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
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Khrista | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Max was very knowledgeable and friendly
We had a fantastic safari with Max at Suricata Safaris! He's an amazing driver and got us close to lots of beautiful wildlife. The small group size is an added benefit, as we had space to stand up in the pop top jeep. Great trip!
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Email Julie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable, quick to respond, flexible.
We did the trip with the Suricatas recently, and it was great! Can’t say enough of good things about our amazing guide Augustine and our great cook Nuru. Everybody we met was very nice! We had no problem with the communication with the company, and there were no organization issues.
During the first day of the trip, you had to move thru the forest with a ranger in a bigger group, it was a little annoying, but our guide did the maximum for us, so we could move around just by ourselves. We managed to get to the top in two days and got lucky with the weather so the view was amazing. We also caught the sunset on the way down. Our guide was our biggest fan in the last few moments under the summit, where we needed a little push. While we found out, it is not the cheapest tour of Mount Meru, we highly recommend it!!!
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Email Viviana Di Matteo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was all perfect, the organization, the accommodation, the guide
The most beautiful experience. They care about us from the moment we arrive with airplane to the moment we leave. The organization was perfect and also the guide, Assad, was excellent.
I will suggest this experience to my friends and I will bring with me a lot of beautiful memories.
CA
Email Duncan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience and great value
We took our family on safari for 4 days with Suricata. We couldn’t have asked for more. Our guide was very knowledgeable and the food was terrific. We saw all of the big five. Absolutely would do it again.
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Email Giovanni | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of my best experience ever
The agency followed as from our Arrival at Arusha Airport to our departure. Even if the Safari lasted only 3 day we were able to visit both Serengeti and Ngoro Ngoro parks seeing almost all animals. We booked a group tour (6 people) with other people but private lodge that we found always very comfortable (Angata lodges). The think that amazed me the most was our driver/guide, Assad Ally Guga, who satisfied all our needs and answered all our questions about animals. He put a lot of efforts in findings animals allowing us to see most of them. He enjoys his work letting us enjoy our experience creating a familiar and welcoming environment.
I do suggest Suricatasafari and ask for Assad as a guide/driver.
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Email Ludwig | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing shared 5-day mid-range Safari
We had an amazing time during our 5-day mid-range safari through some of the most beautiful Nationalparks of Tansania including Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti. We stayed at the brand new Suricata Boma Lodge for 3 nights in total which was extraordinary! Great food (also very vegetarian friendly), spaceous rooms with a spectacular view, amazing service and a beautiful swimming pool. In between we spent one night at the new Sound of Nature Camp in Serengeti national park, which was also a very good choice made by Suricata. Our guide Mandela did a perfect job. He always went the extra mile to make sure we had a great time, not getting tired of answering all our questions and always respecting the beauty of nature. He is a very experienced safari guide who shared lots of great stories and did not hesitate to stay out with us until the parks were closing their gates at night. We managed to see all „big 5“ and so many more animals! What we really appreciated was the very good lunch we had as a picnic every day avoiding unnecessary waste compared to the lunch boxes of other companies.
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Email Kevin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional and punctual
Punctual and professional organization. All expectations were met. Excellent guide, made us fall in love with this magical place.
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Email Elisa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect, everything super ok
First safari and from the positive reviews we chose SURICATA, in the group tour version for 5 days. The staff is attentive to everything: getting around, the car which is always clean, filled with water and we have never had any problems with the engine/fuel/wheels (a fundamental thing in a complicated management tour like this - furthermore, should something ever happen, they a spare car is available near the serengeti and ngorongoro so in a short time they fix the problem and don't waste the customer's precious time!! We have seen many of them stopped and left to themselves). FREDDI, our guide, was super, very knowledgeable, personable, and attentive to show us each animal, so thank you so much again! He only speaks English (but they also have guides in other languages available so you can try asking). We chose the "intermediate" accommodations and we were assigned: BOMA LODGE (super appreciated upgrade for the first two nights at the tarangire and lake manyara), ANGATA CAMP (both at the serengeti and ngorongoro - tented camps with bathroom and shower in the room). The lodges obviously also have air conditioning, but the tented camps are still comfortable, equipped with towels and shampoo and other things (no hairdryer, electricity available until the generator is switched off, wi-fi in the common areas). The food is truly exceptional, and for vegetarians it is enough to tell the chef of the various places where you are staying and there are always alternatives. Never problems with water: the one in the bottles is always replenished. Tip for NGORONGORO: it's always cold so cover yourself because even in the tents it's cold even in the common one, but the show and the animals will make it all worth it.
The food at lunch is always cooked by the lodges then made in the morning espresso - all super tasty. Even in the tents there are sockets, as well as in the car that takes you around.
You will not regret it.
Ask before leaving where you will sleep in order to avoid misunderstandings (if you want to sleep in the tented camp and not in the lodge or vice versa based on how agreed).
The visit to the Masai camp, on the other hand, cannot be missed, but it is obviously a free choice.
Choose SURICATA, and thanks COLD!!!!!
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Email Meagan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Solo traveler friendly and a hell of an experience!
My first solo trip and I could not recommend the experience and this company enough. I had chosen the 4 day option which I thought was plenty of time. I had multiple people tell me before leaving that a safari was not worth it unless I was able to stay 5 days or more. I strongly disagree. We had plenty of time between the three parks we visited and successfully saw the big 5. Accommodations were excellent. We had the pleasure of staying at their new lodge for the first night and I highly suggest that no matter what package you purchase, you find a way to incorporate one night at this facility. It was the most beautiful establishment I’ve ever stayed at.
Our tour guide was knowledgeable and personable. The food was great and I appreciated having warm meals as opposed to the boxed lunches that I saw other companies provide. I thought the price was extremely fair the experience. I have already sent this company’s information to friends and family who have safaris planned in their future.
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Email Giuliana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great guide, food and service
The guide was super professional and able to spot so many animals. Also able to fix the car when there was a problem with it. The food was amazing, definetly didn’t expect to have such great food when camping on a Safari. In general very friendly, good service and available to accommodate all requests.
