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 Dennis | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great 4-day trip that exceeded our expectations
Communications: Communication prior to the booking of the tour was very easy and uncomplicated. Although we were a bit late with our inquiry, Emma was very fast to provide us with a suitable tour perfectly designed to our needs.
Living up to expectations: We had a great tour and it was better than we could possible expect. Especially our guide, but also our cook contributed a lot to it. Both were very friendly, always checking on our needs and providing us with a great experience of the landscape, wildlife and food of Tanzania. We are vegetarians and the cook supplied us with delicious vegetarian food and insights into the Tanzanian culture and society.
Safari tour: It was amazing to see all the animals in their natural habitat. Already at the end of the second day, we saw the so-called Big 5 animals and many more. The driver was very patient with us, and we spent two hours following a hungry and hunting cheetah. Our guide was very knowledgeable and knew many secret spots and the behavior of the animals so that we were often one of the only cars watching an animal.
Overall: Looking back at the two weeks that we had in Tanzania, the tour was our favorite part and the best possible experience we could get.
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Email Audrey USA | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing safari, well organised!
We had the best time on our 5 days safari tour with Shemeji. We went to Arusha National Park, Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. The communication with Emma and the staff was easy and quick response. Very helpful and able to make last minute changes. Gerald was our driver/guide. He was very knowledgable, drove safely, we had a great time with him. He did his very best to find animals we wanted to see. We saw tons of animals, about 50 lions, big heirs of elephants, zebras, giraffes, hypos, worldebeasts, crocs, flamingos, etc. The accommodations were perfect. Nice big tents and lodge, well located. Food was good too, plenty food and water. The jeep was a little old but worked without problem, no air conditioning but didn't really need it. We had an amazing experience and would most definitively recommend it. Wish we could have stayed longer. Thank you to everyone at Shemeji, special thank you to Gerald!
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Email Sebastian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great overall experience, trip of a lifetime.
Throughout the entire planning of this trip Emma at Shemeji was extremely responsive and tried to accommodate us with every request. Whether it was selecting the best options for accommodations, the itinerary of our trip or any extras that we wanted to consider she was responsive, informative and just overall a pleasure to deal with. Our guide himself, Michael, was very knowledgeable, friendly and enjoyable to spend five days with. I have nothing to say about Shemeji and would recommend them to anyone looking at doing a safari in Tanzania.
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Email Carlos | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience!
We had a great time during our stay in Tanzania.
They picked us up from the airport and took us to the hotel.
Michael picked us up next day to start the 6 day safari. It was amazing. Michael was our guide in Spanish, explained a lot of interesting things and he has a good eye to find animals.
We only have a little problem with car overheating but the agency arranged another truck to pick us up really quick.
Overall very satisfied with the safari tour :)
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Email Matthias | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect
We had a lot of fun with our driver and very nice game drives. The communication was very good and we can plan everything like we want to do.
I will book again
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Email Nadine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect Safari!
We (two couples from Germany) booked the 6-day midrange tented lodge Safari with Shemeji Safari in early November 2019. The route was Tarangire (day 1), Lake Manyara (day 2), Serengeti (day 3-5) and Ngorongoro Crater (day 6) and it couldn’t have been better:
Already through the whole decision and booking process the Shemeji team replied to our emails quickly and answered all our questions comprehensively, which gave us a good feeling right from the start. Along with all the great reviews online this made the decision to book the Safari with Shemeji very easy for us.
During the six days of our trip we had a great time with our guide Andrew, who was very friendly, funny and patient, knows everything about the wildlife and has the eyes of an eagle to spot them. He was able to find any animal from incredibly far away and could answer all our many questions. We felt absolutely safe with Andrew who is a very good and experienced driver. Many other tour companies drove extremely fast and unsafe and we were wondering how they can spot anything like that. Andrew always found the best position to park our car so we had the best view on the animals and got many incredible pictures. Even the two of our group who had done a Safari before said that they never imagined to see so many animals in such a short time and so close.
We saw all the big five, most of them from a very short distance and more than once. Only the leopards were very well hidden in a tree and the rhinos were quite far away. But most animals were so close to the car that we could nearly have touched them: lions, elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, gazelles, hippos, ostriches, hyenas, wildebeests, zebras ... many of them even had babies and we were able to watch lions eat a couple of times.
The accommodations were all very comfortable, clean and beautiful, and the staff was charming everywhere. We had a particularly good time in Asili Camps Serengeti where we were the only guests and the team really welcomed us and cared for us with exceptional warmth.
The breakfasts and dinners were delicious everywhere and even I as a vegetarian could always find a good choice.
The lunch boxes were ok, for our taste they contained a bit too much “dough” (bread, pancakes, cookies...) and too little fruit or vegetables, but when we asked the staff in the hotels they responded to our requests and put in more fresh stuff.
We can only recommend you to book your Safari with Shemeji and Andrew as your Guide - special thanks to him again for this awesome experience!
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Email Florian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience
Very knowledgable guide and a good cook! Similar route to what most people do on a 4 day safari in that area. Luxus Camp on day 1 was a nice addition.
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Email Asia and Tom Praszkier | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent organization, everything smooth, no problems at all, highly recommended !
We were very happy with Shemeji, communication via email was quick and easy, everything went as planned, our guide/driver was a very nice young guy, he was patient with us and listened to what we aksed him for, he also apparently liked the animals and nature which was cool too.
We had no problems at all during the trips, the accommodation was also perfect, same with the food. Overall experience was just great. Thank you very much Shemeji team !
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Email Stefan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great operator for our tanzanian experience.
We really enjoyed our safari! Everything was great including the communication with Shemeji.
From the beginning a driver was waiting outside the airport, the camps were clean, the staff very friendly and Edward was a great driver. He knows a lot about the parks so we had the best chance to see the big five.
Thank you for the perfect organisation! I am glad that we booked by Shemeji!
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Email Jayadrath | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Out of the world experience!
The planning was hassle free though over email. Right from pick-up to drop off everything was well arranged and they went the extra mile to see no discomfort is experienced.
Out driver and guide had good knowledge of the park and good sense where game was or can be spotted. He was polite and helpful.
We got to see all animals in a matter of 3 days plus it was great weather (no rains in wet season- so lucky). This kind of destination requires someone like Shemeji to make it all worth it.