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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Reviews
Email Peter | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good experience - recommend.
I was a little concerned to make a 15% deposit to someone I'd never met but it all worked out fine. This is the best value safari I could find and the fact that it included the nights before and after the safari in Arusha is a massive plus. I was with two couples who booked through other providers and paid different (larger) amounts of money. It's like the provider you book with doesn't matter too much as you often seem to end up in mixed groups of different tour operators.
Anyway the trip: august is a little cloudy so hear that in mind, and it's quite cold at higher altitudes. But it's still an incredible experience. I went to Ngorogoro, Serengeti and Manyara. Lake Manyara is pretty over crowded so I would say prioritise spending more time in the other parks. Cook really good (how he made such good food on one gas stove i'll never know) and guide very knowledgeable, with the right answer to every animal question. Organisation was slightly disorganised in the sense that noone knew if we had sleeping bags etc but it all worked out in the end. Very grateful to Geofrey and the others for an excellent trip.
Advice: the roads are atrocious in the Serengeti (just fyi, expect a spinal massage). Pack really warm stuff for Ngorogoro. 5 nights is about right given the amount of time to drive to Serengeti from Arusha. Any less and you would risk not seeing everything, and more and you might be safari'd out. It's difficult to see rhino at the moment (heard different explanations e.g. illness, dry season).
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Email Prince Ogunjobi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best choice we made.
Meru Slopes Tours and Safari was a wonderful experience for us. We were a group of 6 and we did a 5 days Safari and it was a pleasant experience. It was a last minutes decision due to problems with other companies, yet our expectations were surpassed. They communicate quite well, they are courteous and professional. We got a wonderful deal, half of what most companies offered us, the tents and lodges were beyond expectations and I believe we had the best tour guide, driver and chef. Ask for Hilarry as your driver and guide, and Saleem as your chef, they are the best combinations. Oh, they also give you two free nights in Arusha to prepare for the Safari and unwind afterwards. They will guide you through Arusha and fetch you from either airports. On our end, they had no flaws and we plan to do it again. I highly recommend contacting them before you commit to other companies. Also this is a local company, booking with them will feed many mouths in a country as beautiful as Tanzania.
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Email Guillaume & Amélie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great guide and best price across the board
The safari was great, the driver/guide - Julius - was an experienced man. We had a perfectly timed pick-up at the airport (cost is $20 by taxi), price included hotel night before and after the safari, aswell as drop off to the airport at the end (again $20 saved)
I would recommend 10/10 - just be warned that tent safari can prove to be exhausting !
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Email Birte | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
wonderful Safari, good condititions for the price
Super guide, yummy meals, comfortable Jeep and good organisation. Thanks for that great experience!
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Email Joshua | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Low cost, excellent value
My girlfriend and I booked with Meru Slopes. They were the cheapest option, with the better reviews. They organised everything for us. They include pick ups and drop offs from Arusha or Kilimanjaro airport within the cost. We got a hotel stay before and after the safari. Rooms were great.
Safari - On time for pick up. Driver/guide is cautious on the rough roads, so always felt safe. Tents the same as every other tour company around. Food was excellent!! Guide was not the most knowledgeable, but there were some books to look through, and did well spotting things. No real complaints. Meru gave a gift also after the tour. If you are planning on doing this trip, and want to do it by tent, then I see no reason for not using Meru Slopes, as why pay more for the same (or worse) service.
Email Samantha | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Impressive professional service, excellent safari guide, cook and amazing wildlife!
My sister and I joined a 4 day safari to Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater with Meru Slopes Tours & Safaris. I was really impressed from the prompt responses to our beginning enquiries to the actual tour itself. We arrived at Arusha airport where someone was waiting to transport us to the hotel. We had a one night stay before and after the tour at the Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel included in our package. The hotel was clean, with hot showers and comfy beds with mosquito nets. They have a lovely restaurant where we enjoyed a delicious vegetable curry and fresh juice! The safari definitely exceeded my expectations for budget camping. The tents included a mattress and pillow, and sleeping bag if you needed. They were set up for us at the campsite, though we did help as I think its all part of the fun. We had amazing food cooked fresh for us everyday by our safari cook. Best cucumber soup ever! In terms of facilities the campsites had flushing toilets and showers - I would take an extra roll of loo paper next time! Our driver/guide had great local knowledge and did the best to help us to see lots of wildlife, which we did! Overall we had a fantastic experience and I would highly recommend Meru Slope Tours & Safaris. A huge thank you to Geofrey and the team!
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Email Matthias | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience, with an eye for detail to make your journey as good as possible.
Booking a safari can be quite difficult, therefore I would like to start by telling the communication was fast, correct and anything was up for discussion. Pickup is included in the price from Arusha or Kilimanjaro airport, which is a big plus. Also, the night before departure and night of return are included in the price, sleeping in the Arusha tourist in, a very Nice and clean hotel in Arusha city with surpisingly good good and accommodation. The safari itself is all you would expect, we did tarangire, Serengeti and ngorongoro in a camping budget formula. We had the luck of sharing the car with a couple of similar age (25-28), which the company keeps in consideration they told us. This also is a Nice plus in making the safari as pleasant as possible. the camping was basic but very exciting (Elephants walking through, hyena's at night,...) But never felt unsafe. The good was outstanding, every group has a chef who travels from campsite to campsite and prepared more than recent Meals (fresh pizza, roasted chicken, fresh vegetables, etc..) the combination of seeing more animals then i can remember, having a great young guide and chef (Hillary and Salim!), Good Company and a professional organisation who did literally everything to make the trip superb (including asking our opinions, wishes,..) made this the trip exceeding my expectations. Can highly recommend! Thanks again Hillary too, i guess a lot depends in the guide and how far they are Willing to go for you. Hope this review helps the organisation, as Well as People trying to book a safari! Matthias, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Email Xabi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything perfect!
The organisation was perfect, very friendly. We had a nice group, our cook Salim was excellent and our guide Hilary fantastic.
No bad surprises and Goeffrey help us a lot to organise our trip. He contacted us via Whatsapp and it was very confortable.
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Email Bhushan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
4-days safari- Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongou
Beautiful Parks with lots of wildlife! Geofrey the owner was quick to respond to emails and very accommodating. He arranged for late night airport pick-up and an extra night at Arusha Tourist Inn. Safari itself was well managed. The guides took us close to the animals. The cook prepared good meals and took care of my dietary restrictions.
For a camping safari, this was very well setup. I had a great experience and would highly recommend Geoffrey and his team for anyone looking to experience Tanzanian safaris!
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Email Alicja | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgetable expirience.
We did 4 day budget safari that included Lake Manyara, Norongoro and Serengetti. We chose Meru Slopes because if the conpetetive price. The safari exceeded our expectations we enjoyed every moment of it. The trip was very well organized and the guide, chef and tour operator put all their heart to make our safari a wonderful experience. The only recommendation I'd give is to perhaps opt for an upgradated option in Norongoro. We stayed in a really nice canpsite in Manyara and Serengetti,. In Norongoro the campsite had ananzing location but it was really cold at night. Although we were warned the temperature was going to be very cold , we didn't expect it to be that cold.