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 Anu Sonajalg | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Super!
We booked our 4-days safari three month before via e-mail. Emma was very helpful and answered to all our questions. We visited Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. It was great, like a movie! We saw thousands of animals and big 5 of course!
Everything was well organized (transfers, program, accommodations).
Our driver and guide Fredy was friendly and cheerful all the time. We enjoyed her companionship.
Accommodations was comfortable especially Tortilis tented camp and decent meals.
We are very happy for this experience.
This is memory forever!
I recommend it to my friends.
Email Clara | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience!!
My boyfriend and me always wanted to go on a Safari in Tanzania, we have great expectations and the were totally fulfilled. We visit Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Serengeti and although 3 of them are different, each has its own beauty. It is a trip that I totally recommend. Thanks to Shemeji we had Fredy as a guide, who was wonderful explaining to us everything, answering all the questions and helping us with everything that he could.
Thanks so much to help us to had such an amazing Safari :)
Sam and Clara
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Email Katie M | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic guide and chef for a very reasonable cost
We did a budget safari with Shemeji Tours and from the beginning it was incredibly easy to facilitate. Emma was helpful every step of the way. It was helpful being able to pay with a credit card and she arranged all of our lodging (we later found out that the airport would have been a lot cheaper through her, too). The breakfasts and dinners were incredible, even though we camped the entire week. The camp sites were all fine--bring earplugs for the site at the crater. Our guide, Daan, was a blast and made sure that we saw everything on our checklists--even a Serval and python. The company seems to have a package that can meet anyone's budget and our guide really went above and beyond to accommodate everyone.
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Email Darren | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The safari of your dreams
You can't overstate how important the guide is in making your safari an enjoyable and memorable experience. Try as we might to stump our guide David, with questions ranging from the gestation period of zebras to the rituals of the Maasai, he had the answers. A guide needs a very wide range of skills: knowledge of animals, navigation, personal skills, how to position the vehicle for optimal viewings, and on and on, and David handled it all with a friendly demeanor and a depth of experience we came to rely on. We had so many amazing animal encounters and were so close that it felt like we were part of their world. The accommodations were all amazing in their own way, especially the tented lodges. We did the 6-day tour, and we'd recommend that length or similar so you have more time to explore and let the whole experience unwind rather than being rushed through it. We would definitely recommend Shemeji to anyone. You can pay a lot more for a safari but you can't get a better one. We had high expectations but they were all exceeded.
Email Peter | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari experience
Shemeji provided an excellent safari and Zanzibar experience. They were prompt in responses via email and generally helpful with questions about the safari, side trips from Arusha before and after we completed the safari and general questions.
Shemeji was very transparent about what was included in the safari and provided several options for those looking for a more relaxed/glamorous stay. We were very happy with budget accommodation, including some camping, which was what we wanted from our trip.
The owner communicated with us via WhatsApp when we had real time questions and was very accommodating when we had to make last minute changes due to air travel delays. Overall, we had a great experience.
Email Gilberts | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic time on safari with this company! Book with them!
Thank you Emma and the team at Shemeji tours.
My husband and I spent 7 days on a private Safari at the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater as part of our 1 month honeymoon in East Africa and loved this part of the trip.
From the start, we loved Emma's personal advice on our itinerary and her professionalism. We had other companies demand a full payment upfront (to book hotels, which is ridiculous) and kept calling us in the UK to rush the payment and booking which we felt was suss. Emma met us on arrival where we could make the payment (a small deposit was taken prior over paypal)
We had Freddy as our driver (baby faced Freddy :P ) who is an absolute wildlife nature geek and knew everything about the animals, plants and the wild. He kept pulling over to show us unique plants and fauna (as well as animals of course), in particular pointed our geology sites which my husband appreciated. (my husband is a geologist). We did another 1 week safari in Kenya (Masaai Mara) after this trip and our guide there wasn't half as great as Freddy.
Patrick our chef was lovely and the meals were delicious and always plenty, we were never hungry on this trip.
Vehicles are new and massive, so you're sat very high up to see everything
Shemeji are a new company (over 1 year old?) but are extremely professional and knowledgeable. They had thought about everything in advance, theres even a charger in the vehicle for your phonse and camera battery. Given the price of going with them on a private safari is cheaper than on the overlander trucks, its no brainer.
Our suggestion is to add on Empakaai Crater walk, its a 2 hour drive from the Ngorongoro Crater and you can walk around the rim, down into the crater and around the inside. That was hands down our favourite part of the tour (apart from all the animals). The drive there alone was fantastic with the scenery (looks like the Scottish Highlands but with zebras and wild animals). Shemeji organised a ranger for us, and our guide walked with us too.
Thank you Shemeji for a fantastic experience, we are already recommending you to our family and friends.
Make sure you ask for Freddy as your guide, you will not be disappointed with him.
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Email Bales family | Experience level: first safari
Shemeji Safari Tours gave us an unforgettable Tanzanian Safari experience
We chose Shemeji Tours out of 4-5 bids we've received for the communication and transparency in dealings. The price was more than reasonable. Emma provided all the information we needed and answered any questions we had ranging from cell phone carrier to airport transport. Our tour guide, Freddie, was professional, pleasant, accommodating and the best guide we could have asked for. He was fantastic! Freddie had an uncanny eye for spotting wildlife. He even accommodated our request for an impromptu visit to a Masai village. Each of the camps we stayed in each night far exceeded our highest expecatations! This was glam-camping! Emma even provided a driver as well as a guide, Sia, to take us around and experience the daily life in the town of Arusha. The cost of the Safari included airport pick up, hotel stay in Arusha, 3 square meals every day during the Safari (the food was excellent), stay in a hotel after the Safari and an airport drop off. All in all this has been an experience we will never forget! I would recommend Shemeji tours to anyone for visiting Tanzania for a Safari over any of the big names out there! You will be dealing with personable, friendly staff and have the experience of a lifetime! Thank you Emma!
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Email Adam | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari
The safari organized by Shemeji Safari & Tours had exceed our expectations. Everything was very well planned, our tour guide was extremely friendly and accommodating to our needs. At the same time Emma was of excellent help when unforeseeable circumstances on our side has forced us to change some of our plans. All in all, we can universally recommend Shemeji Safari & Tours to everybody looking for an amazing safari with some extra trips (we also went with them to Zanzibar).
Email Bridges Family | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing!!
Our tour guide, Elimas, was amazing- especially with our 3 kids. They loved the lunch provided by Shemeji. And we loved that we didn't have to worry about anything. Elimas was one time both days and never rushed us to hurry or move on quickly.
We went to Tarangire and Ngorongoro. We did not go during peak season and yet we saw the top 5 thanks to the eyes of our guide. He even spotted lions eating a water buffalo in the bush. The crater was breathtaking. We can't wait for our next trip.
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Email Mathangi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceeded all expectations!!!
We found Shemeji online and were in touch with them over email. We had zero idea about how safaris worked- how to get around Tanzania,etc. Emma was such a sweet person patiently answering all our questions and putting us at ease. So we land in Arusha and arrange to meet Emma for a while. She immediately agrees and helps us out with bookings for Zanzibar through other tour operators even. That was beyond the call of duty.
The actual safari was an amazing experience with our guide David and chef Godson. David was full of wildlife trivia and was such a cheerful companion all through the safari. Godson was such a diligent chef who kept on plying us with great food even at 2400 m above sea level! All in all, we ended up making friends for life on this trip.
We hope the Shemeji team continues with the great work they are doing. We wish them great success !!!