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 Brad | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
You couldn't be in better hands
I have had the pleasure of visiting Tanzania twice. Once for safari and once to climb Kilimanjaro.
On both occasions, my tours were managed by Frank Mella and his great staff. They are very friendly, knowledgeable about the wildlife and will gladly work with you to customize your trip to meet your interests. You really know that they want you to be completely satisfied with your trip. If you plan on climbing Kilimanjaro, you couldn’t ask for better guides than Frank and his team. They will see to it that you get to the top safely and at a pace you are comfortable with. I had some difficulty on the day to the summit, but my guide was very patient and encouraging. The guides also help make a long day of hiking very fun and provide great food along the way. I highly recommend Kilele Savane. I can’t wait to go back again--- nothing but 5 stars for this outfit.
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Email Sandy Hatfield Clubb from Drake University | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Global Kilimanjaro Bowl
Frank Mella from Kilele Savane provided extraordinary leadership and service to our group of more than 150 people. We traveled two football teams and all supporting staff from the USA and Mexico to Tanzania. Frank coordinated all the ground transportation, hotel arrangements, a trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro, and a safari journey for what was likely the largest group ever hosted for a similar two week experience. Every need was met to the highest level. Our group was safe and the customer service was extraordinary. I would travel with Kilele Savane anywhere on earth!
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Email Zamira | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This tour changed my life!
This was my first time in Africa and although I have traveled to many countries I have no idea how beautiful and amazing my tour in Tanzania was going to be. I'm so glad I booked with Kilele Savane. The tour was very organized and professional. The price was extremely reasonable for everything that I got to see and do.
The tour started with a 6 day hike up Kilimanjaro. Our guides were terrific, the food that was prepared for us was delicious and healthy. It was magnificent to reach the roof of Africa!
After a day of rest we spent 3 days on safari and saw every possible animal sighting that you could see in this part of Africa, including 3 lions killing a couple of buffalo right before our eyes. It felt like we were on national geographic!
The owner of the company Frank, allowed us to customize the trip as much as we wanted. He was great to work with and so was everyone else who worked for him. I highly recommend using this tour company in Tanzania, don't even bother looking anywhere else!
the family goes to Tanzania with Franks help
My husband died in January 2010 and we had been planning a family vacation to Africa .He insisted that we go upon his death so in August 13 of us from age 3 to 70 went to Tanzania. Frank Kilele Savane planned the trip knowing our grief and the specialness of this trip in honor of my late husband . It was thoughtful ,adventurous,comfortable safe and extraordinary. We are an academic family and were so impressed with the quality of nature explanations we heard and with the love of and information about the areas and animals and flora of our guides. The housing was comfortable and the food wonderful.We felt well taken care of.It still is an adventure our family talks about.
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Email Stéphanie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kilele savane organized a fabulous round trip with Safari, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar steps
Frank, working as the responsible, is really organized and precise. He organized and gave us a lot of detailed of our successful trip. He provided us good communications and works with beautiful employees (like cooker, driver and guide). Frank is really experienced!He also speaks French and English, that it was perfect for us. We felt safe and we enjoyed each minutes of a fantastic discovering trip.
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Email patrick vandeputte | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
a marvelous safari
We did a classic safari with Kilele (tanager, serengeti, ngrongoro and lake Manyara). and still it felt as special as of day one. The difference is made by the contact with Frank, listening carefully to all our requirements and acting upon it, same for our guide David, the good material throughout (landrover, tents), the excellent cooking... Simply one word, flawless. David is really knowledgeable of where to go and what to see, so we ended up seeing all the beasts in the book, plus the wildebeest trek over the mara river. Communication was open, and on top the price for all this was correct.
Email ThuyHa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
safari in north of Tanzania
Very good safari packages and service, Frank and David have been really good with our family and all our visitors: speaking english or french language it is always a pleasure to travel with Kilele savane and we still have a sweet memory of our safari with them.
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Email John from Pella, Iowa | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome! My experince was better than I had expected by 10 times. It exceeded my wildest dreams.
I had heard extreme stories about these kinds of trips, both good and bad. My experience on this adventure was first class. From the minute we met, it exceeded my expectations. Awesome!
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Email Tim Brockman | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
the best tour guide in the world
From all the professional guides I've used from helicopter skiing in Canada to scuba diving 200 feet depth in Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, Kilele Savane Guides in Tanzania is the only professional tour guide I would recommend around the world. My time with them in a five park safari has changed my live, in a way you won't believe. If you go to Tanzania, from a professional traveler, go to Kiele Savane!!!
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amazingly organized, professional, friendly and flexible--superb!
I worked with Frank Mella for about 18 months in preparation and production of the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl where we brought, and he handled, 194 travelers from the US and Mexico. This 17-day tour/event involved many facets which provided monumental challenges for him and his crew, and they handled them all with a casual professionalism rarely seen anywhere, in any business. They took care of every element from safaris, to Kili summit with 134 persons, American football game, training sessions, community service work, transport, meals, and on and on. Whatever I conceived, they handled, offering throughout some insightful suggestions on how to best make things work in Tanzania. It was simply amazing what they did!