Hilary and Martin - owners of Suricata Safaris
Suricata Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2016)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $190 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
Safe and enriching experience, 5-day tour with Mandela guide
It was a good experience. We went on a 5-day tour with a Mandela guide, and he guided us safely even in bad weather. I was able to see all the animals without exception, and the explanations were kindly provided. The food generally suited my taste well.
(Guide Mandela, Chef Salim)
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Mandela Good
The price is good because it is almost the lowest.
Mandela's guide was really friendly and nice. He had a good mindset and explained things well. I highly recommend it. But it was a pity that I couldn't see much of the Serengeti because of the rain. Also, the lunch menu was the same almost every day, so it wasn't very good.
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IN
Email Narayanan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
great guide, good accomodation, not vegetarian friendly
Let me start with the bad. For vegetarian or vegan people, there is hardly any choice given except fruits for breakfast. They don't understand the concept of a balanced vegetarian meal. It was actually a non veg meal plan without the non veg items.This is despite their confirmation that they provide vegetarian options.
Another issue was with salt. Despite asking for low salt food it was more than even normal levels. I had to take extra medication to control my BP.
Now the good. The guide for us was very friendly and helpful. We had a very good experience despite having a totally rainy day. African safari is something one should not miss.
The accommodations provided were very good and comfortable : we took the tented camps instead of the more budget friendly campsites option.
Tarangire is really very good. The problem with Serengeti is its vast expanse and the time taken to reach or even move within. Often the most interesting sights happen before we reach the park. We also had the bad fortune of a rainy Serengeti. So that may have taken some sheen out of the experience. Ngorogoro is also very beautiful and a great place to go.
Overall the great guide we had made up for the problems with food.
US
Email Rachel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Dream come true!
Truly the trip of a lifetime!!! My mom and I booked a mother/daughter safari for her first trip to Africa, and we can’t say enough good things about Suricata. Glory helped tremendously with the booking process, with prompt replies and patience with my endless questions. Everything went smoothly from the moment we landed in Arusha and were greeted by Daniel, who made us feel welcome immediately. The lodges were spectacular (Boma Lodge has the kindest, most helpful staff ever) and the food was top notch (shoutout to Tom from Boma Lodge - five stars!) And a special thanks to Max, the best guide ever! He is such a kind soul with a wealth of knowledge about the parks and wildlife. We trusted him 100000% to get us everywhere safely and on time, and he always knows how to find the best views of wildlife! Our trip would not have been the same without his humor, organization, patience, and vast experience with guiding safaris. He also happens to be the best driver I’ve ever seen, which is so important while navigating muddy Serengeti roads. We were blown away by the hospitality and comfort we experienced throughout our four day trip and would certainly recommend this company to anyone looking for a safe and enjoyable safari.
IN
Email Rohan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Went above and beyond to make our experience out of this world!
The safari was simply amazing and the accomodation was great. Rocky, our tour guide went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable and was great at spotting animals. We spotted 4/5 big five and it was all thanks to Rocky! Highly recommend Suricata.
KR
Email Bella Jeonh | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent tour!
The perfect safari tour!
The tour guide Amiri was kind and gave me a lot of information. He tried to show many animals inside the Serengeti National Park. Our chef Dito's food was very delicious. I ate too much.
I had fun watching many animals such as buffaloes, lions, elephants, giraffes, and so on for three nights and four days.
DE
Email Samra | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing ♥️
It was so amazing! Everybody - guides, drivers, cooks all of them were so kind and helpful. The food was good, the camps were clean and safe. Only one important thing i would recommend the ones who book safari - have 1 extra free day for unexpected situations. Our car in Ngorongoro Crater was unfortunately broken and they offered us the same tour for free on the next day including free camp to sleep and food. I accepted it and it was amazing, everything was perfect in the next day. I was so happy to have 1 free day.
Great safari
It was a great experience. The guide elias was really great and told us a lot about the animals. The campsites were also good. The chef also did a good job
FR
Email Lucy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
We choose suricata for it's great reviews and wasn't disappointed. They where very flexible on the organization very reactive to answer our questions. All the staff is very professional and nice.
The tour was amazing dispite the storme we saw so much buty that's the parcs has to offer thanks to our guide Mandela.
During the five days the food was amazing thanks to Salim and his team.
Thank you Suricata safari and all your team for this memorable experience.
FR
Email John | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
An amazing 5 day trip with Mandela and the Chef Salim. They were absolutely friendly, shared their knowledge and made sure we were pampered. I can only recommend this company for your safari.