Expecially Osenon safari camp, very charming, equipped with running water..I wanted to stay there at least 3 night..
Mamasavana organization turned out to be perfect. Thank you Tanzania, thank you Mamasavana
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Email orietta | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent experience with Mamasavana who has been able to satisfy the safari
Excellent accommodations, experienced drivers, 2 comfortable jeeps only for our group of 9 people and above all a lot of attention to our needs.
We have done the safari in Tanzania and extension to Zanzibar. I recommend Mamasavana!