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 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...
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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!
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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Email Chantal and Pierre-Jean Roux | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome trip!!!!
Great time and organization. Cook and guide were excellent. Safari was a beautiful experience and we have met fabulous people everywhere during our trip. Nothing went wrong.
I would recommend Kilele Savane ; manager and team are great in every way.
Thank for the beautiful time we have spent together during 12 days.
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Email léa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
amazing safari !!!
My friend and I went to Tanzania at the end of december of 2014. It was like we excepted we went to a typical massai village, we saw all the animals very close (many lions and baby). Our Guide Peter was perfect, i know the nature and animals very well. all the staff (Franck and other Peter) was very nice.
we totally recommend this agency.
thank you again
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Email Raffaele | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable
We really enjoyed the safari, thanks to Frank and his team who made the tour a unique experience for us. They showed professionalism at each step of our trip, and managed very well all our additional requests. I strongly recommend this operator, due to their capability to really customize the travel based on your preferences.
Email Stefan Braun | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
One item less on our bucket list...thanks to Kilele Savane
My buddy and I, ages 61 and 52, summited Mount Kilimanjaro on the 3rd October 2015 at 12h05...
We opted to book our trek via the Northern Circuit and in the most comfortable way possible, which required numerous details to be met before and during our trip, which Frank Mella attended to most reliably.
We are also incredibly grateful to our Guide John Lyimo, who came up with the most brilliant idea to veer away from the traditional midnight departure from camp on the summit night, in favour of leaving at first light the following morning! This did not only assist our ability to summit successfully, but further provided us with the unheard of pleasure of having Uhuru Peak completely to ourselves at midday!
Our team of 20 looked after us incredibly well and even sang us the Hakuna Matata song when we were a little dispirited from time to time, just to give us the courage to carry on.
All in all, this has been an awesome experience from start to finish and we are still trying to wipe the grins off our faces at having accomplished this feat...and once again herewith our thanks to Frank and his team at Kilele Savane.