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
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
NL
Email Lies | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome
Everyting was well organized !
Nice staff and nice different campsites. It was a great experience.
PL
Email Stanisław | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best safari in our life thanks to Ben Shegesh, Festo Bedard Mgassa and Shemeji!
This is a review of a private five-day safari organized by Shemeji for two people from 8 to 12 September 2018.
Ben Shegesha - it was an honor for us that Beni was our guide and driver. We will remember until the end of our lives:
• his smile for every moment and every day
• he could point out animals difficult to find even through binoculars
• beautiful pictures that he did to us
• his extensive knowledge of wild animals, national parks
• excellent parking ability to give the best perspective for taking photos
• he knew how to talk to the local police, so that he would not delay the safari
• he is very wise and intelligent man with a great potential for every professional opportunity
• perfect time management
• strong engagement from morning to evening
• there was a camp on the side of the mountain and only one flatter place, and there Beni set up a tent
• very good driver who cares about safety
• we felt all the time that he cares about us
• he helps other guides so he could count on their help
• he can repair the car
• very good english
Festo Bedard Mgassa
• he prepared a lot of tasty and with great variety food at camp conditions
• friendly
• he organized big bags to protect our luggage from dust on safari
Shemeji
• we were two of us, and we had a car for seven people, it did not break even though the roads destroy cars on safari
• they agreed to take us to the Kilimanjaro airport without additional payment
• we had clean sleeping bags and a nice tent
• we were sorry that we did not have the opportunity to meet Emma personally (the owner of Shemeji)
Safari depends on:
• the guide is the most important
• be lucky to meet animals and a guide to see them
• the car should be spacious and well cared for because the failure is a big waste of time
• to have a good cook if you like a good food
• the tour operator must have the best recommendations in the Trip Advisor and Safaribookings, because they are looking for clients through this portals, and are doing their best to get a best opinion there
• tour operator must have a long feedback history on the Trip Advisor and Safaribookings, because if you pay them for safari in advance and they do not organize it, you will lose your money
PL
Email Tristan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect communication and experience
We spent 5 days in Arusha, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro (which was amazing) with Ben from Shemeji and it could not have been better. Not only did Ben make sure we saw everything we wanted to see, he was patient, funny, organized, friendly, and made the trip enjoyable. On the other hand, communication with Emma when planning the trip was also perfect. She was helpful, nice, organized, and responded to emails quickly. We tailored many parts of the trip and nothing was a problem for her to adjust, even with last minute changes due to problems with our flights. I will definitely contact Emma and Shemeji next time we’re back in Tanzania.
AR
Email Gonzalo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
100% recomendable!
We booked the 5 day safari (Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro) and it was simply spectacular.
The guide (Elemes) was very correct, the vehicle was in optimal condition and the accommodations, one better than the other.
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.
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!
US
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!
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
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!
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!
