Bush Routes Adventures
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2008)
- Member Of:
- TTB, TANAPA & TTGA
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Mid-range & luxury)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $185 to $1,500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Sylvie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An unforgettable experience
We chose the 3 days Selous Safari (my husband and I....incidentally, even though it was just the 2 of us, the price remained the same) and the whole experience was amazing, Yussuf was great with the initial booking and communication, everything I asked was explained promptly by return email, and once on the road, our driver/guide Michael was very knowledgeable, very patient, answering our 101 questions, very courteous and friendly, the river safari on the first day by sunset was brilliant, the second day driving around in the jeep, Michael could spot the animals when we couldn't even see them with our binoculars! The bush hike on the last day with our bush guide (Cessi?) and ranger was very interesting, we felt safe the whole time and I was even impressed with the food at Camp Hippo, I had specified that I didn't eat meat and the camp chef made some lovely dishes just for me...thanks Ernest for running such a lovely spot on the Rufiji River...even the 5 hours drive back to Dar Es Salaam was ok as there was so much to see. Thank you all at Bushroutes, it was a memorable journey!
CH
Email Jens | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Basically a well-organized safari, but tour description was not correct
We were a bit late to book the safari tour, but the communication of Bush Routes was fast enough to have the tour fully planned before our vacation started.The price however was a bit higher than initially displayed on safaribookings.com. Due to our late booking we should pay the safari at the time we got picked up in DAR, but unfortunately we had some problems with the ATMs there (and did not bring enough money with us to pay the whole tour). Thanks to Bush Routes that they drove us to several ATMs, so we still could manage to start the tour just with a little loss of time.
The tour itself then was well organized, with just one drop of bitterness...:
Actually in the tour description it was written that we will have a "knowledgeable English speaking driver/guide". And we cannot confirm this at all! Okay, we had a very knowledgeable driver (thanks Alfons) and he always brought us to very good places to see all the animals and made the Safari fantastic. Unfortunately he cannot speak English very well, so he could not share his knowledge with us... And we had another guy who was said to be our guide, but actually he was a trainee and was just starting to become a guide. For him it was the first time in the National Park as well and he had no knowledge about all the animals. His English was better than the driver's one and he understood the basic things, but did also not understand us when we were asking something about the animals or environment or anything else. That was a pity, because we thought (and we wanted) to get some more background information about everything. Anyway, he tried his best and was very friendly, was always looking if everything is okay, organizing the meals etc...
Nevertheless, this was not part of the tour description and if it would have been written correct, we would probably have booked another tour. For us it was important and this costs 1 star of the overall rating... The rest was fine and if someone is not very interested in the background information and just wants to see animals I can recommend this operator with no doubts.
BE
Email Sander & Sarah (Joker) | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing experience
When we were on the road our driver told us a lot about the animals and he was very good in finding all the different animals hidden in the bushes. He gave us a lot of tips on how to react/behave when animals were close. He was always driving around with a smile, no matter how early or late it was. Our cook was great, with very basic ingredients he still made varied and good meals.
Everything was organised very well, it was an awesome experience. A real recommendation to every one, young and old!
Mikumi & Ruaha (Joshua, Lazaro, ...)
Safe driving with the jeeps, guides who spot a lot of animals, very good and fast cook. Friendly and professional.
An Excellent Three Days
I cannot fault any part of the experience with Bush Routes, everything was exactly as described and they more than lived up to our expectations.
Email Annabelle | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable safari experience!
We initially selected Bush Routes because we had a limited budget and it was the cheapest offering for a 3-day safari in Selous reserve. It was supposed to be a group safari but we were lucky to get a private safari as it was low season! Our guide Joshua drove us to Selous reserve (approx. 6h from Dar Es Salaam) and we arrived at Hippo Camp lodge along the Rufiji river. The room was simple but clean with a great view on the river; we were very happy with the service, the staff was welcoming and the food was very good. We had a boat safari on the first day, then a full day in the reserve and a walking safari the next day. We would recommend to stay one more day to enjoy another day for game drive.
A big thank you to our guide Joshua, who made this experience amazing, he is very kind and passionate, we will always remember the lunch break with the elephants in the background! I would highly recommend Bush Routes to anyone coming to Tanzania.
BR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
2-day Mikumi Safari, great experience!
We had a Great experience with Bush Routes!!! We took the 2 day Mikumi Safari, and it was a great choice! You really get what you pay for! Everybody from Bush Routes were very kind with us, and our guide was very good and attentive! The dinner and overnight at Mikumi were great as well! We really recommend Bush Routes!
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice tour with boushrotes
I contacted Bushroutes for a reccomandation of a friend, and I want to recommend now the agency to you. They are really friendly and the prices are good for all budgets, the are really professional. Our driver was Living Ramen and with him we spend really good times.
IT
Email Stefano | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Southern Tanzania parks, good overlook at reasonable price, excellent service
We booked with Bushroutes a budget camping safari.
4WD vehicle in fair conditions (but we lost half day to repair a leakage in the coleer)
Accomodation very good at Selous (bungalows with private service, located outside the reserve, 3 nights), good at Mikuni (tented camp, 2 nights), acceptable in Ruaha (Huts managed by TPS, 2 nights)
Selous visit fair (Nice cruise on Rufiji, interesting walking safari, good safari); but park too big to be visted in such a short period
Mikuni and Ruaha excellent visits
Driver and gook perfect
Bushroutes service highly recommended
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
African Dream!
Bushroutes offered to us the safari that suited us the better. We are a young couple that travel a lot and we got the opportunity with bushroutes to tailored our journey to Tanzania having the exact amount of wildlife experience, view seeing, hiking, volcanos exploration... Among all that experiences, the most valuable experience we got with bushroutes was that traveling with a local agency allowed us to get to know local reality and traditions! Our driver Julius was like a travel buddy for us and we'll never forget him! He also help us getting ready with our backpack route after finishing the safari.
We highly recommend any visitor to contact Bushroutes!