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
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Email Tânia Abrantes | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best safari with great people
The safari was wonderful, we can see the big five, sleep very well on tents, always eating good and Mandela is a great guide, our cooker too, tios, we love it so much, all the people here are so nice, we are very happy
Email Inan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Service and very kind people
We had a wonderful experience. Thanks to our guide Ezekiel and chef Musa for making it happen. Love you guys.
ES
Email Sílvia | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fully recommended
A great experience ruled by an excelent staff.
Wonderful landscapes, amazing fauna and delicious and hearty meals.
And special thanks to Ezekiel, our guide and driver, for his skills, knowledge and kindness.
Email Chris | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Truly unforgettable experience
We had and absolutely incredible experience with Suricata Safaris, it felt highly organised, well-run and their team clearly take pride what they do.
We opted for the 2 night 3 day safari, including Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. Safe to say the trip far exceeded expectations - we saw all the ‘big 5’ apart from the black rhino, as well as lots of other exciting animals. Our driver Mandela was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable about the parks and its animals. He was also a very competent driver, which, given some of the unsettled terrain, meant we always felt safe and at ease in the truck.
The camping equipment was of a decent quality (warm sleeping bags and pillows provided) which was welcome during the cool evenings. The facilities at the campsites were relatively basic but clean and better than expected given the location and all added to the experience. Our chef Tito ensured we were sufficiently fed with tasty meals throughout the day.
Whilst there are some long journeys in between the parks, this didn’t detract from the overall experience and ensured we were able to cover the main sights in a short space of time.
I would 100% recommend Suricata Safaris for a truly unforgettable experience and special thanks to Mandela and Tito for looking after us so well
Email Livia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommend this local tour group!
We have just returned from an incredible 3 day tour with Suricata Safaris around the Serengeti and Ngorogoro Crater. We saw so many animals inc. lion, leopard, cheetah, herds of elephants and even baby giraffe but will have to come back to see the rhino! Mandela was our guide - he was very knowledgeable, friendly and an excellent driver. The tour was exceptionally well organised, and despite there being lots of opportunity for things to go wrong, it all ran very smoothly. We opted for the budget tour wanting to camp in the Serengeti and save costs, the equipment provided is good quality and food is excellent (Teto is a great chef!). Tip - ensure to pack everything on the packing list provided! The toilets, while basic, were actually better than we expected given the remoteness of location. Overall, we felt the tour was very good value for money given the price of competitors, and exceeded our expectations.
CA
Email Brett | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing and affordable safari!
Just got back from an awesome 5 day safari with Suricata. What an awesome experience! I was a solo traveller and was able to join with some others to make a group. We visited 4 different parks and each was unique. We were able to see so many animals! Our guide James was awesome- incredibly knowledgeable and also kept using laughing with his jokes and stories! 2 nights were spent camping in the campgrounds inside the parks which I preferred- we had buffalo outside our tents at night and woke up to zebras in the camp in the morning! The other 2 nights were spent in a campsite in a nearby town which was less wild (think wifi, hot showers and a swimming pool) which is not as fun to me, but some people might prefer that style of camping. The food cooked by Tito was great- it was awesome to have delicious hot meals for lunch every day while many other groups were having sandwiches. Thanks for a great trip!
DE
Email Anja S. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
100% recommendation. Top!
top company. I can only recommend 100%.
First off, I'm not the one to write reviews, but I just have to do it here. We had a 5 day safari with this company.
The price/performance ratio is great.
I have never experienced such a service as from Suricata Safaris. The employees are all nice and accommodating. Everyone who drove us drove carefully, you always felt safe.
We were picked up by the bus and later taken to the airport.
Nothing was missing on the safari.
Our driver Freddy was super nice, smart and funny. He told us a lot about the parks, animals and Tanzania.
Now I come to Ben. He was the chef on our tour. Simply delicious! Breakfast was served every morning. At noon he always prepared warm food for us. Among other things, you could already see the difference to other companies. In the evenings he always outdid himself. The taste of what he had prepared us with was amazing for us. Each meal consisted of four different things to eat, so everyone was full.
I would always book a tour with Suricata Safari. Especially with Freddy and Ben!
My recommendation: book here! :)
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Email Robert | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great service and experience
This was our first Safari, so it took some time to find a company that asks for a reasonable price. So when we booked it, we expected an average experience, but that was totally wrong. The service and experience we got were simply amazing.
To begin with: every person of the company we came in touch with, spoke fluently English, was very polite and helpful.
We got easy, careful and comfortable transfer before and after the Safari. Also we got a very nice Hotel room to sleep in before the Safari started. Additionally, we got a briefing on arrival, so we have any necessary information and can ask whatever we think we need to know.
After breakfast we directly went to the first place and started the Safari, the so called "Game Drive".
From the beginning we got a lot of information and if we didn't ask anything our Guide Freddy started to ask questions. This way he made sure we leave the Safari with more knowledge but also made it more entertaining.
Freddy's sharp and trained eyes were amazing. He never missed an animal, even far away or somewhat hidden. Thanks to him we saw every possible animal, except the rhino, because it was totally not the season for it.
We even came to the situation, that a lion ate a baboon close to our car (even though we didn't see the hunting).
Freddy is very knowledgeable and you can ask him any historical, geographic or biological question about the parks, Tanzania and the animals. Thanks to him, we saw very much, had a lot of fun and learned a lot lot. He ensured an amazing experience on himself.
However even though this was already great enough, we also got amazing good and big dishes.
We always had tasty dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When we saw some other companies just having lunch packets, we felt sorry for them (especially knowing that some of them paid more than us).
We already ate in different Restaurants of Tanzania before in different places like Rusumo, Mwanza and Arusha. But even though we got already some delicious food before, the food we got from Ben the chef was just delicious and better than anything before.
He made European dishes in Tanzanian style and also local dishes. Everything was superb and quite a lot. With 6 persons we always had left overs for two other persons, even though I'm myself a very good eater.
While breakfast and dinner were always at the lodge/camp the lunch was a picnic on the trip. Our chef even travaled with us to make sure we always get fresh and delicious food.
The service we received can compete with most very good hotels and both, Ben and Freddy, were always in a very good mood. One enjoyed to talk to them very much and you even could get receipts of Ben to make his dishes at home.
I call myself very lucky to have made my Safari with this two at Suricata Safari.
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Email Sabrina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
fantastic, unique, breathtaking
We booked a 7 day safari.
The booking went smoothly and the provider was always available.
We went with the guide E. An absolutely great guy. Big kudos to him! His knowledge of wildlife and parks is insane. He was able to answer any of our questions. He made our safari very special!
With a great deal of humor, knowledge and caution, he drove us through the parks (he always knew where to go and where the best spots to see animals were).
T. cooked for us.
He conjured up absolutely delicious menus for us every day. At noon and in the evening there was always something warm. The dishes prepared were always very varied (lasagna, quiche, pizza to more traditional dishes).
When it comes to cooking, he has always outdone himself. Heavenly delicious. Kudos to him too.
We were completely satisfied and will definitely recommend you.
IE
Email Arnau | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience and easy to adapt
We took the budget 4 days safari. Was an unreal experience, everything was really smooth and Suricata adapted really easy to our needs. James was our guide, he was really passionate and such a halarious guy. On the other side, Pius was the chef and came along as well, the food he did was great and when we asked if we could help and see how he cooked, he was really happy to show us.
As a summary, everyone who we met from Suricata was amazing and the work they do was over expectations at all times.
