Wild Root Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2005)
- Member Of:
- TATO, TTB & KINAPA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $190 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Christine Verboon | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experienced guide, well maintained equipment
Contact with the operator was pleasant, within 1-2 days mail back. Pick-up and drop off at airport. We had a very experienced guide, who knew a lot of animals but also how to approach them without disturbing their activities. Also however the guide had 9 years of experience, he still was very enthousiastic and made pictures of the animals himself. The vehicle was well maintained. At the end of the safari we had personal contact with Matthew (the 'boss') who wanted to know our opinion personally. Very recommended safari operator!
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Email Lennert | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing 6 day safari
Visiting Africa was on my fathers bucketlist and I'm glad to have booked with wild Root Safaris. It's hard to choose a selling point as there are so many: competence, friendliness, professionalism and the list continues! We booked a 6 day personalised trip with an additional walking safari in Tarangire NP, everything we asked for was arranged, no wishes unattended. If you are looking for an affordable safari with a professional operator.... I would defenitely recommend Wild Root!
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Email Kathrine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing 2 times safari and 1 time killi with wild root safari.!
I have been living in tanzania for 6 months and during that time used wild root safari for both climbing killimanjaro, and 4 days safari in serengeti, tarangeri and Ngorongo twice - once with friends and once with family. Every single time have been amazing. The guides are friendly, helpfull and knows everything about the area. Further it is my impression that the company is treating them with respect and there is a good atmosphere between the owner and the guides. The owner Mathew is very friendly, down to earth and always easy to get in contact with. every thing have worked out perfectly every single time.! I would warmly recommend wild root safari to everybody, and I would never consider going with any other company if I was to go to tanzania again.
Email Margie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Animals Galore: Close-up and Personal!
Matthew and Raymond made our trip to the Serengeti and two other parks in Tanzania totally
memorable and fun. Always responsive to questions prior to the trip and when we had a small
issue with housing, it was corrected immediately. They even helped us find a ring and phone left behind
on a couple of days! ( Our bad)
We had asked for a mid-range, 6 day tour and we were completely satisfied with what they provided. Our guide,
Raymond was so much fun and we all laughed a lot. His knowledge as a guide was very valuable. He took
us places where the animals just came to the road to greet us. A trip of a life time.
(We would suggest taking a walking tour in the middle of the trip. Sometimes the car drives get a little long…)
November weather was perfect and we even saw a wildebeest migration across the road right in front of us--as we were leaving the Serengeti! We saw every animal except snakes! We went with another couple and had a great time together and with our guide. A dream … fulfilled! Thank you Matthew and Raymond!!
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Email Rune | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Nice safari
We have now been on safari in the northern circuit two times this year with wild root and have not once been disappointed. Planned and communication via email works very well and fast og the itineraries given are very detailed. Also you are greated a day prior to your safari to check that everything is in order, all with the usual kind tanzanian hospitality. Furthermore they were able to suit our budgets accordingly.
Special praise to our guide Raymond whom we travelled with both times.
Very recommendable. So much that we know also have book spice tour and trip to prison island, on Zanzibar with wild root!
6 Day Safari Arusha
We can highly recommend Wild root Safaris Operator because of the follwong reasons:
- Communication,booking and recommondations were excellent.
- Price is very competitive and you get alot for the money.
- The support during our stay was excellent (pick up and drop off at the airport by the owners)
- Our personal Guide durng our safari was in every way perfect. He had great knowlegde about the fauna and flora as well as was he a great spotter ( we have seen the big 5 !! ). He understood the balance between entertaining and giving the clients their space.
- All the accomodations exeeded our expectations.
If you are looking for a competent locally owned operater with alot of experiance and competitive prices, than wild root safaris is your choice.
Email Frank de Graaf & Shashi Gopinath. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
From start to finish our experience with Wild Root Safaris was fantastic.
The service and attention to details regarding our booking request was above expectations. The tour was a 3 day safari to Lake Manyara National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park Tanzania. The highlight for us was the Ngorongoro Crater. Our driver/guide was very well informed, courteous & friendly making our trip so much more exciting. The lodges suggested to us were exactly what we had hoped for. All in all a great and relaxing safari.
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Email Julie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A magical safari !
We can't thank Wild Root Safari enough for the magical week we had with them!
Everything has been perfectly prepared and we have enjoyed every single minute.
Mathew has helped us to organise the trip and he has been very patient and kind with us. He also came to the airport to welcome us and took the time to see us before we left.
John is a fabulous chef and he has treated us very well with fresh and delicious food !
Raymond is a wonderful driver and guide. We have seen so much rare and incredible wild life scenes.
There is nothing we can complain about and we highly recommend them.
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Email Paul | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely seamless safari experience!
My girlfriend and I booked a 6-day safari with Wild Root Safaris. We had an absolutely fantastic time and we 100% recommend them. I can easily say that of the 5 times I have been on safari, this was by far my best experience. The person in charge, Mathew, used to be a guide on Kilimanjaro before co-founding the company with a Canadian around 10 years ago.
In November of 2015, I found Wild Root along with a few other operators on SafariBookings.com. I emailed to see the prices and itineraries they offered and most of them got back to me. Of the replies, Wild Root was the fastest and most personable, addressing all our questions and giving us several options. As we are students, price was a concern and we wanted to make sure all costs were accounted for. Mathew did an excellent job of this and was extremely helpful regarding suggestions for accommodations and places to go, things to do, etc. Even though park fees went up significantly from the time of reservation to the time of travel, Mathew honoured the booking price, something a luxury tour operator didn’t do for a family we met on Kili.
We then sent our deposit through to Wild Root so that the bookings could get underway. Sending a large amount of money to someone you have only spoken to via email is nerve-racking, but everything worked out absolutely perfectly. As our safari was in July 2016 (8 months after reserving), we touched base every few months with Mathew to make sure everything was booked as planned. We tried calling the hotels and lodges, but their communication was sub-par to say the least. Mathew assured us that everything was set up and that we would have a great time – how right he was!
We planned to meet with our guide in Arusha at our hotel after climbing Kilimanjaro. After some time at the hotel, the hotel staff told us Mathew and our guide, Issa, had arrived. They showed us the vehicle – an absolutely gorgeous, brand new Toyota Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof. Mathew and Issa went over the safari with us and addressed any questions we had, something we were extremely impressed with.
The next 6 days on safari were spectacular. We went to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and then the Ngorongoro Crater. The wildlife we saw was phenomenal. Issa was incredibly punctual, knowledgeable, caring and wonderfully personable. My girlfriend, having never been on safari, was very keen to see the ‘Big 5’. Issa made sure of this, the highlight of which was watching a lion stalk a Thomson’s gazelle for 45 minutes and just miss its prey. All of the lodges we stayed at along the way were superbly comfortable and the food was delicious.
Aside from the safari, Issa took us to several markets and suggested prices for items, what to look out for, how to bargain for the best deal, etc. He was always watching out for our safety: once when we were in a market stall for a long period of time and out of his view, he came looking for us to make sure we were okay. We ended up getting some fantastic bargains because of his advice and have some fantastic souvenirs.
At the end of the safari when we were back at the hotel, Mathew met with us to discuss our trip and make sure everything went well. We let him know just how impressed we were and how much we loved our experience. Wild Root certainly exceeded our expectations! We definitely recommend them as well as our guide, Issa. Knowing how great our safari was, I wish I booked our Kili trek with Wild Root as well. Thank you to Wild Root for making memories to last a lifetime!
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Email Kristina | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wild dreams....
After a long serie of flights we finally got to our first destination- Kilimanjaro airport. Wildroots Safari was already waiting for us with some refreshments. After approx 1 ride we came to our first lodge in Arusha. After the dinner we had short briefing with our guide and we have started our adventure the next day in Arusha Park, continuing on Tarangire, the highlight of the trip was of course Serengeti-wild&crazy, side by side with animals in a tented lodge. As last we had scheduled Ngongoro crater, which is boasting with its amazing landscape. All lodges we got offered from our guide were very nice with african flair and up to standard-unfortunately we didnt have enough time to enjoy them. The driver was very cool and was always trying to get us what we wanted or needed. We got to see all the animals we could think of and more. After 6 days we had to leave this beautiful wildness and head for our next destination. If you are ready for a wild african adventure, with some laughters and dont mind some dusty faces now and then this is the team you should get together with. Thank you Wildroots safari for this one in a lifetime adventure!!!