Reviews
Email Biplab C. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing 8 day Tanzania Family safari
We (me , my wife and our 2 kids)) are from London and selected Shizi Safari from internet on the basis of a small company with personalised care. I read about them on their website and trip advisor. Then I contacted Thomas who is a local lad and runs this company. Every time I phoned or texted him on Whats app he was very understanding and helpful. We planned together the itinerary which is as follows:- Arusha to Manyara NP, then Tarangire NP after that we spent 2 nights in Northern Serengeti ( Lobo Campsite) as we were interested in watching the migration, then a third night in Central Serengeti in a excellent tented lodge. From there we visited the Ngorongoro Crater for 1 day and then back to Arusha to fly back. The cost was very reasonable.
What can I say?....Initially and even after reaching Arusha we were a bit sceptical as we didn't know whats it will be like....but I can say now that Shizi did live upto our expectation and beyond. Thomas himself was a very nice person to deal with and honest. But as we all know for a good safari you need a good guide. And we got a remarkable guide in the name of David Simba with us ( we saw his picture in the Shizi safari website) and a sturdy Toyota Land cruiser. He is a real wildlife enthusiast and very knowledgeable and knows the routes like the palm of his hand inspite of no Google maps etc in that wilderness. Moreover he knows probably half the other drivers and chefs. By the way we were given a wonderful chef Rojas with us for the Serengeti visit. Both of them kept my 9 and 14 year old children entertained and have shown great care for all of us. I am sharing some pictures below, but remember its African safari and not going to the zoo so we all need a bit of luck to see all the action which I don't think we had a lot. But that's in no ones hand. David tried his best to show us everything possible.
Overall it was very enjoyable and pleasant trip and we came back with lots of good memories. I would highly recommend Shizi safari to everyone. If needed feel free to contact me for any queries if you are planning a safari to Tanzania - 00447957983902. Thanks
CA
Email Grant | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
climbed kili, Benjamin, the guide, was superb! Would definitely recommend to anybody!
Climbed kili with shizi, Benjamin, the guide, was superb! Fluent English, regular medical checks, excellent knowledge of the mountain, flora/fauna, the history, the trails etc. The food was delicious and the porters were treated very fairly. Overall a great experience!
DK
Email Matilde Mortensen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Perfect safari trip.
I would definitely recommend Shizi Safaris, if you dont know which company to choose. We just had to tell them what we wanted to see and experience and how many days we wanted to be on safari. Within a very short time, they had arranged the perfect safari for me and my friend. Everything was very well organized, the food was great and the driver was a very nice man who knew almost everything about the animals. It really was a wild and amazing experience.
ES
Email HUGO LUIS | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing 7 days to Mount Kilimanjaro
My wife and I climbed Kilimanjaro Machame route for 7 days,First week was Kili and the 3rd was Zanzibar to recover from the mountain, the trip was marvelous..Thomas was very helpful from the very beginning by giving us different options and recommendations for our journey!Contact with him was very easy - we were getting all the information fast and with much more details than from any other company ..food was nice. our guide was exceptional... we recommend anyone to use this company for safari.#HUGO