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
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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 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.
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Email Regula | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari with so many encounter with animals
Communication was really fast and good - All questions got answered very fast
4 Day Safari with the Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater was perfekt for us. It was interessting to see the differente landscape. And the best: We have seen all the animals which are possible. :-)
The guide gave us a lot of informations about the animals. He gave us the time to oberve the animals (not only watch, photo and go on...) This was really nice!
The cook was also really good (the food was so tastiness) and helpfull.
We were and are very satisfied and happy with Shemeji-Tour
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Email Dorien | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great 6 day safari! Patient guide and cook, who did everything to give us a good time!
Communication easy by email or whatsapp. Glood price comparing to others. Nice accomodation. The guide/driver let us decide how we would like to do our safari. We saw the 'big five'!
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Email Marlren | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect last minute help and two days safari with Freddy cool guide!
Perfect last minute help and two days safari with Freddy cool guide!
Everything last minute perfectly arranged. Nice and Good contact with Emma to help
So perfect compagny for your safari!
Off Season Safari Might Be Better
We didn't realize we were going during wet season (my brother and I did very minimal research). This turned out not to be bad at all! The parks only had a handful of other vehicles, and the conditions weren't too bad. We managed to stay dry for the majority of the safari. The tour guide was excellent: knowledgeable, a good eye for spotting animals, and a skilled driver for the rough, wet terrain. Camping in the parks was so much fun as were the stays in the lodges. The chef we had also provided us with great meals throughout the trip. This was an overall dream come true at an affordable price.