"Benson Safaris: Thrilling Adventures Await!"
Benson Safaris Tanzania
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2006)
- Member Of:
- TATO, TTB & IGS
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $300 to $1,200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Heather S | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent experience in wild africa with knowledgeable guide!
We chose Benson because he was super responsive to our needs, responded quickly and gave us a wonderful description of our plans. Then during our trip our guide Peter turned out to be Superb! He was friendly, and extremely knowledgeable about the land, the people, and the area. He even has a great stoic sense of humor that made our vacation even more memorable! I highly recommend this travel agency and Peter as a guide! As women we felt independent, yet supported in a different culture than our own. It was a wonderful way to see another culture and enjoy an amazing safari!
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Email Iver and Ranveig | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exellent safari with nice and knowledgeable guide
We booked the safari online. We told Benson about our needs and he put together a good package for us. Everything went as planed and promised. Our driver/guid, David, met us the day before and told us about the plan for the trip. He was very nice and knew a lot about the animals in the parks and where to find them. We wont hesitate to book a zafari with Benson again. Thank you
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Email JOn TYsdahl | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Experienced Mt. Hanang, Tarangire, Mt. Meru and Serengeti - guided professionally and friendly
Benson put a lot of effort into planning the triop with us, adjusting for our requirements.
His friendly and knowledgeable guides, both for climbing and for safaries, gave us experiences of Tanzania that we will treasure the rest of out lives. Alle the people he involved were focused on making our trip enjoyable, from the porters and drivers, the cook and the guides. The hotels and tent camps used were also very nice with prefessional and nice staff.
Climbing Mt Hanang, and tenting alone at 3000 meters under the starts, looking out on the lights and fires on the plain far below us was unforgettable, and the sunriese at the peak was great.
Tarangire had a lot to offer, and we saw it all, including lions. elephants giraffes.....
Having climbed Kilimanjaro earlier, we were excited to look back on it from Meru at beautifuk sunrise. We had a gret climb, through Arusha national park with close encounters with giraffes and buffaloes.
Finally Serengiti was presented to us in the best way. Two lovely tent camps, and abundant wildlife, where the safari guide really knew where to go and what to show us.
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Email Anne Lise and Arne | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
All expectations fulfilled!
We chose Benson because he responded very professionally and timely to our requests through all planning stages. We were two couples travelling together for 13 days. Our itinerary was rather complex and included climbing Mt Hanang and Mt Meru, safari in Tarangire and Serengeti. This required several drivers, cars, guides and porters,and a lot of travel by car. Yet everything went according to plan. Everyone was friendly, and thanks to the guides' knowledge and assistance we reached mountain peaks and gained deeper understanding of both people and animals in this wonderful country of Tanzania.
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Email Michael | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The trip of a lifetime, truly amazing! Breathtaking scenery , welcoming natives .. animals galore !
We travelled as a family of three, and are full of praise for Benson Safaris. All our queries were dealt with promptly and courteously in advance of travelling. We were warmly greeted and received such kind attention throughout. The day outings to such wonderful places as Serengeti NP, Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, were very special occasions. Our guide Charles was so patient, stopping to photograph the animals, answering our queries and showing us special places. He shared his vast knowledge with us daily, and looked out for us so much. David our chef, was excellent, most friendly and much fun. Our transfer driver was also so kind and taught us our first words of Swahili ! When my son left his camera (which contained loads of footage !! ) in the car, he had no problem in coming back to the airport to find us and return it safely to us - so kind! All in all a truly memorable experience - hope to go back and climb Kilimanjaro with Benson one day.
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Email Jan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome experience
We did a 8-day safari in September 2016 with Benson safaris. Our trip included 1 day at Lake Manyara, 1,5 days in Tarangire NP, 1,5 days at Lake Natron, 3 days in Serengeti NP and 1 day in the Ngorongoro crater.
We had an awesome time with our guide Issa and our chef Waziri.
Issa is a great guide and able to spot animals at any distance. Thanks to him we saw the Big Five and also a cheetah after a hard days work of finding one. He stopped our car for photographs whenever we wanted and so we could spend time to enjoy the animals close-by. Issa has an amazing knowledge about animals and the Tanzanian landscape as well as the culture. He was able to answer all of our questions in a very competent way. Waziri was our chef for the time. It is amazing how he was able to prepare great meals in the given conditions. We were always looking forward to open our lunch box at noon. We also loved the fresh scones and daily soups he prepared on our trip.
The planning of the trip with Benson was very good as well. Benson was quick to answer our emails and helped us to prepare a great itinerary without pushing us to do things we don't want to do. From beginning to end we had a very good feeling with Benson and always felt safe during our time. The car we had was well equipped and accompanied us through Tanzania safely.
Overall we had an awesome experience with Benson safaris. If we ever do another safari in Tanzania, we will definitely take Benson Safari and ask Issa to be our guide and Waziri to be our chef again.
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Email Instagram: @fadi_jawaid | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome Safari. Very attentive owner!
The best part about this trip is the amount of attention to detail that the owner himself put into our trip. He came and met us the day of our safari and welcomed us to the country, and introduced us to our guide, Peter.
The second best part was our guide Peter. Peter is a walking talking driving telescope. He would point out animals in far distances that I don't even know how a human being can see, but because of his attention we spotted all the big 6 animals including Rhino - which is very rare.
Awesome company. Highly recommended. Well priced.
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Email Holly | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari Experience!!!
Benson is so quick to respond to emails. He always answered all of our questions within 24 hours of them being asked. He was so accommodating and careful to attend to each of our group members' unique and individual needs. He picked us up from the airport, booked our hotel, had a guide for us who showed up promptly when he said he would. All we had to do was show up!
We met Benson either at the airport or at the hotel (as our group had people arriving from different locations at different times). He is a very nice, friendly person who shows a genuine passion for his work. He works very hard and is eager to ensure you have the best trip possible.
Our Safari guide 'Peter' was very kind, friendly, and trustworthy. He quite obviously enjoyed his work and was very friendly and chatted with our group easily when transiting from one park to another. He had lots of knowledge on the various species we saw, telling us fun facts about the environment, geography, and Maori culture.
Peter has fantastic vision and would point out animals long before anyone in the group could see anything. He stopped the car for photographs and to spend time enjoying the animals quietly. I never felt rushed or left feeling like I wanted to stay longer in any one area. And I took heaps of brilliant photographs!
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Email Alexandra | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience
It was an amazing trip!
We saw a lot of animals, beautiful nature, Nice lodges& tented Camps.
We Will certainly go back.
THE organisation was perfect! Thank you so much for everything!
Climbing the Kilimanjaro
We climbed the Kilimanjaro with Benson Safaris Tanzania. We had a great guide, everything was very well arranged and we had a great time. Before climbing Benson replied very quickly to all our questions and we could even borrow a headlight that we lost somewhere in Tanzania. In short, very good communication and service.