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 Wes | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding
We had an amazing safari experience with Suricata! Amiry was an outstanding guide that got us to see everything we wanted to see including the big five and two big cat kills! Mr. T and Glory were amazing in their coordination of a once in a lifetime trip. I would absolutely recommend them and book with them again.
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Email Lisandra | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour operator was amazing
the safari was fantastic! we got to see the big five! the food was excellent and the guides were very helpful! It was a amazing experience🙂
PT
Email João Mendonça | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amanzing Service
The Safari was amazing. The two guides were fantastic. We had lucky and saw the big five. The Food and the chefs were excelent.
Email Amri | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic
We had a fantastic time with suricata, would highly recommend. Golden our guide was super knowledgeable and had eyes like an eagle so we spotted everything that we could have seen! The food was great and all in all a great experience.
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Email Joy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience
Just got back from a 4-day safari. Great experience! Bryson was our guide, Salim was our cook, and Daniel met us at the hotel. The food on the safari was outstanding, actually the best we got during our three weeks in Tanzania! My friend can’t eat gluten and Salim made sure she had her own gluten-free pizza and pancakes. Bryson was an easy-going, positive, cheerful, funny guide. Daniel kindly upgraded us to a nicer hotel room in Arusha for our last night because we had to leave early the next morning for our flights.
The camping is in pretty basic tents, but they supply clean air mattresses and sleeping bags. You can bring your own if you’d like a better night’s sleep. I’m honestly not sure how a tall person can sleep in those tents. If you’re tall, maybe ask if they can give you your own so you can sleep diagonally.
The first night of camping we had hot showers, electrical outlets to charge phones, and a swimming pool, which definitely recommend using! The camp at Serengeti is much more basic, just solar panels so nowhere to charge and we didn’t have hot water, but honestly it didn’t bother me a bit because the camp is in the Serengeti. It’s worth sacrificing some comforts for the sunrise alone. Camping at the ridge the last night is gorgeous, but cold. Pack some warm clothes. The jeep had electric outlets to charge phones or cameras. There was also plenty of bottled water in the jeep. Our jeep actually broke down (the axel broke after we helped another jeep out of the mud), but Bryson quickly arranged for another jeep to pick us up and to my surprise they had actually managed to fix the axel by morning and we could leave on time. I was really impressed.
Criticisms: One tent was a little stinky one night, and hot water is not always available (probably because campers don’t realize the water is from tanks and limited). One morning we had to wait a couple hours for another couple to arrive from Arusha to join our tour, so we left at 9:45 instead of 7:00 like planned. But all in all these issues were minor and the safari was fabulous.
I was on a budget and debated if I should do it, but I’m glad I did. It was a once in a lifetime experience and well managed by Suricata Safaris.
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Email Nino | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Smiling bloke
Experience wonderful and highly recommended!
We spent four days in company of the kindest crew around Tanzanian’s safari park. Food was delicious every single meal, our lodge always super clean and the staff always welcoming us in the best way possible.
We saw almost every single species alive in Tanzania except for Rino and leopard, but plenty of animals everywhere you won’t be disappointed. And we also had plenty of time to take pictures of ‘em and observe ‘em
The guide who took us around was always smiling and ready to please our needs and answer our questions.
Can’t ask for more.
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Email Caterina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience, highly recommended!!
The experience with Suricata Safari was amazing! We did the mid-range one, sleeping in wonderful lodge in the middle of the parks 😍 the staff of all the lodges was super nice and very welcoming, the food was so yummy and the lodges were perfect (our favourite was the last one: an’gata ngorongoro). We did a shared trip and it was perfect, our tripmates were super nice. A special thanks to Bryson, our guide, a very nice and always smiling guy, who told us heaps of things about all the animals and tribes in Tanzania. We saw so many animals!! Thanks again to the chefs and all the other staff of Suricata Safari, we highly recommend it! Thank you!
PT
Email Catarina Silva | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Safari Experience
Our trip with Suricata Safaris was nothing short of exceptional! From the moment we arrived we were greeted with warmth and enthusiasm by all the staff at Suricata, especially our guide Damian and our cook Samson ("Cachada" aka Mr Delicious Food 😊).
The safari was undoubtedly a wonderful experience, peppered with magnificent wildlife encounters and enriched by Damian's great insights into the animals' behaviour and habitat.
Not forgetting, of course, the fantastic meals prepared for us by Samson, who introduced us to traditional Tanzanian cuisine.
Finally, each campsite offered a perfect blend of comfort and immersion in nature. Waking up to the sight of wild animals and falling asleep to the sounds of the night was an unspeakable and incomparable experience!
Thank you Suricata for an unforgettable experience in the heart of Africa!
We hope to return soon to share more memories with you.
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Email Vasco Barata | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was definitely one of the best experiences of my life.
It was definitely one of the best experiences of my life. The people at Suricata Safari were always super friendly and super welcoming. On the arrival flight to Arusha I left my wallet on the plane and the staff at Suricata Safari were super helpful. They immediately contacted the airport and were able to recover my wallet. As for the Safari days, they couldn't have been better. Our guide, Damien, knew everything about all the animals we saw, took us to the best places in the parks, was super fun and created a super relaxed atmosphere among everyone. We were able to see Cheetahs eating, lions mating, lion cubs, a leopard, huge elephants, wildebeests, zebras and many other animals.
A special thank you also to the cook who traveled with us, Samson, who always cooked for us and made this trip much more delicious and welcoming.
Anyone thinking of going on a Safari in Tanzania should choose Suricata Safari. Are the best!!
PT
Email Beatriz Gonçalves | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best safari of my life!
Best trip of our lives with Suricata Safari! If you get a chance, choose Damien as your guide. He is the most welcoming tour guide ever, knows all about the animals and makes sure you are always confortable. The love for the work he does is noticeable. We were really lucky and got to spot all the big five, but even if you miss one or two, you will not be sorry as the rest of the wildlife as well as the landscapes are completely breath taking. We went in early July and got to see a lot of cubs and animals hunting for food as well. Perfect trip for couples.
P.s.: everyday you get warm breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the food could not have been better. Trust us, we are from Portugal and really love our food.
