Reviews
Email Peter Otto | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic Horse Riding Safaris
If you like Africa, horses and wild game this will be for you. The Safaris have great rides over a variety of African veld at a variety of paces. Accommodation on the farm makes it well worth staying the day before and the day after, In the veld it is tented, but very well done, inclusive of hot showers and at stunning camping locations. The food and service is excellent, the hosts great company and very knowledgeable so it makes for great conversations on and of horse back. The horses are in good shape, well looked after and a pleasure to ride and in 6 days we never were late for sun-downers ! And what views !!
Just remember this is Africa, you will not always see what you want to see and the weather will not always be perfect. And a word to the wise if you pick a long safari.....be riding fit :)
NL
Email Ken | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
One of the highlights of our Tanzanian holiday!
This was the best place we stayed at during our 2 week trip to Tanzania, and we stayed at some great places! We were made to feel part of the family, from the first hour! It felt like all the activities on the farm were focused on the animals and us. After being shown around, and "introduced" to the rescued animals, we simply participated in what was going on there. The horse riding was lovely, and they took perfect care of our 9 year old daughter who had never ridden before - she is hooked! There were so many activities to do: highlights for us were the bat cave in the canyon, and Tom the tortoise on the neighbouring farm (and the hike back!). Nothing we asked was too much trouble, the service was perfect. We had all our meals with the our hosts, Eli and Laszlo, and the other guests, and the food was magnificent - the best we had anywhere in Tanzania! Meal times were very social with lots of entertaining stories and insights. I cannot recommend Makoa Farm highly enough, it will be the first place we go back to on our next trip to Tanzania.
DE
Email Mona | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A gorgeous place with wonderful people.
The Makoa farm is again and again the destiantion of my travels. Meanwhile, I visited this special place four times. The people are incredibly friendly and the atmosphere is very familiar. The many possible activities make every visit to be something special. The hosts try to make every wish come true and organize a special program for everybody. In addition to riding and horseback safaris there are a lot of things to do. For example a monkey walk with some of the baby and teen monkeys, watching fruit bats in a cave, take a jeep or walking safari in nearby Arusha Park, visit a giant turtle, explore the village or the market in Moshi , take a bath in the Hot Springs and many, many more. The accommodation is gorgeous (early morning tea or coffee in the bed or on the terrace overlooking Kilimanjaro) and the food is phenomenal. Both riders and non-riders could have very special days (or weeks..) on that place.