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 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!
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 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.
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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 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 Caroline | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
magical experience !!!
We have been looking for a while for our safari as it was for our honeymoon we knew what we wanted and they listen what we were looking for and help us to make our dream come true ... We asked about only luxury tent which were perfect really good location ,spacious all different ,air balloon trip and our guide Raymond he was so good at spotting the animals ,very professional, and always happy. We highly recommend this company and Raymond .
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Email Zi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review for '6-Day Walking to Heart of Masai Village Lake Natron'
This past summer, my sister and I signed up for a Maasai walking safari with Wildroots Safari without knowing what to expect.
As it turns out, this trip turned out to be my best experience out of the entire 7 months I spent on this continent.
We were accompanied on the walking tour by a cook, two donkey men, several donkeys (to carry your supplies) and most importantly our wonderful guide, Nasha.
I cannot emphasized how wonderful Nasha is. After spending such a long time in Africa, I was really exhausted from dealing with corrupted, money hawking tour guides. Nasha, however proved otherwise. He was the sweetest, educated, insightful guide who spoke good English. Being a Maasai himself, he was able to share his personal experience growing up as a Maasai.
We would walk for 5-6 hours everyday at a comfortable pace. It is amazing to be able to witness how the tribes live on a day to day basis, watch kids as young as 4 graze the cows on a land with predators such as Hyenas. To top it off, we managed to see plenty of wildlife such as Giraffes, Zebras and Wildebeest along the way!
If you are still undecided as to how to spend your holiday in Tanzania or if you're sick of sitting in a Safari vehicle every single day, I would highly recommend this trip for you. Ask for Nasha to be your guide. On a trip like this, you spend 15 hours with your guide daily and it is imperative you get a good guide like Nasha.
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Email Nieves y Manuel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good guys and always willing to please the customer
The staff was very nice from the first mail. They were to the airport to pick us up and took us to the hotel (that kindly they had changed according to our preferences). Our driver was very good, wise and experienced. Trained as a guide he knew perfectly all the habits of wild animals and he never was tired of anwering our crazy questions. Always punctual and fulfilling the itinerary.
For accommodation, we felt like princes, we were very well treated, with attention to detail, so we could fully enjoy the experience. Good food throughout the safari, including lunchs that were impossible to eat whole. We had no complaints at all. We found all the wild animals we wanted to see and some that we could not imagine we would see because they are quite shy. Luck or skill of our guide? We think he was always in the right place at the right time.
The last day we were taken to the airport and said goodbye to us, showing great interest in hearing our suggestions to improve the service. Which says a lot in its favor.
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Email Andrea | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari
My family and I had a great experience with Wild Root Safaris. Matthew was excellent with planning and answering my hundreds of questions. Our driver, Raymond, was also great. He knew a ton of information about the animals, parks, Masai culture, and so much more. Working with a knowledgeable guide/driver really took our trip to the next level. A few negatives of the trip: we were supposed to go by the Olduvai Gorge (I had asked for it to be added to our itinerary), but our driver was unaware of this because he did not have a copy of our itinerary. Matthew refunded the money that was supposed to be used to enter the museum. We also spent our last night in tent accommodations. This was not what I expected based on the website I was given for review. I specifically said no camping and that we want running water and electricity, but this place had none of that. I wish the company would have suggested other places and told us that picking them would increase the price by $X. We would have gladly paid the extra money for a lodge and not a tent. We're laughing about it now, but it was pretty miserable while we were there. I would definitely recommend Wild Root Safaris!
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65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exciting Serengeti and Ngorongoro with WildRoot
We had an extraordinary, interesting 9-day safari in Serengeti and Ngorongoro Game Parks, arranged and executed by Wild Root Safari. Beautiful landscape, we saw incredible amounts of animals: apart from the boringly famous "big five", endless other big and small animals. Especially pleasing to meet were leopard, cheetah, caracal, lion feeding on a buffalo (vultures and fox waiting!), a just born giraffe and hares (never thought of meeting a hare here!). Our driver was a reliable, knowledgeable , pleasant person with sharp eyes. The lodges allowed us to stretch our legs, feed and drink in friendly, comfortable surroundings