"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 Anna R | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service throughout the entire process ending with an amazing safari-experience.
Very informative quote and excellent service overall. Very nice administrativ staff with swift responses regarding questions.
Knowledgeable and nice guide with very good driving skills, never got stuck once but helped several who did.
Excellent accomodation in both Arusha and the tented camp in Serengeti. Very good boxed lunches, got treated to fresh pineapple in Ngorogoro-lunch from another Benson-driver and excellent dinners.
We got to see everything from a dung beetle to lions taking down a waterbuffalo in Ngorogoro. We got to see the big five!
Highly recommend going on safari with Benson Safaris!
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Email Toni Wheeler | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
This Christmas trip for my entire family was the most unbelievable experience we could have ever!!
My husband and I went on a Tanzanian safari 15 years ago. I have wanted to take my family since then. This year over Christmas we finally did it! I started planning 13 months ahead and found Benson Safaris. The price for 8 days was reasonable for what we wanted to do and see. My 5 children,their spouses, my 10 grandchildren(ages 5-22) My husband,myself and my sister(23 in all) left on Dec 21st to head to Africa! Our main contact with Benson Safaris was Pendo. She is a beautiful, knowledgeable, kind, helpful, amazing woman!! During the planning year I had so many questions and she patiently responded as quickly as she could. When we arrived in Kilimanjaro our 4 drivers were waiting for us-Joshua,Freddy,Amini and Liberatos. They were all fun and very well informed about history,wildlife, traditions, and more. We were in Tarangire NP, the Serengeti,Ngorongoro Crater,Lake Manyara NP and much more! If you can believe that 23 people ranging from 5-75 could have a flawless 8 day trip to Africa you would be totally correct. Benson Safaris booked us in the most beautiful tent camps We could have ever imagined! All had infinity swimming pools, beautiful rooms-all with spectacular views, incredible dining. The Tanzanian people are so kind and friendly!!! This was such an awesome trip for all of us. The wildlife viewing was so amazing!!!!! I think between us we took 10,000 pictures-We saw every animal that we wanted to see and about 25 we had never heard off. I wish I were more eloquent in trying to describe our experiences but since I'm not you"ll just have to be content with AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!!!!!!!
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Email John | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Experience! They were so helpful and knowledgeable
The tour was amazing. Our guide, Goodluck, was able to help provide us so much information on the animals and the accommodations were fantastic.
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Email Steve Negen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Spectacular! Our driver Peter and Benson made everything a complete family memory.
Pendo from Benson communicated with whenever we had questions. It was very professional and easy even with multiple changes.
The Safari was beyond expected and our expectations were very high.
Peter knew how far he could push our family each day and managed to score some amazing siting late in the day 3 times. We seemed to have booked an excellent time of year with lush greenery and 57 different animals spotted over our 9 days.
Safari is not a "vacation" but an adventure experience and I was glad our youngest of 3 was 18. We had 6 people in the Land Cruiser and that was a full vehicle.
We choose to mid - luxury level accomedations and were blown away by the places we stayed. Lovely to have a great room and food at the end of 8-10 hours on the road.
I would highly recommend Benson and especially Peter. In fact I'm sure I will be back.
Steve Negen - Age 58
Traveled with my wife, my 2 sons 25,22 and daughter 18 and a family friend 25 years old. Excellent ages.
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Email AMR | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a life time.
I can’t describe how great this trip was. Peter our tour guide was knowledgeable, patient and very helpful explaining many aspect of the culture in this part of the world.
Email Mark Underwood | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent safari organised with smooth proficiency, meeting and exceeding our expectations
Benson Safaris Tanzania were excellent from the start, with good clear communication. We were able to amend the proposed itinerary to suite our requirements with ease.
The service provided was excellent with everything going to plan, with all transfers running smoothly. The vehicles and driver, guide were as described and a great way to explore for the two of us with lots of space for animal viewing, being able to move easily about the vehicle and with chargers for keeping batteries charged, and coolers for cold drinks. The game viewing was exceptional. We saw all we had hoped for and more.
A vehicle breakdown was dealt with with little disruption following a temporary repair, with a replacement vehicle arriving quickly to prevent any disruption to our tour.
As well as excellent safari viewing a surprising highlight was the cultural visit to the HadzabeBush People and Datoga Tribe at Lake Eyasi.
All of the hotels and tented lodges recommended and chosen were superb, in great locations and with excellent service
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Email Maggie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Every part of the trip was excellent
Having recently completed a ten day holiday safari in Tanzania I can heartily endorse Benson Safaris. This local Tanzanian operator stands back for no-one! Their organization was excellent, with Pendo attending to all our group's queries and requests and together a most suitable itinerary was drawn up. We were in two vehicles and our guides, Amini and Peter, were outstanding: experienced, resourceful, patient and showing genuine interest in the animals and birds. As amateur birders we kept Amini busy identifying the many, many birds we saw. He has an amazing knowledge of birds and always had his bird book handy for more details. If birding is your thing, Amini is your man.
October was an excellent time to visit, with pleasant temperatures and no bugs. Being mostly open savanna, it is wonderfully easy to spot animals in the Serengeti and we were not disappointed. I was also impressed with how the guides from different outfits co-operate with each other to give everyone a viewing chance when there was a popular animal sighting.
The Maramboi and Kubu Kubu tented lodges we stayed in were a delight, with beautiful rooms and great atmosphere. The welcome on arriving at Maramboi was exceptionally warm and caring, and a shout-out to the staff at Kubu Kubu who were ceaselessly friendly whether early in the morning or late at night. At both lodges there are no fences and one can see animal tracks on the paths around the lodge when you step out in the morning – a wonderful experience for a city dweller.
My thanks to Benson Safaris, Benson, Pendo, Peter and Amini for a wonderful experience.
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Email Kathy Hall | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organized, dedicated, professional, and a most amazing experience.
Communications - prompt, clear, detailed
Service - above and beyond our expectations
Expectations - exceeded our expectations. Each location and lodging was much more comfortable than expected and the food was outstanding. All of the staff at every location were genuinely friendly and sincerely wanted you to have the best experience possible.
Tour - what made our tour so exceptional was our guide,Erasto. Every animal we wanted to see , we did. Close up and multiple times. Often we were there first or in such a great location for viewing that we were able to see the animals and get the most amazing photos and videos. As well, Erasto was prompt, so friendly ,followed the itinerary but always catered to what we wanted to see or needed. He went above and beyond each day but asan example- we arrived at one of the mobile camps for the evening. Just as we were settling in Erasto ran up and offered us a chance to see lions mating. He would take us if we wanted to go (even though he had already put in a long day). We took his offer be were very fortunate to be able to see the two lions close up. A chance of a lifetime. If we were ever so lucky to return to Africa, we would book with Benson again but even more importantly, have Erasto as our guide. Thank you for the opportunity of a lifetime to see such an amazing and beautiful place as the Serengeti, Arusha National Park, and the Ngorongo crater.
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Email Jan and Roman | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thank you Benson safaris for an incredible “once in a lifetime” trip!
Book with Benson safaris and you will not be disappointed! We started planning a year before the trip and Pendo in the office was amazing, answering countless emails and Skyping with us a couple of times. She was so patient with our many inquiries and responded very quickly, She even met us at the hotel in Arusha the first night to welcome us. Thank you Pendo!
We were a group of 10 in 2 safari vehicles. Our guide and driver Peter was amazing. He was such a knowledgeable, kind and caring person. He made sure we were able to see so many animals up close and provided information throughout the safari. We saw 11 lions pass right behind our safari vehicle, as well as a lion kill (wildebeest) among many other animals including elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas, leopards and cheetahs. Amini was the guide and driver for the other vehicle and he was also wonderful. Ask for Peter or Amini as your guide and you will be very happy with either of them!
The luxury lodges were so beautiful! We stayed at Kubu Kubu, Maramboi, and Serena Manyara. They all had infinity pools overlooking the African landscape. Kubu Kubu had the most amazing outdoor shower and we could see some of the wildebeest crossing while in the infinity pool!
The people we met were all so welcoming and friendly. Africa is such a beautiful country and it is worth visitng for the landscape alone. The sunsets were also incredible.
At the end of our trip, we met Benson at the airport for a few minutes and he kindly gave us a departing gift of African coffee to take home with us.
Thank you Pendo, Peter, Amini and Benson. It truly was the trip of a lifetime. We will not forget the wonderful experience you provided for us.
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Email Sue | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Benson is the best!!!
Benson was fabulous and went out of his way to make our Safari everything we could want.
At our request he interviewed and hired Erasto Martin as our Safari guide, and we saw many, many animals- cheetahs and cubs, lions sleeping, walking, mating, hunting, and Cubs. We witnessed the wildebeest crossing, saw elephant troops, saw a female in estrus, babies, elephants bathing and eating. We saw baboons and babies, vervet monkeys and babies, blue monkeys and colobus monkeys. We saw giraffes, zebras, hippos, and many many birds.
Our accommodations were great. Beds were comfortable, showers were hot with plenty of water, but what made them all so memorable were the friendly staff!!!
Benson met with us near the beginning and at the end of the Safari, and made additional arrangements for us when we wanted more.