Geofrey Nassari, founder and owner company.
Meru Slopes Tours & Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $480 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
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Email Mariska Gruizinga | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb. They are the best
This is the best company for your safari. We had a 6 days camping safari and ir was excellent. Saw all the animals you were honing to see. Mudi the driver/Guide and Moshi the Cook. Perfect people. If you would like to book ask for them I came back for sure
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Email Camille Germain | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazingly well organized, prepared and knowledgeable.
Our tour was great, the tour guide Ed was incredibly knowledgeable. His excitement and passion for the tour shined at all times. The food provided was absolutely incredible and more that we could have ever asked for. We were concerned because the cost was significantly lower than many others of the same length but there was no need for this. The lodges were nice, not luxurious but that's not what we ere there for anyways.
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Email Evelin Evlogiev | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Trip You Will Never Forget
It may sound like a cliche but for me this trip was the best time of my life so far.Everything was so well done and organized, I just didn't think of anything, only enjoyed the wildness and the animals. The Meru Slopes team just took care of the rest.
I had a private 7-day safari and visited Tarangire NP, Ndutu, Central Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater and Lake Manyara NP. We saw thousands of wildebeest, zebras, antilopes, gazelles, many elephants and giraffes, lots of lions, we spotted leopards and cheetahs too. Many other animals like hippos, hienas, warthogs, buffaloes, baboons, etc. We saw 3 rhinos in Ngorongoro crater too. I couldn't be happier - Big 5 was completed. It was the calving season and spotted baby elephants, wildebeest, zebra, giraffe calves and lion cubs too.
Accommodations - I tried all of them from a public campsite through a tented lodge to a luxury lodge. Honestly, most of it I enjoyed sleeping in the tent in the middle of Serengeti, seeing all the stars in the sky, and listening to hyenas' sounds in the night.
I enjoyed every moment spent with these guys. Everything was fantastic, we had so much fun together. A few words for the DREAM team - Geogrey, Jacob and Mushi:
Geofrey - company manager - super cool and easy going. Very responsive with email communication. He will make sure you will go back home with a big smile on your face. Jacob - the guide - great friend, you just need to trust him. He has amazing skills to find every wild animal. Super nice and friendly guy with eagle eyes and good heart.
Mushi - the Chef - another great friend. He is cooking amazing dishes, I can't believe someone can cook like that in the middle of the wild. Everything you can imagine - just fantastic food, you won't be disappointed. Also Mushi is a very positive person.
We got everything in our car - tents, food, cold drinks. I had fresh hot food every day, cold drinks and a lot of fun. I am pretty sure you will enjoy every moment with these guys. Just don't forget to show your gratitude, they deserve it!
For me - I can't wait to go back. I left my heart in Serengeti and I promised to take it back one day. So see you soon.
Asante Sana - Geofrey, Jacob, Mushi!
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Email Marek | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing safari experience
We did 3 days safari and we enjoyed it a lot. Meru Slopes Tours & Safaris team made it perfect.
Thank you
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Email Iwona | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highly recommended
Meru Slopes Safari Tours reached my expectations in terms of organization, quality of service and customers needs. All the staff was doing their best, the good was great too.
I highly recommended choosing the tour operator for your safari experience.
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Email Sean | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Funny, accommodating, and good at spotting animals
This was a great bang for our buck. We saw a ton of animals and felt taken care of by our guide the entire time. I highly recommend this service for anyone looking for cheaper safaris
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Email Juan Diego | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
6-day safari. An amazing experience with a highly professional company. Recommended!!
Meru Slopes Tours & Safaris was the correct choice for us from the very beginning. Booking a safari tour in Tanzania is a complex task, full of uncertainty. There are thousands of companies offering a wide variety of safari experiences, but most of the time it is extremely difficult to obtain reliable information about them. We were looking for a budget, more authentic experience, away from luxury lodges in natural areas. After doing some research, we contacted Meru Slopes, as it showed to be a company with a large number of positive reviews on TripAdvisor. To my surprise, and thankfully, Geofrey, the company manager, answered back within one hour, and provided us with all the necessary information, and moreover, answered all our (too many) questions in the following days.
Meru Slopes Tours & Safaris is a really professional and well-organized company. They were able to re-schedule our tour after a two-day delay of arrival in Tanzania due to flight cancellations (not covid-related). Plus, we requested the meals to be vegetarian, to which they agreed and comply in an excellent way.
Speaking of the safari experience, it was everything Meru Slopes promised. We didn’t have to worry about anything but enjoy the trip. The trip started with us being picked up at Arusha airport, and from there a 2 hour trip to Jambo lodge in Mto Wa Mbu (Mosquito River), close to Lake Manyara National Park. There we met the rest (3) of the passengers, And the crew formed by Jacob, the guide and driver, And Rasheed, our cook. They would be with us for the following 6 days. We visited Lake Manyara National Park for the first encounter with the so promised African wildlife. The result did not disappoint: lots of elephants, gazelles,
antelopes, and even the famous tree-climbing lions. After a full day game drive, we headed back to Jambo lodge, where we enjoyed dinner with local food cooked by Rasheed, and experienced some traditional dance exhibitions by the local people from the village.
On the second day, Jacob headed to the famous Serengeti National Park. After 3 hours, we entered the majestic landscape of Serengeti, and spend the afternoon on a game drive before stetting our camp in Nguchiro campsite. The camping place has everything you need to enjoy a good time in Serengeti (kitchen, closed dining area, bathrooms with WC and shower). The camping experience in the middle of a national park surrounded by wildlife is something unique. Nguchiro campsite is one of the many campsites in central Serengeti, all equipped in the same way. We spent 2 nights there, for a total of 2 complete days of game drive in Serengeti (afternoon – full day – morning) from day 2 to 4, something that I personally recommend a lot. Spend 2 days in Serengeti, it is worth it. No need to describe our game drives here, pictures are self-explanatory. But in short, we saw 4 out of the big 5 within the first 24hs in Serengeti, only missing Rhino, which is easier to spot in Ngorongoro.
After lunch on Nguchiro camping site on day 4, we left Serengeti NP, and visited the Serengeti Visitors center, where we learned a lot about the history, ecology, and geography of the Serengeti Ecosystem. Later that day, our adventure took us to Simba campsite A, just outside Ngorongoro crater, where we set our camp again, not before stopping by a Massai Village (Massai Dorf in google maps) to enjoy a Massai cultural experience with the local pastoralists, and buy some of their artisanal work, which help them to maintain their lifestyle. Simba campsite welcomed us with some elephant crossing in between the tents, buffalo grazing, and even hyenas scouting for food leftovers from the kitchen :P.
Day 5 took us to the famous Ngorongoro crater, famous for its high density of animals in a confined area protected by the largest complete crater on earth. Here, the rare and elusive Black Rhino showed at last, allowing us to complete the big 5 (lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, and rhino). Ngorongoro also allowed us to witness predatory animals (hyenas and lions) feeding on early-morning hunts. After leaving the crater and packing our camp, we headed back for a well-deserved chill night at Jambo Logde (yay, hot shower again). That afternoon, Prisca, who works for Meru Slopes, took us for a cultural tour in Mto Wa Mbu (Mosquito River, the local village where the lodge is located), and showed us the local lifestyle, agriculture production (banana, cassava, jackfruit, bread fruit, mango, rice, etc.), the local, artisanal wood products and paintings, and most important, the banana wine, which we enjoyed together. Thanks so much Prisca, for your dedicated and complete explanations about the life in Mosquito River.
Our 6th and last day took us Tarangire National Park (River of the Warthogs, or “pumba” as everyone in Tanzania call them since 1993), famous for its large number of elephants (and also warthogs, though they are not so famous :P). Indeed, there were a lot of elephants, and we got a couple of really close encounters. We also spotted some beautiful baobab trees. Another interesting fact is that in Tarangire we got to see a large number of carcasses being scavenged by vultures and stokes. The dryness of Tarangire during December makes it hard for wildlife to survive, and sometimes animals die from droughts or stuck in the mud while trying to reach the remaining water in the drying lakes. Beware of the monkeys here during lunch break. They’d steal your lunch, phone, keys… and you might mind a good repellent because it is full of tse-tse flies hehe…
After 6 days, we were taken back to Arusha where we spent the last night, all arranged by Meru Slopes, which also arranged our transport to the airport the following day, to close a 6-day amazing experience.
One last mention for the company Staff, who behaved incredibly professional, we have no other words than a big “THANK YOU”. Thank you to our guide Jacob, whom with his “pole pole, hakuna matata” style, drove us for uncountable hours every day making sure we were comfortable and enjoying, and was so kind to stop every time we wanted to take pictures, explaining us everything he knew about the East African wildlife, while teaching us some Swahili in the meantime. And also, a big applause to our cook Rasheed, who prepared the best imaginable breakfasts everyday before we even woke up, and delicious local meals for lunch and dinner. We really enjoyed it, everything was perfect. Thank you so much! Asante sana!
Email Carol Diaz | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing!
It has been an amazing experience!
The first thing we did was the kilimanjaro, the guides and equipment were very friendly and professional, the food was very good and the accommodation was very pleasant.
Then we did a two-day tour of Arusha in the hands of Seth, by the way, a 100% recommended guide, if you decide to book do not hesitate to ask for him and the Nuru driver, they made a perfect stay in Arusha!
Last 6 days of safari, we have no words to describe it ... Simply awesome !!!
The very comfortable car, the driver Idd Mshana always attentive to show us each animal and explain everything and the chef Andrew delighted us every day with his delicious food.
A complementary activity with the safari was a cultural visit at the hands of Prica, it is optional and free but do not hesitate to do it!
It was very easy and safe to book thanks to Geofrey, he is always ready to answer your questions and help you to book exactly what you are looking for.
Thank you very much to the whole team, we are in love with this beautiful country!
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Email Hugo Berteloot | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Memorable experience with a really great company
I recommend Meru Slopes company to organize safari in Tanzania. I took the "6 days group camping tour" option. The price is very good for the services offered (pick up at the airport, night before/after safari at the hotel, all entrance fees included...). They provide really experienced guides. Our guide, Doulgas, had a really good knowledge about east african wildlife. He is a good driver, he knows the parks very well and is oppened to any suggestion (if you want to stop to take pictures, go back to a particular place...).
Also, the manager, Geoffery, is very responsive and makes the reservation very easy.
If I come back in a few years, I will certainly take the same company.
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Email Donna A | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
MERU SLOPES is the best!
We enjoyed our 6 day Safari from the beginning to end. I researched several Safari companies and had extensive communications with my top three and I am so glad that I chose MERU SLOPES. They exceeded my expectations. They are a well run professional Safari company that I would highly recommend. They provided top notch 5* accommodations in all three lodges/hotels that we stayed at and we truly felt like we were treated like VIPs by them and the resorts that we stayed at. For what we paid, I would say it was very reasonable. Coming from the US it was overwhelming planning the trip but Meru helped us tremendously including getting our local flights from Zanzibar to Arusha to Kilimanjaro.
ABOUT THE SAFARI
We visited Tarangire National Park, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. One of our accommodations was a lodge in the Serengeti where the animals (lions, leopards etc.) roam freely and can literally be on your doorstep. We were never afraid; we heard so many animals at night some of which were outside our bedroom. What an experience! It is difficult to put into words. Our accommodation at Ngorongoro Crater was at the top of the crater with the most gorgeous view I have ever seen in my life! Spectacular! Again we were treated like royalty and had the best cuisine and massages that were ideal after a long game drive. Our driver was also excellent and a very careful driver.
We saw 4 of the big 5 and thanks to Meru we witnessed the Wildebeest migration AND them crossing the Mara River into Kenya. This is HUGE as people camp out for days and never get to see this.
Thanks to Meru we also met the Maasai tribe at their village and interacted with them including dancing with them which I loved. Again, once in a lifetime opportunity.
This company prides itself on providing the highest standards and safety and made my dream come true and for that I am truly grateful.
