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
Email Andrew | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari
Communication was 10/10 with quick replies via whattsapp. Any question I had was quickly answered by Hilary.
The safari was great value for money, we did the 3 day tour in an open top jeep with another 4 people.
This was the right amount of people and we all got on well.
The food was cooked by the chef which tasted amazing, our guide was very knowledgeable and we saw all the animals we wanted to see. I would definitely recommend suricata safaris.
CZ
Email Ondrej | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Was a pleasant trip
We ordered 1 day before the safari via whatsup. Everything went quite smooth. We got a pickup at the airport, hotel before departure, hotel after comming back from the safari amd transport to the airport which we upgraded by having the guy to take us to the waterfall under kilimanjaro and visit a coffee farm where we made a coffee from the bean to the cup and had a banana wine. Very nice experience.
In the safari we’ve visited Serengeti, Ngoro-ngoro and tarangire. Except rhinos(which we saw from very far) we saw all the big animals and the experience was amazing.
Be prepared to be in a big jeep on the very bumpy roads with not much chance to get out of the car in the parks due to the park policy. The whole safari is very tiring. So get ready. But its really worth it!!!
We slept in the tents which was also very cool. Above ngoro ngoro there came in the night buffalos right in between the tents and serengeti we had few hyenas walking through the camp. Super cool:)
About suricata all thenorganisation was very easy, all was taken care of and the food was thanks to the great chef amazing! Everything what was promised was fulfilled
To give a recommendation If we went again we would choose a to go just 4 of us and driver and a chef. We went in 6 plus the tqo surricata guys and the car was a bit packed. Not really a problem but if we would have a bigger bags i think we would be squeezed.
We enjoyed the trip a lot with surricata and highly recommend this company
The best safari experience ever!!
After lots of research, my friend and I booked with Suricato safaris about 2 weeks before we left and we are so glad we did! The owner Hillary could not do enough to help make our trip as perfect as possible...adding extra nights to already scheduled trips, planning bespoke routes so we got to see all the best spots and allowing us to change our booking right up to the last minute when we had some confusion with flights.
Everything ran smoothly, from the moment we were collected from the airport to the moment we collected our luggage from storage and checked into the last hotel.
The safari blew our minds in terms of the animals we saw - lions with cubs, families of elephants, rhino, hippo, leopard, monkeys, wilderbeast, the list is endless! A cheetah actually jumped on the roof of our jeep to get a better vantage point from which to hunt!! We nearly passed out from fright!
Massive thanks to Lewis, who was an amazing driver and guide. He was so knowledgable, spoke great English and was very funny which is always nice when you’re in a jeep for 4 days with someone. Our cook Dioness provided amazing, prepared from scratch, meals three times a day...pretty tough in the middle of the Serengeti!! A top chef!
We took the option of a cheaper trip which was camping for 3 nights and lodge for one night. Hearing lions at night and buffalo grazing outside your tent at 1am is an amazing experience but camping is definitely not luxury, so be prepared!
If I could suggest one thing that could be improved is that we stayed at Ecobomo lodge on the last night and had a ton of mosquito bites due to the lake nearby and there was no fan in the room to keep the air flowing. We hadn’t had any bites the whole time, so was a bit of a shame. However that is not the fault of the safari team.
To sum up...if you want to have a truly amazing safari experience with local guides, great food and lovely people...at a good price...then choose Suricato Safari.
Thank you!
AT
Email Jenny | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing camping tour with perfectly organized and a perfect tourguide
Communication: perfect and easy via WhatsApp and email
Service: everything was well. Organized and prepared. Good food, good accommodation, amazing wildlife experiences!!!
Brooked a 4 night camping safari and slept surprisingly two nights in lodges :)
Our tourguide was amazing!!!
MA
Email Aveen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
best Tour operator no Hesitation
A flawless 3 day adventure to Serengeti and ngorongoro crater all so well organised by the Suricata Team. The manager Hillary took great care of us from pick up at airport until our return back. Great shoutout To Mandela our guide who has great knowledge of the Tanzanian Savannah ! A chef so discrete who cooked amazing delicacies breakfast lunch and diner ! We got to see the big 5 and many more animals . Équipements provided were in great conditions. For a first time in the jungle we got lucky to have such friendly and experienced team where everything went smoothly and according to our wishes.....I could not recommend them enough. Well deserved 5 stars :)
Excellent and quick reaction for all changes with our depart ....friend and helpfull staf
As I wright upper.
Helpufull in everythings.
Ezechiel knows am answere for any our question about animals, masais .....
We were in Serengeti in the time of migration when the lot of animals migrated. But we saw 4 of big 5 (miss only the leopard).
Charles was the sun of our group and was preparing good meals.
Only the Jeep was little bit old, but we returned to Arusha healthy.
Milos and Zdena
Amazing 3 days full of impressions! We saw a lot of animals but also beautiful views.I recommend all
Everything was great and fast communication the personnel.
GR
Email Konstantinos | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very well organized and amazing experience
We had a 3 nights - 4 days safari in Serengeti, Gorongoro and Tarangiri. We saw all the animals that we could find (zebras, giraffes, rhinos, lions, hippos, buffalos, leopard etc). It was purely amazing.
The overall experience was very well organised by the team. All transports from the airports to the hotels are also included and everyone was really on time, exactly at the minute that they should be there.
Our guide was named Mandela, he was very well educated with an excellent level of English and he was answering all of the questions. He was also a very careful and skilfull driver, avoiding extreme actions just to impress. Based on his eyes and experience, calmly, he would spot animals even at the other side of the mountain and would carefully drive to them not to scare them. He totally succeded in the job that he had to do!
The food was also very nice, concerning the difficulties of the trip.
Overall, i have to say that for a safari you have to choose a professional team and suricata team gave me the impression of a very well organised machine. Thank you for the nice experience!!
IN
Email Dharini | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Spectacular experience with Suricata -100% recommend!
We had a 2 night, 3 day safari by Suricata in the Serengeti and Ngorongroro. It was the experience of a lifetime ! I highly recommend a tour with Suricata because it was o easy to plan and they are super friendly and accommodating with special requests.
Hillary was very responsive on communications and answered every question we had.
Our guide and driver Lewis was excellent and really experienced. He was able to tell us a lot about the animals and the parks. Our chef Salim was an exceptional cook- he made a range of salads and pastas and pizzas- all freshly made and tailored to our vegetarian preferences. The camp sites were great. Clean tents, mattresses and sleeping bags and it was really is a unique experience to camp under the stars in the Serengeti. The communal bathrooms were clean with running water and one even had warm water for showers. Lewis was always thoughtful about making sure we had regular stops for the bathroom and getting some quick refreshments.
The entire trip was so memorable from seeing lions up close, watching the great migration of wilderbeast and zebra and the gorgeous giraffes and zebras.
Stunning landscape and scenery. The Savanna grasslands are truly a gift of nature and organising a trip with Suricata will allow you to witness this.
GR
Email Ioan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime experience!
It was a great experience! We didn't expect to see so many animals. To begin with, the safari itself is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience. We even saw baby elephants and lions. And a lot of zebras. Our driver, Mandela, was always scanning the site for animals and he was able to spot them easily! He was also a great driver! Our chef, Pius, was also great as he could cook nice food under difficult-cooking conditions!
As it is a safari, you must be prepared to leave your confort at home for the majority of the days (we stayed in tents for 2 nights and 1 in a nice lodge). Food, accomodation, taxi from the airport to the hostel (before and after the safari) and from the hostel to the airport was included.