Unison Safaris and Photography
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2011)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $90 to $250 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Deepa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very knowledgeable, kind, accommodating and friendly guide
Felix is a wonderful host and it is thanks to him that our trip to Tanzania was so memorable. I was traveling for the first time to Africa and with my 7 yr old kid.
He picked us from the airport, took care of all our needs, from helping us pick basic medicines, groceries etc. We were comfortable in his stay and the safari was fantastic. We got a chance to see animals in such close proximity. We even saw a hunt and were thrilled with the knowledge and experience he has on animals.
We saw Tarangire National Park, Mosquito River city, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengati National Park, Ngorongoro national park, Masaai village among other wonderful places and did many game drives.
Even after the safari was over, we still had one additional day in Arusha. Kind Felix, took us to his village (a 4 hour drive away from Arusha) so we can see MT Kilimanjaro peak better. His family is super kind, warm and helpful.
Asante sana, Felix!
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Email Javier | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Scam Tour Operator (works close with Arusha Police Department)
My wife and I were booked a 5 day Safari Tour with Felix Kisamo (owner of Unison Safari) from January 1 2017 to January 6 2017.
To everyone reading this reviews "Do not book Unison Safaris" for any reason, is a dangerous tour company runned by a man called Felix Kisamo who works close with the local police department of Arusha to get away with his scams.
He will offer very good prices and promise you the time of your life but once you book with him he starts a "game" of lies asking always for more money.
We were scared for our lives as he picked us up from the airport (he didn't had money even to pay for the gasoline of the car he was driving us with) he told us he had lost all of our money because he kept it at his office which he said was robbed, we demanded him to go straight to the police and the detained him and explained that he has been doing this type of scams for quite some time (the police told us he was not robbed) and that he is full of personal debts and is spending the turists money who book with him to pay them but by doing so he doesn't fulfill what he agrees with tourist as a tour operator (accomodation, guided, park fees, etc.). We spend a whole day at the police station as they tried to make him pay us all the money we had previously paid him (around $3,500 USD) and were only able to get $1,000 USD out of him (after he went with family members collecting money to pay us back), so we had to book with another tour operator having lost $2,500 USD.
We have nothing to gain by writing this other than helping future tourists from being scammed by Mr. Felix, we were also told that many positive reviews you see of him are part of the "scam" as he arranges with people to write them for him to lure more tourist to his scams.
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Email Jose | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Safari with Mr.Felix!
We decided to visit the Serengeti in Tanzania in 2016. A friend indicated her personal experience of a vacation in the Serengeti and numerous other sites in Tanzania. Her strong recommendation was for a firm called Unison personally led by Mr. Felix Kisamo.
We’re happy to say we followed that recommendation, contacted Mr. Felix and agreed on the terms of the service provision we’d receive from him and his firm during our visit from December 21-25 to the Serengeti and the Nogorongoro crater.
Our vacation resulted in a resounding success where we witnessed the accountability and commitment to his work of Mr. Felix. We emphasize those two concepts as they are two critical qualities necessary in all human endeavors; especially in these type of arrangements. Mr. Felix is a thoroughly experienced guide, knowledgeable of the elements of a Safari and thorough in his explanations. The bottom line, is this was the best vacation we’ve had thanks to Mr. Felix, the beauty of the scenery and the excitement of seeing exotic animals in their natural surrounding.
For those reasons we can state without reservations that we’ll repeat this experience and definitely contract Mr. Felix once again, only this time for a longer stay. We recommend Mr. Felix to you for your decision of visiting the Serengeti along with other unique experiences in Tanzania.
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Email Spyros | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The worst safari company.
Do not travel with unison. The owner was blackmailing us in the middle of the trip. He was asking for more money althought we payed everything in advance. At the end he abandoned us in the middle of serengeti park. The driver of the car was rude. We were scared about our lifes. The newspaper Guardian had our story in the front page on 27 august 2016. The owner ended up in jail for a few days. The owner offers good prices and then he asks for more money. It better to travel with ANY other company.
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Email Alok Bhatt | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Felix is best- will recommend him to anyone wanting to experience Tanzanian NPs
Let me begin this by expressing our gratitude to Felix for his amazing hospitality & his company during our recent family tour to Serengeti / NGorongoro and Arusha.
We {me, my wife, my 7 years old daughter, my friend Chetan and his wife Vaishali & their kids - Tanvi (12) & Tanmay (7) } booked with Felix of Unison and travelled to Arusha on 14th June. From then onwards until our departure from Arusha on 18th, Felix took great care of our families and left no stone unturned in ensuring a great experience and a comfortable and memorable tour.
When I booked with Felix, I requested him to drive us to Seregenti and he readily agreed. I wanted that assurance as we had three kids and were travelling to Africa for the first time. It was a humbling experience to have a director of a Safari company drive us and guide us during our tour.
Felix and his advance safari party took good care of kids, provided them with everything kids demanded with smiling faces.
Our demands for driving to places with better animal sightings were readily agreed to; ofcourse he used his expertise and experience to decide on the routes.
After ensuring a memorable experience to Seregenti and Ngorongoro, Felix took us to his own house to meet his family. What really took us by surprise was when we were gifted Masai blankets and scarves (embroidered by Happiness- his wife). It was really a touching gift. The joy of being gifted something traditional and hand made and that too by your tour operator cant be expressed in words.
I will recommend Felix and Unison Safaris to anyone willing to travel to Tanzania. We went there as a tourist and came back with a friend- Felix.
Thank you Felix from the core of my heart. I wish you all the best as you deserve to be amongst the best.
Email Vicki Hatz | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari. I highly recommend it!
My husband and I went on Safari with Unison Safaris. Felix, our driver and guide, is a very friendly , informative and experienced guide. He went out of his way to make sure that we saw a lot of different animals and to provide us with an unforgettable experience. He took us to the Serengeti and we got to experience camping in the wild. He even took us to his house to meet his family and have lunch there.
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Email Mehr | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent safari!
Felix is an expert extrordinaire when it comes to safari - we went to Ngorongoro and he made sure we found all the animals we wanted to see and was able to answer all our complicated questions, safari is really his expertise (he can even tell the difference between various bird species) so i would fully recommend him as a safari guide. He organized a 3-day trip for us - was very quick in responding and organizing, was very friendly and welcoming, and chose great accommodation for us. He was able to find a hot spring area we had heard of and took us there too which was lovely but this recommendation did not come from him, it was our idea.
Email Mel and Vicki | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding adventure with excellent service, advice and complete honesty
(11 out of 10 rating) We booked a last minute safari 6-day with Unison Safaris while in Tanzania and had an outstanding adventure visiting Lake Manyara/Tarangire national park, fabulous Serengenti national park and the Ngorongoro Crater. Felix was a brilliant operator offered extensive knowledgeable and honest guidance and advice that made the whole trip comfortable and kept the excitement and pace. Felix was proactive and each day seemed to be the first of the other tours guides to search and find lions, rhino's etc and then advised others where the animals were, brilliant scouting skills. We highly recommend Unison for any traveler for short or long safaris - leave the entire trip and planing to Felix.
We even had some last minute money issues and Felix was helpful and assisted us with completely honesty to resolving these issues. I could not have found a more trustworthy operator and if opportunity arises we would go back with Unison for any future safaris.
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Email Agnes | Experience level: first safari
Pleasant surprise
The safari was amazing...one of the good surprise was Mr. Felix took us for a tea at this amazing lodge with an awesome view of the Ngongoro crater - he even paid for the tea!
Nice treat from his wife too when she gave us personally sewn clothes for me, hubby and 2 kids!
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Email Vivianne | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome 4-day Safari
We booked a 4-day Budget Camping Safari with Unison and would highly recommend them for your trip. Felix and his team did a great job addressing our requests and everything was well-prepared. We drove around the Tarangire national park, the Ngorongoro Crater and explored the endless plains of the Serengenti national park- the experience is unbelievable. The (speedy:-)) driver John has a great knowledge and therefore we spotted many animals. Caspar was a great cook who always prepared delicious and varied dishes/ snacks. Thank you Unison Team for the amazing time!