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Stan   –  
United States US
Visited: September 2020 Reviewed: Sep 27, 2020

Email Stan  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great trip in challenging times
5/5

We initially booked our 5 day safari back in February and decided to go despite COVID-19 outbreak and flight cancellations.
We are grateful to Shemeji Safari for making this trip happen and highly recommend them to everyone.
Our special thanks go to Emma for her patience and flexibility with re-booking and our wonderful guide Adam for making
our visit to Tanzania so memorable.

Alex   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: August 2020 Reviewed: Sep 6, 2020

Email Alex  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Amazing family adventure
5/5

Great attention to detail. Julius, our driver and guide, made the experience extra-special. He was patient and flexible - invaluable when traveling with four young children. The teams at each camp were amazing hosts and demonstrated genuine commitment to making our family’s experience as pleasant as possible. Julius organized a tour of a Masai village for us which resulted in one of our favorite moments of the entire trip.

Nora   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: March 2020 Reviewed: Apr 14, 2020

Email Nora  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

everything was exceptionally great
5/5

Booking was straightforward thanks to you always getting back to us very quickly with all the info we needed, it made coordinating booking flights/hotels easy. Our guide, Julius was fantastic, he is is very knowledgable about nature, animals and local culture, and did his very best to make sure we get the most out of the safari. He is also a very safe driver, which was important. Accommodations were great, the places were clean and we received a very warm welcome at every place. All staff were super helpful. We will definitely recommend your company to friends.

Zach   –  
United States US
Visited: March 2020 Reviewed: Mar 19, 2020

Email Zach  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

A great experience with great guides.
5/5

Our guide and cook were knowledgable, friendly, and very accommodating. We had high expectations going in, and the experience still managed to beat our expectations. We saw every animal we could think or hope to see (including Cheetahs and a Rhino, and lions beyond count), while accompanied by a fantastic guide. I would certainly book with Shemeji again.

Andrew   –  
United States US
Visited: December 2019 Reviewed: Mar 6, 2020

Email Andrew  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Hard to sum up in a sentence but it was everything we hoped our first safari experience would like.
5/5

Searching through a sea of safari companies on-line not knowing anything about booking a safari was daunting. Somehow I came across Shemeji and decided to reach out. The response was immediate and we had a good feeling. Doing more research it seemed that we could get everything from Shemeji that we could from other companies and go to all the same places, but they better fit our mid-range budget. Next thing you know we had booked a 5-day safari, nearly 6-months in advance. It would fall in the middle of an around-the-world trip we were taking so we didn't do all the planning we normally would, just crossed our fingers and hope we made a good choice. Next thing you know we are in Tanzania and getting picked up by Adam our guide. We drove, ate, and hung out with him for the next 5-days. He was a true G and made our experience memorable. Giving us great insight into both the nature and humans of Tanzania and Africa. We saw every animal imaginable. Ate amazing food. Every place we stayed was beyond expectations, but our favorite was the camping in the Serengeti. What an unreal experience! The tents were so cool, the water was hot, the people so hospitable, and even the wifi was good, not that you need that but it was a surprise. We capped our last day off by seeing 11 rhino's, the last of the Big 5, thanks to Adam's eagle eyes. The safari ended up being one of our most memorable experiences from our 5-months of traveling. Can't recommend enough.

Kim   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: February 2020 Reviewed: Feb 28, 2020

Email Kim  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing, unforgettable Safari !
5/5

No words can describe what was undoubtedly the most amazing experience. From the helpful guidance we received from Emma & the team who helped us plan our Safari (we only had 3 days to fit in our Safari between visiting our daughter working out in Dar es Salaam) & travelling onto Zanzibar, everything was organised perfectly. Our lovely knowledgable guide Omary was there to greet us at Arusha airport & from thereon worked incredibly hard to ensure we encountered so many gorgeous animals including leopards, lions including tree climbing ones, elephants and black rhinos. The camp we stayed at was beautiful in an equally beautiful setting overlooking Lake Manyara; as were all the staff who looked after us so well and our tented lodge really comfortable and welcoming. Go book & enjoy. A huge Thank you to everyone at Shemeji. Incredible !

Goran   –  
Sweden SE
Visited: February 2020 Reviewed: Feb 21, 2020

Email Goran  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great camping safari experience
5/5

As a family adventure, this was a perfect trip. The whole booking procedure and all the arrangements with first night hotel, transfers and the additional walking safari worked perfectly. Our adult daughters happily stepped up at half past five in the morning ready for morning safaris. We visited 4 national parks in 6 days and camped in public campsites. Ben, our guide knew a lot about the landscape animals and animals behavior. He was also great at finding the animals and also getting along even though it was very flooded in both Serengetti and Ngorongoro which was unusual for the time. Isaak our chef was also very good and attentive and so we got good food throughout the trip, breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you like campinglife then this is a perfect way to make a safari trip.

Eeva   –  
Finland FI
Visited: January 2020 Reviewed: Feb 19, 2020

Email Eeva  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Wonderful safari experience in Tanzania with Shemeji
5/5

We had a wonderful safari experience with Shemeji in Tanzania. We booked the 5-day safari (Tarangine, Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro) and everything went really well. Our guide Sele was super laid back, fun, safe driver and had really good knowledge of the animals. He wanted us to have the best experience and was flexible with our wishes. Overall everything went as planned with Shemeji, our emails were replied quickly, the drivers from the airport were on time and we have absolute nothing bad to say about Shemeji as the organizer.

If you're thinking whether 5 days is too much, for me it wasn't but if you're thinking a shorter stay, then either skip Tarangine or Lake Manyara (or both if you want to do only 3 days). Serengeti and Ngorongoro are must as they have the most animals and best views in my opinion. The best & most unique night stay was at Serengeti (Africa Safari Serengeti Central) and I highly recommend in staying in that tent camp. The lunch boxes are not the best (usually they include white bread, chicken, egg, 1 fruit, cookies etc.) but that is a common lunch package for all safari organizers. So have a big breakfast and don't expect too much of the lunch box. Lunch views on the other hand were nice in the national parks!

Overall great experience and highly recommend a safari in tanzania if you've been dreaming about that!

Nuno   –  
Portugal PT
Visited: February 2020 Reviewed: Feb 18, 2020

Email Nuno  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

An amazing experience, with a great guide.
5/5

The safari was amazing! We had the time of our lives, everything ran according to plan and it surpassed our own expectations. From the parks to the accommodation. Four unbelievable days.

We did: Tarangire Park, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. Shemeji had a very good plan for the safari and were always very professional in our communication. The places they choose for us to sleep were also exceptional. We also know that it all went so well thanks to the incredible work of our guide, Adam. Not only because he was a master at knowing where the animals were, but also because he was such a pleasure to be with. He answered all our nagging questions with patience, did a great job explaining us the characteristics of the animals, of the parks our even the country.

We recommend Shemeji to everyone who wants to do a safari.

Arnaud   –  
France FR
Visited: February 2020 Reviewed: Feb 16, 2020

Email Arnaud  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The guide and the cook were really nice and at our services. What we saw was gorgeous
5/5

The communication before the safari was great and easy. It was very pleasant to prepare this trip.
Then, everything went well and we were very happy in the parks, the guide took the right time to explain the wildlife and to explore the parks. The cook was really good and we did not miss anything. A very good experience!

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