Frank Mella - Kilele Savane Director and family
Kilele Savane
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2005)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $140 to $1,500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Ofer | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent local company. Great service, great guide, great experience. Speak English and French
I found about Kilele from a friend, contacted Frank Mella and got a tour tailored for my wishes. We had 3 days climing the Meru volcano near Arusha and than 5 days of Safari (Game drive).
Meru was great! super steap, excellent view, and you do it with class. Every day finished with a nice hot meal.
The Safari with our guide, John, was awsome! One may think that being stuck with one person in a jeep for few days is a hassle, but that man was so knowledgeful, we couldn't have enough. He speaks French and German as well as so-so English.
Would recommend to my friends.
Very friendly people at Kilele Savane, always hepful for a amazing trip!
We traveled 2 weeks with Kilele combining Safari and Zanzibar at the end of the trip. The guide and driver are very friendly, we learned a lot about the wildlife and the Tanzanian way of life.
We highly recommand Kilele Savane.
FR
Email François Balais | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Bravo
Five trips to Tanzania, five trips with Franck Mella. I first met him when he was my guide when I climbed Kilamangaro ten years ago. He was so wonderful that when he began Kilele savane, several years after our meeting, I kept going back to him and his Company.
Trips with this company have always been perfect. There has never been a problem. The driver-guides are of the highest quality. During my fourth safari in 2013, we were the first to spot, in a large contingent of 4 by 4s, the much searched for group of rhinoceros. Thank you David our splendid guide!
Finally, and this is a very important point, the entire team of Kilele shows unfailing good humor all the time.
Bravo.
US
Email Bonnie & Tom | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect safari - expert guide, excellent service, great accommodations
Our conclusion is that you can completely trust your Tanzanian safari adventure to Kilele Savane. Frank suggested an itinerary and then worked closely with us to tweak it to our specifications, and it was indeed fabulous. Each of our accommodations was unique - be sure to stay in at least one tented lodge for the experience. We also stayed at Boundary Hill Lodge which is up a difficult mountain road and worth it! We had a great view from our luxurious room across miles of the Tarangire and the dinners were extraordinary - outside dining by the patio fireplace. Our guide David was extremely knowledgeable about the animals and flora; with his eagle eyes he could point out many animals that we would otherwise have missed, and he ensured that everyday was chock full of exciting discovery. He's also an excellent driver on roads that were often just rough tracks. David and Frank were always looking out for us, making sure all was going well and to our liking. We couldn't imagine using any other Tanzanian tour operator - so knowledgeable, professional and organized - and highly recommend Kilele Savane.
DE
Email Benjamin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommend David and Salomon
We went on a 5+2 day camping safari with Kilele Savanne (one night before and after the actual safari in Arusha). We had a wonderful time and it was a great experience.
We can highly recommend Kilele Savanne and especially the team we went with: Our driver and guide David and our cook Soloman. Both of them are truly experts in there field and were highly motivated to make our safari an unforgetable memory.
We were lucky enough to even spot the big five although we can say, that if your just after the big animals and just want your driver to be on the radio and then race from spot to spot, than you'd probably be better of with a different team. We truly enjoyed David's way of game driving, which is to just try to spot the animals yourself.
This does not mean that everything went perfectly smooth like a swiss clock, but compared to all the other stuff we experienced in four weeks of travelling through Tansania - the Safari was pretty good organized! We were more than happy doing that little journey with Kilele Savane.
Our trip:
Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire.
I'm shure you'll have a good time on Safari with this company!
FR
Email Carole-anne Vérines | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect time in Tanzania with David!
We went, for our honey moon, 6 days on Safari with David from 25 to 31 of december, before going to Zanzibar.
Everything was perfect, David is a really nice guide, he explains all what you want and we never stop asking him questions about animals and culture. We warmly recommend Kilele Safari, and David, if you want to avoid big big company as les voyageurs du monde or others...
Kilimandjaro (Machame road) and safari (serengeti and N'gorongoro)
Amazing journey.
Kilele Savane is a very professional agency.
Thank you to Franck who has always been available and flexible in the organization of the journey.
I really recommend Kilele Savane
NZ
Email Venuri | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing!
From the ease of organising the tour with frank to being picked up at the airport by David, the level of service was beyond expectations. I would highly recommend booking a tour with Kilelsavane. My husband and I travel frequently but this trip is by far the best we have been on.
Very competent agency
It is to be done once in his life: Kilimanjaro rises to 5895m and it is a great sporting and human adventure.. I had organized this trip via internet. I found the agency Kielele SAVANE by making requests for quotation. I do not regret anything because Frank Mella the manager, is really exceptional. He was very available and very good advice for editing the trek. We can have total trust. the advantage to deal directly is that you choose your own pace, your dates ... We were a group of 6 people, we were very well accompanied (guides, porters, cooks ...) all were helpful, smiling and attentive. We eat very well, the meals were very rich. We chose the Lemosho route in 6 nights / 7 days. Some days we only walk 4 hours but it is very good for acclimatization. The biggest day is the final day : departure around midnight with light, up around 5 am / 5.30am - 6 am and the descent is not the least tiring part, that's why we made the descent on 2 days, I highly recommend Kielle SAVANE. Another BIG Thanks to All the team of porters and Guides and to you FranK
After the Trek, some made the SAFARI, always with the agency Kielele SAVANE, and they were equally delighted and others Zanzibar direction. I wish you a good ascent.
FR
Email Mme - Mr DE STEFANO Jo | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
SUMMIT OF KILIMANDJARO WITH SAFARI SERENGETI AND LAKE NATRON AND CRATER OF NGORONGORO
We are very happy with the services of KILELE SAVANE as well for the trek of Kilimandjaro as for the safari tour of Serengeti, Lake Natron and Crater of Ngorongoro. Everything has been well organized, a faultless !!! Guides to porteurs and driver were at the top !
KILELE SAVANE is showing of great professionnalism : serious, competent, punctuality, impeccable organization. Futhermore, Frank manager of KILELE SAVANE, human and warm, listens to customers. We recommend greatly KILELE SAVANE.