Team Shemeji Safari Tanzania
Shemeji Safari Tanzania
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $180 to $800 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Tomas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
We knew it was low and rain season, but we took the chance and went anyway, and it ended up with a great/lucky weather. Leaving weather aside, the safari was great!! We had an amazing time everywhere we went, great hospitality on the camps and Serena Lodge with an amazing view. Adam was a great guide, we learned a lot from him, and he had lot of patience when we wanted to stop and see something... in resume an amazing experience! Emma (the owner) very nice person, making everything to make our honeymoon experience the best ever. Thaks a lot Shemeji for an awesome Safari!
The trip of a lifetime!
Together with my partner we just got back from a safari with Shemeji in Tanzania.
It was our first, but definitely not last, safari adventure and it couldn't be better! All credit goes to Shemeji.
All communication before departure was well handled and everything was clearly explained to us.
We were picked up from Arusha by Edward, the best driver/animal spotter and Godson who makes the best pancakes ever! This guys looked after us, made sure we were happy and thanx to them our first safari was unforgettable.
Our trip was a 5 days camping safari. Sleeping in a tent was actually more fun than I thought, especially listing to the lions and hyenas. The washing facilities at campsites were basic, but honestly it didn't bother me at all. It was all part of our wild adventur.
We travelled through 4 national parks:
Tarangire, a mixture of landscape and lots of different animals, including leopard!
Manyara, we actually saw a lion on a tree! Ngorongoro, this place is magical at dawn! and to spot a rhino was amazing!!!
But if I had to choose my favourite it would have to be Serengeti! Those plains are out of this world. A place where your eyes can travel as far as the horizon without any interruption, just vast open plains. In our overconstructed world it really felt special. Add to that the wildlife, huge male lions lying right next to the road not being bothered by your presence, it's simply priceless.
Edward made sure to tick all animals on our spotting wishlist, the big 5, including a leopard on a tree devouring a zebra. Plus some extra, a cheetah with cubs, just born baby Impala still struggling on his feet some really cute owls, the list goes on...
When Shemeji asked me if our safari was as we've expected I said no, it was way better!
Going on a safari in Africa, especially for the first time, you might be a bit nervous, you want to make sure that the company you go with is reliable and that you will be in safe hands. We definitely got all that with Shemeji and much more in fact, we got a trip of our lifetime! At least until our next safari ;-)
Thank you Shemeji!
PT
Email Paulo Sousa Costa | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience in Tanzania Safari + Zanzibar relaxing time with Shemeji Safari Tanzania
We had a 5 days safari (4 nights) departing from Arusha and arriving to Moshi (Weru Weru River Lodge). We stood there one night in order to see Kilimanjaro mountain and then we flew to Zanzibar spending 2 days in a resort, and the last day in a tour in Stone Town (the home of Freddie Mercury).
All the organization was arranged by Shemeji, first with Anna and then with Emma. Everything was almost perfect. Emma took care of everything, planning, transfers, flight from Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar, hotels, resorts and camping. Everything worked perfectly; Anna and Emma were 100% very professional. If you follow the pre departure instructions sent by Emma, for sure you will enjoy your trip.
Related with the safari, it was super. The guide, Adam, and the cooker, Isaac, were great. We could see almost all the animals thanks the great experience of Adam, and all the food prepared by Isaac was also great. My wife and I were very thankful to meet and spend 5 days with great people like Adam or Isaac.
Also related with the safari, we decided to go to camping. We were in 3 different camping and I have to say they are ok for the kind of camping we decided to do. So, if you prefer camping instead of lodge you don’t have to worry.
In Zanzibar we went to a resort in the south east of the island. At this season there were no sand in the beach, so if you are planning to go before Jun you should request a resort on the north of the island. That was the only thing that was not perfect.
Also in Zanzibar we had a guided tour in Stone town. It was a very nice tour, and if you want to know more about the Stone town history, I would recommend you doing a guided tour.
Thank you for Shemeji and his team to allow us to have this incredible experience. Anna, Emma, Adam and Isaac, hope to see you again one day… and for sure I will recommend Shemeji to my friends and colleagues.
KR
Email JinYong | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kindness & expertise
It was very important to drive in enjoying safari. And Driving was very comfortable.
And our guide was very kind and passionate for guide.
Weather was great and lodge was also good.
Only thing I feel the lack for was lunch box, but It was arranged by lodge so not responsible for tour company.
NL
Email Lyn | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our dream became true!
Before departure we made a travel schedule with Emma. We discussed all our needs and dreams. We had good support, could discuss everything and made choices together. The price is fair. The communication was friendly.
In Tanzania we had Edward as driver/guide and Godson as chef. No words to describe this time. During safari we had so much excitement (together). Have seen the big five, and several times cheeta's.
We like photography and have a lot of memorable pictures! Our dream came true.
We can recommend Emma, Edward and Godson; they make Shemeji great! GREAT!
Email Nastazia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari experience!
We booked a 6-day (tented) lodge safari with Shemeji and we had an amazing time! It was our first safari and our first time in Africa and we had a truly unbelievable experience.
Emma was brilliant in planning this everything for us and she was very quick and responsive to all our questions. She helped us customise our safari the way we wanted and we enjoyed everything to the maximum.
Our guide Elemes was also great. Thanks to him we managed to see the animals we hoped for and even more! We took some amazing pictures and we also learned a few things about the animals and the African culture.
Our favourite park was the Serengeti but we also enjoyed Tarangire, where we saw lots of elephants from a very close distance (!) and the incredible scenery at the Ngorongoro Crater.
The accommodation was great as well. We mostly enjoyed the tented camps we stayed in - Osupuko and Tortilis.
We would highly recommend Shemeji to anyone looking for an unforgettable safari experience!
BE
Email Jean-Marie and Sonja | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Shemeji is the best ! :-)
We have just returned from a trip to Tanzania and Zanzibar. We have done a camping safari of 11 days with Shemeji and we are very satisfied with that.
The preparations went very well via Emma who always answered all our questions quickly, and there were a lot of them.
We had Adam as guide and driver, and Isaac as our cook. These are 2 great guys. Adam is a quiet person who has super eyes for spotting wild animals and Isaac cooked great meals for us every day.
We had the time of our life. We can definitely recommend Shemeji to anyone who wants to do a safari in Tanzania. Emma is the best! Adam is the best! Isaac is the best!
Sonja and Jean-Marie / Belgium
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Email Dave and Jane | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An all-inclusive safari that doesn't bankrupt you!
We are very late writing this review, but our guide/driver Adam and our chef Isaac took incredible care of us and showed us one of this planets most extraordinary biomes. We did the 7 day safari but tacked two additional days on the end and came back with hundreds upon hundreds of photos of every animal you could want to see and many we didn't even know about before we left. This safari is great for you if you want to rough it just a liiiiiittle bit so you feel like you are out in the natural world, but when you need a creature comfort like a shower you can have that too. The hotel at Arusha is quite nice and comfortable and on the flip side the camping in Tarangire and the Serengeti is a lot of fun an isn't dangerous. Basically if you have ever camped and enjoyed it you will enjoy this. We were well fed and the guys were very accommodating if we had a need or request and we were very safe. They wouldn't let you put yourself in danger were always there with helpful advice. Really if you want to go on safari but don't have $8k-$10k to throw around I highly recommend this one. You'll see everything you dreamed of seeing and the only thing you will miss is the opulent former hunting lodges. And since hotels aren't why you come to Tanzania, you won't miss them one bit.
Adam and Isaac, sorry it took us so long to say THANK YOU!
NL
Email Anouk | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience!!
We had a lovely time with our guide Adam & chef Festo(?). Adam showed us a lot of animals, even if they were really really far away he could see them.
I'm allergic for wheat, but that was no problem at all for the chef. He made a lot of food every day and we really enjoyed it.
Thanks for the amazing experience Shemeji!
RU
Email Ilia | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was an exciting journey!
During the trip we visited 2 large parks, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Thanks to the skillful actions of the guides, we saw many animals and an increasing big five of Africa. We enjoyed this trip very much. Thank you for everything to our guide Suri and "doctor of delicacies" Paulo. :) We also thank Emma for organizing this amazing and exciting journey.
