Hamadi Ningaa - Founder, Face of Africa Adventures
Face of Africa Adventures
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $1,700 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Jef & Renee | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience
Hamadi from face of africa was friendly and helpfull. Although the hotel he booked for us the night before the safari started was awefull, he Booked another one at our request when we returned to Arusha after the safari.
Since it was low season the budget safari we took was bundled with people from different organisations in one truck. Once we got started on our safari everything went perfect.
Hamadi was also helpfull with getting cash from the bank. Prepare yourself to pay in cash though. We were not and it gave us more stress then we hoped for. Pickup from the airport was on time but costed 50$ whereas for other compagnies it was free...
Our guide Zigi and our cook 'Chef' treated us to a great experience!
All in all expect a personal and friendly experience. Hamadi was open to any requests and responded as expected to them. It also feels as if your money goes to a local and not a great international organisation.
HK
Email Simon | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful and interesting 8-days safari and 5-days Mt. Kilimanjaro mountain trekking
Safari - thanks to our wonderful driver and chef! Wonderful and interesting people. Driver (he was also the guide) is good at finding the best spots for photo-shooting. He has good eyes and see animals far away and hence drove to the best spots for watching. Chef gavve us a lot of pleasant surprises in delicious food, especially made a birthday cake for one of our members during the safari trip and it was afreat surprise to her as well as others taking dinner in the canteen of the campsite. Will miss them.
Mountain trekking - Great crew of 9 members to serve us (two). Without the encouragement by our two great mountain guides, we would not be able to make it to the summit! Just one minor comment, for food and especially for our Chinese/asians, it might be nice (to have a better appetite in high attitude) to have some sort of congee or soup noodles for our meal as it is easier to swallow and digest. Anyway, it's our fault not telling our great chef about this earlier for them to prepare the materials before the trekking.
Overall : Mr. Hamad, the responsible person of Face of Africa Adventures is a very responsible man and he visited the campsites several time to make sure that we were satisfied with the service. He also went with us to the start point of our trekking and met us at the gate when we finished the trekking. We whole-heartedly thanked him for his service. Overall, Tanzania is a loverly country, with great places to visit. You can see all that you want to see in the safari (the Big Five) and reach the top of Africa (almost exhausted)! At least once in a lifetime experience.
NL
Email Zoë | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lovely first safari
I had a great safari with face of Africa adventures. I had arranged it quite last minute but everything was organized very well. The program was not exactly the same as in the itinerary but in my case it made my safari even better. Compared to other safari companies this one had a really good price.
Email Alexandra Donaldson | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
4 day 3 night Camping Safari, Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti
I found Face of Africa online and contacted Hamadi to book. You transfer 30% of the cost in advance and then pay the rest on arrival. As I was on a low budget I joined a group of other people on a camping safari. Hamadi arranged my airport transfers, picking me up the day before the safari and returning me after. It was an amazing experience, we saw everything including leopard, rhino, lion, elephants, giraffes etc. Camping was a unique experience, especially in the Serengeti where you could hear the animals! It was awesome in the morning waking up and being able to see elephants without moving from the campsite. It was cold camping in Ngorongoro so if you book this trip make sure you take a good sweater! The chef was really good and kept us well-fed the whole time (thank you Isaac). The guide, Juma, answered all of our questions and was able to show us everything we wanted to see. Overall I loved it and I haven't stopped boring my friends and family with all my photos yet! I'd definitely recommend Face of Africa Adventures :)
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Email Francesca | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing nature and beautiful people
Despite the very last minute reservation, Face of Africa was able to arrange an amazing 3 days trip to Serengeti and Ngorongoro, being ready to adapt to changes and doing their best to satisfy our needs! well done guys! Highly recommended!
UY
Email Ignacio Bonino | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good!!
Everything was well planned, we spent a great time with the chef and guide. higly recommended.
NL
Email Jacqueline | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great!!
The safari of 4 days/ 3 nights to Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater was great. We've seen a lot of animals. Our guide Apollo was very nice and knew a lot about everything. The cook was great. His food was excellent. After the safari Hamadi (owner) came unexpectedly to our hostel to ask if we'll liked the safari and if we had any complaints, tips etc. etc. We liked that very much. With this he shows that he really cares about his customers and wants them to have a good experience.
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Email Susan | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Responsive, reliable, committed to serving their clientele
Hamadi was very good at communicating and helping me to set up this unexpected opportunity for a very short 2 day/one-night safari. Winnie, my guide for the two days ,was very reliable and knowledgeable about the animals and ecossytem. I traveled alone as an older single woman and was very comfortable throughout - last minute changes, on my part, came up, and Hamadi was very flexible, and again a reliable communicator.
PT
Email David Bento | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great adventure, but ended up going with Greg Adventures
We had a top-notch experience. We did a 3 day safari through Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater and everything went as expected. Sammy, our driver, was really really great and one of the main reasons we ended up seeing so many animals and so close to us. Same as our cook, who provided us with great meals over these days.
The negative point is that we end up going with a different company (Greg Adventures) after asking by email and being told that we weren't going with a partner of them. It was quite a big surprise when we arrived and we noticed we were going with a different company. So there's not really a lot we can say about Face of Africa, but we can 100% advise you to go with Greg Adventures.
Reply from Face of Africa Adventures
Posted on Dec 29, 2017Dear David.
We are glad that you got to have the experience of a lifetime. Our clients' Satisfaction comes first, and we choose our partners carefully :)
May you Have A Prosperous New Year!!
Email Nathaniel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very Organized
Splendid Safari to Serengeti National park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area.Excellent communication
