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 Alex | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great guys who know what they’re doing
The best thing about this company is that they had excellent communication from start to finish. I was picked up and dropped off from Kilimanjaro Airport at the beginning and end. Every team member was friendly and reliable. We saw other tour groups get stuck in the mud (rainy season) but not us! Many other guides also stopped to ask our tour guide James for advice on where to go in the park. He is University trained in wildlife and conservation, and knows his stuff. The food (thanks Tito) and accommodation was really good, if you’re doing a safari I recommend biting the bullet and camping. Make sure you include the Ngorongo Crater (paradise), and the Simba camp site was excellent. They were flexible and we weren’t funnelled through any tourist traps. My only tip when joining this tour is to BYO sleeping bag liner, as it can get pretty cold at night depending on the season. Thanks guys for a great experience
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Email Ernest | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Greatest adventure with great company
The greatest tour I have ever been on (7 day in Tarangire, lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro). Suricata made every step of the way worry free and hassle free. Their vehicle was great (comfortable and capable with no issues), great lodging choices (the angata serengeti is my new favorite stay anywhere), good food (we actually had hot meals for lunch everyday). Our guide (Ezekiel) was super friendly/cool, knew the areas like the back of his hand, is very in tune and knowledge with the animals behaviors/tendencies leading to great wildlife viewing & a very capable driver (not getting stuck like others we saw when conditions worsened due to rain).
Also props for being a Tanzania owned company, there are a lot of foreign owned operators. Support local.
I would take the same tour again in the future... No doubt!
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Email Michele | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
7 Day Safari
We went on the 7 day safari and it was amazing! Ezekiel was our guide and he was very knowledgeable and a great driver. We chose the mid grade accommodations and all of the accommodations were perfect. All the food was very good. I highly recommend Suricata for your safari and would definitely come back!
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Email Corentin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good expérience thanks!!!!
very good experience thanks to Rocky for the wonderful memories and Ben for the very good meals morning noon and evening!
I highly recommend Suricata Safaris!
CA
Email Salome | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
We spent 4 wonderful days with Suricata and our guide Rocky! Everything was well organized, we had a chef cook with us throughout the stay to have a good meal. Our guide made sure to show us all the animals possible and we had a great group that we had a great time with.
Camping was fine, overnight in the heart of the Serengeti WOW. too bad for the rain showers that we had 2 nights in a row but we can't predict the weather, that's the game :)
Full of beautiful memories
thanks to the whole team
hakuna matata
DE
Email Tatu & Jess | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience with flexible arrangements
We did a lot of research into different companies before booking and Suricata Safaris was better value for money than other safaris. Fast response to booking and follow up questions. It helps that everything from the airport transfers to all accommodation is booked for you so you don’t need to worry about anything except getting there and enjoying the experience.
The service was great, from beginning to end. Tito is such a great Chef and Silas had a keen eye for spotting the animals. We saw all the big five plus much more. They genuinely wanted us to have a really good experience and made us feel very welcome. The Suricata team all seemed very happy and loved working for the company which made you feel you picked the right one!
We are a couple but we chose a mixed tour with a group but upgraded the accommodation from camping to lodges. Our group experience was so much fun! There were 4 of us in total. And we separated at night between camping (x2 ppl) and lodges (us) which worked out fine and wasn’t an inconvenience at all.
Because the camping group was doing less days than us we also had 2 days alone with just the guide. This would usually cost more but as we booked a group tour it didn’t. Which is fair. This will depend on how busy the season to how many people you are (max 6). Also this gave us benefit of having lunches prepared by the Suricata chef Tito instead of the hotel lunch boxes.
For the accommodation we had a mix between hotels and lodges. All were good - some better than others, but when you are staying in a different place each night that is expected. The park lodges are right in the wilderness so you hear the animals at night and can have visitors around the tent! This is part of the magic of the places and is an amazing experience. You feel safe enough in your lodge and don't need to be concerned with not sleeping.
All in all we had a wonderful time and can totally recommend Suricata!
Email Tom | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb Organisation
Excellent experience! The main guide was amazing and was always on the look out for wildlife - frequently spotting animals we would never have seen. The food was also superb given we were camping. The team was very helpful in organisation and transfers. Would definitely recommend as was very reasonably priced compared with other tours. Only comment would be nice if the guide would sit with us to eat!
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Email Christine V~ | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Unforgettable Experience!
My photo safari with Suricata was absolutely phenomenal! All my expectations were exceeded. I chose a budget level/camping package and I was completely comfortable. Musa was our chef and everything he prepared was delicious and plentiful! Fredy was our most excellent, extremely knowledgeable guide for 3 days; I learned so much, I had to start taking notes! Swaleh gave a lovely walking tour of Arusha. Hilary, the owner was very easy to communicate with via email, while planning my trip, and finally Mr T was a great driver and ambassador for Suricata. Overall a fabulous operation that I highly recommend!
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Email Mo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best tour ever!
It was a great experience with Suricata! Our driver-guide is Frederick. He brought us to several national parks and we saw so many animals! We were lucky enough to witness elephants, lions and cheetahs. I would definitely return to Tanzania again! Thank you Suricata and Frederick!
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Email Shermaine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thoughtful
Had an amazing 5 day safari experience with Suricata! Tour guide, Frederick, was super knowledgeable on all wildlife and Tanzanian conservation efforts. He also had superhuman eyesight pointing out all the animal sightings. Beautiful scenery and service at the various lodges throughout the trip as well.
Places visited:
Tarangire
Serengeti
Ngorongoro Crater
Lake Manyara
Animal close up encounters:
Lion, elephant, cheetah, giraffe, zebra, water buffalo, hyena, hippo, flamingo, jackal, bat eared fox, serval cat, baboon, vulture, antelope and many many more
