Galloping Safaris Staff with Director
Galloping Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Member Of:
- ASTA, TATO, TTB & EAWLS
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Mid-range & luxury)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $225 to $2,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Josef | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Chaos - another name for Galloping Safaris
More than nine month in advance we booked a helicopter flight to Mount Kilimanjaro with Galloping Safaris (920 US-$ per person). The mail contact was easy at the beginnig! later on difficult. For example twice we were promised that the agency would create a simpler - which means less costly - mode of payment --- nothing happened. At the end no mail was answered and twelve hours before our schedule departure we did not know the location for the take-off. The meeting point initial mentioned (Moshi Airport) was changed ten hours before departures to a place on the outskirts of Arusha - without priori notice. If we had not inquired we would not have known the new place for take-off. Since the first place of our departure was supposed to be Moshi we booked a hotel room there and had to travel from Moshi to Arusha early in the morning and without breakfast. By the way: departures time changed from 10 am to 8 am.
Apart from that the payment of the full amount was due well in advance.
Because of all this trouble we would not recommend Galloping Safaris.
Email Melih | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic 7-day Northern Tanzania safari with Lawrence
Me and wife had a great 7-day Northern Tanzania tailor-made safari, covering Arusha, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro, with our tour guide Lawrance. We have seen Big 5 and covered all the great parts on the national parks we visited. Also visited Masai village, Olduvai Gorge and had a walking safari on Arusha NP.
I started planning the safari just 2 weeks before arrival, which is not usual comparing to advised 6-months ahead the forum. Walter always responded quick & promptly to my questions and made changes on the itinerary. This had been the decision factor against the other options.
I always felt that the change on the itinerary was fair. He assured me that everything will go as planned, although the international payment made to their account the day before arrival.
Lawrence, our tour guide with us for 7 days and more than 700km, has more than 15 years experience on doing safari on the visited national parks. He treated us as his close friend and take care of us for all needs. He was absolutely fantastic. Spotted animals which is really hard to see. In one case we had been the first car to spot the hiding leopard, which is 100 meters far from us, on Serengeti NP. In a short time more than 10 car happened to be there. Same happened for cheetahs and rhinos as well. He give brief information on each wild animal that we have seen for the first time. Had all trust on him to be showing us the wildlife we are keen to see.
Every day he asked if any special arrangement needs to be made, if we are keen to see a specific animal and suggested a change on the itinerary which helped us to spend more time on Ngorongoro NP than planned one.
I am happy to suggest Galloping Safari and especially our tour guide Lawrence for a great safari.
Sukhran Lawrence Baba. :)
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Email Claudia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible!!!!
Very nice experience, everything was fantastic and done with a lot of dedication.
Many thanks to Max and Walter for making our honeymoon something unique and unforgettable!
We hope to do another safari with you as the experience is really enriching.
Thank you!
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Email Oliver | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Really good safari
My mother and I went on a Safari through the Serengeti in February 2017.
It was a birthday gift for my mom. She has been dreaming of this trip for all her life and finally wanted to see lions and elephants in their natural habitat.
So I booked the trip though this platform. I directly got in touch with several operators and got swift replies from all of them. The contact was uncomplicated and they all offered good services for good prices.
But because we were most convinced by the offer that Galloping Safari made, we chose this operator. The price was a bit higher compared to the other operators, BUT … the little surcharge was well worth it.
The accomodations were really good! (Believe me, after a long day of Safari, you just want to enjoy a good accommodation!)
Also the locations of the accommodations were quite pleasing (especially the one in the Serengeti).
Our tour guide was doing a magnificent job, trying to get us up close to the wildlife (without ever getting into the comfort-zone of the animals).
We were really lucky on our trip, we saw so many things that even I had not expected! We were always up close and the first to see things, when they happened. (once a pack of lions even killed a bull, right in front of us)
It sure demands a lot of luck to see all the things we have seen on our Safari. But when fate is on your side, you can be sure that Galloping Safari will do their best to make the best of it!
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Email Jorge Barros | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent! Fantastic! Completely exceeded our expectatives!
100% recommended. We had a 10 day Safari in Tanzania. Everything worked out fasntatic and it was even better than what we have expected. Al timings were perfect, their recommendations on what to do, how to do it and when to do it were flawless. You could see a real know-how of everything on this guys. Also, one of the good points of this agency is that its Tanzanian owned and controlled which means that al the profit stays in the country. Our guide (Max) had a lot of experience and could detect things happening miles away, also had a great relationaship with other guides, so he was always infromed of the highlights that were happening in other parts and we could get there fast. Very nice guy. Finally, all the lodges that we stayed in were "out of this world"! Also, Tanzanian owned with the highest standards Ive seen in a LONG time. Congratulations and keep working like this!
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Email Melissa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best vacation EVER!!!!
We went to Tanzania to celebrate my parents 50th wedding anniversary. My mom did some research and chose to work with Walter at Galloping Safaris. She made the right choice! It was absolutely amazing. From our first lodge in Arusha, all our accommodations were top notch and beautiful. We traveled with our guides Ringo and Sylva, and they were like family by the end of our trip. They took such good care of us and made sure that everything was perfect. The trip took us from Arusha to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Central Serengeti, Northern Serengeti, and back to Arusha. I feel like each place was so different and had so much to offer, and all the accommodations along the way were so unique and special and truly breathtakingly gorgeous. Our guides stopped along the way so we could go to the local market or meet with a Masai tribe and experience the local life and traditions. Seeing all the wild animals in their natural habitat was such fun and so new, and we really got to see all that we hoped for and more. We had two 14 year old boys and a 7 year old girl, and the experience was magical for them. As stunning and wonderful as the animals and countryside are in Tanzania, the people are the true gems. We were always well cared for and safe and felt completely welcomed into their culture. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and one that all of us will forever treasure. I am so thankful we were working with Ringo, Sylva, and Walter at Galloping Safaris. Our experience could not have been better.
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Email Diane | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
50th Anniversary Family Safari
I find it hard to know where to begin to convey just how good our experience with Galloping Safaris was. Walter Tenge made all arrangements--and rearrangements--exceptionally easy. He not only made all planning delightful, he was graciously available 24/7 if needed. Every accommodation seemed better than the last. Meals were sumptuous and delicious. Our itinerary introduced us every day to new and varied environments and wildlife. Our guides, James and Silver, became friends and I hope to always stay in touch. They are competent, efficient, capable in all kinds of problem-solving--including medical--cheerful and fun in every situation. And they knew exactly how to find the animals.
This was a family trip to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. It included a 7 year old, two 14 year olds, and needed to accommodate various family relationships and physical challenges smoothly--not an easy feat--but Walter, James and Silver seemed to work magic to make this a family trip of a quality to match the occasion of our 50th anniversary.
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Email Natalie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
perfectly organized safari tour in north of Tanzania
We had the best time for our honeymoon in Tanzania thanks to the Galloping Safari! At the beginning we were impressed of the communication provided by Walter, the owner. He replied to each email less than 24hrs, he is responsive to our requests and tried his best to cater our needs, our itinerary and our budget.
The 7 days safari, which included the Tarangire Treetops, Plantation Lodge, Four seasons Serengeti and the Lemala camp in Ngorongoro Crater have fulfilled our dream to stay in a treehouse, in a Lodge, in a wonderful high-end Four seasons Lodge and last but not least an experience for a glamour camping (very cold in high altitude however bucket shower with warm water was available!). For the night before and after our Tour, Kamao Hotel in Arusha was sufficient, clean and good deal.
We were accompanied by Joshua throughout our trip. He is very knowledgeable, friendly and drives very careful. We are lucky to have him as our Guide. The Jeep used was comfy enough had air con and electricity plug socket to recharge our gadgets. We had no car break down or any problem with the tires during our 7 days.
We continued our trip with relaxing-stay in Zanzibar, the hotel was booked through a german-holiday website because the price offered was unbeatable. However, Walter was kind enough to organize the flight from Arusha airport to Zanzibar and also the pick up service to and from ZNZ Airport to our hotel. The car was luxurious Toyota van with professional driver, i wish i knew better before and would have booked our sightseeing trip for Zanzibar from them.
We did the hot air balloon safari in Serengeti, it was also an experience for a lifetime. The price quoted by Walter is slightly cheaper than the price offered from our Lodge, this is definitely a + point.
We requested to Galloping Safari to visit a Maasai village, after experience the village itself, i feel that we shouldn't have to. It is very commercialized and you feel like you are pushed to buy their overpriced stuff as donation. I've heard also the Maasai who operated this kind of village would also charge the tour operator to pay for the visit. Its your choice then to do this itinerary or not, i'd say skip it.
Finally, the trip couldn't have been better, it is definitely THE Honeymoon we won't forget. We are very satisfied with the service provided by Walter and Joshua, definitely will book the next Tanzania tour from them.
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Email Neil/Patrizia | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Communicating with Galloping safaris was easy and the holiday was customized to our needs.
The safari was well planned using the Lemala tented camps which i would strongly recommend to those that want a truely memorable experience. The service at all the camps that we visited was excellent and the staff were very friendly and jovial, the "bush TV" in the evenings is a wonderful part of the day, relaxing around a warm fire with cold beers. In the southern serengeti we were visited in the camp by a pride of lions which was an experience that we will never forget. For those that really want to be in close contact with the animals and to be able to see them without worrying about the roads, then a rented vehicle with a professional guide is the best way to visit the game parks. Our guide for the trip was Maxi and through him we were able to see all of the big 5, even the tree lions in Manyara and the Serengeti. Galloping Safaris is not a large outfit but they are locally run and managed and becuase of this i believe that they can provide a more personalised service, even going so far to provide me with a bottle of champagne on my birthday !! If i return for a Safari to Tanzania i would certainly use Galloping Safaris with Maxi as our guide.
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Email León Carmona | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience -- Galloping Safaris is the best option!
I highly recommend Galloping Safaris. I went to Tanzania with my wife for our honeymoon and everything worked perfect, just on time. Mazzatu, which was our guide, was very friendly and provide us a lot of information about the animals we were watching. The lodges were exceptionally comfortable, clean, and luxurious.
I would recommend Galloping safaris to everyone looking for a safari operator because of three main reasons: (i) the services are exceptional; (ii) it is not expensive considering the prices of other operators; and (iii) the people who manage this company are from Tanzania. This is not a foreign company.
I really enjoyed this experience and I hope other people can do the same.